After taking care of his wounds, Qiangu Zhangting walked over to the two of them and greeted Yun Qianyue with a smile. "Hello, I'm Qiangu Zhangting."
Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue both looked at him, their brows knitting slightly. Yun Qianyue looked him up and down before saying, "I know your name. You introduced yourself on the platform just now."
"No! I mean, we could be friends!" Qiangu Zhangting said with a smile, holding out his hand to Yun Qianyue.
At that, they both understood what Qiangu Zhangting meant.
Yun Qianyue immediately stepped behind Yun Qianzhao. Yun Qianzhao moved to the side, blocking Qiangu Zhangting's view, and said coldly, "No need."
"I think there's every need!"
Qiangu Dongfeng came over from the judges' stand. He smiled warmly at them, his gaze lingering longest on Yun Qianyue and Qiangu Zhangting.
"As Yun Ming's disciples, you'll inevitably have dealings with the Spirit Pagoda in the future. It wouldn't hurt to get acquainted in advance."
Ya Li shielded the siblings behind her. "They're still young. There's no need to involve them in the Academy's affairs with the Spirit Pagoda just yet. It's getting late. We'll take our leave!"
"I'll escort you back to Shrek Academy," Qiangu Dongfeng offered.
Ya Li flatly refused. "There's no need to trouble yourself. We know the way."
Ya Li wanted only to get everyone away from the Spirit Pagoda as quickly as possible, and Qiangu Dongfeng didn't stop them.
After the three had left, Qiangu Zhangting walked up behind Qiangu Dongfeng and lowered his head. "I'm sorry, Grandpa! I failed to beat them."
"It's fine. It was just a match." Qiangu Dongfeng shook his head, not blaming him.
After hesitating for a moment, Qiangu Zhangting said, "Grandpa, I... like Yun Qianyue!"
Hearing this, Qiangu Dongfeng laughed and said bluntly, "If you like her, then go after her!"
Qiangu Zhangting hadn't expected that reaction. He looked up at his grandfather in surprise and hesitated. "But the relationship between our family and Shrek Academy..."
"That doesn't matter! Those siblings wield the power of spacetime, and they're Yun Ming's disciples! With them, Shrek Academy can shine for another two hundred years! If you can marry Yun Qianyue into the Spirit Pagoda, it can only benefit us!"
Qiangu Dongfeng smiled and patted Qiangu Zhangting on the shoulder. "Since you feel this way, then do your best. Whatever it takes, Grandpa supports you!"
Qiangu Zhangting straightened his chest, his expression solemn. "Yes, Grandpa! I'll succeed!"
After encouraging Qiangu Zhangting, Qiangu Dongfeng immediately convened a meeting of the Spirit Pagoda's senior leaders to discuss the Yun siblings.
On the way back to Shrek Academy, Ya Li looked vexed.
"I miscalculated. If I'd known your Martial Souls had mutated, I never would've agreed to let you compete against Qiangu Zhangting!"
"You exposed such an important trump card—the power of spacetime! How did I not notice when I checked your Martial Souls, Yue'er?"
As Ya Li muttered to herself in frustration, Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue remained calm.
It was only a matter of time before the power that came with their Martial Souls was exposed. Their greatest trump card was the Martial Soul sharing granted by their Yin-Yang Twin Birth!
Ya Li looked down at Yun Qianyue, sighed, then reminded them, "From now on, be extremely wary of people from the Spirit Pagoda! Especially Qiangu Zhangting. You must keep an eye on him!"
The two nodded.
Even without Ya Li's reminder, Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue would keep Qiangu Zhangting firmly in their sights.
After returning to Shrek Academy, Ya Li immediately informed Yun Ming and Long Yeyue. When they learned that Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue wielded the power of spacetime, they were all delighted.
As for Qiangu Dongfeng finding out, Long Yeyue waved a hand. "That's nothing. Which elder in our Academy doesn't have their information sitting on the Spirit Pagoda's desk?"
After so many years of open and covert battles, the two organizations knew each other's senior leadership inside out.
"That may be so, but we still need to guard against them making trouble behind our backs."
Yun Ming thought for a moment, then made up his mind. He said to the others, "In a few days, I'll take Qianzhao and Qianyue to the Blacksmith Association and ask Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua to make weapons for them."
Long Yeyue nodded. "Yes, that's for the best!"
As the sun sank below the horizon, the clear moonlight draped a veil over the earth.
Yun Ming and Ya Li stood on the shore of Sea God Island, gazing at Shrek's brightly lit streets beneath the night sky. He held Ya Li close, his expression filled with emotion.
"Heaven still favors us. It gave us these two siblings."
"Yes!"
Ya Li nodded in agreement.
Among the Federation's major powers, Shrek Academy ranked last in the number of Limit Douluos.
Long Yeyue had already more or less retired, and few people outside still remembered her. Although Yun Ming was so powerful that none could hope to match him, he wasn't a god, and one day he would die.
Now that Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue were here, Yun Ming no longer had to worry about the Academy's future.
The siblings wielded the power of spacetime, and at such a young age, their spiritual power had already reached the advanced Spirit Connection Realm—a level of spiritual power that only a three-ring Soul Master could attain!
Talent determined the upper limit; effort determined the lower!
Ya Li had seen how hard Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue worked at cultivation. In her eyes, their incredible perseverance, combined with their outstanding talent, almost made them replicas of Yun Ming in his youth!
With talent like theirs, they were destined to become Limit Douluos, perhaps even break through to Quasi-God!
Once they grew up, they could keep Shrek Academy flourishing for another two hundred years!
Under the starry night sky, Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue were also gazing at the moonlight. She sat by the window and held out her hand, letting the moonlight fall into her palm.
A warm, soothing sensation spread from her palm through her whole body. Yun Qianzhao took a deep breath. Standing behind Yun Qianyue, he looked out at the brightly lit residential district of Shrek Academy.
Bustling!
That was the only word that came to Yun Qianzhao's mind. As an academy, Shrek was more prosperous than many great cities!
"How can an academy be this bustling?"
Yun Qianyue slowly curled the hand she held in the moonlight into a fist.
Yun Qianzhao placed a hand on Yun Qianyue's shoulder, comforting himself.
Shrek City, nestled on a vast plain, was known as the greatest city in the world.
Shrek Academy, right in the city center, was the focus of everyone's attention. As a gatekeeper at Shrek Academy, what hadn't he seen?
But he'd never seen anything like what had happened today!
The gatekeeper stared at Qiangu Zhangting, who stood before him holding a bouquet. He'd downed a large cup of tea and still couldn't figure out what was going on.
Had the sun risen in the west today? Why was Qiangu Dongfeng's grandson standing at the entrance to Shrek Academy with flowers?
Qiangu Zhangting stood ramrod straight, bouquet in hand, his gaze resolute. His actions had drawn a crowd of Shrek Academy students, who all speculated about who could possibly be worth this grand gesture from Qiangu Zhangting.
Given the person involved's special status, word was passed up the chain until it reached Sea God Pavilion.
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