Originally, Su Yuan had had no intention of going to Shrek, but once his cheat awakened, he had no choice.
Without a cheat, going to Shrek would be worse than staying in the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. But with one-especially a keyword extraction cheat that required contact with important characters-Shrek became a must.
Wu Feng alone had given Su Yuan a terrifying keyword that led straight to God King.
Once he actually reached Shrek, heaven only knew what keywords that bunch of lunatics would drop for him.
As the largest gathering place for lunatics on the Douluo Continent, how could Shrek's particular breed possibly disappoint Su Yuan?
Quick, quick, quick! Serve up those outrageously quotable scenes already!
"Young Mistress!"
In a quiet, elegant garden, Wu Feng beamed as she ran with light steps toward the pavilion in the center, surrounded by flowers.
Inside the pavilion, a girl with short platinum-blond hair sat quietly at a table, holding an old parchment book steeped in the weight of history. She quietly turned its pages, occasionally lifting the teacup on the table before her for a sip.
She seemed to blend perfectly into the garden, radiating a dignified, scholarly air from within.
Hearing Wu Feng's loud call, the girl gently closed her parchment book and looked toward the garden path with resignation.
"Feng, I've told you so many times not to be so rash. Whatever you do, you need to stay calm, or that impulsive nature of yours could easily undo all your efforts at the last hurdle," Ning Tian reminded her patiently.
Those words were polished and perfectly reasonable, but coming from a little girl like Ning Tian, they inevitably felt like a child playing grown-up.
It was quite comical.
Yet Wu Feng was particularly susceptible to this routine. She immediately settled down, her bashfulness even tinged with a little coyness.
Clearly, however, Ning Tian had not noticed anything unusual about Wu Feng, nor had she ever thought of the close friend she had grown up with as a scheming lesbian.
"Young Mistress, I'll remember." Wu Feng nodded obediently.
"You always say that, but you never learn." Ning Tian was at her wit's end with Wu Feng. Still, remembering what her father had told her not long ago, she smiled in relief.
The sect had arranged a marriage for Wu Feng. She had read the information on the groom, and he was an excellent match.
Not only was he steady and reserved, but his cultivation talent was outstanding as well. His Frost Dragon martial soul could also rein in the fiery temperament of Wu Feng's Scarlet Dragon martial soul.
Surely Feng would settle down in the future, then?
"So congratulations, Feng," Ning Tian said with a warm smile.
"Huh?" Wu Feng froze, then her eyes lit up.
Could it be...
Could the Young Mistress have learned how I feel, and found out that I successfully called off the engagement, so she's congratulating me on regaining my freedom?
Young Mistress, you really do have a place for me in your heart!
Wu Feng's face filled with emotion, and the coyness in her expression grew increasingly obvious.
This time, Ning Tian finally noticed the coy look on Wu Feng's face, but she still did not believe she herself was the cause.
She must be delighted with the marriage arrangement. That has to be why she looks like such a bashful maiden, right?
At that thought, Ning Tian's smile became even more indulgent. "Judging by that look, Feng, you must be very happy with the match. Well? Have you met the groom yet?"
Wu Feng was dumbfounded. Before her mind could catch up, her rebuttal had already slipped out. "No, Young Mistress! I just went to call off the engagement, and that Su Yuan agreed!"
The indulgent smile on Ning Tian's face slowly froze. Then she and the equally stiff-faced Wu Feng stared at each other, wide eyes meeting wide eyes.
Ning Tian: staring-
Wu Feng: guilt written all over her face
"Feng, what on earth were you thinking?" Ning Tian's voice rose several pitches despite herself.
"I... I just don't want to be separated from you, Young Mistress..." Wu Feng lowered her head, pressing her lips tightly together.
"So you went and called off the engagement yourself?" Ning Tian's face reddened too, but not with a maiden's bashfulness. She was boiling with anger.
She was practically furious enough to die.
She had only just told Wu Feng not to be rash, to stay calm and think through the consequences, yet before the tea on the table had even cooled, Wu Feng had dropped this bombshell on her!
If you really didn't want to get married, or simply weren't happy with the match, you could have said so!
At the very least, you could have discussed it with me, your friend!
As the sect's young mistress, I may not have any real authority yet, but for something this small, of course I would have spoken up for you and tried to help!
And instead, you really went by yourself?
Ning Tian's dignified, scholarly air vanished without a trace.
She wanted to explode, but when she saw Wu Feng's aggrieved, stubborn expression, she could not help softening a little. Suppressing her anger, she questioned her.
"Tell me exactly what happened when you went to Su Yuan to call off the engagement. Be clear about his expressions and his attitude."
Wu Feng also knew she had acted impulsively. It was simply that Ning Tian was worth throwing all caution to the wind for.
Now that Ning Tian was willing to clean up after her impulsiveness, Wu Feng naturally would not keep arguing. She obediently recounted the entire process of going to Su Yuan to call off the engagement.
"You're certain his attitude was casual the whole time, without any anger at all?" Ning Tian frowned in puzzlement.
That shouldn't be right.
She had heard a little about Su Yuan's situation too.
A boy had suffered unfair treatment, followed by his prospective bride coming to his door to break off their engagement, yet he had not been angry at all? Instead, he had been utterly casual?
Why?
Ning Tian did not know.
But putting herself in Su Yuan's shoes, she would never have been able to accept what had happened to her.
Even knowing she could not resist, she would surely have felt deeply stifled and aggrieved, let alone been able to let it go lightly and take it all in stride.
As for putting on an act?
Ning Tian did not believe a boy could possess such composure, nor did she believe a boy could possess such acting skills.
But if she had to choose between the two, she thought it was the former.
He really is an intriguing one, Ning Tian thought.
Was he timid, or did he truly not care?
She wanted to know.
Ning Tian began to take an interest in the matter, not only because she wanted to clean up the mess Wu Feng had made, but also because of that trace of curiosity she felt toward Su Yuan.
"Let's do this..." Ning Tian lightly tapped the parchment book in her hand and looked calmly at Wu Feng. "Feng, what's done is done. There's no taking it back now. Our priority is to find a solution."
"Come with me to see Father first and hear what he has to say. If it isn't too serious, you and I can go apologize to him and offer some other compensation."
"Huh? Young Mistress, you're coming with me to apologize to Su Yuan? Why sh-" Wu Feng looked thoroughly unwilling.
She had never wanted the marriage alliance in the first place, and the engagement had already been called off. Why should she go back and apologize?
Besides, Ning Tian would be going with her. Wouldn't that mean Ning Tian had to apologize to him too?
Why sh-
But before Wu Feng could finish, Ning Tian silenced her with a glare.
"Move!"
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