DD2—Chapter 38: Xiao Xiao: Does Wang Dong Like Me?
"What Confucius said makes sense!" Jing Hongchen immediately flattered him.
Kong Deming said in a deep voice, "Remember, you must not force things to happen. Those elixirs that consume potential must not be given to Huo Yuhao; otherwise, I will hold you accountable! My disciple Xuan Ziwen is still a Soul Douluo because he used too many elixirs.
If Ziwen had been a Titled Douluo, with his talent in the field of soul engineering, he would have been a ninth-level soul engineer by now."
"Mr. Kong, don't worry. I will keep a close eye on Yuhao in this regard!" Jing Hongchen immediately promised Kong Deming.
"Yes." Kong Deming's expression eased a little, and then he said, "Remember, if Yuhao needs any resources in the future, do your best to satisfy him. As for his usual expenses, let Illustrious Virtue Hall reimburse him. If he needs to hunt soul beasts, you will help him hunt! From today on, he is the most important student at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy!"
Although the Sun-Moon Empire lacks powerful soul masters and is not as adept in terms of soul-beast resources compared to the Douluo Three Kingdoms, it can sell powerful soul guidance devices, enabling it to far exceed the Douluo Three Kingdoms in financial resources.
"Mr. Kong, there is one more thing. Under my arrangement, Yuhao has become a reserve member of our academy to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition. Since he already has the Ultimate Ice, can he withdraw from this competition? It seems to me that he should focus on training," Jing Hongchen asked.
The venue for this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is Star Luo City, not Mingdu. Therefore, if Huo Yuhao reveals his talent, it is very likely that the Star Luo Empire will ambush him.
Kong Deming pondered for a while and said, "Let him participate. Participating in the Soul Fighting Competition is also a rare experience, which is conducive to cultivating team awareness. His first soul skill, spiritual detection and sharing, is very suitable for cooperation with soul engineers and soul engineer teams. Therefore, Yuhao is a natural team leader!"
"However, to avoid being spied on by outsiders, Huo Yuhao does not need to reveal his Ultimate Ice Martial Soul. Of course, since we know too little about Ultimate Martial Souls, we don't know whether Shrek Academy has the means to detect it.
Therefore, you and Ye Yulin must accompany him at that time. If necessary, you can also contact a few more ninth-level soul engineers to prevent Shrek Academy from snatching him away! Huo Yuhao is very likely to become the first Ultimate Douluo trained in the empire. He is too important to the empire."
"Master Kong, that's the soul master's holy land, Shrek Academy. They shouldn't do something like kidnapping," Jing Hongchen said hesitantly. Like Xu Tianran, he grew up listening to legendary stories of Shrek Academy, so he had an idol filter for it.
Kong Deming's face darkened when he heard this. He had lived for so long that he had naturally come into contact with some people from Shrek Academy. However, some of them did not leave a good impression on him.
He immediately scolded, "What do you know! Just do it! How can you, the head of Illustrious Virtue Hall, speak for outsiders? Are you from the Sun-Moon Empire or Shrek? If you like Shrek so much, then stop being the head of Illustrious Virtue Hall and go be the dean of the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy!"
"Mr. Kong, I was wrong; don't be angry! I will do as you say!" Jing Hongchen instantly apologized, not daring to refute.
Old Master Kong is the leader of all the ninth-level soul engineers in the Sun-Moon Empire. Even he, when he was not yet a ninth-level soul engineer, had received guidance from Old Master Kong due to his good talent. Therefore, he naturally respected the old man in front of him very much.
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Shrek Academy.
Since the new semester has begun, the students have returned to the college and started classes.
It was during the break, and many students took advantage of the time to go to the restroom. Wang Dong was one of them. Because she didn't find what her consciousness desired, she returned to Shrek Academy with the help of her "big Uncle."
At this moment, she was standing outside the restroom, looking embarrassed.
As we all know, people in the Douluo Continent still have bodily functions; they need to go to the toilet.
Even the wheelchair-bound Huo Yuhao, who has certain strength in the original work, needs the help of others to go to the toilet. Wang Dong is just a Grand Soul Master now, and she still needs to eat, drink, and use the restroom.
Wang Dong recently faced a very embarrassing problem. She desperately needed to go to the toilet, but the issue was that she was dressed as a boy!
Although Shrek Academy is affluent, the academy can't customize a separate toilet for each student.
This means that Wang Dong must choose between the men's toilet and the women's toilet in the teaching building. For Wang Dong, deciding which toilet to use is a huge dilemma.
If she chose the girls' restroom, it would suit her gender but not her current identity. As soon as she stepped into the restroom, she might be beaten up as a trespasser by the girls and then sent to Du Weilun.
Her reputation would be ruined. In Wang Dong's opinion, her ability to disguise herself as a boy is very strong, and other people shouldn't be able to tell. This means that unless she removes her men's clothes, she will be severely punished by the academy. Additionally, according to her "eldest" and "second" Uncles, now is not a good time to remove her men's clothes.
If she chose the men's restroom, that would be a huge problem. She is still a virgin, and she can't afford to see inappropriate things!
"Why did my eldest and second uncles make me dress up as a man? It's so troublesome. It would have been great if I had just worn girls' clothes from the beginning! I am a girl, yet I have to pretend to be a boy!" Wang Dong thought helplessly, struggling to understand the motives of her eldest and second uncles.
She planned to wait until everyone in the restroom had left before going in. She always did this, and no one had ever caught her in the restroom. As for flying back to the dormitory to use the toilet, she didn't think it was a good idea because she might not be able to hold it on the way.
To be honest, if one looks into it, this is indeed a huge bug.
In the original novel, Huo Yuhao became good friends with Wang Dong at the beginning of Douluo Dalu II. Given that they were good friends, they should have shared experiences in the restroom during breaks.
To avoid exposing her identity as a girl, Wang Dong couldn't just use her martial soul to secretly fly back to the dormitory to use the toilet and then fly back to the teaching building for class!
At that moment, the petite Xiao Xiao emerged from the girls' restroom. She was about to return to the classroom, but her movements suddenly stopped when she saw the handsome Wang Dong.
"Wang Dong, why are you here? What a coincidence!" Xiao Xiao said with some surprise.
Because much of the knowledge necessary for soul masters can only be taught in the classroom, Zhou Yi does not just let students run off as soon as class starts.
"What a coincidence indeed." Wang Dong's heart skipped a beat, wondering how she could meet Xiao Xiao again.
In such situations, what she feared most was encountering acquaintances. After all, if acquaintances saw her behave strangely, they would approach her and inquire about it.
But she couldn't tell them the truth, which would lead to a series of complications.
"You have been standing outside the restroom. Are you waiting for someone?"
Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong with some confusion. She had a good relationship with Wang Dong; some time ago, they, along with another person, formed a team and participated in the freshman assessment together.
However, Wang Dong's team was finally defeated by Dai Huabin's team. This incident made Zhou Yi furious; the reason was simple: Dai Huabin and his team were Mu Jin's students, and Mu Jin and Zhou Yi had a very poor relationship.
Wang Dong and her friends were Zhou Yi's students, but losing to Mu Jin's students undoubtedly made Zhou Yi lose face.
"That's right, I'm waiting for someone," Wang Dong had no choice but to lie; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to give a reasonable explanation for her behavior.
"Who are you waiting for?" Xiao Xiao asked, a little curious.
"I'm waiting for that..." Wang Dong began to brainstorm. She hesitated; she couldn't just say a random name. If Xiao Xiao confirmed it, wouldn't it make explaining even more difficult?
Moreover, Wang Dong felt increasingly uncomfortable since she had not been able to go to the restroom for a long time, and her face became increasingly flushed.
In Xiao Xiao's impression, Wang Dong was a proud person with a strong sense of justice. Even when facing the towering and powerful Dai Huabin, Wang Dong would not back down.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, with Wang Dong's character, he couldn't show such a flushed and somewhat shy demeanor.
"Wait a minute… Does Wang Dong like me? So did he wait for me outside? Is he embarrassed to admit it because I discovered him?"
Thinking about this, Xiao Xiao felt her breath quicken, and her face suddenly turned red.
There is no doubt that she likes Wang Dong. On the one hand, he is extremely handsome. On the other hand, although Wang Dong has some minor flaws in his personality, he is generally a good person.
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