A Minor Interlude

"Alright, you can all leave for now. Let me have a private talk with this little one."

Mu En's steady voice, carrying a soothing tone, rang through the meeting room.

"But Elder Mu, this..."

"It's fine. This old man is still quite confident in his spiritual power. She means no harm."

"Then we shall follow Elder Mu's wishes."

The members of Sea God's Pavilion rose and left, leaving only the two of them behind.

Mu En gestured toward the chair beside him.

"Little one, come sit here."

Yu Wuyi obediently sat down beside him.

"There is something this old man does not understand."

Mu En looked at him, his tone filled with puzzlement.

"Since your power has already reached such a level, why do you still operate in this manner?"

In other words, your strength was already enough to overturn the entire situation on the Douluo Continent, so why did you still need to help others?

There were indeed people who did good deeds without seeking recognition, but as a faction, there had to be a purpose behind doing so.

And the most important thing one could gain by helping others was only one thing: connections.

But what kind of situation would make a faction unparalleled across the entire continent require the help of others?

Mu En truly deserved to be a top powerhouse who had lived for over two hundred years. From just a few snippets of their earlier conversation, he had already discerned so much.

Yu Wuyi could not help but sigh inwardly as well. None of those who could become Limit Douluo were simple characters.

Fortunately, he still had a backup plan.

"As expected of Senior Mu En, one of the strongest people alive. You saw through our difficulties at a glance."

Mu En merely smiled and interrupted him.

"Spare me the pleasantries. This old man is past that age."

Yu Wuyi stuck out his tongue in a very girlish manner. Flattering the other party before discussing business was one way of communicating, but it was clearly useless on Mu En.

Did I just stick out my tongue? he realized belatedly.

Whatever!

"To be honest with you, Senior, our All-Purpose House has a high-ranking executive named Elio. His ability allows him to foresee the future."

Such an ability actually existed...

Wuyi All-Purpose House became even more mysterious in Mu En's mind.

"In the distant future Elio foresaw, the Douluo Continent will face an unprecedented crisis!"

"That crisis will directly determine the survival of the entire Douluo Continent. Only by gathering the strength of the whole continent will there be even a sliver of hope!"

Wasn't the planar war ten thousand years later exactly that? Though it was still ten thousand years away.

Yu Wuyi muttered to himself inwardly without so much as blushing.

"So, in the end, you decided to use this method to forge connections with every faction on the continent, and when the crisis descended, use Wuyi All-Purpose House as the medium to unite the forces of the entire continent!"

Humans only united when faced with an enormous crisis, but even then, disputes would arise over who should take the lead.

But Wuyi All-Purpose House had already laid the foundation of its connections through commissions. When the time came, with their own formidable strength, the factions they had helped would naturally and willingly follow their lead.

If they simply relied on overwhelming strength to forcibly suppress others, some of the factions beneath them would inevitably collude in secret and rebel!

But Wuyi All-Purpose House did not need to worry about that problem, because the other factions had already received its help, and the threat of annihilation would be hanging over their heads.

It was not that there would be no traitors, but there would definitely be very few.

The designer of this plan was truly formidable. Not only did they possess far-reaching vision, but they also understood human nature. They had actually begun laying the groundwork at such a time!

Mu En secretly admired them inwardly.

"So, the reason you showed us those things just now was to gain our trust."

Looking at the young girl before him, he could not help but feel admiration as well.

This faction truly was extraordinary. Even this girl was so clever.

"Senior, you have keen insight!"

Yu Wuyi had no idea what Mu En was thinking, but judging by his expression, it did not seem to be a bad thing.

In truth, everything he had said just now was only meant to make the existence of the All-Purpose House seem more reasonable, so that things would be more convenient for him in the future.

He had never expected Mu En to imagine his tiny little shop as some towering, super-powerful faction.

If he knew that Mu En believed he would one day lead all the continent's factions to face a crisis, he would definitely say:

"Eh? Me?..."

All he could say was that people with overactive imaginations were terrifying.

Returning to the matter at hand, Mu En first fell into brief thought before saying to Yu Wuyi:

"This concerns the entire continent. I plan to convene a Sea God's Pavilion meeting first and discuss it with everyone before making a decision."

"It may take quite some time. After all, this is no small matter. How about you stay at Shrek Academy for the time being?"

A Sea God's Pavilion meeting? If I remembered correctly, that was only convened when something major happened, wasn't it?

It seemed they took this matter very seriously. But that made sense—after all, an unfamiliar force had appeared~

"Then I'll be imposing on you!"

What Yu Wuyi did not know, however, was that what Mu En had in mind and what he had said were two completely different things.

Only much later did Yu Wuyi realize just how enormous a setup had been planted at this very moment.

"You can rest in one of the rooms at Sea God's Pavilion during this time. If you get bored, you may also take a stroll around the inner courtyard and experience the customs of our students."

"Also, around this time, Shrek Academy's unique annual event is about to begin. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."

Mu En thoughtfully fulfilled his duties as host.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Yu Wuyi returned to the previous room.

The members of Sea God's Pavilion were also summoned back to the meeting room, where this Sea God's Pavilion meeting began.

"I wonder how long they'll take. I should go out for a walk. Just staying in the room is far too boring."

It had to be said that Sea God's Pavilion was truly enormous. Following instinct alone, Yu Wuyi spent nearly ten minutes finding the exit on the first floor.

The moment Yu Wuyi stepped outside, a tall girl with fiery red hair walked straight toward her.

Both were surprised as they glanced at each other, then passed by shoulder to shoulder.

With the Six Eyes, Yu Wuyi immediately saw a pure fire element and dark element within the other girl's body.

Red hair, fire and dark elements within her body, and free access to Sea God's Pavilion.

Ma Xiaotao, the Flame Fiend?

Yu Wuyi could think of only one person who met so many conditions. At this time, Ma Xiaotao's martial soul was still the Evil Fire Phoenix, so two elemental powers coexisted within her body.

Ma Xiaotao, who had entered Sea God's Pavilion, was also somewhat puzzled.

Why had that girl come out of Sea God's Pavilion? Why had she never seen her before?

But to both of them, it was merely a minor interlude.

Ma Xiaotao had come to find her teacher, Yan Shaozhe.

Yu Wuyi had only been briefly surprised. She was not the sort of person who became unable to move upon seeing a woman, nor would she cling to someone just because they were beautiful.

Even if Yu Wuyi knew that Ma Xiaotao was extraordinary, what of it?