During the recent meeting, Mu En had sensed a Limit Douluo powerhouse lingering outside the Sea God Pavilion. Upon closer inspection, he discovered it was Ye Xishui.
Although Mu En was nearing death, within the territory of Shrek Academy, with the power of the Golden Tree, no Limit Douluo could stand against him. Even Di Tian would have to fight him seriously.
It could be said that within Shrek Academy, Mu En was equivalent to Di Tian. Although Ye Xishui was powerful, within the range of the Golden Tree's influence, there was no way she could evade Mu En's perception.
Upon discovering Ye Xishui, Mu En couldn't help but feel a sense of lament. He and Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao hadn't seen each other in over a hundred years.
At the final stage of his life, for Ye Xishui to come to Shrek Academy—was she here to see him off?
For Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, the two people who had once caused him immense pain, Mu En had gradually come to terms with the past under the tempering of time.
After all, he was a man with great-grandchildren now. Old grudges and past dramas, once so intense, had long faded under the passage of time.
The only things Mu En truly cared about now were the legacy of Shrek Academy and his great-grandson, Beibei.
Everything else had to take a backseat to these two priorities.
Thus, after giving his final instructions, Mu En dismissed the others from Shrek Academy, intending to meet Ye Xishui in his final moments to see what she wanted.
As soon as Mu En finished speaking, a blood-red figure quietly appeared and walked into the Sea God Pavilion. Ye Xishui, dressed in a black robe, had a strikingly beautiful appearance.
Looking at Mu En's aged figure, her expression turned complex.
For Mu En, Ye Xishui felt deep guilt. In her youth, as the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult, she had followed the orders of the cult leader at the time, Zhongli Laogui, to sabotage the brotherhood between Mu En and Long Xiaoyao.
She first agreed to be Mu En's girlfriend, then orchestrated a situation where Long Xiaoyao slept with her, only for Mu En to discover them.
When Mu En saw her and Long Xiaoyao lying naked in bed, his heart shattered.
From then on, the relationship between Mu En and Long Xiaoyao broke apart, and Long Xiaoyao, overwhelmed with guilt, was manipulated by her and stayed by her side.
Ye Xishui didn't feel much guilt toward Long Xiaoyao, as she genuinely liked him and even bore him a child.
But toward Mu En, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she knew she had wronged him and caused him immense harm.
It was precisely because of her guilt toward Mu En, and not knowing how to face him, that she had led the Holy Spirit Cult and Long Xiaoyao away from the Three Douluo Nations to develop in the Sun Moon Empire.
This time, her reason for coming to Mu En was to find out who had killed Shaozhe.
Shaozhe's death meant Long Xiaoyao's line was cut off, something she could not tolerate. She wanted to seek revenge for her and Long Xiaoyao's descendant.
These days, she had been searching for Shaozhe's killer, even using the secret techniques of the Holy Spirit Cult. However, the killer was powerful and well-hidden, and with the limited clues she had, she couldn't find them no matter how hard she tried.
With no other options, she came to ask Mu En, hoping to learn the killer's identity from him.
But after more than a hundred years, seeing Mu En again—paralyzed in a recliner, with gray-white hair, an aura of death surrounding him, and wrinkles deep enough to trap a fly—it was a far cry from the tall, handsome, and spirited Dragon God Douluo of her memories. She couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.
Mu En looked at Ye Xishui, his mind involuntarily recalling the events of his youth.
As people age, they often dwell on the past, and Mu En was no exception.
Images flashed before Mu En's eyes: his teenage years, dominating his peers and being taken as a disciple by his master.
His youth, meeting Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, filled with joy, sorrow, or pain…
Scenes of slaying evil soul masters and upholding justice.
And the moment he obtained the White Dragon Pearl in a ruin, using its power to break through obstacles, reach the Limit Douluo rank, and stand at the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent as a supreme powerhouse.
Then, the scene of him killing the leader of the Body Sect, Du Busi, only to suffer the backlash of the violent energy within the White Dragon Pearl, leaving his body paralyzed…
As Mu En recalled his life, his entire being seemed to gain a spark of vitality. Clearly, he had reached the stage of terminal lucidity.
Ye Xishui looked at Mu En and said, "It's been a long time, Mu En. We've both grown old."
The two people, both over two hundred years old, locked eyes, each feeling a stir of emotion.
Mu En looked at Ye Xishui, who still appeared youthful, and said, "I've grown old, Xishui, but you still look young. Where's Xiaoyao? Didn't he come with you?"
Because Shrek Academy's influence was in the Three Douluo Nations, Mu En wasn't well-informed about the Sun Moon Empire. He didn't know that Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao had long ago gone to the Sun Moon Empire, developed the Holy Spirit Cult, and allied with the empire.
He simply thought Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao had been avoiding him, hiding somewhere in seclusion.
(In the original story, it was only after Shrek Academy was attacked by evil soul masters that Mu En followed the trail to the Sun Moon Empire. Before his body failed, he met Long Xiaoyao, learned the truth, and entrusted his Dragon Pearl to him, asking him to pass it to Huo Yuhao at the right time.)
When Ye Xishui heard Mu En mention Long Xiaoyao, she lied effortlessly, "Xiaoyao asked me to pass a message to you, saying he's sorry."
Ye Xishui was highly skilled at lying, her words effortlessly deceiving both Mu En and Long Xiaoyao.
Mu En didn't suspect a thing, merely sighing before saying to Ye Xishui, "Xishui, tell Xiaoyao that I've let it go, and he should let it go too."
Although Ye Xishui's purpose was to learn from Mu En about the killer of Yan Shaozhe, she didn't directly ask.
Ye Xishui nodded and said, "Yes, we're both over two hundred years old. What's there to hold onto?"
After chatting idly with Mu En for a bit, Ye Xishui got to the point. "Mu En, on my way here, I heard you personally led a team to hunt down the one who attacked Shrek Academy. Your life force was exhausted so quickly because of this, wasn't it?"
Mu En nodded and said, "I, along with the High Priest of Sea God Island, Song Jie, went to pursue someone named Wang Chen. His strength was no less than a Limit Douluo. After a fierce battle, my life force was depleted, and Wang Chen was severely injured…"
As Mu En explained, Ye Xishui's pupils suddenly contracted.
Wang Chen? How could it be Wang Chen? I had people watching him!
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