At this time, the shop was still quite lively, almost completely filled with students.
After the drinks and desserts were all served.
Tang Wulin took a glass and smiled, "Congratulations to everyone for successfully passing the assessment!"
"Congratulations, it really wasn't easy." Arthur shook his head with a sigh. "This assessment exhausted me to death."
"Hey, hey, hey." Xie Xie couldn't take it. "You're being way too 'Versailles'. You didn't even participate in the assessment, so how are you tired?"
"Being a judge and sitting all day is also very tiring, okay?" Arthur said with a look of lament. "Scoring is also mental work. You guys only had to focus on the assessment, but I had a lot more to consider."
"Is that so?"
Recalling how Arthur had mindlessly given out full marks earlier, even Tang Wulin couldn't help but retort.
"I couldn't tell."
"So what?" Arthur pointed at them. "You guys didn't put in much effort either; you were completely carried by Na'er and Gu Yue."
"The ninth stage was still a bit tiring," Xu Xiaoyan muttered. "Between the traveling and fighting Spirit Beasts... and we even fought a Three-Eyed Golden Lion!"
"And after the fight, we had to face the test of the Spirit Bone."
"It was very tiring too."
"Speaking of which," Xie Xie suddenly asked Arthur, "now that you've blended into Shrek's upper management, does Shrek really have a Three-Eyed Golden Lion?"
"Shrek has jack squat."
Arthur said nonchalantly, "Everything you faced was fake, just a simulation."
"Ah, I was excited for so long for nothing," Xie Xie said regretfully. "The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is a true super Spirit Beast. Not only can it bring Luck, but its skull is also the number one Spirit Bone in the Spirit Beast world."
"Eh?"
Hearing this, Arthur's eyes suddenly widened.
That's right, where's my skull bone?!
My hundred-thousand-year Three-Eyed Golden Lion—forget a skull bone, it didn't even give me a single bone.
Thinking of this, Arthur grabbed Rosy Dawn from within his body and pulled her out.
Rosy Dawn, who had been happily flying around the Sea of Consciousness on the Sky-Rending Cry-Vulture Sharp Wind, was suddenly grabbed by the scruff of her neck and lifted out.
Holding Rosy Dawn up to his eyes, Arthur stared at her, and she stared back.
"Where's my number one skull bone of the Spirit Beast world? Give it to me, quick."
"Owoo?" Rosy Dawn's little face was filled with confusion.
Wh-what thing?
Her round eyes were full of bewilderment.
Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and the others were already dumbfounded.
They carefully observed the soul spirit Arthur had pulled out.
The body of this soul spirit looked like translucent crystal, full of wonder.
It looked mostly like a lion, but its four claws were like a Dragon's, stepping upon a mass of golden flames.
Beneath its fur, there seemed to be golden scales.
What identified it most was that third eye; even when closed, it gave off a sense of spiritual vitality.
They had just seen it in the assessment not long ago.
If this wasn't a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, what was it?!
"You, you, you..."
Xie Xie pointed his finger for a long time, stuttering.
"Your soul spirit is actually an Auspicious Beast?!"
His eyes turned red. "Fake! This must be fake!"
"An illusion! Right, when did I fall under an illusion?"
Tang Wulin also asked curiously, "Brother Arthur, is this the second soul spirit you absorbed? Where did it come from? Shrek Academy?"
"How could that be?"
Arthur, who was busy interrogating Rosy Dawn, tilted his head and looked at Gu Yue. "Gu Yue gave it to me."
Tang Wulin: "?"
Xie Xie: "?"
Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi: "?"
"You could say that."
Gu Yue put down her dessert, gently wiped her lips, and explained, "It was passed down from my Family."
"Pa-passed down from your Family?!" Xie Xie jumped up, his voice rising an octave, drawing the attention of students at neighboring tables. "Gu Yue, what kind of divine Family is yours? You actually even have an Auspicious Beast?!"
Xu Xiaoyan was also shocked. She gently poked Rosy Dawn with her finger; the touch was soft and warm. "An Auspicious Beast is a being that can bring Luck. Legends say they're hard to even catch a glimpse of, yet you just gave it away?"
Gu Yue gave Arthur a faint glance, the corner of her mouth curling into a barely perceptible arc. "It was just sitting around unused, and he happened to need it, so I gave it to him."
Xu Xiaoyan felt an internal earthquake. She had been so focused on Na'er that she'd forgotten about this formidable rival, Gu Yue.
She even gave away an Auspicious Beast. Does this count as a dowry?
How can I even compete?
Wuu wuu wuu... Calm down, Xu Xiaoyan. You need to stay calm. Think hard—what heirlooms does the Xu Family have?
After a mental brainstorm.
Xu Xiaoyan sprawled on the table, having lost all hope in life.
Even if I emptied out the entire Xu Family, it wouldn't compare to an Auspicious Beast.
Encountering a rich girl in the battle for love, unable to win no matter how hard I try.
"Unused?!" Xie Xie was going crazy. "That's a Three-Eyed Golden Lion! You actually said it was just sitting around unused?!"
"Sister, sister, sister, are there any more 'give away an Auspicious Beast' events? I want one too!" Xie Xie's face turned red with envy and jealousy.
Arthur was busy shaking Rosy Dawn by the scruff of her neck. Hearing this, he didn't even look up. "Don't make a fuss. It's just an Auspicious Beast, isn't it? Once it gives me its skull bone, then it'll be truly impressive."
"Skull bone?" Tang Wulin asked, confused. "Are you going to peel open its head to take the bone?"
Rosy Dawn was shaken until she saw stars, her little paws waving wildly.
She seemed to have heard Tang Wulin's words.
Her four little paws instantly began to struggle frantically.
"She looks like she's about to cry." Na'er reached out and scratched Rosy Dawn's belly.
"Cry? Even if she cries, she has to hand over the skull bone!" At this moment, Arthur was emotionless.
Seeing this, Gu Yue's face grew darker and darker. She grabbed Arthur's ahoge. "Enough."
Arthur's whole body stiffened.
"Her original form of existence was as a soul spirit. It's already good enough that she survived; where would a Spirit Bone come from?"
"Is, is that so?" Arthur laughed awkwardly. "Then never mind, haha..."
Then he released his grip on Rosy Dawn. She instantly dove into the center of his brows and ran back to the Sea of Consciousness.
She hid under Sharp Wind's wings to complain.
Sharp Wind comforted her, "Forget it, forget it. A beast under someone else's roof has no choice but to bow its head."
Seeing this, Gu Yue also let go.
While they were messing around...
...an arrogant and domineering voice suddenly rang out in the shop. "Give me your Soul Guidance communication number."
It drew everyone's gaze.
Everyone looked over. A youth was sitting there, not wearing a school uniform.
He wore a crisp white formal suit, had short golden hair, and possessed handsome features with an overbearing aura.
In his strange golden eyes, his pupils shimmered as if surrounded by a faint aura of light.
"He looks a bit like Brother Arthur," Xie Xie muttered.
"Different," Arthur shook his head seriously.
"Oh?" Xie Xie was instantly curious. "Did you notice something?"
"Yeah." Arthur nodded. "He's not as handsome as me."
Na'er echoed, "I saw it at a glance too. Although he looks similar, he's not nearly as handsome as you."
Xu Xiaoyan deeply agreed. "Indeed."
Gu Yue also said quietly, "That much is true."
Seeing this, Xie Xie smacked his lips, feeling a bit uncomfortable. He suddenly felt like he'd had his fill.
He shouldn't have brought it up.
Their gaze returned to the other side.
A female waitress from the shop was standing in front of the golden-haired youth's table.
She wore a uniform consisting of a long black skirt and a white vest.
It complemented her snow-white skin, and beneath her short chestnut-red hair, a pair of large black eyes exuded a pitiable aura.
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