Yu Tianheng took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Yu Xiaogang expressionlessly, and slowly said,
"Uncle, is this what you meant by not tricking me? I really want to know now whether you knew this was a trap and still dragged me into it, or if you didn't know the real situation either."
"Was it intentional, or accidental?"
Even the most foolish person would have realized it after seeing this scene.
Yu Tianheng was very sure he had fallen into a trap, and he now only wanted to know if his uncle was intentionally harming him.
Facing his inquiry, Yu Xiaogang's expression stiffened, and he almost blurted out the truth.
Fortunately, his psychological fortitude was strong enough; he had long mastered the ability to lie through his teeth, and he used every trick in the book to fabricate new lies.
It must be said that while Yu Xiaogang was a genuine failure in Spirit Master cultivation, he had never dropped the ball when it came to lying and deceiving.
After his convoluted explanations, he actually managed to muddle through.
More accurately, Yu Xiaogang used their uncle-nephew bond to emotionally blackmail Yu Tianheng, making him choose to stay, even though he clearly knew how problematic Shrek Academy was.
Yu Tianheng gave a final deadline.
If Shrek Academy could not achieve excellent results in the Spirit Master Tournament, he would choose to withdraw without hesitation.
As for the one year required for this, it would be considered repayment for Yu Xiaogang's past care and concern.
Upon hearing Yu Tianheng's condition, Flender, who was beside them, immediately swore an oath, promising that Shrek Academy would not disappoint him.
In the Spirit Master Tournament a year later, even if they couldn't win the championship, they would at least make it into the top three.
To stabilize Yu Tianheng and keep this genius from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Flender truly said anything he could.
However, for him, whether Shrek Academy could enter the top three in the Spirit Master Tournament a year later was not important.
If Yu Tianheng stayed at Shrek for a year and still hadn't been brainwashed by Flender, then Flender would consider himself an incompetent Dean.
Not to mention Yu Xiaogang's subtle influence on Yu Tianheng; with his status as a paternal uncle, brainwashing Yu Tianheng would surely be easier than imagined.
As for whether Yu Tianheng could withstand their brainwashing offensive, that was something no one could say for sure.
In fact, brainwashing Yu Tianheng and making him willingly become a member of Shrek Academy from then on was quite urgent.
After all, once the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan learned of Yu Tianheng's whereabouts, they would surely come knocking immediately.
Regarding Yu Tianheng accompanying Shrek Academy to the Star Luo Empire, Yu Xiaogang deliberately did not give him time to inform his clan.
Otherwise, the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would not only disagree but would even give Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and the others a very painful lesson.
Therefore, they had to make Yu Tianheng genuinely identify with the identity of a Shrek Academy student before the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan discovered it.
Thinking of this, Flender and Yu Xiaogang exchanged glances, feeling that this was also a considerable challenge for them.
Luo Ye didn't know much about Yu Tianheng's situation; he only knew that the latter had suddenly left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and wasn't aware that he had been kidnapped by Yu Xiaogang using their familial bond.
However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care at all.
Yu Tianheng's fate was irrelevant to Luo Ye; he was currently only concerned with the Immortal Herb located at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Luo Ye's plan to act as a mastermind by writing a diary and manipulating the owners of the diary copies was going very smoothly.
When Luo Ye personally told Gu Yuena about his preparations and his intention to find a way to obtain Dugu Bo's Immortal Herb,
Gu Yuena first suggested that the simplest way was to directly occupy all the Immortal Herbs, just like Tang San did in his previous life.
Anyway, with her strength, she could easily and unknowingly take away all the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
As expected, Gu Yuena's suggestion was decisively rejected by Luo Ye.
Luo Ye stated that he would never be as shameless as Tang San; even if he greatly desired the Immortal Herb, he couldn't treat Dugu Bo in such a manner.
Even for the sake of his past relationship with Dugu Yan, he had to properly handle his relationship with Dugu Bo.
Because she had already seen Luo Ye's statements in the diary, Gu Yuena wasn't surprised in the slightest; instead, she approved of Luo Ye even more.
However, Gu Yuena didn't want Luo Ye to waste his hard-earned points by not purchasing items he needed from the points store, but instead wasting them on compensating Dugu Bo.
So, Gu Yuena directly suggested that she could retrieve some spirit gold from the Life Lake in the Star Dou Great Forest and give it to Dugu Bo. With the efficacy of spirit gold, it could easily remove the toxins from Dugu Bo's body.
This way, they could trade the spirit gold with Dugu Bo for the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Gu Yuena's suggestion did somewhat exceed Luo Ye's expectations; he had never thought of trading with Dugu Bo in this manner before.
However, this also made Luo Ye realize more deeply the immense benefits of being a mastermind who secretly controls everything.
Sometimes, he didn't need to consider too many things; these diary copy owners would proactively help him refine his plans.
Luo Ye did not refuse Gu Yuena's idea and readily agreed.
After Gu Yuena retrieved the spirit gold from the Life Lake, Luo Ye immediately sought out Dugu Yan.
Looking at the mysterious Luo Ye in front of her, Dugu Yan clearly knew what he wanted to do, but she still pretended to be unaware and asked,
"Is there something?"
Luo Ye scrutinized Dugu Yan from head to toe, his expression grave as he said,
"The first time I saw you and had a Spirit battle with you, I vaguely sensed that something was wrong with your body."
"So I've been observing you all this time, trying to figure out what exactly is going on."
"If I'm not mistaken, the toxins carried by your Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit can not only harm others but also harm yourself, right?"
Upon hearing Luo Ye's words, Dugu Yan's pupils slightly contracted, and she subconsciously exclaimed,
"You can even tell that?"
Luo Ye pointed to his eyes and said,
"Don't forget, my Spirit is eyes. I can naturally observe such things."
After a moment of silence, Dugu Yan said with a desolate tone,
"You observed correctly. There are indeed Jade Phosphor Serpent toxins in my body, and I've tried to find a way to remove them, but I've never succeeded."
Luo Ye didn't waste time and directly cut to the chase, saying,
"I can help you."