Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo

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"Me? Sent by the Federation to monitor the Xu family?"

Su Mo pointed to herself, looking puzzled.

"Do you want to see what you're saying?"

"Do I look that old?"

"..."

Wu Siduo fell silent. Because of Su Mo's speaking style earlier, she subconsciously regarded Su Mo as an adult.

But looking at it closely now, Su Mo's age should be about the same as hers.

How could a kid who's about the same age as her possibly have the ability to monitor the Xu family?

Realizing she had made another huge blunder, Wu Siduo felt her face burning hot. She quickly pretended to be nonchalant and tidied her hair at her temples, trying to hide her embarrassment.

However, under Su Mo's gaze, Wu Siduo couldn't hold back any longer and quickly changed the subject, trying to break the awkward situation.

"How did you know I came to see the Xu family of Donghai, and how did you know the Xu family's secrets?"

"Oh... of course, it's because Xu Xiaoyan told me yesterday that her cousin from afar is coming today."

"As for the Xu family's secrets, I like to read history books in my spare time."

"Star attribute is a unique attribute of the Star Crown Sect, I know that much."

"With the surname Xu and astrological attributes, do you really believe he's not a descendant of the Star Crown Sect?"

After Su Mo finished speaking, she blinked innocently at Wu Siduo.

"Ah~"

After hearing Su Mo's explanation, Wu Siduo froze on the spot, not knowing what to say.

Chapter 82 The Awakening of Gu Yue

Wu Siduo never expected that the reason she came to Donghai City and the origin of the Xu family were exposed would be because of her distant cousin Xu Xiaoyan, whose martial soul had returned to its ancestral form.

She came to Donghai City this time specifically for Xu Xiaoyan.

The ancestors of the Dai and Xu families were able to dominate the continent and eventually establish the once invincible Star Luo Empire thanks to their tacit cooperation.

What her grandfather wants to do now is to follow the example of the ancestors of the Dai and Xu families, and help her and Xu Xiaoyan develop a tacit understanding so as to lay a good foundation for the restoration of the country.

Her powerful self-fusion martial soul skill, combined with the unparalleled control ability inherited from the Star Crown Sect by Xu Xiaoyan, would make her virtually invincible in the entire Sun Moon Federation once she reached the Limit Douluo level.

At that time, their two families will re-establish contact with the main lineage that has fled to the Star Luo Continent. With their combined strength, they may well be able to launch a counterattack against the Sun Moon Federation.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Xiaoyan is a girl, Wu Siduo would have no doubt that she would be betrothed to Xu Xiaoyan.

"Drip~"

Wu Siduo opened her mouth as if to say something, but the soul communication device in her pocket beeped.

Wu Siduo knew without a doubt that her grandfather had come to demand an explanation.

According to the time her grandfather had scheduled, she should have arrived at the Xu family's house long ago, instead of chatting with Su Mo here.

As soon as the answer button was pressed, an old voice with an imposing presence came from the other end of the soul-guided communicator.

"Sildew, where did you run off to?"

"Why haven't we arrived at the Xu family's house yet? Old Xu has already called me to ask about the situation."

"Do you even realize how important this matter is to both of our families?"

Faced with her grandfather's barrage of questions, Wu Siduo's expression remained unchanged, as if she were already used to it.

"Grandfather, there's a traffic jam on the road. It will take me another half hour to get there."

Wu Siduo answered calmly and unhurriedly, making it impossible for anyone to tell that she was lying.

Upon hearing that the delay was due to traffic and not Wu Siduo's deliberate delay, the tone on the other end of the phone softened considerably, "Then hurry up, don't be impolite."

"Uh-huh!"

Wu Siduo nodded repeatedly in agreement.

After hanging up the phone, Wu Siduo turned to look at Su Mo, raised the communicator in her hand, and said apologetically, "I have something to do, so I'll have to go first!"

"Okay!" Su Mo nodded.

Before leaving, Su Mo put his hand on Wu Siduo's shoulder and whispered, "Remember to read less of 'The Overbearing Pavilion Master's Forced Love'."

Upon hearing this, Wu Siduo froze on the spot as if she had been electrocuted, a blush quickly spreading from her neck to her entire cheek.

"I heard it. Su Mo actually heard it just now."

Thinking about her own mutterings just now, Wu Siduo felt so ashamed that she wanted to die.

By the time Wu Siduo came to her senses and wanted to defend herself, Su Mo had already walked away.

Watching Su Mo's departing figure, Wu Siduo stomped her foot angrily.

……

After parting ways with Wu Siduo, Su Mo headed home.

On her way home, Su Mo encountered someone she hadn't expected.

"That's Gu Yue???"

Through the glass window at the street corner, Su Mo could clearly see Gu Yue sitting in a dessert shop, using a small spoon to scoop up the milky white ice cream little by little, and gently rolling her pink tongue to suck it into her mouth.

After taking a bite of ice cream, an unprecedented look of pleasure and satisfaction appeared on Gu Yue's usually icy face.

If it weren't for the fact that Gu Yue was wearing the Donghai Academy uniform, reminding Su Mo that the person in front of him was indeed Gu Yue, Su Mo would have thought he had mistaken her for someone else.

It's worth noting that ever since Gu Yue transferred to Donghai Academy, her daily routine has become almost predictable.

He was either by Tang Wulin's side or quietly cultivating in his dormitory.

If Tang Wulin wasn't around, she wouldn't even bother leaving her dormitory.

Gu Yue would only go out with Tang Wulin when he invited her.

But now Gu Yue is sitting alone in the dessert shop, enjoying her dessert with a satisfied look on her face. Something's not right, very not right.

Gu Yue, who was enjoying her dessert, seemed to realize that someone was secretly watching her. She looked up and found herself face to face with Su Mo through the glass window.

Seeing the deep confusion in Su Mo's eyes, Gu Yue's raised hand froze in mid-air, and the smile on her lips instantly stiffened.

"..."

On the round table in the dessert shop, a wide variety of desserts were piled up, and a subtle awkwardness hung in the air.

Looking at Su Mo sitting across from her, Gu Yue asked with a hint of nervousness in her voice, "You... saw everything just now?"

Su Mo rested her chin on one hand, a smile involuntarily spreading across her face. "Of course I saw it!"

"I never expected that Gu Yue, who is usually so aloof, would sneak out to eat ice cream and make that kind of expression."

Su Mo's teasing made Gu Yue's ear tips visibly turn red, and her slender, jade-like hands kept turning the spoon in her coffee cup, trying to hide her guilty conscience.

Gu Yue never expected that she would actually meet Su Mo here.

The thought that her appearance had been seen by everyone made Gu Yue want to die.

Even though Donghai City is so big, there are only a few people who know her, but she just happened to run into Su Mo, whom she knows.

Fortunately, Su Mo was not a soul beast and did not know her identity as the ruler of soul beasts; otherwise, her authority as the ruler of soul beasts would have been completely destroyed.

Seeing that Gu Yue remained silent, Su Mo feigned nonchalance and probed, "Gu Yue, have you been having a conflict with Tang Wulin lately?"

“You used to either stay by Tang Wulin’s side or hide in your dormitory to cultivate.”

"It's really rare to see someone out shopping alone like today."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue abruptly stopped what she was doing, narrowed her eyes, and said in an unfriendly tone, "You're spying on me?"

"Forehead……"

Su Mo was speechless at Gu Yue's words, "Is it possible that the fact that you are Tang Wulin's shadow and only hang around Tang Wulin every day is not a secret in the entire Donghai Academy?"

Upon hearing Su Mo call himself Tang Wulin's tagalong, Gu Yue immediately spat at Su Mo, "You're the tagalong!"

How could she, the sovereign of all soul beasts, possibly be a follower of Tang Wulin, a mere human brat?

"But that's the truth!"

Su Mo tapped the table lightly and said righteously, "Before today, how many times have you gone out shopping alone like this?"

"..."

Su Mo's words left Gu Yue speechless.

Although Gu Yue really wanted to tell Su Mo that she had secretly slipped out many times since the start of the semester.

But there's one thing Gu Yue has to admit.

Before noticing the abnormality in Tang Wulin, she was indeed, as Su Mo said, a tagalong who only followed Tang Wulin around.

Now, when Gu Yue recalls how she used to surround Tang Wulin, she feels annoyed.

She is the sovereign ruler of all soul beasts; how could she do something so beneath her dignity?

Chapter 83 Tang Wulin, Son of the Sea God

"Does the entire Donghai Academy really know about this?"

Gu Yue, unwilling to give up, asked again.

"The whole academy might be an exaggeration, but the entire junior division is practically a no-brainer."

"After all, your performance in the promotion tournament was truly astonishing, and you were regarded as a goddess by many people."

"Really? I didn't know that."

Gu Yue asked with some doubt.

Su Mo rolled her eyes speechlessly and said irritably, "Of course you wouldn't notice, since your attention was focused on Tang Wulin at the time, how could you possibly have the mind to pay attention to these gossips?"

Su Mo's answer instantly chilled Gu Yue's heart.