Crack.
The moment Chu Mo opened his own room, Room 109, his expression froze. What was this, a room? It was a broom closet!
No one had cleaned it, so he'd have to do it himself.
"Ah, I'd better get it cleaned up quickly. I can treat Xiao Xiao to a meal later and repay her."
Next door, Room 108.
Back in her boy's clothes, Wang Dong'er was already puffed up like a little pufferfish. She sat on the bed with an oddly zen-like air, seeming to get angrier the more she thought about it.
Click~
The door opened, and Huo Yu'er walked in. The fingers on her small hands were a little pale, and her cheeks were bright red.
Wang Dong'er took one look and knew exactly what Huo Yu'er had been doing.
"Yu'er, you went fishing again? Your talent's already poor, and you're wasting even more time!"
Huo Yu'er didn't say anything in response to the scolding. She only lowered her head, her ears gradually turning red.
"I, I wanted to roast a couple more fish for the group leader. Boys usually eat more."
Hearing that only made Wang Dong'er angrier.
"Please, stop worrying about him. He just started school and already found another girl to show him around. He's a playboy, Yu'er. Don't let him fool you!"
Although Huo Yu'er's talent was rather poor, everyone could see how hard she worked. Wang Dong'er also felt sorry for her having to disguise herself as a boy, so she was quite fond of her.
An hour later.
Chu Mo came out of the bathroom and flopped onto the bed he'd made half an hour earlier.
"I'm exhausted! I don't want to move."
But until he got stronger, he couldn't stop moving forward.
After a little thought, Chu Mo decided to try out the idea he'd had on the way over: telling stories to pique their interest.
As a transmigrator, that was his advantage. He knew things they didn't, whether it was knowledge they'd never encountered or events from the future.
[Chu Mo: Anyone here?]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Here. I just finished my special training. I've eaten, but I still have to keep going.]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: What's up, group leader? Are you bored? Need me to keep you company?]
[Revenge Girl: I'm free. I'm reading right now, but I don't mind chatting if you're bored.]
[Chu Mo: I've decided to tell you a story, like I did on the first day. I'll share some more theories with you. That way, you'll be more active. Otherwise, the chat group is too dead, and it won't give out rewards.]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: All right. I don't know what the rewards are, but if you want to tell a story, I won't say no.]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Last time, you talked so much about the Tang Sect, so let's continue. Tell us who founded it and how it declined.]
Looking at the question, Chu Mo shook his head helplessly. Meng Hongchen was still holding a grudge over Tang Ya's name and had actually asked him to twist the knife.
[Chu Mo: You probably all know who founded the Tang Sect: the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils, along with Dugu Bo and the four sects that were once affiliated with the Clear Sky Sect.]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Yeah, but I wanted to hear something different. There's no point going over things that are already in the records.]
[Revenge Girl: A history lesson? I don't mind listening.]
[Dong'er is Not a Girl: Heh. You're not keeping that senior company, but you're here telling stories in the chat group?]
Putting Xiao Lu aside, Chu Mo leaned against the bed and looked at the chat window. The response was worse than he'd expected, but at least they were interested. He'd have to find out what they really cared about.
[Chu Mo: There's not much to say about how the Tang Sect was founded. At most, Tang San could be said to have lured them into joining. As for what happened afterward, it's hard to guess. We know they declined, but without knowing the process, it's difficult to speculate.]
[Chu Mo: Let's just talk about why the Tang Sect met its end. The main reason was that it was too conservative. Tang San became a god with his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, which was named after Blue Silver Grass, so the whole sect revered Blue Silver Grass. It became their symbol. No matter how many resources they had to pile in or what it took, their sect master had to have a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.]
[Chu Mo: It was wasteful, and it made them look self-serving.]
[Ya: ...]
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: Heh, changed your name?]
Meng Hongchen wasn't sure what was going on. The other person had been arguing with her tooth and nail on the first day, but now they'd backed down. After confirming it, she quickly mocked them.
[Revenge Girl: I still want to hear the rest of the story.]
[Chu Mo: Heh, I'll keep going. This is all in the past, so don't take it too much to heart. If you want to improve, you have to let go of these things and plan for the future.]
[Chu Mo: The second point is what Meng said: the arrival of Soul Tools was a warning that Hidden Weapons needed to change. But the Tang Sect refused to innovate, and Soul Tools gradually replaced Hidden Weapons. In some people's eyes, that made the sect worthless.]
[Chu Mo: Otherwise, no matter how you look at it, the Tang Sect was founded by Tang San, one of the Shrek Seven Devils, and had the Clear Sky Sect behind it. Wiping out a small sect would've been no big deal, and the imperial capital wouldn't have taken offense and made trouble over it.]
[Chu Mo: What I've said so far basically explains why the other forces ignored Tang Ya's request. It all comes down to her having no value. They wouldn't get anything in return for helping her.]
[Ya: Why?]
[Ya: Isn't the Tang Sect's name enough? The sect that destroyed mine didn't even have a Soul Saint. All it would take was a teacher from the outer court, or even an inner-court student, to wipe them out. Why?]
Tang Ya didn't understand. Her parents had greatly admired Tang San, so she had grown up listening to stories about him and Shrek.
Even if the Tang Sect had declined, surely the fact that Tang San founded it should have been enough for someone to help with a small favor. If the other side really had a Titled Douluo and that was why they refused, Tang Ya wouldn't have said anything. But—but they didn't! They had no Titled Douluo, and they still refused!
Looking at Tang Ya's questions, Chu Mo shook his head. Tang Ya really was rather naive. Did she truly think Shrek was such a wonderful academy? Without a recommendation letter, she couldn't even enroll.
[Ice Frog is Stronger than Poison Frog: You're still asking why? You have no value! From what you've said, I can tell your Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and your cultivation is getting slower and slower. You don't have Tang San's abilities, which means you have no future. They wouldn't gain anything by helping you. Even your loyalty isn't worth anything. Understand?]
No matter what, Meng Hongchen had picked up enough knowledge of how the world worked from her grandfather to grasp it easily. She didn't like it, but that was reality.
[Chu Mo: That's right. Meng's right...]
Zhang Lexuan, that so-called eldest senior sister, had only been saved when her family was wiped out because of her talent, hadn't she?
Otherwise, why hadn't they done anything about all the Evil Spirit Masters who had ravaged ordinary towns?
It all came down to having no value. Chu Mo explained it to Tang Ya very briefly.
[Chu Mo: By the way, Shrek Academy was afraid that Zhang Lexuan, a super genius, might betray them in the future, so they even made an agreement with her. She's now Bei Bei's fiancée, and Bei Bei is her child bridegroom. Honestly, he's quite the playboy.]
On this Love Continent, she had actually fallen in love. Later, she only managed to forget those memories with the help of Qiankun Asking Love Valley.
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