After Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong enjoyed their lunch, strictly speaking, it could no longer be considered lunch. It was already past noon, enough to count as afternoon tea.
Su Yunlin picked up some nourishing dishes and placed them into Tang Wutong's bowl. "Eat a little more. Does it still hurt?"
Tang Wutong gave a soft, coquettish snort and pouted. "You pervert. I was almost tortured to death by you. My legs and waist are still sore even now."
Su Yunlin smiled awkwardly. Last night, he had truly been unable to help himself. On top of that, Tang Wutong had not refused him either. Half-yielding and half-willing, the two of them had naturally reached that point.
"Found you!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out. Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong turned their heads to look, only to see that Bei Bei and the others had arrived. However, they looked somewhat anxious.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what happened?" Su Yunlin asked, a little puzzled.
After seeing Su Yunlin, Bei Bei finally let out a breath of relief. "We finally found you. Did you attend this morning's Sea God's Pavilion meeting?"
"No. I was sleeping."
Bei Bei's expression darkened. Then he said, "I heard from Eldest Senior Sister that Yuhao announced an entirely new system during this Sea God's Pavilion meeting. It's called Spirit Souls. It can change the relationship between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts.
"Elder Xuan said that based on this matter alone, Yuhao is already qualified to become the successor to the Pavilion Master after a generation. In other words, he'll become your competitor."
Su Yunlin tilted his head. "So?"
The corner of Bei Bei's mouth twitched. "You're not worried?"
Su Yunlin said speechlessly, "What am I worried about? Worried that Huo Yuhao will seize power? What a joke! Do you understand how succession order works? What rank is Huo Yuhao at right now? Once I become a Titled Douluo, Teacher will pass the position to me.
"After that, I'll just pass it on to Huo Yuhao. Aren't you making trouble out of nothing? I thought something serious had happened. You're making such a fuss over nothing."
Bei Bei looked somewhat embarrassed. "Actually, what I'm making a fuss about isn't that. A woman appeared in the academy, and she's a little strange—how should I put it? That woman looks somewhat like you and Little Junior Sister.
"If not for her head of golden hair, and the fact that the two of you have only just become adults, we would all have thought she was your and Little Junior Sister's daughter."
"What the hell?" Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong were both stunned. Something like that actually happened?
"Let's go take a look." Su Yunlin pulled Tang Wutong up. However, Tang Wutong's legs were still a little inconvenient, so Su Yunlin directly carried her on his back and quickly headed over.
At Huo Yuhao's side.
At this moment, he was feeling rather awkward, because the golden-haired woman before him gave him a different sort of feeling. It was a feeling that made him want to trust her unconditionally.
Very quickly, Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong followed Bei Bei to the place.
The instant they arrived, Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong were shocked. Beside Huo Yuhao stood a woman with golden hair and golden eyes. She had a head of wavy golden hair, and her eyes were a brilliant gold.
Her appearance was unparalleled. Even Jiang Nannan, who had once been the number one beauty of the outer courtyard, paled slightly in comparison before her. As for this golden-haired beauty, her eyes, nose, and the contours of her face resembled Tang Wutong, while her eyebrows, mouth, and chin resembled Su Yunlin.
To be honest, if this golden-haired woman were a little younger, she would probably be mistaken for Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong's daughter.
"Holy crap!"
Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong cursed at the same time.
Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong could both see traces of each other on this woman.
When the golden-haired woman saw Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong, her gaze subconsciously dodged away.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao stepped forward and introduced the golden-haired woman to Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong.
"Yunlin, Wutong, this young lady is called Di Ruiqiu. Her Martial Soul is the Golden Dragon, and she has come to apply for the inner courtyard this time!"
Su Yunlin suddenly came to a realization. So it was the little auspicious beast. She had come looking for Huo Yuhao again. Fortunately, there was no situation where a person had been split apart. If she were still the same as Tang Wutong, he would definitely lose his temper.
But why did this auspicious beast shape her face to look like me and Tongtong? This really makes me feel uncomfortable!
Su Yunlin recognized her at a glance. The golden-haired woman before him, who called herself Di Ruiqiu, was none other than the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
However, what Su Yunlin did not know was why Di Ruiqiu looked so similar to him and Tang Wutong.
In truth, this stemmed from Huo Yuhao's memories. The auspicious beast had obtained all of Huo Yuhao's memories, so naturally, she also knew Huo Yuhao's preferences. Huo Yuhao's own appearance could not be considered particularly outstanding.
At the very least, in front of Su Yunlin, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi, he could only be considered ordinary-looking. He also wished that he could look as handsome as Su Yunlin and the others.
Huo Yuhao had also seen Tang Wutong's true appearance before, and he hoped that, in the future, he could find a girlfriend as beautiful as Tang Wutong.
To sum it up, when the auspicious beast transformed, she shaped her own face according to Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong's appearances. In a way, it could be considered fulfilling Huo Yuhao's wish.
Su Yunlin sized Di Ruiqiu up and down, activating the Purple Demon Eyes as he used his vast Spiritual Power to sense her.
Di Ruiqiu instantly became vigilant, and Huo Yuhao subconsciously stood in front of her. He could feel Su Yunlin's immense Spiritual Power. He had always taken pride in his outstanding Spiritual Power, but today, he had encountered Su Yunlin!
In Huo Yuhao's eyes, Su Yunlin was like a sovereign within the black night. Before Su Yunlin, he was like an ant, unable to even raise the thought of resisting.
Su Yunlin shook his head. He could not see anything at all. With his current Spiritual Power, a transformed Spirit Beast should have nowhere to hide before him! Yet he could not detect any aura related to Spirit Beasts from Di Ruiqiu. If Su Yunlin were not special enough, perhaps even he would not have recognized her as the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
After Di Ruiqiu sensed that the vast Spiritual Power had dispersed, she secretly let out a breath of relief as well. She had thought she had been discovered.
"A Golden Dragon Martial Soul? Does this kind of Martial Soul still appear on the Douluo Continent nowadays?" Tang Wutong asked doubtfully.
"That's because you're ignorant!" Di Ruiqiu said. She did not know why she felt such strong hostility toward Tang Wutong, yet it was not that strong either. How should that level of "strong" be described? Like—big?!²
"Hmph!" Tang Wutong gave a cold snort and lay on Su Yunlin's back. She had no interest in arguing with this kind of woman. It had nothing to do with her anyway. It was not as though this woman had come to pursue Su Yunlin, so she could not be bothered to care that much.
The remaining members of the Shrek Seven Monsters stood there, not knowing what to say. After all, they had also been shocked when they first saw her. How could there be a woman who looked both like Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong? This was simply too strange.
After looking her over, Su Yunlin did not pay any more attention to Di Ruiqiu and directly left with Tang Wutong on his back.
Bei Bei and the other members of the Shrek Seven Monsters also left, leaving only Huo Yuhao behind.
Huo Yuhao felt somewhat awkward. He did not know why this was happening either, and he also found it inconceivable. Why would there be a woman who looked like Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong? Yet this woman gave him an indescribable feeling, as though he could trust her unconditionally.
"Huo Yuhao, take me to participate in the inner courtyard assessment," Di Ruiqiu said.
"Ah? Oh! Alright!" Huo Yuhao was a little flustered. He had only accepted Ma Xiaotao's confession yesterday, and today he was bringing another woman to take part in the inner courtyard assessment. If Ma Xiaotao discovered this, that living volcano would definitely erupt.
The moment he thought of Ma Xiaotao's furious appearance, Huo Yuhao felt a little afraid. But when Ma Xiaotao was gentle, Huo Yuhao also felt that she was actually quite nice.
"Haah… I'll just take things one step at a time," Huo Yuhao sighed softly.
"Huo Yuhao, what did you say?"
"Nothing."
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Outer Courtyard dormitory.
Su Yunlin had come to the dormitory again to look for Elder Mu. As expected, Elder Mu was still here.
"Teacher, did you notice anything different about that Di Ruiqiu?" Su Yunlin asked directly.
"Different? She is indeed somewhat different. If I were not a Limit Douluo, I truly might not have seen anything. She is indeed a little different, but this old man is not certain what exactly it is. Perhaps she is a dragon maiden, or perhaps she is some special Spirit Beast that has taken human form."
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