With the awkwardness over their identities resolved, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi let out long sighs of relief, then formally invited Ying Wulin and Gu Yuena, on the academy's behalf, to serve temporarily as "guest instructors." Considering that both came from the Shrek system of another time and space, and even possessed experience and strength comparable to the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, the arrangement was entirely reasonable. The academy even felt it had stumbled upon a treasure.
Once the two honored guests had settled in, the crowd gradually dispersed. Ying Wulin was in no hurry to familiarize himself with the so-called "faculty office." Instead, he patted Tang Wulin's shoulder, his gaze carrying the confidence of someone who had been through it all, and asked, "Brother, I noticed something felt off between you and Gu Yue just now. Did... something happen between you?"
At those words, Tang Wulin's once-straight back slumped slightly. He lowered his head and stared at his mud-covered training shoes, his voice low and dejected. "Nothing... I just feel like I might not be worthy of her."
He gave a bitter twitch of his lips and continued, "Gu Yue is so outstanding. She comes from an illustrious background, she's elegant, and she's as beautiful as the moon in the sky. And me... I don't even know what my parents look like. Even having seen their stone statues, I still feel like I don't know what kind of people they are. Apart from my strength, I seem to have nothing. I'm afraid I can't give her the future she wants."
Ying Wulin listened quietly, then let out a long sigh. There was no mockery in his mismatched eyes, only deep understanding.
"So that's what this is about." Ying Wulin shook his head, his gaze deepening. "Tang Wulin,