Meeting Request

An Ping smiled at Xu Xiaoyan and said: "It's not just a tribute. Only those who have the potential to become Shrek's Seven Monsters will be assigned as work-study students. In other words, if you hadn't left Shrek Academy, you would have had a high chance of becoming the new Shrek Seven Monsters. Do you regret it?"

Xu Xiaoyan didn't answer directly, but said: "You've never been to Shrek Academy. How do you know so much about it?"

She felt a twinge of regret when An Ping said that, but then she remembered how Tang Wulin and the others treated her. She dismissed the thought.

She was more curious about how An Ping seemed to know a lot about history, whether it was Shrek Academy or Le Zhengyu's past.

An Ping saw Xu Xiaoyan's curious look and shook his head slightly. He didn't say anything. Xu Xiaoyan didn't press him. She thought for a moment and said: "I might have regretted it before, but not now. Seeing their attitudes, I don't care anymore. If I became one of the Shrek Seven Monsters, I wouldn't want to be teammates with them. Forget it."

An Ping nodded and said: "That's good. If you really regretted it..."

"Can you let me go back and become one of the Shrek Seven Monsters again if I really regretted it?" Xu Xiaoyan asked An Ping curiously, blinking her eyes.

She was cut off by An Ping, who glared at her angrily and said: "I'm not the dean of Shrek Academy. How can I do that? I was going to say that if you regretted it, there's nothing I can do."

"Besides, if you became one of the Shrek Seven Monsters, you would have to be teammates who share life and death from now on. Do you think you can do that in your current situation? It would be a miracle if you didn't stab each other in the back."

"So I have nothing to regret, but I didn't expect that Tang Wulin and Xie Xie would change so much." Xu Xiaoyan said, waving his hands.

An Ping said: "I wouldn't say they changed. I would say they were influenced by Shrek Academy. Maybe you would have become like them if it wasn't for us."

Xu Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at An Ping and said angrily: "No way. I would never become like them."

"Okay, okay, Xiaoyan is the cutest, so he won't become like them." Gu Yuena said, patting Xu Xiaoyan's head affectionately.

After that, the three of them chatted about some other things. After dinner, they went shopping and bought some stuff before returning to their hotel.

.....

On the other side, Ling Hongchen arrived at the place he had arranged with Shrek Academy. He was surprised to see that there were quite a few titled Douluos from Shrek Academy. Silver Moon Douluo, Atlas Douluo, and Holy Spirit Douluo were all there.

Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er stood up and greeted him: "Dean Hongchen, long time no see."

"Silver Moon Douluo, long time no see." Ling Hongchen replied politely, even though he disliked Shrek Academy. He went straight to the point and said: "I wonder what Shrek Academy has to say about this exchange group's trip to the Star Luo Empire. Do you have any other plans?"

Ling Hongchen thought that they had already exchanged all the necessary information when they selected the members of the exchange group. He wondered why they contacted him before departure. It must be either a last-minute change or a hidden agenda.

Holy Spirit Douluo Yali smiled and said: "It's nothing too important. I heard that AnPing and Gu Yuena from your Academy will also join the exchange team. I wanted to meet them when I visited Sun Moon Academy last time, but I missed them by chance. This time is a good opportunity, can you please introduce them to me, Dean Hongchen?"

Ling Hongchen was puzzled by Yali's words. He didn't understand why Yali and Yun Ming cared so much about AnPing and Gu Yuena, but he still asked, "That's true. Can you tell me, Holy Spirit Douluo, what is your relationship with them?"

Yali smiled and said, "There's nothing to hide. They have turned down our invitation to Shrek Academy several times. I have always wanted to meet them, but I never got the chance. I hope to see them this time."

Yali's tone changed slightly when she talked about missing them. It was not the first time that happened. During the years that AnPing and Gu Yuena studied at Sun Moon College, they would go to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters in Shrek City every holiday.

She and Yun Ming would go to the Spirit Pagoda to see them, but they would always miss them for some unknown reason. It was fine once or twice, but it happened every time.

Ling Hongchen sensed something from Yali's words. He thought that if it was a coincidence once or twice, it was fine. But if it happened every time, it was not a coincidence. It meant that An Ping and Gu Yuena didn't want to have any contact with Shrek Academy.

He realized this and said, "They have already graduated from Sun Moon Academy. They joined the exchange group because of my personal request. If you want to see them, I can ask them, but I can't guarantee that they will agree."

Cai Yue'er was annoyed by Ling Hongchen's words. She thought that as the dean, he should just call them over. It was just a meeting, how hard could it be?

She said sarcastically: "Dean Hongchen, even if they graduated, they are still from your Academy, right? It's just a meeting. Why can't you just call them over? Is it that difficult? How did you become the dean? Are you afraid that Shrek will poach them from you?"

Ling Hongchen could tell that Cai Yue'er was mocking him, but he couldn't lose his temper in front of them. He said coldly: "Silver Moon Douluo, I am their dean, but that doesn't mean that I can make decisions for them. They have their own will."

Ling Hongchen said: "I don't need to ask them anything. They are not students anymore. Don't you, Shrek Academy, respect their choices?"

"Ling Hongchen, you..." Cai Yue'er was furious at Ling Hongchen's words. She pointed at him and tried to say something.

Yali stopped her with a gentle touch on her arm. She said softly: "Dean Hongchen, we really need to talk to An Ping and Gu Yuena. How about this, you give us their addresses, and we will visit them personally. What do you say?"

They had come all the way to Skysea City, and they wouldn't give up so easily. If they could find Anping and Gu Yuena with their mental power, they wouldn't have bothered Ling Hongchen. They would have gone to their place directly.

"I will ask them if they are willing to meet you. If they refuse, I can't force them." Ling Hongchen said. He felt that there was nothing more to discuss. "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

He said goodbye and got up to leave.