Chapter 197: I Am Waiting for Someone

"Your guess is correct."

Su Yu placed the flower on the table, then continued, "However, I don't think now is the time to talk about this."

Bei Bei seemed to have thought of something; his brows furrowed slightly, and after some hesitation, he said, "You're talking about the Star Luo Empire, right?"

Looking around at everyone, Su Yu nodded, "After I graduate from the Inner Court, I don't think I will stay in the Star Luo Empire."

"Vice Class Monitor, then where do you plan to go?" Xiao Xiao asked, somewhat nervously.

"Could it be that you..." He Caitou thought for a moment, "Forget it, you have your own plans. Your future won't necessarily be confined to the Star Luo Empire. Regardless, I support your choice."

"Alright, alright, let's talk about the future in the future. Many things are not set in stone." Su Yu held Wang Dong'er's hand, and they smiled at each other.

Ma Xiaotao tapped the table lightly, "Ahem, since there's nothing left to say, have you two had enough?"

"I, I, I..." Wang Dong'er shrank behind Su Yu in embarrassment.

"Speaking of which, Senior Sister Xiaotao, what are your plans this time? I'm talking about the tournament strategy. Generally speaking, although your strength is indeed very strong—Master Bei Bei's Bright Sacred Dragon, Senior Xu Sanshi's incompletely awakened Black Tortoise, plus Huo Yu Hao's Body Martial Soul and Extreme Ice, as well as Brother Cai Tou's Source of Destruction, the four main forces are indeed impressive, but..." Su Yu looked at Bei Bei and left the sentence unfinished.

Bei Bei also realized the problem and then said, "What do you mean?"

"Master, you say it. This time, I won't give you any suggestions." Su Yu wanted to see what their plans were; after all, last time they had finished the entire tournament completely under his command.

Bei Bei thought for a moment, then said, "You mean that in terms of our individual strength, it is completely sufficient, but what is lacking is the method and awareness to deal with various situations. In terms of pure strength, there is absolutely no need to worry, right?"

"Continue." Su Yu nodded.

"A team needs a suitable person to be the captain, for team coordination and judgment when facing crises. In this regard, Huo Yu Hao is undoubtedly qualified for the position of captain. Analyzing from the perspective of soul skills, Huo Yu Hao has an unparalleled status in improving the entire team. Moreover, the crisis our team currently needs to face is the inability to deal with Martial Soul Fusion Skills." Bei Bei sighed, looking at Su Yu quite helplessly.

In his eyes, there was nothing but expectation and disappointment.

The reason for the expectation was that Su Yu had returned.

The reason for the disappointment was that Su Yu would not be staying.

Su Yu looked at Bei Bei's helpless expression and rubbed his chin, "If I'm not mistaken, you should have sparred with the academy's representative team a few times, right?"

"How did you know?" Jiang Nannan looked at Su Yu in surprise, clearly finding it hard to believe.

Their few spars with the academy's representative team were conducted in secret, so how did Su Yu know?

"The captain of the academy's representative team is Wang Qiu Er. If my estimation is correct, in the duels with them, you suffered because of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. In terms of strength alone, Wang Qiu Er's strength to a certain extent completely exceeded your expectations. Even if Master Bei Bei doesn't activate the power of the Bright Sacred Dragon, Master Bei Bei is not her match, right?" Su Yu looked at everyone and spoke unhurriedly.

Huo Yu Hao smiled, "Su Yu is indeed Su Yu, to be able to guess even this, impressive."

"Are you sure you won't give any suggestions?" Tang Ya asked, blinking her large eyes.

"No, I said I wouldn't give you suggestions. If everything needs to be arranged by me, then you won't be able to make any progress yourselves. So this time, you need to face it yourselves. Unless it's an absolute last resort, I won't intervene." Su Yu didn't say much more, but as if thinking of something, "Of course, don't think about using Dong'er to force me to act. Just in case, I will be watching from the shadows. Especially you, Bei Bei, don't think about any crooked ideas."

Just then, a knock on the door sounded.

At this moment, only the Shrek Seven Devils, Ma Xiaotao, and Su Yu were in the room, and since this was where the Tang Sect was located, everyone subconsciously assumed it was someone from the Tang Sect.

Jiang Nannan walked over and opened the door. As soon as she opened it, she froze in place...

Coming into view was a face almost identical to Wang Dong'er's.

At this moment, Jiang Nannan only had one thought in her mind: Why did she come here?

"Wang Qiu Er, why are you here?" Looking at Wang Qiu Er standing outside the door, Xu Sanshi asked in surprise.

Wang Qiu Er looked at Xu Sanshi coldly and said, "I'm here to find Su Yu; I have nothing to say to you people."

"How can you be like this..." Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Qiu Er's cold-as-frost appearance and couldn't help but complain.

"Regarding the team matters this time, I'd like to ask for your help." Wang Qiu Er said it very bluntly, not intending to exchange any unnecessary pleasantries.

Su Yu nodded, "Sure, those little guys need some practice too. I'm also very curious to see just how far your strength has reached."

"If you want to fight, then fight! Where does all this nonsense come from!"

Wang Qiu Er never entered from beginning to end, standing at the doorway and looking at everyone in the room quietly, as if looking at strangers.

Regarding this, Wang Dong'er felt no vigilance or suspicion in her heart. On the contrary, she wasn't worried at all that something might happen between Su Yu and Wang Qiu Er. Because she trusted Su Yu, just as Su Yu trusted her unconditionally. To her, doubting Su Yu was an insult to her love.

Su Yu did not participate in the subsequent tactical discussion, and Wang Qiu Er also left the place after a brief conversation with Bei Bei.

Walking on the streets of Mingdu, Su Yu looked at the familiar Sun and Moon Street and couldn't help but feel emotional for a moment.

It had been nine years since he transmigrated into this world. At the very beginning, the owner of this body was just a little brat who only knew how to eat, drink, and play every day, never caring about cultivation or anything of the sort.

In the blink of an eye, he had become someone whom all factions were wary of. If it weren't for the complex and intertwined situation within the Su Family, coupled with the interference of the imperial family, Su Yu wouldn't have had to choose the method of letting Su Xinyuan fake his death to jump out of the encirclement.

"Dong'er, do you hate me?"

Su Yu stood at the entrance of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy, looking at Wang Dong'er, who was holding his arm. For a moment, he felt a dizzying sense of confusion, as if everything had returned to the first day he entered the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy, back to three years ago.

Perhaps in his earlier years, he also had the idea that "my fate is determined by me, not by heaven," but after experiencing a series of events, he also realized that relying solely on himself, without sufficiently powerful strength, he would only be at the mercy of others, especially regarding family matters.

Now he had no more worries, especially regarding his actions. Although he had already greeted the Hall Master on the Sun Moon Empire side, he was still in danger before his other identity was exposed. However, there was only one possibility for the future.

That was to start from Xu Tianran, and the best outcome was that everything would be safe.

As for what the worst outcome was, Su Yu didn't know; that was a plan that had been conceived but did not yet have the capacity to execute.

Top floor of the Mingyue Hotel.

Wang Qiu Er stood quietly on the wide, semi-circular balcony, gazing into the distance. The view from this position was excellent, and one could see almost half of Mingdu. This novel sensation was something she had never experienced before. Although she had felt the splendor of the human world in Su Yu's memories, it was only after experiencing it in person that she understood human life.

On the top floor of the Mingyue Hotel, there were only eight suites in total, known as Sky Villas, which were extremely luxurious. It was said that staying for one night cost as much as three thousand Gold Soul Coins, which could be called an absolutely astronomical price. It was even very likely the most expensive hotel on the continent.

Each Sky Villa had a huge, castle-like archway for entry, and inside there was a reception hall, a living room, a large conference room, twenty bedrooms of varying sizes, a gym, a tea room, an aerial garden of over two hundred square meters, and even a twenty-meter-square aerial swimming pool located in the center of the villa. Above the azure pool water was a glass dome. If one swam at night, soft, pale blue light would illuminate around the pool. Looking up, one could see the endless starry sky. That beauty was enough to intoxicate anyone.

Besides this, the villa even had a small Martial Arts Arena, built with special materials and a Soul Guidance Defense System, capable of defending against the vast majority of soul skill attacks below the level of a Soul Saint.

When they first moved into this villa, everyone in the Shrek Academy representative team was moved. Such a luxurious hotel was something even Dai Huabin, the son of a duke, was staying in for the first time. Twenty rooms were enough for each person to have one, given the team of only a dozen or so people. Daily food could be customized and was provided entirely free of charge by the hotel.

This was the top-tier service and configuration for the participating teams this year. Only eight participating teams could enjoy it. And the one the Shrek Academy representative team moved into was exactly Number One Sky Villa. In this regard, the Sun Moon Empire appeared very generous; this Number One Villa was not only the most luxurious but also symbolized that they were the championship team from the previous tournament.

Logically speaking, this treatment should have belonged to the Shrek Seven Devils and Su Yu, but they only recognized the team and not the individuals, arranging the Shrek Seven Devils on the second floor. However, it was not surprising, as they were following the rules.

Looking at Wang Qiu Er, who had been silent for a long time, Zhang Lexuan spoke slowly, "What's wrong? Do you feel that you shouldn't be the one to bear this honor?"

"No, I'm waiting for someone. If it weren't for him, I don't think this honor would have fallen to our Shrek Academy." The confusion and intoxication in Wang Qiu Er's eyes gradually disappeared, and those eyes appeared exceptionally beautiful under the lights.

－－－－－－Author's Note－－－－－－

The "Deep in Debt" series.

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