After leaving Shrek City, Wang Dong'er and the others traveled in a rush to return to the side of Da Ming and Tai Tan.
As for Zang Xin, he did not follow them. After leaving Shrek City, he gave a few words of advice and then left on his own.
In his words, what followed was their own training. He had intervened this time only because the opponent was beyond their capabilities, and furthermore, the things that the Counterfeit Shrek Academy had done were truly excessive.
Wang Dong'er pushed the door open and strode into the courtyard. Da Ming and Tai Tan were sitting at a stone table in the yard with a chessboard set up in front of them. Tai Tan was holding a chess piece, about to place it down.
"Big Dad! Second Dad!"
Wang Dong'er's crisp voice rang out, carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.
"Why didn't you come to help me?!"
Da Ming and Tai Tan raised their heads simultaneously. Seeing Wang Dong'er's puffed-up little face, the two of them exchanged a look, feeling somewhat guilty.
"Oh my, Xiao Qi is back?"
Tai Tan hurriedly put down the chess piece, stood up, and wore a smile on his face.
"We… that… we had something come up…"
"Something came up?"
Wang Dong'er put her hands on her hips and glared at Tai Tan.
"What were you doing when I sent you the message?"
Tai Tan scratched his head and gave a sheepish smile.
"Something… we were dealing with something at the time."
At that time, when the two received Wang Dong'er's message, Tang San had directly told them not to look and to listen to him instead. Then, after Tang San finished giving them instructions, they subconsciously forgot about the matter.
Now, Tai Tan pulled out his communication Spirit Tool and only then saw the message Wang Dong'er had sent them.
This was truly a big problem. Wang Dong'er and the others had beaten people up in Shrek City and then asked them to come support them. If the two of them had arrived, there absolutely would not have been any issues; after all, Shen Ce was just a weak Titled Douluo, and their strength completely crushed Shen Ce.
But… the problem was, the two of them hadn't gone…
"If it weren't for Teacher Zang Xin intervening, we would have been stuck there. The other side even brought out a Titled Douluo."
"You encountered a Titled Douluo?"
Upon hearing the words "Titled Douluo," Tai Tan's expression changed slightly.
"A Titled Douluo? You encountered a Titled Douluo?"
"Yes."
Wang Dong'er nodded.
"The city lord of that city is a Titled Douluo. He personally attacked, wanting to deal with us."
Upon hearing this, Da Ming hurriedly spoke, asking Wang Dong'er with concern.
"Are you hurt?"
"Of course not."
Wang Dong'er patted her chest, looking proud.
"Teacher Zang Xin came and directly beat that city lord to the ground, and then he took us to that Counterfeit Shrek Academy and beat up all their Sea God Pavilion Elders."
After hearing this, Da Ming and Tai Tan exchanged a look, unable to help but feel a wave of relief in their hearts.
However, after the relief, the two couldn't help but curse Tang San in their hearts.
They thought to themselves, isn't this guy Tang San simply too unreliable?
One must know that Wang Dong'er losing her accommodation qualifications in the beginning was a mess caused by Tang San. And just now, if not for Zang Xin's intervention, Wang Dong'er and the others would likely have been in big trouble. How could Tang San screw over his own daughter like this?
Although Tang San arranged many things for his daughter, that doesn't mean Wang Dong'er is just a chess piece for Tang San. After all, Wang Dong'er is Tang San's daughter; how could Tang San do this?
One must know, that bunch of guys from Shrek Academy are not kind-hearted people. For example, that restaurant actually thought about selling them dishes for 500,000 gold coins. If they hadn't displayed their own strength, they really would have been scammed by them.
Da Ming also nodded and sighed.
"We didn't expect you to encounter such big trouble. If we had known earlier…"
"This time it is my and your Second Dad's fault. We apologize, it won't happen next time. Right, where is your Teacher Zang Xin? I want to properly thank your teacher for helping you solve the trouble."
Da Ming spoke, then his gaze fell behind Wang Dong'er and the others. Da Ming knew who Zang Xin was; a teacher of Wang Dong'er, a member of the Tang Sect—Tang San would definitely be very interested.
"He left."
Wang Dong'er spread her hands.
"He said the subsequent training must rely on ourselves, this time was just a special situation."
Da Ming nodded.
"That's good too."
He paused, his tone carrying a hint of seriousness.
"However, Xiao Qi, rest assured, if that Counterfeit Shrek Academy dares to come and cause you trouble again, your Second Dad and I will handle it."
Wang Dong'er looked at him, her eyes becoming meaningful.
"Really?"
"Of course."
Da Ming straightened his back.
"A mere Counterfeit Shrek Academy, we can still deal with that."
Tai Tan also chimed in from the side, patting his chest.
"Exactly, exactly! Xiao Qi, you don't think Big Dad and Second Dad can't even help with this little bit, do you?"
If Mu En were still in his prime, then it would indeed be a bit troublesome, but that Mu En was only like a candle in the wind, and the Counterfeit Shrek Academy was basically just a bunch of useless rabble.
Plus, hearing Wang Dong'er say just now that Zang Xin had directly beaten that group of guys up, those guys could be considered to have realized how formidable the power behind Wang Dong'er was, and they wouldn't be thinking of coming to cause trouble anymore.
Of course, that group of guys definitely didn't know that behind Wang Dong'er, there wasn't just that Shrek Academy in the sky, but also several gods behind Wang Dong'er.
For now, Da Ming and Tai Tan just needed to speak up and make a guarantee.
"Alright, Big Dad and Second Dad, you must remember, next time you must look at my message the first chance you get."
Although Da Ming and Tai Tan had given their guarantees, Wang Dong'er was still quite dissatisfied with their unreliability. Returning this time was partly to complain to them.
"Alright, we're going to continue our training now."
Wang Dong'er said, then turned around.
"Alright, contact us if anything happens."
Tai Tan nodded, his body not moving. With Zang Xin around, it seemed like he and Da Ming were completely useless.
After walking out of the courtyard, Wang Dong'er's gaze fell on Xiao Xiao and the others, and then she said with a smile.
"How about we go check out the Star Dou Great Forest next?"
Hearing Wang Dong'er's suggestion, the others nodded and agreed.
"By the way, between the Star Dou Great Forest inside the Spirit Ascension Platform and the real Star Dou Great Forest, where are the Spirit Beasts stronger?"
Xu Xiaoyan asked at this moment.
Wang Dong'er shook her head. Although she had always landed on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, she didn't know much about the Star Dou Great Forest. After all, Da Ming and Tai Tan's strength was very strong, and ordinary Spirit Beasts simply dared not approach them.
"It's good that we don't know, we can just go and see."
Xu Xiaoyan said with a smile.
"Hmm, that's true."
Xiao Xiao nodded and agreed from the side.
After a brief exchange, the group adjusted their states slightly and then set off in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
This time, they planned to go a little deeper, but of course, they wouldn't foolishly go to the core area.
They still had self-awareness. Besides, if they intentionally took risks like that, maybe the school would lower their grades.
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