Chapter 251: These Are All Slanders!
According to Yuanen Zhentian's instructions, Yuanen Yehui was still taken away.
Zhuo Shi could only sigh helplessly; this time, they returned empty-handed.
It was truly unfortunate that the Shrek Seven Devils suddenly lost one member just like that.
Fortunately, the academy had not yet fully shifted resources to focus on her training. Otherwise, wouldn't Shrek Academy have suffered a great loss?
As for filling the gap in the Shrek Seven Devils, that was quite simple.
Shrek Academy had always been a place that produced talents and monsters in abundance. Finding a suitable replacement was hardly difficult.
Perhaps Ye Xinglan would do just fine.
But right now, the top priority was to thoroughly investigate whether there were any more Evil Soul Masters hiding within Shrek Academy.
Whether they had harmed anyone or not didn't matter.
Shrek Academy's definition of Evil Soul Masters differed from other factions; they had their own perspective.
After this major incident, Shrek Academy urgently applied to the Federation to purchase a batch of devices used to detect Evil Soul Masters.
The Federation, of course, gladly agreed.
As for the trial of Yuanen Yehui, Shrek Academy could only give up on that; otherwise, would they be prepared to fight the powerful Yuanen Clan?
In its current state, Shrek Academy could not afford to offend a family that had two Limit Douluo.
Thus, the matter was settled, but it still spread like wildfire throughout Douluo University and Douluo City, becoming the talk of the town.
When Jiang Chen returned to his dorm, he was greeted by Na'er's disgusted gaze, as if she had bumped into something extremely filthy. She leaned close to him to sniff, then spat in disgust and ran straight back to her room without looking back.
Jiang Chen: ???
"What's that supposed to mean?"
At this point, Jiang Chen was completely unaware of the rumor currently circulating—The Secret Room Story Between Jiang Chen and Yuanen Yehui That No One Knows.
It was told with such vivid detail, as if witnessed firsthand, spawning multiple different versions.
His fame for a while rivaled that of the long-standing genius, Qian Gu Zhang Ting.
Holding her stuffed toy, Na'er said coldly, "You'd better take a look at your communication device."
Na'er was furious!
Absolutely livid!
Originally, it was supposed to be her competition with Gu Yue, with the addition of Xue Di.
But in the midst of that…
The main character somehow hooked up with someone else using a method Na'er found utterly shameful.
It made her recall how she herself had first met Jiang Chen—using the exact same technique.
If she hadn't been so young back then, she might have fallen prey as well.
Hmph!
Shameless bastard!
Pervert!
Jiang Chen was completely dumbfounded.
Left standing alone, he was full of confusion.
"Communication device?"
He instinctively pulled out his communicator. The interface he had activated earlier to summon Yuanen Zhentian had already returned to normal.
Since Na'er mentioned it, she clearly meant something else.
He swiped his finger and opened Douluo University's internal public information platform—Douling Net.
This was a recently established online forum for the university.
The moment he entered, several bright red, bold headlines with sky-high popularity figures stabbed straight into his eyes:
[Breaking! Douluo's Rising Star Jiang Chen and Yuanen Yehui's Secret Room Affair: From Security Room to Fallen Angel!]
[Exclusive! How Jiang Chen 'Convinced' Yuanen Yehui to Betray Shrek—Reality Stranger Than Fiction!]
[Eyewitness Account: The Sounds Behind the Security Room Door That Even the Red Dragon Douluo Couldn't Ignore!]
[In-Depth Analysis: From Heroic Rescue to Possession—How the Blond Youth Jiang Chen's Tactics Crossed the Line!]
[Na'er's Silence? Xue Di's Chill? Exposing the Crack Forming in Jiang Chen's Harem!]
Jiang Chen's pupils constricted sharply as his trembling finger scrolled downward.
The images attached were either blurred silhouettes of the security room door, collage-like photos from his past interactions with Yuanen Yehui in public, or even fan-drawn explicit illustrations.
The comment section was utter chaos—disgusting and crude remarks overflowing everywhere:
"Holy crap! He really did it? Took down one of the Shrek Seven Devils in the security room?"
"No wonder the old ancestor of the Yuanen family looked green with rage! That little flower got plucked by the blond kid!"
"Details! We need details! Poster, update now! Did he use some 'special' soul skill?"
"Ha! Pretending to be righteous, but actually taking advantage of her, huh? Shrek Academy was right—someone with the potential to be an Evil Soul Master can't be a good person!"
"What, you planning to knock on his door, Mr. Investigator? Ever heard of Heaven's Chosen Soul Masters?"
"Jiang Chen's a legend! Not only slapped Shrek's reputation, but even snatched the girl and her heart!"
A surge of rage—mixed with disbelief and humiliation—burst from Jiang Chen's chest straight to his head.
His grip on the communicator tightened until his knuckles turned white, the screen bending slightly under pressure.
Only one thought filled his mind—
He was being flamed online!
Damn it!
He had traveled across worlds, only to get cyberbullied?
Where was the justice in that!?
"Bastards!" he muttered through clenched teeth, fury burning in his eyes.
Someone was clearly exploiting the situation, maliciously guiding public opinion, twisting a legitimate rescue into a filthy scandal!
This wasn't just the doing of that fool, Le Zhengyu.
He didn't even have the brains for something this elaborate!
There were only three possible motives: first, to completely ruin his and Yuanen Yehui's reputations; second, to smear the faction he represented—especially to embarrass the Yuanen Clan that had just deepened cooperation with the Federation; and third, to further damage Shrek Academy's image.
As Jiang Chen's anger spiked and he began considering which intelligence network to contact to trace the rumor's source, the villa's main door was abruptly pushed open.
It wasn't Na'er, but Xue Di.
She was as cold as ever, her aura dropping several degrees below usual, her icy presence filling the room. Her silver-white eyes glanced at Jiang Chen and the communicator in his hand, its screen still showing the headline "The Blond and the Secret Room". She wasn't surprised in the least—it was as if she had known all along.
"Clean it up." Xue Di's tone was emotionless, as if stating something irrelevant, but the pressure behind those four words froze the air itself. "All that worthless noise outside—it's annoying. And…"
Her gaze shifted to Na'er's tightly shut door. "Come with me."
Before Jiang Chen could respond, Gu Yue's figure silently appeared inside the villa, leaning lazily against the doorframe. The faintly amused gleam in her deep violet eyes carried a trace of mockery as she smiled faintly.
"Well, looks like our busy hero's daring rescue had some extra rewards, hmm? Quite the spectacle."
She deliberately emphasized "extra rewards."
Jiang Chen felt his head about to split.
"Lies! It's all lies! I didn't do anything!"
Dealing with Na'er alone was already troublesome enough, but now both the Ice and Fire queens had shown up at the same time—this was turning into a miniature Asura field.
"This is an outright conspiracy! Slander!"
(END CHAPTER)
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