Tang Sect

The words had barely left her mouth when Wang Dong suddenly froze.

She was a boy right now!

A boy saying something like that to another boy seemed a little weird.

Wait!

Even if she was a girl, a boy had just said he wanted to cook for her for the rest of her life...

Could this be a proposal?!

As her thoughts ran wild, her cheeks flushed bright red in an instant, and even her fair neck was tinged crimson.

She hurriedly waved her hands, trying to explain herself incoherently:

"I... I didn't mean it like that! I... I mean..."

Watching her adorable, flustered expression, Ji Jing chuckled and took the opportunity to save her:

"All right, I was teasing you. We're roommates, anyway. We've got plenty of time to eat together before I find a girlfriend."

"Oh... oh."

Only then did Wang Dong relax and nod.

Yet for some reason, an inexplicable pang of discomfort welled up inside her.

If Ji Jing started dating, he'd definitely cook for his girlfriend. Wouldn't that mean she'd never get to eat his cooking again?

Was there any way to stop him from dating other girls?

The thought startled her. She hurriedly shook her head hard, trying to cast those distracting thoughts from her mind, and lowered her head to eat.

Meanwhile, Ji Jing also used the Best Wine Cup in the Village to get a few cups of practically nonalcoholic wine, and he and Wang Dong drank together.

Once they'd eaten and drunk their fill, Ji Jing told Wang Dong everything that had happened to him on Snack Street.

When Wang Dong heard about Xu Sanshi's overbearing behavior, she angrily slapped the table. Then, when she heard Ji Jing had taken him down with a single punch, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

"By the way,"

Ji Jing changed the subject,

"when I was helping Huo Yuhao, I also met two people."

"I've heard their names these past couple of days, too. The boy's called Beibei, and his Martial Soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. The girl's called Tang Ya. Apparently, she's the current leader of the Tang Sect."

"The Tang Sect?!"

Wang Dong cried out, her shock even greater than when she'd heard Ji Jing had taken Xu Sanshi down in one blow.

"Do you mean the Tang Sect that once shook the entire continent, founded by Tang San, one of my... one of Shrek's forebears? The Tang Sect has fallen into decline in this era, and yet its leader is at Shrek Academy?"

"That's right, and they seem to be recruiting."

Watching Wang Dong's reaction, Ji Jing could more or less guess that although her memories of the Divine Realm had been sealed, she still knew who her parents were. He took the opportunity to say,

"I'm pretty interested in this legendary sect. I'd like to go check it out and see if I can join. Want to come with me?"

"Absolutely! Of course I'm going!"

Wang Dong agreed at once without a second thought.

Seeing how excited Wang Dong was, Ji Jing chuckled to himself.

Since he'd already decided to win over Tang San's precious daughter, there was no need to sour his relationship with Tang San.

With four God Kings backing him, he didn't need to be manipulated and controlled by Tang San at every turn like Huo Yuhao in the original story.

By joining the Tang Sect, he could grant Wang Dong's wish and win Tang San's favor. What was there not to like?

"Great. When we get the chance, we'll go find Tang Ya together and see how to join the Tang Sect."

"It's a deal!"

They smiled at each other and made a date for the next day.

The Divine Realm, Sea God Temple.

Tang San watched everything happening in the lower realm.

When he saw that brat Ji Jing use "cooking for the rest of her life" to flirt with his daughter, his face turned black as the bottom of a pot. The divine power around him began to stir restlessly, and he could hardly wait to bring down divine punishment and strike dead the pig daring to root around in his cabbage patch.

But when he heard Ji Jing offer to take his daughter to join the Tang Sect, the fury in his heart miraculously ebbed away.

"Hmm... at least the kid knows how to play his cards right."

Tang San rubbed his chin, and the frost on his face began to melt.

He was still annoyed, but he had to admit that Ji Dong's son was handling things better than he'd expected.

With the boy's talent and strength, if he genuinely joined the Tang Sect, he would become the greatest force behind its future resurgence.

"He'll be on my side... That's good."

Tang San's opinion of this prospective son-in-law improved a little.

Elsewhere in the Divine Realm, the two Gods of Evil let out a "keh keh keh" laugh over Ji Jing's actions.

Before long, the new student assessment at Shrek Academy was upon them.

In class, Zhou Yi had the students write their chosen development path on a piece of paper, put their names on it, and hand it in so she could arrange the teams.

When Wang Dong saw that Ji Jing had written Power Attack System on his paper, she happily wrote the same thing on hers.

After handing in their papers, Wang Dong happily asked Ji Jing,

"Ji Jing, we both chose Power Attack System. Does that mean the teacher will put us on the same team?"

Ji Jing's mouth twitched.

What a silly girl.

"If that's the only reason, then we definitely won't end up on the same team."

"Huh? Why not?"

Wang Dong's little face fell.

Ji Jing could only explain helplessly,

"If everyone in the Power Attack System gets put on the same team, wouldn't that mean everyone in the support system would get put on the same team too?"

"If all three members of a team were support system students, how would they even fight?"

Only then did Wang Dong understand.

But the next second, realization dawned, and her face changed dramatically. She grabbed Ji Jing's arm, looking flustered.

"Then what do we do? I still want to be teammates with you!"

Ji Jing flicked her on the forehead in exasperation. Wang Dong could only cover her head and gaze at him with a wounded expression.

"What are you panicking for? Come on, let's go talk to the teacher. I have a way to convince her."

"Really? Great!"

The moment Wang Dong heard Ji Jing had a plan, her expression instantly changed. Beaming with delight, she followed him out of the classroom.

From Wang Dong's perspective—as a girl inside—and from Ji Jing's perspective, since he knew Wang Dong's true identity, there was nothing wrong with this exchange at all.

But for the tiny figure who had been watching the two of them closely, it was incredibly shocking.

Sitting behind them, Xiao Xiao watched Ji Jing and Wang Dong leave, excitement brimming in her eyes.

"Oh my gosh! So this is what the class monitor and Wang Dong are like together! Waaah!!!"

Xiao Xiao could barely keep the corners of her mouth from curling up. Her heart and mind were filled with the shock and joy of having uncovered a huge piece of gossip.

As they walked to Zhou Yi's office, Wang Dong couldn't help asking curiously,

"Ji Jing, how are you going to convince the teacher to put us on the same team?"

"That's easy."

Ji Jing didn't keep her in suspense.

"We'll just say we have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. How could she split us up then?"

"Huh? That's such a flimsy excuse. Will the teacher believe it?"

Wang Dong never would have imagined that after spending all this time together, Ji Jing, whom she considered so dependable, could come up with such a terrible idea!

Ji Jing shot Wang Dong an exasperated glance and murmured,

"What if we really do have one?"

Wang Dong waved her hand, laughing at Ji Jing's "wild imagination."

"Hahahaha, Ji Jing, what's gotten into you today? Why are you talking nonsense? Hahahaha!"

Wang Dong laughed on—until she met Ji Jing's serious gaze. Her smile slowly faded.

After a long moment, she finally asked in disbelief,

"You... You're not teasing me?"