After finishing their conversation, the group quickly hurried toward the other side of the village.
Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, Tang San, and the rest, including the teachers of Shrek, were all here.
Quite a few villagers were gathered around as well.
It seemed like something big had indeed happened.
[Leon: What's the situation here? Let's find someone to ask quickly.]
[Call Me Her Majesty: Don't you know everything about the continent for ten thousand years past and future? How come you don't know this?]
[Winter Cutie: I think Her Majesty is right. This isn't some middle part of the story, so how could you not know?]
[Xiao Xiao is the Cutest: Damn.]
[Leon: You two really are... a pair of Crouching Dragons and Fledgling Phoenixes, a couple of Big Smarts. This clearly isn't something that happened to Tang San and the others. Can I possibly know the experiences of every one of the trillions of people on the Douluo Continent?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Since the Group Chat started upgrading, Sister Xiao Wu has become quite a smart person too. I'm so happy!]
[Zhu Zhuqing: Indeed.]
In the village.
Xiao Wu stepped forward and patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder, asking, "Hey, Fatty, what is everyone from Shrek Academy doing running over here?"
"Which blind fool dares to call me 'Fatty'—"
Ma Hongjun turned around as he spoke and saw Dugu Yan and the others. His face instantly froze, and he quickly changed his tune, shouting, "Sister Xiao Wu, I was wrong! I didn't know it was you guys!"
Dugu Yan said crossly, "Hurry up and tell us. Instead of staying at Shrek Academy, what are so many people doing here joining the crowd?"
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others also turned around, their expressions becoming somewhat strange.
Ma Hongjun smiled with a lewd expression, "You guys are late today. A super, super big piece of gossip appeared in the village this morning."
"Oh?"
Dugu Yan and the others were even more curious. Leon and those in the Group Chat were also very puzzled—could such a big piece of gossip really explode here?
Ma Hongjun continued:
"A man named Wang Gang from the neighboring village got together with Jin Zhou from our village. It was discovered by Jin Zhou's wife this morning. That scene was intense!"
Dugu Yan said somewhat speechlessly, "Isn't that just a case of catching someone in an affair? Is it worth so many people doing nothing and gathering here to watch?"
"Wait a second."
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly spoke up, "Ma Hongjun, say that again. Who discovered them?"
Ma Hongjun had an expression like he was struggling to hold back laughter, "Jin Zhou's wife!"
"Huh?"
Dugu Yan and the others were clearly stunned. Why did this sound like something was wrong?
[I am an Orphan:???]
[Red Dream Dust: A man from the neighboring village got together with Jin Zhou, and it was discovered by Jin Zhou's wife. Is that right?]
[Liu Erlong: Shouldn't it have been discovered by Jin Zhou's husband?]
[Dark Avenger: Is Jin Zhou male or female?]
[Bo Saixi: Whether male or female, this doesn't seem right!]
[Leon: Holy crap, Brokeback Mountain?]
At Shrek Academy.
Xiao Wu was also shocked, "The Jin Zhou you're talking about... he wouldn't happen to be a man, would he?"
"Exactly!"
Ma Hongjun nodded heavily, "Jin Zhou is a man. That's why I said it's a super big piece of gossip. Have you ever heard of something so ridiculous before?"
Dugu Yan and the others shook their heads.
Ling Yuan had an expression of suppressed laughter; it seemed she knew something.
Ma Hongjun said with a serious face again:
"But! These two are true love. People are calling it 'spiritual romance.' They've already gone to the city clinic together. Wang Gang is going to castrate himself to prove the love between them as brothers!"
Dugu Yan and the others were dumbfounded on the spot.
"What?"
"spiritual romance?"
[I am an Orphan: Oh no! Liu Erlong, someone beat you to it and created this kind of ridiculous relationship first.]
[Liu Erlong:???]
[Bo Saixi: This is too ridiculous. How is it that the things we chat about are now becoming reality?]
[Bibi Dong: This is called "the world is full of wonders"! Elder Ling Yuan, wouldn't you agree?]
[I am an Orphan: Right, right.]
[Leon: As expected.]
[Leon: Men and women are just for procreation; true love is between men and men, and women and women. I've finally witnessed it today.]
[Everyone: Damn.]
"I finally understand."
Just as the crowd of onlookers was about to disperse, a man suddenly spoke up excitedly. Everyone's eyes turned toward him, filled with doubt and surprise.
This person doesn't like men too, does he?
Instead, the man said with a serious face to the girl holding his hand beside him, "Lili, we can go home now. I've finally gained enlightenment today. I'm going to the clinic to get castrated for our love!"
"The love between us siblings can finally be accepted by the world. We're going to Soto City right now. I'm going to prove to everyone that my love for you is the purest and most untainted in the world!"
Everyone:???
"Holy crap?"
"There's another expert here?"
All the onlookers' eyes widened. They thought they were just an ordinary couple, but who would have thought they were freaking siblings?
They really were learning "spiritual romance" on the spot!
And wouldn't you know it.
Yu Xiaogang's face suddenly froze, his mind filled with unknown thoughts.
[Number Nine: Liu Erli?]
[I am an Orphan: You have to admit, this looks quite similar, doesn't it?]
[Little Bird: Pfft!]
[Little Bird: Cough, I finally understand why Leon said our world is the Continent of Romance. Don't you all agree?]
[Bibi Dong: Ah, right, right, right. Ling Yuan, you're absolutely right!]
Bibi Dong gave Ling Yuan and the others a big thumbs up!
[Liu Erlong:???]
Blue Tyrant Academy.
Liu Erlong was speechless; she felt personally offended.
[Liu Erlong: I'm seriously done. Why do I feel like today's livestream is intentionally trying to humiliate me?]
[Liu Erlong: First it was male-male spiritual romance, and now a pair of siblings suddenly pops up. I, Liu Erlong, am already long gone, so why is someone still desecrating my corpse!]
"Pfft!"
Ling Yuan really couldn't keep up the act anymore.
"Hahaha!!"
It wasn't that Liu Erlong just felt offended, but that today's plot was entirely fabricated by the screenwriter Ling Yuan and the directors Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. The purpose was to set the stage for Yu Xiaogang's "spiritual romance."
Next, as long as Yu Xiaogang was castrated, he would definitely follow the plan and start learning, confidently seeking out Liu Erlong to talk about spiritual romance.
Dugu Yan and the others suddenly turned to look at Ling Yuan, their eyes filled with a bit of confusion. Why are you so happy just from listening to some gossip?
Forget it.
Dugu Yan and the others didn't know the situation and just thought it was an accident. Looking at Tang San's group, she said:
"You've finished watching the excitement."
"Now you'd better get back quickly. Our 'Slightly Stronger Than the You Academy' is coming to challenge your Shrek Academy again today!"
"What?"
Ma Hongjun and the other two were instantly dumbfounded.