As if hesitating, that pink-blue head gingerly squeezed through the door.
One could see that the luxurious white martial attire he wore was somewhat dirty, and that exquisite little face was slightly swollen, as if he had been beaten by someone.
Lan Xuanyu blinked a few times. Who is this? Pink-blue hair and eyes were quite rare... and looking at the features, they seemed a tiny bit familiar. The eyes, for instance...
Upon seeing Lan Xuanyu, Wang Dong spoke out of instinct: "...You must be in this dorm too. Listen, I have a few rules you need to remember. First—"
Hearing the youth start laying down the law the moment he arrived, Lan Xuanyu instinctively furrowed his brows, displeasure rising in his heart.
No one had ever dared to climb over Lan Xuanyu's head to give him rules! Had this person's family never taught him how to get along with others?
Just after saying "First," the youth seemed to snap back to his senses upon seeing Lan Xuanyu's increasingly darkened expression, and he shut his mouth.
Wang Dong secretly thought things were going south—Did I just offend another roommate?
Recalling the ultimatum the dormitory teacher had given him earlier, Wang Dong bit his lip and swallowed his rules back down.
At worst, he could use some means to squeeze this roommate out later. After all, she had her own difficulties—though she didn't understand why Uncle Da and Uncle Er insisted she disguise herself as a boy...
Wang Dong quickly changed his tune: "...I was also assigned to this dorm. Sorry for bothering you so late. My name is Wang Dong, a student of Freshman Class 1."
Lan Xuanyu gave him a detached glance: "My name is Lan Xuanyu, also a student of Freshman Class 1."
He suddenly missed Liu Feng and Qian Lei a little; those were true brothers...
Wait!
Lan Xuanyu suddenly seemed to realize something and looked straight at Wang Dong: "What did you say your name was?!"
Wang Dong was startled: "My name is Wang Dong."
Wang Dong... Wang Dong... why did that name sound so familiar?
Lan Xuanyu racked his brain, searching through historical records regarding Huo Yuhao. It seemed that name had been mentioned.
Pink-blue... pink-blue... didn't his aunt, Tang Wutong, have pink-blue hair?
That's it!
Lan Xuanyu remembered!
He was more familiar with the history of his father, Tang Wulin, and his grandfather, Tang San. He didn't remember the historical details of Huo Yuhao's era very clearly; he hadn't even memorized everyone in Huo Yuhao's generation of the Shrek Seven Monsters.
But there was one person he remembered quite well.
That was his aunt, Huo Yuhao's partner and one of the second-generation Shrek Seven Monsters, Tang Wutong.
The Tang lineage was full of powerhouses, including six God Kings. Putting aside the two Supreme God Kings—himself and his grandfather—even his sister Dai Ying and brother Huo Zhanji later became powerful First-Class Gods.
But there was one exception among exceptions: Aunt Tang Wutong.
With a cultivation level of a Second-Class God, she was like a chicken among cranes in the Tang family—undoubtedly the weakest.
It was precisely because of this exception that Lan Xuanyu remembered her so clearly. The Tang Sect history books recorded that Tang San's daughter, Tang Wutong, used the alias "Wang Dong" when she came to the Douluo Continent, where she met and fell in love with Huo Yuhao, eventually becoming a legend of romance.
The Emotion God King, Huo Yuhao, had even created the [Three Desperate Techniques of Hao-Dong] for her—a name that made one's skin crawl just hearing it... That was why Lan Xuanyu had an impression of the name "Wang Dong."
Even between relatives, there was some looking down on others; for example, he looked down on that weak and incompetent uncle-in-law, and in private, he mostly mocked his aunt for only being a Second-Class God.
But suddenly encountering a relative in this unfamiliar era—a blood relative at that—excitement was the dominant emotion in Lan Xuanyu's heart.
Having found his aunt, it was possible to meet his grandfather, Tang San, through her, and possible to obtain the Golden Dragon King bloodline from him! That would make his path forward much easier.
One thing led to another, and Lan Xuanyu actually ended up having a decent conversation with Wang Dong.
...
Early morning, Shrek Academy, Sea God Island.
Zhang Lexuan, wearing a moon-white nightgown, climbed out of bed weakly and patted her cheeks.
She picked up the mirror by her bedside. Looking at the beautiful yet haggard face in the reflection, Zhang Lexuan felt a bit dazed.
Was this person with bloodshot eyes and a sallow, exhausted complexion really her?
She hadn't been able to sleep lately... because as soon as she closed her eyes at night, she would think of those Inner Court classmates who had stood in front of her.
For the past two years, she hadn't even dared to release her Martial Soul, because the moment she did, she would see that hundred-thousand-year soul ring—the one dyed red by the blood of her companions...
More than once, she wanted to go to the Star Constellation Great Forest to fight those soul beasts to the death, but she was always discovered and stopped by Elder Mu.
She wanted to demand justice for her fallen classmates and had repeatedly requested the Sea God Pavilion to severely punish the derelict Xuan Zi, but in the end, nothing came of it...
In truth, it was predictable. How could the high-level members of the Sea God Pavilion punish the next Master of the Sea God Pavilion for the sake of a few dead students?
Of course, the dutiful Elder Xuan Zi was also very guilty. He expressed his remorse by drinking every day, getting dead drunk.
Even Dean Yan Shaozhe couldn't stand it anymore. He had approached Zhang Lexuan in private, hoping she could forgive Elder Xuan... for instance, by kneeling and begging Elder Xuan to come out of retirement.
Naturally, Zhang Lexuan refused this to the death. Finally, Elder Mu offered a compromise: let her serve as a class teacher in the Outer Court for a while before deciding whether to return to the Inner Court.
Zhang Lexuan knew very well that this was a graceful exit provided by Elder Mu. Since she couldn't forgive Elder Xuan, it was better if they didn't see each other for a while.
Struggling out of bed, Zhang Lexuan walked to her dressing table and, for the first time in a long while, applied makeup.
Today was her first day as a teacher; she couldn't look too disheveled!
...
Huo Yuhao got up early, planning to fill his stomach at the cafeteria first.
To his annoyance, Shrek's cafeteria didn't even have a single stool, as if letting the students rest for a moment would kill them...
Left with no choice, he spent nearly a hundred gold soul coins and ate standing up. Although the food was expensive, it was worth the price.
This top-tier cuisine, specially prepared by Shrek, was mostly made from high-level soul beast meat and ingredients. While beneficial to a soul master's body, it also aided in their cultivation.
By the time Huo Yuhao arrived at Freshman Class 10 alone, it was nearly time for class. Most of the seats in the classroom were already filled.
The moment Huo Yuhao stepped into the classroom, he immediately drew the attention of the entire class, causing the originally noisy room to fall into an eerie silence.
The female students' gazes were mostly gentle and admiring, while the male students were mostly hostile and wary.
You see, enemies often come from within...