"Heh heh, you old poison fiend, you've certainly worked out a fine scheme! But you're getting ahead of yourself. Huo Yuhao may be talented, but it isn't his turn to shine in this tournament yet! Shrek Academy accepts your condition!"
Before Mu En could speak, Xuan Zi curled his lip and accepted Du Busi's condition outright.
Mu En had never objected to any of the conditions Du Busi had proposed earlier. Besides, Xuan Zi did not believe Huo Yuhao would have any opportunity to distinguish himself in this tournament, so he agreed without hesitation.
Yet a gleam seemed to flash through Mu En's eyes. His lips parted slightly, but whatever he wanted to say remained unspoken.
Huo Yuhao, however, saw it perfectly clearly. He also knew a little lip-reading, and what Mu En had wanted to say was unmistakable.
Fucking idiot!
I've poured my heart and soul into preserving Shrek's legacy, only to end up with this bunch... Teacher, if Xuan Zi had inherited even a sliver of your shrewdness and wisdom, I could depart in peace, Mu En thought.
But Xuan Zi had already agreed to Du Busi's condition. Once a gentleman gave his word, even a team of four horses could not catch it; even Mu En could not take it back. And the delighted expression on Huo Yuhao's face made it clear just how happy the boy was!
"Dragon God Douluo, I'll say it again. I trust your integrity, but I doubt Shrek Academy will ever produce another Mu En," Du Busi said with a wistful sigh as he rose.
As the head of a sect, he could also see that Mu En faced the same predicament he did: the lack of a reliable successor.
Neither Xuan Zi nor Yan Shaozhe, powerful though they were, could be