After a pleasant night at the inn, the next morning, the breakfast shops in Heaven Dou City were already open. Steaming baskets were filled with various breakfast foods, and as the lids were lifted, thick white steam billowed out, merging with the air.
A large number of busy workers were already bustling about, holding food and eating as they walked, a lively scene.
After leaving the Heaven Dou City gate, Huo Yuhao and his two companions found a suitable place, quickly put on their flying soul tools, and headed back towards Shrek City.
The journey was uneventful. As the next day's dusk arrived, the outline of Shrek City finally appeared before their eyes.
They landed early and walked the last stretch.
When they arrived at the school gate, the spacious open ground was already packed with a large number of vendors, their food carts overflowing with all sorts of delicacies.
The shouts of vendors rose and fell, attracting many students to compete for purchases. Although the food in the cafeteria was also delicious, people always liked to eat some extra treats.
Just when Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao walked over together, they immediately attracted the attention of countless people, and screams immediately erupted.
During the previous speech conference, Ma Xiaotao was remembered by all the outer court students.
Compared to her stunning beauty, what more people remembered was her terrifying cultivation, being a Soul Saint at less than twenty years old.
Soon, groups of students couldn't help but gather together, some even holding their rice bowls.
Ma Xiaotao's expression was calm, she walked at her own pace, while Huo Yuhao greeted the others as he went.
There was no other way. In terms of popularity, after the incident that allowed the students to collectively enter a state of enlightenment, even the senior students of the inner court couldn't compare to his appeal.
As for whether the students were thanking him or expecting another lecture, that was hard to say.
"Xiaoya, let's go in together." Ma Xiaotao saw that Tang Ya had stopped, and immediately called out.
Tang Ya's expression was hesitant. "I've already withdrawn from school. Isn't it a bit awkward for me to go in?"
She remembered Shrek Academy's rules, which strictly forbade people who weren't students from entering.
"Don't worry about it, I'm here," Ma Xiaotao said, pulling Tang Ya's hand and walking towards the academy.
Tang Ya didn't want to refuse and was pulled along.
The students in charge of the main gate just greeted them warmly and didn't even check Ma Xiaotao's and Huo Yuhao's student information.
After school in Shrek Academy in the afternoon, there were many students walking around and still training, but the cafeteria was the liveliest place, with people coming and going.
"This…" When they passed the cafeteria, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but be taken aback.
Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya couldn't help but laugh.
Hanging between the trees and on the outside of the buildings all over the academy were numerous banners. These banners displayed some words, all of which were condensed versions of Huo Yuhao's speech from back then.
They weren't there when he left the academy before. Now they were everywhere. Huo Yuhao's expression immediately became complicated. Judging by this, Shimu and Dean Xian Lin'er weren't kidding. They really did put up banners.
"Yuhao!"
"Xiao Ya?"
Suddenly, as Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya were teasing and laughing, and Huo Yuhao was sighing with emotion, two slightly surprised voices sounded from the side.
The three of them turned their heads to look and saw a man and a woman walking over.
Tang Ya's eyes widened immediately.
The man was Xu Sanshi, and the woman was Jiang Nannan.
"Nannan." Tang Ya's expression shifted slightly. Smiling, she walked over and the two women immediately embraced. Jiang Nannan was clearly happy to see her best friend again. "It's been so long since I've seen you."
Tang Ya's eyes flickered, as if she remembered her promise to Beibei. "We'll have a lot of time to play together in the future."
Jiang Nannan's expression was serious, understanding what Tang Ya meant. "I believe you."
On the other side, Xu Sanshi also came over to Huo Yuhao, of course not forgetting to greet Ma Xiaotao.
"You two chat first, I'm going back to the inner courtyard." Ma Xiaotao said briefly, then walked toward the inner courtyard. She needed to report that she was safe.
Watching Ma Xiaotao's departing figure, Huo Yuhao whispered jokingly, "Brother Xu, when you're with Sister Nannan, she seems to dislike you a lot less."
Xu Sanshi chuckled, putting his arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulder. "It's all thanks to you. I don't know what happened, but Nannan suddenly found out that I brought my aunt to Shrek City. And then, well, things just developed normally. But right now, Nannan feels more gratitude towards me, not so much romantic feelings."
At the end, Xu Sanshi still looked a bit dejected.
"Take it one step at a time, we'll get there," Huo Yuhao said with a smile. Suddenly, as if a flash of inspiration struck him, his expression changed slightly. "Brother Xu, what's the status of your Xuanming Sect in the Heaven Soul Empire?"
Xu Sanshi was stunned for a moment, then looked proud. "In the Heaven Soul Empire, our Xuanming Sect is one of the top sects. We have two Title Douluo in the family, my father, and my grandfather."
Xu Sanshi paused, then asked curiously, "By the way, why are you asking this?"
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice, "I want to ask you for a favor."
Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi immediately patted his chest. "Anything you need, just say the word."
"Then, thank you in advance," Huo Yuhao chuckled. "I want to know what exactly happened in the Extreme North recently, and what the current situation is like. I heard something big happened there not long ago, and I suspect that the strong members of your family wouldn't have missed this opportunity. You must know something."
Xu Sanshi pondered, "You're right, I also heard that something happened in the Extreme North, but I didn't pay much attention. Since you want to know, Yuhao, I'll write a letter back later and have someone in the family compile a detailed report for me."
"Then I'll trouble you," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
"Hey, what's the problem?" Xu Sanshi said, annoyed.
"Yuhao, Nannan will take me to the back gate, I'm leaving first." Just as Xu Sanshi was about to say something, Tang Ya walked over and said, "Come find me when you have time."
"Okay." Huo Yuhao nodded.
Jiang Nannan and Huo Yuhao nodded at each other, and then the two girls left together.
Xu Sanshi stood in place, his expression strange. Only after the two girls had gone far did he say in a serious tone, "Yuhao, Xiaoya belongs to Beibei, don't have any bad thoughts, or Beibei will definitely fight you to the death."
Huo Yuhao blinked, subconsciously turning his head to look: "???"
Damn it, do I look like Cao Cao?
"Don't worry, Brother Bei will come to thank me soon." Huo Yuhao said casually, "I won't say more, I have to go to the inner court as well."
Xu Sanshi shook his head and walked toward the dormitory. He planned to write a letter to send back. Since Huo Yuhao had asked for help, he certainly had to make the arrangements.
After Huo Yuhao returned to the inner courtyard, he didn't encounter anyone else along the way. He arrived smoothly at Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier's residence. At this moment, Ma Xiaotao was already chatting and laughing with Cai Meier.
Yan Shaozhe was making tea.
"Teacher, Teacher's wife." Huo Yuhao walked into the living room and respectfully saluted.
Yan Shaozhe paused his tea-making action and nodded, "Sit."
Ma Xiaotao gave Huo Yuhao a look, indicating that she had already explained the purpose of this trip as they had discussed before.
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly and got straight to the point, "Teacher, Teacher's wife, my senior sister should have already made it clear to both of you what this outing is for."
Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier's expressions were complex, yet they also held a trace of shock.
Huo Yuhao's right hand pulsed with a wisp of soul power. After a flash of red light, two jade boxes appeared in his hands. Immediately, Huo Yuhao solemnly presented the jade boxes to the two of them, "These are the Celestial Herbs that this disciple selected for the two of you at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well."
Hearing this, even though they had been informed beforehand, Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier still found their breaths quickening at the mention of Celestial Herbs.
What Celestial Herbs meant was something the people of Shrek Academy were extremely familiar with.
Without Celestial Herbs, in the original Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago, Ma Hongjun would have been destroyed by his Evil Fire, Ning Rongrong would never have broken through to Soul Saint, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would not have been able to defeat their elder brother and sister, winning the victory in the imperial throne dispute.
It could be said that the existence of Celestial Herbs, in a certain sense, determined the foundation on which Shrek Academy currently existed.
It was just… Looking at the Celestial Herb emitting a radiant glow inside the jade box, Yan Shaozhe shook his head. "Your teacher and I are already old. It's best for young people to consume this kind of treasure. At our age, absorbing it won't be of much use."
He wasn't deliberately playing the game of refusing. Instead, the effects of Celestial Herbs were that for those who were older, absorbing them would waste a lot of the medicinal power, and the effects wouldn't be as good as when absorbed at a younger age. Therefore, there was no need to forcibly absorb them. As the principal of the academy, Yan Shaozhe knew this better than anyone else.
Cai Meier calmed down, and also smiled and said, "Yuhao, your teacher is right. You should keep these Celestial Herbs. Leave them for those who are truly suitable to absorb them."
Ma Xiaotao was helpless. She knew that her teacher and teacher's wife would say this. Her beautiful eyes immediately turned to Huo Yuhao, signaling for him to say something forceful.
"I specifically chose these Celestial Herbs for the two of you. How could I give them to someone else?" Huo Yuhao shook his head, sounding a bit cheeky. "If you two don't want them, I'll just make a soup out of them."
"You little rascal." Yan Shaozhe's lips twitched at Huo Yuhao's deliberate playfulness.
Cai Meier was silent for a moment before she couldn't help but say, "How about your teacher and I keep the Celestial Herbs? Then, after you and Xiaotao get married and have children, we can give them to your child to build a foundation?"
"Ah?" Huo Yuhao was taken aback.
Ma Xiaotao's eyes widened instantly. In her panic, she grabbed Cai Meier's arm and shook it, "Teacher's wife, what are you saying? Yuhao and I haven't even taken the first step yet."
Cai Meier smiled meaningfully and said, "As if I don't know what you two are thinking. It's just a matter of time."
Huo Yuhao subconsciously glanced at Ma Xiaotao, whose face was flushed, but she didn't refute. He smiled and said, "I can prepare Celestial Herbs for our future children. You two have forgotten that I know the location of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well. I can just go and get more Celestial Herbs. Why bother saving them?"
"On the contrary, the Primal Chaos Celestial Herb I'm giving to you, Teacher, can help you build your second soul core in the future. Don't you want to become an Ultimate Douluo and help Grandmaster relieve some pressure?"
What else could Yan Shaozhe say? He chuckled and chided, "You rascal! Fine, then, I won't refuse."
Huo Yuhao happily handed over the jade box and continued, "Teacher, I remember you've been stuck at level ninety-four for a long time. This Nine-Grade Fire Dragon Fungus should help you break through your bottleneck and reach the Super Douluo rank. Furthermore, the fire attribute aura it contains can enhance your martial soul's power."
Cai Meier looked at the jade box being offered to her, but before she could speak, Ma Xiaotao snatched it and firmly pressed it into her arms.
Cai Meier didn't refuse again; after all, it would seem like she was being deliberately difficult.
"Xiaotao, come with me to the kitchen." Cai Meier stood up, smiling, "Since it's a day of celebration, I'll make some side dishes to go with the drinks."
Ma Xiaotao followed Cai Meier to the kitchen, happy to lend a hand.
After the two women left, Yan Shaozhe gently brushed his finger over the surface of the jade box. "How did you know about the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well?"
Huo Yuhao had already prepared his explanation. "It was the Auspicious Beast's power of fate that showed me. The Ice Fire Yin Yang Well also contains the power of fate, so when I came into contact with the Auspicious Beast, I accidentally sensed it through its power of fate."
Yan Shaozhe sighed, "I never expected that the danger back then would turn into such a huge stroke of luck. If Di Tian knew this, he'd probably be furious, wouldn't he?"
"Since you're back, the special training will officially begin tomorrow. From Monday to Thursday, you'll go to the Soul Tool Department to find Old Qian and Liner. They will arrange soul tool teaching for you. From Friday to Sunday, you'll return to the inner courtyard, and your Shifu and I will personally teach you about martial soul cultivation."
"Your tasks will be very heavy before you leave for the Sun Moon Empire as an exchange student. Can you hold on?"
Yan Shaozhe's expression gradually became serious.
Huo Yuhao said resolutely, "Yes."
"Very good." Yan Shaozhe nodded with satisfaction. "Later, accompany your teacher for a good drink. The bear paw of this Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear is a delicacy. I've lived for nearly a hundred years, and including this time, I've only eaten it twice."
What else could Huo Yuhao say? Of course, he'd get thoroughly drunk.
As for the exact location of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, Yan Shaozhe didn't ask much. Some things, it was enough for his disciple to know.
"Oh, right, there's something interesting I wanted to mention," Yan Shaozhe suddenly remembered, a strange look on his face.
Huo Yuhao was puzzled.
Yan Shaozhe looked at him and said, "Do you remember Dai Huabin?"
"I remember," Huo Yuhao nodded.
"This morning, Dai Yaoheng returned with Xuan Lao and Song Lao. However, I heard from Xuan Lao that Dai Huabin seemed to have disappeared."
Huo Yuhao was a little surprised. "Disappeared?"
"That's right," Yan Shaozhe said. "Less than half a month after the competition ended, Dai Huabin seemed to have suddenly vanished from this world. The White Tiger Duke's Mansion sent out a large number of people and resources to search for him, but they still haven't found anything."
Huo Yuhao rubbed his chin. "Could he have been killed by someone?"
"Who knows?" Yan Shaozhe joked. "Anyway, Dai Yaheng is certainly thrilled. He's the only one with the qualifications to inherit the vast Duke's mansion."
"It just so happened that the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire had a conflict this time. Dai Yaheng even went to the battlefield himself to earn merit. The praise he's receiving now within the Star Luo Empire is undisguised."
Huo Yuhao picked up his teacup and took a sip. A rather surprising guess flashed through his mind. Just as he was about to speak, Ma Xiaotao poked her head out from the kitchen door. "Yuhao, come help me."
Yan Shaozhe saw this and smiled. "Go ahead."
Huo Yuhao put down his teacup and walked towards Ma Xiaotao. The guess in his mind, in the end, didn't leave his mouth.
Night gradually descended upon Shrek City, and the Soul Guidance Lamps illuminated the area. Nightlife finally began. Shrek Academy was even more lively. Although the academy prohibited dating, it was just a rule in name only.
Many couples strolled along the edge of the Sea God Lake, chatting and laughing, enjoying the breeze, and talking about love. Their days were truly comfortable.
And in a courtyard within the inner courtyard, just across the lake, Huo Yuhao was drinking with Yan Shaozhe while listening to Cai Meier teasing Ma Xiaotao about her childhood.
Talking about some embarrassing things, Huo Yuhao was interrupted by Ma Xiaotao's anger and embarrassment.
The small living room became even more cozy as the aroma of fruit wine blended with the lamplight.
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