Resting her head on his shoulder, Meng Hongchen looked up at him and whispered, "Yes, I'll go with you."
He gently stroked her head with his right hand. Meng Hongchen's hair was very soft and had a faint fragrance.
Cao Yu smiled gently and said, "Alright, it's settled then. I'll handle Grandfather's matter. Just wait for my good news."
Come here, give me a kiss.
"Mwah!"
Meng Hongchen's lips were still as sweet as ever, and after his kiss, her face couldn't help but turn slightly red, making her look delicate and charming.
"You're just bullying people, humph!" Meng Hongchen blushed slightly and glared at him, then let Cao Yu lead her away from there.
After everyone had finished the assessment, He Caitou, Ye Xiaosheng, and Chen Beifeng had all gathered at a restaurant outside.
Of course, the team leader, Fan Yu, was also present. Everyone was clearly very happy about the news that they would be able to return to the Shrek Academy in a few months.
After all, that's where you can truly find a sense of belonging.
Fan Yu raised her glass, looked at everyone, and said, "Come on, let's toast to the successful completion of our three-year exchange program! Cheers!"
Ye Xiaosheng also stood up and said, "Teacher Fan Yu, please don't say anything more. Let me toast you first!"
He Caitou, Chen Beifeng, and Cao Yu, of course, also said excitedly, "Teacher Fan Yu, we'd like to toast you too."
"Okay, cheers!"
Before long, everyone started chatting, mostly discussing what they had learned at the academy.
However, the biggest regret for everyone was that they had not mastered all the knowledge about Soul Tool. Fan Yu advised everyone not to take these trivial matters to heart.
"The one who reaped the biggest reward this time has to be our Boss Cao!"
"Not only did he become an Level 8 Soul Engineer, but he also won the heart of a beautiful woman. We can only be envious, haha!"
Cao Yu responded to Chen Beifeng's teasing with a smile, "You're always buried in researching Soul Tool, otherwise you'd have won the heart of a beauty too."
Hearing his words, everyone burst into laughter. Fan Yu chimed in, "If only my students had half of your skills, Cao Yu!"
"Seeing them all grown up and still single, as their teacher, I'm really worried about them."
His words made He Caitou and the other young men blush with embarrassment.
Is being single a crime?
However, Ye Xiaosheng stubbornly argued, "That's because I already have someone I like."
Chen Beifeng and the others nodded in agreement, and so did I!
Fan Yu again, drinking his wine as he said, "I reckon you'll become Inner Court disciples after you go back. As your teacher, I hope you can do well at the Sea God Lake Matchmaking Convention. I don't want all my students to be bachelors."
"Hahaha! Don't worry, teacher, we definitely won't let you down." Everyone patted their chests vigorously, their eyes filled with determination, looking completely confident.
Although they knew that there would be many other excellent competitors in the Inner Court, especially the male students from the Martial Soul Department, who were even more popular with the girls.
However, Fan Yu didn't dampen everyone's enthusiasm, as extinguishing everyone's passion wasn't his usual style.
In the remaining months.
Everyone was busy racing against time, trying to learn as much as possible from the knowledge imparted by the Mingde Hall, all in order to further narrow the gap between the Shrek Academy and Soul Tool Academy.
After nearly three months of effort, Jing Hongchen finally reluctantly agreed to Cao Yu's request.
However, he would bring Meng Hongchen back to visit her parents during every holiday, which was naturally not a problem for Cao Yu.
" Little Yu, who do you think would win a war between the Sun Moon and Moon or the Star Luo Empire?"
This was the first time Jing Hongchen had asked him such a question. He looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, a sight that should have been extremely dignified.
However, compared to Cao Yu's height of 1.96 meters, Jing Hongchen's height of less than 1.6 meters seemed somewhat out of place.
However, Jing Hongchen seemed oblivious to this and continued in that posture as if nothing had happened.
Cao Yu shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Only then did Jing Hongchen turn to look at him, but she had to raise her head, which made his fat neck a little uncomfortable.
"Squat down, let's talk properly."
Cao Yu looked down, as if he had noticed something, and said, "Yes, Grandfather."
When he squatted on the ground, Jing Hongchen was only a little or two taller than him.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on his face, and then he said to Cao Yu, "Don't try to fool me, just tell me your opinion."
"Does Grandfather want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Jing Hongchen glared at him fiercely a few times and said irritably, "Truth!"
Cao Yu slowly said, " Star Luo Empire will lose."
"Pah! You're full of lies. The moment I see you, I know the Empire has no chance of winning."
After a few seconds of silence, he sighed and continued, "If war really breaks out, remember to protect Meng and the Jing Hongchen. If even one of them is lost, I will absolutely not forgive you."
"And what about you, Grandfather?"
"We have different stances, and I'm just a tool of the empire. You don't need to worry about me. Besides, I'm content to have lived this long. Take good care of them. I'm leaving now."
He reached out and patted Cao Yu on the shoulder, saying in a deep voice, "Marry Meng Hongchen and have children as soon as possible. Remember to bring your great-grandson back for me to see, and I'll be content." After saying this, he turned and left first.
Cao Yu watched his retreating figure and called out, "Grandfather, will you be attending the wedding?"
"Her parents can go, I'm not suitable." Jing Hongchen stopped in her tracks, raised her head, and said to Cao Yu with her back turned, "Remember to bring me plenty of wedding wine when you come back."
"I'll remember that! Take care, Grandfather."
He was now all alone, but instead of getting up to leave, he began to carefully consider what Jing Hongchen had just said to him.
Perhaps, as he said, they simply have different perspectives.
However, this situation will change sooner or later, and it won't be long.
When he walked out of the Mingde Hall, he saw two people waiting outside, and they seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.
"They've come specifically to ambush me," Cao Yu smiled helplessly, then walked towards the two of them.
Ji Juechen leaned against the pillar, his right hand still holding Jing Ziyan's hand.
"Hey! You've finally figured it out, that's great!"
This was the first time Cao Yu had ever seen them so intimate.
After all, aside from Ji Juechen's once-a-year challenge, Cao Yu had never met him on ordinary days.
So he didn't know that the two of them were already together.
(End of this chapter)