Zhao Wuji's Departure

Xie Yue went off to carry out the arrangements and deployments set by Qian Yu.

As for Qian Yu himself, he was diligently cultivating, not wasting a single shred of time.

With the increase in their strength, their movements were becoming increasingly significant.

Qian Yu felt that this matter would sooner or later attract the attention of the Clear Sky Sect.

By the time that happened, the situation would be even more thorny than imagined.

He needed to prepare a way out.

At the very least, before Tang San returned, he needed to prepare a retreat that allowed for both offense and defense.

(I see some friends saying that after Tang San ascends to the God Realm, he cannot return to the Douluo Continent. Let's have a little fan-fiction tweak here: when Tang San went up the first time, it was by the special summons of the Asura God King, specifically to pass down his divine position in time and run away, and he even went to the God Realm to help the other Shrek Seven Devils find divine inheritances. As the successor to the Law Enforcement God King, what is wrong with having a few privileges!)

The best option was to head to the Sun Moon Continent.

Only there could he truly let go and go all out.

He could even occupy the Sun Moon Continent, unify it, and harvest their faith.

The problem was, how to get there?

Where the Sun Moon Continent was located—these were things he could not know at his current level.

Since that path was blocked, he had to find a way to make the Clear Sky Sect the target of public criticism, first by cutting off their influence.

He had already gradually laid out some arrangements, but to achieve his goal, he still needed more planning and more powerful strength.

Two days later, Xie Yue returned safe and sound.

"Your guess was correct. The reason so many people were spreading the news that Dugu Bo is a butcher was indeed arranged by Yu Xiaogang."

Upon seeing Qian Yu, Xie Yue explained everything he knew in detail.

He was truly becoming more and more impressed by Qian Yu.

Despite having little contact with those people, he was able to analyze many hidden matters based on just a few pieces of intelligence.

By arranging the layout, everything turned out exactly as he had envisioned.

"Did you find out clearly what kind of conflict occurred between Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy?"

Qian Yu was not surprised by this; if he hadn't achieved the desired result, that would have been the surprise.

What made him even more curious now was what kind of problem had arisen between Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, he learned that there was no connection between Shrek Academy and the God Teacher.

This made no sense at all.

After all, because of various matters, he hadn't taken many actions against these two forces; he had only spread a small story to mess with their mental state, disgust them, and sow discord along the way.

"This matter, it is said to be related to a story..."

Subsequently, Xie Yue informed Qian Yu of what he had found out.

Qian Yu was truly a bit stunned.

Was it really that simple?

He had only spread a small story and hadn't even truly made a move yet.

Yu Xiaogang and Flender had already had a falling out.

Was their relationship really that fragile?

"By the way, besides that, I also found out two other things."

"First, Yu Xiaogang's wife seems to be about to give birth. It is said to be a matter of these next month or two. Various forces and nobles are already searching the market for precious gifts, intending to use them as congratulatory presents."

"Second, there is trouble within Shrek Academy; Zhao Wuji has chosen to leave Shrek Academy."

Xie Yue thought of other information and reported it.

He felt that after learning this, Qian Yu might be able to do something more.

"Zhao Wuji left Shrek Academy? Interesting!"

"Do you know the specific reason?"

Regarding the fact that Liu Erlong was about to give birth, Qian Yu did not take it too much to heart; he had long known about such things.

He had even thought about preventing this child from coming into this world, but he could not control how the specific situation would develop.

Ultimately, his power was limited.

The reason he was more curious about the other matter was to satisfy his own curiosity.

In the Shrek Academy of the future, there were statues of the Shrek Seven Devils and statues of the Golden Iron Triangle.

But there was no statue of Zhao Wuji.

If one truly spoke of merit, Zhao Wuji had sacrificed quite a bit for the Shrek Seven Devils.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he did not retreat when facing the Titan Giant Ape far exceeded the team leaders of the Shrek Academy in the future.

Regardless of whether Tang San and the others had backgrounds, at that moment, Zhao Wuji had stood up.

"This matter is not difficult to investigate, and it is actually quite interesting."

"It is said to be related to the nobility and the system of Shrek Academy."

"Zhao Wuji felt that the current Shrek Academy had completely lost its way. Although most of the noble children who entered the academy were warned by their families not to cause trouble, not all of them could restrain themselves. When Zhao Wuji stood up for a student and offended a major benefactor of the academy—a duke of the Heaven Dou Empire—Flender chose to wrong Zhao Wuji in order not to offend that duke."

"And so, what followed happened."

When Xie Yue said these words, his tone clearly showed great admiration for Zhao Wuji.

Enemies are enemies, but some things must be acknowledged; they still have many commendable qualities.

"Is that so?"

Qian Yu had originally thought there would be some major scandal involved.

He never expected it to be just because of this.

Among the people at Shrek Academy, Qian Yu is not clear about the others, but he does have some understanding of their dean, Flender.

His so-called refusal of noble gifts and his so-called training of only monsters are merely superficial appearances.

Whether it was getting to know Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong or recruiting those special students, the purpose was very clear.

This is nothing more than a common tactic used by businessmen—to inflate their own value.

They do not hate the nobility; they hate that they are not the nobility.

They lie to others until they eventually believe it themselves.

As for Zhao Wuji, Qian Yu really has no thoughts about him at the moment.

On one hand, he is hard to kill; on the other, he has no value.

If he had even a single piece of Soul Bone on him, Qian Yu would already be preparing for a new wave of hunting.

"One more thing, take Lüzhu to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring."

After organizing the information he had obtained, Qian Yu turned his gaze back to Xie Yue.

"Understood, I will certainly find the best Soul Ring for him!"

Xie Yue did not refuse this; it was only a fourth Soul Ring, which he was still capable of handling.

As long as he wasn't asked to hunt for the fourth Soul Ring that Qian Yu himself needed alone, it was fine.

Just as Qian Yu and Xie Yue were discussing how to make arrangements for the future, Dugu Yan arrived in Heaven Dou City alone, fuming with rage.