Chapter 63: Monitor Wang's Tears

Time returns to three days ago at Shrek Academy.

It was once again the time of year for the start of school. Early in the morning, a massive crowd had already surged outside the gates of Shrek Academy. Aside from the returning students of Shrek Academy, there were also students here to register. Of course, the vast majority of these students were nobles; as for commoners, they accounted for an extremely tiny portion.

I don't know if this counts as pathetic, but if this scene were to fall into the eyes of Su Yu, Su Yu would only feel sorrow—not just disappointment in Shrek, but more so disappointment in the Three Great Empires...

Some senior students were at the gate assisting the teachers with the assessments. Don't look down on them just because they are students; the fact that these students could represent Shrek Academy and appear here was proof enough that they possessed sufficient strength.

Next was the time for new student enrollment assessments and the return of old students. Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion, just like a precision machine.

A figure dashed forward at an astonishing speed from the banks of Sea God Lake, quickly passing through Shrek Square and arriving at the dormitory building.

"Stupid pig, this handsome guy definitely arrived before you. It's only the twenty-sixth day of vacation now; I definitely arrived earlier than you, you guy. This handsome guy is no longer who he used to be. This time I definitely won't lose to you. When you arrive, I must give you a big 'surprise'!"

Wang Dong bit down on the words "big surprise" with extra emphasis. Thinking about it, this was definitely not any kind of surprise; it was probably more like a shock.

"Hello, Grandpa." Wang Dong did not stop his pace, heading straight for the dormitory building with an excited mood.

The gatekeeper, Mu En, revealed a meaningful expression on his face, but he quickly returned to normal, his eyes narrowing slightly before he resumed his original half-asleep, half-awake state.

If Su Yu were here, looking at that expression of Mu En's, he could probably guess what he was saying in his heart.

What Su Yu might have guessed would be something like this: Mu En: A girl disguised as a boy, interesting...

It was still that familiar first-year school uniform. The powder-blue short hair had grown a little longer; it seemed that after not seeing him for a month, even his figure had become a bit more slender. A pair of lively, large powder-blue eyes were filled with youthful vitality, and his gaze was brimming with excitement and smugness.

It had been nearly a month since they parted. If it weren't for the sake of not being left behind by that guy Su Yu, he wouldn't have cultivated so desperately, and then rushed over here in such a flurry.

"I definitely arrived earlier than you, you bastard, hmph..."

Looking at the layer of dust accumulated on the door, Wang Dong took out his key and opened the room door.

The dormitory room was very quiet, just as it was when they left; there wasn't the slightest change.

On the floor, on the table, and on the windowsill, a layer of dust had long since accumulated.

His quilt and Su Yu's quilt were both covered with a sheet. Lifting the sheets, they were still as good as new.

But, where is the person?

No, this handsome guy arrived even earlier than him; of course that guy isn't here.

"No choice, in the end, this handsome guy still has to clean up, tch..."

Wang Dong began to clean the dormitory with great disdain. If Su Yu were here, he would probably be amused by Wang Dong's clumsy appearance; he really was a young master who had never done a day's work in his life.

After an afternoon of cleaning, our young master Wang Dong finally managed to finish cleaning the dormitory with great difficulty, and even helped that Su fellow make his bed while he was at it.

"I'm exhausted. So cleaning is this tiring? Then why do I see that guy Su Yu cleaning so easily usually?"

Wang Dong's large eyes were filled with great confusion. They were both cleaning, so why was the difference so big? That shouldn't be right?

Calculating the time, Wang Dong had arrived a day earlier than agreed, but he knew that with Su Yu's temperament, he would either arrive early or not at all; it was impossible for him not to come.

However, Wang Dong did not know that the Su fellow he was thinking about day and night was currently in the Sun Moon Empire, sparring in sword techniques with the Sword Immortal Ji Juechen, honing his will...

According to Su Yu's speed, if he were to return, it would take at least another four or five days.

The days of waiting were, after all, long. It had already been twenty-seven days of vacation, and still, there was no sign of Su Yu...

Sitting on the steps of the dormitory building, Wang Dong hugged his knees, looking toward the direction of the Shrek gates in the distance.

Wang Dong felt a bit lost. We agreed that you still owed me a wish, how could you go back on your word?

He didn't know how long he had been sitting here. The excitement Wang Dong had when he first returned had long since vanished from his face; everything on his face had dimmed.

"Grandpa, have you seen Su Yu? That person who always comes back with me."

Wang Dong held onto a final shred of hope and asked the gatekeeper, Mu En, but the old man only shook his head. Finally, Wang Dong made up his mind, stood up, and sprinted in one direction.

He didn't even care about knocking; Wang Dong rushed straight in and asked, "Teacher Zhou, didn't Su Yu say he went home? Why hasn't he returned yet?"

The first-year students standing in front of Zhou Yi were all startled. With Zhou Yi's temper, if she encountered students who didn't follow the rules like this, she would definitely give them a good lecture, but today, Zhou Yi was surprisingly not angry.

Zhou Yi stood up and looked at Wang Dong with some confusion, saying, "Su Yu's family said that Su Yu had already returned. Hasn't Su Yu returned?"

"What? Returned? But Su Yu hasn't returned!"

Wang Dong's pair of beautiful, large eyes went round, and then the two of them were stunned, speaking in unison.

"We were both played by that brat?"

Slap!

Zhou Yi slammed her palm onto the table, and the poor table cracked in response, scaring several first-year students until their legs trembled; they had no idea what was happening...

"You all go back first, I have some things to handle!"

Zhou Yi waved her hand, then took Wang Dong to the Soul Guidance Department. In the Soul Guidance Department, Zhou Yi angrily found Fan Yu.

"Fan Yu, did Su Yu say anything to you when he left?"

Fan Yu put down the Soul Guidance Device in his hand and looked at Zhou Yi with some confusion, saying, "When Su Yu left, he only said he was going home to rest for the vacation; he didn't tell me anything else. Why, hasn't that brat returned yet?"

Could it be that this guy went to hunt for a Soul Ring again? But with his soul power, it shouldn't be possible for it to grow that fast, right?

Afterward, Zhou Yi grabbed Tang Ya and Bei Bei, that young couple, and questioned them for a long time, but she didn't get any useful information either. In the end, she could only give up helplessly.

"Wang Dong, you go back first. Hopefully, that little bastard Su Yu hasn't run into any trouble. Since his family said he has already set off, he is probably playing somewhere. Don't worry, that guy won't have any accidents."

Zhou Yi was also helpless. In the class, this brat Su Yu was the most capable of causing trouble, but at the same time, Su Yu was also the most reassuring person. Although she didn't acknowledge Su Yu the same way she acknowledged Huo Yu Hao, aside from Huo Yu Hao, he was the one she felt most at ease with.

At the same time, she suddenly thought of another person: Huo Yu Hao!

"These two little bastards are simply not a moment's peace!"

After slamming the office door shut, Zhou Yi felt as if she were going to be angered to death by these two guys.

Looking at Zhou Yi's furious appearance, Wang Dong was also at a loss. Because he couldn't be sure what had happened, based on his understanding of Su Yu, he was definitely not the type of person to be unreliable, but why hadn't he returned yet?

Lying on the bed in the dormitory, closing his eyes and opening them, another day had passed...

Why haven't you returned yet? It's already the third day...

Sitting on the steps of the dormitory, Wang Dong's gaze looked toward the direction of the Shrek gates. In his eyes, he seemed to see that youth who was always full of confidence, always carrying a smile at the corners of his mouth, walking toward him.

In his mind, the bits and pieces of them studying together always surfaced, as well as the scenes of them fighting and causing chaos in the dormitory at the slightest disagreement.

We agreed that you still owed me a wish. I've returned, but what about you?

You mustn't go back on your word; we agreed that we would study together...

A single tear slid down silently; the sky darkened, and the youth's figure vanished into the night.

By the side of Sea God Lake, in that familiar place, a campfire appeared. But beside the fire, there was only a lonely figure; the fire was burning, but the person who accompanied me could no longer be seen. Will you really come back?

It is not that Su Yu is not coming back, but that Su Yu is currently rushing madly toward Shrek City, and is expected to arrive tomorrow.

This is the result after Su Yu forced his own father to spend a great sum of money to beg a Title Douluo to pick him up from Mingdu; otherwise, Su Yu would still be on the road riding a horse.

The night grew deeper, the campfire dissipated along with it, and that figure by the side of Sea God Lake also disappeared.

Lying on the bed, Wang Dong tossed and turned, unable to sleep; in his mind, memories kept surfacing—the bits and pieces of him and Su Yu playing and bickering, winning the championship together, cultivating together, Su Yu exhausting his mind to help him guide his Mysterious Heaven Technique, and cooking for him personally by Sea God Lake while promising to grant him a wish.

If I could still make a wish now, I hope you can come back...

With one close and one open of his eyes, another long day had passed; the corners of Wang Dong's eyes still had faint tear stains, and he curled up in the dormitory, hugging his quilt.

Every part of this place was filled with Su Yu's scent; the things were still here, but the person was gone.

Just as Wang Dong was feeling somewhat lost, Su Yu happened to storm into the dormitory in a flurry, and with a "bang," kicked the door open.

Wang Dong rubbed his eyes in disbelief, as if he could not believe everything he was seeing, and then pinched his own face; only after truly feeling the pain did he confirm that he was not dreaming.

"Good thing I'm not late. My dear Class Monitor, what's wrong? Why are you so prone to crying after not seeing me for a month?"

Looking at Wang Dong, who still had tear stains at the corners of his eyes, Su Yu gave Wang Dong a very flippant smile, then very gently reached out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of Wang Dong's eyes.

As he spoke, Su Yu sat down right beside Wang Dong and very thoughtfully smoothed out Wang Dong's slightly frizzy short hair.

"Su Yu! It really is you!"

Wang Dong widened his eyes in disbelief; he couldn't quite believe everything before him, but when he reached out and pinched his own face, and that real sense of pain came, he finally believed everything before him.

Su Yu reached out to hold Wang Dong's shoulders and said indignantly: "Class Monitor Wang Dong, are you really wishing for your handsome roommate to pass away? I've already returned and you're still cursing me; do you have any conscience left?"

"You jerk, I'll beat you to death, you jerk, jerk, jerk..."

A great force came, and Su Yu was pressed down onto the bed; Wang Dong was sitting on top of him, continuously swinging his fists at him, which looked like a violent storm, but Su Yu really didn't feel much strength.

Is this Dong'er's "using small fists to hammer your chest"?

"Big bad guy, I'll beat you to death! You've made me so angry, you big bad guy, you made me worry for nothing!"

Su Yu covered his face with both hands, thinking Wang Dong would stop after a few hits, but who knew he would get more and more energetic, and in the end, he even started using soul power.

One punch landed, nearly making the unprepared Su Yu lose his breath.

"If you hit me again, I'm going to fight back."

Although he knew why Wang Dong was angry, if he kept getting hit like this, he would probably have to go to class tomorrow wearing bandages.

"Fight back then, hmph..."

The force in the fists didn't decrease by a single bit, but Wang Dong's tone already carried a sob.

Crying, crying again, this...

With a somersault, Su Yu flicked Wang Dong off his body and then sat opposite Wang Dong.

"Still want to hit me? I'm going to fight back now, oh."

Grabbing Wang Dong's hands, Su Yu pinned Wang Dong to the bed; he didn't expect Wang Dong to surprisingly not resist.

"You jerk, you still know how to come back; I thought you wouldn't come back, you, you..."

Tears uncontrollably flowed from the corners of his eyes again; he didn't know why he just felt that the guy in front of him was so hateful, yet he couldn't let go of his worry, and his suppressed emotions erupted instantly.

He didn't know what power bloomed in his heart; Wang Dong broke free from Su Yu's control, sat up on the bed, pulled Su Yu directly over, hugged him tightly, and buried his face in Su Yu's shoulder.

It must be said that Wang Dong's strength was truly great; Su Yu felt somewhat unable to breathe.

"I never said I wasn't coming back, why are you so angry?" Su Yu only wanted Wang Dong to let go; if he kept squeezing like this, he would really suffocate.

"You still have the nerve to say that? Seven or eight days ago your family said you had set off, but look at you, it took you seven or eight days to get from the Star Luo Imperial Capital to Shrek City; do you think I wouldn't know? You even dared to play us for fools, you have some nerve!"

Wang Dong pounded Su Yu's back angrily, and Su Yu also let out a sigh of relief—you kid finally let go; if you kept squeezing like this, I really wouldn't be able to come back.

Little girl, your voice has changed, haven't you noticed?

Su Yu knew that Wang Dong hadn't realized his voice had changed yet; Su Yu didn't point it out, reached out to wipe away Wang Dong's tears, and said: "Stop crying, you've cried until you look like a little tabby cat; look at you, where do you look like an Assault System Class Monitor who won the championship? Hahaha..."