If Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe's ilk are driven out of Shrek, then this will be my home

Ling Luochen pursed her lips and chuckled when she heard Lin Fan's words. There was no shock in her cool eyes.

"Sure. When you decide to leave Shrek, remember to call me."

"I'll leave Shrek with you."

Ling Luochen said it quite casually, as though she felt no particular resistance toward leaving Shrek Academy.

Leng Yaozhu, standing nearby, was slightly stunned when she heard Ling Luochen say this.

In her memory, at least in her era, Shrek Academy had placed tremendous importance on Shrek's honor. Which of the geniuses selected as the Shrek Seven Monsters had not valued that honor more dearly than their own lives?

If the title of Shrek Seven Monsters fell upon them, they would truly spend their entire lives protecting that honor, as though they had been brainwashed.

But Ling Luochen before her was completely unlike that, and Leng Yaozhu quickly understood why.

Compared to the title of Shrek Seven Monsters, Ling Luochen cared more about Lin Fan himself.

Their relationship was truly much better than she had imagined.

For some reason, Leng Yaozhu felt an indescribable emotion well up inside her, but she merely smiled and did not reveal it.

Lin Fan's gaze met Leng Yaozhu's. Do I need to state my position too? she thought.

Then she smiled and spoke to Lin Fan.

"I wasn't originally from Shrek anyway. If you're leaving, please take me with you."

At that moment, Long Yeyue's face turned livid with anger upon hearing Ling Luochen's outrageous words. She slammed her hand onto the table.

"Outrageous!"

Long Yeyue was seething when she said this.

"As one of Shrek Academy's Seven Monsters, you actually care so little for the honor of the Shrek Seven Monsters! You don't place that honor above your own life! You simply aren't a Shrek person!"

When they had learned that Lin Fan had come to Shrek Academy, they had specifically investigated the history from ten thousand years ago. Who was Ling Luochen?

She had been one of the Shrek Seven Monsters of the generation that Huo Yuhao and the others had replaced in battle!

The more Long Yeyue spoke, the more agitated she became, blurting out a stream of ugly words.

"Ling Luochen should have died back then, and the other Shrek Seven Monsters should have lived!"

"At the very least, the other Shrek Seven Monsters would definitely have considered the honor of the Shrek Seven Monsters more important!"

"As expected, what kind of normal person could be friends with an evil soul master?"

The atmosphere in the hall immediately became rather delicate after those words.

When Elder Bei heard his wife say this, he still chose to gently remind Long Yeyue to mind her wording.

"Ling Luochen was, after all, a key figure in winning the championship for Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago. It would be better to say less about such matters."

Long Yeyue's expression immediately darkened further. She turned to glare at Elder Bei, her voice sharp.

"You're speaking up for her? Can't you see that Ling Luochen is an ungrateful wretch?"

"Shrek taught her so much and gave her so many resources. Is this how she repays the academy?"

Her tone grew increasingly aggressive, until she even said something she should not have said.

"When it comes to judging people, you truly are inferior to Chen Xinjie."

The entire hall fell silent in an instant.

Long Yeyue's first love had been Chen Xinjie. Although she later married Elder Bei, she had now said this right in front of him, even claiming that he was inferior to Chen Xinjie. That was truly a stab to the heart.

Everyone's gazes involuntarily fell on Elder Bei, wanting to see how he would react.

Yet Elder Bei merely set down his teacup lightly, his expression unchanged, as though he had not heard those words.

After so many years, he was used to it.

Lin Fan had already escorted Leng Yaozhu and Ling Luochen back to Shrek Academy. After bidding them farewell, he took out his Communication Soul Tool and contacted Mu En.

"Elder Mu, have you found what Elder Zhou left behind?"

There was silence on the other end of the Communication Soul Tool for a while before Mu En's somewhat weary voice came through.

"Not yet. Elder Zhou left us too little information. You've seen that information as well. It will be difficult to make sense of it in a short time. Elder Zhou had an odd personality and loved making riddles like this."

Mu En could not help smiling when Elder Zhou was mentioned, as though they were simply chatting about everyday matters, before he continued.

"But you needn't worry. Just stay peacefully at Shrek Academy. This was once Elder Zhou's home, and now it is your home as well."

Lin Fan answered directly upon hearing this.

"Shrek Academy may indeed have been Elder Zhou's home."

"But it is not my home."

Mu En did not rush to refute him. Instead, he fell silent for a moment. He knew that Lin Fan held resentment in his heart, which was why he had sent Xuan Zi away when Lin Fan was due to return.

"If Elder Mu can drive Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and all their ilk out of Shrek Academy, then I would be willing to stay."

Mu En could not help sighing from the other end of the Communication Soul Tool.

Drive Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and all those people out? Then who would remain in Shrek Academy that could still be of use? Virtually all of Shrek Academy consisted of people like them.

In the end, Mu En could only slowly say one sentence.

"Think it over carefully."

Lin Fan put away the Communication Soul Tool and headed toward his property in Shrek City. He was quite wealthy and owned a relatively large residence within Shrek City. It was quiet and secluded, making it suitable for living alone.

Lin Fan pushed open the courtyard gate and entered. Crossing the front yard, he arrived at a room specially used for cultivating herbs.

Several wooden racks stood inside, with flowerpots neatly arranged upon them. The pots contained Purifying Evil Spirit Leaf Grass.

The grass leaves were pale blue-green, long and narrow, with faint silvery-white patterns along their edges. They did not look particularly eye-catching, but from up close, one could smell a subtle, fresh herbal fragrance.

However, these Purifying Evil Spirit Leaf Grasses were very young, mostly only two or three years old.

Precisely because they had not grown long enough, a large amount of Purifying Evil Spirit Leaf Grass was needed each time he cleansed Zhang Peng of evil aura.

He had always needed to prepare in advance, but... now that he had obtained the Time Martial Soul, could he use it on these plants?

No sooner said than done.

Lin Fan crouched before the flowerpots, his gaze falling upon the pale blue-green leaves. Then he slowly extended his hand, hovering his palm above the grass.

The next instant, an invisible force spread from his palm and enveloped the Purifying Evil Spirit Leaf Grass.

The Purifying Evil Spirit Leaf Grass, originally only two or three years old, began growing at a visible rate. Its leaves became broader and thicker, their color deepened, and the silvery-white patterns became clearer.

In just a few breaths, the age of the Purifying Evil Spirit Leaf Grass had risen to five hundred years.

A glimmer of excitement flashed through Lin Fan's eyes as he watched the scene before him.

When used on humans, his time ability could accelerate them by only five years at most, and it could only be used on the same person once.

But when used on plants, it could accelerate them by five hundred years at once, and it seemed he could use it once per day.

The corners of Lin Fan's lips curled slightly as he thought of this.

If that was truly the case, wouldn't he be invincible?

Wasn't his Martial Soul basically a little green bottle?

Wouldn't he become a AAA immortal herb wholesaler outright?

Still, he understood that although this Purifying Evil Spirit Leaf Grass had gained age, its medicinal effect was rather singular and could not cover everything. Just like Martial Souls, a fire-attribute Martial Soul could not possibly unleash water-element attacks.

Of course, for Zhang Peng's current situation, this was a good thing. From now on, Zhang Peng could rid himself of the flaws in his Martial Soul.