After a brief exchange, Xu Sanshi lifted Jiang Nannan's veil as well, then went flying backward.
Jiang Hai could sense a faint, intermittent ripple of spiritual power coming from Huo Yuhao as Xu Sanshi moved.
Once back on his water lily, Xu Sanshi smugly cupped his fists and said, "Of the three thousand waters, I drink from only one dipper. Senior and junior brothers, keep at it! We have to get all the girls' bamboo hats off in this first round."
The students who followed gave rather lackluster performances. One unlucky fellow, in particular, chose a girl standing in the corner and nearly prompted a display of Burning Rivers and Boiling Seas. Jiang Hai was now certain she was Ma Xiaotao. Even in identical clothing, her figure was striking, with full curves front and back, every bit as fiery as her temper.
The women really did overshadow the men in Shrek Academy's Inner Court. Seven or eight men in a row failed to lift a single veil, and Zhang Lexuan could not help laughing. "Are you all yellow croakers? Why do you hug the edges whenever the crucial moment comes? For love, you need the courage to risk everything. Otherwise, how will you win a girl's heart?"
Perhaps Zhang Lexuan's encouragement helped, because the students who followed proved much more capable, removing the girls' veiled bamboo hats one after another.
What Jiang Hai had not expected was that, after the Snow Empress had successfully taken human form, Huo Yuhao had actually fused with another Soul Spirit. This Soul Spirit was not the Snow Empress, but a crystal Chi Dragon seven or eight inches long. It looked like a little loach, with whiskers but no horns.
With this Chi Dragon's help, Huo Yuhao successfully removed five veils, stealing the spotlight for