Chapter 291: Douluo's Number One Sucker

Chapter 291: Douluo's Number One Sucker

"Hurry back and pack up. Three days from now, the Elemental Academies will be moving into Shrek's campus. If you're still here by then, don't blame us for driving you out by force!"

Under the smug ridicule of students from the Godwind, Tianshui, and Blazing Fire Elemental Academies, the Shrek group was forced to leave in defeat.

Flander felt somewhat melancholy. He had spent half his life fighting for a place to call home, only to see it all vanish in an instant.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Bone Douluo took Ning Rongrong and Oscar with him to bid farewell to Flander and the others, heading to the temporary headquarters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan in the city.

Flander, meanwhile, led the rest back to Shrek Academy to announce the transfer of the school grounds to all faculty and students.

Originally, Flander had wanted to rally the few hundred staff and students of Shrek to start anew, but unlike Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others, these students didn't share the same deep sense of belonging or pride for Shrek. Or rather, they hadn't been PUA-ed day and night by Flander into some kind of loyalty cult—none of them were crazy enough to start from scratch with him.

The school was gone? Just go to another. It wasn't like they were shareholders. If something succeeded, maybe they'd get a cut!

Very soon, students began to drop out, teachers resigned, and most of the staff and students from Thunderclap Academy, who had been boarding at Shrek, quietly slipped away when they saw how things were going. Only a few remained—like Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, core or collateral members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, burdened with blood-deep grudges.

"Wuji, I think we should just go back to Soto City!"

After everything that had happened, the great PUA master Flander was deeply wounded and couldn't help but consider retreat.

"We can't leave!"

Before Zhao Wuji could respond, Yu Xiaogang—his face still bruised—jumped out again. "Flander, have you forgotten the humiliation Shrek suffered today at the hands of that brat Xiao Yu? Are you really just going to slink away like this? Have you forgotten the original intention behind founding Shrek Academy?"

Flander let out a long sigh. A dignified Soul Douluo being scolded by a rank-29 Grandmaster without even daring to talk back—instead showing shame under his rebuke—was truly a rare sight on the Douluo Continent.

Case closed: Yu Xiaogang's bad habit of constantly jumping in front of powerhouses and running his mouth came from being spoiled by Flander and Liu Erlong.

"Boss Flander, the Golden Iron Triangle has been apart for twenty years, and we've only just reunited. Are you really willing to leave me and Xiaogang behind?"

Liu Erlong tried hard to persuade Flander purely out of emotional attachment to their trio. Yu Xiaogang, however, was driven entirely by selfish motives.

Flander was the only one among them who had broken through level 80. With his current strength, he could now perform the Spirit Fusion Technique with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang to rival low-ranked Title Douluo.

Moreover, Flander was the core of the Shrek team. If he left, Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, Shao Xin, Lu Qibin, Qin Ming, and Ma Hongjun would likely leave too. Given that the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been annihilated, and Yu Xiaogang was now weak and isolated, how could he possibly let them all walk away?

"Boss, I'm not willing either!"

Zhao Wuji said in his deep, gruff voice. He'd always been a fearless troublemaker, and Shrek was something he had poured most of his energy into. After being humiliated by Xiao Yu earlier, how could he accept retreating to Soto City?

With his old friends and the woman he loved all pleading with him to stay, and his most capable deputy unwilling to give up, Flander abandoned the idea of returning to Soto. He turned to Yu Xiaogang and asked, "Xiaogang, we can't stay here at Shrek anymore. What do you suggest we do next?"

Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment and said, "At this point, we can only go and ask Sect Master Ning again. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan may have been heavily damaged by Spirit Hall, but they still have their wealth and hold high status in the Heaven Dou Empire. We don't have many people right now, so it should be easy to arrange accommodations."

Ning Fengzhi, congratulations—you've earned yet another sucker badge!

"Alright!"

Flander's eyes spun—his merchant instincts kicking in once more: "Since that's the case, I think we'd better go find Little Ao and Rongrong first. It's more appropriate to have them speak on our behalf!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Then let's hurry back and pack. That bastard Xiao Yu is ruthless—if we're late, who knows what kind of dirty tricks he'll come up with to disgust us again!"

…

After the Shrek group moved out, the newly merged Elemental Academy—formed by Godwind, Tianshui, and Blazing Fire—smoothly moved into the campus and began regular admissions and classes.

During the transition, Huoyang—who now saw himself as an honorary relative of the Nine Star Palace—had quietly asked his daughter and son-in-law whether he should help persuade the other two deans to add the prefix "Nine Star Academy" to Elemental Academy's name.

Xiao Yu flatly rejected Huoyang's kind offer. In Xiao Yu's view, allowing one academic institution to dominate would only lead to a rigid education system that stagnates over time. Only a hundred schools of thought flourishing together would allow true prosperity.

Xiao Yu's broad-mindedness greatly impressed Huo Wu. Her eyes sparkled brightly—until Xiao Yu told her that thing after Huoyang left.

"You're saying… you're going to disguise yourself as Xue Qinghe and publicly hold a grand wedding with that woman?"

Huo Wu, who had just been smiling sweetly, immediately froze. Her face darkened, and a killing intent silently filled the air around her. The temperature in the room dropped several degrees in an instant.

"You're not planning to abandon my father, the Dean of the Water Element Academy, and the Dean of the Wind Academy if I don't agree to this, are you?"

Huo Wu stared at Xiao Yu suspiciously, her tone cold.

"Of course not!"

Xiao Yu quickly reassured her. "Helping your father and the others is one matter. The wedding with Xue'er is another. These two things will never be mixed together!"

That said… helping her father and the others protect their ancestral foundation—surely she could at least keep that favor in mind.

But Xiao Yu left that part unsaid.

Huo Wu's expression finally eased a little, though she still looked displeased. "Why does that woman have to make you pretend to be her fiancé anyway? Couldn't they just find a random double? It's all just a show for the Heaven Dou royal family!"

"There's really no other choice."

Xiao Yu sighed. "You've seen how things are—our relationship with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is getting worse by the day. There's no way Ning Fengzhi would sit by and let us form a marital alliance with the Heaven Dou royal family. He'll definitely stir up trouble on the day of the wedding. If we use a random double, we'll get exposed easily. Among us, only Xue'er, who has been impersonating the crown prince for years, is capable of dealing with Ning Fengzhi."

Huo Wu lowered her head, lost in thought. After a long silence, she finally looked up and said, "Fine. For the sake of what you just did for my whole family, I'll tolerate it this once. But remember this—when I marry you, the wedding with me and Lingling must be just as grand as the one with that woman!"

(End of Chapter)

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