Oscar's exclamation drew everyone's attention toward Doudou.
Being stared at by a group of strange-looking creatures made her visibly nervous.
But then a warm hand gently wrapped around her cool, delicate fingers.
"It's fine. They're just a few idiots who never learn," Yuan Longxuan said calmly.
Feeling the heat from his palm, Doudou's heart settled. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.....nowadays entirely uninterested in women—barely gave her a passing glance.
Oscar, however, moved as if he had a death wish, sneaking up behind Yuan Longxuan.
"This beautiful lady, my name is Oscar, I am
Before he could finish, Yuan Longxuan turned his head, his gaze sharp enough to slice through Oscar's courage.
"Y-Yuan Yuan Longxuan! N-no, no… Your Majesty! Lord Yuan Longxuan!"
For all his foolishness, Oscar had quick instincts when it mattered.
The moment he recognized that familiar face, he stumbled backward three steps, bowing at a perfect ninety degrees.
"Yuan Longxuan!"
Flander stiffened at the sound of that name. When he confirmed the man before him truly was Yuan Longxuan, he rushed forward and bowed deeply.
"Lord Yuan Longxuan!"
He truly feared this man. The last time they crossed paths, every bone in his body had been shattered—he survived only because Yuan Longxuan chose to spare him. Otherwise, he would've died long ago.
"Hmm, Flander… still teaching your students the same nonsense as before? 'If you don't dare cause trouble, you're mediocre'? Heh."
The diners overheard Yuan Longxuan's words—not daring to cause trouble makes you mediocre?
Wasn't that just teaching students to bully others? And if they caused trouble with the wrong person, wouldn't they die miserably?
Their expressions shifted. It seemed this group who bragged about "daring to cause trouble" had once offended this man....and badly.
"If you're going to teach, then teach properly. If you can't, disband the academy.
Look at your students—they only know how to bully the weak. What else can they do?"
Flander didn't even dare breathe too loudly. He bobbed his head like a pecking chicken.
"Y-yes, Your Majesty. I will immediately—"
"People don't learn by words. They learn by consequences. Now leave.
I have company today, and I don't want to see you."
"Yes, yes! We're leaving right away!"
Flander dragged the entire Shrek group away in embarrassment. Tang Chuan—the reincarnation of a God King—shot Yuan Longxuan a venomous glare before leaving.
Yuan Longxuan only smiled faintly. Even a true God King didn't scare him—why would he fear a reincarnation?
After Shrek's departure, the diners began studying Yuan Longxuan curiously.
Only now did they recall the middle-aged man's earlier form of address.
"Your Majesty… that man called you 'Your Majesty' just now. Are you truly…?"
Doudou's beautiful eyes widened. She knew who Flander was—a Spirit Sage, the lead teacher of Shrek Academy, a man currently drowning in debt after losing everything at the Great Spirit Arena.
"Tsk. Weren't you just calling me a Spirit Emperor earlier? Now I'm suddenly a mighty Titled Douluo?" Yuan Longxuan teased.
"I-I didn't know… I didn't expect you to actually be a Titled…"
Doudou was panicking. She originally invited this handsome man out to deepen their relationship.
Yet the more she learned… the more outrageous it became. She had somehow asked out a Titled Douluo!
"A-ahem… Little Yuan—no, Your Majesty—"
Even Aunt Qin couldn't sit still after learning the truth.
A Titled Douluo was someone the Spirit Hall would move mountains to recruit!
"It's fine," Yuan Longxuan said casually. "Even a Titled Douluo has a normal life.
Chatting with Aunt Qin, having dinner with little Doudou—what's wrong with that?"
But Doudou's mind had drifted elsewhere.
If he was a Titled Douluo…
How old was he?
Every Titled Douluo she knew of was at least a hundred years old. Yet Yuan Longxuan looked impossibly young.
"What are you thinking about? You were talking just fine earlier, but now you're silent?"
Yuan Longxuan playfully pinched her tiny nose and soft cheek.
Her face turned scarlet, and she didn't dare respond.
Inside, Doudou was screaming:
Mom, help! This is my first time asking out a guy I like.....and he turns out to be a Titled Douluo?! Heaven, end me now! Why would someone like him ever date a little Spirit Elder like me? Unless his eyes are broken…
Yuan Longxuan (internally): Yep. My eyes must be broken.
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