Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 120 Departure and Vacation!

After leaving the Golden Ancient Tree, Zhu Ziyang arrived at the inner courtyard canteen.

He entered a private room where eight or nine people, men and women, were sitting, chatting and laughing. When they saw Zhu Ziyang, they all looked happy.

"Little brother Ziyang is here!" Wu Ming called out, a bright smile on her pretty face.

The others also nodded to Zhu Ziyang in greeting.

"Dear senior brothers and sisters, it's been a long time!" Zhu Ziyang greeted everyone as he entered the private room with a big smile.

The people inside the private room were Han Ruoruo, Zhang Weiwei, and other inner court disciples. Everyone was present except for Zhang Lexuan. They had all fully recovered, and at least physically, there were no problems.

"Little brother Ziyang, sit here," Ma Xiaotao called out, patting the chair next to her.

"Okay." Zhu Ziyang didn't refuse and sat down directly. Looking at Ma Xiaotao's exquisite face, he couldn't help but think of what Yan Shaozhe had said earlier that day, so he subconsciously asked, "Sister Xiaotao, how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine," Ma Xiaotao said with a coquettish smile. "I'm better than ever before, thanks to my fifth spirit ring. I'm now able to handle some minor loss of control."

"That's wonderful!" Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

"Hey, Ziyang, talk to us too! Why are you staring at Xiaotao the moment you arrive?" Wu Ming said, displeased. "Aren't we beautiful girls?"

"Uh!" Zhu Ziyang's expression froze, unsure how to respond.

"Hehe~ Alright, Ming'er, stop teasing him. He's still just a child." Han Ruoruo helped Zhu Ziyang out of the awkward situation, her smile as gentle as spring flowers.

"Hehe~ Alright, I'll let him off the hook today." Wu Ming laughed.

"Hey, where are Sister Lexuan and Senior Brother Zhu?" Zhu Ziyang asked.

"Senior Sister hasn't recovered yet, so she won't be coming today. Senior Brother Zhu is in the kitchen; he said he'd cook for us himself," Su Meng explained.

"Oh, I see. We're in for a treat today!" Zhu Ziyang said, his eyes lighting up.

Zhang Lexuan's body is extremely weak due to the simultaneous damage to both her life essence and martial soul essence; a month is simply not enough for her to recover. It will take at least six months for her to replenish her damaged life essence, and her martial soul essence will likely require even longer. However, once she fully recovers, her combat power will undoubtedly double. Possessing a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul bone—this configuration surpasses that of many Title Douluos.

About fifteen minutes later, Zhu Lie led several canteen staff members into the private room, carrying more than a dozen dishes.

"Everyone, thank you for waiting!" Zhu Lie said with a smile as soon as he entered the private room. "You can enjoy my cooking today!"

"Yay!" everyone cheered in unison, looking at the various dishes on the table, the steaming aroma making everyone swallow hard.

"Everyone, don't be shy, let's get started!" Zhu Lie said with a smile, then took the lead in picking up his chopsticks and starting to eat.

Seeing this, everyone stopped being polite and started eating their favorite dishes with gusto.

Everyone ate and chatted, laughing constantly, creating a very cheerful and lively atmosphere. Time flowed slowly in this joyful atmosphere, and soon, the large table of food was all devoured. Everyone was full and sat back and forth, chatting.

"Everyone, this might be our last dinner together at the academy," Zhu Lie suddenly said with a smile. "I've applied to graduate, and the academy has approved it. I'm going back to my hometown."

"This..." Zhu Lie's words immediately cast a shadow of sadness over the cheerful atmosphere in the private room, and everyone's expression changed.

"Cheng Hui, Wanwan, and I originally planned to leave the academy together and return to our hometown after this Soul Ring operation, but I never expected that I would be the only one left," Zhu Lie said with a smile, but with tears in his eyes.

"I'm also preparing to leave the academy," Shen Xuye suddenly said, his face indifferent, but a hint of reluctance showing deep in his eyes.

"Have a safe journey!" Han Ruoruo said to Zhu Lie and Shen Xu, forcing a smile. "Although you've left the academy, you're still members of Shrek Academy!"

"Yes! We won't forget!" Zhu Lie and Shen Xu nodded in unison.

The joyous gathering ended with a poignant farewell. Before leaving, Zhu Lie called out to Zhu Ziyang, saying, "Junior Brother Ziyang, I owe you my life. If you ever need me again, I will definitely come!"

"It's alright, Senior Brother Zhu." Zhu Ziyang naturally knew that Zhu Lie was referring to the Hundred Healing Pill, and waved his hand with a smile.

"My home is in Taining City of the Heavenly Soul Empire. If you ever pass through Taining City, don't forget to look for me!" Zhu Lie said. "My family has some influence in Taining City, Senior Brother."

"I will," Zhu Ziyang replied with a smile.

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A few more days passed.

Shrek Academy is about to have its holiday.

Inside the classroom of Class 1, Grade 1, Xia Yu was announcing the holiday arrangements.

"Today is the last day of this school year. We'll be on holiday starting tomorrow. After the holiday, we'll have the second-year entrance exams," Xia Yu said expressionlessly. "I've already said everything I need to say, and I don't have anything else to say. Go pack your things."

The students immediately became restless, each finding their companions and starting to leave the classroom in twos and threes.

"Ziyang, Nannan, are you going home?" Tang Ya asked.

"Go back! Why don't you go home? I haven't seen my mom for a year," Jiang Nannan said.

"Waaah~ You've all gone home, and I'm the only one left in the academy. I'm so lonely!" Tang Ya said with a bitter face, trying to sound pitiful.

"Go away, don't think I don't know, Beibei will be staying at the academy too!" Jiang Nannan wasn't buying it at all, directly seeing through her little scheme, and said, "The two of you spending time together, how could you be lonely!"

"Uh~ Hehe, I just didn't want you to leave!" Tang Ya wasn't embarrassed when she was exposed, and said with a smile.

"Come on," Jiang Nannan said, waving her hand helplessly.

The next day, early in the morning.

At the entrance of Shrek Academy.

Many students were saying goodbye to each other. Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan were also saying goodbye to Tang Ya and Beibei. The four of them didn't have much to say to each other, since they would see each other again in a month.

"Let's go!" Zhu Ziyang said, then took Jiang Nannan's hand and walked towards Soto City in Sonam Province.

The two had walked less than a hundred meters when two figures appeared in front of them, namely Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er.

"Senior Sister, Junior Sister."

"Senior Sister, Senior Sister Cai."

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan shouted at the same time.

"Okay, let's go," Xian Lin'er said with a smile. "Mei'er, you take Junior Brother, and I'll take Nan Nan, alright?"

"Okay," Cai Meier nodded and said.

Then, the two of them each grabbed one of Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, and took off into the air, flying towards the northern part of the mainland.

With the escort of two Super Douluo, Zhu Ziyang and his companion returned home very quickly, arriving in Tiandou City in just one day.

Returning to this ancient capital, Zhu Ziyang experienced a completely different feeling. At least, the sense of insignificance and alienation he felt during his first visit had largely disappeared.

His mind was actually more focused on the Sunset Forest outside the city. The dense miasma there made even the two Super Douluo unwilling to pass over it, and he became increasingly aware of the dangers involved.

After resting for a night in Tiandou City, the four of them set off again the next morning. However, Zhu Ziyang stopped Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er from continuing their journey at a faster pace and chose to travel at a slower speed.

This left both women quite puzzled.

"I'm just here to fulfill a promise," Zhu Ziyang explained. He then told the two about passing through Zhangyangzhuang a year ago. After listening, the two fell silent and then expressed their support for Zhu Ziyang's decision.

Thus, after many years, this small mountain village called Zhangyangzhuang finally had another chance to awaken its martial spirit. And it was this opportunity that created another legend for later generations.

(End of this chapter)