Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 127 A Slap Uncovers Ma Xiaotao's Admiration
"Dong'er, are you alright?" Xiao Xiao asked worriedly as she approached.

Even she felt uncomfortable listening to what Xuanzi and Wang Yan said, and she couldn't imagine how Wang Dong'er must feel.

Wang Dong'er shook her head. What other feelings could she possibly have?
The fact that their repeated reminders were ignored is their own fault.

Everyone saw Xuanzi's insistence on the competition. If she really wanted to risk her life for the so-called "Shrek Glory," then there was no hope for her, and there was nothing she could do.

If we meet again after that, the only option left is to become enemies.

To be fair, Wang Dong'er felt she had done enough.

……

It was still late at night when everyone began to wipe out the Death Hand organization, but by the time they returned to the military camp, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

By the afternoon, with the healing pills carried by Wang Yan and the help of the Central Legion, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen had suppressed their injuries. As long as they are not injured by others or forcibly aggravated by the forces that aggravate their injuries, they will be able to recover slowly.

"Teacher Wang, are we really going to have our reserve team play in this competition?" Jiang Nannan couldn't help but ask.

“Even if the main team members hadn’t had any problems, you guys would still have had a chance to play. It’s just that now you’ll probably have to hold on for a longer period of time. Xiao Tao and the other two will need at least half a month to recover. And this Star Luo City Soul Fighting Tournament will last for at least a month. You guys need to stick with the first half of it.”

Wang Yan sighed. He actually felt that it was unlikely, but at this point, he had to go up and hold the line no matter how impossible it seemed.

"I failed in my duty to supervise this mission. I will personally apologize to the dean after the competition ends and I return to the academy. However, you must take the Soul Fighting Tournament seriously and give it your all."

"With your strength, you are actually more than capable of handling the preliminary stage. Many teams from other colleges are only at the third or fourth level."

"Elder Xuan's flying speed is very fast. If there is enough time, the academy may be able to send a group of inner court disciples to participate in the competition."

Hearing Wang Yan say this, Bei Bei and the others felt a little relieved.

"As Teacher Wang Yan said, we actually had a chance to play anyway. Now we just need to play a few more games. Maybe we can even hide the strength of our seniors. Besides, you all know how fast Elder Xuan is. He should be able to come with support seniors in three to five days at most."

Xu Sanshi also said nonchalantly, "Haha, we are the elite of Shrek Academy! Those trash academies are nothing to be afraid of! Our reserve team alone can make it all the way to the finals!"

“The last senior student in the inner court who was once considered an elite of the academy can’t even bring his remains back. Do you think we have the right to look down on others now?” Wang Dong’er said coldly.

Originally, seeing that Beibei and Xu Sanshi had lightened the mood a bit, Wang Yan wanted to join in and ease the tension in everyone's hearts.

But Wang Dong'er's words immediately plunged the atmosphere into a gloomy mood.

Ma Xiaotao stood up abruptly, staring intently at Wang Dong'er, and said in a cold voice, "Wang Dong'er, Yao Haoxuan has only been dead for a short time. Is it appropriate for you to joke about him at this time?"

Dai Yueheng remained silent, but the depth in his eyes revealed his shrewdness.

Ling Luochen seemed somewhat at a loss, conflicted. He felt Ma Xiaotao had gone too far, yet as an inner court disciple, it wasn't appropriate for him to intervene. "Ahem, Xiaotao, you're being too harsh. Wang Dong'er was just telling everyone not to be arrogant just because they're Shrek Academy's elites." Although Wang Yan was also unhappy with Wang Dong'er disrupting the lively atmosphere, he couldn't allow discord within the group, so he stepped in to smooth things over.

Wang Dong'er looked directly at Ma Xiaotao without any sign of panic and said calmly, "Ma Xiaotao, I respectfully address you as my senior, but that doesn't mean you can be shameless."

"Who was it that confidently claimed, before the mission even began, that they understood the consequences of underestimating the enemy better than I did? Huh? Answer me!"

Wang Dong'er's final shout made Ma Xiaotao tremble involuntarily.

She was still grieving the deaths and serious injuries of her teammates, and the pain of being unable to win honor for Shrek Academy due to her own injuries. That's why, when she heard Wang Dong'er mention Yao Haoxuan, she mustered up some courage and gave Wang Dong'er a hard time.

Now that her courage had faded, the shameful memories of being bossed around and serving Wang Dong'er for months surged back, and her legs went weak, causing Ma Xiaotao to collapse to the ground.

“I…” Ma Xiaotao opened her rosy lips, her face flushed with an unusual blush.

This……

No one else knew what was wrong with Ma Xiaotao. Even if Wang Dong'er had left her speechless, it shouldn't be this bad.

Wang Dong'er frowned, stepped forward, and slapped Ma Xiaotao hard across the face.

Snapped!
A sharp crack startled everyone. No one expected Wang Dong'er to be so ruthless, daring to slap an inner court disciple with the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, and with such force.

After being slapped by Wang Dong'er, Ma Xiaotao was jolted back to her senses.

Her cheeks felt both burning and cool at the same time, a truly contradictory sensation.

Although her face hurt from the slap, Ma Xiaotao also felt a strange mix of shame and pleasure throughout her body, as if her body was anticipating being treated like this by Wang Dong'er.

No, she is an elite student of Shrek Academy, a prodigy with the potential to become a Limit Douluo. How could she possibly have such a submissive thought?

But at that moment, she suddenly realized that the evil fire that had been accidentally stirred up by her emotional excitement had subsided and had not erupted.

Could it be that as long as Wang Dong'er slaps him like this, he can suppress his evil fire?

For a moment, Ma Xiaotao felt extremely ashamed and annoyed, trying to resist such thoughts, but her resistance was mixed with a desire to accept them, making her feelings extremely complicated.

And that icy, cool feeling doesn't feel like normal human body temperature, it's more like... ice?

Yes, it's like the ice attribute that suppressed the evil fire on the day it erupted!
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaotao raised her head and glanced at Wang Dong'er, who was looking down at her. The longing in her eyes was invisible to others, but Wang Dong'er saw it clearly and couldn't help but look at her own palm with suspicion.

She... slapped Ma Xiaotao's infatuation constitution into existence?
That shouldn't be the case. She just thought it was troublesome to let Ma Xiaotao unleash her evil spirits here. How did it become a new fantasy for someone?
(End of this chapter)