At Mu En's call, Lu Yi put away his Wand, left the room, and returned to the first floor of the Sea God Pavilion.
Mu En was waiting there with Huo Yuhao, who had also recently emerged from seclusion.
But the two of them were not alone in the meeting room. Besides Xuan Zi, an unfamiliar man was present.
The man was short and stout, clearly no longer young, yet his plump face bore no wrinkles.
Metal objects covered him from head to toe. He was plainly a Soul Engineer.
Lu Yi studied the man with curiosity, while the man sized him up in turn.
"So this is Lu Yi?" the stout man asked with a broad smile. "A young genius indeed."
Mu En introduced him to Lu Yi. "Lu Yi, this is Jing Hongchen, Hall Master of Virtue Hall. He came specifically to visit Shrek and wanted to meet you as well."
Jing Hongchen?
Lu Yi was a little surprised.
Ma Xiaotao had not been affected by the Sword of Judgment and transformed into a Black Phoenix. Xuan Zi had not taken the sword, either. By rights, Jing Hongchen had no reason to come.
And he said he wanted to meet Lu Yi.
Did he really hold a grudge over the scar I left on his grandson?
As if he had seen Lu Yi's doubts, Jing Hongchen explained first. "Don't worry. Xiao Hongchen is in fine health. I won't blame you for an injury sustained in a fair match. A scar is nothing for a boy."
As he spoke, however, Jing Hongchen was secretly alarmed.
Ever since the Sun Moon Team had returned and he had learned what had happened in the tournament, he had been curious about the Lu Yi whom his grandchildren kept mentioning.
Given Lu Yi's