Since the momentum of "Phoenix Playing with Two Dragons" was unstoppable, Mu En felt that there was no use in him staying outside.
He had come out for this very reason, wanting to stop the momentum before it could spread from its source and also to find the mastermind behind it.
From the first book, "Dragon and Phoenix Intertwined," to the current one, all five books had targeted Shrek. Each book had caused a great deal of upheaval for Shrek, and it was clear that this was a conspiracy against them.
Especially this book, "Phoenix Playing with Two Dragons."
Mu En himself… of course, had read it. He had read it while enduring the urge to kill and with his blood pressure soaring.
What did "Mu En, hurry up and give us a push" mean?
Huh?
What did "You dominate the day, and I'll rule the night" mean? He had never even touched Ye Xishui, okay?!
Wait…
At the thought that he had never even touched Ye Xishui and that Ye Xishui had been "used" by Long Xiaoyao while standing on their wedding night, Mu En felt an indescribable pain in his heart, and his white hair seemed to have a hint of a springtime color to it.
F***ing Long Xiaoyao!
Mu En felt that his already limited lifespan had been cut short by a large margin, and his life's flame, like a candle in the wind, was at risk of being extinguished at any moment.
The reason he could survive with his current broken body was largely due to his long-term residency under the Golden Tree. The source of life on the Douluo Continent was no joke. If Ah Yin was willing to take action, the Golden Tree could even help Mu En fully recover his health.
It was not difficult to simply sustain his life, was it?
And Mu En had been away from the Golden Tree for a little too long this time. The hidden dangers in his body had already begun to manifest, and coupled with the mental shock brought by "Phoenix Playing with Two Dragons," Mu En was now truly on the verge of collapse.
Moreover, he knew in his heart that he wasn't the only one on the verge of collapse. Shrek Academy must also be in turmoil. Even without being in the academy, he could guess that Shrek Academy was definitely not peaceful right now.
Mu En was even a little afraid to return to Shrek Academy now.
Although most of the content in the book was fabricated, the general framework was indeed real.
If Long Xiaoyao hadn't slept with Ye Xishui that night, his wife would have been Ye Xishui. And while Mu En had lost contact with her, he was indeed still in contact with Long Xiaoyao.
It's not scary if a book is completely fake, but it's terrifying if the book mixes truth with falsehoods, inserting the author's personal biases into a true story.
This kind of book was simply too easy to mislead people who didn't know the truth…
…
While Mu En was dragging his broken body back to Shrek, Elder Song and Elder Lin, the two old-timers, had already begun their performance.
The first person they found was the academy's strongest healing-type Titled Douluo: Elder Zhuang.
It was hard to say about the others, but Elder Zhuang was definitely a "true-blooded" Shrek person who was loyal to the academy. When Elder Xuan had his Death God's Envoy incident, he was the angriest one. When "The Grand Elder's Secret Biography" came out, he was also the most dissatisfied with Elder Xuan.
Even when others drove Xixi out of Shrek Academy, they didn't dare to let this old man know. Elder Zhuang had always been a peace-loving elder who advocated for the academy to use all its strength to treat Xixi and the other two.
He genuinely wanted what was best for Shrek Academy.
As a healing-type soul master, he didn't have the same strong aggression and intrigue as other battle soul masters. With his gentle personality, he just wanted to see Shrek Academy prosper and cultivate more good children.
Hm… so he actually belonged to a rather strange faction within Shrek Academy.
As the strongest healing-type Titled Douluo, hardly anyone would offend him, but no one would try to win him over either. Elder Zhuang was a "loner" outside of all the factions at Shrek.
That's why Elder Song and Lin Huiqun found him first. Normally, it would have been basically impossible to win him over to their faction. Elder Zhuang was just gentle; he wasn't a fool. How could he participate in those factional disputes?
But Mu En's matter was completely different, because it was already a major issue for Shrek Academy. If they didn't handle it well, Shrek Academy could even be occupied by Evil Soul Masters.
So, after being painstakingly persuaded by the two old-timers, Elder Zhuang finally nodded and joined their faction.
The main reason was that Elder Song was a smooth talker.
"Setting things right and restoring order!"
Tsk tsk tsk, Elder Zhuang was immediately fired up when he heard that. As a true-blooded and loyal Shrek member, even when facing the Sea God Pavilion Master Mu En and an Ultimate Douluo, Elder Zhuang wanted to shout with his decaying voice:
"We, the people of Shrek, are irreconcilable with Evil Soul Masters!"
Looking at the fired-up Elder Zhuang, Elder Song and Elder Lin smiled faintly and headed for their next target.
Speaking of Elder Zhuang, one must also mention the many factions within Shrek Academy.
Why did factional disputes often occur within Shrek? It was because there were simply too many factions within Shrek Academy. Various interest groups came together to form the structure of Shrek Academy.
The dozen or so people sitting at the table in the Sea God Pavilion could create a dozen different group chats.
The largest factions were the Soul Master Department and the Soul Tool Department. In addition, there were the Fierce Beasts Fighting Area, the Shrek City Defense Force, the Treasure Gathering Pavilion Guild, the Spirit Grass and Elixir Organization, and so on…
There were even some people who specialized in liaising with graduates who had already left the inner court but were still well-known on the continent.
Each of these factions had a lot of profit to be made. To say that all the high-level officials of Shrek Academy were selfless and wholeheartedly devoted to cultivating students, not only would Lin Yun not believe it, but none of you would either.
Elder Song certainly couldn't convince all of these factions, but she had already formed an alliance with her own faction and Lin Huiqun's Treasure Gathering Pavilion Guild. Now that they had Elder Zhuang, who belonged to the healing faction but was also a high-level official in the Spirit Grass and Elixir Organization, they could slowly develop the others.
The person who gave Elder Song the biggest headache wasn't the other factions, but her own daughter.
Yan Shaozhe was Mu En's disciple, and her daughter liked Yan Shaozhe. If she wanted to unite others to oust Mu En, Yan Shaozhe would definitely not agree. If Yan Shaozhe didn't agree, who knew what her love-struck daughter would do?
If her daughter became irrational, Qian Duoduo, that die-hard simp, would definitely become even more irrational…
It turned out that the most unstable faction was Elder Song's own Soul Tool Department?!
Elder Song had a splitting headache and was constantly struggling with how to convince her daughter.
And just as Elder Song was racking her brains trying to deal with her daughter, Lin Yun, the real mastermind, sent Elder Song an excellent opportunity.
The storm of "Phoenix Playing with Two Dragons" had not yet ended, so Lin Yun chose to strike while the iron was hot!
(End of Chapter)
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