By the time Tang San returned to their earlier meeting place, night had fully fallen.
The people from Shrek Academy had not left. They had lit a bonfire in the middle of the clearing.
The two Food System Spirit Masters, Sugar Bean Spirit Master Shao Xin and Sausage Spirit Master Oscar, had even set up cooking pots on the spot and begun preparing dinner.
Perhaps because such a chance to relax was rare, the other five of the Shrek Seven Devils had not begun cultivating. Instead, they gathered around Shao Xin and Oscar, waiting to be fed.
Ever since Ning Fengzhi had decided to stake his hopes on the Shrek Seven Devils and sent Sword Douluo to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy,
the six Devils other than Tang San had begun a grueling, intense training regimen, with almost no time to rest.
Now that they finally had a chance to slack off, they naturally seized it to unwind.
Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Qin Ming, and the others were there as well, resting around the bonfire as they waited for Tang Hao and Tang San to return.
"Xiao San, you're back."
Using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Tang San bounded out of the dense woods, quickly drawing everyone's attention. Yu Xiaogang was the first to rise and meet him.
Tang San merely nodded in silence.
He seemed not to have recovered from what he had just learned, still immersed in profound shock.
Especially his father's final request and the plan to reclaim the keepsake his mother had left behind.
They weighed heavily on him and filled him with a sense of responsibility, while he racked his brains over how to persuade Shrek Academy's teachers and his teammates to cooperate with the plan.
"Hm? Where is His Excellency Haotian?"
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