Speculation (Bonus Chapter)

As for Xiao Wu, Dongfang Yu naturally had designs on her—nothing else, purely for her Soul Ring.

Now everyone at Shrek was like startled birds. They simply would not leave the academy, making it inconvenient for him to make a move. It would not do for all thunder and no rain, either.

What did Xiao Wu care about? And how could he lure her out on her own? That was the question.

"Hehehe..." Dongfang Yu suddenly thought of something. Xiao Wu was a Transformed Soul Beast; he could make full use of that to lay a net from which she could not escape.

And he had sworn before the Sky Azure Bull Python that he would not let anyone else harm her. In that case, he would just do it personally. That could not count as breaking his oath, could it?

Angewomon: "..."

Who would have thought that, besides being a master liar, he was also this thick-skinned, actually exploiting a loophole in his oath.

Dongfang Yu said to Luo Le, "Go spread a piece of news near Shrek Academy."

Luo Le respectfully replied, "Please give your orders, my lord."

"Say that... there has recently been news of a Soul Beast taking human form."

"As you command."

A few days later, Shrek Academy.

Tang San had waited several days without his father appearing, and he was growing anxious. It made no sense. Could something have happened to him?

"Xiao San." Yu Xiaogang appeared behind him.

"Teacher."

"Mm." Yu Xiaogang walked closer and stood at his side, gazing into the distance. Then he asked, "Do you understand your father?"

"My father? In my memories, he was only a very ordinary blacksmith." Tang San recalled. Though he said that, he no longer thought so now. He vaguely felt that his father