Douluo: Wuhun Qimen Formation, control everything!

Chapter 128 I will avenge you!
After the smoke and dust cleared, Old Song stood in front of Jiang Nannan.

When Xiao Hongchen saw that Meng Hongchen's hand was injured, his expression changed. He leaped up from the stands and landed steadily beside her, glaring angrily at Old Song.

Old Song snorted coldly: "Don't worry, she's fine, she just suffered a little backlash."

Then she flicked her wrist, throwing a bottle of pills at the two of them: "These pills are enough to heal her injuries."

Xiao Hongchen took the medicine bottle and looked at it hesitantly.

Old Master Song said coldly, "In public, I would never harm you."

Xiao Hongchen helped Meng Hongchen up and asked softly, "How are you?"

The latter calmed the surging soul power within him and nodded: "I'm fine."

Xiao Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief and left with Meng Hongchen.

Seeing this, the referee announced the result of the match.

The audience in the stands also sighed.

"I really didn't expect that Meng Hongchen would win in the end."

"Tch, she's just relying on her soul tool. In terms of pure strength, Meng Hongchen is definitely no match for Jiang Nannan!"

Some students from the Soul Guidance Department were unhappy with these words: "What are you saying? They are Soul Guidance Masters, are you saying they can't use Soul Guidance Devices?"

"You! Look at that! Is that a soul tool she made herself?! She has no sportsmanship! It's an unfair victory!"

The student from the Soul Guidance Department paused for a moment: "That makes some sense. These soul tools, if judged solely by their effectiveness, are probably more than level six. It does seem a bit unfair."

"Does it even need to be said? It is!"

Jiang Nannan is, after all, one of Shrek's people. Even if Meng Hongchen wins, there will still be people who defend her.

After the referee announced the result of the match, Old Song took Jiang Nannan back to Poseidon Island.

In a simple room, Jiang Nannan sat cross-legged on the bed, while Old Song sat behind her, guiding her through a process of detoxification.

In other words, Meng Hongchen's cultivation level was not high, Jiang Nannan's poisoning was not severe, and her body had been strengthened by immortal herbs, giving her a certain immunity to poisons. Therefore, Old Song alone could handle it.

A few minutes later, a ball of red and blue liquid, enveloped in cyan soul power, slowly floated in mid-air.

Old Song looked at the mass of toxins and sighed, "Alas~".

Then, as if erased, the toxin disappeared from the room.

Jiang Nannan slowly opened her eyes at this moment.

Actually, she wasn't seriously injured, since Song Lao blocked her last attack, but she still lost the match.

Jiang Nannan stood up and looked at Teacher Song: "Teacher, I'm sorry!"

She is now an inner court disciple, and her opponent is from the Sun Moon Empire, which changes the nature of the situation.

She lost, and she lost not only herself, but also the entire Shrek Academy.

If she loses, so be it; she can always win it back next time.

However, Shrek lost, and even if she wins next time, Shrek's reputation will never be restored.

Old Song shook his head, his face gentle, and beckoned to her softly: "Come here, child."

Old Song took Jiang Nannan's hand and said gently, "Losing a game is nothing to apologize for. I know why you want to apologize, but it's unnecessary. Shrek Academy's reputation can't be swayed by just one game."

To be honest, I lost more than one game when I was young, but losing is not terrible. You need to know why you lost so that you can win better next time.

Actually, Meng Hongchen's true strength wasn't as good as yours, but you still lost. Do you know where you went wrong?

"I underestimated the enemy."

Old Song gently shook his head: "Don't I know your personality? If we're talking about underestimating your opponent, you're the least likely. The reason you lost is that you didn't know your opponent's methods, which is why you were outmaneuvered by the endless stream of soul tools."
This battle taught you a lesson: battles between Soul Masters are not just about strength, but also an intelligence war. Look at Meng Hongchen; although he won because of his Soul Tool, if you think about it carefully, you'll realize...
Her soul tools are specifically designed to counter agility-based soul masters. In other words, before even engaging you in combat, she already has a complete strategy. From the moment you step into the arena, you're already under her control.

Jiang Nannan nodded: "Teacher, I understand!"

"Okay, good to understand. But there's something I still need to tell you. For me, because my fighting style has become fixed, and I don't want to change it, I rarely use soul tools in battle."
But you're different. You're young, and you have unlimited potential. If you used a soul tool today, wouldn't the outcome be different? Isn't Zhou Xuan a very knowledgeable researcher of soul tools? You could ask him for advice.”

"it is good!"

Old Song smiled and said, "It's good that you understand. Alright, let's consider this matter over. Go and cultivate now." As she spoke, she patted Jiang Nannan's shoulder.

A few days later, Zhou Xuan was working in the laboratory.

"Senior Brother Zhou Xuan, have you heard about that matter?"

Zhou Xuan was taken aback, and without looking up, asked, "What is it?"

Zhou Xuan's research these past few days has reached a critical juncture, to the point where he is completely oblivious to what is happening around him, and he hasn't even heard about the battle between Jiang Nannan and Meng Hongchen.

A student walked up to Zhou Xuan and whispered in his ear, "Senior Brother Zhou Xuan, I heard that Senior Sister Nan Nan and Meng Hongchen seemed to have a fight."

Zhou Xuan raised an eyebrow and then looked up: "Nan Nan? How did she and Meng Hongchen end up fighting with Nan Nan?"

"I'm not sure about that."

Zhou Xuan nodded: "So, what was the result? Nan Nan won, right?"

He was confident in Jiang Nannan's abilities.

The student shook his head somewhat awkwardly: "No, I lost. I heard that if it weren't for Elder Song's intervention, I might have been injured in the end."

"Hmm?" Zhou Xuan stopped what he was doing and looked seriously at the student beside him: "Nan Nan, are you alright?"

"No, that's not the case. However, Meng Hongchen's soul skill was interrupted by Elder Song, and he was slightly injured. But Elder Song also provided compensation."

"That's good. Tell me, what exactly happened?" Jiang Nannan hadn't shown any unusual behavior these past two days, either morning or night. Plus, he had been very busy these past two days, spending almost all his time in the lab, so he was completely unaware of what was going on with Jiang Nannan.

The students standing nearby told them everything they knew.

The more Zhou Xuan listened, the colder his expression became.

If it were a normal battle, it wouldn't be a problem, but the more he listened, the more he felt that Meng Hongchen had definitely come prepared.

Those few soul tools alone were definitely not something that could be produced by chance, and judging from the timing, it was not long after they finished searching for him.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was aimed at him.

"Heh! Since you're so eager to fight me, then I'll grant your wish!" Zhou Xuan stood up and said, "You can continue with the lab work as usual. I have something to attend to and need to go out for a bit."

After leaving the Soul Guidance Academy, Zhou Xuan headed straight for Seagod Island.

Arriving at the training ground Jiang Nannan frequented, Zhou Xuan indeed saw a figure in training clothes moving nimbly across the field – it was Jiang Nannan. "Nannan," Zhou Xuan called out.

Jiang Nannan paused on the training ground, landed steadily on the ground, and walked quickly towards Zhou Xuan.

"Zhou Xuan? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the lab right now?" Jiang Nannan had a few strands of hair stuck to her forehead, was slightly out of breath, and her chest was rising and falling.

Zhou Xuan smiled slightly: "What? Can't I even come to see my girlfriend?"

“Okay~ Of course.” Jiang Nannan wiped her forehead with a towel, put on a coat, and pulled Zhou Xuan to sit on a bench next to her.

Zhou Xuan was pulled along like this, his face stern: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

In fact, Zhou Xuan could also guess that Jiang Nannan hadn't told him about the competition because she didn't want him to worry, but!

What is their relationship? There's absolutely no need to hide this.

Of course, if the roles were reversed, and Zhou Xuan lost the match, he probably wouldn't tell Jiang Nannan either.

So sometimes, he's actually quite hypocritical.

Jiang Nannan's face stiffened, and she feigned ignorance, asking, "What is it?"

Zhou Xuan just stared at her and asked, "Really?"

Jiang Nannan felt a little uneasy under his gaze and asked cautiously, "Do you already know?"

"uh-huh?"

Jiang Nannan snorted: "You already know, so why are you asking me?"

Zhou Xuan touched his nose: "I still want to hear it from you in person."

"It's not something to be proud of, what's there to talk about?" Jiang Nannan pouted.

"Tell me what you want, and I'll avenge you!"

Upon hearing the words "husband," Jiang Nannan's already rosy face flushed even more.

Under Zhou Xuan's repeated coaxing, she recounted the scene of the competition.

"In summary, that's it. Although the teacher said I didn't underestimate my opponent, I still think I did. If I had been a little faster, that soul guide beam definitely wouldn't have hit me, and wouldn't the final result have been different?"

"No, you've done very well. However, you really need to study soul tools more. I've told you before that soul tools will gradually become integrated into soul masters' combat in the future. Although Meng Hongchen's soul tools are indeed somewhat unorthodox..."
But since she can use it, that's part of her strength. So, just like Teacher Wang Yan said, you may not know how to make soul tools, but you must know how to use them. If possible, you should also be able to judge the function of a soul tool by its appearance.
If you could have done those two things, this match wouldn't have been lost so decisively.

Jiang Nannan nodded honestly. After this battle, she truly understood that although she was not opposed to soul tools, she would not take the initiative to use or learn about them.

Now, she has begun to understand the functions of some commonly used soul tools.

This is why it's true that teaching someone by person a hundred times is useless, but teaching someone by experience once is enough.

"This incident has taught you a lesson, but is there anything else you haven't told me?"

Jiang Nannan tilted her head: "Is there anything else?"

"Why did you suddenly start fighting with Meng Hongchen?"

She turned her head away: "It's nothing."

Zhou Xuan cupped her pretty face in his hands, straightened her head, and said fiercely, "Tell me, what is the reason!"

They say you're a coward.

Zhou Xuan was stunned: "That's it?"

Jiang Nannan was displeased: "What do you mean 'that's all'? He was talking about you!"

"It's just a few words, it won't hurt you."

As a good 21st-century youth and a highly skilled internet surfer, he's just a coward in the face of such verbal attacks; the aggression is far too weak for him.

"That's not OK!"

"You, you." Zhou Xuan affectionately tapped her forehead: "It seems they really are after me."

"Hmm? What's going on? Is there something you haven't told me either?" Jiang Nannan squinted at Zhou Xuan.

The latter smiled somewhat awkwardly: "They did come to me once before they came to you, insisting that I fight Meng Hongchen, but who am I?"
She said she'd just hit me? Wouldn't that make me lose face? So I refused on the spot and didn't give her a friendly look at all.

"So they couldn't find you, so they came to me?"

"That should be it. Their ultimate goal is to fight me. If I had known this would affect you, I would have agreed to it back then. It's just a battle, and it won't cost me anything."

"How can this be done?"

Zhou Xuan sneered, "There's nothing wrong with that. Now that they've all found you, if I don't take action, they might even find someone else. The impact will only grow bigger and bigger. This is an open scheme! What a brilliant plan!"

"That makes sense." Jiang Nannan nodded. "So when do you plan to fight Meng Hongchen?"

“It’s better to choose a different day than to hit it, let’s do it today!”

"Okay! I'll go with you!"

After Jiang Nannan changed her clothes, the two left Poseidon Island directly.

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Song stood beside Mu En: "Pavilion Master, are we really not going to intervene if we just let things continue like this?"

Moon shook his head: "Since it's the children's business, let them handle it themselves. All we old folks can do is protect them."

"What about those two children from the Sun Moon Empire?"

"Just treat them normally. No matter what they become in the future, they're just kids for now."

War has nothing to do with children. The existence of us old guys is to protect them, just like Shrek's existence.

I asked him before why he pursued power, and do you know what his answer was?

"For fame? For power? Aren't those just a few things?"

Moon shook his head: "That's what I thought too, but he said he was doing it for—'peace'! What do you think? Didn't expect that, did you?"

Old Song opened his mouth: "I really didn't expect that."

"So, Zhou Xuan's thinking is more mature than we imagined. I believe he knows what he's doing, so we don't need to worry about this matter."

"Understood!"

(End of this chapter)