I'm Back, and I'm Still Competing

The lights at Shrek's residence were still on.

When Yuan Yu pushed through the gate, Tang San was sitting beside the Training Ground. The Eight Spider Lances spread behind him, faint blue light covering their cracks as they slowly healed through Soul Power.

Xiao Wu stood watch nearby. No one else had gone to bed, either.

"Did you get an answer?" Tang San retracted the Eight Spider Lances.

Yuan Yu walked up to him and handed over the Papal Decree.

"The original order came from Teacher Bibi Dong. She told Grandpa Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei to kill you before you grew stronger."

No one in the courtyard spoke.

Yuan Yu did not make excuses for Bibi Dong or shift the blame to those who had carried out the order.

Tang San took the decree and read it from first line to last. The papal seal could not be forged, and the Soul Power lingering on the paper belonged to Bibi Dong.

"She withdrew the order?"

"Spirit Hall won't move against you again before we leave Spirit City after the Finals. She also agreed to give both sides a chance to settle the past."

"What past?"

"Your father, your mother, the Previous Pope, and the people who died in that hunt."

Tang San's fingers tightened around the decree.

"You know who my mother was?"

"I only know one name: Ah Yin. But I can't even explain where I heard it, so I can't give you that as an answer."

Yuan Yu continued, "You can wait for Uncle Tang Hao to tell you himself, or look through Spirit Hall's records after the tournament. What I can promise is that Teacher Bibi Dong has agreed to stand down for now. If your father is willing to appear, both sides can talk behind closed