Chapter 428: Dong'er

"Umm—"

At the gate of Shilake Academy, Tang Wulin stretched a big lazy yawn.

"Finally, it's over."

After negotiating terms with the main sect, the Heaven Soul Empire's royal family sent professional diplomats to handle the affairs.

During the two days he stayed at the main sect, Tang Wulin spent most of his time negotiating with them.

Those diplomats always liked to speak formalities, circling him back and forth, which made him very uncomfortable.

To him, it was still not as good as having a clean, satisfying fight with Du Bu Si on the first day.

Huo Yutong smiled and said:

"After we go back, you can give yourself a break; I don't think the Senior Elders would mind."

She saw Tang Wulin's hard work with her own eyes, and felt deep sympathy; if she could, she would also help Tang Wulin settle everything.

Unfortunately, she is not the Sea God Pavilion Master, and many matters can only be decided by the Sea God Pavilion Master.

"Let's just leave it at that."

Hearing her suggestion, Tang Wulin shrugged his shoulders.

"Now the war is on the brink of breaking out; it's only right for me to work a bit harder."

He wouldn't dare delegate authority to those Senior Elders who lack a sense of urgency.

If they handled the affairs, who knows whether Shilake would retreat again and remain neutral—that's a scenario Tang Wulin absolutely refuses to see.

He can rest after the war ends, but for now the capable must bear more work.

At that moment, the two suddenly stopped in their tracks.

They saw at the gate of Shilake Academy a person they both knew well waiting for them.

"Wang Dong?"

The person was Wang Dong, one of the contemporary Shi Lai Ke Seven Monsters.

Lately, due to being busy handling various affairs, Tang Wulin's contact frequency with the members of the Tang Sect has decreased a lot.

Moreover, Wang Dong is about to graduate; she has been diligently grinding points, preparing for the upcoming graduation assessment. Upon reflection, Tang Wulin realized they hadn't seen each other for three months.

At this moment, Wang Dong was tightly frowning, looking very worried; upon seeing the two, she immediately stepped forward.

"Do you two have anything going on right now?"

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong looked at each other and both shook their heads.

Huo Yutong said softly:

"Wang Dong, don't be impatient; take your time to tell us what's up."

She sensed from Wang Dong an extremely tangled emotional fluctuation, a mix of many feelings forming a complex emotional vortex.

It must be that something major happened, otherwise she wouldn't be like this.

Hearing Huo Yutong's words, Wang Dong's mood finally improved a bit, and she nodded.

"Good, then. Follow me."

After saying that, she turned and walked away.

Tang Wulin felt a bit baffled; he looked at Huo Yutong, who also gave a slight shake of her head, indicating she didn't know either.

The three walked all the way to the door of Wang Dong's room within the Tang Sect before stopping.

Wang Dong gently bit her lower lip and said to the two, "You wait here for a moment."

After speaking, she entered the room and, with a flip of her hand, locked the door.

Huo Yutong couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Seeing Wang Dong's action, she suddenly felt she guessed what she intended to do.

But why? Why now?

Sure enough, the room door was soon opened, and a stunning girl with long straight hair stepped out.

"Wang Dong, you… you… this is—" Tang Wulin stammered.

The brother he had always thought of suddenly turned into a beautiful girl, which truly made him hard to accept.

Huo Yutong's reaction was much better; after all, she had already known Wang Dong's true gender.

She asked softly, "Dong'er, did something happen?"

"Hmm."

Wang Dong—no, she should now be called Wang Dong'er—Wang Dong'er waved at the two.

"Come into the room and speak."

After saying that, she walked back into the room.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong exchanged a glance and walked in together.

During this, Huo Yutong briefly explained Wang Dong'er's situation to Tang Wulin in her mind, finally clearing his confusion.

Wang Dong'er's room was very tidy, exuding a faint pleasant fragrance that made one feel refreshed.

Tang Wulin had sat in Wang Dong'er's room before, but then he only thought she was a neat freak; now that he knows her true gender, seeing this brings a sense of clarity.

Wang Dong'er sat at the bedside and got straight to the point:

"Wulin, what do the two sect masters from the Clear Sky Sect want with you?"

Tang Wulin frowned.

"Did you run into them?"

"Hmm, Song Lao asked me to go to the Sea God Pavilion for something, and it turned out the two sect masters were just looking for you."

"…"

Seeing Wang Dong'er nod lightly, Tang Wulin couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.

He didn't want to drag his companions into the grudges involving the Clear Sky Sect and even Hai Shen Tang San, so he didn't tell them about the Clear Sky Sect.

Unexpectedly, he still happened to run into Wang Dong'er by chance.

Although he still didn't understand what this had to do with Wang Dong'er revealing her true gender, it was no small matter.

He had just opened his mouth to explain when Wang Dong'er suddenly raised a hand again, her expression serious as she said:

"By the way, I hope you don't just brush me off—this is very important to me, really."

As she spoke, dark-gold light suddenly radiated from her palm, and a small hammer appeared in her hand.

"Clear Sky Hammer?!"

Now not only Tang Wulin, but even Huo Yutong couldn't stay seated.

They never expected Wang Dong'er to have a Twin Soul, and her second martial soul happened to be the Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Wulin's expression instantly turned serious.

"Dong'er, do you know those two sect leaders?"

Wang Dong'er acted so obviously that if he still couldn't tell she was acquainted with Niu Tian and Titan, he would truly be an idiot.

Wang Dong'er let out a long sigh and nodded.

"Well, you can think of me as their adopted daughter."

"What?!"

Another bombshell was dropped, nearly shocking both of them senseless.

In fact, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong had already formed some guesses about the true identities of Niu Tian and Titan.

It is said that, when Hai Shen Tang San walked the mortal realm in his youth, he once befriended two ten-thousand-year spirit beasts, which, at the end of their lives, chose to sacrifice themselves to become part of his power.

The names of these two ten-thousand-year spirit beasts are the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

If he had only heard the names Niu Tian and Titan before, Tang Wulin might not have thought much of it, but after learning about the ambiguous relationship between them and Tang San, looking at the two of them now was quite thought‑provoking.

If their guesses were correct, then the Clear Sky Sect Sect Leader, formed from the two great ten‑thousand‑year spirit beasts taking human form, was very likely Tang San's human representative in the mortal realm of Soul Land.

What status would their adopted daughter have? (End of chapter)