Douluo: The Thousand-Faced Angel in Dragon King

Chapter 65 That Year We Were Thirteen
Spring passed and autumn came, that year, we were thirteen.

Shrek Academy's triennial external school assessment has begun again. Just like in the original novel, the trio of Tang Wulin, Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan were late for the assessment because Tang Wulin broke through the seal. In the end, they were targeted and had to enter Shrek Academy as work-study students.

On the way to the inner courtyard, Xu Xiaoyan grumbled in a low voice: "That Mr. Cai is really targeting us."

"Hmph!" Zhuo Shi snorted coldly, "Who made you late? Allowing you to take the test is already an extra favor."

"Besides," Zhuo Shi smiled, seemingly gloating to others, "Believe me, Cai Yue'er only gave you a zero for one level. If it were before, you would have at least three zeros to start with."

Tang Wulin and the others looked at each other in confusion, not quite understanding what Zhuoshi meant. Could it be that Cai Yue'er had suffered some setbacks?

Zhuoshi brought the teachers and students of Class Zero to Poseidon Island. As soon as they landed on the island, two people came towards them.

Tang Wulin stared at the two of them for a long time, feeling that they looked strangely familiar. After much thought, he finally remembered that they were Qian Mo and Gu Yuena whom he met at the Tianhai Alliance Competition.

In the two years since they last met, Qian Mo had grown from a naive boy into a handsome young man. His figure was tall and straight, his face so handsome that even Tang Wulin felt inferior to him. His eyes seemed to be shrouded in gold and silver, and his every move revealed a mysterious and noble aura.

Gu Yuena also grew into a beauty, with rare silver hair and purple eyes that were particularly beautiful, a slim figure, and skin as white as snow. When she walked in Shrek City, 100% of the passers-by turned their heads to look at her, and she was approached from the beginning to the end of the street.

Qian Mo and Gu Yuena also saw Zhuo Shi and his group. A faint smile appeared on their lips, and they greeted him politely, "Hello, Mr. Zhuo!"

"Well, you accompanied Na'er to ask the Pavilion Master for advice again today." Zhuoshi joked.

"There's no other way. I have to keep a close eye on Na'er, otherwise she might be kidnapped one day." Qian Mo said with a smile.

Gu Yuena turned her head and glared at Qian Mo, then shyly twisted her waist slightly.

Qian Mo's impeccable smile almost faltered. He pulled Gu Yuena's hand away, then looked at Tang Wulin and said, "Long time no see, Tang Wulin."

"Ah? Ah!" Tang Wulin responded subconsciously, pointing at himself in confusion and asking, "Do you still remember me?"

Qian Mo nodded slightly, "Of course, you are one of the few people of my age who can leave an impression on me."

"It's truly an honor," Tang Wulin raised his eyebrows and sighed in his heart: This is a very arrogant statement, but Qian Mo does have the capital to be arrogant.

"What about me, senior!" Xu Xiaoyan jumped out at this time, came up and asked with a smile.

"Xu Xiaoyan, of course I remember such a lovely girl like you." Qian Mo replied.

Xu Xiaoyan smiled brightly, "Hey, thank you for the compliment, senior."

"What about me? What about me?" Xie Xie asked impatiently, pointing at himself.

Looking at Xie Xie's expectant eyes, Qian Mo raised a wicked smile, pretended to think about it, and then shook his head, "Sorry, I don't remember!"

"Ah! Am I so unremarkable?" Xie Xie's expression instantly fell, and his whole body seemed to be shrouded in a shadow.

Xu Xiaoyan, who was standing behind him, was laughing so hard that her body shook uncontrollably. She patted Xie Xie's shoulder in a condescending manner and said, "You're not as pretty as the captain, and you're even less so than me. In terms of talent, you're not the strongest either. You're truly the least distinctive of the three of us!"

“Ahhh,” Xie Xie collapsed and cried out, holding his head. “I know, I know, don’t say anymore.”

Zhuo Shi flicked his sleeves and interrupted the young people's conversation, "Stop being weird. Are you going to leave or not? Aren't you tired after a long day of exams?"

Qian Mo waved his hand, "Then I won't waste your time. See you later!" Looking at the backs of Qian Mo and Gu Yuena leaving, Tang Wulin fell into deep thought, but was suddenly brought back to reality by Zhuoshi's voice.

"Do you know each other?" Zhuoshi asked curiously.

"Yes, we met during the Tianhai Alliance Competition." Xu Xiaoyan replied.

"Oh, I see," Zhuo Shi suddenly realized, "You are in Donghai City and will participate in the Tianhai Alliance Competition."

Tang Wulin sighed, "Well, we were fortunate enough to witness Qian Mo's attack that time. His strength and talent made us deeply understand the saying, 'There are always people better than you, and there are always things better than you.'"

"Yes!" Xie Xie nodded in agreement, "I wonder what his current strength is?"

"His current strength," Zhuoshi's eyes deepened, and he said in a deep voice, "is far more terrifying than it was back then. It's even more powerful than you can imagine."

"How strong can a twelve-year-old child be?" Wu Zhangkong said coldly.

Zhuo Shi shook his head left and right, and seeing that no one was around, he whispered, "A one-word battle armor master, he still has spiritual alloy."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Wu Zhangkong asked in disbelief, "He has reached the fifth ring?"

Zhuo Shi shook his head, "No, but it will be soon."

“But without the five rings, how can I possibly control the One-Word Battle Armor?” Wu Changkong said.

Zhuo Shi sighed and said helplessly, "This kind of genius can only be judged by common sense."

"What is spiritual alloy?" After a brief shock, Tang Wulin, a forging genius, keenly realized that the spiritual alloy Zhuo Shi was talking about was most likely related to forging.

"You'll have to ask your blacksmith teacher. With your ability, you should be able to start now," Zhuoshi kept the secret and didn't say it clearly.

Although Tang Wulin didn't understand what spiritual alloy was, he was certain that Qian Mo's forging skills were superior to his own.

At this moment, he had a vague feeling that Qian Mo might be his biggest competitor.

On the other side, Qian Mo and Gu Yuena returned to their residence. Qian Mo said softly, "Pack up and go to the outer courtyard in a couple of days."

"Go to the outer courtyard?" Gu Yuena asked doubtfully.

"Well, when you were practicing with your spear, Sister Yali told me that it is Shrek's tradition to let the inner courtyard disciples go to the outer courtyard for training, meet geniuses of the same age, and compete with them." Qian Mo said.

Gu Yuena nodded, "Okay, do we want to move to another place?"

"No need. Sister Yali originally wanted us to enter the outer courtyard as work-study students, but I refused." Qian Mo said lightly.

Qian Mo's evaluation of the work-study system can be summed up in four words: "You're forcing yourself to endure unnecessary hardship."

Qian Mo seriously suspected that the work-study system was intended to allow students to experience the poverty and hardship of Shrek Academy in Douyi, even though it was completely useless. He expressed his incomprehension.

So when Yali suggested that they enter the outer courtyard as part-time students, Qianmo directly said no way. Yali had no choice but to break the tradition and let Qianmo and Gu Yuena go to the outer courtyard to study, but still live in the inner courtyard.

(End of this chapter)