"Brother, you're awake! Don't move yet. Teacher's wife said you need to rest."
Inside Shrek Academy's inner court, under Yali's treatment, Tang Wulin regained consciousness in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Na'er's beautiful eyes were slightly red. Even Yali couldn't completely heal Tang Wulin, which showed just how serious his injuries were.
"It seems that in the future, when facing opponents who can completely overpower me, I shouldn't use Golden Dragon Tyrant Body so recklessly." Tang Wulin lay on the bed, smiling bitterly.
"Brother, don't say that! You're the strongest! Xia Yi is just temporarily stronger than you." Na'er said from the side.
"No need to comfort me. Don't worry, I won't give up on myself. This time, I finally understand the gap between me and Xia Yi. I will work hard in my cultivation to narrow that gap as much as possible." Tang Wulin said seriously.
"No matter how strong he is, he's still a scumbag who doesn't even spare his own teacher." Na'er snorted coldly with disdain.
"Huh? He doesn't spare his own teacher? Na'er, what are you talking about?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.
Gritting her teeth, Na'er recounted everything that had happened between Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu.
"How despicable! Using Light and Darkness Douluo's situation to force Teacher to take the lead in blessing them!" Na'er said angrily through clenched teeth.
Compared to Na'er's fury, Tang Wulin seemed much more excited. He grabbed Na'er's shoulders and eagerly asked, "Na'er, did you just say that Xia Yi and Heavenly Phoenix Douluo are together?"
"Yes! I heard that before your sparring match, it was Leng Yaozhu who personally escorted him back to Shrek Academy. At the academy gate, she even kissed him and called him 'husband'!" Na'er replied, still not understanding why Tang Wulin was so excited.
"If Xia Yi and Heavenly Phoenix Douluo are together, doesn't that mean he can't be with Gu Yue anymore? This is great! Cough, cough…" Tang Wulin was so excited that he jumped out of bed, but his sudden movement tugged at his wounds, making him cough violently.
"Brother…" Na'er's eyes instantly turned red.
She hadn't expected that Tang Wulin still liked Gu Yue.
All this time, she had stayed by his side, never leaving him, but Tang Wulin had always treated her as his little sister.
He had no feelings for her at all.
"What's wrong?" Tang Wulin looked up at Na'er in confusion.
"Do you really like Gu Yue that much?" Na'er bit her lips, her voice trembling slightly. To keep herself from shaking, she bit her lips so hard that they started bleeding.
"I do." Tang Wulin answered straightforwardly.
He had somewhat noticed Na'er's feelings for him.
But he liked Gu Yue.
He had liked her since their days at Eastsea Academy.
Before, when Gu Yue liked Xia Yi, he knew he couldn't compete with Xia Yi, so he didn't express his feelings.
Now that Xia Yi was with Leng Yaozhu, his chance had finally come.
"Haven't you seen that Xia Yi and Gu Yue have been living together for a whole year? They might even already have a husband-wife relationship." Na'er pressed on, unwilling to accept this outcome.
She couldn't understand. She was clearly more beautiful than Gu Yue, so why did Tang Wulin always like Gu Yue?
"I… I won't mind." Tang Wulin opened his mouth, then said this with difficulty.
In truth, he felt deeply hurt as well.
But since it had already happened, he could only accept it.
"Brother…" Na'er, now desperate, covered her face and ran off.
—
Spirit Pagoda!
"Huh? Husband, why are you back so soon? Don't tell me you couldn't handle those sly old foxes at Shrek Academy and came running to your beautiful wife for help?" Leng Yaozhu teased, holding Xia Yi's hand and laughing.
Yali, standing nearby, was completely dumbfounded.
Since when did the high-and-mighty Heavenly Phoenix Douluo become as playful as Xia Yi?
Jokes aside, Leng Yaozhu was genuinely curious about why Xia Yi had returned so quickly.
Even if teacher-student relationships were taboo, Xia Yi was too clever to be forced back to the Spirit Pagoda so soon, even by Shrek Academy.
"If you doubt your husband's abilities again, be careful, or I'll punish you." Xia Yi gave Leng Yaozhu a sharp look, then proudly said, "I've already settled everything at Shrek Academy."
"Already? That fast?" Leng Yaozhu was stunned.
"Long Yeyue jumped out and handed me the win on a silver platter. I had no choice but to finish things quickly." Xia Yi grinned and pulled out his soul communicator, sending a video to Leng Yaozhu. "Here, wife, let's post this on our social media to celebrate."
At Shrek Academy, every sparring match was recorded.
Their Battle Soul Hall had built-in recording features, capturing every battle in detail.
The recordings were then stored in the academy's database.
Shrek's teachers could later use these as classic case studies to teach students about combat.
Students could also purchase these recordings with contribution points.
The video Xia Yi sent to Leng Yaozhu was edited—he cut out everything before Yun Ming's appearance.
Only Yun Ming and Yali's pure blessings remained.
Watching the video of Yun Ming and Yali sincerely giving their blessings, Leng Yaozhu hugged Xia Yi and kissed his cheek again.
"My husband is amazing!" Leng Yaozhu said joyfully. She hadn't expected things to go this smoothly either.
With the blessings of these two, many issues would now be much easier to handle.
Immediately, the couple posted the video online, along with a photo of them holding hands while paying respects at Leng Yaozhu's family shrine the night before.
As soon as the video was posted, the entire scene fell silent.
Those who had just learned about Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu's relationship and were preparing to criticize them suddenly stopped talking.
Even Skycovering Douluo Yun Ming, who almost married Leng Yaozhu a year ago, had blessed them.
What more could others say against Leng Yaozhu?
"Where's the storage ring Yun Ming and Yali gave us? Open it and see what's inside!" Leng Yaozhu was excited—not because she expected anything valuable, but because it was their first gift of blessings.
No matter what was inside, she planned to treasure it.
"They set up a soul power barrier. I can't open it." Xia Yi handed the two storage rings to Leng Yaozhu.
Seeing Leng Yaozhu excited like a little girl, he felt warmth in his heart.
He signaled to Yali with his eyes.
Only then did Yali realize what was happening and quietly left the room.
"A little soul power barrier? That's nothing." Leng Yaozhu summoned Heavenly Phoenix Flames, burning through the soul power seal.
Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu both examined the contents—only to be completely dumbfounded.
The storage ring was completely empty.
Nothing inside.
"That bastard Yun Ming! Got my hopes up for nothing! If you dare fall into my hands, I'll make you regret it!" Leng Yaozhu trembled with rage.
If they didn't want to give a gift, that was fine.
But sending an empty ring just to mess with them—what was that supposed to mean?
—
Shrek Academy, Sea God's Pavilion!
"Achoo!"
Yun Ming suddenly sneezed.
"Serves you right! Someone must be cursing you! Who sends an empty storage ring at a time like this?" Yali glared at him.
As soon as they returned to the pavilion, she had questioned Yun Ming about the contents of the ring.
Upon learning it was empty, even she was dumbfounded.
"All my treasures belong to Shrek. I can't just give them away, but I had to send something, so I just moved the treasures out and left the ring empty." Yun Ming said seriously.
"By the way, you haven't told me what you gave them," Yun Ming looked at Ya Li, smiling slyly.
"I gave them a gift on my own behalf, not on behalf of Shrek Academy, so I'm not telling you. I'm going to check on Wulin now," Ya Li shrank her neck guiltily and bolted away.
In truth, she was starting to regret giving that storage ring to Xia Yi.
At the time, when she saw Xia Yi's somewhat frail-looking frame, she had a moment of impulse and handed it over.
Now, the more she thought about it, the more she regretted it.
—
"Hahahahahaha…"
At this moment, in the Spirit Pagoda, inside Leng Yaozhu's office, Leng Yaozhu was laughing so hard she could barely breathe, with tears of laughter streaming down her face.
Any frustration she had felt over Yun Ming's empty storage ring had completely disappeared.
The reason?
The storage ring Ya Li had given them was filled with nothing but aphrodisiacs and tonics for male vitality—things like sheep penis, bull penis, epimedium, yang-boosting stones, Drynaria fortunei, and Ba Qian Tian…
Everything one could think of was in there.
There were even multiple prescription formulas.
The most ridiculous part?
Most of these items had already been used.
There was even a half-drunk pot of Ten Ingredients Great Supplement Soup.
There was no way Ya Li had prepared such things in advance for Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu.
Yet, she just so happened to have all these on hand.
The reason for that was obvious.
Leng Yaozhu simply couldn't stop laughing.