"You really are a mischievous little fellow. I have no idea what Senior Dugu saw in you that made him become your sworn brother..." Liu Erlong gently tapped Qin Chao's nose, her eyes full of affection.
"Maybe it was my mischievousness he liked!" Qin Chao blinked. "By the way, Aunt Liu, didn't I leave you some gold coins before I went away? Why haven't you renovated the academy?"
A smile curled at Liu Erlong's lips. "Weren't you the one who said a mountain needn't be high to earn fame if an immortal lives there? What, are you turning your nose up at the academy now?"
Qin Chao scratched his head sheepishly, but admitted it readily enough. "A little, honestly. Mostly because I bragged too much. Now that my big brother and the others are here, I can't help feeling a bit let down..."
"Don't worry, we won't embarrass you. While you were away, we gave the academy a major overhaul. You'll understand once you see it..." Liu Erlong's mysterious smile piqued Qin Chao's interest.
"Then I'll wait and see..."
Shrek Academy didn't occupy much land, and they finished touring it in barely an hour.
Classrooms, dining hall, dormitories, offices...
They went through them one by one. Aside from signs of repairs to a few leaking roofs, everything looked just as it had when Qin Chao left.
The farther Dugu Bo, Xie Yue, and the others went, the more disappointed they became. Qin Chao, however, only grew more intrigued.
Liu Erlong would never lie to him, so there was only one possibility: rather than improving the campus, they had spent the money on something more important...
Sure enough, Flender's expression remained unchanged as he watched their disappointment, as though he had expected it all along.
"Everyone, we've seen everything inside