Two young men dressed in dark green stood at the academy entrance.
Long Yeyue walked up to them, took out a badge, waved it before their eyes, and pointed at Tang Wulin's group behind her.
"These people are honored guests of the academy. I'm taking them inside."
The two young men were shocked when they saw the badge in Long Yeyue's hand and hurriedly stepped aside.
"Yes, esteemed Sea God's Pavilion elder. Please enter."
Long Yeyue gestured to Tang Wulin and the others, then led them into Shrek Academy.
Upon entering the inner city, it was as though they had arrived somewhere entirely different. Unlike the bustle and clamor outside, the inner city was exceptionally quiet. Its broad streets were paved with blue bricks and carried an antique charm. Shops lined both sides of the streets, all built in the architectural style of ancient times. Many of the buildings were even wooden. Coming here felt like crossing ten thousand years through time.
Tang Wulin and the others curiously surveyed their surroundings as they followed Long Yeyue forward at a brisk pace.
The group chatted and laughed as they walked for about half an hour before reaching an area filled entirely with vegetation.
A sign hung at the entrance to this park-like place, bearing the two large words: "Inner Court."
At the sight of those words, both Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong could not help showing wistful expressions.
They had both stayed in Shrek Academy's Inner Court before, though that had been ten thousand years ago. Compared to the Inner Court of their era, the difference was nothing short of enormous. Both its size and overall layout had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Perhaps because the new term had only just begun, many young faces could be seen in the Outer Court, and