Gu Yue's Thanks; Meng and Xiao's Martial Soul Evolution

Hearing Ye Chenxing's slightly regretful sigh, Gu Yue and Gu Yuena both let out long breaths of relief inwardly.

We finally fooled him.

Their gazes met briefly in midair before swiftly shifting away.

Yet that secretive glance was already thick with the smell of gunpowder.

The competition had officially begun.

Naturally unaware that they had secretly begun competing over him, Ye Chenxing looked at Gu Yue and asked seriously, "Miss Gu Yue, what brought you to the human world after taking human form this time?"

At that, Gu Yue's expression turned solemn. She actually took half a step back and gave Ye Chenxing a deep, formal bow.

"Speaking of that, first, on behalf of the entire soul beast race, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to you." Gu Yue's voice was cool yet earnest.

"It was your intervention that greatly weakened humanity's greatest threat to us—Shrek Academy."

She paused, shifting her gaze to the well-behaved Gu Yeqiu beside her. A trace of lingering fear flashed through her eyes. "More importantly, you helped our race's Imperial Auspicious Beast remove the sinister scheme secretly left behind by that God King of the God Realm."

"Without your help, the last remnants of fortune belonging to our soul beast race might have been completely stolen by that God King without us ever realizing it."

"Furthermore, the reason I can now appear in human society so freely and come before you is also because you used special means to shield us from the God Realm's scrutiny."

Seeing the once lofty Silver Dragon King adopt such a solemn posture, Ye Chenxing instead felt somewhat uncomfortable.

He waved a hand, interrupting Gu Yue's thanks. "It was nothing. You specifically came out this time, so surely it wasn't just to offer a few words of thanks,