Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu trembled with rage as they heard those words.
They had seen plenty of shameless people, but never anyone this shameless!
This was nothing short of bandit logic!
"You... You're nothing but a bunch of bandits!"
Shui Yue'er shouted, her eyes red-rimmed.
Tang San, however, wasn't bothered in the slightest. He couldn't hide the smug look on his face.
He had achieved his true goal. Even if he hadn't found Xiao Wu today, getting his hands on this treasured land and the Water of Life would still be an enormous gain.
As for Xiao Wu, once Shrek had established itself here, would it be so hard to find her?
Meanwhile, inside Rainbow Space.
Beside the Pool of Life, a gigantic Nine-Colored Light Screen clearly showed everything happening at the academy gates.
Xiao Wu stared blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure on the screen.
She watched Tang San, his face full of greed, twist right and wrong.
She watched him claim again and again that he was doing it for her, while in truth plotting to seize someone else's Water of Life and academy grounds.
At that moment, Xiao Wu's heart turned cold.
"Is this the person I once risked my life to protect..."
Xiao Wu murmured to herself, a self-mocking smile flashing across her face.
"For him, I nearly sacrificed my life."
"And yet he only ever saw me as a bargaining chip, an excuse to fight for power and profit."
"If the master hadn't helped me see the truth, I'd probably still be kept in the dark..."
Xiao Wu turned around and bowed deeply to Long Yun.
"Master, I've given up on him now."
"From this day forward, I have nothing more to do with Shrek!"
Long Yun sat nearby, watching the