Xu Tianran turned and took his seat, glancing sideways at Xu Yanli.
The brothers met each other's eyes. No words were needed; everything was understood.
Xu Yanli looked away, his gaze settling lightly on the front row of Shrek Academy, on the girl with powder-blue hair.
The Sea God's daughter!
Wang Dong also raised her eyes.
Their gazes met across the distance.
Across the roar of applause, across the fluttering banners, across four long years without a single encounter.
A moment later, Wang Dong was the first to turn her head and look away.
Xu Yanli also withdrew his gaze and leaned back in his chair. His fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest twice, his expression calm.
"See someone you like?" Xu Tianran asked with a smile, leaning over.
Xu Yanli shook his head. "No. Brother, could you stop pressuring me to get married?"
"You're so talented. Don't you plan to leave an heir for our Sun Moon Empire?" Xu Tianran said with a smile.
"Then why doesn't Imperial Brother plan to have a child? It's not like you can't have one now. Could it be that you went to all that trouble to seize the throne just so you could hand it over to my child?"
"Why not? It doesn't matter whose child it is, so long as they carry the blood of the Sun Moon Imperial Family. Besides, you also have Star Luo Royal Family blood. That would be a good way to appease the Star Luo Empire. As for Heavenly Soul and Dou Ling, those two are nothing to fear." Xu Tianran smiled.
"Mm." Xu Yanli nodded.
"By the way, if you run into Princess Tianzhen, go easy on her."
"Got it." Xu Yanli smiled.
"I'll head down first. After all, I'm also a competitor." Xu Yanli