Chapter 53: The Grand Documentary 'Dragon and Phoenix Entwined'
It is unknown when it started, but Shrek City suddenly had more and more people with strange expressions, gathering in twos and threes, discussing something in low voices.
They all had one thing in common: their chests were bulging, as if they were carrying a rather thick book.
This phenomenon, initially involving only a few people, began to proliferate wildly in Shrek City after just a few days. It even spread to Shrek Academy and, through the merchant caravans trading in the city, began to gradually disseminate across the entire continent.
People with too much time on their hands always like to find some entertainment, and there is certainly no shortage of such people on the Douluo Continent. When you see everyone around you discussing the same thing while you are clueless and out of the loop, curiosity arises.
And then... it gets out of hand.
The title of the picture book—Shrek's Secret History: "Dragon and Phoenix Entwined."
Male Protagonist—Vice Dean of the Shrek Soul Tool Department, Oolong Douluo Qian Duo Duo.
Female... Male Protagonist—Dean of the Shrek Academy's Spirit Department, Bright Phoenix Douluo Yan Shao Zhe.
Who would dare to gossip about the two deans of Shrek, both at the Titled Douluo level?
No one dared.
But after the first warrior stepped forward, out of curiosity, there were always a few people who couldn't resist investigating.
Coupled with the fact that this was a romantic scandal involving two, or even several, well-known experts of the Douluo Continent, it made those who admired the strong and had nothing better to do all the more keen on enjoying the gossip.
Story Synopsis: Oolong Douluo and Bright Phoenix Douluo grew up together in Shrek Academy. Their relationship was just like that of Bei Bei and Xu San Shi in the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy today—one attack, one defense, with unparalleled talent.
They met, they came to know each other, they competed, and the bond between them was as solid as gold and stone.
After many years of being together, the affection between them gradually became distorted, evolving from brotherly love into a forbidden passion they were ashamed to speak of.
Because this kind of affection was not accepted on the Douluo Continent, the two could only tacitly hide these feelings in their hearts, concealed from everyone.
Just as the two were tacitly maintaining this relationship, two other people appeared on the scene.
Vice Dean of the Spirit Department—Titled Douluo Cai Mei'er, and Dean of the Soul Tool Department—War God Douluo Xian Lin'er.
Unlike the defense-type Spirit Master Oolong Douluo Qian Duo Duo, the powerful, handsome, and dashing Yan Shao Zhe, who possessed the Bright Phoenix Spirit, had won the hearts of many beautiful women. Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er were among them.
And as a young man in love, Yan Shao Zhe ultimately could not resist the temptation of a beautiful woman and became a divine couple with Xian Lin'er, envied by everyone in Shrek.
—Everyone except Qian Duo Duo.
He felt that he had been betrayed by Yan Shao Zhe, but he didn't know how to win him back. Thus, under the pretext of 'also liking Xian Lin'er,' he vied with Yan Shao Zhe for her affection.
Through Qian Duo Duo's relentless efforts, Yan Shao Zhe finally gave in to the pressure and broke up with Xian Lin'er.
However, he then turned around and became a couple with Cai Mei'er. In a fit of pique and completely disheartened, Qian Duo Duo married Xian Lin'er.
But although Qian Duo Duo had won Xian Lin'er, he was not interested in women. Even now, at nearly a hundred years of age, he had never touched a single finger of hers. The one he always thought of was that dashing, gentle, and elegant young man.
End of story.
It was a thick book, a a story of hundreds of thousands of words, that vividly depicted the brotherly affection between Qian Duo Duo and Yan Shao Zhe.
It included Yan Shao Zhe's later choice to be with Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er because he could not bear the judgment of the world, as well as the anger that filled Qian Duo Duo's heart upon feeling betrayed.
The book also contained illustrations: one of the tall, sturdy youth and the gentle, elegant youth looking at each other and high-fiving under the sunset, sharing a smile; and another of the two Titled Douluo in their middle age, locked in a relationship of love and conflict.
Of course, the illustrations naturally included images of the two beautiful female deans of Shrek Academy, both looking stunning in various long dresses.
(Old perverts are the primary productive force!)
Whether it was the love-hate relationship between Qian Duo Duo and Yan Shao Zhe or the allure of the two beautiful deans to the old perverts, this book, "Dragon and Phoenix Entwined," was widely acclaimed.
Finally, after another half a month, when "Dragon and Phoenix Entwined" had swept through Shrek Academy like a plague of locusts, becoming unstoppable, a copy of the same book was placed before each of the two deans and two vice-deans of Shrek Academy.
Yan Shao Zhe's face was ashen. Looking at the cover of "Dragon and Phoenix Entwined," which depicted him and Qian Duo Duo gazing at each other 'affectionately' under a peaceful sunset, his eyes blazed with the flames of light.
Qian Duo Duo's face turned the color of an eggplant, and he almost fainted from holding his breath.
Him, Qian Duo Duo, in a love-hate relationship with Yan Shao Zhe?
Him, Qian Duo Duo, uninterested in Xian Lin'er, not having touched a single finger of hers after many years of marriage?
Slander! He is slandering me! He is slandering me!
On the other hand, Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er burst out laughing, then opened the book and began to read with great interest, finding it more and more amusing.
As the two female protagonists, Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er knew exactly what had happened back then.
But Xian Lin'er had been wronged by Yan Shao Zhe, and Cai Mei'er was also very dissatisfied with Yan Shao Zhe's youthful philandering.
Seeing Yan Shao Zhe in such a state, the two beautiful deans, both Titled Douluo, tacitly began to enjoy the drama.
And how could Lin Yun so easily give up on fanning the flames?
On one of the illustrated pages, there were young versions of Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er, each pulling on one of Yan Shao Zhe's arms, glaring at each other with angry eyes. Below it was a small survey.
[Discussion: Why did Bright Phoenix Douluo Yan Shao Zhe ultimately give up War God Douluo Xian Lin'er and choose Cai Mei'er? Why, after many years of marriage, was Qian Duo Duo still unwilling to touch Xian Lin'er?]
[Is it that Xian Lin'er's personality is inferior to Cai Mei'er's, or is her beauty inferior? Is she not even as captivating to Qian Duo Duo as Yan Shao Zhe is?]
Rip—
Upon seeing this illustration and the survey below it, Xian Lin'er's previously joyful expression instantly froze. Destructive, wind-attribute spirit power tore the book in her hands into a shower of shredded paper.
Bang! (Table HP -999)
"Bastard! In what way am I inferior to that little vixen?!" Xian Lin'er slammed her fist on the soul tool table made of alloy, punching a large hole in the hard surface. Her long, smooth hair stood on end with anger.
Regardless of the feelings of the four deans involved, the sensational picture book "Dragon and Phoenix Entwined" had already swept across the entire Douluo Continent like a mudslide.
Even those who dared not read it openly kept a copy hidden, secretly reading it late at night, tirelessly enjoying the gossip about the four deans of Shrek.
As the origin of the picture book, Shrek City was the epicenter of this storm. Even within Shrek Academy, more than seventy percent of the students had learned of the book.
It was even being widely circulated in the inner courtyard.
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