Master and Disciple Reunited, a Kiss, and Confusion

The match has ended.

Night fell.

Lu Cheng lay leisurely on the bed.

Reflecting on the events of the day, he couldn't help but ponder them silently.

Given Xu Tianran's tendency to enjoy excitement, there's a high chance he'll bring himself and Shrek Academy together tomorrow. This would both reduce a powerful rival and weaken whichever side wins.

That's killing two birds with one stone!

As for the threat from the Shrek Academy...

It can be considered as such, albeit barely.

After all, with so many disciples of the Clear Sky Sect, plus Bei Bei who has clearly received Mu En's inheritance, evolved her Martial Soul, and even possesses Dragon Core, Long Aotian alone might not be able to control them. Perhaps he would have to step in personally.

Lu Cheng always sought stability and would never allow Shrek Academy to slip through his fingers in the slightest.

Whether they can escape the encirclement of the Sun Moon Empire depends entirely on fate. If they run westward, towards the direction of Qiankun Asking Love Valley, with Tang San's protection, they might even obtain some treasures.

Moreover... Logically speaking, it seems that a gangster tournament is about to be held in the dungeon, and the final prize, Ye Yulin's Sun Moon Divine Needle), is actually quite good. If you can get your hands on it, the area-of-effect damage range will be increased significantly.

For the Body Sect, this could even be considered a "protective formation for the sect."

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, there were two holders of the Ranked Carving Knife participating in this competition: one was Blood Condensation from Gao Dalou, and the other was Dark Azure Dragon, ranked fifty-ninth on the Carving Knife Ranking.

Although he possessed the Blade of Life, if the Body Sect wanted to develop, it would inevitably need to combine it with Soul Tool in the future. Currently, the entire Body Sect only has three listed Carving Knife: him, Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen.

That's clearly not enough.

so...

Tang Ya let out a sob.

Since that's the case, let's go participate. It's daytime, and under the guise of "chatting" with him, Ye Guyi secretly slipped a crooked note into his hand when no one was looking. "Underground competition, Green Hotel."

I guess they're planning to take this opportunity to meet there and discuss their strategy.

After covering the beautiful woman's fair and delicate body with the blankets, she stretched and felt still full of energy. She decided to go check out that Green Hotel, though she would probably have to wear a mask to conceal her face.

Lu Cheng was indeed famous throughout the continent, but very few people knew that he was also proficient in Soul Tool and was a Level 9 Soul Engineer.

Only Ju Zi, Xuan Ziwen, and a few others.

Xu Tianran followed the clues and discovered the identity he had forged in the Sun Moon Empire, but he chose not to make it public. Therefore, the entire Sun Moon Empire was unlikely to suspect him.

Green Hotel.

Wearing a mask, Lu Cheng stepped into the hotel once again.

There were few guests today, mostly Soul Engineer dressed in black robes or with their faces covered, who came to participate in the competition like him. They were first selected to represent the three underground forces in the battle. In essence, it was a small-scale competition organized by a group of big shots for the huge profits of the Sun Moon Empire's metal sales. The winner would gain ownership of the metal sales.

As for the final reward, it will naturally be awarded to the participants.

Lu Cheng looked around and found a middle-aged man to sign up.

He casually created a level six Soul Tool and passed the test. The man's gaze towards him was noticeably more intense, and his tone became much more enthusiastic.

They even wanted to take him to meet the important person behind the hotel.

"Good."

After a moment's hesitation, Lu Cheng nodded slightly.

Since it was Ye Guyi who had asked him to come here, she must have already planned everything, so he agreed.

The middle-aged manager, named Chen An, led him to a dimly lit room, gave him a few instructions, and then left on his own.

For the past half hour, no one has come.

Just as Lu Cheng frowned slightly, the door was slowly pushed open, and a beautiful figure dressed in a black robe appeared in his field of vision.

"Guyi..."

Lu Cheng swallowed, his eyes filled with apology. Over the years, he had never given up searching for Ye Guyi, even mobilizing the power of the Body Sect to secretly search throughout the original continent, but to no avail. Only now, upon returning to Mingdu, did he learn that this girl had actually joined the Holy Spirit Cult...

He could hardly understand the hardships he had endured working alone all these years, but he could guess some of them.

I wonder what this girl has been through.

"Teacher!!!"

Ye Guyi rushed forward and threw herself into Lu Cheng's Lu Cheng, her slender arms tightly wrapped around his neck, and her soft red lips pressed against Lu Cheng.

"Well..."

Lu Cheng sighed inwardly, his arms encircling the beauty's waist, letting her take as she pleased. Now that she's grown up, she feels exactly like a god in Simulation Device.

A hint of confusion rose in his heart. His senses were exceptionally sharp; his Martial Soul was the Double Pupils, enough to see through all illusions. And the Ye Guyi before him—familiar—was indeed the aura from the Simulation Device, but...

Why does something always feel off?

"Teacher, please take me." Ye Guyi suddenly raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, and said in a soft voice.

"This is Mingdu, the Sun Moon Empire... I don't want your first time to be so hasty. Let's talk about it after we return to the Body Sect." Lu Cheng gently stroked Ye Guyi's golden hair and sighed softly.

"Three years, do you know how I survived these three years?" Ye Guyi nestled in Lu Cheng's arms, sobbing softly, clutching Lu Cheng's clothes tightly, like a pitiful kitten abandoned by him in Simulation Device.

"Several times within the Holy Spirit Cult, I nearly exposed my other Martial Soul. Fortunately, I possessed considerable talent, which led Ye Xishui to value me highly. However, they also kept a close watch on me, not allowing me to leave their sight."

"This time, I sneaked out under the guise of this dungeon competition, claiming I wanted to help the Xishui Alliance win the championship, which allowed me to temporarily deceive them..."