Xiao Xiao

After Bei Bei presented his credentials, everyone entered Shrek City without a hitch.

"Big Brother Yang is really popular."

Huo Yuhao sighed in admiration. As expected of the man he idolized and hoped to catch up to.

Whether in strength or looks, he far surpassed his peers!

"With a face like that, Junior Yang is going to set quite a few girls' hearts aflutter."

Tang Ya sighed. She understood those young girls' looks all too well.

Probably all Yang Lin had to do was crook a finger, and those girls would come running eagerly.

Had she not already gotten together with Bei Bei, she probably would have been just like them, endlessly swooning over Junior Yang.

"Hey, keep it low-key, keep it low-key. Sometimes being too handsome is a burden, too."

Yang Lin spoke with full awareness of his own good looks.

Naturally, his show of charm back at the city gates hadn't been aimless.

Everything had to serve the pursuit of Emotional Value!

There would always be young girls who got so excited over his face that they supplied him with Emotional Value.

It wasn't much, but even the smallest mosquito was still meat.

Shrek City was quite bustling, with restaurants and clothing stores everywhere.

Every merchant's face shone with pride at being in Shrek City.

They regarded these out-of-towners with varying degrees of disdain.

Even the beggars in Shrek City refused alms from outsiders.

Whenever anyone mentioned Shrek, even those beggars couldn't help proudly puffing out their chests.

Just as Bei Bei was introducing the different parts of Shrek City to them,

a luxurious convoy of carriages approached from behind.

The carriages were so lavishly decorated that they might as well have had "I'm rich" written across them.

"That's the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the richest sect on the continent. Judging by this procession, they're probably here for new student registration, too. Whoever's coming must be someone important."

Tang Ya looked at the emblem at the front of the convoy as she explained to the bewildered Huo Yuhao.

A smile tugged at Yang Lin's lips. Li Bai had arrived.

He had wanted to taste that legendary Peach Blossom Brew for ages.

That fellow had often bragged inside his head about just how delicious his wine was.

Just as the convoy was about to pass them, in the carriage at its center,

the curtain was drawn aside, and a wine flask flew toward Yang Lin at tremendous speed.

It was so fast that it almost left an afterimage.

Yang Lin caught it casually.

He pulled out the stopper, and a delicate fragrance of peach blossoms wafted out, mingled with the faint sweetness of wine.

Though he didn't know much about wine, this was undoubtedly the kind he liked.

He replaced the stopper and put the Peach Blossom Brew in his storage ring, planning to savor it slowly after he got back.

Meanwhile, aboard the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's carriage,

Wu Feng gazed drunkenly at Li Bai and slurred:

"Hey, you damned drunkard, did you just throw my Peach Blossom Brew out? Watch it, or you'll never hear the end of it!"

"Oh, you saw wrong."

Li Bai brushed off her question with a casual reply.

"Ah, so I... I saw wrong?"

After saying that, Wu Feng fell into a deep sleep.

Li Bai glanced at her, then went back to drinking on his own.

This lightweight had actually tried to outdrink him. She needed a lot more practice!

"Brother Yang, the new student registration area is just ahead. You and Brother Wu can go straight over and sign up. I'll take little Yuhao to the admissions office first."

Bei Bei pointed at the open space in front of Shrek's main gates a short distance away as he spoke to Yang Lin.

Huo Yuhao was entering through a special channel, so he only needed to check in at the admissions office.

"All right. Take care."

Yang Lin waved as well.

This so-called registration area consisted of a few tables set out in front of Shrek's main gates. It was ridiculously shabby.

Those seated at the tables were either students or teachers without particularly important positions.

Shabby as it was, there were an enormous number of people lining up.

After all, this was Shrek, the sacred destination countless Soul Masters yearned for.

Watching the three leave, Wu Liuqi hurriedly reached out and grabbed the boy beside him.

"I saw you get that Peach Blossom Brew just now. Hurry up and let me try some."

"What's... what's the rush? I haven't even had any myself. Come to my dorm tonight, and we'll drink it then."

Yang Lin rapped Wu Liuqi on the head.

Then he slipped both hands into his pockets and went off to join the line.

Sure enough, his looks once again drew the attention of quite a few new students.

Many people whispered among themselves.

"Hey, who's that white-haired guy over there? He's so handsome!"

"Is he here to enroll at Shrek, too?"

"Aaaah, he looked at me! Is he interested in me?"

Compared with the swooning girls, the boys regarded Yang Lin with varying degrees of jealousy.

Still, nobody present was an idiot. They weren't going to swoop down on him like a dragon charging straight into his face just because he was too handsome.

They'd be in trouble if they ended up kicking a steel plate.

"Whew, I'm exhausted! I finally made it to Shrek."

Just as Yang Lin was still striking poses and showing off,

a clear, pleasant female voice rang out behind him.

Yang Lin turned and saw a petite, green-haired girl bent over with her hands on her knees, panting.

She was clearly worn out.

"Oh wow, you're so tall! Hi there, I'm Xiao Xiao."

Xiao Xiao raised her head and saw the white-haired boy in front of her turn around, so she cheerfully introduced herself.

Yang Lin was currently one hundred and ninety centimeters tall, while Xiao Xiao was barely over one hundred and fifty. She only reached roughly to his chest.

That made her look especially tiny.

Xiao Xiao, huh? What a coincidence. She looks like a little girl.

Yang Lin thought to himself.

Looking at that cute face and those bright eyes,

Yang Lin bent down and lightly tapped between Xiao Xiao's eyebrows with two fingers.

He smiled and said, "Hello there. I'm Yang Lin. The Lin comes from 'kirin.'"

Then he withdrew his hand and turned back around.

There was no hurry. They would have plenty of time to interact later.

At that moment, however, Xiao Xiao had completely frozen in place.

"So... so handsome..."

Xiao Xiao touched the spot between her eyebrows. It felt especially hot, and she was a little dizzy.

For someone as utterly obsessed with good looks as she was, suddenly taking that kind of beauty strike head-on had nearly crashed her brain.

"Mom was right. Shrek really is full of handsome guys. There was that Pink-and-Blue-Haired Girl earlier, and now this white-haired guy in front of me. Hehehe."

Xiao Xiao giggled foolishly. If she really got to date one of them, she would even be willing to become a Titled Douluo.

[Host gained Xiao Xiao's Emotional Value +333]

[Host gained Xiao Xiao's Emotional Value +222]

Yes, the Emotional Value confirmed it. Same surname, same name—she was indeed the Xiao Xiao from the Protagonist Group.

As for which character in the original story Yang Lin liked most,

it was undoubtedly Xiao Xiao.

In a Protagonist Group where nobody was quite normal, she was so normal that she seemed like the odd one out.

The only slightly abnormal thing about her was that she ultimately chose He Caitou as her partner.

(Xiao Xiao)

(Personally, I think the animated version looks better.)