Youquan watched as Tang Hao brutally beat Zhao Wuji, then Tang Hao gave the two of them some instructions, telling them to take good care of his son, Tang San. Then his figure flickered, and he vanished.
Only with Flender supporting him could Zhao Wuji barely remain standing.
"Flender, you really have no loyalty. If His Excellency Haotian hadn't meant me any harm, my corpse would've gone cold by now," Zhao Wuji grumbled quietly.
"What do you know? If he'd truly meant harm, would adding me to the fight have kept us from dying? He's someone who even dared to attack the Pope. What could he possibly fear?" Flender said irritably.
Zhao Wuji smiled bitterly. "How could I not know that? I was only complaining. As expected of His Excellency Haotian, his strength is truly terrifying. There probably aren't many people on the entire continent who can contend with him."
"How many Titled Douluo are easy to provoke?" Flender supported Zhao Wuji as they returned to Shrek Academy.
Once the two had gone far away, Youquan was about to head back to the academy when an instinctive sense of danger made her stop.
About the time it took to burn an incense stick later, Tang Hao stepped out of the shadows and muttered softly, "Could my senses have been wrong?"
Cold sweat instantly covered Youquan's back. If she had stepped out then, Tang Hao's killing intent toward her would have ensured that she died here tonight.
Tang Hao vanished once more, but Youquan did not dare move at all. Only when dawn began to break did she cautiously release her Soul Force to check the movements around her.
Only after she sensed the traces of Tang Hao's departure did Youquan finally relax completely. She dropped onto the ground, exhaustion washing