As the story continues—
At this age, a young girl with such a figure, who is also a student of Shrek Academy, could only be Zhu Zhuqing, the little cat who traveled thousands of miles from the Star Luo Empire in search of her betrothed.
As the third young lady of the Zhu family in the Star Luo Empire, Zhu Zhuqing came from a good background, had a commendable personality, an excellent figure, and worked hard in her cultivation. By all accounts, she was the epitome of a noble young lady in the eyes of others.
Had she not been born into such an unfortunate environment, she might have had a wonderful childhood.
However, even so, Zhu Zhuqing was not without her flaws.
Her only flaw was her somewhat feudal mindset—she had never once thought to resist the arrangements made by her elders.
Even after learning of Dai Mubai's frivolous and indulgent nature, she still did not oppose their betrothal.
Of course, perhaps she knew resistance was futile, which was why she pinned all her hopes on Dai Mubai.
(Some might suggest joining another faction to evade pursuit, but with her innate spirit power of only seven, no major force would risk offending the Star Luo Empire to protect her. Over time, Zhu Zhuqing came to realize this and resigned herself to her fate.)
Sigh...
What a pity.
Someone like Dai Mubai isn't worth such devotion.
Watching Zhu Zhuqing's aloof figure, Wu Tong shook his head and sighed.
Then, he shifted his gaze, and the remaining figures came into view one by one.
Zhao Wuji, Oscar, Xiao Wu, unfamiliar, unfamiliar...
Hmm...
Staring at Xiao Wu and the two unfamiliar figures, Wu Tong was momentarily stunned.
If Ning Rongrong weren't here, Wu Tong could understand. After all, that old fox Ning Fengzhi, upon learning that Wu Tong had become a divine trial candidate, would undoubtedly try to curry favor—whether to maintain friendly relations or to get his hands on Wu Tong's treasures.
Thus, bringing Ning Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was an inevitable choice.
So, Ning Rongrong's absence from Shrek Academy didn't surprise Wu Tong.
If Tang San weren't here, Wu Tong could also understand. Although Tang Hao was now alone, as a Titled Douluo, gathering information would be easy for him.
His absence likely meant he had already learned of Wu Tong's destruction of the Clear Sky Sect and fled with Tang San.
But if Tang San was gone, why was Xiao Wu still at Shrek Academy? This was something Wu Tong couldn't comprehend.
Did Tang Hao forget Xiao Wu when he took Tang San away?
Or did they deliberately leave her behind?
Tang Hao might do such a thing, but Tang San? Unlikely.
What was going on?
Well, he'd ask later to find out.
But if his suspicions were correct, this would be quite amusing.
Staring at Xiao Wu, Wu Tong couldn't help but mock inwardly.
Tang San, oh Tang San, if my guess is right, then even your one redeeming quality—your love for your wife—is hanging by a thread. Can you still confidently call yourself the "Pure and Chaste Tang San" now?
Then again, even that "quality" wasn't much to begin with.
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Wu Tong turned his attention to the two unfamiliar figures, a boy and a girl, and studied them with interest.
The only students Shrek Academy accepted were genius Spirit Masters who could reach level 25 before the age of twelve.
Who were these two? Young talents not mentioned in the original story?
His spies had reported that Shrek Academy had admitted six new students this time. Combined with the previous three, that made nine. After two were taken away, only seven remained.
Wu Tong hadn't paid much attention to this, assuming it was just a ripple effect caused by his actions.
But now that he'd seen them, he wanted to learn more.
After all, two genius Spirit Masters were enough to pique his interest.
However, after scrutinizing them for a while, Wu Tong realized he truly had no recollection of these two.
Deciding not to waste any more brainpower, he prepared to cheat—
"AI Core, connect to the Spirit Network and investigate these two."
The moment Wu Tong issued the command, the AI Core's voice echoed in his mind.
"Understood, Master."
"Command received. Connecting to the Spirit Network… Connection successful."
"Searching for target profiles… Cross-referencing data… No matches found."
"Huh? Master, there's no information about these two in the Spirit Network."
Cheating—failed.
Your cheat tool has insufficient balance.
A line like this seemed to flash through Wu Tong's consciousness.
"No information? That's impossible. Since the Spirit Network's launch, after all this time spreading, it should cover the entire Douluo world. How could there be no data?"
Pondering the AI Core's words, Wu Tong grew intrigued. If even the globally pervasive Spirit Network had no records of these two, then this was indeed something interesting.
The corners of his lips curled into a smile.
Unknown factors?
...How fascinating!
But just as Wu Tong was about to delve deeper, the AI Core spoke again.
"Master, it seems they, like Elysia and the others, lack the imprint of the Douluo world. The Spirit Network cannot detect them."
???
!!!
No world imprint?
Crossers?!
Instantly, the term flashed through Wu Tong's mind.
As a crosser himself, Wu Tong knew such beings were far from rare—in fact, entities capable of traversing worlds were quite common across the myriad realms.
With this in mind, Wu Tong immersed his consciousness into the chat group, ready to consult an expert—the Group Assistant.
——
Inside the Dimensional Chat Group.
Private Chat Interface.
Truth-Seeker: @Group Assistant, come out and enlighten me.
(One of the administrator privileges—Enlightenment: The Group Assistant can answer any question within its authority.)
Group Assistant: Here, here. What do you need, esteemed Administrator?
Truth-Seeker: It seems two crossers have appeared in my world, a boy and a girl. What's going on? No mission? Or are they licensed, legitimate crossers?
Group Assistant: Please wait a moment while I check.
One minute later.
Group Assistant: The results are in. These two are stowaways.
Truth-Seeker: Stowaways? What's that?
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