"Vice Monitor, I heard your roommate likes..."
The next day, as Huo Yuhao arrived at the freshman Class Nine, a curious student approached him, asking somewhat awkwardly.
When this classmate came over, Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and others also gathered around. They were quite interested in such "gossip."
Especially Wu Feng. When she heard the news yesterday, her eyes widened, and her gaze toward Ning Tian changed slightly.
Of course, most classmates still believed Huo Yuhao was innocent, but rumors could be terrifying. What if Wang Dong wasn't innocent?
Before the classmate could finish, Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said with a straight face, "Who someone likes is their own freedom."
"Wang Dong and I aren't related. Even if she likes me, so what? It's because I'm just too handsome!"
The corners of everyone's eyes twitched slightly, feeling somewhat speechless.
The Vice Monitor was indeed quite handsome, but his words felt a bit off.
It was really a bit narcissistic!
But then again, Huo Yuhao had every reason to be narcissistic. He was good-looking, powerful, and had such an outstanding wife. It would be strange if he weren't narcissistic!
Huo Yuhao spread his hands and continued, "As I said earlier, who someone likes is their own freedom. Take, for example, Yu Xiaogang and Erlong from ten thousand years ago..."
"Yu Xiaogang was the son of Yu Yuanzhen, while Liu Erlong was the illegitimate daughter of Yu Yuanzhen's younger brother, Yu Luomian."
Huo Yuhao didn't explicitly state the relationship between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong but instead described it in a slightly roundabout way, letting everyone "guess."
Compared to the story of Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, even if Wang Dong were really a boy, it would still be a trivial matter.
Everyone felt their heads filled with question marks. Was there even a need to guess?
The legendary tale of Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang was one of the most explosive stories in the history of Douluo Continent!
Yet, the two were revered ancestors of Shrek Academy. Even if there were issues, no one dared to question them.
After all, Master Yu Xiaogang was the teacher of Sea God Tang San. To question Yu Xiaogang would be to question Tang San's judgment.
Master's theories had long been overturned by later generations, yet no one dared to question them. At most, they were shelved, out of sight, out of mind.
"What, are you questioning Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong?"
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips and continued, "True love is invincible, and love is free!"
Everyone fell silent. The Vice Monitor had directly brought up Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang to prove that loving someone shouldn't be bound by societal norms.
Who dared to refute that?
"To be honest, when I first heard about this, I was quite shocked."
Huo Yuhao paused, then continued, "But when I thought about them being ancestors of Shrek Academy, I felt like I had a fishbone stuck in my throat, sitting on pins and needles, with thorns in my back, yet I couldn't refute it."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes twitched, but they breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed the Vice Monitor was just like them, normal people.
They knew it was wrong but didn't dare to point it out, so they could only mock it in this way.
Wu Feng's expression changed. The Vice Monitor kept talking about love being free, yet it seemed like he was mocking Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. Clearly, he was being hypocritical!
It seemed her little secret couldn't be revealed so quickly, lest everyone reject it and cause Ning Tian to "fall from grace."
She didn't care. Loving someone didn't need a reason.
But she couldn't let the person she loved be scorned and ostracized by everyone.
Wang Dong's words yesterday had been a perfect "test of the waters."
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao seemed to think of something, his eyes lighting up as he lowered his voice and said, "Let me tell you something even more explosive!"
After saying this, Huo Yuhao glanced at Ning Tian beside him and continued, "Ning Tian, do you want to step aside for a moment?"
"???"
Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded, feeling somewhat confused. Wu Feng's mouth opened slightly, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
What explosive thing could it be?
Why would Ning Tian need to step aside?
Wu Feng looked at Huo Yuhao, her puzzled eyes carrying a hint of clarity. Could it be that Huo Yuhao was going to talk about her?
As a girl, liking Ning Tian was indeed quite explosive, but she couldn't control herself!
Thinking of this, Wu Feng lowered her head, not daring to look at Ning Tian or her classmates.
She really didn't care, but Ning Tian...
"Huo Yuhao, please don't say anything reckless!"
Wu Feng screamed in her heart, yet there was a hint of joy.
If she could take this opportunity to confess to Ning Tian, it might not be a bad idea!
Ning Tian was stunned, feeling somewhat confused, and said, "No need, go ahead. I can handle it!"
Although she didn't know what Huo Yuhao was going to say, if she didn't hear it, she felt like something would be missing.
Thus, Ning Tian decided to stay and listen.
"Alright, then I won't hold back."
Huo Yuhao nodded and continued, "As everyone knows, Ning Rongrong and Oscar from the first generation of Shrek Seven Monsters were a couple."
Everyone nodded, indicating they knew this. It wasn't exactly a secret.
Even those who weren't students of Shrek Academy knew this!
After all, they were the first generation of Shrek Seven Monsters!
But why would Huo Yuhao bring up the first generation of Shrek Seven Monsters?
Could something even more explosive have happened between them?
Ning Tian's expression changed. She realized what was coming!
Ning Rongrong and Oscar weren't just part of the first generation of Shrek Seven Monsters, they were also from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
Huo Yuhao didn't pay attention to his classmates' expressions and continued, "Back then, Sea God Tang San obtained a celestial herb, the Beautiful Silk Tulip, from a certain place and gave it to Ning Rongrong."
"After Ning Rongrong absorbed the Seven Beautiful Silk Tulip, her Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda, which is how the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect came to be."
"!!!"
Hearing this, Ning Tian's eyes widened, and she instinctively said, "How... how do you know this?"
This was an extremely secretive matter. Only the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had records of it. There was no way outsiders could know.
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was originally called the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It was only after Ning Rongrong's martial soul evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda under the influence of the Beautiful Silk Tulip that the sect was renamed.
While the evolution of Ning Rongrong's martial soul wasn't a secret, the fact that she used a celestial herb to achieve it was a major secret.
Only the direct descendants of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect knew about this!
Not only did Huo Yuhao know about it, but he also knew which celestial herb Ning Rongrong had used. How could this not be strange?
"Don't worry about how I know. Just tell me if it's true or not."
Huo Yuhao waved his hand.
Everyone looked at Ning Tian, hoping to gauge the truth of this "story" from her response and expression.
Wu Feng, however, felt a bit disappointed. She had thought Huo Yuhao would talk about her, but instead, he brought up something from ten thousand years ago.
After a moment of thought, Ning Tian nodded and said, "That's correct!"
"If any of you can bring a Beautiful Silk Tulip to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, any request you have will be granted!"