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Zhang Lexuan kept her head down and stayed silent. No one could tell what she was thinking as she processed the heavy atmosphere.
Yanzi is not a Swallow: Look at you. I told you to trust Su Yan, but you wouldn't listen. Now you have the evidence right in your face.
Bo Saixi: That little bastard still speaks like he is the one in charge.
I Am a Little Bird: I do not know the full story between Mu En and Zhang Lexuan. Rewarding a girl for protecting Shrek Academy is fine, but forcing a marriage between people ten years apart is different. Plotting to control her talent and bloodline like that is shameful.
Big Cat in the Shadow: It is the same thing the God-King Tang San would do. As long as they are not hypocrites, it is not a big deal.
Su Yan: Think about it. Zhang Lexuan was raised to be a tool. If she were lively like Ma Xiaotao or Tang Ya, she might have found a boyfriend and run away. She would have ended up just like Bibi Dong.
Everyone: 666.
Bibi Dong: Little bastard, that is enough! I was not even talking to you, and you keep bringing up my mistakes. Are you ever going to stop?
Liu Erlong: This is too funny. The more Qian Daoliu speaks, the more like a good man he seems. The more Bibi Dong talks, the more she looks like an ungrateful wolf!
Everyone: Hahaha!!
Tang Yuehua: I never thought about it this way. Now that I see the comparison, it is hard to say anything bad about Qian Daoliu. You can only say he is too honest and righteous for his own good.
Inside Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong had a terrible headache. The more people talked in the chat, the less like a human she felt. The worst part was that she had no way to argue. Everything they said was true, especially when compared to Mu En. She blamed everything on that woman Liu Erlong.
Su Yan: Let us keep looking at this family tree. The Supreme Sect Master of the Holy Spirit Cult and Mu En were together first. Then she had a child with Long Xiaoyao. Finally, she had a son named Zhongli Wu with a man named Old Ghost Zhongli. Later, Mu En took Yan Shaozhe as his disciple. Yan Shaozhe is actually the grandson of his old friend Long Xiaoyao and the Holy Spirit Cult leader.
Su Yan: Yan Shaozhe and Feng Ling used to be a couple. While they were together, he caused her spirit to mutate. Later, Feng Ling got together with Yan Shaozhe's uncle, Zhongli Wu. This made her his second aunt. Meanwhile, Cai Meier is the wife of Yan Shaozhe. Xian Liner also loved Yan Shaozhe. To make him jealous, she married Qian Duoduo, but she never let her husband touch her.
Su Yan: Yan Shaozhe does not have any children of his own. He treats Ma Xiaotao like his daughter. When Ma Xiaotao became an Evil Soul Master and joined the cult, Feng Ling raised her. That means Yan Shaozhe's student was adopted by his ex-girlfriend, who is also his aunt.
Everyone: ???
The group chat went quiet. Everyone was shocked by how messy and confusing these relationships were.
Bibi Dong: What is going on over there?
Hu Liena: Oh my god. The people in your world really know how to make things complicated.
Liu Erlong: I am stunned. Our world was called the Continent of Romance just because of a few love triangles. Su Yan, shouldn't their world be called the Continent of Bad Ethics?
I Am an Orphan: This is like a bad drama show!
Yanzi is not a Swallow: Did I finally get some real gossip?
Nine Treasures Little Princess: Ma Xiaotao, you really didn't have a hard time after joining the Holy Spirit Cult, did you?
Group Member No. 9: Can someone tell me what Ma Xiaotao is supposed to call Feng Ling?
Winter Cutie: ???
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: I am getting dizzy just reading all of this.
Liu Erlong: 666.
Tang Yuehua: Erlong, you should run away. This gossip is too much to handle.
Red Dust Dream: I have a question. Is there even a difference between Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult anymore?
Xiao Xiao is the Cutest: This is just way too much.
In the world of Douluo 2 at Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan were frozen in shock. When Su Yan first said this gossip was a hundred times bigger than Bo Saixi's story, they did not believe him. Now they saw that he was telling the truth. Su Yan proved once again that he knew everything. Zhang Lexuan looked at Ma Xiaotao with her mouth open.
"Xiao Tao, do you really believe this?" Zhang Lexuan asked.
Ma Xiaotao felt like her head was going to explode. "Big Sister! At a time like this, how can you still have doubts? Everything he says is true."
Zhang Lexuan was confused. This simple list of names and titles was like a bomb going off.
"Sister Xiao Tao!" a voice called out from outside. Tang Ya ran into the room. "Oh, Senior Sister, you are here too? Is it true? Are you really Beibei's child bride?"
Zhang Lexuan felt stunned again. She didn't know what to say.
Tang Ya kept talking. "That old man Mu En is really good at planning things. Forget it!" She stopped herself before she said too much. She already felt bad about Mu En. He helped Zhang Lexuan get revenge and taught her personally, but what did he do for the Tang Sect? He only sent Beibei to help.
Tang Ya felt like it was a joke. When the Tang Sect was being destroyed and her parents died, no one from Shrek Academy helped. Later, they sent Beibei, who was only a Spirit Grandmaster, to help her fix the sect. It felt like they were not doing enough.
Su Yan: This is shocking! The uncle of Yan Shaozhe, the leader of the Shrek Spirit Department, is the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. These enemies are actually family members. The uncle did not want to take the risk, but the nephew stepped up and did it anyway. Is this a loss of human nature or just bad morals?
Su Yan: One Phoenix Plays with Two Dragons. What a crazy story of love and hate.
Yanzi is not a Swallow: One Phoenix Plays with Two Dragons?
Liu Erlong: ???
Winter Cutie: That sounds like an interesting title.
Nine Treasures Little Princess: Everyone, look at the title. I think this name is very important for the story.
Tang Yuehua: The leader of the Holy Spirit Cult is the Phoenix, and Mu En and Long Xiaoyao are the two Dragons. Is that right?
Back at Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao felt numb. She wondered if Su Yan was ever going to be serious. The things he said about uncles and bicycles were so strange. She wanted to know if the gossip was real or just a joke. Tang Ya and Zhang Lexuan also stared at the screen.
Su Yan: Now, let us start the main story. We will call it the Phoenix Plays with Two Dragons. We will start with the version Mu En told to Xuan Zi. But remember, it is very likely that Mu En was lying about some parts.
Su Yan: Many years ago, during a Soul Master Tournament, Mu En and Long Xiaoyao met a very beautiful girl. She was the one who became the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. They became friends and traveled the world together. It is a story you have all heard before!
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: First they become brothers and sisters. Then the two brothers both fall in love with the girl.
Nine Treasures Little Princess: 666.
Loves Eating Carrots: The Empress has learned how to guess the plot!
Ah Yin: Are you saying that Her Majesty is not smart?
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: Little rabbit, you are looking for trouble!
Su Yan: Since the Empress already knows the plot, I will skip the boring parts. Mu En and Long Xiaoyao both loved the girl. They decided to let her choose between them.
Liu Erlong: I bet she said whoever becomes a God first gets to be with her.
Bo Saixi: Liu Erlong, do you want to fight?
Bibi Dong: Bo Saixi, you are a fool today and you will be a fool forever!
Everyone: Hahaha!!
At Sea God Island, Bo Saixi was very angry. She was just trying to read the gossip, and now everyone was making fun of her again. She hated how the members of the chat never missed a chance to laugh at her.
Su Yan: The choice made by the Holy Spirit Cult leader was different from the one Bo Saixi made. This woman was much meaner! She told Mu En and Long Xiaoyao to fight each other one year later. She promised to marry the winner of the fight.
I Am an Orphan: What?
Winter Cutie: What if they both die in the fight?
Winter Cutie: Or maybe one of them gave up his life so the other could win?
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: They must fight until only one is left! Let the battle begin!
Su Yan: Pfft!