A light yellow protective shield enveloped everyone, but Xiao Hongchen, who had just returned, couldn't help but ask his grandfather a question.
"Grandfather, why did Meng go with them?"
Jing Hongchen, with a stern face, said in a deep voice, "Girls grow up and leave home; your sister ran off with that brat Cao Yu."
" Cao Yu!"
That guy who used to mock me for being an unsophisticated old man has now managed to seduce his sister.
I even became his brother-in-law!
What's going on here?
"Grandfather, why didn't you stop him? That guy is absolutely despicable!"
Stop him? Jing Hongchen was speechless. She was the one who had brought them together.
"Alright, that's enough. Besides, your parents are very happy with this kid, so you don't need to worry about it."
Jing Hongchen turned her head away and focused on controlling the Flying Soul Tool. Xiao Hongchen was also filled with resentment towards her grandfather's attitude.
He was Meng Hongchen's own brother, so why couldn't he even worry about this?
And that bastard surnamed Cao even managed to win over his parents, so who can he complain to?
In short, he felt that the changes in the past three years had been too great, and everything had happened so suddenly.
However, his grandfather didn't give him a chance to speak, otherwise he would have definitely listed all of Cao Yu's faults.
Inside a classroom at the Soul Tool Academy.
The place was no longer as lively as it used to be; instead, it felt rather deserted. Everyone was engrossed in their experiments, with little interaction between them.
At this moment, only Xuan Ziwen, Wang Shaojie, and Zi Mu could be seen in the classroom.
So much so that when Bai Xiuxiu opened the door and saw the extra empty space, she was filled with doubt.
" Teacher Xuan, why aren't Ju Zi, Senior Ke Ke, and Senior Cao Yu here today?"
Xuan Ziwen looked up and said, "They're gone. They all went back to Shrek Academy with Cao Yu."
"Oh, when will they be back?"
They probably won't be coming back, right?
Bai Xiuxiu suddenly froze on the spot, looking somewhat disappointed, but she quickly smiled again.
"Then I'll go find Senior Cao Yu and the others too."
At this moment, she seemed to become lively and cheerful again.
There wasn't a trace of sadness in her.
Xuan Ziwen probably guessed Bai Xiuxiu's thoughts as well. It wasn't hard to tell from their usual interactions that the girl had quite a good impression of Cao Yu.
At this moment, Xuan Ziwen said to her, "Let's wait a while. I'll be going to find Cao Yu and the others then, and it'll be on my way."
Bai Xiuxiu thought for a while, then nodded and gladly accepted the suggestion.
"Alright, it's settled then, Teacher Xuan."
Xuan Ziwen smiled and said, "Mm."
However, Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu, who were standing to the side, were not calm and hurriedly asked Xuan Ziwen, "Teacher, are you leaving too?"
The two originally thought that as long as Cao Yu left, they would have a chance to pursue Ju Zi and Ke Ke, but they never expected that the people they liked would also leave with Cao Yu.
Now, not only are the female students leaving, but even the remaining Teacher Xuan, is abandoning them.
They are suffering!
Although he was reluctant to tell them the truth, Xuan Ziwen still said, "I've already drafted my resignation letter, and I'll hand it in after the Continental Soul Fighting Tournament ends."
"If the teacher isn't around, you two should study hard and try to graduate from the academy as soon as possible. Good luck!"
Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arms, saying sadly, "No, teacher, you can't leave us behind!"
Xuan Ziwen said somewhat helplessly, "Sigh! Shaojie, Zi Mu, you two should study hard with me during this time, otherwise you won't have this opportunity again."
Seeing his firm tone, the two tried to persuade him for a while but still couldn't change Xuan Ziwen's mind. In the end, they could only sigh and stay in the classroom listlessly all day.
Even their usual enthusiasm was gone, and as their teacher, Xuan Ziwen felt quite helpless about it.
Not long after, Zi Mu nudged Wang Shaojie's right hand and asked, "Why don't we go with them? What do you think of that idea?"
Wang Shaojie shook his head after hearing this, seemingly not very interested, and simply said, "Go if you want. After all, I'm still a nobleman of the empire here, but I'm nothing elsewhere."
Zi Mu scoffed, saying, "It's that same old aristocratic mentality of yours again. Is it really that important?"
"You don't understand." Shaking his head, Wang Shaojie lost interest in arguing with him.
Wang Shaojie always liked to flaunt his status as an imperial nobleman, and Zi Mu had heard this from him countless times.
However, he had already made up his mind that he planned to go to Shrek with Teacher Xuan in a while.
Even if he doesn't end up with the Ju Zi he's been longing for, at least he might find another girl who can make his heart flutter in a different environment.
From afar, everyone could see Shrek City approaching.
He Caitou in the crowd breathed a sigh of relief, for this was the only place where they felt truly familiar and at ease.
Shrek City is now heavily fortified, with various high-level Soul Tool covering its walls.
Of course, there are also quite a few iron lumps made up of five or six metal tubes.
Upon seeing this, Xian Lin'er immediately introduced it to Cao Yu happily, " Boss Cao, look, these new weapons were created through the joint efforts of the Soul Tool Department and the Research Institute. Following your initial wishes, we named these weapons Gatling guns, short-range missiles, and so on."
"Furthermore, thanks to our improvements, the bullets for these heavy machine guns are also forged using special crystals."
As Xian Lin'er walked, she said, "Even Soul Douluo- level character can only become a victim of gunfire, but that's only in theory, since it's still not flexible enough."
"After testing Agility Attack System Soul Douluo can still dodge the bullets. Fortunately, this weapon can be used even by ordinary people, and it doesn't require any Soul Power. I've also heard that your Star Luo Empire's army has already deployed a large number of these weapons."
Yan Shaozhe's smile was undisguised; looking at the weapon on the scale that gleamed with metallic luster, he was happier than anyone else.
At the same time, he praised without hesitation, "With these things, we won't be afraid even if another beast tide breaks out in the future. We can wipe out a large area in one go, especially that thing called a short-range missile."
"If it really explodes, even Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will die in large numbers, and Soul Beast over one hundred thousand years old will probably be seriously injured, or crippled if they don't die."
"It took three years, but at least the money you invested wasn't wasted."
As he spoke Yan Shaozhe rubbed his palms together and walked over to Cao Yu, saying in a gentle tone, "And I have some good news for you: you are now a member of the Sea God Pavilion."
Cao Yu asked, looking completely bewildered, "What? Was it that sudden? I wasn't prepared at all."
Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er exchanged a smile, seemingly hiding something from him, before saying with a smile, "We were planning to tell you when we got back to the academy, but now is just right."
"As early as the day before, my teachers, namely Mu En, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, and Elder Xuan Zi, the Deputy Pavilion Master, unanimously decided to let you enter the Sea God Pavilion ahead of schedule."
Xian Lin'er patted his shoulder and said sweetly, "Welcome to the Sea God Pavilion, Boss Cao!"
(End of this chapter)