Ma Xiaotao straightened up, her beautiful eyes slightly furrowed. "Who are you? Why have you come here?"
The veiled woman at the front let out a soft, coquettish laugh. "So you are Shrek Academy's outstanding Inner Court Students. My name is Shangguan Weir. I am from a merchant guild of the Sun Moon Empire and came to the Star Dou Great Forest to help my friends hunt Soul Rings. We happened to pass through here and were drawn over by the aroma of your roast chicken."
At the same time, Shangguan Weir introduced the companions who had come with her to Qian Chaoyun and the others.
The moment Ma Xiaotao and the others heard that they were from the Sun Moon Empire, they immediately lost most of their goodwill.
Influenced by their teachers, both Outer Court Students and Inner Court Students held no fondness for people from the Sun Moon Empire. They considered them invaders, and the two sides even differed in skin color.
Although Shangguan Weir and her companions had normal skin tones, Ma Xiaotao and the others still looked at them with undisguised distaste.
In any case, there were no good people in the Sun Moon Empire, especially not their Dog Emperor.
Shangguan Weir noticed their disdainful expressions and put on a professional smile.
She had seen such looks many times before.
The continent's original three nations had no fondness for the Sun Moon Empire. That was only natural, and even Shrek Academy was no exception.
At that moment.
Cai Meier, Vice Dean of Martial Soul Department, glanced at Shangguan Weir and said, "Since you are here, sit and have dinner with us. Powerful Soul Beasts roam at night. If you do not mind, you can pitch your tents beside our academy's camp. Tomorrow, we can travel together."