Chapter 222.1: Two G.o.ddesses?
Yan Shaozhe was the last to leave. He patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said, "Yuhao, you should take this time to find suitable soul beasts. We can start our trials once you do. You have to be prepared, we have to try our best to prevent any dangers. Even though I can imagine the inner courtyard"s students will be enthusiastic, this is ultimately just a trial."
"Yes." Huo Yuhao nodded his head seriously. The danger with contracting Spirits was self-evident, and the most important part would be the soul master"s spiritual power that the pact would absorb when it was being formed. They would have to be extremely careful.
Huo Yuhao suddenly felt something at this moment, and he glanced sideways. He saw w.a.n.g Dong"er, who was looking around as she walked in his direction from the staircase.
Huo Yuhao felt a wave of warmth course over his body when he saw her, and his gaze met those huge powdery-blue eyes as he pointed outside.
The Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion wasn"t a place for billing and cooing. The elders" senses were extremely powerful, and they would probably be aware of any disturbance, no matter how minor.
w.a.n.g Dong"er nodded in understanding, and tiptoed out of the Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion first.
Yan Shaozhe was naturally aware of this, and he smiled as he said, "Go. w.a.n.g Dong"er is powerful, she"s the future heir to the Clear Sky Sect, and that"s enough to match you. You have to be good to her."
Huo Yuhao blushed a little, and he nodded hurriedly before bidding farewell and stepping outside.
w.a.n.g Dong"er was waiting at the entrance. She wore a long light-blue dress today, which matched her flowing blue hair. Her exceptional beauty caused the Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion"s originally enchanting scenery to lose its splendor. She was like the brilliant and riveting sun, and even just standing there, she could dim all the light in the world.
"You"re just so pretty, Dong"er," Huo Yuhao blurted out in admiration.
w.a.n.g Dong"er rolled her eyes and said, "Did you only realize that today?"
Huo Yuhao chuckled and replied, "Of course not, except you"ve been calling yourself a guy before this, so how could I have such reveries? It"s different now."
"Here." w.a.n.g Dong"er took out a small cloth bag from somewhere. The outer layer was white, and it was clean and spotless.
Huo Yuhao took the bag, and realized it was warm. He opened it and saw two steamed buns inside, along with two desh.e.l.led eggs. The eggs were from a bird-type soul beast, with completely transparent egg-whites, looking like frozen water crystals. They were extremely nutritious, while the two steamed buns had vegetables and pieces of meat inside.
"Go ahead. I know you haven"t eaten yet," w.a.n.g Dong"er whispered.
Huo Yuhao didn"t restrain himself, and he picked up an egg and popped it into his mouth. What he ate wasn"t important; it was the thought that was important. w.a.n.g Dong"er"s scrupulousness made him warm all over, and whatever he ate tasted as delicious as could be.
They gobbled down the food in a few mouthfuls, and drank some water from a waterskin w.a.n.g Dong"er handed him. Huo Yuhao immediately felt better and more relaxed with food in his stomach.
"You"re so nice, Dong"er."
w.a.n.g Dong"er giggled and said, "Why do I feel like you"re so stupid?"
Huo Yuhao said indifferently, "It doesn"t matter if I"m stupid, as long as you don"t turn your back on me because of that."
"No, no, I won"t. Let"s go." w.a.n.g Dong"er grasped his hand and started walking away.
"Where are we going?" Huo Yuhao asked, confused at the sudden switch.
w.a.n.g Dong"er said, "We are going to look for that w.a.n.g Qiu"er! I asked about it when I woke up this morning. Today is the reporting day for the new batch of inner courtyard students who have just pa.s.sed the examination, so she will definitely show up if she managed to pa.s.s the a.s.sessment."
"Ugh… You still remember that? I"d already forgotten about it." Huo Yuhao actually had forgotten about it; w.a.n.g Dong"er was all that was in his mind last night. He had then been called out early in the morning for a conference, so he couldn"t really be bothered about anything else.
w.a.n.g Dong"er replied, "You can"t just forget about something like that. We have to figure it out before anything else."
Huo Yuhao naturally followed her, and the two of them walked on. w.a.n.g Dong"er lowered her voice and asked as they strolled along, "You guys were talking about Spirits during the conference held inside the Sea G.o.d"s Pavilion?"
"Yes," Huo Yuhao nodded as he answered. "I discussed and detailed the ident.i.ty of Spirits during the conference, and I gave the Spirit Pact Sealing Spell to the academy."
"You pa.s.sed it on to the academy?" w.a.n.g Dong"er was taken aback, but she quickly recovered and nodded. "It"s better if you pa.s.s it to the academy. Our academy is trustworthy, and I think it will help lift the pressure off your shoulders."
Huo Yuhao stared at her with a look of pleasant surprise. "You"re really the roundworm inside my stomach! How did you know that was what I thought, too?"
"Psh, you"re so disgusting. You"re the roundworm!" w.a.n.g Dong"er smiled radiantly, and the dimples on her face bloomed like flowers. Her bright smile was filled with pride.
Huo Yuhao gasped in amazement "This is chemistry! What more can a husband ask for in his wife?"
"Who"s your wife?"
"Who do you think?"
"Hmph!"
They were bickering, but their hands had been tightly wound around each other from the beginning to the end. Huo Yuhao hadn"t slept properly last night, but neither had w.a.n.g Dong"er. After the night, they still felt a little unfamiliar with their current statuses, but they were starting to get closer to the chemistry that they used to have. Their bodies were becoming closer, and so were their hearts. The feeling where the results flowed naturally when circ.u.mstances were right seemed to have arrived.
The new inner courtyard students were supposed to report to the outer courtyard rather than the inner courtyard. In the end, only those students whose ident.i.ties had been confirmed could be brought into the inner courtyard.
Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"er didn"t need the ferry. They soared into the sky, and the wings of w.a.n.g Dong"s Radiant b.u.t.terfly G.o.ddess extended outwards while Huo Yuhao stepped on the lake"s surface and pushed off from it to propel them forward.
What made him a little surprised was that the ice formed from last night"s Snowy Dance of Ultimate Ice hadn"t melted completely, and the two of them crossed the Sea G.o.d"s Lake in no time. However, Huo Yuhao"s expression became a little dull.
They were just starting out in their relations.h.i.+p, so their thoughts and senses were the most sensitive. w.a.n.g Dong"er immediately detected the change in his emotions and asked, "What"s wrong?"
Huo Yuhao heaved a faint sigh and said, "Do you still remember when we met her on the sh.o.r.e? She flew across Sea G.o.d"s Lake from the inner courtyard just like that, and now we have the same ability. She"s been missing for such a long time. There"re still no news about her."
w.a.n.g Dong"er"s expression grew a little sullen when she heard Huo Yuhao mention Ma Xiaotao. She sighed and said, "Yes! I wonder how she"s doing. I"m afraid she…"
Huo Yuhao raised his hand to signal her to stop talking. He had the same intense anxiety and worry in his heart, but he truly didn"t want to hear about that possibility.
w.a.n.g Dong"er knew where the new inner courtyard students were supposed to report, and she brought Huo Yuhao to the outer courtyard"s senior grade school block, where they proceeded straight to a large cla.s.sroom.
It was already lesson time. The outer courtyard looked extremely tranquil, and most of the students were currently taking lessons. However, there were some who were still outside.
There was a cla.s.s currently having a sparring session in Shrek Plaza. As Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"er held hands and walked across the plaza, the students that were only twelve or thirteen years old stared and ogled w.a.n.g Dong"er.
"Wow, she"s so pretty! She"s so pretty! Guys, look!"
"Eh, why are they holding hands? They must be seniors."
"She"s just so beautiful. The color of her hair is so nice."
Huo Yuhao could naturally hear their discussions, and he chuckled as he said, "Dong"er, I think you should wear a veil over your face the next time you come out. You"re already so stunning and enchanting inside the academy. If we go outside, we might even attract some trouble."
w.a.n.g Dong"er laughed and said, "You"ll be around even if there"s trouble, no? What, you don"t like that I"m so pretty?"
Huo Yuhao stared at the mischievous smile on her face, and he really wanted to kiss her.
"Stop right there! I"m talking about the two of you!" A deep and serious voice suddenly rang out, which actually shocked both Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"er. When they looked up, they could see a teacher that was about fifty years old blocking their way, and he was currently glaring at them with a draconian expression.
"Greetings, teacher. What"s the problem?" Huo Yuhao hurriedly asked politely.
The male teacher pointed at their connected hands and lowered his voice as he said, "What year are you from? What cla.s.s are you from? Look at you guys, what is this? We"re still inside the academy, and this is the example you want to set for the younger students? What if you teach them the wrong things? I will report this to the teachers, so that you will be punished accordingly."
"Uh!" Both Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong were rooted to the spot. They were still bickering like lovebirds before this, and hadn"t noticed this point at all. Yes! Most of the outer courtyard"s students were still kids.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly released w.a.n.g Dong"er"s hand and bowed respectfully to the teacher before he wore an apologetic look and said, "I"m sorry, teacher. We are in the wrong, and we promise that this won"t happen again in the future. Please forgive us."
The teacher"s dark and gloomy face regained some color as he said, "You guys are too brazen. This is Shrek Academy, and I imagine it"s not your first or second day at the academy judging by your age. How can you be so unruly? You have to be punished. Tell me, what cla.s.s are you two from? Send someone to find your teacher, and only then can you leave. Your teacher will bring you back."
Perhaps it was because of teacher Zhou Yi, but even though this male teacher was strict and unforgiving, Huo Yuhao could feel an unspeakable closeness. Furthermore, this teacher was right. He didn"t talk further about punishment after Huo Yuhao"s apology, so that meant he was cold on the outside, but warm on the inside.
Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"er hadn"t had any lessons in the outer courtyard since the last big compet.i.tion. They felt extremely nostalgic when they suddenly "felt" the outer courtyard once again.
w.a.n.g Dong"er touched Huo Yuhao and asked, "I"ll go?"
Huo Yuhao nodded, and made a gesture with his chin. w.a.n.g Dong"er immediately understood, and she bowed lightly to the male teacher before she walked away briskly.
The male teacher noticed that their att.i.tudes were not bad, and his temper had calmed down considerably. He shouted at the students watching the show from the side. "What are you looking at?! Continue sparring! Don"t let me catch anyone slacking off!"
Chapter 222.2: Two G.o.ddesses?
The young students were clearly afraid of him, and everyone began to get back to work, with only a handful still casting curious gazes over from time to time.
Huo Yuhao asked politely, "May I know your name, teacher?"
The male teacher said with a deep voice, "My name is Zheng Zhan."
"Greetings, teacher Zheng. I"m really sorry about what just happened, and I promise we will never do it again. My name is Huo Yuhao."
Zheng Zhan nodded to acknowledge his name, and said earnestly, "All you teenagers! Once you reach adolescence, it"s natural for guys and girls to feel good about each other. However, you have to remember this is an academy, and while us teachers can"t control how you develop after graduation, you need to watch your behavior and your words when you"re still inside the academy. Furthermore, it"s not an easy task to join Shrek Academy. You need to work hard when you"re here; you can"t waste your youth. Even if you can"t join the inner courtyard, you should at least aim to graduate smoothly from the outer courtyard. I can understand youths dating each other, but you guys need to have moderation, and you can"t overdo it. Do you understand?"
Huo Yuhao nodded guiltily as Zheng Zhan chided him. Zheng Zhan"s words whipped him until his face started to blush, but he began to have an even better impression of this teacher.
"Oh, yes, you haven"t told me which cla.s.s you"re from. Judging by your age, you should in Year 5, give or take. Let me think, which teachers are in charge of Year 5"s cla.s.ses?…"
Huo Yuhao quickly explained, "Don"t trouble yourself, sir. I"m from teacher Zhou Yi"s cla.s.s."
"Oh, teacher Zhou!" Zheng Zhan carried on naturally, but then his eyes widened in the next moment, while his voice seemed to become an octave higher. "What? You"re from Zhou Yi"s cla.s.s?"
"Yes! What"s the matter?" It was Huo Yuhao"s turn to be a little confused.
Zheng Zhan said with a worried look on his face. "You silly boy, why didn"t you say so earlier? If you had told me you were from Zhou Yi"s cla.s.s, I wouldn"t have asked you to go find her. Aren"t you digging your own grave? Do you not know about old lady Zhou"s temper? If she gets angry, she may just expel the two of you! Oh man, you should really have told me earlier! Tsk…"
Huo Yuhao felt more heat rush to his head as he saw Zheng Zhan"s troubled look, and his nose began to feel a little sour. This teacher is so cute! We"ve never met before, and he"s already so concerned when he learned that I"m teacher Zhou"s student. However, teacher Zhou"s terrifying reputation… seems like it"s still quite well-known…
Zheng Zhan suddenly seemed like he had found a solution, and said seriously, "Seems like you guys are late today. I will be a good Samaritan. When Zhou Yi arrives, don"t speak. I"ll tell her that I was the one who got the two of you to do some official business. That girl of yours won"t spill the beans, will she? What did you say your name was? Huo Yuhao, right? What"s the girl"s name? I should at least know your names."
"Her name is w.a.n.g Dong"er. Actually, teacher Zheng-"
Huo Yuhao wanted to explain, but teacher Zhou and w.a.n.g Dong"er arrived right at that time. Zhou Yi still had the same elderly made-up face, while w.a.n.g Dong"er followed beside her. There was a mischievous smile on her face.
Zhou Yi"s deafening voice could already be heard before she even reached them. "Who? Who is it? I want to see which blind man dares to detain my students."
Zheng Zhan was dumbfounded. He turned towards Huo Yuhao and forced a laugh as he said, "I think that girl has spilled the beans!"
There was no need to mention the intimacy Huo Yuhao felt when he saw Zhou Yi, and he hurriedly explained, "Don"t worry, teacher Zheng. It"s alright." He darted out as he spoke and came in front of Zhou Yi before he bowed deeply. His voice was quivering faintly as he said, "Teacher Zhou."
Zhou Yi halted abruptly. She seemed to be overcome with astonishment, and tears glimmered in her eyes. However, Zhou Yi was Zhou Yi after all, and the way she expressed intimacy and affection was different from normal people. She raised her leg and immediately kicked Huo Yuhao on the side of his thigh.
"Huo Yuhao, you still know to come back!? You didn"t visit me even when you returned! I wouldn"t have known at all if I didn"t hear it from Fan Yu. And you, w.a.n.g Dong, you"ve deceived me! So, you"re a girl, and you"re so pretty! You two people, what am I supposed to say about the two of you? Eh?"
Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"s eyes turned red as they listened to Zhou Yi"s fierce and furious speech, and tears poured from their eyes. They would never forget the two years they had spent under Zhou Yi"s guidance. Zhou Yi was strict, but she was also really nice to them. Everything felt so familiar when they listened to her voice. This was especially true for Huo Yuhao, as it had been two years since he had last seen Zhou Yi. He reminisced about the old days nostalgically, and his emotions were all tumbling over themselves inside him.
However, teacher Zheng didn"t know what they were feeling inside. He could only see Zhou Yi kick Huo Yuhao, so he briskly came forward and said, "Don"t misunderstand, teacher Zhou. Calm down, calm down."
Zhou Yi was slightly taken aback as she turned towards Zheng Zhan and asked confusedly, "What"s the situation, teacher Zheng? Were you the one who detained my students?"
Zheng Zhan forced a laugh and said, "I didn"t! This…" He didn"t know how to explain.
Huo Yuhao said hurriedly, "We were the ones at fault, teacher Zhou. We"ve already apologized to teacher Zheng, and obtained his forgiveness."
Zhou Yi turned back towards Huo Yuhao. She was exceptionally high-spirited at this moment, so she nodded in Zheng Zhan"s direction as she said, "Thank you, then. Can I take these two kids away?"
Zheng Zhan came beside Zhou Yi and spoke softly in earnest. "Teacher Zhou, you should restrain your temper a little. You can"t keep doing this. These kids toil so much from day do day in their cultivation, so you shouldn"t be too fierce towards them. This may cause reverse psychology and incur rebellious behavior, and that"s not good."
Everyone knew that Zhou Yi"s cla.s.ses had the highest expulsion and quitting rates. However, her cla.s.s also produced the best and the most prodigious students. There was hardly anybody else who agreed with her pedagogy and teaching method.
Zhou Yi finally realized that Zheng Zhan misunderstood her, and she snapped, "What"s wrong with my temper? Am I not being nice to them? That"s a gesture of affection, teacher Zheng! Have you not heard of the saying that beating and scolding are signs of love and intimacy? They won"t succeed if we don"t beat them! This is for their own good!"
"Ahem." Zheng Zhan"s expression became a little dark. He replied solemnly, "If you keep doing this teacher Zhou, then I"m going to have to bring it up to the academy."
Zhou Yi realized that this teacher was really about to get angry. She smiled hastily and said, "Alright, teacher Zheng, don"t be so serious. I"m just fooling around. These two are my students from years ago, and they"re here to visit me. They"re now students from the inner courtyard, I haven"t seen them for a long time, and I"m just too happy."
"Students from the inner courtyard?" Zheng Zhan felt his heart skip a beat. When he turned to look at Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong once more, his expression was different from before. What did inner courtyard students mean to Shrek Academy? Sometimes even the teachers from the outer courtyard had a lower status than the inner courtyard students. They weren"t allowed to set foot on Sea G.o.d"s Island without express permission, after all.
"That doesn"t sound right, teacher Zhou." Zheng Zhan suddenly thought of something, and immediately continued, "I"ve seen the new batch of students who"ve just entered the inner courtyard. I didn"t see the two of them, they look very unfamiliar to me."
Zhou Yi was a little exasperated as she watched teacher Zheng"s serious and solemn look. She explained, "They didn"t join the inner courtyard this year, they entered the inner courtyard two years ago! They were reserve team members representing Shrek Academy in last season"s Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament, and they are members of this season"s official team. They are also outstanding prodigies from the inner courtyard who have been through special training!"
Zheng Zhan finally understood after listening to her explanation. A look of envy came across his eyes as he said, "So they are the exemplary students that you"ve brought up, teacher Zhou!"
Zhou Yi chortled and said, "Are you still going to report me to the academy?"
Zheng Zhan laughed along and replied, "Of course not. But they are really so young!"
There was only pride in Zhou Yi"s eyes. Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong could be said to be the most outstanding students that she had ever taken on. Even though she wasn"t one to brag, she was all joy and smiles when she saw her two lovely students. There wasn"t a trace of her typical strictness and usual monster-like att.i.tude.
"Alright, we"ll take our leave first, Teacher Zheng. I haven"t seen them in a long time, and we"re going to have a chat." Zhou Yi gestured towards Zheng Zhan and started to bring Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong away.
Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong bowed towards teacher Zheng respectfully. Huo Yuhao said softly, "Don"t worry, Teacher Zheng. What happened today will never happen again. Sorry!"
Zhou Yi had heard about the situation from w.a.n.g Dong before this. She stopped and turned back as she said, "Actually, their circ.u.mstances are relatively unique. If those little people have something to say, you can tell them this…" She whispered something to Zheng Zhan after this, and then she brought Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong away.
Zheng Zhan"s eyes became a little lackadaisical, and he only recovered after a long while.
He returned to his own students. "What are you looking at? How"s your training going? Did you see those two seniors just now? They are your seniors from the inner courtyard! Do you know why they"re holding hands? That"s not because they"re trying to break the academy"s rules, I misunderstood them earlier. They"re holding hands because they"re cultivating - they"re cultivating every single possible second. The two of them can use martial soul fusion skills, and only when they"re bodies are in physical contact can they unleash their full power. The two of them are always vigilant and prepared, and this is something every one of you should learn from them!"
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong were quite a distance away. Otherwise, they would have probably blushed from Teacher Zheng"s speech.
They entered the senior grade school block, and Huo Yuhao asked Zhou Yi, "How are the students from our cla.s.s doing, Teacher Zhou?"
Zhou Yi answered, "They"re doing pretty fine. However, ever since the two of you left, Cla.s.s 2 has been stronger than us in terms of overall strength. Mu Jin was extremely proud of that for a long time. However, Dai Huabin and the others are in the inner courtyard now, so Cla.s.s 1 has become the strongest again. I heard the two of you gave them a good beating yesterday? That"s great! You"ve vented my anger for me!"
Chapter 222.3: Two G.o.ddesses?
Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong began to smile as they listened to Zhou Yi"s familiar tone. This was the teacher Zhou they liked the most!
"Oh, yes! Teacher Zhou, the new inner courtyard students are supposed to report to this school block, right? We want to take a look. Can we find you later?" w.a.n.g Dong"er asked.
Zhou Yi answered, "Let me take you there to avoid both of you being detained by other teachers again. Tsk, the two of you… do you really have to be so intimate all the time?"
Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"er instantly blushed and exchanged a look. They didn"t dare to hold hands in the academy anymore.
Zhou Yi was much more familiar with the senior grade school block than they were. They twisted and turned around the corridors, and Zhou Yi brought them to their destination.
Huo Yuhao could already hear voices before they reached the room that new inner courtyard students were supposed to report to.
"You can"t wear a veil like that. If I remember correctly, you were like that during the a.s.sessment. You had a recommendation letter back then, so we didn"t say much. However, you"re about to join the academy soon, are you really going to wear that veil around every single day? Even if you have some troubles deep in your heart that you can"t discuss, the teachers responsible for registering you have to know so that we can record it. This is our duty and responsibility. If you refuse to take down your veil, then I"m sorry, you can"t be allowed to join the academy."
"Do I really have to take it down?" An enchanting voice could be heard, and Huo Yuhao trembled when he heard it. A look of astonishment flowed from his eyes. Isn"t this the voice I heard the other day? He picked up his pace and walked forward quickly.
When Huo Yuhao successfully took w.a.n.g Dong"er"s hand during the Sea G.o.d"s Fate, Huo Yuhao thought that the w.a.n.g Qiu"er that he had met was just an illusion and his hallucination, or it was just w.a.n.g Dong"er deliberately fooling around with him. However, the voice that fell into his ears now was just so real and true.
"Ah!" He gasped in surprise before they even walked into the room.
w.a.n.g Dong tugged on Huo Yuhao"s sleeve and whispered, "What"s wrong with you? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Huo Yuhao lowered his voice and said, "The voice I just heard was extremely familiar. It was just like that w.a.n.g Qiu"er I met the other day."
They arrived at the room as they spoke. The room"s door was open, and they could see what was happening inside.
The first thing they saw were long locks of powdery-blue hair. Both Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"er were stunned on the spot when the flowing hair fell into their eyes.
She had a lengthy white dress, long light-blue hair, and her profile appeared identical to w.a.n.g Dong"er, except she was a little taller.
Most of the people in the room were teachers at this moment, and there were about four to five of them. Their eyes seemed a little lackl.u.s.ter as they stared at the young woman.
"Ah?" Huo Yuhao, w.a.n.g Dong, and Zhou Yi were at the door, and the teachers could naturally see them. When they turned to look at w.a.n.g Dong"er"s face, high-pitched gasps of surprise could be heard yet again. The young girl with wave-like hair turned around at this moment.
Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong"er felt as if they had been struck by lightning. They stood there with sluggish eyes, their expressions completely frozen.
The long-haired girl who had turned around also had a pair of huge blue eyes… and her gorgeous looks were identical to w.a.n.g Dong"er"s. Besides the fact that she was slightly taller and more well-developed, there were hardly any differences between her and w.a.n.g Dong"er at all!
The young woman was also shocked speechless when she saw w.a.n.g Dong"er and Huo Yuhao. She even raised her hands to rub her eyes, before she fixed her gaze upon w.a.n.g Dong"er once more.
The two girls hollered at the same time, "Why do you look exactly like me?!"
Yes, they were the same - exactly the same. Furthermore, their beauty was unrivaled. All the teachers in the room were overcome with amazement as they stared dumbly.
Zhou Yi"s eyes moved between w.a.n.g Dong"er and w.a.n.g Qiu"er. She couldn"t help but ask, "w.a.n.g Dong, is that your sister?"
w.a.n.g Dong"er shook her head stiffly. Her mind was a complete blank as she said, "I… I don"t have a sister! It"s just me…"
w.a.n.g Qiu"er was the first to reorient herself, and she shook her head decisively. "I don"t have a younger sister, either. But how do we look so alike?"
Huo Yuhao forced a laugh and said, "You two look alike, and even your names are extremely similar. Nice to meet you - do you remember me?
w.a.n.g Qiu"er glanced at Huo Yuhao, and a strange look flashed in the depths of her eyes. She muttered coldly "So you"re the lecher. What did you want to do when you chased me that day?"
Huo Yuhao"s face froze. Did he just become a s.e.xual predator?
"Don"t misunderstand me, w.a.n.g Qiu"er. I thought you were Dong"er when I saw you the other day, and I recognized the wrong person, so I decided to follow you. I lost you when we reached the city."
w.a.n.g Qiu"er said plainly, "What else do you want?"
Huo Yuhao snapped his eyes around to w.a.n.g Dong"er. w.a.n.g Dong"er had recovered by now, but seemed like she was deep in thought.
"Nothing. Sorry to disturb you," Huo Yuhao replied to w.a.n.g Qiu"er before he dragged w.a.n.g Dong"er out of the room.
"Something"s not right, Yuhao." w.a.n.g Dong"er looked up and stared at Huo Yuhao with pondering eyes.
Huo Yuhao frowned faintly and said, "Yes, something"s not right. How can the two of you look so similar? It"s unbelievable that the two of you aren"t siblings. Why don"t you send a letter to Uncle Niu and Uncle Tai, and ask them if you actually do have a sister?"
w.a.n.g Dong"er shook her head and replied, "No, I"m sure I don"t have a sister. When I looked at her just now, I felt like something was off. It"s not a feeling caused by blood relations. Her soul power undulations are vastly different from mine, and I can feel that her blood essence is exceptionally vigorous, possibly stronger than mine. However, she"s not light-type like me. Except for our looks, I don"t think there"s any other similarity between the two of us."
Zhou Yi had a skeptical expression as she asked, "What"s going on? Dong"er, I remember you"ve always been dressed like a guy. Perhaps w.a.n.g Qiu"er made herself up to match your appearance? But what is her motive, then?"
All three of them were clueless, and n.o.body knew what was going on.
Huo Yuhao"s reaction was slightly faster. He contemplated momentarily and said, "How about I go look for Dean Yan, and ask him to investigate her ident.i.ty and background, along with her martial soul and her examination situation. It"s truly difficult to believe that two people in the world can look so alike, but not be related by blood."
Zhou Yi snorted, "You can"t be so sure. The Douluo Continent is vast, and there are all sorts of miracles and strange things. It"s not as if two people who look so alike but are not related by blood have never been seen before. You two keep your cool. We will a.n.a.lyze this in more detail, and if we don"t find anything amiss, then you two don"t have to entangle yourselves with her anymore, you can treat her like a normal student. If she does have a motive, she will give the game away at some point."
w.a.n.g Dong"er said, "Yes, that"s all we can do. Yuhao, you haven"t seen teacher Zhou for so long, you should stay and accompany her. I"ll go look for Dean Yan. It"s a good opportunity for me to compare her abilities and mine."
Huo Yuhao nodded as he replied, "Alright!"
w.a.n.g Dong"er walked away briskly, and Huo Yuhao turned back towards w.a.n.g Qiu"er in the room, who was wearing her veil again and carrying on with the registration.
It was possible for two people who were not related by blood to look alike, but such identical appearances were truly extraordinary and unbelievable.
Huo Yuhao took his doubts away and followed Zhou Yi back to her office. He had no choice but to push his misgivings to the back to his mind as he sat down with teacher Zhou. He began to describe his various encounters over the past two years after they were separated from each other. Fan Yu had probably conveyed Huo Yuhao"s general situation to Zhou Yi, but he still recounted his life in detail to her, while he also asked about his cla.s.smates from before.
Too many things had happened to him over the past two years, and it took a long time for him to recount everything.
They were still talking when w.a.n.g Dong"er returned.
"Dong"er." Huo Yuhao stood up hurriedly when he saw her.
w.a.n.g Dong"er said, "I got the information. We are indeed different."
Huo Yuhao gave her some s.p.a.ce to sit down. w.a.n.g Dong"er"s face was a little lost, and it was clear that she had run into a conundrum.
"What"s the situation?" Zhou Yi asked.
w.a.n.g Dong"er answered, "Her name is w.a.n.g Qiu"er, and she"s nineteen years old, so she"s slightly older than I am. She only has one martial soul, but it"s an extremely rare pureblood dragon-type martial soul. Furthermore, it"s a martial soul that"s rarely seen even amongst dragon-type martial souls: the Golden Dragon."
Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi exclaimed in astonishment at the same time, "The Ancestor of Strength, the Golden Dragon?"
w.a.n.g Dong"er nodded.
Both Huo Yuhao and Zhou Yi were even more bewildered.
Gold and Silver had special meanings amongst top-tier soul beasts. Silver represented multiple elements, or that one possessed a formidable element. Such soul beasts could evolve, or they possessed a powerful innate ability. It was similar to the Silvermoon Wolf King that Huo Yuhao had come across back then.
On the other hand, Gold represented extreme bodily strength and power. Silver soul beasts were already extremely rare, but Golden soul beasts were even more uncommon and exotic. It was hard to come by even a single one for many years, and some people had already claimed that Golden soul beasts were long extinct.
There wasn"t a single Golden soul beast amongst the known Ten Great Savage Beasts in the world of soul beasts. Amongst the known Golden soul beasts, the most reputable one was definitely this Golden Dragon.
Legend had it that the Dragon G.o.d had two children: one was the Golden Dragon who controlled strength and power, while the other was the Silver Dragon who controlled elemental laws and rules. The two of them had inherited a portion of the Dragon G.o.d"s powers.
Over the pa.s.sage of time, the Golden Dragon and the Silver Dragon gave birth to offspring, and their descendants gradually formed the entire Dragon race…