If That's What You Think, There's Nothing I Can Do

Some time later, Suotuo City, Heaven Dou Empire.

"Is this your final destination?"

On the street, a man and a woman attracted quite a bit of attention.

The man was tall and slender, with calm azure eyes like ancient wells. His cold, handsome face made many young women stop in their tracks.

The woman wore an exceptionally aloof expression. She looked quite young, but her figure seemed a little too mature for her age.

"Yes. Thank you for accompanying me all this way, Senior Danheng."

Zhu Zhuqing stretched lazily. She still called him Senior Danheng, but the distance between them had already faded during their time together.

This senior did not seem to be the old-fashioned sort. Not only did he look young, but he also had a rather youthful mindset.

If Danheng knew that Zhu Zhuqing had initially taken him for an old, rigid man who had used his overwhelming strength to make himself look younger, he did not know what he would think.

"It was nothing. Traveling with you has let me see quite a lot. This world truly is fascinating."

It was Danheng's first time encountering a cultivation system as unique as that of Douluo Continent.

One to a hundred levels—simple and easy to remember.

Hmm. He would record all of it in the Database later!

"If Senior did not spend so much time reading those books, we could have traveled even farther."

Zhu Zhuqing muttered softly.

Danheng had a habit that Zhu Zhuqing found very... peculiar: reading.

No matter where they went, if he came across a book that interested him, it was as though his feet had been nailed to the ground. He could finish an entire book in one sitting.

Sometimes, the shop owner had to remind him before he knew to stop.

She had thought that someone as powerful as Danheng would either be training diligently every day or on his way to train diligently.

However, the things Danheng read were all professional materials on theory, obscure facts, and the like.

He was probably trying to learn more about Douluo Continent. It was not hard to understand, considering Danheng had come from somewhere beyond Douluo Continent.

"As long as it did not delay your journey."

At the mention of her journey, Zhu Zhuqing tugged at the corners of her lips and forced out an extremely reluctant smile.

She had come here to find her irresponsible fiancé, and she had told Danheng as much.

Danheng did not particularly approve of her fiancé abandoning her and fleeing on his own.

It was not as though he had tried and, for some special reason, been unable to take her with him. If a grown man could run away himself, why could he not take his fiancée with him?

Instead, he had made a young girl travel thousands of miles from the Star Luo Empire to the Heaven Dou Empire in search of him.

"No. I asked around just now. There is still one day before Shrek Academy begins admissions."

"Mm."

The two walked for a while longer before Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips and spoke first.

"Senior Danheng, you... when are you leaving?"

Now that they had arrived in Suotuo City, there was naturally no reason for Danheng to continue traveling with her. He would most likely be leaving.

"Me?"

Danheng thought for a moment. The Carriage Projection was gradually solidifying more slowly, but there was still much he did not know about this continent.

"I remember you said that Shrek Academy you are going to has a strange rule. It only accepts monsters and not ordinary people, correct?"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded, and Danheng immediately had an idea.

"I would also like to take a look at Shrek Academy. I will leave after visiting it."

He had not set foot in many places yet anyway. If there was somewhere new, he might as well go.

It accepted only geniuses and not ordinary people, and its location was so remote. This Shrek Academy was truly an oddity.

Seeing it for himself would not be a waste of time.

Perhaps he might even encounter some heavyweight figures at Shrek Academy.

"Really?"

Joy appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's face. Senior Danheng really was a good person.

She just did not know why she always felt as though Senior Danheng had been treating her like a child throughout the journey. She was not that young, all right!

"Mm. Let us take a look. Now that I have a way to return, there is no need to rush."

Danheng no longer wanted to dwell on the matter of the Carriage Projection. Whether it had been a prank by the Trailblaze Spirit or Akivili's Divine Power did not matter for now.

At least he still had hope of returning, did he not? For now, all he could do was explore this world.

"The way for Senior Danheng to return is to explore this continent. Your methods truly are extraordinary."

Zhu Zhuqing naturally knew about the method of returning that Danheng had mentioned, though it was rather difficult for someone from Douluo Continent to understand.

A place beyond Douluo Continent.

"Mm, mm?"

Suddenly, Danheng's gaze shifted toward a blond youth not far away.

Those features looked quite similar to the person Zhu Zhuqing was searching for.

Danheng did not know whether he should remind Zhu Zhuqing. After all, that blond youth had an arm around each of two women and looked thoroughly pleased with himself.

"Senior Danheng, what is it?"

Seeing Danheng staring in one direction, Zhu Zhuqing unconsciously turned to look that way as well.

"Dai Mubai."

The air instantly fell silent. Zhu Zhuqing's tone was flat, and her expression remained as cold and distant as ever, revealing no emotion.

Yet there was an added trace of disappointment in her eyes.

As though he had sensed something, Dai Mubai, who had been enjoying himself with a woman on either side, suddenly turned and met Zhu Zhuqing's gaze.

In the next instant, Dai Mubai withdrew the hands resting on the sisters' waists, and the look of enjoyment on his face vanished without a trace.

His mind was completely blank. Not knowing what else to do, he wandered over to Zhu Zhuqing. Facing her icy gaze, he forced himself to speak.

"Uh, haha, why are you here?"

Zhu Zhuqing said nothing. She merely looked Dai Mubai over from head to toe, the disgust in her eyes completely undisguised.

"Do not misunderstand. They are friends, just friends. Do not think too much about it."

Dai Mubai had noticed Zhu Zhuqing's change, but he still stubbornly refused to admit anything.

"Friends? Hah. What kind of friends are as intimate as you? You were headed toward a hotel, were you not?"

"Dai Mubai, you really know how to have fun."

Zhu Zhuqing remained ice-cold, her words filled with contempt for Dai Mubai.

"Then again, if you do not enjoy yourself before you die, you will not be able to enjoy yourself after death, right?"

It was as though Dai Mubai had been struck where it hurt. He paced back and forth, then spread his hands after a long while and began acting shamelessly.

"If that is what you think, there is nothing I can do. I told you already, they are just friends. Why are you making such a big deal out of it?"

"I have not even held it against you for having some pretty boy following you around, and you still have the nerve to lecture me."

As he spoke, Dai Mubai pointed directly at Danheng, who had moved far away and was quietly watching the drama unfold.

"I'm talking about you! Do you think hiding is any use? Did you think I did not see you earlier?"

Danheng:?

No, he had already moved this far away. Why was he getting dragged into this?

"Dai Mubai, you had better watch your words. If you anger this senior, I will not help collect your corpse."