After briefly recounting the whole story, Qiangu Yunche hesitated for a moment before finally telling the story of Tang San's spiritual attack on him.
Upon hearing this, the entire private room fell into a deathly silence.
Han Ruoruo and the others all looked surprised, their eyes filled with disbelief. Even Qiangu Yunmei was taken aback.
Qiangu Yunche observed their reactions and found them to be normal.
Throughout their upbringing, Tang San has always been portrayed as a bright and upright figure. This is especially true for Han Ruoruo and others from the Shrek Academy. When they first entered Shrek Academy, their goal was to emulate the renowned original Shrek Seven Devils.
But now, everything Qiangu Yunche said has completely crushed their previous understanding and torn it into countless fragments.
After a moment of silence, Han Ruoruo spoke softly:
" Yun Che, are you really not joking?"
Cognition is something extremely difficult to change. Even though Han Ruoruo was willing to believe in Qiangu Yunche, she still couldn't help but ask the question.
She wasn't showing favoritism towards Tang San, or rather, none of the people present would show favoritism towards Tang San, because Tang San had absolutely no real connection with them, while Qiangu Yunche was their lover.
She was simply too shocked by the shattering of her understanding, and most others were in the same boat, except for Qiangu Yunmei.
"I wouldn't joke like that, after all, I really almost got killed by Tang San."
Qiangu Yunche.
" The Golden Tree on Sea God Island was transplanted by Tang San. Although the Golden Tree already has a tree spirit, I dare not say that there are no other anchor points left by Tang San on Sea God Island and the Golden Tree. For safety reasons, I most likely will not go to Sea God Island again."
After regaining her senses, Han Ruoruo quickly spoke:
"We understand that, but we really didn't expect Tang San to be this kind of person."
"Exactly! The lessons we learned and the things we were exposed to from childhood have taught us that Tang San is a great and righteous god, a powerful figure who leads the development of the continent. Who knew he would be this kind of person in private..." Wu Ming quickly chimed in.
"At first, I was also quite surprised, but upon closer reflection, can everything recorded in history books about a person from ten thousand years ago necessarily be true...? Besides, I strongly believe in the saying that history is written by the victors."
Ling Luochеn followed closely behind.
In the end, only Ma Xiaotao remained silent.
Seeing this, Wu Ming frowned, then spoke:
" Xiaotao, you don't disbelieve Yun Che's words because of your ancestor's relationship with Tang San..."
"No, no, no!" Ma Xiaotao snapped back to reality and quickly replied:
"Let alone Tang San, I actually don't have a good impression of my ancestor. After all, the origin of our lineage is not honorable, and our so-called ancestor has never cared about the life or death of our lineage."
I was just thinking, according to what Yun Che said, given Tang San's narrow-minded and vindictive nature, will he suddenly cause Yun Che a major setback in the future? Or, if he really can't do anything to Yun Che, will he use us as leverage to threaten Yun Che?
After a pause, Ma Xiaotao added:
"After all, we're not like Yun Che. If we were really targeted by a god, we probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape..."
Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Han Ruoruo and the others immediately fell into a state of deep thought once again.
After a moment's thought, they realized that Ma Xiaotao's words made perfect sense.
Wu Ming slapped his thigh excitedly, then said:
" Xiaotao, you're getting smarter and smarter! Not bad, not bad at all. It seems you really have a brain after clearing away the Evil Fire..."
" Sister Ming, I've always been pretty smart, okay?" Ma Xiaotao's lips twitched, her tone somewhat dissatisfied.
"Alright, alright." Qiangu Yunche interrupted them, but he was quite surprised that Ma Xiaotao could think of this.
"First of all, let's commend Xiaotao for her quick thinking; it's good that she thought of this now."
Secondly, I can't say whether Tang San would resort to underhanded tactics out of desperation, but based on my understanding of him, the chances are quite high.
But there's no need to worry too much. I'm only Quasi-Soul Saint now, and I was already able to destroy a wisp of his divine consciousness. Now that his soul is damaged, he probably won't be able to act freely for a long time. But when he's able to act again, I don't think we'll be completely powerless to fight back."
After Qiangu Yunche finished speaking, he glanced around and then continued:
"The feud has already been formed, and it's destined to end badly. I'm telling you all this now so that you can be prepared in advance, so that when something like this really happens, no one will be at a loss for what to do."
But in any case, I promise you all that even if I were to contend with God in this era, I would ultimately be the victor."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire private room fell silent once again.
As night fell, all the teachers and students of the Shrek Academy had finished their classes. The bustling sounds that had filled the Outer Court gradually faded away, leaving only the crisp sound of the night breeze rustling through the willows and skimming the water.
Qiangu Yunche landed quietly, then bowed to the hunched old man before him.
" Mu En, I've arrived."
Mu En turned around, and his wrinkled face seemed even older, and even his eyes seemed to have lost much of their light, leaving only turbidity.
Qiangu Yunche could clearly sense that Mu En's life force had deteriorated even more severely compared to when they last met. He was like a broken pot with holes everywhere, his life force was constantly leaking out, and as time went on, those holes were constantly widening.
Noticing Qiangu Yunche's gaze, Mu En smiled and then spoke:
"A year ago, the Soul Fighting Tournament ended, Xiaotao advanced to the Ultimate Fire Soul Master. This should have been a good thing, but who would have thought that a group of Evil Soul Master would take the opportunity to attack Sea God Island? I led many elders to fight against them, and although we repelled them, it also accelerated the decline of my health."
Upon hearing this, Qiangu Yunche was taken aback, then asked in surprise:
" The Evil Fire within Xiaotao has been removed, and they already suffered heavy losses in Star Luo City, so why would they still attack Sea God Island?"
Mu En shook his head, then said softly:
"Who knows? Maybe they still have designs on Xiaotao Tao, maybe they're testing Shrek Academy's true strength, or maybe they're just looking for revenge... But whatever the case, these Evil Soul Master are indeed becoming more and more rampant."
Three months ago, in order to determine the authenticity of the message secretly transmitted by the Star Luo Empire, I went to the Sun Moon Empire again, but it was on this trip that I actually ran into an old friend."
Mu En's words sent a chill down Qiangu Yunche's spine.
Of all the people Mu En refers to as old friends, there are only two across the entire continent...