"Leaving already?"
Watching Gu Yuena's graceful figure depart,
a trace of regret showed at the corners of Luo Feng's eyes.
He had thought there would be more exciting developments afterward.
But he had underestimated the Silver Dragon King's reserve.
Giving him her first kiss had already been Gu Yuena's limit.
Although the Nine Great Dragon Kings had constantly urged Gu Yuena to get together with Luo Feng,
her pride as the Silver Dragon King made it impossible for this goddess to lower herself so easily.
"Husband, where are we going next?"
Watching her retreating figure,
Wang Qiu'er also breathed a sigh of relief.
These matters had finally been settled.
Only the days ahead seemed a little uncertain.
"Back to Shrek. We'll rent a place outside, and Zi JI can stay there for now too!"
Although Wang Qiu'er and Ma Xiaotao both belonged to the academy,
if their classmates learned that Luo Feng alone had won over both great beauties,
there would inevitably be gossip behind their backs.
Besides, Zi JI's identity made it inconvenient for her to appear inside Shrek Academy.
So they might as well rent a place outside.
Apart from attending classes, he could go home every day and spend time nestled together with his three little wives.
Luo Feng was different from Huo Yuhao.
He had no obsession with becoming a god.
Nor did he want too much involvement with that fellow Tang San.
This way of life suited him best!
But just as the three returned to Shrek City,
they heard bells tolling incessantly.
The Shrek Academy students all looked dejected, and several girls were even crying.
"What's going on?"
Seeing that something was wrong, Ma Xiaotao hurried forward to ask.
She was a prominent figure in the Inner Court.
She soon learned the details.
"Husband, something terrible has happened!"
"Sea God Pavilion Master Mu En, he... he's not going to make it!"
As it turned out, Dragon God Douluo already had old injuries.
On top of that, Zhongli Wu and the others had previously attacked Shrek by force to seize Ma Xiaotao.
Although Mu En had killed many powerful opponents then,
it had further overdrawn his life.
At last, his oil had run dry, and his lamp was dying.
Shrek Academy's senior figures and elite students had already gathered at Mu En's side.
He seemed to be giving his final instructions.
"So it finally came to this?"
Hearing this news and looking at Ma Xiaotao's tear-streaked face before him,
Luo Feng could not help sighing.
Although Wang Qiu'er had not been at the academy long, tears of sympathy also streamed down her face.
Zi JI, on the other hand, looked at them rather strangely.
"That old man in Shrek City gets along reasonably well with us Ferocious Beasts. Why not carry him to the Lake of Life?"
As it turned out, the Central Lake where Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena slept held a powerful aura of life.
If they brought Dragon God Douluo there, keeping him alive for a few more days would be no problem at all.
But the relationship between Shrek Academy and the Ferocious Beasts was delicate, and Mu En did not want to owe them a favor.
Zi JI's words, however, inspired Wang Qiu'er beside her.
She quickly seized her husband's arm.
"That's right!"
"Husband, your Dragon Valley would work too!"
"Especially now that you've merged with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, you can absolutely prolong Mu En's life!"
Upon hearing Wang Qiu'er's words,
Ma Xiaotao, whose face had reddened from crying, suddenly brightened.
She looked at Luo Feng as though she had grasped a life-saving straw!
"Can you really do it?"
"Husband, can that Martial Soul of yours really save Mu En's life?"
Ma Xiaotao had deep feelings for Shrek, and her gratitude toward Teacher Mu went without saying.
So even if there was only the tiniest sliver of hope, she would strive to try it!
"Well, I haven't tried it before..."
"Why don't we go to the Sea God Pavilion and see Mu En?"
"Yes, hurry! Follow me!"
Seeing Luo Feng nod,
Ma Xiaotao immediately wiped away her tears.
She grabbed the man's wrist.
Unfurling her Phoenix Wings, she swiftly took him rushing toward the Shrek Inner Court!
"Out of the way!"
"Everyone, please make way!"
"Please let us see Mu En!"
"Xiaotao? Girl, why have you only just come back!"
In the corridor outside the Sea God Pavilion, Cai Mei'er, vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, came out to meet them with reddened eyes.
At that moment, the Sea God Pavilion's great hall was deathly still.
The massive trunk of the Golden Tree shone faintly, and an air of decay and decline filled the room.
Xuan Zi slumped to one side, the wine gourd and chicken drumstick he never put down scattered across the floor, looking decades older.
Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and the other Sea God Pavilion Elders knelt before the couch, their faces deathly pale as they sobbed quietly.
On the reclining chair in the center of the hall, Mu En, the Limit Douluo whose might had once shaken the world, was now withered and gaunt.
His face was like gold paper, his breathing as faint as a thread, and wisps of pitch-black deathly energy kept seeping from between his brows.
It was the lingering poison left by his great battle with Du Bisou of the Body Sect years ago, now turning fully against him as his allotted time approached!
"Teacher... Teacher!"
Yan Shaozhe's voice choked as he pressed his forehead firmly to the floor.
"Your disciple searched the entire continent, yet I couldn't extend your life by even a day!"
"Foolish child... life and death are ordained. Why act like a weeping little girl..."
Mu En's lips were cracked, his voice as frail as a guttering candle in the wind.
"I've lived for two hundred years... more than enough. It's just Shrek..."
"Mu En! Mu En! Xiaotao's back!"
An anxious, tearful cry suddenly tore through the hall's deathly silence.
Ma Xiaotao pushed open the doors and dragged Luo Feng and Wang Qiu'er straight into the inner room.
Seeing the withered old man on the reclining chair, who might breathe his last at any moment,
Ma Xiaotao trembled and dropped to her knees before the couch with a thud.
"Mu En... Xiaotao has been unfilial. I've come back to see you!"
Mu En's clouded eyes shifted slightly, and he managed a faint, gratified smile.
"Xiaotao... the Evil Fire in your body is gone. Good... even if I go, I can close my eyes in peace..."
"No! You can't go! Shrek can't do without you!"
Tears fell like rain from Ma Xiaotao's eyes. Suddenly, she spun around and clutched the hem of Luo Feng's robe tightly with both hands.
Her grip was so strong that she nearly tore the Black-Gold Robe!
Under the stunned gazes of Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and the roomful of elders,
this leading girl of the Inner Court, normally fiery-tempered and never willing to bow her head, cast aside all her pride on the spot.
She raised her pretty, tear-streaked face and cried to Luo Feng in a pleading voice that was almost humble to the bone:
"Husband... consider this Xiaotao begging you!"
"Please, save Mu En!
You can save him, can't you?"
"As long as you can save Mu En, my life is yours!"
That word "husband," coupled with her utterly unreserved, humble plea, struck like a thunderbolt from a clear sky!
Yan Shaozhe jerked his head up, his eyes nearly popping out.
"Xiaotao? You... what did you call him!"
How awkward!
Faced with this scene, Luo Feng had no idea how to explain.
But he was quick-witted too.
He activated his Dragon Valley Martial Soul directly in front of everyone.
"Teachers, I'll explain my relationship with Xiaotao to you later!"
"There's no time to lose. Saving him comes first!"
"Mu En, you should know about my Martial Soul. I'm inviting you inside now. Trust me!"
Although doing this was very conspicuous,
to avoid the awkwardness and save a life, Luo Feng could no longer worry about all that!
Soon, beneath everyone's watchful eyes,
the great Bronze Gate outside Dragon Valley slowly opened, and wave after wave of pure dragon energy surged out!
Among it flowed energy that matched Dragon God Mu En's Soul Power.
It was a call from the soul.
It suddenly made the clouded eyes of this old man, already nearing his grave, shine with vigor!
"This... this is!"
"There's no time to explain. Mu En, please follow me!"
"Also, Xuan Zi, please come in and serve as my witness!"
After saying this,
without worrying about the astonished gazes around him,
Luo Feng simply beckoned, and Mu En's body turned into a stream of golden dragon energy that shot through the Bronze Gate.
Meanwhile, Xuan Zi hesitated for a moment.
Then he followed Luo Feng and Ma Xiaotao through the Bronze Gate as well!
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