The Secret That Never Appeared

Huo Yuhao looked at Beibei and narrowed his eyes slightly, but he soon smiled as well.

This Beibei was quite the actor, but who couldn't act? He could play the part just as well.

Huo Yuhao patted Beibei on the shoulder and said, "That's right, the shop just opened. I have no choice; I'm quite short on funds, so I started selling medicinal pills."

Beibei nodded upon hearing this, though that wasn't what he was interested in. He continued, "Yuhao, the effects of your pills are quite good. I saw a student from the academy buy a bottle earlier, and I took one to try. It's excellent."

"I'm just not sure how you make these pills. Of course, I'm just asking out of curiosity."

Huo Yuhao thought of a few things upon hearing this, then grinned, "What? Brother Beibei, are you looking for the pill formula?"

Beibei immediately waved his hands, "How could that be? This formula is so precious to you, how could I stoop to such petty behavior?"

Beibei changed the subject, "However, I think your shop here is a bit small, Brother Yuhao."

"I could find you a larger place and send some people over to help."

"After all, isn't Brother Yuhao doing this to make money? We could cooperate, and I could take a share of the profits, couldn't I?"

Beibei glanced at Tang Ya across from them, then added with a touch of sentimentality and doting, "Consider it a way to add a few bricks to the Tang Sect after making some money. Sigh, I don't want Xiao Ya to work so hard."

As Beibei spoke, a look of deep affection appeared in his eyes.

Seeing Beibei's affectionate expression, Huo Yuhao suddenly thought of someone: Zhang Lexuan.

According to the original records, Zhang Lexuan and Beibei could be considered childhood sweethearts with the relationship of a child bride.

Of course, in the original books by Sanshao, to demonstrate Beibei's loyalty to love, he was unaware of this arrangement.

It wasn't until Beibei developed romantic feelings for Tang Ya and returned to Shrek Academy that Mu En noticed and sighed, telling Beibei about his child bride.

And Beibei's response.

In the original work, perhaps to maintain the righteous image of the Shrek Seven Devils and their devotion to love, it was glossed over. In short, Beibei loved Tang Ya.

And Zhang Lexuan also loved the boy eleven years her junior deeply.

After that, this romantic subplot was basically never mentioned again.

Of course, the one place that focused on this was the explosive Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

However, Huo Yuhao quickly pulled his thoughts back; he didn't want to dwell on issues that had nothing to do with him.

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Senior Beibei, I haven't thought it through yet. Let me consider it. If I decide to cooperate with you, I'll come to you first."

Huo Yuhao's words were a polite refusal.

Beibei didn't seem annoyed upon hearing this, as if he had already expected such a thing to happen.

He nodded with a smile, bought a few more bottles of pills, and left.

Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate any longer; he went to the small courtyard behind the shop, sat cross-legged, and claimed the system's cultivation improvement reward.

After that, Huo Yuhao had to continue hand-crafting more pills.

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.

An hour later, in front of an extremely ordinary thatched cottage in the inner courtyard.

"Xuanzu, these are the pills I purchased. Please see if there is anything suspicious about them," Beibei said, handing the pills to an old man lying in a wheelchair who couldn't straighten his back.

This old man was none other than Mu En.

Mu En didn't reach out to take them; he simply waved his hand, and a powerful soul power caused the pills Beibei held to float up.

Mu En then channeled his soul power again. As a level 99 Limit Douluo, his control over soul power had reached a microscopic level.

In an instant, strands of soul power broke the pills down into tiny particles.

A moment later, Mu En frowned slightly; he sensed something very strange.

Dipotassium phosphate, silicon dioxide, and sodium benzoate...

This left Mu En puzzled; it was a field he had never encountered before.

After a while, Mu En shook his head, "These pills clearly show signs of being hand-crafted."

"Furthermore, there are several substances inside that I don't recognize, and they seem to have no use."

Beibei's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Does that mean these useless substances are a smokescreen?"

Mu En shook his head, "I am not very well-versed in the field of medicinal pills, and although the pills of the Douluo Continent have been developing for thousands of years, their progress remains very slow."

Mu En couldn't help but think of the Shrek Seven Devils from Tang San's generation ten thousand years ago, who still just chewed on raw herbs, which made him sigh.

Beibei continued, "Then, are these special things really a smokescreen?"

Mu En shook his head slightly, "Medicinal herbs have properties that complement or counteract each other, but it seems everything remains to be studied. However, based on my observations, it is likely a smokescreen."

Beibei nodded slightly and pondered, "Then, Xuanzu, the potential for the development of these medicinal materials is enormous."

"I would like to discuss this with Yuhao and his group and provide some resources. What do you think? This would at least be a great help to the development of our Tang Sect."

Mu En heard this and, after a moment of contemplation, thought of a message he had received from someone in the Clear Sky Sect, then shook his head.

"Beibei, you don't need to worry about this matter for now, and do not interfere with anything regarding Huo Yuhao."

"As for the revival of the Tang Sect, it will suffice to simply let Huo Yuhao join it."

Beibei was somewhat puzzled when he heard this: "Xuanzu, why must it be this way? Is it because Huo Yuhao's talent is extraordinary? But his martial soul is just those eyes, isn't it? At most, it can be considered a decent body martial soul."

As he spoke, he secretly gritted his teeth.

He had joined the Tang Sect entirely according to Xuanzu's wishes.

Just then, Mu En spoke again.

"Beibei, some time ago, you intended to go through a teacher at the academy with whom you have a good relationship to make Huo Yuhao fail the selection, and then find a way to have him join the Tang Sect under the Tang Sect's quota, right?"

Mu En tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of his recliner as he heard this.

A moment later, Mu En continued leisurely: "You don't need to worry about Huo Yuhao's affairs anymore. Remember, there is only one thing you need to do, and that is to try your best to befriend him; do nothing else."

Beibei frowned slightly upon hearing this, but still nodded.

He knew his Xuanzu would not harm him.

At this moment, Mu En continued: "Alright, you may go. Don't concern yourself with other matters."

Beibei nodded again upon hearing this, then immediately left the area.

Mu En looked up at the sky, his gaze becoming profound.

There were some things he knew; as a rank 99 Limit Douluo on this continent, he could even vaguely sense the level of a "god."

It was just that Mu En could not reach it.

Not long ago, when Wang Dong came to enroll, Mu En had learned a few things.

Accompanying Wang Dong was that powerful existence from the Clear Sky Sect.

Of course, that person never revealed themselves, but Mu En could sense that although the other party had suppressed their soul power to rank 99 just like him, they had clearly already reached the level of a god official.

It was just that the person had remained hidden in the shadows, only sending a few voice transmissions to Mu En to reveal Wang Dong's identity as the young master of the Clear Sky Sect.

He was to provide a certain amount of help when necessary.

After Mu En received this information, he had readily agreed.

After all, the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek Academy had a shared history, so it was only reasonable and logical for him to provide assistance.

Beyond that, Mu En had also seen through Wang Dong's female identity at a single glance.

It was just that Mu En had not mentioned it.

And then, there was the matter of Wang Dong moving into the boys' dormitory...