Douluo Continent: Shrek Prince, Getting to the Root of the Matter

"Completed!"

Mu Yuyan put away her tools and picked up the finished garment to examine it carefully.

It was a cream-colored scarf, woven with thick yarn, and felt substantial and soft to the touch. Thanks to Mu Yuyan's superb skills, the scarf's stitches were tight and even, with almost no visible trace of hand-knitting. The scarf was long, without tassels at the ends, giving it a simple yet sophisticated look.

"Perfect!"

After inspecting everything, Mu Yuyan nodded in satisfaction.

Just then, a man and a woman appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

"mom!"

A male voice rang out, and Mu Yuyan turned her head in surprise.

"Wu Dao! You're back!"

Yu Wudao led Zhang Lexuan across the gate to Mu Yuyan's side.

However, Mu Yuyan, who was initially looking at Yu Wudao with a face full of surprise, immediately shifted her attention after spotting Zhang Lexuan.

She simply shoved aside Yu Wudao, who was reaching out to give her a hug, and instead warmly took Zhang Lexuan's hands and greeted her.

"Oh my! Lexuan, you're here too! You've grown so much! Let Auntie take a good look at you! Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

Yu Wudao withdrew his hands and shrugged helplessly.

Mu Yuyan and Zhang Lexuan knew each other, but their previous interactions were limited to just being acquaintances.

But Yu Wudao's appearance changed everything. Now Mu Yuyan treats him like a daughter-in-law, her enthusiasm practically overflowing.

Zhang Lexuan blushed slightly with embarrassment, but still spoke up to defend Yu Wudao.

"Auntie, it's not Wudao's fault. It was just a sudden idea of ​​mine to go home with him."

"Oh, you're such a wonderful child! You always think of Wudao's best interests. Wudao is so lucky to have a fiancée like you!"

Upon hearing the words "fiancée," Zhang Lexuan's smooth, fair face flushed even more.

She didn't refute it, but calmly agreed, saying:

"The lucky ones should be..."

"Wife! I'm back! All the ingredients are from the Soul Hunter team, absolutely fresh! You'd better hide my bird well..."

A loud shout rang out from outside, interrupting Zhang Lexuan's words.

As the words fell, a handsome man stepped through the gate and into the courtyard.

However, he froze at just one glance.

"Xiao Deng? You're back..."

Yu Wudao actually considered himself past the age of "petty theft," but seeing Yu Yuanheng's nervous appearance, he couldn't help but feel a mischievous urge and replied:

"Yeah, Zhongdeng! I heard you're raising chickens at home now?"

Yu Yuanheng's face fell; he knew he had been exposed.

He hesitated for a long time, unsure how to save his manhood. Finally, he hardened his heart and said:

"Little Deng, the birds I raise are just ordinary ornamental birds, they don't taste good at all! The Grand Elder recently brought back a batch of high-end birds from the Sun Moon Continent, those are truly exceptional!"

With the idea of ​​"better to die than to die myself," Yu Yuanheng directly destroyed Tianlong Douluo!

Yu Wudao chuckled and replied:

"It doesn't matter. I had dinner at home today, so I can go see Tianlong Laodeng again tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanheng's face stiffened.

Selling Tianlong Douluo was bad enough, but in the end, he couldn't even keep what he had. Yu Yuanheng felt that his future was bleak.

However, to his surprise, Yu Wudao ultimately did not kill him.

Yu Yuanheng's surprised and doubtful gaze deeply pierced Yu Wudao's heart.

Yu Wudao stated, "Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain..."

By this time, he had completely awakened his martial spirit and was no longer as gluttonous as before, but once a fixed impression is formed, it is difficult to change.

Yu Wudao and Zhang Lexuan stayed at home with their parents for a week before they remembered that they still had important things to do.

So Yu Wudao approached Tianlong Douluo during the second week of his vacation.

"You don't come here without a reason. So, what do you want, kid?"

Tianlong Douluo sat in the main seat of the sect's main hall, took a sip of tea, and looked at Yu Wudao below with a rather uncomfortable expression.

"Hehe, I'd like to borrow your great-grandson for a bit!"

"puff--"

Tianlong Douluo spat out a mouthful of tea and asked loudly:

"What did you say?!"

Yu Wudao quickly explained:

"Old Deng, don't overthink it. The academy wants me to form a second team to aim for a top-two finish in this year's Continental Advanced Academy Soul Master Competition. Those mediocre students from the outer academies are no match for the geniuses of our Heavenly Dragon Sect, right? That's why I'm going home to find some outside help!"

Yu Wudao looked on with admiration, as if to say, "Our Tianlong Sect is the best in the world."

The Heavenly Dragon Douluo coughed twice, wiped his mouth, straightened his posture, and stroked his beard with an arrogant expression, saying:

"Of course! My great-grandson may not be quite as good as you, but he's still far superior to those mediocre talents from Shrek Academy's outer courtyard!"

"So, what do you think about this matter...?"

Yu Wudao stepped forward, his expression obsequious.

"I agree! It will also benefit Tianlong himself to go out and meet other outstanding people, but you still need to persuade him yourself!"

"You haven't spent much time inside the sect these past few years, and he hasn't had any rivals there, so he's become incredibly arrogant!"

Yu Wudao felt no pressure and readily agreed.

In his view, as long as Tianlong Douluo agrees, that's enough.

Once the matter was settled, Tianlong Douluo sent someone to summon Yu Tianlong.

Before long, a tall man strode from the entrance of the main hall to the center in just a few steps.

He knelt on one knee before the Heavenly Dragon Douluo in the main seat and bowed, saying:

"What does the Grand Elder want with me?"

His voice was powerful and resonant, like thunder.

Ignoring Yu Tianlong's bow, Tianlong Douluo introduced Zhang Lexuan, who was sitting below, to her:

"Le Xuan, this is my great-grandson—Yu Tianlong. He's fifteen years old today, possesses a pure Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, and is a level 51 Soul King. How does he compare to the geniuses of your inner court?"

At fifteen years old, a Soul King of level fifty-one! Even in the inner academy, this achievement would place him among the top performers!

"As expected of His Majesty the Heavenly Dragon's bloodline, truly extraordinary. Even within the inner academy, geniuses who can reach level fifty-one at the age of fifteen are extremely rare."

Tianlong Douluo received a satisfactory answer and burst into loud laughter.

Yu Tianlong looked in the direction of the sound and immediately spotted Yu Wudao next to Zhang Lexuan.

He stood up, his face beaming with surprise and even a hint of fervor, and said:

"Yu Wudao! You're back!"

Yu Wudao nodded with some surprise and asked:

"You recognize me?"

In Yu Wudao's memory, he seemed to have never had a direct interaction with Yu Tianlong.

Before he settled in Shrek Academy, Tianlong Douluo did his best to prevent his only grandson from being corrupted by Yu Wudao.

After Yu Wudao moved to Shrek Academy with Mu En, he never had any memory of Yu Tianlong during his visits back to Tianlongmen.

How did Yu Tianlong recognize himself?