Seeing this, Shen Fan didn't wait for Bibi Dong to reply and continued speaking in a familiar manner, inviting, "If you're alone, you can join us."
"I don't mean anything else."
"Look."
"It's getting late now, and it's not safe for a girl like you to be out shopping alone."
As he spoke, he pointed at the several ruffians wailing on the ground.
"No need."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong smiled inwardly. Shen Fan's initiative invitation saved her a lot of trouble, but to maintain her persona, she still shook her head and refused coldly.
Of course, she was gambling, betting that this ruffian, Shen Fan, would continue to invite her.
However, what neither Bibi Dong nor Shen Fan expected was that Xiao Wu stepped forward at this moment, grabbed Bibi Dong, who was about to leave, and looked at her with eyes like she was looking at her Mother, saying, "Sister."
"Shen Fan is right."
"It's already this late, and it's really not safe for you to be out enjoying the lantern festival alone, especially since you smell of alcohol. You must have been drinking, right?"
"That makes it even more unsafe. It's safer to come with us."
Seeing this, Shen Fan pondered, then quickly realized that Xiao Wu must have felt a trace of her Mother's aura from Bibi Dong. It's just that she didn't know the person wearing the straw hat in front of her was Bibi Dong, so out of love for the Mother, she felt a natural closeness and desire to be near this stranger.
Thinking of this, Shen Fan's mouth twitched. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Bibi Dong, who was being held by Xiao Wu, sigh and agree under Xiao Wu's continuous pleading and Entanglement. This made Shen Fan sigh at the fact that Bibi Dong still had a trace of humanity in her heart, while also feeling a bit exasperated.
"That's great!"
"Sister."
"My name is Xiao Wu, the Wu from dancing."
"What about you?"
On the other side, Xiao Wu hugged one of Bibi Dong's arms and said happily.
In fact, just as Shen Fan had guessed, the main reason Xiao Wu was so close to Bibi Dong was that she wanted to be closer to her Mother, to spend time with her Mother. Even though her Mother was just a spirit ring now, being able to be close made her feel at ease.
"My name is... Lin Yu."
Bibi Dong was a bit overwhelmed by Xiao Wu's enthusiasm, but after a moment of hesitation, she didn't break free. Instead, she gave a name that best suited her persona.
"Lin Yu?"
"Yelin City Yu Xiaogang?"
Hearing this name, Shen Fan repeated it in his mind and immediately thought of the origin of the name.
"Lin Yu?"
"That's a beautiful name."
"Come, Sister."
"Let me introduce you to my classmates."
"This is Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing."
"These are Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling."
"And these are Senior Sister Jiang Zhu, Bai Chenxiang, and Xue Ke."
"We are all students of Shrek Academy."
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, didn't think so much. Feeling the reassuring aura emanating from Bibi Dong, which made her feel as if she had returned to her Mother's embrace, her heart first leaped with joy, but then a deep longing quickly surged. So, after introducing the people present, she stopped talking, with a barely perceptible glimmer in her eyes, and directly leaned her head on Bibi Dong's shoulder, which made Shen Fan, who originally wanted to talk to Bibi Dong, sigh inwardly and not disturb her.
However, Xiao Wu didn't cling to Bibi Dong all the time. After about five minutes, she quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and returned to her usual liveliness.
"You just said that you are students of Shrek Academy?"
"Which means the former Blue Tyrant Academy?"
At this moment, Bibi Dong spoke.
"Yes."
"Sister Lin, do you know about our academy too?"
Xiao Wu nodded.
"I know."
"You should also be participating in this Elite Competition, right?"
Bibi Dong asked knowingly.
"Of course."
"And not only will we participate, but the first place this time will definitely be ours."
With Shen Fan around, Xiao Wu wouldn't even consider the possibility of losing.
"It seems you have a lot of confidence in your team."
"That's true."
"After all, your academy has the Grandmaster."
"His knowledge and wisdom are the best in the entire Douluo Continent."
"As long as he is willing to cultivate you diligently, winning the championship is really not a difficult task."
Bibi Dong suppressed her disgust and spoke with a hint of pride in her tone.
"Heh."
Hearing Bibi Dong praise Yu Xiaogang so much, Shen Fan, who was originally looking at Bibi Dong's mischievously bouncing plumpness, couldn't control himself and let out a sneer.
"What?"
"Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Bibi Dong suddenly turned her head, looked at Shen Fan, and her voice clearly became colder.
"I think you've been fooled by the various rumors about Yu Xiaogang from the outside world."
"He's not as amazing as the legends say."
"In fact, he can be completely described as unlearned and incompetent."
As long as Yu Xiaogang's life wasn't truly harmed, Bibi Dong at this stage wouldn't explode just because she heard a few slanders against Yu Xiaogang. At most, she would secretly note them down in her little notebook and settle accounts later.
Since that was the case, Shen Fan naturally wouldn't miss such a great opportunity. Moreover, using Bibi Dong's admiration for Yu Xiaogang's extensive knowledge as a point of counterattack and exposure was the only way to strike at Yu Xiaogang's glorious image in front of Bibi Dong without harming Bibi Dong.
"Hmph."
"Utter nonsense."
Bibi Dong's voice grew even colder.
"Why are you so agitated?"
"By the way."
"You're not a staunch supporter of Yu Xiaogang, are you?"
"If so, I imagine you must have read his most famous and proudest work, the book 'Ten Core Competencies of Spirits,' right?"
"Then I'll have to have a good talk with you."
"So you can see Yu Xiaogang's true abilities clearly and not be fooled by him without even realizing it."
"For example."
"Yu Xiaogang said in that book that there are no useless Spirits in the world, only useless Spirit Masters."
"Leaving aside whether he's insulting himself or not."
"I ask you, there are at least millions of Spirit Masters in the world, but those who can achieve Titled Douluo, the entire Douluo Continent combined, won't exceed a hundred."
"Spirit Douluo and Spirit Saint are the same; their numbers are extremely small."
"So, are those Spirit Masters who can't even cultivate to Spirit Saint all the 'useless' ones in Yu Xiaogang's words?"
"Also."
"Yu Xiaogang said that Spirits are divided into two major categories: Beast Spirit and Tool Spirit."
"Then I ask you."
"Is his Yu Xiaogang's Spirit a Beast Spirit or a Tool Spirit?"
"If you say it's a Beast Spirit, his Spirit cannot possess him."
"If you say it's a Tool Spirit, a Spirit that is neither a pig nor a dog and has life, no matter how you look at it, has nothing to do with a Tool Spirit."
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