"Tired?"
His secretary, Ju Zi, hurried over and began kneading the backs of his shoulders with her delicate hands.
Xu Cheng turned his head.
Sunlight streamed through the car window onto the girl's face.
Her pretty face was full of concentration as she massaged his shoulders, lending her a charm all her own.
But to the girl, wasn't he just as captivating?
Enlightenment, reform, service to the people-he wielded immense authority at such a young age. Especially when he stepped down from the stage, countless iron-blooded soldiers followed behind him.
To a young girl, that attraction was equally fatal.
"Next year, you should enter the Military Headquarters. You need to build enough prestige in the army to personally command the wars to come and avenge your parents."
Xu Cheng spoke.
"Next year?" Ju Zi raised her head, her large eyes filled with confusion.
"Yes. In three months, I'll head to the Star Luo Empire for the continental tournament. And just last month, Elder Jing sent out an invitation for an exchange program. Over the next two or three years, I may go to Shrek Academy as an exchange student..."
Xu Cheng explained.
"Shrek Academy? An exchange student? Haven't they... not agreed yet?"
Ju Zi froze.
"They will."
Xu Cheng smiled.
After Xuan Zi, the Holy Spirit Cult's supreme elder, stirred things up, Mu En would finally understand the importance of soul tools and agree to the exchange proposal from the Sun Moon Empire.
"Oh..."
The girl seemed rather downcast.
"A Cheng, you're going to Shrek Academy?"
Inside the Sea of Consciousness.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke in surprise.
"Yes. No one can rival Shrek Academy's research into martial souls. I might gain a deeper understanding of martial souls there too," Xu Cheng said with a nod.
Was Shrek