After the Battle

When Shrek returned to the academy, it was almost dawn.

Ma Hongjun sat down on the floor as soon as he entered the room.

"I can't take it anymore, I never want to smell poison again in my life."

Oscar leaned against the doorframe, still holding the unfinished sausage in his hand.

"Don't give me that. You were asking me if I had any midnight snacks on your way back."

Ma Hongjun looked up.

"Injury and hunger are not mutually exclusive."

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and pulled Tang San to sit down beside her. Dai Mubai leaned against a pillar, his arms still numb, but a smile played on his lips.

Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder wound had just been stopped bleeding by the Nine-Hearted Begonia, and her complexion wasn't good, but she stood very straight.

Ning Rongrong sat at the table, gently tapping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with her fingers.

She had expended a lot of Soul Power tonight, but her eyes were very bright.

This night was far more effective than the scolding I received at Shrek.

She knew the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was powerful before.

But just now on the Dueling Platform, if she had hesitated even for half a breath, the person in front of her might have been blasted off the stage by Lightning.

She glanced at Dai Mubai, then at Zhu Zhuqing.

One of them took the brunt of the attack head-on, while the other cut into the backline; both were the most seriously injured, yet neither of them cried out in pain.

Ning Rongrong pursed her lips, suppressing much of her princess-like temper.

Flender looked at them, his words sharp and sarcastic.

"They're all so exhausted, how can they still smile?"

Zhao Wuji grinned.

"How can I not laugh? Even the Imperial Fighting couldn't defeat them."

Flender glared at him.

"That's called achieving the observation goal, not winning."

Dai Mubai looked up.

"Dean, we'll win next time."

Flender was about to say something more, but upon hearing this, he suppressed a smile.

"Next time, focus on getting your arm healed first."

Yuan Yu was the last to enter, clutching the Snow-Character Token in his hand.

He didn't sit down immediately; he first tossed the sign onto the table.

The small sign spun halfway around the wooden table and stopped near the oil lamp.

Tang San immediately moved closer.

Ning Rongrong sat up straight as well.

Flender frowned.

"Is this what it is?"

Yuan Yu nodded.

"It was taken from the pharmacy courier. It looks like a clue, but feels like a trap."

Zhao Wuji leaned closer and took a look.

"How could a shabby sign have a hole in it?"

Yuan Yu pushed the sign in front of him.

"Teacher Zhao, if you saw a hole with a sign that says 'Don't step in,' would you step in it?"

Zhao Wuji snorted, "I'll flatten it with one stomp."

Yuan Yu gave a thumbs up.

"Therefore, you are not suitable to have this checked."

Ma Hongjun couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Zhao Wuji glanced over at it.

Ma Hongjun immediately lowered his head.

"I'm badly injured, I didn't hear anything."

Tang San picked up the plaque and used the lamp to examine the wear marks on the back.

"The character 'snow' was carved later; the original mark was worn away."

Ning Rongrong asked, "Is someone trying to lead us into associating us with the word 'snow'?"

Yuan Yu smiled.

"Clever."

"Don't praise me," Ning Rongrong snorted. "It sounds like you're trying to trick me."

Yuan Yu placed the Wine Gourd on the table.

"Little princess, I really need to borrow your identity tomorrow."

"Investigate the Spirit Arena?"

"Check the accounts."

A glint flashed behind Flender's glasses.

"Check the accounts?"

"Where do the medicines for the pharmacy come from? Who handles the medicine chests? Who is in charge of the Soul Guidance Lamp Array? Who changed the Soul Fighting time?"

Yuan Yu stretched out his finger and pointed at each item one by one.

"These tasks can't all be done by one handyman. Someone has to collect the money, someone has to open the door, someone has to let people through, and someone has to cover their tracks."

Flender stopped laughing.

"You suspect the upper echelons of the Spirit Arena?"

"There's at least one person of considerable status inside."

Yuan Yu picked up the Wine Gourd, shook it, but didn't drink it.

"Mr. Xu was just someone who took money and did the job. Last night, the Black-Clad Men retreated too easily, and the pharmacy runner was too easy to catch. Real people aren't afraid of losing these small fry."

Tang San said, "What they're afraid of is the debt."

"Right."

Ning Rongrong took over the conversation.

"As long as the medicinal herbs, passageways, and Lamp Array are all recorded, the Spirit Arena can never be truly cleansed."

Flender glanced at her.

"Little girl, you've got a good head on your sleeve tonight."

Ning Rongrong looked up.

"I already had it."

Oscar whispered, "They used to keep it well hidden."

Ning Rongrong glared at him immediately.

Oscar quickly hid the sausage behind his back.

Tang San put the sign back on the table.

"Then let's go to the accounting office tomorrow."

Xiao Wu immediately said, "I'll go too."

Tang San glanced at her.

"You must have used up quite a bit tonight."

I'm not tired.

Yuan Yu leaned back in his chair.

"Xiao Wu, you'll stay and watch over the academy tomorrow."

Xiao Wu was dissatisfied.

"On what grounds?"

"Because someone might not want us to conduct the audit peacefully. We've all gone out, and the academy is empty now."

Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.

She looked at Tang San.

Tang San nodded.

"I'll go check the medicine. You stay here, I don't mind."

Xiao Wu reluctantly agreed.

Footsteps could be heard outside the door.

Qin Ming has arrived.

He didn't go inside; instead, he stood at the doorway and bowed to Flender.

"Dean, Imperial Fighting will rest tomorrow and leave Soto before noon the day after tomorrow."

Yuan Yu raised an eyebrow.

"Two days."

Qin Ming understood what he meant.

"I can only postpone it until the day after tomorrow at the latest. I have a schedule at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

That's enough.

Yuan Yu picked up the Snow-Character Token.

Rosy Cloud Pattern appeared on the blade.

This time, it's colder than before.

After Qin Ming left, Dugu Yan also didn't sleep in the Imperial Fighting Resting Courtyard on the other side.

She spread out the paper and wrote very quickly.

"Grandpa, there's a Tang San in Suotuo City whose medicine can neutralize my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison. There's also Yuan Yu, a twelve-year-old Soul King Martial Soul the Sun Wheel Blade. If you have time, please come and take a look."

She paused at the end and added a sentence.

"I didn't lose, but I'm not convinced."

Ye Lingling sat down beside her and said softly, "Your grandfather is coming?"

Dugu Yan sealed the letter.

"He'll definitely come when he hears that someone can cure my poison."

Yu Feng leaned against the window, rubbing his shoulders.

"Yanzi, your grandfather is here. Will something bad happen in Suotuo City?"

Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at him.

"What do you take my grandfather for?"

Osler said calmly from the side, "Titled Douluo."

Yu Feng nodded immediately.

"Yes, it's precisely because he's Titled Douluo that I'm afraid."

Yu Tianheng did not laugh.

He was still thinking about Yuan Yu's slash.

Thunder against thunder, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was actually sliced in two by a single blade.

That feeling was awful.

But he felt no resentment; instead, he felt an even stronger determination.

Next time, he'll make Yuan Yu.

Yu Tianheng stood by the window and did not stop them.

"Don't let the seniors hurt them."

Dugu Yan snorted.

"My grandfather isn't unreasonable."

Ye Lingling glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Yu Tianheng turned around.

"Yanzi, this is different from the Dueling Platform. On the Dueling Platform, the outcome is clear. But if someone fights offstage, it's not just about saving face."

Dugu Yan paused, her fingers moving slightly.

She may have protested verbally, but she knew the truth in her heart.

Tang San's medicine made her feel unwell, but the pharmacy was attacked and the Soul Guidance Lamp Array was tampered with—none of these things were done by Tang San.

She hates being schemed against.

What I hate even more is when someone schemes against you and then tries to make you take the Imperial Fighting.

"I know."

Dugu Yan handed the letter to her attendant.

"Hurry up and deliver it."

Suotuo City, a Messenger Eagle soars into the night.

Inside Shrek Academy, the Snow-Character Token in Yuan Yu's hand cooled down once more.

The feeling conveyed by the Rosy Cloud Pattern was very clear.

This brand is not the answer.

Someone hid the answer behind the sign.