"Chu Ge, this is Xi Xi, a good friend of mine, and the others are..."
With a warm smile, Ma Xiaotao introduced the people beside her to Chu Ge, going through them one by one.
"Hello, everyone."
Chu Ge wore an equally friendly expression as he greeted each of them.
The one with the crew cut was Chen Zifeng, a Power Attack System Soul Master who was very close to becoming a Soul Emperor.
The little fellow was Gongyang Mo, a support-type Soul Master whose Martial Soul was the rare Rainbow Dragon.
Then there was the frail-looking boy, Yao Haoxuan, one of the supremely unlucky fellows who had died horribly in the original story-the unluckiest of the unlucky.
Of course, everyone in this generation was an unlucky soul, so there was no need to rank their misfortune. Soon, his gaze finally settled on the blond man. That had to be Dai Yueheng.
And at that moment, the other man was looking at him too.
"Hello, Brother Chu."
"My name is Dai Yueheng, a rank 63 Battle Soul Emperor. If there's anything I don't understand in battle in the future, please don't hold back on your advice."
He spoke with a reasonably warm smile.
He was already imagining recruiting a Titled Douluo for the Duke's Mansion before he himself became one.
Surely, he would become even more outstanding than his father.
At the very least, he would be far better than Dai Huabin, that little brother among little brothers who had knelt and kowtowed.
"Yes, hello."
In response to the man's friendly overture, Chu Ge merely nodded without saying much else.
He quietly studied the man before him. Dai Yueheng thought Chu Ge was analyzing his strength, little knowing...
I wonder, if Yudie faced him...
What chance would she have of winning?
Chu Ge blinked, silently pondering the question.
Indeed, faced with a man four whole major realms above his disciple, someone capable of putting up a fight against a Soul Saint, he wasn't thinking about when Yudie would reach that level, but rather...
When she would be able to defeat him.
The reason was simple. After defeating Dai Huabin, the next target would naturally be Dai Yueheng. Compared with the former, this man was currently an opponent worthy of Yudie's attention.
Besides, a Soul Grandmaster against a Soul Emperor.
The advantage was theirs.
As for that greenhorn Dai Huabin, he wasn't even worth calling a side dish.
That look...
Why does it feel strangely dangerous?
Feeling Chu Ge's gaze on him, Dai Yueheng couldn't understand why those handsome, gentle eyes somehow gave off a cold, piercing sensation.
Before long, under Chu Ge's watchful eye, the members of the Shrek Seven Devils all began training. Ma Xiaotao, of course, was clearly the exception.
"You aren't joining everyone?"
Chu Ge asked with a smile.
"Of course not."
"I'm already very strong. If it weren't..."
"If it weren't for the flaw in my talent, I'd already be a Soul Saint. I alone would be a match for everyone."
Ma Xiaotao nodded proudly, her face full of a genius's confidence, but also a deep sense of desolation.
Flawed talent...
No matter what, there was no getting around it!
If her talent were complete, perhaps the strength she could unleash wouldn't fall far short of her eldest senior sister's. She certainly wouldn't be taking this long just to break through to Soul Saint.
I'm already nineteen, not an eighteen-year-old girl anymore, and I'm only a rank 68 Soul Emperor...
How am I any different from a rookie?
Ma Xiaotao couldn't help thinking resentfully.
Chu Ge clearly knew nothing of this. He merely thought it was possible that the girl before him was on her period.
"Brother Chu..."
"So you're a teacher in the Inner Court?"
Just then, Ling Luochеn appeared nearby, her stunning, normally icy face already showing a measure of shock as she blurted out the question.
Clearly, she truly couldn't reconcile the man who had lain beside the Golden Ancient Tree, who looked about her own age, with an Inner Court teacher.
Naturally, anyone teaching at Shrek would be no ordinary person, but wasn't this man far too young?
So young that he almost exceeded what she could imagine.
"Hahaha."
"Yes, that's right."
Chu Ge nodded, looking at this neighbor who lived very close to him, and confirmed it.
"That's incredible..."
Ling Luochеn's eyes flickered. She was undoubtedly stunned.
She was only a few years younger than him. How could the gap between two people be so vast?
So this world...
Really had never lacked geniuses. Sister Xiaotao was one, her eldest senior sister was another, and Chu Ge was even more so.
"I'm going to cultivate."
Ling Luochеn gave Chu Ge a smile, then quietly stepped aside. What she had learned this time would clearly motivate her to work even harder at her cultivation.
Get stronger...
She would get much, much stronger!
Ma Xiaotao silently watched all of this from the side.
"Brother Chu."
"Xiaotao has mentioned you to me quite a few times. Now that I've met you, you really are extraordinary."
Just then, Xi Xi glanced at Ma Xiaotao beside her, then turned her gaze to Chu Ge and spoke with a cheerful smile.
A mischievous gleam was now flickering in her lovely eyes.
Who didn't love digging into juicy gossip?
Especially when it concerned her best friend. She had to feast on every bite!
"Hm?"
"Xiaotao has mentioned me?"
Chu Ge paused slightly, then looked at Ma Xiaotao with a curious expression and asked with a light chuckle.
He really did have his doubts about that.
After all, he didn't chat with Ma Xiaotao very often, and she hadn't shown any particularly strong emotions. Would she really mention him to her friends in private?
Ma Xiaotao herself looked utterly bewildered.
She clearly hadn't expected anything like this to happen. Wait, what was going on?
Why had the conversation suddenly turned to her and Chu Ge?
Xi Xi, what the heck are you playing at?!
"Brother Chu, of course Xiaotao has mentioned you."
Under Ma Xiaotao's almost murderous stare, Xi Xi wore an adorable smile and spoke with complete seriousness.
Oh no.
An ominous premonition inexplicably rose in Ma Xiaotao's heart. Sure enough, the next moment, Xi Xi's utterly friendly voice rang in both their ears.
"I've known her for so long, but I've never seen Xiaotao pay this much attention to a boy before, let alone talk to me about him."
"She always tells me how talented you are, how much you spoil your disciple... her name is Xiao Yudie, right? Anyway, how much you spoil her and how well you treat her, and what a nice person you are, and how handsome you are."
Xi Xi's face was the very picture of integrity as she enunciated every word.
"Xiaotao, don't you agree?"
For her best friend's lifelong happiness.
This role of helper and wingwoman.
She simply had to take it!
It was all for Xiaotao!
(End of chapter)
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