The Promise with Jiang Nannan

Seeing that Meng Hongchen actually understood his meaning, Chu Mo nodded with satisfaction; she was a teachable child.

[Chu Mo: That's right, Meng is correct. Even without awakening a bloodline, the quality is still there. At the very least, it's a Blue Silver King, which is still better to use than ordinary Blue Silver Grass.]

However, upon seeing this, Tang Ya felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her thoughts involuntarily pulled back to the past.

When she awakened her Blue Silver Grass martial soul, she possessed innate level 9 spirit power. Her parents would smile every day as they told her stories of their ancestors, cheering her on and encouraging her.

It was precisely because of the inspirational story written by Tang San—growing from weak Blue Silver Grass into an emperor, and then ascending to the throne of a god—that they chose Blue Silver Grass as the foundation for their sect leader.

"Impossible, it's fake, it's all fake."

"It must be that I'm tired; the hallucination is just a dream!"

Tang Ya could not bring herself to believe that the fantasy they clung to—that Blue Silver Grass as a sect leader could recreate the glory of the ancestor Tang San—was just a dream, or even a ridiculously laughable one.

She wasn't usually this fragile. She had been able to persist until now because she hadn't been questioned or challenged by others before.

But when something akin to a divine miracle appeared in her mind and spoke to her, she couldn't help but feel some doubt. Coupled with her own increasingly slow cultivation, let alone rebuilding the Divine Light, even getting revenge was a struggle.

Because she had stopped cultivating, she had long since taken off her training robes. Her two fair, jade-like legs were exposed, pressing against the soft pillow, and she squeezed them tighter and tighter due to the turmoil in her mind.

Close.

Mentally whispering "close screen," the screen vanished instantly. Tang Ya buried her small face into the pillow, not daring to think. She hoped that what had happened was just a dream.

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: @Soul Guidance Devices are Evil, speak up, why have you stopped talking?]

[The group member "Soul Guidance Devices are Evil" has gone offline.]

Seeing her go offline, Chu Mo wasn't too shocked; it was within reason. A collapse of faith wasn't something that could be eased so easily, nor was it easy to accept. She still needed time to digest it.

[Chu Mo: She probably went to rest. Let's continue talking about the academy's help toward Tang San.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Looking forward to it.]

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Looking forward to it.]

[Chu Mo: The greatest help was probably finding a few good friends for Tang San and letting him participate in the final tournament. Although the key to winning the final was Tang San himself, one has to admit that without the others, he wouldn't have been able to enter the competition. So, this should count as help, as he obtained a spirit head bone.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: A spirit bone is indeed good, and a head bone at that. That's no small help. What about the others?]

[Chu Mo: That's it.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: ...]

[Chu Mo: Tang San's talent was already there, and he possessed a special technique no one else had—the Mysterious Heaven Skill—plus his hidden weapons. Even the Clear Sky Sect would have chosen to have him acknowledge his ancestors and return to the clan.]

[Chu Mo: Even if he didn't go back and joined an academy instead, that talent would be valued anywhere. He might even have been cultivated on a massive scale, but what did Shrek have?]

[Chu Mo: Carrying a rock to run every day to increase physical fitness does indeed strengthen the body. Maybe you could absorb a spirit ring ten or twenty years older, but you have to be persistent and do it for a few years. As a result, he didn't even run for a year; what kind of physical improvement could that possibly give?]

[Chu Mo: The other Shrek's Seven Devils were less useful than the physical improvements provided by the immortal herbs Tang San gave them.]

Chu Mo's perspective could be said to have opened up a new way for them to look at things, stripping away the special filters they had for the strong.

In order to collect faith and promote himself, Tang San's journey from awakening his martial soul to becoming a god was basically recorded. The content mainly depicted his hard work and hardships, as well as the process of opposing the evil Martial Soul Hall.

Although there were concealments, one could piece together the general picture when combined with Chu Mo's words. Besides, someone who could produce such a divine skill wouldn't bother lying to them. At worst, they could go and check for themselves; a quick investigation would suffice.

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Then why do you still want to go to Shrek Academy, Group Leader?]

Hearing the analysis, Meng Hongchen's filter had indeed shattered by more than half, but she still wanted to see it for herself. At the very least, the reputation was there.

Historically, Shrek Academy calling upon so many Titled Douluo to defeat the Sun Moon Empire's invasion wasn't a lie.

Even if it was bad before, there must have been some progress by now.

She was just curious why Chu Mo knew so much information, and why he would still want to visit Shrek Academy despite being so dismissive of it.

[Chu Mo: It's a promise.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: A girl's?]

Girls cared most about promises or commitments. Seeing a chance for gossip, she immediately perked up. Even though only Meng Hongchen was speaking, the others—excluding the offline Tang Ya—were all watching intently.

[Chu Mo: Yes.]

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Wow, what kind of promise? To make you care so much, Group Leader brother, is she very pretty?]

Seeing Meng Hongchen's new inquiry, Chu Mo didn't rush to answer. He moved his gaze away from the chat interface and looked at the moonlight outside.

Two years ago, while using his cheat to search for medicinal herbs, he ran into a girl who was also searching for herbs. She was dressed simply, but it couldn't hide her peerless, beautiful face. She had long golden hair, and her martial soul was a Soft Bone Rabbit.

How could he not know who she was? Jiang Nannan. Relying on the treatment methods suggested by his cheat, he solved the matter that troubled her and eased the pressure in her heart.

In layman's terms, he saved her mother.

But because she had to enroll in Shrek Academy, Jiang Nannan moved away. After all, it was too far, and it wasn't easy to take care of her mother.

When she left, the young girl hugged him for a long time, crying and asking if they would meet again.

Although he didn't understand why she was like that, Chu Mo hated seeing others shed tears the most. He made a promise to her.

"Of course. My talent isn't bad either, so joining Shrek Academy shouldn't be a problem. I'll come find you during the next enrollment."

A year had passed now, and he didn't know how she was doing.

Human hearts are made of flesh and blood; even as a transmigrator looking down from a superior position, after spending over a year together and being pestered by the young girl calling him "little brother," some things were bound to change.

After a moment of reflection, Chu Mo did not hide anything and briefly explained the situation in the group.

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: So sweet.]

The sweet romance that Meng Hongchen had once fantasized about was happening right before her eyes, with the two of them drawing closer to each other.

But most importantly, Chu Mo had actually praised Jiang Nannan for being beautiful, and her competitive spirit was instantly ignited.

[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: But am I really that pretty? Group Leader brother, tell me quickly, between me in the picture and that Jiang Nannan you mentioned, who is prettier?]

[Revenge Girl: After you finish recording the academy, could you record this girl named Jiang Nannan as well? I want to see just how beautiful she is.]

The other three were also quite curious.

[Dong'er is Not a Girl: I am also going to enroll in Shrek, someone is taking me there tomorrow, so I'll ask around and record a video for you all then.]

["Everyone": Great!]

Chu Mo did not say much about Wang Dong'er's situation; her looks were right there, so it was impossible for her to be ordinary, nor was it possible for no one to know her. Once she enrolled, a little asking around would provide clues.