NOVEL WEB Chapter 83: chapter 83
The marriage between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was successfully arranged. From now on, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were officially an engaged couple.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had two major celebrations in quick succession. The banquet was a joyous occasion for both the hosts and guests—except, of course, for a few individuals.
For example Ghost doulou, who had hurriedly left without even touching the food, and Huyan Zhen, whose face remained ferocious throughout the entire event.
With the union of the two major clans of the three upper clans, the elephant armor Clan wondered when it would ever be able to rise to prominence.
Three days later, outside Seven Glazed City, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan stood before each other and their eyes filled with an almost sorrowful sense of parting.
"Tianheng, be careful on your journey. I'll wait for your return" Dugu Yan said softly
"Yan'er, no matter where I am, I will always think of you" Yu Tianheng responded grasping her hand tightly, unwilling to let go.
The single guys present exchanged glances. It was only Yu Tianheng heading home, yet the scene seemed to suggest he was departing for years.
Unable to hold back Osler spoke up "Didn't we agree to meet again at heaven dou Royal Academy in three days? Why are you acting as if it's forever? It's only three days. Don't forget, we still have six single guys here!"
"You, a single dog, won't understand" Yu Tianheng retorted with a grin "Besides, who said there are six of you? Don't you know that Shi Mo and Shi Mo are no longer virgins?"
This was news to Osler, who had been taken aback when Yu Tianheng revealed it. Apparently, these two brothers were indeed more than they appeared.
Osler stared in disbelief "The Shi brothers too? You guys had a pact to remain single together, but now this? And you two, who seemed the most honest, have already left the group?"
As the elder Shimo scratched his head sheepishly "Well, it's an arrangement within our family. Our Black Tortoise Martial Spirit is unique. At a certain age, we must undergo a special ceremony with the opposite sex to awaken our bloodline further."
"But we didn't abandon our lovers. We promised them that after graduation, we'd marry them. They're actually living with me at my place now!" Shimo explained, trying to clear up any misunderstandings.
Tianlin now understood. It was similar to Xu Sanshi's situation in later generations. The divine beast bloodline within their bodies had to be awakened through such a ceremony. However unlike with Xu Sanshi, their bloodlines weren't as strong and even after completing the ritual, their martial spirits only saw a slight increase in power, not transforming into actual divine beasts like the Black Tortoise.
"Even the Shi brothers have fiancées," Osler said dejected "So now, only Yufeng, Xiaotian, and Gu ran are left. That makes four of us in the same boat."
"You can talk about yourselves but don't include Brother sword in this. Brother sword has me!" Ning Rongrong suddenly appeared from somewhere, clinging to Tianlin's arm and glaring fiercely.
"Well, even though I'm still single, at least I have a goal" Gu Ran said glancing at Ye Lingling with some embarrassment.
Looking at Tianlin and Gu Ran, each with a young girl by their side Osler realized he had made a mistake. How could these good-looking and talented individuals be single?
His last hope turned to Yufeng "Yufeng..."
"Don't come near me. I have a girlfriend!" Yufeng, who typically spoke the least suddenly blurted out and his face flushed. Tianlin had already caught him on multiple occasions secretly meeting a beautiful senior outside.
In fact Yufeng had already been the first to leave the group.
It was also worth mentioning a teacher Qin Ming, who had plans to take Zhou Yan to Shrek Academy in the next three days to meet Zhao Wuji and Flanders. As an orphan, Qin Ming considered them both elders, so this visit was about meeting their parents. Soon Qin Ming might even hold a little wolf cub of his own.
"Oh, Osler please accept my condolences!" Tianlin patted Osler on the shoulder and turned to walk back to Seven Glazed City.
The others looked at Osler with pity. After all this time he was the only one left the last of the clowns in their group.
All the guests had left and leaving Osler alone, disheveled and forlorn standing in the wind.
Meanwhile, Gui mei and his group had returned to Wuhun City At this moment, the three members of the Golden Generation and Guimei were all kneeling in the hall too afraid to speak.
Bibi Dong had already heard the report of their trip. She said nothing merely tapping her fingers and her grip on the Pope's scepter was so tight it seemed the handle might snap.
Those familiar with her knew that though Bibi Dong appeared calm but she was seething with anger inside.
"Good, good. How wonderful. My Spirit Hall elder Gui Mei, and three members of the Golden Generation were actually deceived by a nine-year-old child" Bibi Dong said coldly after a long silence "Not only did our plan to sow discord fail, but we also lost a ten-thousand-year-old gemstone soul bone."
"Teacher, it's all my fault" Hu Liena quickly spoke up and lowering her head in guilt "Elder Ghost was going to reject the bet, but I insisted on using the soul bone as a wager. I thought the child was bluffing. If you wish to punish someone, punish me!"
"Do you think you can handle this alone?" Bibi Dong replied sharply "Your mistake isn't that you agreed to the challenge, but that you lost after agreeing. You three, a Titled Douluo, were defeated so thoroughly by a combination of a soul Grand Master and two soul Elders. You've embarrassed Spirit Hall!"
The three of them lowered their heads and too afraid to argue Bibi Dong's voice turned colder "Do you know why you lost? It's two words: underestimating the enemy!"
"First, Nana rashly launched a mental attack, only to discover that her opponent's mental strength was superior, leading to her defeat from the start."
"Then, Yan, brave but not wise, too arrogant to use his full abilities. Had he used his fourth soul skill from the beginning then how could he have ended up with his soul power sealed?"
"Finally there's you, Xie yue. Nana and Yan were both restrained by Tianlin which made their defeat understandable But you—you're the one with the greatest chance of defeating him and yet you were led around by the nose."
As Bibi Dong stood up the aura of a Titled Douluo pressed down on them and forcing them to keep their heads bowed.
"Teacher, we can't blame all three of them. It's just that Tianlin is too powerful and cunning. Even I was fooled by him" Guimei tried to interject
"Yes, who would have thought a nine-year-old child could be so terrifying? If anyone else had done this, they would probably end up like the Ghost" Yue Guan added and clearly sympathetic to the Ghost's plight.
Bibi Dong shot them a piercing glance and sneered "So you're all convinced by Tianlin and you don't want to seek revenge anymore, right?"
"Of course not, teacher! I swear, next time I'll defeat him!" Hu Liena raised her head resolutely and her gaze unwavering even under Bibi Dong's pressure.
Bibi Dong finally sat back on her throne satisfied "Good. This is the spirit I want to see. Nana, you're truly worthy of being my direct disciple."