Just Teasing You

There was actually an Evil Soul Master spy hidden within this Shrek team.

Like Long Bing?

Chen An remained outwardly calm and continued observing the boy from afar, silently engraving his build, features, and coloring into his mind.

He turned and left without a sound, leaving behind no trace whatsoever.

Hopefully, he was only here to gather information or something similar.

If he started appearing near him frequently afterward, Chen An could no longer simply let it slide.

The next day, early morning.

The blacksmith competition began the earliest.

Chen An first accompanied Tang Wuling to the competitors' line at the Blacksmith Association, watching her head off to compete in the forging event before turning toward the individual competition arena.

Before the match, Wu Changkong had only given him one private instruction: do not reveal too much strength in the early rounds. Everything else was up to Chen An.

A massive soul-guided screen hung in the center of the individual competition venue, continuously displaying the matchups for every contestant.

There were an enormous number of participants, and several arenas had been set up within the venue, with multiple matches beginning simultaneously.

The team competition was scheduled for the afternoon.

In the spectator area, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan had already been waiting for quite some time.

They had not known that Wu Changkong had secretly registered Chen An for the individual competition. They had assumed he had merely risen early to see Tang Wuling off and would return afterward to watch the matches with them.

After waiting for so long without seeing him, Xie Xie could not help scratching the back of his head, his face full of confusion.

"Where did Brother Chen go? Why hasn't he come back after seeing Tang Wuling off?"

Xu Xiaoyan gently shook