"This..."
"I don't know what to say either. This is really..."
"I truly don't know how to begin."
At that moment, even Old Song, whose status was only one point lower than Xuan Zi and Mu En's, did not know how to speak.
"Old Mu, let me say a few words at a time like this. I'm only stating my opinion. To be honest, this book is a little right about this matter."
At that moment, an old man spoke. The person who said those words made countless people's jaws drop instantly.
Even Mu En, the master of the Sea God Pavilion, could not believe it as he looked at the Sea God Pavilion elder who had spoken before him—Old Zhuang.
Old Zhuang was part of a very special faction within Shrek. Unlike the many factions that constantly fought and schemed against one another, he was a devoted Shrek loyalist. All he wanted was for Shrek to continue existing forever as an academy.
And to cultivate even more outstanding students. When Xuan Zi had caused the deaths of so many students, Old Zhuang had been furious when the matter came to light.
In Old Zhuang's eyes, as a man devoted to Shrek, Xuan Zi's actions were strangling Shrek's future. Who would still be willing to come to Shrek to study afterward? Would Shrek even have any reason to exist?
So at that time, Old Zhuang had truly wanted to fight Xuan Zi to the death.
When this old man said those extra words, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion instantly stared at him in disbelief, wondering whether they had misheard him.
"You didn't hear wrong. I understand why you're looking at me like this, and I understand what you're thinking. Although I may indeed be particularly... well... the issues raised in this book are true, and I have no way to refute them."
Old Zhuang said helplessly, "Think carefully. Ancestor Tang San was the child born from a human and the Blue Silver Emperor. Tang Hao really did fuck a blade of grass back then. No matter what you say, the Blue Silver Emperor's true body at the time was a blade of grass—a plant—so there is no way to argue against it."
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No one spoke at that moment, because it was indeed a fact.
Even if the Blue Silver Emperor had taken human form, her true body was still a blade of grass. In other words, the Haotian Douluo had come into a blade of grass back then.
"Moreover, as one of the Shrek Seven Monsters back then, the true form of the Soft Bone Rabbit Xiao Wu was indeed a rabbit. Rabbits could adapt every two months and give birth to six children a year, which was also a fact. In other words, the Soft Bone Rabbit Xiao Wu, even before reaching a million years of age, should have already had many children. This was also something that could not be denied."
By the time Old Zhuang finished saying this, he had bitten his lips until they bled. Everyone saw it and understood that this Shrek loyalist who truly loved Shrek had really forced himself to speak the truth.
It was also clear that, although he did not want to admit it, this was simply the truth.
"In other words, what it says here is correct. Tang San was the product of a union between grass and a human, and then he got together with a rabbit. What kind of child would a rabbit and a grass-man produce together? There is no way to even imagine it."
After saying that, Old Zhuang was completely unable to endure any longer and nearly fainted. Everyone hurried forward to support him. It was clear that he was truly at his limit.
"We have no way to refute it."
For once, Xuan Zi was not eating a chicken leg. Seeing that Xuan Zi was not eating one, everyone understood that he was suffering too. This attack on Shrek was simply too vicious. They could not withstand it at all.
"Anyway, do any of you have a way to make everyone stop paying attention to this book's contents? As long as they stop paying attention, the problems this book has caused us can be offset. Hurry and think of something."
After hearing Xuan Zi say that, everyone felt that it was far too difficult. This book's influence was enormous. How could it possibly be offset just like that?
"I think I have a way to help everyone solve this problem."
"???"
"???"
"???"
"???"
Everyone looked toward the speaker. It was Qian Duoduo.
"I know you all may think I'm bragging, but I can guarantee that I really do have a method to shift everyone's attention away from this book."
Qian Duoduo then picked up a cigarette and began smoking.
"What method? Hurry up and say it."
Xuan Zi could not wait any longer.
The moment he heard that Qian Duoduo had a solution, he immediately hoped Qian Duoduo would stop keeping them in suspense.
Hurry up and say it.
"It's actually very simple. The reason this book stands out is entirely because it reveals the kind of gossip everyone wants to see. The key is that it's exciting."
"Then we only need to write about—or reveal—something even more explosive. Wouldn't everyone naturally shift their attention away from this book and onto something else?"
Qian Duoduo's words were truly enlightening. In an instant, it was as though everyone had opened the door to a whole new world.
Like cutting open an ass with a knife and discovering a huge eye.
"Then leave this matter to us. We guarantee that we'll soon give everyone a satisfactory explanation and make the public shift their attention away from this book."
"Then we'll leave it to you."
The next day.
"Have you heard? A noblewoman from the Heavenly Soul Empire keeps one hundred pretty boys and another one hundred pretty boys every day, engaging in intimate physical interactions with them. Is she an aristocrat or a researcher of the female body?"
"I heard that too. There's a noble who was supposedly born unable to have children and suffers from infertility, so he found a man from another noble family to breed with his wife!"
"There's an even harsher one. They say the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire is a eunuch! None of his children are his biological offspring!"
"There's an even more outrageous rumor saying that Xu Tianran, the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, is also a eunuch. Apparently, he lost the ability to have children long ago, so it's impossible for him to have any biological children!"
"I'm telling you, they say the emperor of the Star Luo Empire passionately interacts with his own sister every day."
"I heard that some nobles from the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire often hold wife-swapping competitions among themselves!"
Sun Moon Empire.
"Ten Thousand Demon King, were you the one who released these things?"
Gu Yuena looked at her subordinate with an expression that plainly said, Tell me, was this your doing?
"My lord, I swear it absolutely wasn't me. I didn't dare release anything before you gave an order. We definitely did not publish this."
"Then who did it?" Gu Yuena was full of question marks as well.