The auspicious beast had been living quite comfortably these past few days.
There was no helping it. Her face, with its touch of cuteness amid its majesty and its endearing goofiness beneath its fierce look, hit the Shrek crowd right in their soft spot.
And so, from morning to night, students and teachers took turns feeding her every day.
One offered roast meat today; another stuffed fruit into her mouth tomorrow.
The auspicious beast accepted everything, turning nothing away, and ate until her belly was round.
It had Gu Xingyue seriously considering hanging a sign on the auspicious beast that read-
"No feeding."
Then he looked at the auspicious beast, who seemed to be having "such fun here that she had forgotten all about Shu," narrowed his eyes, and studied her for a long while before reaching a conclusion:
Had this auspicious beast... put on a little weight?
Of course, that was purely Gu Xingyue's imagination.
How could the auspicious beast's body of fortune possibly grow fat?
She was... she was storing up energy. Yes, storing up energy.
Finally, several days passed.
On this day, a streak of crimson light plunged from the horizon and crashed thunderously into the edge of the camp-the Red King had returned.
But right now, she looked to be in a rather terrible state.
Her enormous body was slightly hunched, her draconic eyes were filled with exhaustion, and her whole being radiated an air of "I'm about to drop dead from exhaustion." Even her tail drooped and dragged along the ground, making her look just like a corporate drone who had worked overtime for seven days and seven nights.
"Ah!" Gu Xingyue looked at her and held back his laughter as he said, "Red King, Red King, you've got lice in your eyes. Maybe