Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 26 Departure to the Far North

The reward for the freshman assessment is two soul bones. If others find out about this, the intensity of the freshman assessment will probably increase a hundredfold.

A single ten-thousand-year-old soul bone is enough to arouse the covetousness of a titled Douluo powerhouse.

Gu Yue looked at the physical body containing the soul bone along the way, feeling dejected.

"What's wrong? Are you shocked or incredulous by the sight of a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone?"

"Who, who's shocked?" A hint of annoyance rose on Gu Yue's usually cold face.

"Who would have thought that Shrek Academy could produce two ten-thousand-year-old soul bones so easily!"

"Shocking, isn't it! If the sects outside heard that Shrek Academy just gave two ten-thousand-year-old soul bones to their new students, they'd be even more shocked than you!"

Gu Yue fell silent instantly.

"Humans hunt soul beasts for soul bones, and humans also kill each other for soul bones."

"Isn't it ironic..."

"Do humans have no choice but to hunt spirit beasts?"

"This is not a question, or rather, it shouldn't be a question."

"This cannot be explained by reason; it is simply a matter of right and wrong."

"But if you have enough power, enough to overturn the rules of this world, you can turn everything around, and the world will operate according to your ideals..."

As he spoke, Chen Qiye was already about to leave Gu Yue's sight.

"Give."

Gu Yue hurriedly caught the thing Chen Qiye threw at her. When she saw that the object was from Chen Qiye, she was startled and looked at him.

Chen Qiye waved his hand and said, "I don't need that thing. My master told me that strength lies within oneself. Only when you are strong yourself can you be truly strong. If you have time, please bury this thing in the Star Dou Great Forest for me. It can be considered as its return to its homeland."

As soon as the sound faded, Chen Qiye's figure also disappeared from Gu Yue's sight.

Gu Yue looked at the leather bag in her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips. "What an interesting human. No wonder I've taken a liking to him."

.........

Although Chen Qiye kept a low profile in the days that followed, whenever he was seen in the academy or classroom, he inevitably received a wave of respectful glances.

What surprised Chen Qiye the most was that after the freshman competition, Wang Dong's attitude towards him became much gentler, and he no longer did the opposite of what he did before.

He sensed something was amiss.

So every conversation between the two of them turned into Chen Qiye teasing Wang Dong, which ended with Wang Dong getting angry.

This kind of thing seemed to gradually become the norm until the end of their freshman year.

Time flies, and eight months have passed in the blink of an eye. The annual holiday is about to begin...

In the classroom of Class 1, Grade 1, after Zhou Yi and Wang Yan finished explaining what they needed to tell each other, the month-long vacation officially began.

After a year of study at Shrek Academy, the students have made significant progress in their skills and are eager to go home and show off.

Everyone wants to receive praise from their elders, and they are all teenagers with an average age of twelve or thirteen, so they are no exception.

Only the three people next to Chen Qiye looked somewhat downcast.

Huo Yuhao saw that everyone else had a home to return to, while he was heading to that place alone.

Thinking of my deceased mother, I felt a pang of sadness.

As for Wang Dong, she didn't know what was wrong with her. Whenever she thought about being separated from Ye Chen for a month, she felt inexplicably sad.

Over the past year, she had gotten used to Chen Qiye arguing with her. Although she usually lost and was extremely angry, she was reluctant to part ways.

The little girl suddenly felt anxious and uncertain.

As for Gu Yue, Chen Qiye felt that apart from the increasingly strange way Gu Yue looked at him over the past few months, everything else was still normal.

"What are your plans for the holiday?"

Seeing that only a few of them remained in the classroom, Huo Yuhao asked.

Chen Qiye is different from Huo Yuhao, since his home is in the inner courtyard of the academy, so he doesn't feel lonely or desolate.

However, it's impossible to say that you have no feelings at all. When people spend a lot of time together, feelings will inevitably develop.

Chen Qiye also felt reluctant, but he didn't show it on his face...

"I'm planning to go home. I miss my mom's cooking," Xiao Xiao said longingly.

She was unaware of Huo Yuhao's situation, so it wasn't entirely her fault for saying such things. However, though she meant no harm, Huo Yuhao's expression clearly darkened.

"I want to go home too," Wang Dong said slowly, looking at Chen Qiye with a deep gaze.

Today, she was no longer as lively as before, but rather unusually sullen. A deep sense of reluctance seemed to choke her throat, and she had to force herself to keep her voice from sounding sob.

The ancient moon, its characters as precious as gold, contains only two words: "Go home..."

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There wasn't much to pack, since all four of their belongings were in their storage soul tools.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao had already left the school gate, and Huo Yuhao had also left ahead of time.

Gu Yue only said goodbye to Chen Qiye before leaving.

So, only Chen Qiye and Wang Dong remained.

"I'm leaving too, aren't you going to see me off?" Wang Dong seemed to have reverted to her girlish personality, her big eyes filled with countless thoughts as she looked at Chen Qiye with a complicated expression.

She kept telling herself not to think about him, lest he laugh at her, but she couldn't help but say it out loud.

Why are you saying all this? You haven't fallen for him, have you?

"Hmph, impossible! A bastard like him always bullies me, and what's worse, he has so many girls around him! Just thinking about it makes me angry!"

Countless voices seemed to surge within Wang Dong's mind, trying to dissuade her from the idea, but her reluctance only grew stronger.

"Why are you sending gifts to someone your age? We've already taken them to the school gate, haven't we?"

Chen Qiye found it amusing to see Wang Dong's face turn red and white in turns.

"I was just saying, who cares if you give it to me!"

The girl spat lightly, turned and ran out, but her eyes were slightly moist the moment she turned her head.

"Sigh." Chen Qiye sighed softly. After Wang Dong's figure completely disappeared from sight, he walked out of the academy gate and headed towards the north gate of Shrek City.

He still has extremely important things to do...

.........

Upon arriving at the North Gate, Chen Qiye saw two familiar faces: one with a stunning figure dressed in red, and the other in white with fair skin, resembling a fairy descended from the heavens.

Chen Qiye greeted the two women, "Sister Lexuan, Sister Xiaotao."

Chen Qiye's destination was the same as Huo Yuhao's: the far north.

Chen Qiye's goal for this trip is to obtain a soul ring for the Zhili Sword from an ice-attribute soul beast that is over 5 years old.

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