Watching Cai Yue'er's retreating figure, Xiong Jun snorted disdainfully and returned to the top floor.
When Xiong Jun looked at them, Tang Wulin immediately straightened his back, his eyes sparkling as he gazed at Xiong Jun, his face filled with an expression that said "my master is the most amazing," which greatly pleased Xiong Jun.
He stepped forward and patted Tang Wulin's head, "You are my disciple. On this continent, few dare to touch a disciple of Xiong Jun."
Tang Wulin felt his nose suddenly sting, and he nodded vigorously, his voice choked with emotion, "Thank you, Master."
At the moment Cai Yue'er released her aura, he had been truly frightened.
Seeing this, Xiong Jun's rough hand gently patted his shoulder before turning to look at the others, his gaze lingering on Gu Yuena for a moment, "You little ones too, since you're friends of my disciple, you're under my protection."
Xie Xie was so excited he almost jumped up, butLuoyang Lu pressed down on his shoulder to prevent him from losing his composure. The latter let out a long sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, "Thank you, Pagoda Lord Xiong Jun, for your intervention."
"Enough with the formalities. That's it, everyone disperse. Leave the negotiations with Shrek Academy to me." Xiong Jun waved his hand, "I'll wait here for them, and see if the next one dares to be so arrogant."
Upon hearing this,Luoyang Lu glanced around the room, which was utterly destroyed, and forced a bitter smile, "Then we'll take our leave."
Today's incident was likely to escalate.
Ignoring Shen Yi, who was left in the corner of the room sweating profusely, everyone left the room.
But after a while, Gu Yuena returned after Shen Yi had "escaped" from the place.
"Master."
Xiong Jun, who had remained there, bowed to Gu Yuena.
"Hmm."
Gu Yuena nodded indifferently and said, "There's something I need to remind you about, concerning Tang Wulin…"
Upon hearing the information Gu Yuena relayed, Xiong Jun's expression changed slightly, but he quickly thought of another matter and asked with a strange expression, "Master, may I know the source of this information?"
This information contained obvious subjective conjectures, which he couldn't deduce himself. So, it was clear that this information wasn't something the master could deduce either… cough, better not think that way.
Gu Yuena's delicate brows furrowed slightly, "When the time is right, I will naturally tell you."
The master has secrets now.
That was Xiong Jun's first thought, and his second thought was that it was best not to delve deeper, so he nodded, "I understand."
Gu Yuena nodded in satisfaction.
She thought, she, the Silver Dragon King, was indeed full of majesty.
Watching Gu Yuena's soft and cute nodding action, Xiong Jun seemed to see the scene from her childhood when they taught and cared for her, helping her learn human common sense. He instinctively took out a storage ring.
"Master, are you short on money? Have you been eating well lately? I have various delicacies from Star Dou here."
"I'm fine…"
Gu Yuena instinctively responded, then quickly realized and her cold expression couldn't hold.
Her majesty shattered in an instant.
…
While Gu Yuena and Xiong Jun were exchanging information, Tang Wulin sought out Huo Yuhao, and under the latter's puzzled expression, he reminisced.
"Dad and Mom are doing well, the Spirit Pagoda has been very supportive of us. Don't worry about us, just focus on the competition and strive for a good result. Our Wulin is a renowned genius in forging."
The gentle words of his parents before they left.
"Boss, why are you always so partial to Sister Na and Wulin? Just because they are big eaters doesn't mean you should only prepare food for them. I want some too."
The scenes of the Zero Class playing and eating together were always joyful and warm.
"Wulin, your cultivation speed is impressive, you've increased by eight levels in a year, reaching level 19."
Without Teacher Luo and the Spirit Pagoda's support, how could he have increased his soul power by eight levels in just one year?
"You are my disciple. On this continent, few dare to touch a disciple of Xiong Jun."
Xiong Jun's protective nature.
…
Tang Wulin recalled all his recent experiences, and the scales in his heart tipped decisively to one side. He spoke with a serious expression, "Yuhao, there's been a voice in my head that's been trying to turn me into a bad person, and it even taught me Shrek Academy's motto."
Although his parents said not to generalize from individuals to groups, Shrek Academy's recent behavior had left Tang Wulin with a bad impression, and his feelings about that motto were even worse.
Huo Yuhao, who had thought Tang Wulin wanted food and was already preparing to get some: "…"
It couldn't be who he thought it was, could it?
After uttering the first sentence, Tang Wulin felt much lighter, his expression complex, "I think I know who that person is, but he helped me before, so I wasn't sure if I should tell others."
"But, if he's a bad person, I feel like a ticking time bomb, potentially harming everyone in the future, so I wanted to discuss it with you."
He knew it was wrong to judge Old Tang's character based on mere speculation and conjecture, it might be a misunderstanding, but he kept hesitating, and if a problem suddenly arose, what would he do?
Moreover, even if "Old Tang" wasn't a bad person, the fact that he could teach him in his dreams suggested there was another existence within his body.
To cut the knot quickly, that was the principle Teacher Luo had taught him. He couldn't wait for a crisis to erupt.
Of course, this was also driven by his own selfishness. He had a strange premonition that if he kept hiding this issue without resolving it, his current happy life would gradually slip away…
With these thoughts, Tang Wulin recounted everything about the Golden Dragon King's seal in detail.
"…"
Tang San, you've been backstabbed.
Huo Yuhao tried his best to keep a straight face to avoid showing a strange expression.
"Recently, besides eating, you've been spending a lot of time watching soul guidance screens, and you've been preoccupied with this matter, right? You're talking to me today because Shrek Academy's recent actions have made you increasingly wary of him?"
"Yes," Tang Wulin nodded, his expression grave, "If Old Tang is a good person, it means there's a bad person inside my body. If Old Tang is a bad person…"
At this point, Tang Wulin paused, sighed, and didn't continue, just staring at Huo Yuhao, wanting to hear his advice.
Ever since he had this suspicion, he had been very anxious…
Huo Yuhao: "…You shouldn't be asking me. Do you think I can solve this?"
"I just want to hear your opinion, Yuhao."
Huo Yuhao looked at Tang Wulin's somewhat nervous expression, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "The answer lies within you, not with me…"
A moment later, Tang Wulin sought out Xiong Jun, who was also in a complex mood.
Previously, he didn't know how to resolve this, as it was too unbelievable, something beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.
But now, things were different.
A top-tier powerhouse of the continent, Xiong Jun, had taken him as a disciple. If even he couldn't solve this issue, then no one could.
This was also a major reason why he decided to come clean.
A teacher is like a father. If he couldn't trust the teacher from the Spirit Pagoda, then there weren't many people in this world he could trust.
Today, he would lay all his cards on the table.
(Tang San's divine sense: "Wulin, you don't want to!")