I Have Today Because of My Own Efforts

"You also have a copy of Huo Yuhao's diary, right?"

"You're actually a girl, aren't you?"

After finding a sufficiently secluded place without outsiders, Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao asked their questions at the same time, and then both replied simultaneously.

"Yes."

Both Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao were a bit speechless. This was their first time meeting—why did they have such perfect tacit understanding?!

To stop the strange atmosphere from continuing, Xiao Xiao waved her hand and said,

"You must have gone to look for that Inner Academy senior sister Zhang Lexuan mentioned in Huo Yuhao's diary, and know that she has already left Shrek Academy, right?"

Seeing Wang Dong'er nod, Xiao Xiao asked again,

"What about you? What do you plan to do? I don't think you'll stay at Shrek forever, right?"

As soon as those words fell, Wang Dong'er's face immediately became guarded and wary, fully on high alert.

She was already scared by the backup plan Tang San left in her soul. Even though she now knew Xiao Xiao, like herself, had a copy of Huo Yuhao's diary, she still didn't fully trust her. Of course, she wouldn't share her plans.

Xiao Xiao was a little surprised by Wang Dong'er's reaction but quickly understood why.

Anyone who learned their fate was wrapped in conspiracy, even used as a tool by their biological father to scheme, destined to disappear once the goal was met—would probably become as distrustful as Wang Dong'er.

Looking at the heroic "youth" in front of her, Xiao Xiao's eyes flashed with pity. She sighed softly.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm to you."

"I just want to say, if you're planning to leave Shrek Academy and go to the Sun Moon Empire, you can bring me along."

Wang Dong'er was startled by this, her big pink-blue eyes full of confusion.

"You want to go to the Sun Moon Empire? Why?"

The petite Xiao Xiao shrugged, sighed deeply, and began to talk about her family's struggles over the years.

"My family is on the border of the Douling Empire, right next to the Sun Moon Empire. Because our family's inherited Martial Soul is special, the Sun Moon Empire has been trying to recruit my family all these years."

"At first, the high-ups in my family were very determined and never thought about siding with the Sun Moon Empire. But once the Douling Emperor heard about the Sun Moon Empire's attempts, our family's situation became more difficult and targeted."

"Originally, my family sent me to Shrek Academy to prove we had no ties with the Sun Moon Empire and to see if Shrek Academy could offer protection so the nobles of the Douling Empire would stop bothering us."

"But according to what Huo Yuhao wrote in the diary, that Inner Academy senior sister Zhang Lexuan's family was very likely wiped out secretly by Shrek's higher-ups instructing others. So I don't think entrusting our family's fate to Shrek Academy is reliable!"

"Instead of staying in the Douling Empire and continuing to be targeted by those nobles, it's better to truly join the Sun Moon Empire!"

Wang Dong'er found it hard to believe Xiao Xiao's words. She thought the Douling Emperor and nobles wouldn't be that foolish and shortsighted.

Even for a family that the Sun Moon Empire was eager to recruit, would the Douling Emperor start targeting them nonstop without investigation?

Xiao Xiao saw the distrust in Wang Dong'er's eyes and shook her head.

"I know this is hard to believe at first, but to the high-ups in the Douling Empire, whether my family accepted the Sun Moon Empire's recruitment isn't important. What matters is they use this as a warning to other families—to show the cost of having ties with the Sun Moon Empire."

"Besides, if you're going to the Sun Moon Empire, you're probably planning to join the Sun Moon Royal Soul Device Academy like Huo Yuhao, right?"

"Leave this to me. With my family's connections negotiating with the Sun Moon Empire, we can definitely continue being classmates at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Device Academy."

Click!Xiao Xiao perfectly demonstrated what it meant to win Wang Dong'er over with just one sentence. Hearing she had a way to get into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Device Academy without effort, Wang Dong'er immediately nodded.

"Okay! Then let's leave Shrek together and go to the Sun Moon Empire!"

The two girls exchanged a glance and both showed bright smiles.

After reaching consensus, Wang Dong'er also told Xiao Xiao she planned to first experience Shrek Academy's education method tomorrow when school officially started, then drop out.

No matter what, Shrek Academy was the continent's top academy. Since she was already here, she wanted to see the level of the teachers.

Xiao Xiao had no objections. Besides sharing similar thoughts with Wang Dong'er, her family also needed preparation time.

Even though the Xiao family wasn't a great family, moving entirely to the Sun Moon Empire was definitely not something to take lightly.

Once decided, Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao returned to Shrek Academy, waiting to experience the teaching of the academy's instructors tomorrow.

Although Wang Dong'er heard from Moon on the dormitory lounge chair that besides Xiao Xiao, two other outstanding girls had come looking for her, she didn't pay much attention. She had already decided to leave with Xiao Xiao tomorrow and wouldn't bother with others!

Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who planned this, thought they had plenty of time and could talk to Wang Dong'er in depth later, so they didn't rush to meet her.

Thus, without disturbance, the night passed quietly.

The next day, as Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao sat in Classroom One for freshmen, waiting for their teacher to arrive, their diaries suddenly started to vibrate.

This caused the two girls to simultaneously check the newly updated diary content.

[Another new day. The journey yesterday exceeded expectations. I've crossed the border and arrived in the Sun Moon Empire territory. To celebrate, I'll roast a few fish to reward myself for the hard work! Picture picture picture.]

Seeing this, Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao exchanged looks, both clearly seeing surprise in the other's eyes.

Huo Yuhao arrived at the Sun Moon Empire so fast? Didn't he say it would take two days?

Before they could figure out what was going on, the diary added a few more lines.

[By the way, the diary reward for yesterday's entry was already claimed. Besides the soul power increasing again to level twelve, the diary actually gave me an entry gift pack for soul device crafting, letting this country bumpkin who never touched soul device crafting before learn a lot of basics and become a level one soul device craftsman.]

[Sigh, diary, diary, I originally wanted to experience the joy of self-sufficiency, but why do you have to corrupt me with these rewards?]

[I tell you, even so, I must say: I, Huo Yuhao, have what I have today entirely because of my own effort! o(>ω<)o]

(End of Chapter)