When Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Yuanen Yehui returned to Shrek Academy, weary and dust-covered from their journey, they had expected a solemn war council at the Sea God Pavilion or Yun Ming's imposing figure awaiting them.
Instead, reality delivered an enormous "surprise."
They had barely entered the Sea God Pavilion's Inner Court area when they heard a stifled roar coming from one of the rooms.
"Hiss—!"
Immediately afterward, the door was flung open, and Yun Ming emerged with a hand bracing his lower back, looking as though he had nothing left to live for.
The Sea God Pavilion Master, normally so majestic and hailed as the greatest man alive, now had slightly disheveled hair and an open collar, his face marked by indescribable embarrassment and helplessness.
He seemed to be roaring, yet dared not raise his voice, leaving him to mutter through gritted teeth:
"What kind of decent wife drugs her own husband with an aphrodisiac?"
"Fine, drug me if you must, but why drag your own romantic rival into it?!"
"If word gets out, what will become of the reputation I've spent my whole life building?!"
Tang Wulin froze when he heard that.
As he looked at Yun Ming, a thought flashed through his mind.
Why... did this scene feel so familiar?
Suddenly, he remembered!
Before he had left for the Star Luo Empire to compete in the Youth Soul Master Tournament, his godmother, Ya Li, had apparently sought him out in private and said a few things with a conflicted expression.
At the time, Ya Li had meant that she and Yun Ming had been married for years without having any children (in truth, Yun Ming had kept his feelings suppressed for the sake of his responsibilities, while Ya Li had devoted herself to her healing system