Shrek's Glory Parasite

But Cao Dezhi had already made up his mind.

"Since Cai Yue'er wanted to kill my son..."

"No one can stop me today!"

"Your son?"

Long Yeyue froze.

Cai Yue'er stood dumbfounded as well.

She had never imagined...

That the boy was actually Cao Dezhi's son!

She had originally thought the boy was merely a talented junior Zang Xin favored.

At most, he was simply a beloved disciple...

But Cao Dezhi's cry of "my son" had struck like a thunderbolt, utterly shattering all her luck and composure.

They looked toward Yun Ming.

Yun Ming slowly nodded.

Boom!

Cai Yue'er felt as though the sky had collapsed.

Her mind went blank in that instant, and her body involuntarily retreated half a step.

Her earlier composure had been based on Cao Xin being merely a Tang Sect disciple. No matter how talented or favored he was, he was only that much to the Tang Sect.

Even if the matter were truly exposed, it could not possibly affect her standing as a Shrek elder.

At most, she would be confined for a few more years.

Then fined some resources.

But there would always be room to maneuver.

If this boy was Cao Dezhi's biological son...

Then it was completely different!

This was trying to wipe out his bloodline!

This was an irreconcilable, life-and-death vendetta, a blood feud that no faction or seniority could mediate.

And she had actually done it!

She had personally sent people to kill Cao Dezhi's only heir!

Cai Yue'er was finally afraid.

All the color drained from her face in an instant.

For the first time, genuine terror appeared in her eyes.

She hurriedly looked toward Long Yeyue.

"Elder Long..."

At that moment, Long Yeyue's expression also became conflicted.

She was not truly a fool...

To keep clashing head-on with Cao Dezhi at a time like this.

Back when she had dared to slap Qian Gu Dieting, it was because Old Bei had still been alive!

She had backing!

Even now...

As the Supreme Elder of Shrek Academy,

with Yun Ming, a Peak Quasi-God, as Old Bei's disciple, she could still throw her weight around.

In fact, she often did not even need Yun Ming. With her seniority alone, she could settle many matters.

But this time...

Neither her seniority nor Yun Ming could help.

Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin joining forces...

Only a god could contend against them.

The might of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Emotion Moves Heaven, was enough to make any Quasi-God recoil.

She hesitated greatly now, rapidly weighing the pros and cons in her mind.

Stepping back now would not damage her reputation anyway. There was no need to stake her old face on behalf of Cai Yue'er.

Thus, after a moment...

Long Yeyue decisively chose self-preservation.

She took a step back, and when she looked at Cao Dezhi again, her tone no longer carried its earlier toughness.

"This old woman did not know the reason..."

"That is why I spoke up to stop you."

"But since this concerns your descendant..."

"This old woman will not interfere."

She made it sound casual, as though she had merely been an uninformed bystander from beginning to end.

If she had not known when to back down...

Qian Gu Dieting would have killed her long ago, regardless of his brotherly bond with Old Bei.

As for why she had slapped Qian Gu Dieting in the first place, it was not complicated.

She had wanted to slap him, so she did. Old Bei had been there to protect her anyway.

Of course, if she had married Chen Xinjie...

She definitely would not have done that.

After all, Chen Xinjie was her true love.

As for Old Bei, he had merely been a backup.

And now that Old Bei was dead...

No one would unconditionally support her anymore.

Long Yeyue had become much more sensible than before.

Hearing that, Cao Dezhi nodded slightly.

But Cai Yue'er collapsed.

Her gaze lingered for an instant on Long Yeyue's retreating figure before she turned toward the watching elders. Her voice was sharp and shrill as she roared.

"How can you sit by and watch others come knocking at our door?! Have you swallowed up Shrek's ten thousand years of glory?!"

"For the past twenty thousand years..."

"Who has ever dared to come knocking at Shrek's door!"

As soon as her words fell.

Quite a few elders changed expression, a trace of conflict flashing through their eyes.

Their quiet, observant stances visibly wavered when they heard the words "Shrek's ten thousand years of glory," as though that sentence had struck some chord within them.

Cao Xin, who had been silently watching the entire time, was stunned as well.

Watching Cai Yue'er stir up the elders' emotions again with just a few words, he could not help sighing inwardly...

Is this old hag really that good at staying alive?

He had heard about it before he transmigrated.

Shrek Academy had two great parasites.

One was the Love Parasite.

Love above all else.

As the saying went, "You merely died, but they lost their love! Their love!"

The other was the Glory Parasite.

This was Shrek Academy's exclusive parasite.

The activation condition...

Was to shout, "Shrek's glory."

And once it was shouted...

People could directly ignore every cost and would defend Shrek's glory at any price!

Now, Cai Yue'er had demonstrated it right before his eyes.

Cao Xin watched the changing looks in the elders' eyes and silently commented to himself.

As expected of the Glory Parasite.

Cai Yue'er had only shouted a few lines...

And these elders' gazes had already changed.

However...

Cao Xin narrowed his eyes.

It seemed he could give it a try.

Thus, Cao Xin stepped forward, walking out from Zang Xin's side and standing at the center of everyone's attention.

He looked at Cai Yue'er, his voice clear and bright.

"Cai Yue'er, do you dare fight me!"

The entire scene was shocked.

The elders who had just been conflicted all froze, their gazes falling in unison upon the seven-year-old boy, their faces filled with disbelief.

Even Cao Dezhi could not help saying.

"Little Xin."

But Cao Xin continued, staring directly at Cai Yue'er's face, which had twisted slightly in astonishment.

"Take one sword strike from me."

"No matter the outcome, we will be even."

Cai Yue'er had never expected this brat to overestimate himself enough to challenge her.

Her heart, which had already fallen into the abyss of despair, seemed to glimpse a ray of hope at that moment.

A seven-year-old child was voluntarily delivering himself to her doorstep...

Wasn't this a lifeline bestowed by heaven?!

For a moment, she felt as though she had escaped death. Her earlier fear and collapse were instantly replaced by a twisted arrogance, and her voice became sharp and haughty.

"One sword?"

"What if I let you have three swords!"

"Fine, then three swords."

Cao Xin nodded, his tone calm.

But Cai Yue'er's expression remained unchanged.

She was a Titled Douluo!

Let alone three swords, even three hundred swords from a seven-year-old child could never break her defenses!

She had even begun planning how, after the three strikes, she would magnanimously spare Cao Xin in order to win the sympathy of everyone present.

"Little Xin."

At this moment, Zang Xin also spoke.

His expression carried obvious concern.

Seeing this, Cao Xin turned his head and looked at Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin, his gaze serious and resolute.

"Big Dad, Second Dad. Trust me."