Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 422 Hyotei: Dad's Not Here, Mom is

"This area belongs to the School of Foreign Languages. As long as it is a normal academic exchange and learning discussion, you can come and go as you please during your three-year study period at the school."

"This is the inner courtyard area. Students from the outer courtyard are generally not allowed to enter. You'd better not trespass, or you may face the judgment of the Sea God Pavilion."

"I know you still want to see Master Su, but I need to make it clear to you that Peach Blossom Forest Academy is an absolute forbidden zone. Without a summons from Peach Blossom Forest, no one is allowed to enter without permission. If you are found to have trespassed into Peach Blossom Forest, even if you succeed in your challenge, the academy will immediately revoke your identity and expel you from Shrek Academy."

"Besides the inner courtyard, there is also the library here. Although the library is in the outer courtyard, it is not under the jurisdiction of the outer courtyard's academic affairs office. If you want to study in the library, you must strictly follow the library's rules, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

Du Weilun introduced the landscape and architecture of Shrek Academy to Bingdi and Meng Hongchen, and gave them the Shrek Academy's school badge.

Successfully completing the arena challenge means they have been recognized as students of Shrek Academy, allowing them to stay and study there for three years. If they perform exceptionally well, they may even be admitted to the inner academy.

Of course, Meng Hongchen and Bingdi have no interest in Shrek Academy's outer courtyard at the moment.

Their target was Master Su, who lived in the peach blossom forest.

Hearing Du Weilun's warning, Meng Hongchen and Bingdi were both somewhat disappointed.

However, when the library was mentioned again, Hyotei and Meng Hongchen also had some emotional fluctuations.

They had also heard that Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, and Jiang Nannan, the three who defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Masters of their generation, were apprentices from the library.

In particular, the mental skill that Huo Yuhao used to defeat their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, "Red Dust Yearning," is something they can't figure out, and they still haven't found a way to counter it.

"We can't go to the inner courtyard, and we can't go to the peach blossom grove either. It's really boring."

"Let's go to the library then."

"It is said that the library is also a legacy of Peach Blossom Spring, and some of the secret techniques of Peach Blossom Spring have been passed down from it. Maybe we can get some good things from it."

Meng Hongchen seemed to have given up on exploring the peach blossom forest.

But are they really that easy to give up?
……

A few days later, in the middle of the night, a cool breeze blew by, as if frost had been hung on the branches of the peach blossom forest.

The peach trees were in full bloom, their pink and white petals glistening with morning dew. A gust of wind would send them fluttering down, carpeting the ground in soft red.

A graceful figure emerged slowly from the floral mist; it was none other than the Ice Emperor, dressed in an ice-green skirt.

The skirt was woven from ice silkworm silk from the coldest place, and it shimmered with a cold, glassy luster. The skirt was embroidered with intertwined ice crystal patterns in silver thread. With each step, the ice-green patterns seemed to flow on the skirt, creating an extreme contrast with the warm and beautiful peach blossoms around it.

She was surrounded by a chilling aura, which made the falling peach petals seem to be covered with a thin layer of frost, but it did not appear cold at all. She was a domineering little girl, carefully sculpted by ice and snow, walking in a crimson spring light, with her own aloof and arrogant aura.

The girl beside him had hair that cascaded down like a waterfall, a blend of silver and vibrant crimson, shimmering like pearls and coral in the morning light. A few pink and white peach blossoms occasionally clung to the ends, adding to her lively charm. She followed behind Hyotei, her gaze sweeping through the peach blossom grove, but her face looked somewhat weary, and she said with concern:

"Teacher Bing, we've been walking in the peach blossom forest for a whole day and night. Is this peach blossom forest really that big? We've been walking for so long and we still can't find our way out. Could we be lost?"

Hyotei's small face was serious: "No, I couldn't possibly be lost. Perhaps there's something strange about this peach blossom forest."

Hyotei's petite figure stood on a peach blossom branch, but dared not cross the top of the peach grove, lest she be noticed by the Shrek Academy's powerful members.

Just a hundred meters away was the ancient school building, emitting faint lights, but they had been wandering around for so long without being able to get close.

The far north is much larger than this place, a vast expanse of white, making it easier to get lost. However, thanks to their sense of the sun, moon, stars, and the cold air, they will not get lost, let alone in this peach blossom forest.
"What's so strange about this peach grove? It's just a few trees, isn't it?"

Meng Hongchen was puzzled. The peach tree looked quite beautiful, so what was strange about it?

"Xiaomeng, take a step forward and try."

Hyotei said.

Meng Hongchen nodded:

"Oh~" Meng Hongchen took two steps forward, then turned back to look at Hyotei:
"Did you discover anything, teacher?"

"Take two more steps forward."

Hyotei stood still, watching Meng Hongchen take more than ten steps forward.

At this moment, she keenly noticed that the roots of the surrounding peach trees had begun to migrate.

As Meng Hongchen took a few more steps forward, she turned around and found that Teacher Bing was no longer behind her. Only peach trees shimmered in the moonlight.

Meng Hongchen panicked for a moment, lowered her voice, and called out to Teacher Bing while going back to find someone.

After walking back several dozen steps, they still couldn't find Teacher Bing.

Meng Hongchen's pretty face changed color:
"Is there something strange about the peach blossom grove?"

"Or has Teacher Bing stopped wanting me?"

"Teacher Bing, where are you?"

"We agreed to go into the peach blossom forest together to find Master Su and subdue him. You can't just leave me behind, can you?"

"Teacher Bing? Teacher Bing!"

As time passed, Meng Hongchen grew increasingly nervous, but she was also worried about being discovered by the Shrek Academy's powerful members for trespassing into the peach blossom forest, so she dared not shout loudly.

……

"What a paradise! What a wonderful Master Su! I never imagined that the design of this peach blossom forest would be so ingenious. The peach trees are like people, with people and trees intertwined. The terrain is like a glacier drifting. If it hadn't experienced the migration of ice layers in the far north, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to understand the structure of this peach blossom forest even after three more days and three nights."

"It's just a pity for Meng'er. Although I'm confident I can get out of this peach blossom forest, finding her in this 'drifting peach forest' will probably be quite a challenge."

"Never mind, I'll go talk to Master Su and he'll be able to get you out of here."

Thinking of this, Hyotei's icy heart suddenly began to beat, and his steps became much lighter.

Wandering through courtyards and alleys, exploring the vitality of the academy with a touch of ice.

To Ice Emperor's surprise, the Peach Blossom Forest, so revered by Shrek Academy and a paradise that the Sun Moon Empire held in awe, was thought to be a mysterious force with at least five hidden powerhouses.

But after quietly taking a walk around, she found that the entire Peach Blossom Forest was terribly desolate, except for some flowers and plants that showed signs of life.

Only in the deepest part of the courtyard did Hyotei sense a human presence.

Hyotei transformed into an ice scorpion, pried open a crack in the eaves, and crawled into the room.

In the dim light, one could vaguely see the exquisite face on the bed, a face that still bore a hint of weariness and worry.

Because of the infiltration of Hyotei, the temperature dropped, causing Su Jinli to hug her blanket tightly and mumble in her sleep:

"It's cold, Daddy, so cold!"

"I promise I'll study hard from now on and not mislead others. Daddy, hug me!"

so cute!
What a nice view!

Without the slightest hesitation, Hyotei lay down next to Su Jinli and hugged her tightly.

"Dad's not here, but Mom is."

(End of this chapter)