Chapter 280: Di Yun'er

But the next second, she dismissed her own speculation.

Because one of the Tang Wulin's builds was off.

Although the two looked very similar, there were differences: one had noticeably longer hair, a more curvaceous figure, and was wearing a skirt, clearly female.

Moreover, the male version of Tang Wulin had golden eyes, while the female version's eyes were black, just like Tang Wulin's two years ago.

The female Tang Wulin coldly looked at the male Tang Wulin and said coolly:

"I don't know you. Who are you?"

The male Tang Wulin replied urgently:

"My name is Tang Wulin. Why do you look exactly like me?"

The female Tang Wulin shook her head lightly, looking too lazy to bother with him.

"I don't know. You're blocking my way."

Yet Tang Wulin wouldn't move aside; a female version of himself suddenly appeared, and the shock to him was overwhelming.

"What's your name?"

The female Tang Wulin seemed a bit impatient.

"Di Yun'er, are you satisfied? Move aside quickly."

Seeing Tang Wulin still wanting to say something, she finally couldn't bear it any longer; a faint dragon roar began to emanate from her body,

and she suddenly threw a punch straight at Tang Wulin.

Is this... a Golden Dragon?

Instinctively, he reached out to block Di Yun'er's attack.

At the instant their hands collided, he immediately confirmed his suspicion.

Such vigorous qi and such overwhelming power could only be a Golden Dragon.

However, her strength is only relative to ordinary same‑level soul masters; in front of Tang Wulin it was truly like Guan Gong brandishing a massive sword.

Tang Wulin easily absorbed Di Yun'er's strike and stepped aside.

"Sorry for holding up your meal."

Although he still had many things to ask her, Di Yun'er was clearly unwilling to engage with him now.

In this situation, no matter how much he pressed, he was unlikely to get a satisfactory answer.

Di Yun'er let out a cold snort and headed toward the window to eat.

Tang Wulin let out a light sigh and said to Wang Dong, "Let's go, we'll see Yutong."

At that moment, his ears keenly heard Di Yun'er's footsteps pause.

"No way? Do you know Yutong?"

Di Yun'er looked at him expressionlessly.

"You ask me? Do I have to know who this Yutong you mention is?"

After staring at her seriously for a while and seeing no sign of lying on her face, Tang Wulin smiled awkwardly.

"Sorry, I probably overthought it."

Maybe he's just too sensitive.

Leaving the inner courtyard and returning to Sea God Hall, he pushed open Huo Yutong's room door, and Tang Wulin saw Huo Yutong's eyes light up on the bed.

"Wulin, you're back!"

"Hmm."

Tang Wulin sat at the bedside and gently patted her little head.

"I'm back."

Huo Yutong, being patted on the head, couldn't help but squint and show a happy expression.

Wang Dong followed behind him and walked in, twitching the corner of his mouth at the scene.

"Stop flashing, there's someone else here."

"Ah!"

Hearing Wang Dong's voice, Huo Yutong realized there was another person and instantly felt embarrassed.

"Um... Wang Dong, sorry, I can't get up right now, so I can't entertain you." Wang Dong said irritably:

"If you're feeling unwell, just lie down and rest. Your boyfriend just entertained me a moment ago."

Tang Wulin opened Huo Yutong's lunchbox, blew on it, and guided the food toward her mouth.

"Here, careful, it's hot."

Huo Yutong obediently opened her mouth, took a bite, and instantly smiled happily.

"Delicious."

"As long as it's tasty, that's fine."

Tang Wulin picked up another piece of meat, blew on it, and while handing it to Huo Yutong's mouth, smiled and said:

"By the way, Yutong, let me tell you something interesting."

"What?"

"I just met a girl at the restaurant when I bought food; she turned out to look exactly like me."

At this point, Tang Wulin couldn't help but give a wry smile.

"Honestly, the first time I saw Di Yun'er, I was truly startled."

He knew he was quite delicate‑looking, and his teacher who taught him disguise had joked that a cross‑dressed version would look great, but seeing his own female disguise standing before him still hit him hard.

Huo Yutong widened her eyes in surprise, swallowed the piece of meat, and asked in astonishment, "Does that really happen?"

"Well, if you don't believe it, you can ask Wang Dong."

Wang Dong saw Huo Yutong really looking his way, and helplessly nodded.

"It's true; when I first saw it, I couldn't believe my own eyes."

As far as she knew, Tang Wulin was an orphan; who would have thought a woman almost identical in appearance to him would suddenly appear?

"Hmm..." Huo Yutong asked doubtfully, "Wulin, could she be your sister or younger sister?"

Tang Wulin shook his head decisively.

"Impossible, not to mention I don't have any sisters; even if I did, she couldn't possibly be here."

"Ah, right, I overlooked that."

Huo Yutong immediately realized.

Tang Wulin came back from the future; unless Empress Yun'er also came from ten thousand years later, it's impossible for them to be siblings.

"Then who exactly is Empress Yun'er?"

Tang Wulin shook his head.

"I'm not sure either; I plan to ask Dean Cai when I attend the Sea God Pavilion meeting tomorrow."

He saw the inner courtyard uniform on Empress Yun'er, meaning she is a student of Shrek Academy's inner courtyard.

From Wang Dong's shocked expression, it's clear she had never heard of Empress Yun'er before, meaning Yun'er just enrolled these past two days.

Now that the enrollment season is long over, her being able to enter the inner courtyard shows her credentials must have passed Dean Cai Mei'er's scrutiny.

From her, we should be able to obtain some information.

Tang Wulin again reached out to feed Huo Yutong a mouthful of rice, saying:

"By the way, Yutong, I want to tell Xuan Lao and the others about the soul spirit matter; do you think that's okay?"

He wants to quickly revive the Spirit Pagoda system.

But this technique is mastered by Ilex; roughly speaking, it's Huo Yutong who masters it, so if she's unwilling, he can't go around blabbing.

Huo Yutong smiled faintly.

"I have no objections; Wulin, you handle it as you see fit."

As an otherworldly visitor, Ilex actually doesn't care much whether others know his invented technique.

Huo Yutong had already asked Ilex about the soul spirit matter; Ilex said that as long as she wants, she can make it public anytime without issue.

Wang Dong asked puzzledly, "What are you two talking about? What is a soul spirit?"

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong exchanged a glance, then tacitly smiled at Wang Dong.

"You'll find out later."

(End of chapter)