Chapter 149: The Scrap Snow Emperor
The next day, the sun shone down on the earth. Xue Linglong threw off her blankets, slowly got up, and lazily stretched her arms. She turned her gaze to Du Qianjue, who was sprawled on the bed.
"Ohoho~" Xue Linglong laughed charmingly and rubbed her slightly sore cheeks. Then she gracefully smoothed out her wrinkled ice-blue long dress. Du Qianjue stared blankly at the ceiling, a droplet of saliva hanging from his mouth, his face showing a look of utter defeat, and his limbs limp like noodles, unable to muster any strength.
"Didn't you say you were going to show me how impressive you are? It seems, Du Qianjue, you're not so tough after all," Xue Linglong said from above, looking down at him with disdain, as if she were a queen observing worthless opponents.
"Talk like that when you're on my level," Du Qianjue mumbled, his face twisted in pain.
Xue Linglong, she's too much! The night started off joyous but ended in torment. Despite her condescending look, he still had to face her head-on.
"I'll wait for you~," Xue Linglong winked at him and went off to wash up. Having drunk quite a bit of milk before bed, she felt it necessary to thoroughly freshen up.
Du Qianjue was left alone in bed, his eyes dark and face haggard, feeling as if his energy had been drained.
"Wine and beauty have led me to this fall! This can't go on; I must change!" Du Qianjue suddenly sat up, agonizingly reflecting on his actions. "Starting today, no more drinking!"
It was unclear which new world Du Qianjue had opened for Xue Linglong, the Ice Heaven Snow Maiden, who showed none of her usual cold, proud demeanor of an ice spirit last night. Remembering Xue Linglong's captivating red lips, Du Qianjue licked his own lips and chuckled foolishly. "Hehehe..."
Getting dressed and bathing in the sunlight, Du Qianjue summoned the power of the Vital Gold to replenish his energy, quickly returning to his vigorous self.
"Time to eat~" Xue Linglong's melodious call came, and Du Qianjue opened his eyes, smiling gently.
"Coming!"
...
The afternoon arrived unnoticed, and the sun began to set. Du Qianjue and Xue Linglong snuggled together, gazing at the shimmering lake in the distance. With the Sea God's Connection Matchmaking Festival happening that evening, they didn't wander around the academy but chatted in the attic.
As she had said, Zhang Lexuan arrived at their attic.
"Linglong, it's time to go!" Zhang Lexuan waved at Xue Linglong.
"Remember to bring your attire!"
Xue Linglong nodded, stood up from Du Qianjue's embrace, and walked over to her.
Zhang Lexuan was quite tall, over 1.7 meters, and with her light purple high heels, she appeared even taller. However, standing next to Xue Linglong, she seemed shorter by comparison. Despite a small difference in height, Xue Linglong's cold, proud demeanor made people look up to her.
"I'll take your fiancée now. Remember to take Linglong back with you after the matchmaking festival," Zhang Lexuan teased Du Qianjue.
"Don't worry, I will," Du Qianjue nodded.
The two women left together, and Zhang Lexuan continued to explain the rules of the festival to Xue Linglong in more detail on the way. Gazing at the beautiful and aloof Xue Linglong, Zhang Lexuan sighed inwardly.
She hoped her actions later wouldn't upset her. After all, it was just a college assignment.
Indeed, Zhang Lexuan had chosen to participate in this edition of the Sea God's Connection, planning to pick Du Qianjue, as Mu En and Yan Shaozhe had hoped. The host of the Sea God's Connection was changed to another Inner Court student, Han Ruoruo.
Although Han Ruoruo's cultivation was still at level 79 and hadn't broken through to the Soul Douluo level of 80, she was still among the top three in terms of cultivation in the Inner Court. Her martial spirit, the Gold Control Rope, was extremely powerful in control abilities.
Feeling sorry for Wang Yan for three seconds, this player, who could almost be considered ruthless for the honor of Shrek, clearly wasn't fortunate enough to have a relationship with Han Ruoruo after being expelled from Shrek.
Typically, two Inner Court students co-host the Sea God's Connection, and the other host was unexpectedly Gong Yangmo, with the Rainbow Dragon martial spirit...
Tsk...
Standing together, it was hard to say which of them was more charming.
Curious, Du Qianjue asked Zhang Lexuan about the hosts of this year's Sea God's Connection. He assumed the senior sister would definitely be one of the hosts.
To his surprise, it was Han Ruoruo and Gong Yangmo, Xiaolan Liang...
Weird, very weird.
Hearing the name Gong Yangmo, Du Qianjue almost choked on his saliva.
Not that Du Qianjue looked down on Gong Yangmo, but was his style and image really suitable for this host role?
Du Qianjue didn't comment further.
After Xue Linglong left with Zhang Lexuan, Du Qianjue also dressed in the red attire of Shrek's Inner Court disciples. The design was somewhat similar to a suit, embroidered with golden threads forming cloud patterns, with a red Shrek Inner Court badge as a standard on the chest.
He hadn't expected to end up wearing Shrek's uniform, though he hadn't joined Shrek. It felt somewhat like fate playing tricks.
But Du Qianjue didn't mind wearing the Shrek uniform; he didn't really hate Shrek Academy. After all, it was just a school.
What he disliked were some of the high-level teachers in Shrek and the people who founded Shrek. Especially that no-good in the sky.
It was all just a matter of perspective. If it weren't for his plan to hit a certain no-good behind the scenes, he wouldn't bother opposing Shrek Academy.
Without the threat of Tang San, Du Qianjue would have been happy to join Shrek Academy, mess around a bit, and then ascend to godhood.
Unfortunately, that wasn't an option. He had to oppose Shrek and stand against the continent's top academy, constantly pulling Shrek into the abyss.
Shaking off the thoughts swirling in his mind, Du Qianjue smiled faintly, got up from his dwelling, and walked toward the Sea God Lake.
Tonight, he planned to give Xue Linglong a perfect confession.