Chapter 177: Strolling in the Moonlit Night

That's not right, I shouldn't have led this kid into doing anything heinous, should I?

Then where did the problem arise?

It wasn't just Xuan Lao who was puzzled; even the various elders of the Sea God Pavilion turned their gazes toward Xuan Lao in unison.

Could it be that this kid...

Tsk tsk tsk...

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"Alright, alright, stop keeping me in suspense, old man. If you have something to say, say it; if you have something to let out, let it out!"

Xuan Lao felt his scalp tingle under the gazes of the many Sea God Pavilion elders; the last time everyone had looked at him with such wolf-like, tiger-like intensity was when Mu Lao was still alive, back when Xuan Lao wanted to resign as the deputy leader of the Shrek Inspection Team.

At that time, Mu Lao had said indifferently: "You can leave if you want. If you have the ability, find a woman to marry, then pass down your Taotie Divine Cow Martial Soul through your bloodline, and I will let you go. Otherwise, don't even talk about it. If you talk nonsense again, I will discipline you on behalf of my deceased senior brother."

The reason Xuan Lao felt this was so familiar was that the gazes of this group of old fellows were exactly the same as they were back then. Now, Xuan Lao just wanted Su Yu to finish speaking quickly and then get lost as soon as possible.

"Last time, I didn't know why I was taken away by Di Tian either. It wasn't until I went to the Star Dou Great Forest this time that I realized, back when you pressed me and the third eye of the Emperor Beast together, I seemed to have been contaminated with some of the Emperor Beast's aura, and it was precisely because of this that the subsequent events occurred."

Su Yu did not intend to tell the real truth; after all, every single thing Su Yu was doing now was shocking enough to be world-shaking on the Douluo Continent.

Xuan Lao asked, half-believing and half-doubting: "Is that all?"

"That's it. If you don't believe me, I suggest you go ask Di Tian yourself." Su Yu waved his hand, his attitude one of indifference.

Xuan Lao: "…………"

Sea God Pavilion Elders: "…………"

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After everyone exchanged glances for a moment, the entire Sea God Pavilion fell into an awkward situation.

Aside from Mu Lao back in the day, which guy had the guts to go look for trouble with Di Tian?

"Alright, alright, since nothing happened, then go back. Shaozhe, continue the meeting." Xuan Lao waved his hand toward Su Yu.

Su Yu glanced at Xu He, who was sitting beside Fan Yu, then waved at him and left the place.

"What are you spacing out for? Do you still want to keep listening to them?" Su Yu pulled Wang Dong'er's hand and asked.

Wang Dong'er immediately replied: "No."

"Then let's go. It doesn't have much meaning for us to listen anyway."

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Star Luo City.

A somewhat disheveled figure holding Su Yu's token charged all the way into the Su Family mansion.

"Where is Su Yu? Didn't someone tell me there was a sect here called the Wanjing Sect?"

This hurried figure was none other than Xuan Ziwen, who had been swindled into coming.

After being brainwashed by his student Luo Yu, and having gone through an intense internal struggle, he finally made up his mind to resign from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, left the Sun Moon Empire, and resolutely embarked on this point of no return.

"You must be Senior Xuan Ziwen, right?" At this moment, a maid asked.

Xuan Ziwen was somewhat surprised; in the Star Luo Empire, there was actually someone who recognized him?

"Do you know me?"

The maid replied: "Before the young master left, he said that you would definitely come."

"Who is your young master?"

Xuan Ziwen became even more puzzled. Under the recommendation of Luo Yu, he had come to the Star Luo Empire to find the Wanjing Sect.

But who would have thought that after traveling all the way, he would end up at a large family in the Star Luo Imperial Capital.

What on earth was going on? Could he have gone to the wrong place?

Carrying many questions, Xuan Ziwen asked patiently: "What else did your young master instruct you?"

The maid slowly took out a Storage Ring, handed it to Xuan Ziwen, and said: "The young master said, once you arrived here, he told me to give these things to you. The young master said you would definitely like these things."

Taking the Soul Guidance Device for storage, Xuan Ziwen slowly probed his Spirit Power into it. When he saw the things stored inside, a fanatical heat that could not be concealed erupted in his eyes!

"That's right, your young master is right, it's exactly these things, hahaha..." Having obtained those design Blueprints and research materials, Xuan Ziwen had long since thrown all his previous unhappiness to the back of his mind.

Now he only wanted a laboratory and enough materials so he could continue his research; with these things, he could even take his Soul Guidance Research a step further.

It was highly likely to be realized—no, it should be that it would definitely allow him to achieve a new breakthrough!

"What else did your young master say?" Xuan Ziwen clutched the Storage Ring excitedly and asked in a trembling voice.

The maid clearly already knew what was happening before her, and continued: "The young master also said that he would take you to the sect next; as for the rest, this servant does not know."

"Then hurry and take me to the sect!"

Xuan Ziwen only wanted to know two things now: first, why the young master of this family knew him so well, and second, why his student Luo Yu knew of a sect with such profound attainments in Soul Guidance.

Under the guidance of Su Chenghua, Xuan Ziwen arrived at a secluded mountain peak partitioned off within the Su Family's ancestral grounds.

Here, Xuan Ziwen saw two acquaintances.

Jing Ziyan, Ji Juechen?

"Eh, Jing Ziyan, Ji Juechen, why are you two here too?" Looking at those two familiar figures, Xuan Ziwen asked in confusion.

Jing Ziyan brushed her slightly messy hair and said: "What do you mean why are we here? We've been here for a long time. What are you, Xuan Ziwen, doing at Su Yu's Wanjing Sect?"

Xuan Ziwen was stunned after hearing Jing Ziyan's words. Su Yu's Wanjing Sect?

What on earth was going on? Hadn't this sect been passed down for a long time?

And it was his student Luo Yu who told him about it; how did it become the sect of that Shrek Academy exchange student, Su Yu?

"Xuan Ziwen, you seem to know nothing at all?" Looking at Xuan Ziwen's bewildered expression, Ji Juechen said.

Just then, a crisp voice came: "Teacher Xuan Ziwen, why have you come to the Wanjing Sect too?"

"You are... Nana?" Looking at these familiar people before him, some of whom were from Mingdu, and even some from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

"This, this, this, what on earth is going on..." Xuan Ziwen only felt his thoughts instantly become a tangled mess; he wanted to try hard to sort it out, but found that he seemed to have fallen into a dead loop that was impossible to unravel...

"I think it is better for this old man to speak." A black shadow slowly emerged before everyone's eyes.

"You are..." Looking at the person who had suddenly appeared before him, Xuan Ziwen asked subconsciously.

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By the shore of Sea God Lake.

Su Yu and Wang Dong'er walked together in this once-familiar place; looking up, they saw that it was already shrouded in moonlight.

"Are you really not planning to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament?"

Stopping behind Su Yu, Wang Dong'er asked.

Su Yu raised his head slightly, looking at that familiar place from the past, and said slowly: "I don't want to participate again, because I have already participated once, and the rest can be left to Master and the others."

"Then..." Wang Dong'er hesitated, unable to continue.

Su Yu nodded slightly and said: "If you want to ask, then ask. There is no need for such restraint between us."

"I know that ever since Mu Lao passed away, you have not wanted to stay in the academy. Your departure back then, and your return now, both point to one thing."

Wang Dong'er was silent for a moment, averting her gaze from Su Yu.

"What thing?" Su Yu habitually looked toward the Golden Ancient Tree standing in the center of Sea God Island.

Wang Dong'er continued: "I am no fool. From the time you enrolled at Shrek until now, you have always had your own plans, from learning Soul Guidance Devices to finally going to the Sun Moon Empire as an exchange student. Actually, everyone knows you don't need to live so exhaustingly. Su Yu, tell me, okay? What exactly are you afraid of, or what is it that you have to face, that makes you feel so suppressed?"

"Do you really want to know?" Su Yu smiled indifferently and reached out to take Wang Dong'er's hand.

Wang Dong'er nodded and said firmly: "Su Yu, no matter what it is, I will face it with you!"

"Actually, it's nothing, just the hope of not being bound by this secular world. I have my family, and I have family members I want to protect, and I also want to be with you forever. But don't you think we are both too weak right now? Behind you are Uncle Niu Tian and Uncle Titan, as well as the Clear Sky Sect, while I can only rely on myself. However, with you by my side, everything doesn't seem to be such a great pressure anymore."

Su Yu smiled slightly. Indeed, the road ahead is heavy; the road is long and winding, and I shall seek it high and low.

Looking at Su Yu's satisfied smile, Wang Dong'er also shyly lowered her head.

"The moonlight tonight is so beautiful; it would be a pity not to do something. Su Yu, walk with me a little further. You are not allowed to refuse..."

She gently threw herself into Su Yu's arms, feeling the peace that made her heart flutter, and the heart that had been hanging in suspense finally settled down quietly at this moment.

"Alright, Dong'er, I will accompany you..."

The starlight was brilliant, just like the scene when they first knew and met each other back then.

"Dong'er, if one day I were to leave first, what would you do?"

"What nonsense are you thinking about? You wouldn't... mm..."

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Watching the enviable couple, Wang Qiu'er could not help but sigh to herself: "Is this human love? As expected, the human world has an essential difference from us Soul Beasts. However, what exactly is this feeling? Does Di Tian know? What about Aunt Bi Ji?"

"Speaking of which, what are those two doing? Is gnawing on each other fun?"

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