Isn't This a Bit Too Subtle?

"No! Sister Liu, aren't we being a bit too subtle?"

"No! Are you really working me, Gu Zhi, like a production team donkey?"

"Together at Emperor Island's plum-shadow edge! With broken halberd and wine, I compose an emperor's verse!"

"You awful woman! What are you saying in front of the child?!"

"Qiu'er, baby, bite her! Don't let her touch my husband Gu Zhi!"

"No! Why did the screen go black again?! Gu Zhi, if you're drinking, drink something good for me too!"

"Why hasn't my membership been activated yet?! I want to activate my membership!"

"Please give us Wang Qiu'er's POV! I'm not joking!"

The comments were filled with the helpless frustration of hands unable to reach through the screen. Liu Erlong and Gu Zhi really were willing participants, while Wang Qiu'er had tried very hard to bare her fangs, only to be ruthlessly driven aside...

Bang!

Zhu Zhuqing's newly settled state of mind shattered again, while Ning Rongrong beside her held her forehead speechlessly. They were both in the Star Dou Great Forest, so why were their daily lives so vastly different?

Meng Yiran followed behind the Man Faced Demon Spider with Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, personally watching it fight Tang San to the death. Just as she was about to proudly claim credit before the Unrivaled Dragon Snake couple, the reports in the comments completely broke her composure.

"Damn it! Can't they be a little more mindful?!"

Meng Yiran's good mood was gone. She could only secretly watch the battlefield here, hoping the Man Faced Demon Spider would beat Tang San to death outright!

"This kid has some skill. Yiran, do you want to spend more time getting to know him?"

Seeing that Tang San could actually contend with a Man Faced Demon Spider at its peak, Dragon Duke developed an appreciation for talent. Just as in the original story, he even began considering matchmaking Tang San with Meng Yiran.

"Grandpa! I already have someone I want to pursue! Tang San isn't even worth mentioning compared to him!"

Meng Yiran refused to accept that. Though she had never even met Gu Zhi, she had long since decided in her heart to make him her target.

Besides, any man who could make even Zhu Zhuqing fall for him had to be incredibly strong. So what if he had a few more beauties around him?

Meng Yiran was confident she was no worse than any of them!

"Oh? Since when did Yiran have someone she liked? Why didn't you introduce him to us sooner?"

Snake Granny also cared deeply about Meng Yiran's love life, and likewise did not think highly of Tang San. She felt that he was too calculating, and with that girl named Xiao Wu by his side, he was hardly a suitable match for Meng Yiran.

"Mm... I'll tell you later..."

Meng Yiran found it difficult to explain the comments and Gu Zhi. Still, she believed that once she met Gu Zhi later, even picky people like Dragon Duke and Snake Granny would definitely be very satisfied with him.

"Fine, then we'll wait for this kid to help us deal with this Man Faced Demon Spider!"

After setting Tang San up, Dragon Duke was in a wonderful mood. He also intended to sit back and reap the benefits.

"Forget it, Grandpa. This guy has some backing. It's enough that we gave him a little trouble."

Knowing that the people from Shrek Academy were on their way, Meng Yiran also understood that Tang San had both the Master and Tang Hao supporting him. She did not want Dragon Duke and Snake Granny to clash with Tang San again.

Being able to vent some of her anger like this was already pretty good. She still wanted to go find Gu Zhi.

"Damn it! Where exactly did Little Third run off to?!"

No one had expected this pursuit to last the entire night. Since Tang San and the Man Faced Demon Spider kept shifting their battlefield, the Shrek group and Meng Yiran's group of three could only keep moving after them.

It was not until dawn was approaching that Tang San finally used his hidden weapons and Clear Sky Hammer martial soul to slay the Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Good kid! He actually did it!"

Dragon Duke and Snake Granny watched in astonishment. Several times, they had thought Tang San was about to lose, yet he stubbornly held on without falling.

"What's going on? Why did Tang San and the Man Faced Demon Spider's battle appear in the livestream?"

"No! Who wants to watch this?! Don't tell me Gu Zhi's side still isn't finished?"

"Seriously! Tang San is undergoing a tribulation over here, while Gu Zhi is celebrating a festival over there! The difference is way too absurd!"

"He deserves it! Why didn't the Man Faced Demon Spider beat him to death?! Where's Meng Yiran? Where are Dragon Duke and Snake Granny? Hurry up and finish him off!"

"That's too much! If Dragon Duke and Snake Granny kill Tang San now, what am I supposed to watch?"

"Aren't you here to watch Gu Zhi? What's so interesting about Tang San?"

"Where are the Shrek people? Why haven't they arrived yet? I think I saw Meng Yiran and the others!"

"Wait! I saw Gu Zhi's camp too! Damn, they're so close! Didn't Tang San and the Man Faced Demon Spider's fight wake them up?"

"Could it be that Gu Zhi and the others simply don't care? Don't you know how busy they were last night?"

Following the reports in the comments, Gu Zhi's group of three, Meng Yiran's group of three, the Shrek group, and Tang San seemed about to have their first encounter!

"Gu Zhi is nearby!"

This information appeared in the minds of Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran at the same time. None of them could spare another thought for Tang San's situation. They only wanted to find Gu Zhi as quickly as possible.

At Gu Zhi's camp, Wang Qiu'er glared fiercely at the two who had just gotten up, looking exactly like someone who had been wronged.

Liu Erlong's hair color had deepened further. The crimson gradient at the ends had already spread upward. Perhaps the day her hair turned entirely red would be the day she fully mastered the power of Ultimate Fire.

The comments also let Liu Erlong know that she would soon meet the Shrek group. At first, she had paid particular attention to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, but the appearance of one name suddenly threw her into panic.

"The Master... is it him..."

Though the three words Yu Xiaogang carried far less weight in her heart now, when they were truly about to meet, Liu Erlong discovered that she still could not remain completely calm.

"What's wrong, Sister Liu?"

Gu Zhi's question came from behind Liu Erlong. After last night, the two of them seemed to have become considerably more intimate.

"N-Nothing..."

Liu Erlong took a deep breath. Since matters had reached this point, she should be prepared to completely bid farewell to the past!

"We're almost there! Everyone, hold on a little longer!"

Not long after, the Master's voice clearly reached the pair's ears. Gu Zhi looked toward the source of the voice in surprise and quickly spotted the Shrek group.

"Attention! Attention! Donkey ahead!"

"Yay! Baby Zhuqing is finally reuniting with Gu Zhi! Now that awful woman Liu Erlong won't get her way!"

"No! I still haven't activated my membership! At least let them keep acting for another two episodes!"

"Exactly! We can't let that awful woman off! Heavens, give Gu Zhi a little more time!"

"Come on! Isn't cheating even more exciting? I don't believe Liu Erlong can hold herself back!"

"Damn! You're making it this intense? You don't want this livestream anymore?"

"That reminds me! I'll turn off the livestream for a while first! Everyone, watch while you still can!"

The comments became increasingly outrageous, but even that could not ease the awkwardness when Gu Zhi's group of three met the Shrek group...