Dragon Succubus, Terrifying Indeed

On Sea God Island, within an elegant courtyard.

After concluding the long-delayed Sea God Pavilion meeting, Yun Ming returned home directly with Ya Li.

"Master, Mistress, is there any news about my little brother?"

As soon as they stepped through the gate, a little girl with silver hair ran over barefoot and threw herself into Ya Li's arms.

A look of awkwardness crossed Ya Li's delicate face. She glanced at Yun Ming, and only after he nodded in permission did she continue.

"I'm sorry, Na'er, but Xiao Qian won't be returning to the academy for the time being."

Na'er's eyes widened, and she hurriedly pressed, "Did something happen?!"

Yun Ming shook his head, crouching down to ruffle Na'er's hair. "It's nothing like that. Xiao Qian has just left Shrek City for a while to go visit his grandfather."

Na'er crossed her arms over her chest and pouted indignantly. "It must be that old, wicked woman being mean to little brother Qian! Last time we met, he said the academy's steamed buns were better than the rice porridge at home."

She hadn't realized it at the time, but by the moment she understood that Qian Jue might be the reincarnation of the first Dragon God, he had already been taken away by Long Yeyue.

It was only because Yun Ming had promised her that he would bring Qian Jue to see her again after some time that she hadn't continued to pester them.

And yet, it had only been a few days!

Lady Tiamat had slipped right out from under her nose.

No, she had to go find Qian Jue.

There was still a wandering Silver Dragon King out there; if she discovered him, little brother Qian would surely be ruthlessly claimed by that female dragon, and wouldn't that mean she would lose her chance?

Na'er asked anxiously, "Then does Master know where little brother Qian's grandfather is?"

"He's in East Sea City. Don't worry, Na'er; as long as Qian Jue is with his grandfather, nothing will happen to him. I've met his grandfather once before, and he's quite a decent man."

Ya Li answered softly, reaching out to straighten Na'er's disheveled collar.

She hadn't expected Na'er to be so attached to Qian Jue. Had she known, she should have been firmer and insisted that Yun Ming bring Qian Jue to be raised by their side.

Yun Ming could only offer a helpless smile at this.

The other party was the wife of his teacher, and he was a man who held his mentors in high regard. Furthermore, Qian Jue's identity was truly sensitive, involving the grudges and grievances of the previous generation.

He had indeed hesitated at the time, which led to the current situation.

"Rest assured, Na'er. With the golden reputation of the continent's premier academy, Qian Jue will certainly come here to study when he reaches the right age."

"What you need to do now is focus on your cultivation and master everything I have taught you."

Yun Ming looked toward the distant blue sky with anticipation. If Na'er could truly end up with Qian Jue, it would be perfect.

One was the descendant of his respected teacher, and the other was the goddaughter he treated as his own.

Better to keep it in the family than to let an outsider get their hands on Na'er.

While the couple was still daydreaming about a beautiful campus romance blossoming between Qian Jue and Na'er once he arrived at Shrek, Na'er had already reached the limit of her patience.

Na'er bit her lower lip, bid her Master and Mistress farewell, and slipped into her room.

Damn it!

Na'er lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling and lost in thought.

What kind of place was East Sea City?

It was a den of monsters!

If her main body followed the terms of their wager, she was currently staying in East Sea City.

If Qian Jue were spotted by Gu Yue, he would surely be in for a world of trouble.

But was it appropriate for her to go to East Sea City now?

She still had that wager with Gu Yue; if she went, wouldn't she be admitting defeat? Gu Yue could just find an excuse to swallow her whole.

But Na'er's clever little brain soon began to churn.

She discovered a blind spot.

Qian Jue was the "white moonlight" that the Dragon God had never been able to forget even before his fall. To them, as halves of the Dragon God, he was like a poison—deadly and intoxicating.

She had fallen in love at first sight despite only possessing thirty percent of the Silver Dragon King's essence.

So what about Gu Yue, who possessed seventy percent of the essence?

She probably threw that so-called wager to the back of her mind the very first moment she saw Qian Jue, right?

"Does that mean Gu Yue has set me free?"

Na'er blinked her bright, lively eyes, a bold guess forming in her heart.

So, was she free now?

Yay!

Unfortunately, she didn't stay happy for long before she realized that all of this was predicated on Gu Yue having met Qian Jue and voluntarily abandoning the wager.

So, at this very moment, was Gu Yue busy pursuing her Qian Jue?

But she was the one who came first!

"No, I'm running away from home too!"

Na'er sat up, having made up her mind.

The morning in East Sea City was bright and beautiful, the breeze carrying a faint, salty tang of the sea.

Class 1-5 welcomed two new students.

"Teacher Wu, I leave these two children in your care. I hope you can train them well." Ye Yingluo bowed deeply to Wu Zhangkong.

She was a good sport and, true to her word, had brought Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi over to be enrolled in Class 5.

Wu Zhangkong gave a slight nod. He didn't have any particular affection for Ye Yingluo, who had been pursuing him for so long, but he didn't dislike her either.

He understood clearly that Ye Yingluo's pursuit of him was only because he came from Shrek Academy.

It was the continent's premier institution, the one that had turned her away for an absurd reason.

It seemed that everything that happened yesterday had finally brought Ye Yingluo to her senses.

"Rest assured, as long as they are willing to learn, I will teach them everything I know."

Ye Yingluo nodded, casting a look of gratitude at Wu Zhangkong.

She then turned and left, adjusting her emotions in the hallway; she still had to continue teaching Class 1.

Wu Zhangkong glanced at the two youths before him and said, "Follow me inside."

"Are we still sitting together later, Jinxi?"

"We're brothers, aren't we? If I don't sit with you, who would I sit with?"

On the way, the two whispered to each other, hoping they could remain desk mates in their new class.

Before long, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi walked into the classroom and immediately recognized the boy who had defeated their homeroom teacher yesterday.

Wang Jinxi, in particular, felt his martial soul react violently the moment he sensed Qian Jue's goodwill.

It was like a traveler who had been away for a long time finally seeing a gentle and caring mother.

A sense of closeness welled up from the depths of Wang Jinxi's heart.

He even had an illusion.

The level of closeness between his Bone Dragon King and Qian Jue was even higher than that with Zhang Yangzi, with whom he possessed a martial soul fusion skill.

Could it be that I have a martial soul fusion skill with him too?

Just as Wang Jinxi speculated internally, Zhang Yangzi's heart was also in turmoil.

He found Qian Jue to be quite pleasant-looking as well, even though it was this boy who had defeated his homeroom teacher yesterday, forcing him to join this class of grade-level underachievers composed entirely of weaklings.

At the time, Zhang Yangzi had been quite resentful, even if the teacher of this class was rumored to be a big shot from Shrek Academy.

But upon seeing Qian Jue, that anger in his heart was smoothed away, vanishing without a trace.

Could it be because he possessed a martial soul fusion skill with Wang Jinxi and had thus been tainted by a bit of dragon aura?

If that were the case, it would be simply terrifying.

If he could be influenced by such a minuscule trace of dragon aura, wouldn't other dragon-type martial soul masters have no choice but to kneel and beg for mercy when they saw Qian Jue?

A sudden, ominous premonition rose in Zhang Yangzi's heart.

The next second.

"H-hello, classmate. Nice to meet you. My name is Wang Jinxi. May I sit at the desk next to you?"

Wang Jinxi had walked up to Qian Jue at some point, scratching his head as he shyly extended his right hand.

Oh no, my martial soul fusion material!