"The most suitable?" Zhang Lexuan murmured softly.

Not right, nor wrong.

"Yes, that's the best. Of course, if what I, the old man, have speculated about doesn't happen, then that would be the best."

Moon chuckled, unwilling to explain too much on the matter, and continued, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'd like to ask, Le Xuan, what do you think of Yu Hao?"

Zhang Lexuan was silent for a moment.

He subconsciously avoided Mu Lao's gaze, but the figure of the young man involuntarily emerged in his mind.

"Mr. Mu, you shouldn't ask me this question. Xiao Tao or Luo Chen should be more suitable to answer it than me."

Hearing Zhang Lexuan's obviously evasive answer, Moon did not get angry, but nodded in agreement.

"Yes, they have a deeper connection with Yuhao, and they can indeed better understand the child's thoughts. But at the same time, their answers will become distorted due to their close relationship, making it difficult to see through to the essence of the matter."

Zhang Lexuan remained silent for even longer.

My mind began to uncontrollably recall what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest.

When I knew he was safe, the uncontrollable excitement drove me to hug him tightly.

Later on, I consciously avoided the other person.

Doesn’t she know that Han Ruoruo and the others often go to Huo Yuhao’s attic to stay for a night every few days?

After a long time, Zhang Lexuan seemed to have made up her mind and spoke slowly, with a bit of complexity in her voice.

"He...maybe he's a very protective person."

"Protective?" Moon smiled. "Yes, you and that kid have a lot in common, but he might be luckier than you. After all, he doesn't have the idea of ​​being the sun."

Moon raised his hand and interrupted what Zhang Lexuan was about to say, and continued:

"Le Xuan, when I heard what you said in the Xingdou Great Forest, I was actually very pleased.

It means you're finally no longer living just for the academy, no longer living for the promise an old man like me made on impulse."

"Being the sun is a very lonely thing. You burn yourself day after day, and in the end, only ashes are left." When he said this, Moon's tone became increasingly dull, as if he was lost in distant memories.

"Old man, I just hope you won't be like me. I didn't wait until I was this old to realize what I missed and what I regretted when I was young."

Zhang Lexuan's cheeks turned slightly red when she heard Moon's words.

Was my previous performance that obvious?

But I am not like Ruoruo, who would just give herself to the right guy for free when she meets him.

"Mr. Mu, I..."

"Alright," Moon waved his hand, "Just treat what I said just now as just my personal opinion as an old man, and don't take it too seriously.

After all, the one who truly has to make the decision is still you. As long as you can have a clear conscience when the time comes, that's all that matters."

……

The next morning.

The sky was just beginning to turn pale, and the morning mist had not yet dissipated, bringing with it a hint of coolness.

At the main entrance of Shrek Academy, quite a few people were already standing in the open space.

When Huo Yuhao arrived late carrying the half-asleep Gu Yuena, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Ma Xiaotao, who had arrived a long time ago, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when she saw Gu Yuena, who was leaning half of her body on Huo Yuhao and looked sleepy.

"Teacher Gu Yuena, good morning. You look so listless. Didn't you get any sleep last night?"

Like in the past, those in the inner courtyard had the opportunity to enjoy Huo Yuhao’s time alone at night.

But since the holidays, everything has changed.

It was her and Ling Luochen. Except for the time of cultivation, the rest of Huo Yuhao's time was basically occupied by Gu Yuena.

The only thing worth celebrating is that there is an extra room in Huo Yuhao's attic, allowing them to have one more person stay overnight at night. It is really a cause for celebration, not a cause for celebration.

That was because Gu Yuena moved directly into Huo Yuhao's room.

Although there were no strange noises at night, everyone was an adult.

Who would really believe that a single man and a single woman in the same room can have a pure and innocent friendship?

Gu Yuena ignored Ma Xiaotao and simply leaned her head on Huo Yuhao's shoulder. She complained in a lazy, nasal voice, "Yuhao, as the team leader, why can't I set the departure time in the afternoon?"

Huo Yuhao’s eyelids twitched. Having been with Gu Yuena for a long time, he naturally understood the meaning of her words.

You dare to rely on your status as a teacher and decide to set off in the afternoon. So when the competition comes, don’t you also need to show your rights as the team leader?

Huo Yuhao raised his hand unhappily and patted Gu Yuena's little head gently to stop the dangerous thoughts in her mind.

"If you really wanted to leave this afternoon, you should have come with me to the Fighting Spirit Area yesterday and discussed it with Senior Sister."

When Zhang Lexuan, who was standing in front of the team, heard Huo Yuhao mention her, her eyes flickered slightly. She seemed to recall what Moon said to her yesterday, and a blush appeared on her fair face.

Dai Yuheng, who was standing with Chen Zifeng and was isolated from the team, naturally noticed this scene and clenched his fists subconsciously.

Zhang Lexuan has always been the goddess in the eyes of all the students in the inner courtyard. Not only is she powerful, but she also has a gentle personality and is never reluctant to help other inner courtyard students.

All the male students in the inner courtyard had more or less thoughts about her, and he was certainly no exception. This was even one of the motivations for his hard training.

But now, when he saw his dream lover looking at others differently, he thought of how miserable he looked when he was knocked to the ground by a punch yesterday.

Dai Yueheng's heart should have been burning with rage, but when he actually faced Huo Yuhao, his body began to tremble uncontrollably. The fear that came from his soul made it difficult for him to even muster the courage.

"Looks like everyone's here?"

A gentle voice sounded, and Yan Shaozhe's figure appeared in the open space.

"Teacher, why are you here again?" Ma Xiaotao asked in surprise when she saw Yan Shaozhe appear. "I remember you always said you were busy, didn't you?"

Although the teachers who remain in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy are theoretically all members of the supervisory team, Yan Shaozhe is currently the dean of the Martial Soul Department and it has probably been many years since he personally led a team to perform supervisory tasks.

When Yan Shaozhe heard his disciple say this, the smile on his face almost fell off his face.

"Teacher, of course I'm very busy, but the academy's supervisory team has always been short-staffed. Not to mention that there have been reports of evil spirit masters appearing all over the continent recently, and most of the teachers left in the academy have been sent out, so I came here to fill in."

He cleared his throat and continued, "Besides, the place where you are going to carry out your mission this time is more than three thousand miles away from Shrek Academy. If I don't come to take you there, how will you catch up with the competition later?"

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Ma Xiaotao looked at him suspiciously for a few times, but finally restrained herself from continuing to expose her teacher.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao quiet down, Yan Shaozhe glanced around and his eyes fell on Zhang Lexuan. He said, "Lexuan, since I'm the one leading the team, let's let the reserve players participate this time."

Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan frowned and wanted to speak out in rebuttal.

Monitoring missions like this are inherently dangerous, and she was a little worried about Huo Yuhao's participation despite his strength, let alone the fact that he brought seven female students from other schools with him.

Yan Shaozhe seemed to see the worry in Zhang Lexuan's heart and continued, "Lexuan, don't worry, they will all stay by my side and won't actually participate in the battle. This can be considered as a way to experience the atmosphere of the inner courtyard monitoring mission in advance."

After speaking, he paused again, then Yan Shaozhe looked at the people in the outer courtyard and smiled slightly.

"I know you students from the outer courtyard might be curious about what mission your seniors will be carrying out next, and what the Supervisory Group means."

"Because you are all preparing to become the next Shrek Seven Devils, I will briefly explain this to you..."

As Yan Shaozhe began to narrate the origin and great glorious history of the Shrek Supervisory Group, the inner court students present all showed solemn and proud expressions.

"...But after all, you are not official students of the inner courtyard yet, so when the time comes, you just need to stand by my side and watch the seniors carry out their tasks.

But you must remember that when you really choose to join the inner court and accept this responsibility in the future, everyone will need to complete thirty monitoring tasks before you can graduate from the inner court.

Just like your senior Chen, although he missed the Soul Master Competition, he still chose to participate in this monitoring mission."

Although he knew that Yan Shaozhe had pointed him out unconsciously, Chen Zifeng's expression still became extremely ugly.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Yan Shaozhe clapped his hands and said:

"That's enough of the small talk. The location of this mission is quite far away. It's located on the western border of the Star Luo Empire, which is quite far from Star Luo City, which is located south of Shrek City. Plus, the Soul Master Competition is less than ten days away, so I will take you there directly."

As he spoke, he took out a dozen flying soul guides from his storage soul guides.

"If any of you don't know how to use a flying soul guide, you can ask the senior sisters in the inner courtyard for advice. We will set off in half an hour."

……

The western border of the Xingluo Empire.

As the sun sets, the entire sky becomes a rich orange-red.

The platinum-colored light streaked across the sky, accompanied by bursts of breaking air sounds, leaving an extremely gorgeous tail flame in the sky, and finally landed on a relatively flat open space.

The light dissipated, revealing the figures of Yan Shaozhe and the inner courtyard students.

Although they hadn't vomited yet, the faces of several inner court students were extremely ugly, and it was obvious that they had not fully recovered yet.

The flight was nearly seven or eight hundred miles in an hour. Even though they had a break in the middle and were protected by the shield held up by Yan Shaozhe's soul power, it was still a bit too stimulating for them.

"What do you think, Xiaotao? I told you that your teacher's strength is still a little stronger than Teacher Gu Yuena's."

Yan Shaozhe put his hands behind his back with a smug smile on his face.

Ma Xiaotao looked up at the scene not far away and said helplessly, "Teacher, it would be better for you to take a look over there first."

Yan Shaozhe's expression froze instantly.

Not far away, several tents had been set up, and Zhang Lexuan was calling the inner courtyard students over.

Yan Shaozhe coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment, and called Dai Yuheng:

"Yuheng, the Western Army Group should be here soon. Go over and take care of it. And bring us the latest intelligence on the Death Hand Bandits. We won't bother the group's base anymore."

The relationship between the academy and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion is a bit stalemate now. As the dean of the academy's martial spirit department, he naturally has to take the initiative to avoid some risks that come between him and others.

Dai Yuheng's eyes flickered slightly. He was originally worried about Huo Yuhao's meeting with his father, but now it seems that this arrangement leaves him with plenty of room for maneuver.

He lowered his head slightly and responded, "Okay, Dean Yan." At the same time, he gave Chen Zifeng beside him a look.

Chen Zifeng understood and said, "Dean Yan, can I go with Yaoheng to the Western Army Group to experience it?"

Yan Shaozhe's eyes swept over his face, and after a brief pause, he nodded slightly, "As long as the people in the group army agree, then I will naturally not object."

Not long after, a team of figures wearing black tight leather armor came flying from the distant sky. Their movements were in unison, and they were obviously well-trained elite troops.

Seeing this, Dai Yueheng raised his hand and punched into the air. A white light exploded in mid-air and turned into a huge white tiger phantom.

After getting the exact location, the team of black-armored soldiers quickly descended from the sky and landed steadily not far in front of Dai Yuheng.

The old man in the lead had seven spirit rings floating behind him. Although it was not the best configuration of spirit rings, it was still quite good.

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