Leng Yaozhu's Obsession Fades, Accepting the Challenge!

"Gu Yue, is this your teacher's wife?"

Xie Xie leaned in, lowering his voice and arching an eyebrow.

He figured that as Leng Hanyuan's student, Gu Yue must know the relationship between this cold, regal woman and Teacher Leng.

Gu Yue cast him a strange glance.

Teacher's wife?

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and a fun idea suddenly popped into her mind.

She didn't say a word, just smiled.

Her reaction, in Xie Xie's eyes, naturally confirmed his assumptions.

He understood everything in an instant.

Just as he thought!

Always one to be a bit mischievous, Xie Xie stepped forward and greeted the cold, regal woman with a grin:

"Hello, Teacher's wife!"

"Teacher's wife?"

Hearing this sudden address from the child, Leng Yaozhu frowned.

Since when did she have the status of a teacher's wife?

Beside her, Leng Hanyuan's eye twitched.

He brought a fist down onto the top of Xie Xie's head.

The force was just right—enough to stun him, but not enough to cause injury.

"Ouch?!"

Xie Xie clutched his head, looking rather aggrieved.

"What was that for, Teacher Leng?"

He felt incredibly wronged at that moment.

Why did he have to take a punch for politely taking the initiative to greet her?

Teacher Leng?

Leng Yaozhu keenly caught the way Xie Xie addressed Leng Hanyuan.

So this child was a student in her ancestor's class!

Immediately, she realized something else.

Her snow-white, pretty face turned crimson.

So, when this child said "teacher's wife" just now, he meant that she was the ancestor's...

Leng Yaozhu, who always maintained a cold and regal expression, now looked as if white, misty steam were rising from her head.

Her pair of naturally imposing phoenix eyes turned into swirling circles.

Leng Hanyuan looked at the aggrieved Xie Xie and said irritably:

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

"This is my descendant, we are blood-related!"

Although Leng Hanyuan had never had any offspring of his own.

This batch of people from the Phoenix Family were most likely just descendants of other members of the clan from back then.

After ten thousand years of succession, the blood relationship was likely diluted to an extreme degree.

However, since they were all from the Phoenix Family, no one could fault Leng Yaozhu for being called a descendant with a blood connection to Leng Hanyuan.

"Ah?"

Xie Xie was stunned.

She wasn't the teacher's wife?

How did she become a descendant?

He stared blankly at Leng Hanyuan, then at Leng Yaozhu.

Leng Hanyuan, who looked like a young man in his early twenties, didn't look like an elder to this stunning, regal woman at all.

But Teacher Leng certainly had no reason to lie.

However, if that wasn't the case, why did Gu Yue react that way?

Hadn't she confirmed it?

Suddenly, Xie Xie caught a glimpse of the corners of Gu Yue's mouth curling up even further.

His heart skipped a beat as he realized everything.

The look he shot at Gu Yue was filled with gnashing teeth.

He had been played!

Gu Yue had clearly and deliberately guided his thoughts, leading him to make such a fool of himself.

Yet, Xie Xie couldn't even bring himself to blame her.

After all, she hadn't said a single word from start to finish.

Everything had been a product of his own imagination.

Thinking of this, Xie Xie felt a wave of grievance with nowhere to vent, suddenly feeling as though the world had grown incredibly dark.

Gu Yue was just too wicked!

They were both the same age, so why was he being subjected to such a dimensional strike?

At this moment, Xie Xie was still just a naive child; how could he possibly outmaneuver Gu Yue, the Silver Dragon King?

Tang Wulin, who had also just been about to step forward and call her "Mistress," silently halted his pace.

The look he cast toward Xie Xie was filled with sympathy, but also a hint of relief.

It was a good thing he hadn't beaten Xie Xie to it, or he would have been the one to make a fool of himself.

At the same time, Tang Wulin couldn't help but take a few steps back, putting some distance between himself and Gu Yue.

He simply couldn't handle this wicked woman.

Heaven knows when she might trick him without him even realizing it.

"Little Yaozhu, pay it no mind; children speak without thinking."

Seeing Leng Yaozhu's pretty face flushed as red as an apple, Leng Hanyuan spoke up to soothe her.

Fortunately, Leng Yaozhu was no longer some green, inexperienced girl.

Although Xie Xie's "Mistress" comment had made her blush furiously, she quickly calmed her emotions.

"By the way, Little Yaozhu, why have you come to East Sea City?"

Leng Hanyuan looked at Leng Yaozhu with a touch of curiosity.

As the Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda and the head of the Phoenix Family, she should have had plenty on her plate.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't have been running off to a place like East Sea City.

Only then did Leng Yaozhu remember the purpose of her visit.

She explained, "It's like this, Brother Hanyuan: ever since the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua publicly announced his decision to join the Phoenix Family, all the major powers have been unable to sit still."

"Shrek Academy, in particular, has already begun to make moves."

"The Sea God Pavilion has sent over an invitation."

"The Sea God Pavilion Master, Sky-Propping Douluo Yun Ming, intends to come to East Sea City, hoping to spar and exchange pointers with you."

When she mentioned the Sky-Propping Douluo Yun Ming, there was a different note in Leng Yaozhu's voice.

For some reason, it seemed that ever since Leng Hanyuan had been awakened, Leng Yaozhu's obsession with Yun Ming had not been as deep as it once was.

Although she still felt a certain way due to past events, she no longer experienced such intense emotions when he was mentioned.

Perhaps that youthful infatuation had gradually faded with the appearance of Leng Hanyuan.

"The Sky-Propping Douluo wants to spar with me?"

Leng Hanyuan murmured softly; he hadn't expected Shrek Academy to take such a step.

"Yes."

"I imagine it's because your appearance, Brother Hanyuan, has made them unable to sit still."

"While it is nominally a spar, I fear it is a test directed at you."

"Although the War God Temple and the Tang Sect don't appear to be making any major moves at the moment, they will certainly be keeping a close watch on this duel."

Leng Yaozhu softly analyzed the various hidden agendas behind the challenge issued by the man currently recognized as the strongest on the continent.

"That is why I came to ask for your thoughts."

"If you are unwilling to accept this spar, we can find a reason to decline."

"Shrek Academy is not yet at the point where they would completely tear up their relationship with our Phoenix Family."

"There is no need for that," Leng Hanyuan said.

A light of confidence, as if everything were under his control, flickered in the depths of his eyes.

"Isn't it just a test?"

"Let them test me, then."

"Accept the challenge from Shrek Academy."

"The current number one on the continent, Sky-Propping Douluo Yun Ming—I am quite interested in him as well."

Leng Hanyuan raised the index finger of his right hand.

Crystal-clear frost condensed into a flower at his fingertip, only to shatter instantly into tiny ice crystals that drifted to the ground.

"Hiding one's head and showing one's tail is the work of a rat; This Seat disdains such behavior."

A cold sneer curled the corners of his lips.

"Does Shrek Academy not wish to test me?"

"Then let us blow this matter wide open and bring it entirely into the light!"

"To test me, one must always pay a price..."