Six months.
At first, Xiao Yan was incredulous, but later he finally saw through the Grandmaster's true character.
Selfish!
The reason he took himself and his Little San under his wing was simply because the other party had noticed their talent for Twin Martial Souls and planned to make a name for themselves through their two future Titled Douluo disciples.
Xiao Yan personally heard the murmurs of the Midnight Grandmaster as he made his move, every roar of resentment and frustration at his own talent, and his fear and hatred of the strong.
However, Xiao Yan never expected that the Grandmaster was both a teacher and a father to him, would become the knife that stabbed him the deepest.
Upon waking up, Xiao Yan could only be thankful that Zhu Zhuqing was the only one in the room.
Although the immortal Immortal Herb successfully awakened Xiao Yan, he was unable to use his Soul Power for two days. At this moment, Xiao Yan was just like an ordinary person, without any ability to fight back.
He knew that the Grandmaster, no, Yu Xiaogang, having decided to take action, would not allow him to live!
A few days ago, he had already sensed the murderous intent emanating from Yu Xiaogang.
I have to leave!
Similarly, only Xiao Yan understood why the Soul Division Martial Soul could be absorbed by Grandmaster.
Or rather, it was this period of slumber that allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of his Soul Division Martial Soul.
At this moment, he could sense the Soul Division Martial Soul that had been absorbed by the Grandmaster —no, or rather, it was another level of himself.
Once he recovers, he will be able to easily reclaim what is rightfully his.
"Crunch~"
As the door opened, the Grandmaster looked at the empty room, his eyes suddenly sharpening. He walked a few steps to the bedside, feeling the lingering warmth on it.
A chill ran through him, and he instantly looked outside and chased after them.
"Luo~"
With a howl, Luo Sanpao appeared in front of the Grandmaster, sniffing the ground before quickly running out of the Shrek Academy.
Inside a grand mansion in the heart of Heaven Dou City.
The light and shadows flickered, and figures sat quietly inside the room.
A dark figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard, bowed respectfully towards the house, and a hoarse voice rang out:
"Your Highness, something is amiss at the Shrek Academy."
Xue Qinghe's somewhat authoritative yet weary voice rang out. "Oh? What happened?"
Not long ago, Liu Erlong suddenly left Shrek Academy with an angry expression, and Flender followed her away.
Judging from the direction they were heading, it seemed they were heading towards the outskirts of the city.
Not long after, Zhu Zhuqing carried Xiao Yan away from the Shrek Academy, heading towards the outskirts of the city. Yu Xiaogang Zhu Zhuqing followed, chasing after them in the direction they had gone.
" Xiao Yan?" Xue Qinghe's voice carried a hint of surprise as she spoke, "The disciple of Yu Xiaogang mentioned in the intelligence, right? Wasn't it said that he had been asleep for half a year?"
The voice inside the courtyard remained silent, still in a bowing posture, listening to Xue Qinghe's murmurs.
"Let's go see a show. I'm curious to know what kind of magic Yu Xiaogang possesses..."
Xue Qinghe's voice rang out, the door opened, and he walked out of the mansion.
Heaven Dou City, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing's identities were perfectly legitimate, and they easily left through the Heaven Dou City gates after showing them.
Zhu Zhuqing felt Xiao Yan's slightly trembling body behind her and asked softly:
" Xiao Yan, are you alright?"
Suppressing the excruciating pain in his mind, Xiao Yan's throat was hoarse as he spoke:
"No... it's nothing..."
His vision was blurred with double images, and the sharp pain in his head made him unable to distinguish up from down from left from right. He felt as if he were floating lightly in the wind, yet his body felt as heavy as Mount Tai and completely out of control.
Xiao Yan did not describe his current physical condition.
The Grandmaster's taking over his Soul Division was, if it could be described, like tearing out half of his soul.
Although the Soul Purifying Pearl can purify and heal injuries, his current pain is caused by the fragmentation of his soul.
Actually, restoring him is simple; all he needs to do is retrieve the Soul Division of his soul that the Grandmaster swallowed from his body.
It will recover naturally.
Alternatively, after resting for a while, with the effects of the Soul Purifying Pearl, he can return to normal once he gets used to the pain of being torn apart.
Although Zhu Zhuqing was unaware of what had happened to Xiao Yan on her back, she was told to immediately take him away from the Shrek Academy.
But deep down, I had a guess.
after all...
Over the past six months, she has been the one who has cared most about Xiao Yan, so she had already noticed some unusual things between the Grandmaster and Xiao Yan.
At first, she only thought that the Grandmaster was concerned about Xiao Yan, so she didn't pay attention.
It wasn't until she noticed the madness that inadvertently flashed in the Grandmaster's eyes that she began to pay attention to Grandmaster.
The location of the Heaven Dou City.
Dai Mubai was covered in wine, and held two jars of fine wine in his hands.
After shopping and getting tired, the group found a tavern to eat at.
After drinking to their hearts' content, Dai Mubai decided to personally demonstrate his bartending skills.
He was only missing two types of alcohol, so he went out and bought them.
But when he turned around, he saw a strange figure shrouded in a black robe at the city gate.
Dai Mubai narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that the other person's figure was somewhat familiar, and he sobered up a bit.
As the other person was about to disappear from sight.
Without further hesitation, Dai Mubai followed behind the other person, heading towards the outskirts of the city.
Heaven Dou City, Zhu Zhuqing carried Xiao Yan away from the city gate.
She was unaware of Xiao Yan's current situation, but dared not linger nearby, so she decided to take Xiao Yan south to find a place to stay.
But before she had gone far, Zhu Zhuqing heard a whooshing sound coming from behind her.
Zhu Zhuqing noticed the sound behind her, her eyes immediately sharpened, and with her spirit cat Martial Soul Possession, she became even more agile, dodging to the side.
"Call out!"
Almost grazing Zhu Zhuqing's cheek, a golden arrow grazed Zhu Zhuqing body and embedded itself in the ground.
Zhu Zhuqing's pupils constricted sharply as she looked at the arrows nailed to the ground!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Before Zhu Zhuqing could react, a series of whooshing sounds rang out behind them, shooting towards her and Xiao Yan's location.
"Boom!"
Sensing the movement behind her, Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth, her Soul Power surging forth, her Purple Soul Ring flashing, and she turned around with Xiao Yan, running directly into the woods beside the road.
"Knock knock knock!"
Arrows pierced through the tree trunk one by one, but ultimately failed to harm Zhu Zhuqing, embedding themselves within the tree.
" Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!"
From within the woods, Zhu Zhuqing's resentful voice rang out!
What the other party was holding was none other than the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow that Tang San had given to everyone back then!
The arrows that were just fired also came from the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!
Only members of Shrek Academy possess this Hidden Weapon!
Zhu Zhuqing was very clever. Connecting the events that had happened at Shrek with her previous discoveries, she had roughly guessed the identity of the person in front of her!
"Is that you, Grandmaster...?"