Ning Fengzhi's patience finally snapped.
He didn't spare the Shrek crowd another glance.
Not even a sliver of pity.
Not even disdain.
Just exhaustion.
He waved his hand, voice void of emotion.
"Uncle Sword, take this rebellious daughter."
"We are returning to Spirit City… to apologize to that senior."
Apologize.
The word left his lips like a blade scraping bone—painful, humiliating, yet unavoidable.
Sword Douluo didn't speak.
He simply turned and walked toward the stunned Ning Rongrong.
She instinctively backed away.
"Grandpa Sword, I… I…"
Her trembling voice stopped abruptly.
Chen Xin's hand had already landed on her shoulder.
A surge of overwhelming power sealed her spirit strength instantly.
She was lifted off the ground—
Not like a precious heiress,
But like a disobedient chicken being taken to slaughter.
Bone Douluo's gaze turned toward Dai Mubai—
Still clutching his severed shoulder, rolling and screaming on the ground.
Disgust flickered openly in Gu Rong's eyes.
"Sect Master, what about this little bastard? Shall I…"
He made a clean throat-slitting gesture.
The killing intent rolled off him like winter frost.
Dai Mubai's screams stopped in his throat.
Fear tightened around his neck like a noose.
Only hoarse, trembling gasps escaped.
Ning Fengzhi didn't blink.
"Take him too."
His voice was cold as abandoned steel.
"He wanted to rob that senior? Thought we were all deceived?"
"Perfect. Bring him—and this rebellious daughter—back to the senior."
"Let him decide their fate personally."
"Yes."
Bone Douluo stepped forward.
He didn't lecture.
He didn't scold.
He simply slapped Dai Mubai across the face—
PA!!
Teeth flew.
Blood sprayed.
Dai Mubai went limp and silent.
Unconscious.
Gu Rong grabbed Dai Mubai by the ankle—
Like dragging a carcass—
And turned to leave.
Dai Mubai's once-proud, handsome face scraped across gravel, rocks, and twigs…
Leaving behind a trail of blood and dirt.
The three figures vanished into the night.
Leaving behind nothing but silence.
A severed arm.
A pool of blood widening in the moonlight.
Proof that this was no nightmare.
After a long time—
"U… urgh—!"
Oscar staggered behind a tree and vomited everything in his stomach.
Not just food.
But fear.
The image of the severed arm, the blood spray, the scream—it all burnt itself into his memory.
Flender and Zhao Wuji stood like statues.
They exchanged a long look.
In it was anger—
But far more than that, helplessness.
Justice?
With what?
Two Spirit Saints seeking justice from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?
Ridiculous.
Flender's lips curled into a miserable smile.
"…Let's go."
His voice cracked.
"Back… back to the academy."
Back to the academy.
The words stabbed Flender's heart.
Shrek—
His pride.
His dream.
His so-called monster academy.
Just days ago, seven monstrous geniuses.
Now?
Zhu Zhuqing fled.
Ning Rongrong was taken.
Dai Mubai was dragged away half-dead.
And Xiao Wu…
Xiao Wu was a Spirit Beast
and had disappeared into the forest.
Four out of seven gone.
Was there any point in keeping the academy?
A wild, painful thought flashed through Flender's mind—
Close it.
Shrek Academy… can't go on.
Tang San trembled as he heard "back to the academy."
His voice cracked as he looked up at Flender.
His eyes were bloodshot.
"Dean… what about Xiao Wu…"
"What should we do about Xiao Wu?"
Ning Fengzhi's last words echoed again in his mind.
An existence who lived with a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast for six years…
without ever being harmed…
It smashed Tang San's fear apart.
Xiao Wu had been with him for six years.
Sleeping under the same blanket.
Sharing every danger.
She never harmed him.
Never schemed.
Her warmth, her smiles, her tears—
Those couldn't be faked.
Even if she was a Spirit Beast—
She was a gentle one.
A kind one.
She was still his Xiao Wu.
His little sister.
Yet earlier…
When her identity was exposed…
Tang San had hesitated.
Feared her.
Stepped back.
He saw it now.
She must have seen it too.
A burning knife of regret stabbed his chest.
Before Flender could answer, Zhao Wuji exploded.
"What to do?!"
His roar shook the leaves.
"She's a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast! Protected by another Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast!"
"You asking what to do?!"
"She's safer than all of us combined!!"
Tang San knew that.
He didn't argue.
He only bit his lip.
"…I'm going to find her."
His voice was quiet but firm.
"I want to apologize to her."
Zhao Wuji stared at him like staring at an idiot.
"Apologize?! Are you out of your mind?!"
"She's a Spirit Beast!"
Tang San shot back instantly:
"But she's my sister!"
Zhao Wuji was stunned silent for a moment.
But he recovered.
His voice dropped into a serious, almost pleading roar:
"And where exactly will you find her?!"
"A Spirit Beast who doesn't want to be found—
in the Star Dou Great Forest—
you think you can find her?!"
He took a deep breath, suppressing panic.
"Little San, listen carefully."
"This forest is filled with monsters. If we go deeper, not just you—
Even Flender and I might not come out alive."
"Your strength is too weak."
"Ridiculously weak."
"If you want to find her—
get stronger first.
Strong enough to protect yourself.
Strong enough to protect her."
Tang San trembled.
He wanted to argue—
But Zhao Wuji roared one last sentence:
"If you die now, you won't ever see her again!
Never!"
The words slammed into Tang San's heart like a hammer.
He froze.
He understood.
If he died—
Everything ended.
No apologies.
No explanations.
No redemption.
He stared into the dark depths of the forest where Xiao Wu vanished.
That endless blackness…
Swallowing everything.
"Xiao Wu…"
He whispered silently.
"Wait for me."
"Wait until I gain strength—
enough strength to stand before you—
not as a burden…"
"…but as someone who can protect you."
"I will come back for you."
He turned.
His silhouette lonely and thin, following behind Zhao Wuji and the others.
Step by step.
Into the night.
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