"Brat! Show your mother some respect!"
Nan Shuishui flushed with embarrassment and shot Nan Qiuqiu an annoyed glare.
Her daughter was getting more disobedient by the day. Now she even dared to tease her mother. Worse, Nan Shuishui felt a tiny bit guilty.
"Hehe, I was only joking! Mom, you really are getting younger... I mean it."
Nan Qiuqiu scratched her head and gave a goofy grin.
Ever since her mother had come to Shrek City, something seemed to have clicked. She had grown gentler by the day, and her cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds.
A few days ago, her mother had even become a Titled Douluo. The Earth Dragon Gate had a bright future ahead, and even the pavilion master had come to congratulate her that very night.
"Hmph! You always have an answer for everything! Enough fooling around. Listen to Miss Ning on the road, and don't be so stubborn..."
Nan Shuishui rolled her eyes, then drew her daughter into a gentle embrace as she offered her advice.
Nan Qiuqiu was on the main roster. Ning Tian was captaining the Shrek Team this time, with Wu Feng as vice-captain.
"I know, Mom!"
Nan Qiuqiu nodded. After a little more heart-to-heart talk with Nan Shuishui, she returned to the team waiting nearby.
Before long, a slender figure flew out of the city and landed before them, looking at everyone apologetically.
"Sorry! There was a lot to hand over at the Sea God Pavilion. I'm late!"
Zhang Lexuan apologized and called everyone together.
A new leader brought a new guard. Since Jiang Yi had taken over, veterans like Elder Song had gradually begun handing their responsibilities to the younger women.
Ma Xiaotao, as deputy dean of the Martial Soul Department, should have been leading the team. But the