Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

Monday was a sunny and clear day.

Early in the morning, the huge campus was bustling with people, and many students were already heading towards the teaching building.

"What the hell?"

Su Mo had just walked to the front of the teaching building humming a little tune when she received a brief message from Wu Changkong.

I have something to do today, so please do your own thing.

Just seven short words, cold and devoid of any explanation.

Looking at the brief message from Wu Changkong, Su Mo was momentarily at a loss as to what Wu Changkong was up to.

Given Wu Changkong's personality, he would never ask for leave unless it was something extremely urgent.

However, Su Mo did not intend to delve into what Wu Changkong was doing.

Something that a Soul Emperor can handle can't be a big deal.

Realizing he had come for nothing, Su Mo sighed and was about to leave when he saw Tang Wulin and Gu Yue, a trio, arriving together.

However, unlike before, Gu Yue no longer walked side by side with Tang Wulin, but instead deliberately lagged behind Tang Wulin and Xie Xie by one step.

Although he didn't know why Gu Yue's attitude towards Tang Wulin had changed, Su Mo was naturally happy to see this situation.

Otherwise, I might really end up eating dragon meat.

"Good morning!"

Upon seeing Su Mo, Tang Wulin greeted her cheerfully.

After a week of getting to know each other, Su Mo has begun to integrate into Tang Wulin's small group.

Su Mo nodded in response.

Seeing that Tang Wulin and the other two still showed no sign of stopping, Su Mo kindly reminded them, "Haven't you checked the messages in the class group chat?"

"Has the dance teacher sent a message?"

Tang Wulin scratched his head awkwardly.

He spent the entire day yesterday at the Blacksmiths' Association receiving guidance from Mu Chen, and didn't return until midnight.

When I woke up, it was almost time for class.

He hurriedly finished breakfast and rushed towards the classroom, not having time to check the contents of his soul communication device.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie immediately turned on his soul-guided communicator. He had been in such a hurry to leave that he hadn't had time to check the messages in the group chat.

"The dance teacher actually took leave!!!"

When Xie Xie saw the message posted by Wu Changkong in the class group, he could hardly believe his eyes.

Having known Wu Changkong for so long, this was the first time he had ever seen Wu Changkong take the initiative to ask for leave.

"Really?"

Tang Wulin leaned closer, staring wide-eyed at the screen, his face full of suspicion.

Gu Yue ignored Tang Wulin, who was chattering away about the reason for Wu Changkong's leave, and instead stared intently at Su Mo, slowly asking, "Where's Xiaoyan? Didn't she come to see you this weekend?"

Gu Yue had a pretty good impression of Xu Xiaoyan.

Every time they meet, Xu Xiaoyan sweetly calls out "Sister Guyue," making Guyue's heart flutter with joy.

In addition, Xu Xiaoyan and she were the only two girls in Class Zero, so their relationship warmed up very quickly.

Gu Yue had originally planned to ask Xu Xiaoyan to go shopping with her this weekend.

However, Xu Xiaoyan told her that she was going to see Su Mo this weekend, which made Gu Yue quite depressed.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who were still having a heated discussion about the reason for Wu Changkong's leave, immediately shut their mouths and listened carefully when they heard that Xu Xiaoyan was going to see Su Mo this weekend.

Xu Xiaoyan's crush on Su Mo was an open secret in Class Zero.

They just didn't expect Xu Xiaoyan to be so bold as to go on a date with Su Mo over the weekend.

Ignoring the curious looks from Tang Wulin and the others, Su Mo clicked her tongue and said, "Yesterday, after training, her family called her and said that a distant cousin had come and asked her to go back and meet her."

"train?"

A hint of suspicion flashed in Gu Yue's eyes as she looked at Su Mo. "You two really only trained yesterday and didn't do anything else?"

Although she had only spent a week with Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue believed that she understood Xu Xiaoyan better than Su Mo and the others.

If Xu Xiaoyan had no other purpose than to go to Su Mo for training, she would immediately give up her position as the Lord of Soul Beasts to Di Tian.

Seeing Gu Yue's deeply doubtful expression, Su Mo rolled his eyes speechlessly and said irritably, "That's obvious. The Tianhai Grand Competition is next month. If we don't give Xu Xiaoyan some special training, are we really going to let her be just an accessory?"

Even though Su Mo's words were reasonable and well-founded, Gu Yue still had some doubts.

Although Xu Xiaoyan is considered a genius in cultivation, she wasted too much time in an ordinary academy, which has resulted in her current cultivation level being only slightly below average among her peers.

This may sound harsh, but Gu Yue had always believed that Su Mo invited Xu Xiaoyan to participate in the three-person team competition out of pity.

Xu Xiaoyan's gentle and delicate appearance would inevitably stir a sense of protectiveness in her heart, let alone a boy like Su Mo who is in the middle of his adolescence.

But now that Su Mo says he doesn't intend to make Xu Xiaoyan a mere accessory, Gu Yue can't help but feel curious.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Yue decided to test Su Mo a little, "But with Xiao Yan's level seventeen soul power, even if he trains intensively for a month, he probably won't make much progress."

"This is my personal secret, so please don't worry about it!"

Su Mo waved his hand, politely declining Gu Yue's offer to inquire about the information.

Gu Yue was stunned for a moment, her expression instantly stiffening. She subconsciously clenched her fists, clearly not expecting to be rejected by Su Mo.

But soon, Gu Yue raised her chin again, forcibly pretending to be nonchalant, and said in a stiff tone, "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't! If it doesn't involve Xiao Yan, I'm not interested in knowing."

After saying that, Gu Yue ignored Su Mo's reaction and strode towards the gate of Donghai Academy.

"Um, Wu Lin, is Gu Yue angry?"

Seeing Gu Yue storm off, Xie Xie subconsciously looked at Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin neither spoke nor made any move, just stood there blankly, watching Gu Yue's departing figure with a complicated expression.

Even though he had given such obvious hints, Tang Wulin still didn't make any move.

Xie Xie was getting anxious and quickly patted Tang Wulin's shoulder, urging, "Wulin, move a little!"

Tang Wulin shook his head and said calmly, "Don't worry, Gu Yue isn't that petty."

"I'm going to the Blacksmiths' Guild. Do you want to go check it out?"

If it were in the past, he would definitely have gone over to comfort Gu Yue.

However, after Gu Yue's deliberate distancing over the past week, Tang Wulin understood a principle.

Since you already have someone you like, don't go around flirting with other girls, otherwise you might not even be able to remain friends in the end.

Now Tang Wulin has made up his mind to pursue Ouyang Zixin.

Therefore, he had to distance himself from Gu Yue before his relationship with her developed to that point.

Otherwise, he might not even be able to remain friends with Gu Yue in the future.