Let me be your brother-in-law? The Yan Kingdom's map is too short!

Xu Jiujiu and Vina couldn't sit still.

They hadn't imagined Shrek Academy would do something like this before. In their view, even if Shrek wasn't as bright and magnificent as rumored, it should at least have some dignity.

In Xu Jiujiu and Vina's impression, Shrek did like to brainwash talented students. As long as their talent reached a certain standard, Shrek would use a series of methods to make them owe Shrek a favor, gradually making them unable to repay it, and ultimately forcing them to serve Shrek forever.

But for someone like Zhang Lexuan, whose talent was exceptionally outstanding and who came from a powerful family, the difficulty of recruiting her had increased exponentially.

That Dragon God Douluo Mu En, rumored to have already reached the Limit Douluo level, had actually secretly instructed others to destroy her family, and then used the reasonable excuse of helping Zhang Lexuan avenge them, killing all those who knew the truth, so that the truth would be buried forever.

If the previous Evil Soul Master incident had been handled by Mu En, they wouldn't have been able to find any evidence, even if they knew the truth, right?

It was a pity that Shrek's truly capable and wise talents had already suffered a major setback when Zhang Lexuan defected and Huo Yuhao didn't fall for their schemes!

Even if Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan exposed Shrek Academy's true face during the Soul Master Tournament, Shrek Academy was destined to decline after the death of Dragon God Douluo Mu En!

Even though Xu Jiujiu and Vina knew that Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan's actions would deal a devastating blow to Shrek Academy's reputation, they still very much hoped to see this situation arise.

After all, a half-dead Shrek Academy, with only high-end combat power but without its previous invincible reputation, was the best Shrek Academy!

In her boudoir, Xu Jiujiu saw that no new content had appeared in her diary. Her beautiful eyes flickered as she carefully sorted out the current situation.

"The actions to weaken the White Tiger Duke's Manor have been proceeding in an orderly manner. Although the people of the White Tiger Duke's Manor have already noticed something amiss and want to send someone to inform Dai Hao, even if Dai Hao knows it was our royal family who did it, he can only grit his teeth and endure."

"After all, he doesn't have a son who has become a god now. If Dai Hao chooses to rebel at this time, that would give us the best excuse to completely eliminate the unstable factor of the White Tiger Duke's Manor! And that way, maybe we can even gain the gratitude of Huo Yuhao, the Son of Destiny?"

Thinking of that possibility, Xu Jiujiu became even more eager to see Dai Hao lead all the forces of the White Tiger Duke's Manor in a rebellion!

"Yuhao, can you tell me, where exactly did you find the Celestial Herbs you ate back then? I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore!"

When Xiao Hongchen saw Huo Yuhao, he immediately rushed to him, grabbed his shoulder, and said these words with a moved expression.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Huo Yuhao even saw a few tears welling up in Xiao Hongchen's eyes. This made Huo Yuhao even more puzzled. What could have happened to make a tech geek like Xiao Hongchen so desperate for Celestial Herbs?

"Uh..."

Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Hongchen and tentatively asked, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly bring up Celestial Herbs?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen was like some kind of special mechanism had been triggered. His handsome face suddenly became somewhat contorted, and he sorrowfully and tearfully lamented.

"Yuhao, you really don't know how I've been these past few days! Do you know? Meng has also become a Soul King, only a few levels behind me, and she's now Extreme Ice! I'm not her match anymore!"

"Especially since her Martial Soul was upgraded to the Extreme Ice level, my grandpa, that old man, has changed completely. He no longer cares about me the way he used to. He even sighs every time he sees me, and his words are full of regret, saying that if he'd known, he should have put all his energy into Meng from the start!"

"Yuhao, bro's having a tough time!"

Huo Yuhao understood. He understood why Xiao Hongchen had become like this.

Before he came to the Sun Moon Empire, Xiao Hongchen had been known as the greatest genius in the Sun Moon Empire in a thousand years, becoming a Soul King and a Fifth Rank Soul Engineer at such a young age.

But now, he was being hit hard by the many geniuses who had appeared and was starting to doubt life.

It wasn't just because Huo Yuhao had become a Soul King in just over three months. The beautiful girls in Class One of the freshman class were all even more terrifying geniuses than Xiao Hongchen.

Most importantly, his sister, Meng Hongchen, who had always been inferior to him, was about to surpass him in terms of soul power level. Her Martial Soul had even evolved to Extreme Ice, which Xiao Hongchen could only dream of.

This sense of disparity was something that the average person couldn't handle.

The fact that Xiao Hongchen could still complain to Huo Yuhao showed just how strong his mentality was.

Huo Yuhao coughed and said, "I already looked for them back then, but I didn't find any other Celestial Herbs. However, if I have the chance to encounter them again in the future, I'll definitely find a way to get you some."

Huo Yuhao had roughly figured out the conditions people needed to meet to see his diary and receive rewards.

The first condition was that they had to be female, and then they had to be important in the original story.

Unfortunately, Xiao Hongchen could never meet the first condition, no matter what.

However, considering Xiao Hongchen's help and care, Huo Yuhao wouldn't mind at all giving him any rewards he could use in the future, or if he had the chance to get his hands on the Celestial Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After all, Huo Yuhao wouldn't do something ungrateful.

When Xiao Hongchen heard Huo Yuhao's words, he couldn't help but purse his lips, sizing Huo Yuhao up and down, and said seriously.

"Yuhao, you're really something! If it were before, I could still teach you about Soul Tool knowledge, but now you're a Level 5 Soul Engineer just like me, and you even have Old Man Kong, a Level 9 Soul Engineer who's even more powerful than my grandpa, as your teacher. How am I supposed to repay you?"

As Xiao Hongchen's voice fell, Huo Yuhao instantly became alert. Feeling Xiao Hongchen's gaze, Huo Yuhao subtly took two steps back.

This kid Xiao Hongchen, he wouldn't have some kind of special preference, would he?

Huo Yuhao's glance made Xiao Hongchen a little bewildered, but he didn't forget his sister's instructions.

Although he was very displeased with Meng Hongchen's lack of a girl's reserve and her willingness to throw herself at him, upon thinking about it, this day would come sooner or later.

Compared to those unknown youngsters, it was obviously better to have Huo Yuhao, a unique genius whose temperament and personality suited him so well, as a brother-in-law!

Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen coughed twice before speaking.

"How about this, Yuhao? Why don't you become my brother-in-law and join our family directly?"

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief. Good, good. At least this guy Xiao Hongchen didn't have any special preferences as he had just thought.

But, is your Yan Kingdom map so short? You're just going straight for the kill, asking me to be your brother-in-law? Are you sent by Meng Hongchen, Meng Taijun, to probe my reaction, right?

(End of Chapter)