After telling Sheng Feilong and the others that Tang Wulin had returned to Shrek, She Meixiao looked at Yuanen Yehui, who had her eyes wide open and smiled. "He returned to the Douluo Continent two days ago with a ship from the Tang Sect. We don"t know where he was, though, but his cultivation is still the same as before, so we can say for certain that he didn"t cultivate."Sheng Feilong also glanced at Yuanen Yehui with a slightly worried expression. Originally, Yuanen Yehui had joined Daedalus after he and She Meixiao had told her a few half truths based off the fact that Shrek Academy didn"t search for Tang Wulin. He didn"t believe that Yuanen Yehui would simply leave, but he also didn"t know what she would do, now that Tang Wulin had returned.
Apparently, She Meixiao was in a similar situation. She calmly looked at Yuanen Yehui, speaking a few words with a smile on her face. "There"s no reason to hold back, you can freely speak your mind, Yehui." Although she sounded calm, Sheng Feilong noticed the insecurity in her voice; She was also worried about what Yuanen Yehui would do.
Huang Jialong raised an eyebrow, not too sure what this was about, while Song Weihan showed an expressionless face. Yuanen Yehui was unaware of their conflicted thoughts and simply nodded her head, being in a good mood after hearing about Tang Wulin. "Would it be possible to go to Shrek Academy?"
The expressions of the people present, save for Huang Jialong, hardened, while She Meixiao frowned with a serious expression, speaking with a solemn voice. "...Do you plan to return to Shrek Academy?"
Realizing what she had said, Yuanen Yehui"s expression stiffened. She glanced at Sheng Feilong, who now looked at her with a stiff expression, trying to remain calm. She shook her head, rea.s.suring She Meixiao. "I"m sorry; I didn"t mean it that way! I only wish to go to Shrek Academy and see for myself that Tang Wulin is alright... I won"t leave Daedalus, no matter what."
With her words, Sheng Feilong visibly relaxed, while She Meixiao only nodded her head, then tried to dissuade the awkwardness in a light-hearted manner. "Visiting won"t be a problem. In fact, there"s something I wanted to talk about with their authorities, anyways... Oh, and the Sea G.o.d"s Fated Date Festival will be held soon..."
Sheng Feilong didn"t really know what festival She Meixiao was talking about, but her next words and the name itself pretty much made it clear. "You two already have each other, but.. it would be funny to watch, no?"
Yuanen Yehui started blushing a little and turned away, while Sheng Feilong frowned a bit. "A festival...? For dating? Why would they do something like that?" She Meixiao only giggled, while Yuanen Yehui blushed more furiously. Finally, Song Weihan sighed, talking for the first time in a while. "The Sea G.o.d"s Fated Date Festival has been a tradition at Shrek Academy for over 10.000 years now. It"s meant for the Inner Court Students to find their significant other and proclaim their love in the face of the whole world."
Sheng Feilong simply nodded his head, still not understanding why Shrek Academy would make such a fuss about that. She Meixiao stopped chuckling after a while, speaking up again. "Well, I will contact Shrek Academy and take care of the formalities. I"ll tell you when we"ll go there later."
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About a week later, Sheng Feilong, Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui accompanied She Meixiao to Shrek City. The latter had talked with Shreck Academy"s authorities and would meet up with them, while Sheng Feilong and the others were basically free to do what they wanted during that time.
They arrived a few hours later, meeting up with an envoy from Shrek Academy who was waiting for them at the station. Sheng Feilong hadn"t seen that envoy before, but judging from his uniform and cultivation at the middle levels of the Soul Saint realm, he should be a teacher at Shrek Academy.
The envoy was very respectful towards She Meixiao, while also showing the minimum amount of respect to Sheng Feilong and the others, treating them as juniors, unaware that at least Sheng Feilong and Huang Jialong could probably defeat him in an instant; All of them, including She Meixiao, were suppressing their cultivation, not allowing anyone to see through them, after all.
Shrek City as a whole was in a festive mood due to the Sea G.o.d"s Fated Date Festival and this festive atmosphere only got more intense the closer then got to Shrek Academy"s campus. They were allowed to enter the Inner Court area after being registered as guests and She Meixiao left Sheng Feilong and the others to their own accords when she moved to the Sea G.o.d"s pavilion.
"So, what do we do now?" Huang Jialong asked after She Meixiao was out of sight. The three of them stood at the sh.o.r.e and Sheng Feilong noticed Yuanen Yehui and Huang Jialong looking at him. "Why are you looking at me?" His head turned to Yuanen Yehui. "You wanted to come here, right?"
"Yes, but I"ve never been to the Inner Court before. Didn"t you study here for a while when you first came to Shrek Academy?" Her words did make sense and the tone she spoke them with was really dry, causing Sheng Feilong to sigh. "It"s been years since then. How would I know where Tang Wulin is living now?"
"Well, she has a point though. You could lead us to the more common areas? Maybe we"ll find him by chance." Huang Jialong chimed in, causing Sheng Feilong to grumble a bit more before leading them around the Inner Court.
Being outsiders in Shrek Academy"s Inner Court earned them a few weird glances, but the students ignored them when they saw the guest cards hanging around their necks. The mood inside the Inner Court was even more festive than in the city; Everyone seemed pumped for the start of the date festival.
Ignoring most of the commotion, Sheng Feilong and the others wandered around the Inner Court for hours looking for Tang Wulin, but without any success. It was slowly getting late and they saw more and more people heading towards the Sea G.o.d"s Lake with excited expression, at which point Yuanen Yehui turned to Huang Jialong and Sheng Feilong. "How about we go to the lake? The festival is about to start; Tang Wulin is the leader of the Seven Monsters, he"s sure to make an appearance there..."
Sheng Feilong was already annoyed from walking around aimlessly for all this time and just shrugged. "Sure, whatever. Let"s see why they"re making such a fuss about this Sea G.o.d"s Fated Date Festival." Huang Jialong also agreed and they made their way over.
Arriving at the Sea G.o.d"s Lake, that was being surrounded by hundreds of people, who were boiling over with excitement, Sheng Feilong and the others heard all kinds of conversations, allowing Sheng Feilong to get a clearer picture of what this date festival really is. However, he couldn"t help but frown about a few other pieces of information. "Long Yue and Dai Yun"er are at Shrek Academy...?"
All three of them remembered those two clearly; The Star Luo Empire"s princess and the Monster Academy"s Dragon King Long Yue were both celebrities in their own right, yet both of them had come to Shrek Academy as... students?
Huang Jialong didn"t seem to be bothered by this at all despite originally being from the Star Luo Continent. "They have nothing to do with us, though. Moreover, didn"t the Shrek students do the same before? Travelling to the Star Luo Contient to study there."
Sheng Feilong could only nod his head. "You"re right. Well, they do indeed have anything to do with us.... And honestly, I"m not interested in meeting them..." Huang Jialong shrugged again, while Yuanen Yehui frowned, agreeing with the two of them. She only remembers the two of them as enemies from the tournament and also had no interest to meet with them after what happened back then.
However, as fate wills it, a surprised and angry voice sounded out from behind them mere seconds after they finished their conversation. "She Feilong?!" Yuanen Yehui and Huang Jialong were taken aback, while Sheng Feilong closed his eyes, trying not to lose his cool for a moment before turning around with an annoyed expression. "Speak of the devil..."
Two people were walking towards their group of three; A young maiden dressed in white with fair skin and a delicate face, and a huge, brawny man with tanned skin and a bald head. The former had a haughty, yet angry expression, while the latter looked grave; Fitting for someone of his stature.
Sheng Feilong glanced at Dai Yun"er and Long Yue for a moment before instantly losing interest and turning back to the Sea G.o.d"s lake in the hopes of them just going on their way. Seeing his reaction, Dai Yun"er gnashed her teeth, trying to hold back from jumping at him. "You! She Feilong, you dare to ignore me?!"
Her outburst finally gained the attention of the people around them, most of which looked on with interested expression as they recognized the Star Luo Empire"s Princess, but failed to recognize the three people she was confronting. Sighing in annoyance once more, Sheng Feilong glanced at her before dismissively speaking a few words. "There"s nothing for us to talk about; Why shouldn"t I ignore you?"
Long Yue stepped forward to stop Dai Yun"er, knowing that she would cause a scene if he didn"t. He looked at Sheng Feilong, with the latter glancing back at him with an expressionless face. Though hidden quite well, Long Yue could clearly feel the animosity in that single look of Sheng Feilong. Frowning, Long Yue opened his mouth. "She Feilong, I"m aware that what happened on the Star Luo Continent was my fault, but that is no reason for us to become enemies; We merely intended to greet you, as you"re the first person from Shrek Academy that we recognize."
Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui frowned, not pleased with all the gazes on them, while Sheng Feilong frowned. His expression turned from one of annoyance and indifference to a cold one as he looked at Long Yue, pointing at the guest card at his chest. "First of all, we"re not "people from Shrek Academy" and we have no interest in greeting you as old acquaintances. Secondly; Enemies?"
He paused for a moment, the look in his eyes becoming even colder as he remembered what had happened not only during the tournament but also after Long Yue"s eventual defeat and how the Emperor and En Ci reacted, before opening his mouth again. "Long Yue, you do not qualify to become my enemy. Just grab that annoying little princess and leave."