Toji the corners of her mouth slightly turned up.
"The opportunity has arrived."
He slowly stepped out of the shadows, his whole being seemingly merging with heaven and earth, his breath almost stopping.
Unity of Heaven and Man!
After achieving Unity of Heaven and Man, even the flow of air merges with him.
It was as if he were nature itself.
One step, two steps...
He walked very slowly, yet with unwavering steadiness, his toes barely touching the ground without making a sound.
The old man in gray kept his eyes closed, but his brows suddenly furrowed.
"Um?"
He vaguely sensed something was amiss, but when he scanned the area with his Spiritual Power, he found nothing.
"Is it just my imagination...?"
The old man shook his head, without opening his eyes.
Toji had already silently stood in front of the solitary confinement cell door.
He lightly touched the wooden door with his fingertips and gently pushed it open.
The door opened a crack.
Toji slipped in sideways, and the door closed quietly behind her.
On the rooftop, the old man in gray ignored the commotion.
Why are you so paranoid? Shrek Academy is clearly not in any danger at all.
He's been guarding this place for a long time; he doesn't need to work so hard anymore.
There was no one there at all.
This is also why Toji desensitized him.
This made him less wary.
In any case, his mental scan revealed no one.
Toji, he was able to get inside.
In the darkness, Toji could see Zhang Lexuan sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed.
Her usually neatly tied-up, elegant hairstyle was now completely messy.
Just then, Zhang Lexuan suddenly opened her eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, and her red lips parted slightly as if she were about to rebuke someone angrily.
Before she could even utter a word, she froze, staring at the person before her.
It wasn't the expected member of the Inspection Corps, but the figure she had been longing for day and night.
Toji!
A wave of surprise washed over her, and the corners of her lips almost uncontrollably turned up in a smile.
But the next second, she saw Toji put her index finger to her lips, signaling her to be quiet.
Zhang Lexuan instantly understood.
She forcefully suppressed all her emotions and expressions, only nodding slightly, but the smile and surprise in her eyes were impossible to hide.
As expected of him.
Even if a trap is laid here, he will always find a way to solve it.
This time, he managed to sneak in without alerting anyone.
He's incredibly lucky.
Toji crouched low as she approached, her footsteps lighter than snowflakes falling.
He squatted down in front of Zhang Lexuan, his fingertips rapidly tracing patterns on Zhang Lexuan palm:
"Can you walk?"
Zhang Lexuan shook her head and wrote words on Toji's palm with her other hand.
"I can't leave, they took my father away."
Toji, he felt a headache coming on, raised his hand to his forehead, and gently rubbed it.
Do you know where Elder Zhang was taken?
"My father came to the Shrek Academy to find me, but they severely injured him. Now, under my pressure, they've made a concession and are treating him."
Zhang Lexuan pursed her lips and continued writing:
"But they took my father with them, and I sensed they were heading west."
This time, Toji was quite surprised.
How could Zhang Lexuan, trapped here, still manage to gather useful intelligence?
"They can't hold me back. Even though I'm just an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, they still need to send Titled Douluo elder to monitor me at all times."
Zhang Lexuan looked at Toji with a hint of sadness in her eyes and full of apology.
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I didn't expect Shrek Academy to suddenly launch an attack."
"It's none of your business," Toji shook his head and replied, "I'm here to check on your situation and decide what to do next."
"I cannot save you in a short time."
"Once everything is ready, I will rescue you and Elder Zhang together."
"..."
Zhang Lexuan lowered her head, like a child who had made a mistake.
This made Toji Er smile, and he reached out to ruffle Zhang Lexuan's hair.
Everyone has their low points, and I'm no exception.
"You were the one who helped me during my lowest point, and now it's my turn."
"I will find Elder Zhang's location; leave everything to me."
"Um."
Zhang Lexuan nodded vigorously.
"Thank you for your patience until then."
Toji glanced back.
"I need to go see Elder Zhang."
Zhang Lexuan did not respond, but watched Toji leave.
After Toji left quietly, Zhang Lexuan closed her eyes to rest.
She had to make sure she maintained her Soul Power.
Here, she cannot absorb the energy of heaven and earth to replenish herself, so she can only reduce her consumption.
Sea God Pavilion.
Mu En, who was recovering from injuries sustained in the last operation, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Wrong..."
A solemn expression appeared on his aged face.
More importantly, his eyelids twitched violently, and an unprecedented sense of crisis swept through his body like a cold current.
"A very bad omen?"
As Level 99 Limit Douluo, his intuition can be said to have reached a transcendent level.
They can also predict good or bad fortune.
At that moment, his intuition was screaming a warning: Shrek was about to face annihilation!
Mu En suddenly opened his eyes, and golden light surged in his cloudy pupils.
" Xuan Zi."
He let out a low shout, but his voice was as loud as a great bell, instantly resounding throughout the entire Sea God Pavilion.
"Buzz!"
The Golden Tree trembled violently, its countless leaves moving without wind, radiating a dazzling golden light.
A moment later, in the council hall of the Sea God Pavilion.
Twelve antique wooden chairs surrounded a round table, each representing a top expert renowned throughout the continent—the true foundation of Shrek.
Sea God Pavilion Elder!
However, the number of elders of the Sea God Pavilion was greatly reduced after the battle in the Far North.
Many people stayed there.
Mu En sat at the head of the table, and the remaining elders all focused their attention on him.
" Mu En, it's so late, why the sudden emergency summons? What happened?" Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Tool Department of the Shrek Academy, was the first to ask.
In my memory, every time the Sea God Pavilion Meeting held a meeting, it meant that something big was about to happen.
"Gentlemen."
He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse but undeniably authoritative.
"My intuition just alerted me that a great calamity will befall the academy in the near future."
"If this calamity is not handled properly..."
Mu En paused, then said slowly:
" Shrek's millennia-old foundation may be destroyed in an instant."
A deathly silence fell over the scene, but a few seconds later, everyone erupted in cheers.
"What?!"
Xian Lin'er suddenly stood up.
"This... this can't be right!"
Even the usually carefree Xuan Zi had a solemn expression, not even noticing the chicken leg fall onto the table.
I'm not eating the chicken leg anymore.
He stopped drinking alcohol.
Mu En's words truly startled everyone.
"Teacher, are you joking?"
Yan Shaozhe looked at his teacher with an extremely stiff smile.
Is the situation really that serious?
"None of you are at the Limit Douluo level, so you don't understand. At our level, intuition is often the most important clue."
Mu En sighed and said in a deep voice:
"All of you, think back. What kind of people and forces has Shrek Academy recently offended?"