Chapter 73 Wang Qiuer

After Chen Qiye used the power of Soul Saint to force Long Xiaoyao back, they returned to Shrek together after Huo Yuhao questioned them.

From afar, Shrek City finally came into sight, and Huo Yuhao calmed down. He was finally back. The feeling of being home diluted the anxiety in his heart. Looking at the towering city wall in the distance, Huo Yuhao unconsciously clenched his fists.

The road has to be taken step by step, and the road ahead is still long. The undercurrents on the continent are turbulent, and all he can do is to constantly strengthen himself. In a few months, it will be the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, which will be held in the Sun and Moon Empire. Undoubtedly, this will be another battle of dragons and tigers. And he and his partners will not only go out as the main lineup, but also fight in the name of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Led by Master Xuan, the group landed dozens of miles outside Shrek City. Shrek City’s defense is quite strong. Even if they are from the same side, they will not rashly fly over it to avoid misunderstandings. This is even more true for Shrek Academy. With the development of the soul guidance system, various defensive soul guidance devices have been continuously equipped in Shrek City and Shrek Academy.

Dozens of miles were just a moment for these strong men. When Huo Yuhao saw the gate of Shrek Academy again, he couldn’t help but burst into tears.

To him, this place is not just an academy that educates and trains him, but also his home!

The day he left the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, he told himself that from that moment on, he was already an orphan. His mother was gone, and he had to rely on himself for everything. Later, it was Shrek Academy that gave him the warmth of home, educated him, and gave him strength, allowing him to gradually transform from an orphan into a leader among his peers. After returning from school, Huo Yuhao’s heart was filled with longing for Shrek and his companions.

“Everyone go back and have some rest. Chen Qiye, Huo Yuhao, you will temporarily live in Poseidon Pavilion. We will arrange accommodation for you after the activities are over in a few days. Your original dormitory on Poseidon Island has been assigned to someone else.” said Xuan Lao Xiang.

“Activities? What activities?” Huo Yuhao was puzzled.

Yan Shaozhe saw through his thoughts and smiled, “Silly boy, forget it. It’s time for our academy to enter the inner courtyard for assessment.”

Huo Yuhao suddenly realized.

The inner courtyard of Shrek Academy has an admission examination every year. The examination targets senior students from the outer courtyard, but there are also some top students from other colleges who want to enter the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. They can also come to participate in the examination with the recommendation letter from their respective colleges. If they pass the examination, they can also become a member of the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy.

However, because the martial arts department of Shrek Academy is the best in the entire continent, it is extremely difficult for students from outside academies to pass the strict assessment of the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. It is very good to have one or two such students every year, and more often than not, there is no outside student at all.

When Huo Yuhao first entered Shrek Academy, he had imagined that he would be able to take part in the examination of the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy! Today, at the age of only seventeen, he has become a member of the Sea God Pavilion.

“Dean Yan, should I also take part in the inner courtyard assessment?” Huo Yuhao asked. He even felt a little itchy.

Yan Shaozhe looked at him with a strange look in his eyes and laughed, “Why? Do you want to show off your strength in front of the students taking the assessment this time? Of course you can if you want.”

When he said this, Elder Xuan and the other elders couldn’t help but laugh. Huo Yuhao grew up under their watch. He was Elder Mu’s last disciple and the soul of the new generation of the Shrek Seven Devils. If he couldn’t even pass the inner courtyard assessment, then the Soul Guidance Department’s extreme single-soldier plan would be a failure.

Huo Yuhao blushed and said feebly, “I’m just worried that my classmates might think it’s unfair if I don’t take part in the assessment.”

Elder Xuan said with a half-smile, “Okay, what test are you taking? The fact that you can win the bet against Dragon Emperor Douluo is already the best test. I think, if this is the standard, no one else in this year’s exam can pass the test except you. However, there will still be a test for you, and it will be much more difficult than the inner courtyard test. You will be in trouble when the time comes.”

“My assessment? What is it?” Huo Yuhao asked curiously.

The smile on Xuan Lao’s face became even more intense: “You will know when the time comes. Are you going back to Poseidon Pavilion with us now?”

Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, “No. I haven’t been back for such a long time, I want to take a look around the academy.”

“Alright.” Elder Xuan nodded. “Your companions should know that you are coming back today. Beibei and the others are waiting for you at Tang Sect. After you take a look around the academy, go find them.”

“And Chen Qiye, you should go and take a look too! When you disappeared, everyone was very worried.”

“Yes.”

No one knew where Chen Qiye had gone during the years he disappeared, and Chen Qiye didn’t tell them either.

After Elder Xuan gave Huo Yuhao a few instructions, he turned into a beam of light and disappeared. The other elders and the two deans also left. After returning to the Shrek Academy, they naturally no longer needed to worry about the safety of Huo Yuhao and Chen Qiye.

Senior Brother and the others are waiting for me at Tang Sect? Then I’d better go to Tang Sect first.

“Then I’ll go to Shrek City first.”

And so the two parted ways.

As soon as Chen Qiye arrived in Shrek City, he discovered that a figure rushed out from Shrek Academy at a very fast speed. Before he turned around, the figure was already in front of him.

It was a woman, slender and tall, wearing a white outfit with silver piping. Her hair was wrapped in a kerchief and her face was covered with a veil.

This season, it is early spring, Shrek Academy is surrounded by plains, it is a season of heavy wind and sand, so it is normal for girls to wear veils.

For some reason, when Chen Qiye saw this person, he suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. At this moment, the scarf on the girl’s head was suddenly blown up by a gust of wind. The direction the scarf flew was exactly towards Chen Qiye.

Chen Qiye subconsciously raised his hand to catch the cloth. At that moment, his whole body shook violently and he could no longer take his eyes off the girl.

The cloth handkerchief fell off, and her long wavy pink-blue hair spread out as the girl screamed, covering her entire back.

Looking back, above the veil, a pair of big, slightly panicked pink-blue eyes looked directly into Huo Yuhao’s gaze.

That moment of gaze!
Chen Qiye felt as if his soul was about to leave his body. The sense of familiarity, the beautiful gaze, and the excitement from the deepest part of his soul almost made him unable to control his emotions.

The words “Goddess of Light” almost came out of my mouth.

Yes! Why does it look so familiar? Everything this girl showed was exactly the same as the Goddess of Light! Huo Yuhao almost wanted to go up and take off the veil on her face.

“You…” After calling out a simple word, Huo Yuhao discovered with embarrassment that his voice was trembling a little.

The girl’s panic only lasted for a moment. She subconsciously stretched out her slender hand to gently comb her long hair, and extended her other hand to Huo Yuhao.

Her hands were white and slender, and still looked so familiar. Yes, they were exactly the same as the goddess of light in the Light Dress in Chen Qiye’s audio! Chen Qiye felt as if his soul was groaning.

“Give it back to me.” The girl’s sweet and melodious voice sounded like a lark singing.

Chen Qiye subconsciously returned the cloth handkerchief. Before he could speak, the girl took the cloth handkerchief and turned and ran away. A layer of golden light was faintly released from her body. When Chen Qiye reacted, all that was left for him was a slender back. Chen Qiye looked at the person who was going away, “Emperor’s auspicious beast, you finally showed up.”

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the other side

More than two years have passed, and I don’t know how they are doing now. Are the eldest and third brothers okay? And the fourth and fifth sisters. Wang Dong doesn’t know if they are in the academy or in the Tang Sect. Let’s go to the Tang Sect first and see.

Thinking of this, he took out a map from his Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night. This was the map that Beibei had drawn for him, and it contained the detailed address of the Tang Sect in Shrek City.

The Tang Sect occupies a large area. Although it is located in a relatively remote area in the city, in a place like Shrek City where every inch of land is valuable, being able to own such a piece of land is already a special treatment from the academy for them.

Huo Yuhao took big steps and walked through the city. After not coming back for a long time, Shrek City still looked prosperous. The city was crowded with people, and the shops on both sides of the street looked very prosperous. As one of the important trade centers of Douluo Continent, the prosperous Shrek City has always been the most important source of income for Shrek Academy. Otherwise, how could Shrek Academy support the research of the Soul Guidance Department?
Just as Huo Yuhao was leaving in the direction of the Tang Sect, a pair of wonderful eyes in a shop not far away kept on looking at him. They watched him disappear at the end of the street before walking out of the shop.

It was the first time for Huo Yuhao to come to Tang Sect, and he had to rely on the map to search, which ultimately wasted some time. It took him half an hour to find the location of Tang Sect.

From a distance, he saw the outer wall of the Tang Sect. The vermilion wall was more than two meters high and extended nearly a hundred meters towards the street.

The main gate of the Tang Sect was three meters high, with a huge plaque hanging on it, with the two gold-plated characters “Tang Sect” hanging high on it. When Huo Yuhao saw the signature under the plaque, his mood suddenly became excited.

Moon!

The words “Tang Sect” were actually written by Mu Lao before he died! Seeing these two words, Huo Yuhao not only thought of Mu Lao, but also thought of another teacher who had just passed away. A deep sadness rippled in his eyes.

“Teacher.” Huo Yuhao called out these two words softly, and his body trembled slightly.

At this moment, the main door of Tangmen opened, and a man walked out, just in time to meet Huo Yuhao face to face.

“Nana?” Huo Yuhao shouted in surprise when he saw this person. The girl in front of him was none other than Nana, the ghost spirit whom he had rescued from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy that day!
Nana was also very surprised to see him. She took two quick steps forward, knelt on one knee, and called out, “Master.”

Huo Yuhao was startled by her and quickly dodged and stepped aside, refusing to accept her greeting. “Nana, what are you doing? Get up quickly.”

Nana refused to get up and shook her head vigorously, with red circles around her eyes.

Huo Yuhao took a step forward, took her arm and helped her up: “What’s wrong, Nana? Don’t cry!”

Nana wiped away the tears in her eyes, looked deeply at Huo Yuhao, and said, “Master, you gave me a new life, and I will never forget it. Since I came to the Tang Sect, I know what happiness and joy are. Master, you not only saved the souls of my parents, but also gave Nana a brand new life. Nana will be your slave in this life and will definitely repay your kindness.”

Compared with before, Nana’s complexion is much better. Her delicate face is white and rosy, and her whole body is full of youthful vigor and energy. Her mental state is far from comparable to before.

Huo Yuhao finally felt relieved and laughed, “When I saw you crying, I thought you were unhappy in Tang Sect. Don’t mention the favors anymore. You are older than me. From now on, just call me by my name, and I will call you by your name too. You are already a member of Tang Sect, so we are just friends.”

“How can that be done?” Nana flatly refused, “Master and servant are different, how can I call the master by his first name? What I said will definitely count. Master, are you not testing me?”

Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly and said, “You think too much. Nana, listen to me, if you insist on recognizing me as your master, then you will never forget everything in the past. If this is the case, you will never be truly happy. Do you understand? I helped you at the beginning not to make you my servant, but because I was willing to help someone who had a similar experience to me. My childhood experience is a bit similar to yours, and I also lost my beloved mother. We are connected by the same fate, so how can I be your master? Forget everything in the past. Since we are starting over, forget the past. You joining the Tang Sect and contributing to the reconstruction of the Tang Sect is already the best help to me.”

Nana was about to say something, but when she saw Huo Yuhao’s persistent gaze, she swallowed the words back.

“Owner……”

“Huh? Still calling me that?” Huo Yuhao frowned.

Nana said awkwardly: “Yuhao.”

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “That’s right. Nana, are you going out to do something? Then go quickly. My senior brothers are here, right?”

Nana nodded and said, “Mr. Bei is here. Please go in.”

“Use ‘you’, not ‘you’.” Huo Yuhao reminded Nana again, waved goodbye to her, and quickly entered the Tang Sect. He really wanted to see his friends as soon as possible.

Seeing him ducking into the door, Nana showed a sweet smile at the corner of her mouth and said to herself: “If you don’t let me scream with my mouth, then I will scream in my heart. Anyway, I think you will be mine.” If you are my master, then you are my master, and this will never change. You can’t control me on this.”

Having said that, she turned and left happily.

After entering the Tang Sect, Huo Yuhao did not see an open courtyard. The front yard was very small, with rooms on both sides and no excessive decorations. This was quite different from the imposing manner seen outside. Most of the space was built into rooms.

Seeing him come in, two young men in white clothes immediately came up and blocked his way.

“What do you want?” asked one of the young men, about twenty years old.

Huo Yuhao laughed and said, “Go home.”

“Go home?” The young man was stunned.

Huo Yuhao said: “My name is Huo Yuhao, and I am also a member of our Tang Sect. Beibei is my senior brother. Is he here?”

After hearing what he said, the two young men in white were surprised. The young man who spoke earlier said, “So you are the Sixth Senior Brother. The First Senior Brother is here. I’ll take you in.”

Huo Yuhao said modestly: “I may not be as old as you, so there is no need to call me Senior Brother. Just call me by my name.”

The young man chuckled and said, “Sixth Senior Brother, that’s not what I meant. Senior Senior Brother said that we will be ranked according to the order of seniority. Moreover, we are all just nominal disciples. Only after passing the sect’s assessment can we become formal disciples.”

Huo Yuhao’s heart moved. It seemed that the eldest brother had already set up rules in the sect! This was a good thing. At that moment, he did not say anything more and walked into the second courtyard under the guidance of the young man.

(End of this chapter)