After making an extremely conspicuous passage through the Balak Kingdom's border, the group soon returned to Suotuo City.
Tian Meng took Xuanwu and the newly recruited people back to headquarters to make arrangements, while Leng Xiyue and her two companions returned straight to Shrek Academy.
The annual admissions season had come again. Shrek Academy, usually so deserted, grew lively once more, with a crowd of suckers lined up neatly at the village entrance, eager to join the academy.
Among the crowd, one boy stood out in particular.
The boy was about 1.67 meters tall, half a head taller than him. He looked young, even a little younger than the two girls behind him. His shoulders were broad, his handsome features carried a touch of resolve, and his short blond hair gave him a thoroughly gallant air, though a hint of sorrow lingered between his brows.
Most striking of all were his eyes, an uncanny pair, one red and one blue. The gaze in his deep-blue eye was cold, a chill that came from the depths of his heart. Sinister light flickered between his half-lowered lids, and a single glance from him felt like a sharp blade slicing across one's body.
With his exceptionally handsome face paired with eyes like those, a man like him would become the center of attention wherever he went.
He wore a white suit, though it had a few patches, seemingly damaged during some incident and then repaired by a tailor of less-than-polished skill.
Looking at the crowd ahead, the boy showed his impatience and strode forward to Li Yusong, the old gatekeeper who never seemed to change.
Seeing someone cut in line, the person who had been about to step forward shouted irritably, "Hey, hey, hey! Who are you? Have you got any manners? Get