Long Xiaoyao frowned.
Beside him, Li Chen and Ye Zhaolu looked at Silver Moon Douluo in puzzlement.
A Sea God Pavilion Elder, the dean of the Shrek Outer Court, Silver Moon Douluo.
Li Chen naturally knew Cai Yue'er's famous name.
And it was because of this bitch
that Li Chen had absolutely no intention of joining Shrek.
Long Xiaoyao frowned. "Your Eminence Silver Moon, get this straight. I have no obligation to report who I eat with to you, do I?!"
Cai Yue'er's brows shot up. Despite her advanced age, her Titled Douluo cultivation kept it from showing in her appearance at all. Instead, she looked like a young woman.
Of course,
with Ye Zhaolu here, Cai Yue'er's looks were completely overshadowed.
And precisely because of that,
the instant Cai Yue'er saw Ye Zhaolu, anger welled up inside her.
"You bastard! I invited you to eat at Shrek, and you stood me up after getting here! Am I not allowed to say anything?!"
Long Xiaoyao said impatiently, "Are you sick in the head? I said I'd eat with you, not that it would be today."
Long Xiaoyao clenched his fist slightly, clearly somewhat angry.
Goddammit.
Ever since he had broken through to Titled Douluo, this Cai Yue'er had inexplicably started coming to him.
Under the pretext of sparring to help him grow stronger, she kept hinting, deliberately or otherwise, that Long Xiaoyao should pursue her.
Disgusted, Long Xiaoyao was also baffled. He had never provoked this Sea God Pavilion Elder, had he?
He had come from a major northwestern province, cultivating his way up through the army entirely on his own.
But when he broke through to Titled Douluo, Long Xiaoyao had been only twenty-four.
He had nearly broken Yun Ming's record, so he had gone viral on the Soul Net for a while.
It was then
that Cai Yue'er had stuck to him like a stubborn medicinal plaster. At first, she had merely used the Sea God Pavilion's name to evaluate him, but after Long Xiaoyao expressed no interest in joining Shrek, she had started seeking him out for sparring in a personal capacity.
And what began as sparring gradually turned into all kinds of probing into his private life, with constant invitations to meet.
Over the past few years, this woman had pestered Long Xiaoyao to no end.
Today was even more ridiculous.
This woman had actually come looking for him like this. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was his girlfriend!
"Long Xiaoyao, how could you do this to me?! I sparred with you, gave you resources, and even arranged your one-on-one match against Zhuo Shi! Is this how you repay everything I've done?!"
Cai Yue'er demanded angrily.
Li Chen was dumbstruck.
Holy crap. This world adapted through the Tree of Sorrow seemed to have undergone some strange chemical reaction.
Ye Zhaolu, meanwhile, watched the two of them.
Her woman's intuition had already told her that Cai Yue'er liked Long Xiaoyao.
For some reason,
upon discovering this, the corners of Ye Zhaolu's pink lips lifted slightly.
Someone who wanted to win would not be smiling.
But someone certain to win would smile very happily.
Although Ye Zhaolu had only just met Long Xiaoyao, she was certain that he would never like someone like Cai Yue'er.
Sure enough,
just as Cai Yue'er's face filled with utter grievance,
Long Xiaoyao heard her words and said coldly,
"Your Eminence Silver Moon, we're only friends. I'm very grateful for everything you've done for me, but did I ask you to help me?"
"Can you be reasonable? I, Long Xiaoyao, never asked you!"
Cai Yue'er's eyes widened. Her face visibly turned red with rage, and white smoke even rose straight from her head.
Hearing this, Li Chen forcibly held back, biting the corner of his mouth as he struggled not to laugh.
Good lord.
He was truly shocked. He had never expected that after he reincarnated Long Xiaoyao, Cai Yue'er would actually become Long Xiaoyao's simp!
And she hadn't even fucking gotten anywhere!
Li Chen really could barely keep a straight face.
As for why Cai Yue'er liked Long Xiaoyao, he already had an answer in mind.
It was most likely because Long Xiaoyao resembled Yun Ming back then too closely.
After all,
as the continent's strongest man, Yun Ming had once had far too many admirers, including Cai Yue'er and Leng Yaozhu of the Spirit Pagoda.
But in the end, Yun Ming had loved only Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li.
So,
after seeing Long Xiaoyao, Cai Yue'er had probably sought compensation psychologically. Since she couldn't have the genuine Yun Ming, she might as well win herself a substitute!
A twenty-nine-year-old Super Douluo like Long Xiaoyao wasn't much worse than Yun Ming!
Li Chen was certain that this was most likely what Cai Yue'er thought, which was why she had taken the initiative.
But judging by things now,
Cai Yue'er had probably miscalculated.
She probably hadn't imagined that, having failed to win the genuine Yun Ming back then, she would fail to win Long Xiaoyao now too!
Li Chen was about to die laughing.
Didn't this Cai Yue'er know that men remained boys until death?
Long Xiaoyao might be a little simple, but he wasn't stupid. Cai Yue'er looked young, but she was actually over a hundred, wasn't she?
Twenty-nine and a hundred.
There were several generations between them!
How could Long Xiaoyao possibly have anything in common with her?
Besides,
Li Chen looked at Ye Zhaolu beside him.
He had even brought Ye Xishui's reincarnation here now. How the hell could Cai Yue'er compete with Ye Xishui?
In looks, talent, and youth, Ye Zhaolu could string Cai Yu'er up and beat her!
"Long Xiaoyao, you!"
Cai Yue'er drew a deep breath, furious.
"What about me? I don't owe you anything! If you think you've lost out, I'll cancel the match right now. I never liked coming to your Shrek in the first place!"
Long Xiaoyao said bluntly.
He was carefree by nature and liked his freedom.
Cai Yue'er gritted her teeth. "Long Xiaoyao! Are you trying to sever ties with me?"
"Heh, I just want to make things clear. Keep your distance! You're neither my mother nor my wife. What business is it of yours who I eat with?"
After speaking, Long Xiaoyao also glanced at Ye Zhaolu beside him.
Normally,
Long Xiaoyao certainly wouldn't have been so blunt and heartless, but today, he had to make things clear.
He really had nothing going on with this crazy woman.
If Zhaolu misunderstood, he would really lose out badly.
"You!"
Cai Yue'er flew into a rage, but she couldn't find an excuse for the moment and could only turn toward Ye Zhaolu.
"Who are you? And that brat beside you-did our Shrek invite you this time?!"
Ye Zhaolu paused, exchanging a glance with Li Chen.
Then Ye Zhaolu said bluntly,
"War God Long invited us. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"You!"
Hearing this, Cai Yue'er grew even angrier. Fuck, she had kindly arranged an opportunity for Long Xiaoyao to make his name in a single battle, and this heartless man had turned around and invited another woman to watch him fight?
Outrageous!
This was fucking more humiliating than even Yun Ming had made her feel back then!
"War God Long invited you? Get this straight. This is Shrek! Not the War God Temple!"
"In my capacity as a Shrek Elder, I order you to get out right now!"
Cai Yue'er planted her hands on her hips and spoke aggressively.
Ye Zhaolu frowned.
Long Xiaoyao hurriedly spoke up. "Your Eminence Silver Moon, they're both my friends. You're going too far! I have the right to invite people!"
"Now, please leave! Don't disturb our meal!"
Cai Yue'er drew a deep breath,
then swung a slap straight at Long Xiaoyao.
Long Xiaoyao froze for a moment and was about to step back to dodge, only to see a woman's hand reach out the next instant and seize Cai Yue'er's hand.
"Your Eminence Silver Moon, as a Sea God Pavilion Elder, is this how your Shrek treats its guests?"
Ye Zhaolu asked coldly.
Cai Yue'er was shocked. She tried with all her strength to pull her hand free, but Ye Zhaolu's grip on her did not budge.
"You-you insolent thing!"
"Who the hell are you to stop me?!"
Silver light erupted behind Cai Yue'er as her Silver Moon Martial Soul bloomed.
"Outrageous!"
Long Xiaoyao was about to step forward to pull the two apart. He knew Cai Yue'er's strength. This woman might be crazy, but she was a rank-96 Super Douluo!
What if she injured Ye Zhaolu?
But the next instant,
something happened that shocked Long Xiaoyao.
Beneath Ye Zhaolu's seemingly delicate exterior, her Bright Phoenix Martial Soul bloomed!
A gleam of golden light appeared along with the phoenix.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red!
Nine Soul Rings appeared beneath Ye Zhaolu's feet.
Long Xiaoyao exclaimed in shock, "You're a rank-96 Super Douluo?!"
Long Xiaoyao was dumbfounded.
He had never imagined that Ye Zhaolu's rank would be so high!
"Who the hell am I?"
A ruthless glint flashed through Ye Zhaolu's calm eyes.
"I'm just a federal researcher. But you, Cai Yue'er-who the hell are you?!"
Boom!
As her words fell, Ye Zhaolu's Soul Power erupted with a roar, and scorching power of light instantly overwhelmed the Silver Moon's radiance!