Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 633 The Happy Fairy Lin'er
Xian Lin'er laughed and said, "What intelligence? Old Qian and I heard that you and Gu Yi were here, so we came to see you two."

Qian Duoduo chimed in, "Yuhao, Shrek Academy and Ming Dou are still rivals after all, so let's not bring up the competition anymore."

The two sides are, after all, opponents in the next match, and should avoid contact before the match. However, Xian Lin'er, who is always straightforward, couldn't hold back and immediately dragged Qian Duoduo to visit her.

She was overjoyed to see these two students who had been her most promising prospects. Having taught so many students over the years, she had never encountered any disciples whose talent matched theirs, not even the captain of this year's Shrek team.

Xianlin'er took out the newspaper, flipped through the reports from that day, quickly sorted out the events in her mind, and her smile disappeared.

"Is everything about Shrek Academy mentioned here true?" Xian Lin'er asked about Yan Shaozhe's bloodline. She didn't have a good look when Yan Shaozhe was mentioned.

Huo Yuhao nodded: "The evidence is conclusive and plain to see."

"Tsk." Xian Lin'er made no attempt to hide her disgust, her expression turning ugly.

Leaving aside the fact that Yan Shaozhe deceived her feelings, his ambiguous relationship with the Holy Spirit Cult is truly a disgrace to Shrek Academy.

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly and advised, "Dean Lin'er, no one can choose their birth. Dean Yan must be suffering in silence after learning the truth."

It sounded like advice, but it seemed to have a sarcastic tone, since Dean Yan was the one who started all the troubles.

Ye Guyi looked distressed and didn't want to talk too much about Yan Shaozhe.

Xian Lin'er blurted out, "He has no excuse? He's such a powerful dean of the Martial Soul Department! If it weren't for him..."

She has endless material to tell about the denunciation of Yan Shaozhe.

The topic can be traced back to her past ten years of driving away her core disciples, her constant dominance of the Martial Soul Department over the Soul Guidance Department, and even to her inappropriate relationships with men and women during her student days.

Middle-aged and elderly women seem to be very good at bringing up old grievances. Even though decades or even centuries have passed, Xianlin can still remember the conflicts from her student days clearly and tell them vividly.

Lacking someone to confide in at the academy, Xian Lin'er couldn't wait to vent all her grievances after meeting Ye Guyi and Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao didn't show much reaction; he already had a general understanding of the melodramatic love stories of the older generation. As Xian Lin'er reprimanded him, he could clearly feel her negative emotions gradually improving.

Huo Qiu'er leaned back on the sofa, listening with great interest.

Only Ye Guyi's expression showed a hint of embarrassment.

She had come across some related gossip at Shrek, but she didn't delve into it deeply, and there was no emotional depth in the revelations directly from the parties involved.

Qian Duoduo grew impatient and frowned, saying, "Lin'er, don't talk nonsense in front of the children."

It takes real courage to expose a scandal in front of younger generations.

But Xianlin'er didn't care. She said domineeringly, "Let me speak! I'm using my own failure as a negative example to teach the children. I was unlucky in my choice of mentor."

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly: "Dean Lin'er, it wasn't your intention to meet the wrong person, so there's no need to dwell on the past. Besides, haven't you met your Mr. Right yet?"

As he spoke, he gave Qian Duoduo a meaningful look.

Qian Duoduo was taken aback and felt a little embarrassed by his gaze.

Xian Lin'er paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said self-deprecatingly, "That's true. It's a pity that if I had woken up sooner, I wouldn't have wasted half my life with Duo Duo and not even have a child of my own."

She no longer called Qian Duoduo "Old Qian," but instead used a slightly cheesy nickname, which Xian Lin'er said very smoothly.

Not long after they left Qiankun Asking Love Valley, the two had already been honest with each other and finally became husband and wife in a proper and legitimate way.

However, true feelings cannot solve everything, and the Qian couple faced a regrettable difficulty.

That is, the two of them have no children of their own. Although they are powerful, they are both old and it is difficult for them to have children of their own.

Therefore, both of them unanimously transferred the love they had for their children to the young students at Shrek Academy.

But then Ye Guyi, the first person they placed their hopes on... caused the rift between the two and Yan Shaozhe to deepen.

As soon as Huo Yuhao praised Qian Duoduo, he sensed that both Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo were simultaneously delighted.

Improving someone's favorability with just a sentence or two gives the impression of playing word games.

He was also very curious, since the physical condition of a Title Douluo powerhouse was completely fine, and having a child in old age was theoretically entirely feasible.

Xian Lin'er rambled on for a while, then asked Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi about their experiences over the past few years.

"Gu Yi, who is your teacher at Ming Dou Academy now?"

Ye Guyi scratched his head: "Dean Lin'er, my position at Mingdou Academy is that of a special researcher, not a teacher. I'm already an eighth-level Soul Master, so now it's my turn to teach others."

Xianlin'er's pride intensified, and she pressed, "Guyi, what are you researching at the academy? If you encounter any difficulties, just tell us."

This wasn't a test to see what Mingdou Academy was really up to; she was genuinely thinking of Ye Guyi's best interests.

“My research topics and teaching duties are quite flexible; besides cultivation research, there’s not much else.” Ye Guyi’s gaze drifted, finally settling on Huo Yuhao beside her. “Huo Yuhao actually manages most of the academy’s affairs. He’s currently the most powerful person under the Grand Secretary of the Sun Moon Empire. It can be said that he practically single-handedly built up the entire Mingdou Academy.” Qian Duoduo murmured, “Grand Secretary, Jing Hongchen?”

The Sun Moon Empire's exchanges with other countries have become increasingly frequent. They have heard some of the rumors back home, even from Shrek Academy. They are deeply moved by the power shifts within the Sun Moon Empire and admire Huo Yuhao's current high position even more.

Huo Yuhao then introduced to the two deans the process and goals of establishing Mingdou Academy, and gained a new understanding of the development of soul tools.

Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo listened and nodded, knowing that Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department was still lagging behind, but Huo Yuhao's words gave them new inspiration.

"Yuhao, you have contributed to peace across the continent to some extent. Thank you," Xianlin'er said sincerely.

Huo Yuhao dismissed it, saying, "It's nothing. I'm just doing my part to end the war on the continent."

Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er slowly stood up, then chuckled and said, "Although the war has ended, we will still go all out and take the competition seriously."

"This year's Shrek Seven Devils are all outstanding, and we won't let them go easy on us."

Huo Yuhao smiled and replied, "Friendship comes first."

"Alright, it's getting late, so we won't disturb your team's rest any longer. See you at the match the day after tomorrow."

Xianlin'er and Qian Duoduo said their final goodbyes and left the room.

In a brief reunion after a long separation, the two only briefly mentioned the upcoming match at the end, without any in-depth discussion, as if they didn't care about the outcome at all, just as Huo Yuhao said at the end, friendship comes first.

"Dean Lin'er, Dean Qian, let me see you off." Ye Guyi followed the two out the door.

Huo Yuhao did not see the guests off, and stayed in the room with Huo Qiu'er.

Huo Qiu'er said, "These two humans are still the same as before. They haven't spent much time with you two, but they still keep talking about you."

"Because of their short lifespans, they cherish the already limited time they have together even more. Soul beasts that live for thousands or tens of thousands of years probably find it hard to understand," Huo Yuhao said casually.

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"Gu Yi, no need to see me off, the hotel is just a short walk away."

When she reached the hotel stairwell, Xian Lin'er called out to Ye Guyi and said goodbye to her one last time.

"Dean Lin'er, Dean Qian, thank you for your guidance. Goodbye." Ye Guyi bowed solemnly, paused for several seconds, and then straightened up and left.

Watching Ye Guyi's departing figure, Xian Lin'er's eyes were full of affection: "Guyi is such a good child. Duoduo, how wonderful it would be if we had a daughter."

Qian Duoduo said, "I think my son is not bad either."

Xian Lin'er readily agreed: "Then let's have a boy and a girl."

However, she couldn't hide the sadness in her eyes. She was now old and it was almost impossible for her to have children of her own.

Just as Xian Lin'er was feeling sad, a familiar aura suddenly came from the side, causing her expression to change instantly.

"Yan Shaozhe, what are you doing here?"

Xian Lin'er stared wide-eyed and recognized the person.

Yan Shaozhe frowned and approached, asking in a deep voice, "Lin'er, Lao Qian, why did you come out of your room at Mingdou Academy just now?"

Xian Lin'er replied in a similarly deep voice, "What we're going to do has nothing to do with Yan Shaozhe."

Yan Shaozhe pressed further, "Lin'er, do you know that Mingdou Academy is Shrek Academy's opponent in the next match? Are you trying to leak our tactics to Mingdou in advance?"

His relationship with Xianlin'er was already strained, and he was reluctant to ask further, but since this matter concerned Shrek Academy's upcoming matches, he had no choice but to ask Xianlin'er with a stiff upper lip.

Xian Lin'er immediately flew into a rage: "Yan Shaozhe, don't make false accusations. Duo Duo and I just chatted with Gu Yi Yu Hao for a while and didn't reveal any information about the competition."

"When it comes to feelings for Shrek, Duoduo and I are no less than you, how could we possibly do such a thing?"

"Let's go!"

With that, she left without looking back. The intense joy she had felt upon seeing Ye Guyi and Huo Yuhao was completely extinguished.

Before Qian Duoduo turned to leave with Xian Lin'er, she glanced at Yan Shaozhe one last time, shook her head, and her complicated gaze contained not only resentment but also deep disappointment and incomprehension.

The two did not return to Shrek's room, but left the hotel directly.

Yan Shaozhe watched the two figures leave one last time, then fell into deep thought.

He had known Xianlin'er and Qian Duoduo for decades and knew them best. He felt guilty towards them and absolutely refused to believe they would betray Shrek Academy.

However, this concerned Shrek's honor, and he dared not gamble with it.