Chapter 159: Poaching Strategy

After Qiangu Qitian left the rest area, he walked straight towards the Poseidon Lake.

Yali has been living a secluded life these years. Except for the Holy Spirit Sanatorium located on the outskirts of Shrek City, she spends most of her time in the Poseidon Pavilion.

The Ancient Tree of Life has been of great benefit to her cultivation, although at her current level of cultivation, breakthroughs depend purely on chance.

But practicing in an ancient tree filled with life energy will definitely have some beneficial effect.

As a student who does not belong to Shrek Academy, Qiangu Qitian can enter and leave Shrek’s inner courtyard at will.

No other reason, because his teacher is Yali.

When Qiangu Qitian just arrived at the gate of the inner courtyard, he found a familiar figure among the green.

Hey? Isn’t this Teacher Wu? I haven’t seen you for a few years. Why are you still kneeling here?

But this doubt quickly dissipated from Qiangu Qitian’s mind.

In the original timeline, it was because Tang Wulin’s breakthrough delayed several people and they would lose the qualification to take the exam, so Wu Changkong came to the inner courtyard to ask for help from his master, Red Dragon Douluo, Zhuo Shi.

In fact, regardless of whether this incident happened or not, since he had come to Shrek City, Wu Changkong would definitely come to apologize to his master – this was his concern.

Qiangu Qitian looked at Wu Changkong who was kneeling upright and was hesitating whether to go forward and say hello. After all, he had been his sparring partner for nearly a month, and it would be a bit deliberate if he treated him as a stranger.

Qiangu Qitian is not a pedantic person. He will not hate everyone in Shrek just because he doesn’t like Shrek. Doing so would be too petty.

He felt that Xu Xiaoyan, who was currently taking the entrance exam, and Ye Xinglan and Yuan En Yehui, who were already studying at Shrek, were very good.

Speaking of Ye Xinglan, Qiangu Qitian was almost about to forget about this little golden-haired loli.

In fact, Qiangu Qitian was a little confused. During the years when he studied with Yali, he did not see Ye Xinglan, who also lived and studied in the inner courtyard.

Moreover, he had never encountered this before when the other party went to the Spirit Tower to take the Spirit Ascension Platform for the trial.

But he didn’t dwell on it too much.

Although Qiangu Qitian can enter and exit the inner courtyard freely, his range of activities in the inner courtyard is very limited.

Compared with the entire continent, Shrek City is indeed not big, but as a super-large city, it is not easy to meet someone, and it is normal not to meet one.

When Qiangu Qitian was walking towards Wu Changkong, he suddenly stopped and shifted his gaze towards the inner courtyard.

In his perception, an aura of about Soul Saint’s was approaching this side at a very fast speed.

Soon, Qiangu Qitian saw the other person’s appearance clearly.

She had long silver-white hair, a slender figure, and a pretty face, but now it looked a little pale, with slightly red eyes and tears in her eyes, which made people feel pity for her.

This is… Shen Yi?
Coming closer, Qiangu Qitian could hear clearly what the two were talking about.

“Teacher, teacher, he doesn’t want to see you.” Shen Yi’s voice trembled slightly.

“Yes. Thank you.” Wu Zhangkong replied in a low voice. He looked very calm. He still knelt there, motionless.

It was not beyond his expectation that Zhuoshi didn’t want to see him. Not to mention being angry about the stupid things he had done in the past, even if Zhuoshi wanted to clean up the mess himself, he had nothing to say.

When he left the academy that year, Wu Changkong would never forget the disappointment in the eyes of that little old man who seemed to have aged ten years overnight.

Looking at his calm senior brother, Shen Yi’s eyes flashed with a trace of struggle, but he finally said: “Teacher said, let him kneel there.”

Wu Changkong’s body shook violently, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Yi. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

“Thank you, Shen Yi.” Wu Zhangkong pursed his lips and straightened his body that was kneeling there a little more.

Shen Yi whispered, “Brother, kneel here first. Actually, you know the teacher’s character. He is just hard-mouthed but soft-hearted. Just now when I told him that you were back, the teacher instantly showed an expression of surprise that he couldn’t hide. He still cares about you very much. I will persuade him more, and he will definitely forgive you.”

Looking at this senior brother, Shen Yi also felt a little distressed.

The former genius has passed away and his soul power is not even as good as that of her junior sister.

All of this was because of that woman named Long Bing…

Qiangu Qitian, who originally wanted to step forward and say hello, no longer wanted to disturb the other party because it was a bit awkward.

But the door to the inner courtyard was right there. When Qiangu Qitian quickly passed by Wu Changkong and Shen Yi, he was stopped by Wu Changkong who was kneeling on the ground.

“Student Qi Tian?”

Qiangu Qitian stopped and smiled slightly:
“Teacher Wu, long time no see.”

Shen Yi cast his gaze towards Qiangu Qitian, a hint of doubt flashing in his beautiful eyes.

Obviously, she did not recognize Qiangu Qitian at first glance.

Qiangu Qitian, the disciple of the Holy Spirit, is just famous in Shrek Academy like his teacher. Few people have come into contact with or even met him.

Although Shen Yi has seen Qiangu Qitian’s childhood image, the current Qiangu Qitian has long lost his childishness.

Even Leng Yaozhu, who lived with Qiangu Qitian day and night, felt a little uncomfortable after she came back from following Muye in the deep sea trial to awaken the Great Sage bloodline when Qiangu Qitian was nine years old.

Not to mention Shen Yi.

But she quickly found an identity in her mind that could match the Qiangu Qitian in front of her.

“You are… the disciple of His Majesty the Holy Spirit?”

Currently, the only stranger who can enter and leave the inner courtyard freely is Qiangu Qitian.

“Hello, Teacher Shen Yi.”

Shen Yi was a little surprised: “You know me?!”

Qiangu Qitian smiled and said, “Didn’t you take Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi and the others to the Spirit Ascension Platform for training? That was also my first time in the Spirit Ascension Platform. I have a deep impression of it.”

“I see.” Shen Yi felt that there was nothing wrong with Qiangu Qitian investigating her. She was the first person to bring the information about Qiangu Qitian back to Shrek.

Otherwise, it would have taken Shrek more than a year to know that a peerless genius had emerged from the Spirit Pagoda.

“By the way, are those two little guys doing well lately?”

The little guys that Qiangu Qitian mentioned were naturally Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi.

His main focus was on Ye Xinglan, and he mentioned Xu Lizhi only to avoid appearing too deliberate.

A hint of wariness flashed across Shen Yi’s beautiful eyes.

As the teacher leading Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi, she was very clear about the academy’s positioning of the two – partners, or even… a future couple.

Even though Shrek Academy held the so-called Poseidon Dating Conference, for the future Poseidon Pavilion elders that the academy has been cultivating since childhood, there is no such thing as free love.

The real core of Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi is to assist Xu Lizhi, not Ye Xinglan.

Throughout the history of Douluo Continent, the number of food-type soul masters with innate full soul power can be said to be pitifully small.

In the history of Shrek Academy, the last one was the legendary Oscar from the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils, whose martial spirit was sausage and who was said to have ascended to become the God of Food. Now there is another food-type spirit master, how can Shrek Academy not focus on training him?
To be more realistic, Ye Xinglan was not only the lifelong bodyguard that Shrek Academy found for Xu Lizhi, but also the child bride they found for this genius soul master of the food department.

When he saw that Ye Xinglan had inappropriate thoughts about Qiangu Qitian, Shen Yi reluctantly played the role of the bad guy.

Over the years, when they learned that Qiangu Qitian was studying with Holy Spirit Douluo in the inner courtyard, some senior members of the academy secretly signaled her to take Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi to avoid meeting Qiangu Qitian as much as possible.

Even when one has to go to the Spirit Tower to ascend the Spirit Platform for trial, one would ask someone to explore the way in advance.

All of this is to prevent unnecessary accidents from happening to Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi before they grow up.

“Oh, you mean Li Zhi and Xing Lan.” Shen Yi acted very calmly, “They have been practicing very well recently. They might even be meditating together now.”

Qiangu Qitian was not a fool. He heard some other meanings from Shen Yi’s words, so he stopped asking him questions.

Because asking won’t yield any results.

You are on guard against me, but I want her.

Qiangu Qitian is serious about poaching.

Especially the corner between Shrek Academy and Tang Sect.

If there weren’t really many talented people (beautiful sister) on the Federation side, Qiangu Qitian wouldn’t have been polite.

All the heroes (and beauties) in the world are within my reach!

This is one of the goals that Qiangu Qitian has been pursuing in his life.

The other one was to raise the sugar man named Tang.

“That’s good.” Qiangu Qitian turned his gaze to Wu Changkong, and saw that he was still kneeling. Even though he knew why he was kneeling, Qiangu Qitian still asked, “Why is Teacher Wu kneeling here?”

Wu Zhangkong answered very naturally: “As a disciple, I have made a mistake, so I should kneel here and accept the punishment from my teacher.”

Qiangu Qitian originally wanted to stir up trouble between the master and the disciple, but even if he failed, it would be good to plant a seed.

As for weakening Shrek, the means are secondary, as long as the goal can be achieved.

But think about it and forget it.

Not to mention that Shen Yi was present, this was Shrek’s inner courtyard, and maybe that Zhuo Shi was watching this side at this moment.

Sure enough, before Qiangu Qitian could speak, a voice came from a distance.

“Humph, I told you to kneel here and reflect on your actions, but I didn’t expect you to be chatting here.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a little old man in a black robe appeared in front of Qiangu Qitian.

Zhuo Shi’s gaze fell on the useless disciple Wu Changkong. After looking at him for a long time, he said in a cold voice, “Get up! It’s embarrassing to kneel here. If outsiders see us, they will think that I am a teacher who only knows how to punish students!”

Zhuoshi will not be kind to Qiangu Qitian just for Yali’s sake.

To be honest, if Yun Ming had not tacitly agreed to this matter, he would never allow the Spirit Pagoda, or even the people of the Qiangu Clan, to enter the important area of ​​their Shrek Academy.

Seeing this old man being so aggressive and full of hostility right from the start, Qiangu Qitian didn’t give him a good look and said directly:
“Senior is indeed not a qualified teacher. Your own disciple is covered in hidden injuries, and you, as a teacher, do nothing.”

Zhuo Shi was angry, but on the surface he just smiled: “I don’t need an outsider like you to interfere with how I teach my apprentice.”

Wu Changkong subconsciously wanted to speak up to defend Zhuoshi, but Qiangu Qitian was defending himself after all, and he also had a good impression of Qiangu Qitian.

After thinking for a while, he chose to remain silent.

Qiangu Qitian saw all of Wu Changkong’s movements, and seeing that his goal had been achieved, he was not going to waste words with Zhuoshi, the old stubborn man, so he said goodbye:
“Senior, please continue to teach your disciples. I will go find my teacher.”

After saying that, he entered the inner courtyard.

Zhuoshi looked deeply at Qiangu Qitian’s back and always felt that he had missed something.

He no longer dwelled on this ethereal feeling. Zhuo Shi looked at Wu Changkong and asked, “Are you not leaving?”

“Don’t go.”

Wu Changkong shook his head.

Zhuo Shi asked again: “How did you and that boy know each other?”

Seeing that the teacher asked about this, Wu Changkong did not hide anything and told him everything about his first meeting with Qiangu Qitian.

“Your injury, he healed you…”

After hearing that Qiangu Qitian had healed his disciple’s injuries and considering how he had treated others just now, Zhuoshi felt a little guilty.

Wu Zhangkong wanted to say something to comfort his teacher, but when he thought of the teacher’s temper, he didn’t say anything.

Shen Yi came out to ease the atmosphere at this time. She hugged Zhuo Shi’s arm and said coquettishly:

“Okay, teacher, my brother is back. This is a happy thing. You may not know that my brother has brought back several disciples for you this time! It is said that they are all very talented. One of them, Tang Wulin, even has a dragon in his blood. Doesn’t your unique skills have a successor?”

Zhuoshi’s eyes lit up, and he was no longer troubled by this bad disciple. He should repay the favors he owed. Now, Zhuoshi was going to go see his granddisciple.

“They are currently taking the test. Let’s go and take a look.”

……

Qiangu Qitian soon met Yali in a pavilion by the lake on Poseidon Island.

Yali was still wearing the same light green slim dress, and a gentle smile was always on her face.

She is like an angel who has fallen into the mortal world, with the holy light always surrounding her and never dissipating.

Seeing Qiangu Qitian coming, Yali said with some resentment:

“You little guy, you still remember that I am your teacher. Have you been accompanying your other teacher these days~”

Qiangu Qitian is the only disciple Yali has accepted, and he does not belong to her alone.

She hadn’t seen him for several years, which made her job as a teacher really boring.

Even the joy he had felt when he snatched Leng Yaozhu’s apprentice away was gone.

Qiangu Qitian: …

The relationship suddenly switched to a normal master-disciple relationship, and Qiangu Qitian, the rebellious disciple, felt a little uncomfortable.

No, he should be the one being rushed.

But no matter who started it first, it has already happened and there is no need to say anything more.

“No way. I just came out of a secret place and came to see you right away. As for the teacher Leng you mentioned, she and I have had some minor conflicts recently.”

“Oh?” Yali became interested. “Can you tell the teacher what the conflict is?”

(End of this chapter)