"Alright, tell me," Bibi Dong said arrogantly.
Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle quickly spoke up, "Lord Rakshasa God, if we kill the guards and snatch Bei Bei here, we can certainly complete the task assigned by Lord Qian Chen, but if Shrek Academy investigates afterwards, it might implicate Lord Qian Chen."
It paused, then continued, "Lord Rakshasa God Xiao Jin, my greatest strength lies in these eyes. These guards and messengers are merely Soul Saint. You control Bei Bei's movements, and I'll observe from the air. I'll tell you which way to move Bei Bei, and you move him there. We can keep Bei Bei constantly in their blind spot, making them conclude that ' Bei Bei left on his own.'"
Bibi Dong pondered for a moment, then asked fiercely, "Is your method reliable? If not, I'll pluck all the feathers from your body."
Upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle felt a surge of anger and inwardly groaned: Qian Chen was right after all; Bibi Dong is a madwoman. He would never go on a mission with her again, and even if he had to, he would never say a word to her. She's too insane.
Soon, the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle soared into the air, taking in every movement in the courtyard from its vantage point. Bibi Dong used her Soul Power to control Bei Bei's precise movements within the courtyard, each shift precisely placing her in the blind spots of the guards and messengers. The two searched the courtyard for a full half-day but couldn't find a trace of Bei Bei, ultimately concluding that Bei Bei was lost.
On Sea God Island, in Mu En's hospital room, his last moments of lucidity were slowly fading away. He kept looking towards the door, hoping that Bei Bei would appear there so that he could personally entrust the secret of the Dragon Core to him, thus reviving the family. But to this moment, the door remained empty.
Just then, the messenger returned. He stopped outside the door, not daring to go in, and reported in a trembling voice, "Reporting to Mu En and all the elders, I have gone to the other courtyard to inform them, but... but Young Master Bei Bei is nowhere to be found."
"What did you say?" Yan Shaozhe demanded sharply, "Was Bei Bei kidnapped, or was she murdered?!"
"No, there were no signs of a struggle at the scene, nor anything unusual. It's more like... more like Young Master Bei Bei left on his own," the messenger replied truthfully.
Mu En stared at the ceiling, his heart filled with despair. In the next moment, it was as if all the strength in his body had been drained away; death was only a matter of moments.
Qian Chen continued to observe Mu En with his Eye of the Mind open, knowing what he was thinking and what he was worried about. Qian Chen knew that this was the final, most crucial moment, so he hurriedly stepped forward, his voice urgent and earnest. "Teacher, is there something you want to give to Bei Bei? Where is it? Your disciple will give it to you!"
Before his death, Mu En entrusted Bei Bei to Qian Chen. When Qian Chen asked this question, everyone present felt it was perfectly reasonable, and no one thought it was wrong. However, Qian Chen's Eye of the Mind clearly saw the answer that surfaced in Mu En's mind: the Dragon Core was inside Mu En's body. He couldn't remove it while he was alive, but after death, there was no need to consider his physical condition, and it could be forcibly removed.
"Teacher, please tell me how to use the things you left for Bei Bei! I'll teach Bei Bei everything in detail later." Qian Chen continued to ask, her tone becoming increasingly earnest.
Mu En remained silent. He knew in his heart that the Dragon Core was an immense opportunity, and if he were to reveal it in public, it wouldn't be an opportunity for Bei Bei, but a death sentence. He silently considered the uses of the Dragon Core in his mind: it could only be taken when severely injured and extremely weak, and it could heal all injuries and completely transform the body into a dragon's form. Although Mu En didn't speak, Qian Chen's Eye of the Mind accurately captured his silent contemplation.
Having obtained the answer he wanted, Qian Chen stopped asking. Mu En saw that Bei Bei ultimately failed to arrive, and he could no longer tell him the secret of the Dragon Core in person. It seemed that the Dragon Core could only become his burial item, ultimately benefiting the tomb robbers who would later excavate his tomb.
Thinking of this, Mu En's breath hitched, and he could no longer continue. In a daze, only one thought remained in his mind: Shrek's ancestors, I, Mu En, have arrived. His soul gradually left his body, but instead of entering the cycle of reincarnation, it was silently drawn by the Golden Ancient Tree and slowly merged into the towering trunk.
Qian Chen's eyes could see souls. He clearly saw Mu En's soul being absorbed into the Golden Ancient Tree, and he couldn't help but wonder, could this tree really absorb and house souls?
The moment Mu En passed away, Yan Shaozhe officially became the acting head of the Sea God Pavilion Master. He cried with everyone for a while, then wiped away his tears, stood up, and said loudly, "Although Mu En has passed away, the glory of Shrek must still be passed on by us. Now is the weakest moment for the academy, so everyone must put aside their grief and take action."
Faced with the new Sea God Pavilion Master, the academy's elders and Titled Douluo would not openly oppose him for the time being, and all responded, "Yes."
In the following days, Yan Shaozhe personally handled Mu En's funeral arrangements. Although narrow-minded, he was a capable man, managing Mu En's funeral with utmost respectability and thoroughness. Meanwhile, Bei Bei was finally found in the villa. He looked bewildered upon seeing the visitors, realizing he hadn't left the villa at all, yet the guards and messengers couldn't find him. Because of this inexplicable missed opportunity, he failed to witness Xuan Zu's final moments.
A few days later, it was finally Qian Chen's turn to keep vigil for Mu En. He came alone to Mu En's body, and quietly released his Soul Power, which flowed into the lifeless body. Soon, he sensed the location of the Dragon Core. Under the guidance of his Soul Power, the Dragon Core was easily extracted. After doing all this, Qian Chen's expression was normal, as if nothing had happened, and he continued to eat and drink as usual.
On Sea God Island, Sea God Pavilion, the atmosphere was unusually solemn today. This was not an ordinary Sea God Pavilion meeting, but rather a gathering of all the high-ranking members of the Shrek Academy, including all the Sea God Pavilion Elder, as well as several other high-ranking members from the academy. In a short time, more than twenty people poured into the Sea God Pavilion.
Yan Shaozhe sat in the main seat. To his left was Xuanzi, the top expert of Shrek Academy and the Gluttonous Douluo, and to his right was Cai Meier, the vice master of the Sea God Pavilion and his wife.
Xuan Zi had no resentment at being subordinate to Yan Shaozhe. He knew very well that once he broke through to Level 99 Limit Douluo, he would be the rightful Sea God Pavilion Master. Yan Shaozhe was merely managing the academy for him before his breakthrough. With Xuan Zi standing by Yan Shaozhe, almost no one openly objected.
Yan Shaozhe read out Mu En's last wishes one by one, and the crowd nodded from time to time to show their agreement or respect. When he read the sentence, " Qian Chen and Zhang Lexuan will serve as the dean and vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, and as for who will be the dean and who will be the vice dean, Mu En instructed them to decide for themselves before his death," a noisy discussion broke out again below.
Seeing the Sea God Pavilion starting to get noisy, Yan Shaozhe felt he was losing face and was about to stand up and say a few words.
At this moment, a golden figure stood up and said, "I don't know if you all have objections to me and Lexuan succeeding as the deans and vice deans of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, or to us becoming members of the Sea God Pavilion Elder. This is the Sea God Pavilion, not a place where one person can have their own opinion, so please speak your mind."