When Huo Yuhao brought Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to Qian Chen's former residence, they found that Qian Chen was also packing his things. "Teacher, we're here. Why are you packing too? Are you just letting us stay here? Where will you stay?" Huo Yuhao asked a series of questions in confusion.
"This place is too small; it can't accommodate the four of us. I'm not staying here anymore. You're all coming with me; we'll all move to Grandmaster Zhang Lexuan's place."
"Oh," Huo Yuhao responded, his mind drifting back to his time on Sea God Island. Zhang Lexuan, his master's wife, was beautiful, kind, and incredibly strong.
Wang Dong leaned closer to Huo Yuhao and asked in a low voice, " Yuhao, who is Grandmaster Zhang Lexuan?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao immediately came over, eagerly awaiting the answer.
"Our master's wife," Huo Yuhao uttered in an even lower voice.
"Oh." The two of them realized at the same time. A dozen minutes later, Qian Chen had tidied up all the things in their original residence and cleaned the house inside and out spotlessly. "Let's go, let's set off for Grandmaster Zhang Lexuan's place."
The four of them soon arrived at Zhang Lexuan's residence. It was a two-story detached house with a clear layout on both floors. Upstairs, there were three separate rooms and a cultivation room, while downstairs, there were two separate rooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, all furnished in a simple yet elegant style.
Zhang Lexuan was already waiting at the door. Seeing her lover arrive with three disciples, she greeted them with a smile, " Qian Chen, you've finally arrived." She then turned to Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, "Welcome."
Qian Chen introduced the three to the three, "This is Zhang Lexuan, the Grandmaster of the Inner Court, and also my lover." He then introduced Zhang Lexuan, " Lexuan, this is my disciple, Huo Yuhao, whom you have met before; this is Wang Dong, and this is Xiao Xiao."
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao greeted in unison, "Greetings, Master's Wife!"
A simple "Hello, Master's wife" made Zhang Lexuan's face flush instantly. She quickly led everyone into the house. Qian Chen walked alongside Zhang Lexuan in front, whispering, " Lexuan, you already live on the second floor, could I arrange the remaining rooms?"
"Of course." Zhang Lexuan immediately handed over the room allocation to Qian Chen.
" Xiao Dong, Xiao Xiao, you two will live upstairs with Sister Lexuan from now on. Yuhao and I will live downstairs, one room each." Qian Chen made the arrangements decisively. He wanted to separate Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong as much as possible without disturbing Tang San. The Divine Sense of Tang San inside Wang Dong did not notice Qian Chen's little scheme, so it did not control Wang Dong to raise any objections.
Qian Chen continued, "To ensure you can stay on Sea God Island, I promised an elder of the Sea God Pavilion, Xuan Zi, Xuan Zi. This Xuan Zi has a real passion for food, so tonight we'll host a barbecue feast by Sea God Lake to welcome you to Sea God Island. Yuhao, you're good at barbecue, so you'll be the head chef tonight."
"Yes, teacher," Huo Yuhao replied immediately.
Qian Chen turned to Zhang Lexuan and asked, " Lexuan, are there enough ingredients here? If not, I'll go to Shrek City to buy some."
Zhang Lexuan did some quick calculations and said, " Qian Chen, since you've invited Xuan Zi, the ingredients must be insufficient. You should make another trip to Shrek City. Don't worry, these three little ones are with me; I'll look after them for you, and there won't be any problems."
Qian Chen nodded, tidied up his lodgings, and then flew towards the Shrek Academy library on his sword. He planned to borrow a few basic books on Soul Tool to study in the evening, and then go to the city to buy groceries.
In stark contrast to the heartwarming moving scene of Qian Chen, Huo Yuhao, and the others, the entrance to the Shrek Academy was in complete chaos. Mu En fainted again as soon as he reached the school gate, scaring the gatekeeper half to death, who hurriedly notified the patrolling teachers.
When the patrolling teacher arrived, his face turned pale with fright. It was none other than Mu En Sea God Pavilion Master. The news was reported up the chain of command, and moments later, Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, Qian Duoduo, Xian Lin'er, Outer Court all arrived.
Yan Shaozhe knelt down to support Mu En, repeatedly calling out, "Teacher, teacher! How are you?"
Qian Duoduo was also extremely anxious and at a loss. Xian Lin'er made a quick decision and said sternly, "What's the panic! First, send Mu En back to Sea God Island, and then immediately invite Elder Zhuang over!"
After the three of them hurriedly escorted Mu En to Sea God Island, Cai Mei'er glanced at everyone present and coldly said, "I don't want anyone else to know about what happened today. Otherwise, don't blame Shrek Academy for its Wuqing discipline."
Her words were cold and unquestionable, and the gatekeepers and patrolling teachers were so frightened they didn't dare to breathe. Seeing that her intimidation had worked, Cai Mei'er softened her tone slightly and continued, "You all reacted promptly today. Everyone involved will receive a reward of one Gold Soul Coin afterward. I hope you will not let the academy down."
"Yes," everyone responded in unison, and then dispersed tremblingly.
When Qian Chen returned to Zhang Lexuan's residence after borrowing basic books on Soul Tool from the library and buying all the ingredients from Shrek City, he was greeted by Zhang Lexuan's face, which was filled with worry and displeasure.
Qian Chen appeared in front of Zhang Lexuan almost in a flash, took her hand, and asked softly, " Lexuan, what's wrong?"
Zhang Lexuan looked at the person in front of her and truthfully told him the news that Mu En was critically ill. Then she took Qian Chen's hand and said in an urgent and heavy tone, " Qian Chen, I've been waiting for you to come back. Mu En is my savior, and you are Mu En's disciple. Now that Mu En is critically ill, you and I should go and see him as soon as possible. Right now, all the elders and high-ranking members of the Shrek Academy who can go have gone."
Qian Chen naturally understood the gravity of the situation. With Mu En's death, the circumstances were more favorable to him, but he absolutely could not reveal this sentiment in the slightest. Instead, he had to feign sadness. He immediately summoned Huo Yuhao and the other two, solemnly instructing them, " Yuhao, Xiao Dong, Xiao Xiao, the welcome barbecue banquet by Sea God Lake tonight is canceled. You'll have to take care of your own dinner."
Qian Chen took out all the ingredients he had bought and said, "You can either cook here yourselves, but don't cook outside. Something big happened at the academy today, so you must keep a low profile; or you can go to the Outer Court's cafeteria."
Huo Yuhao and the other two sensibly agreed. Huo Yuhao said, "Teacher, I understand. Please go and handle your business; don't worry about us."
Qian Chen nodded, said no more, and quickly left the residence with Zhang Lexuan, hurrying to Mu En's place.
When Qian Chen arrived, there were more than a dozen people standing in Mu En's room. At the front was Zhuang Lao, the strongest healing-type titled Douluo of Shrek Academy. His martial soul was the Ancient Tree of Life, and at this moment, healing soul skills were being released frantically as if they didn't need any soul power, constantly landing on Mu En.
The outermost circle consisted of Xuan Zi, as well as Mu En's personal disciples Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, Cai Mei'er, and Xian Lin'er; further out were the other two elders of the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Song and Elder Lin, and other high-ranking members of the academy.
As Mu En's disciple, Qian Chen arrived late, but as soon as he arrived, people naturally made way for him. He was quite surprised to be led to the front and went straight to Mu En's bedside.
At this moment Mu En was barely breathing, his condition was critical, and death was imminent. Mu En remained unconscious, and everyone could only gather around Mu En bedside until the next day when Mu En gradually woke up.
" Bei Bei... Bei Bei..." Mu En mumbled the name incoherently after waking up.