Starlight Auction House

Early the next morning.

Outside Shrek Academy's east gate, waiting carriages already stretched for miles.

Whenever a student in uniform came through the gate, a crowd of coachmen rushed forward to vie for their business.

Lu Yi walked toward the gate alongside his four companions. They were all preparing to leave the Academy.

Mu En's offer from the previous night stood: Lu Yi could ask him for one thing at any time.

Lu Yi was in no hurry to take him up on it, much less open his mouth as wide as a lion's.

For one thing, he did not know how much weight the Flying Broomstick carried in Mu En's eyes, or what sort of item would match its value.

Even if Mu En was willing to give him a high-age Soul Bone, Lu Yi had no idea what kind would suit him.

Though Mu En clearly valued him, the matter seemed to have caused barely a ripple, and Lu Yi had received no further attention.

How could he tell? The fact that he could leave the Academy openly today was clue enough.

Still, he had told Zhang Lexuan that he would go out during the break and visit other cities.

Zhang Lexuan had merely given him a word of caution and asked no further questions.

That fit Shrek's usual style.

Xiao Xiao's home was not far from Heavenly Spirit City, so she could travel the same way as Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan.

Wang Dong was returning to the Clear Sky Sect.

Only Huo Yuhao had vanished before dawn, slipping away without a sound.

Without exception, all their destinations lay within the Heaven Dou Empire.

Lu Yi alone was heading southwest to Star Luo City.

The moment they stepped through the gate, they seemed to turn into slabs