The first ray of morning sunlight had barely pierced the mist over Sea God Lake when an earth-shattering roar erupted from a corner of Shrek Academy's Inner Court.
"Gu Yue—!!!"
The voice carried the distinctive dominance and fury of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, shaking leaves from the surrounding trees and sending ripples across Sea God Lake.
Then Tang Wulin's voice, aggrieved and accusatory, rang through the entire Dormitory area. "We agreed you wouldn't smoke! And you actually sneaked a cigarette behind my back!"
That roar was like a signal flare, setting everyone's nerves ablaze in an instant.
"What happened?!"
"Are we under attack?"
"Why is Wulin so angry?"
In the blink of an eye, Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui, Yue Zhengyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and even Yun Ming and Yali, who had just finished their morning exercises, rushed to the door of Tang Wulin and Gu Yue's room.
They pushed the door open, only to be greeted by this scene—
Tang Wulin had his mouth wide open and his teeth clamped onto Gu Yue's fair, delicate cheek, refusing to let go. He looked like a little tiger guarding his food, or a child who had suffered some terrible injustice taking "revenge" on a parent.
Meanwhile, Gu Yue, the normally aloof and haughty Silver Dragon King, sat calmly on the edge of the bed.
Rather than push Tang Wulin away, she reached out and affectionately stroked his long blue-gold hair. Her voice was as gentle as if she were soothing a baby. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I won't do it again. Please don't be angry, all right?"
The sight instantly turned everyone who had rushed inside to stone.
"Uh..."
Xie Xie's mouth fell open. He had already readied his martial soul and nearly failed to withdraw it. "What... what