Shrek Academy Is Thriving

At the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, Meng Hongchen pounded hard on her brother's door and shouted.

"Xiao! Get out here! Come with me!"

Xiao Hongchen, who was at the final stage of making a Soul Tool, was startled by the sudden pounding and shouting. His hand trembled, and the carving knife cut a groove into the Soul Tool core, ruining the nearly completed Class 4 Soul Tool in his hands.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"

Furious, Xiao Hongchen slammed the table and let out an unwilling roar.

"Why? Why did you have to disturb me at the most critical moment? Meng! I'm definitely going to teach you a harsh lesson this time!"

After saying that, Xiao Hongchen angrily opened the door. The instant he saw Meng Hongchen outside, the rage on his face immediately turned into a smile. The speed of his change in expression would have shocked anyone speechless!

"What is it, Meng? Is there something you need your brother's help with?"

Meng Hongchen glanced at the ruined Class 4 Soul Tool on the table and said somewhat sheepishly.

"Did I come at a bad time? Did I interrupt you while you were making a Soul Tool?"

Xiao Hongchen waved a hand indifferently, looking completely calm and unconcerned.

"What are you talking about? What Soul Tool could possibly be more important than you? It's ruined, so what? It's no big deal."

To Xiao Hongchen, a veteran sister-obsessed maniac, what right did a mere Class 4 Soul Tool have to be compared with his adorable little sister?

Meng Hongchen's eyes curved into crescents, and her smile was brilliant. "I knew Xiao treats me the best!"

Xiao Hongchen could not stop grinning after being praised. Trying hard to suppress his smile, he scratched his head and said,

"It's not like this is the first day you've known I treat you well! Right, I think I heard you say that you wanted me to go out with you? Where are we going? Is something wrong?"

Meng Hongchen nodded repeatedly. Thinking of how Huo Yuhao was currently heading toward the Sun Moon Empire, she tucked a strand of silver hair beside her cheek with a fair finger.

"That's right! I want you to come with me and find Huo, then go out and relax. Don't you think it's too stuffy to stay at the academy all the time? Since school hasn't started yet, we can take the chance to look around."

Only halfway through speaking did Meng Hongchen realize that she had no way to explain Huo Yuhao's situation. She could not tell outsiders about the existence of the Diary, not even her family.

Huo Yuhao had just written in the Diary that he was somewhat reluctant to come to the Sun Moon Empire, giving Meng Hongchen a slight sense of crisis.

It would have been one thing if she did not know, but now that she knew Huo Yuhao was the Douluo Continent's designated Child of Destiny—and a complete freak at that—she could not let him go anywhere else no matter what!

Huo Yuhao also had not yet figured out how to join the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy in a reasonable manner, so Meng Hongchen decided to take the initiative and offer him some warmth.

Although Xiao Hongchen still could not quite understand why Meng Hongchen suddenly wanted to wander around, since it was his sister's request, there was naturally no way he would refuse.

Seeing Xiao Hongchen agree and begin packing his things, Meng Hongchen clenched her little fist, looking as though her scheme had succeeded.

Are you ready, Huo Yuhao? I'm coming to see you very soon! I'm really curious—what kind of evaluation will you give me?

"Running? What does that mean?"

Inside the dormitory, Wang Dong'er was greatly puzzled by the last sentence in the Diary, but she did not pay it much attention. What concerned her now was that Huo Yuhao would reach the Sun Moon Empire in only two days.

Based on Wang Dong'er's guess, Huo Yuhao's Diary Copy was likely not something she alone possessed.

If people from the Sun Moon Empire also had Diary Copies, then they should already know that Huo Yuhao was the Child of Destiny and understand just how important he was.

If that was the case, Huo Yuhao would definitely be able to join the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy as easily as he had planned.

"If that's really the case, then when should I leave Shrek Academy?"

Just as Wang Dong'er fell into confusion over this, someone suddenly knocked on her door, instantly putting her on guard. Ever since learning the truth, Wang Dong'er felt that this so-called number one academy on the Douluo Continent was filled with danger. One careless move, and she might encounter one of Tang San's contingencies.

That was why, after coming to Shrek Academy, she remained tense at all times.

"Wang Dong, someone's looking for you."

Hearing this, Wang Dong'er relaxed and pushed open the door. She saw a flat-chested girl downstairs waving at her in a friendly manner.

Wang Dong'er was confused. Shrek Academy would not officially begin classes until tomorrow. Other than Eldest Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan, who had already left the Inner Court, she did not know anyone here.

Could she be one of Tang San's contingencies left behind at Shrek Academy? Or does she have Huo Yuhao's Diary Copy too, just like me?

Faced with those two completely different possibilities, Wang Dong'er raised her vigilance to its highest level but still decided to find out why the other girl was looking for her.

As Wang Dong'er studied the girl, Xiao Xiao was studying her as well.

At least on the surface, there was absolutely no sign that Wang Dong'er's true identity was that of a girl like herself.

Moreover, with Wang Dong'er's current temperament and appearance while disguised as a boy, Xiao Xiao felt that she might very well have fallen for her if that mysterious Diary Copy had not exposed Wang Dong'er's identity.

Thinking of that scene, Xiao Xiao could not help feeling a little shy.

Everyone loved beauty. As a girl, liking a boy who excelled in every way was only natural. But if she liked a girl, Xiao Xiao felt that she ought to go see a doctor.

Wang Dong'er watched helplessly as Xiao Xiao's face gradually flushed, feeling that she was thinking about something not particularly friendly.

"Who are you? What do you want with me?"

Xiao Xiao was startled awake from her wild thoughts by those words. After carefully looking around, she lowered her voice.

"My name is Xiao Xiao. I'm a new student too, just like you. Do you want to go for a walk together? There are some things I want to tell you."

Wang Dong'er looked at Xiao Xiao with a gaze mixed with disgust and vigilance. "What is it? Can't you say it here?"

Xiao Xiao hesitated, then shook her head. "I can't say it here."

Wang Dong'er's pupils contracted slightly. In an instant, she understood that Xiao Xiao was not one of Tang San's contingencies, but someone who possessed Huo Yuhao's Diary Copy just like her.

Without hesitating further, she directly walked with Xiao Xiao toward Shrek Academy's entrance. If outsiders were present, they would be unable to speak of matters concerning the Diary.

Not long after Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao left, Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who were also new students, came looking for Wang Dong'er. After being told that Wang Dong'er was not there, they could only leave helplessly.

Mu En, seated in a recliner, watched Ning Tian and Wu Feng's departing backs and could not help shaking his head with a soft laugh.

"What an interesting bunch of little ones. They've only just enrolled, and they're already getting closer to the opposite sex? Being around these little ones even makes me feel younger."

"I just wonder where that girl Lexuan went. Still, with the strength of an eighty-fourth-rank Soul Douluo, as long as she doesn't go looking for trouble in those few places, she'll be in absolutely no danger. She should be back before long, right?"

"In any case, our Shrek Academy is thriving!"