Xiang Shaoyun had been praying that Yu Caidie wouldn't see him and Tuoba Wan'er here. He would then find some time to explain himself to her. Alas, human proposes and heaven disposes.

  They had barely taken a few steps from the carriage before Yu Caidie appeared before them. He was so frightened his heart nearly popped out of his mouth. This was akin to the clash between the sun and the moon. What should he do now?

  The surrounding people widened their eyes when they saw this scene. They had long heard of the rumor about Xiang Shaoyun's relationship with Yu Caidie, but that rumor had never been substantiated. With Yu Caidie appearing soon after Xiang Shaoyun returned with a beauty, they had no choice but to believe the rumor.

  At the same time, they also rejoiced at Xiang Shaoyun's misfortune as they thought, It will be for the best if the two fairies can dump him. That way, I will have a chance!

  Among the welcoming disciples, Tang Longfei slapped his forehead as he thought, Well, this will be troublesome for Shaoyun.

  Of course, he was mostly filled with relief over Xiang Shaoyun's safe return. The other Overlord Legion members shared the same feeling. As for Lady Shura, when she saw Xiang Shaoyun by Tuoba Wan'er's side, her heart ached. Inwardly, she sighed, Perhaps I should take even more initiative.

  Lady Shura did not mind Xiang Shaoyun having other women. After all, she could never control an outstanding man like him. However, she did not wish to end up forgotten.

  "Caidie, I……" Xiang Shaoyun did not know what to say.

  Beside him, Tuoba Wan'er felt some sort of sense as she tightened her arm around Xiang Shaoyun's arm and asked, "Husband, who is this little sister?"

  Tuoba Wan'er had always been sweet-tempered, but that did not mean she was ignorant. On the contrary, she was incredibly intelligent. She wouldn't have been able to reach the Soul Foundation Realm before 40 years old otherwise.

  The woman before her equally matched her in terms of looks. From how the woman was behaving, it was obvious she was a love rival. Thus, an appropriate response was required.

  From how Tuoba Wan'er was reacting, it was evident how important Xiang Shaoyun was to Tuoba Wan'er now.

  Xiang Shaoyun nearly fainted when Tuoba Wan'er called him husband publicly. Inwardly, he cried, It's over.

  He was confident Yu Caidie would turn back and leave, or perhaps she would give him a slap before severing all contact with him. He shut his eyes, awaiting the incoming storm. The storm did not arrive, however, and everyone found it unreal.

  Yu Caidie stepped to the other side of Xiang Shaoyun, ignored Tuoba Wan'er, and said with worry in her eyes, "I heard you encountered a super sandstorm at the Desert of Despair. I thought something bad had happened to you. I was worried sick. Now that you're back, I'm relieved."

  Xiang Shaoyun was touched to hear the concern in her voice. He gently replied, "Caidie, sorry for making you worried. I'm back."

  "Um. It's good that you're back. You haven't forgotten the promise between us, right?" asked Yu Caidie, blinking her big eyes.

  "What promise is that? Tell me about it, husband," said Tuoba Wan'er. She was extremely dissatisfied with how Yu Caidie was ignoring her, but it wouldn't be proper to flare up then and there. Instead, she had to make her presence known to prevent Yu Caidie from snatching her man.

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  Before Xiang Shaoyun could say anything, Yu Caidie answered, "That's a secret between him and me. We can't let unrelated people know."

  This time, Tuoba Wan'er was truly furious. How did she become an unrelated person? She decided to ignore Yu Caidie and said to Xiang Shaoyun, "Husband, your academy's elders are still waiting for us. We can't be lacking in manners and make them wait."

  She emphasized the word husband, as though she was afraid Yu Caidie wouldn't hear it. Her voice was filled with provocation.

  Xiang Shaoyun braced himself and suggested, "Wan'er, why don't you go ahead?"

  Truthfully, Yu Caidie was the most important woman to him. He felt that she was the woman he loved most as decreed by fate, a feeling he had had since their first meeting. It was as though they had been together in their previous life.

  Xiang Shaoyun was sure Yu Caidie shared the feeling, but she had never shown it. She wouldn't have agreed to his courtship and set up the promise with him otherwise.

  "No. We're here together. How can I go alone? This is half your home. How can you not show your wife around?" Tuoba Wan'er pulled Xiang Shaoyun's hand and started throwing a tantrum.

  The disciples around them were nearly driven crazy from envy. Nobody could resist a woman like that speaking in such a tone. Alas, she wasn't speaking like that to them.

  Xiang Shaoyun felt like dying as he cursed inwardly, If I had known this would happen, I would have returned alone.

  Tuoba Wan'er thought she could chase Yu Caidie away with that, but Yu Caidie seemed not to mind it. Instead, she brazenly hugged Xiang Shaoyun's other arm and said, "Why didn't you inform me before taking a concubine? It's not like I'm a conservative woman."

  The surrounding disciples almost fainted when they heard the exchange.

  Those words had obviously proved her relationship with Xiang Shaoyun. She was the goddess of all the academy's disciples. They couldn't accept her destroying her image like this.

  Tuoba Wan'er shot Yu Caidie a hostile look as she pinched Xiang Shaoyun's waist. On the other side of his waist, Yu Caidie was doing the same. He felt like he was being tortured by fire and ice at the same time, his face filled with awkwardness.

  "Hehe, it's good to be young and full of passion. Don't just stand there, come on in," said the welcoming elder with a laugh.

  Those words had obviously saved Xiang Shaoyun, filling his heart with gratitude.

  And thus, Xiang Shaoyun entered the academy flanked by two beauties. The surrounding disciples showered him with glares that could most certainly riddle him with holes if eyes could kill.

  After Xiang Shaoyun and the two women entered the building, wails resounded.

  "Gods, heavens, where is justice in the world? Both my goddesses have been matched with a pile of feces. I can't accept this!"

  "I need to challenge Xiang Shaoyun! I need to prove that he only has the looks but is in fact worth nothing!"

  "That fellow is merely an incompetent fellow who lives off women. I really don't know why he's so lucky."

  "Perhaps he drugged them? Why hadn't they crippled him for doing that?"

  Chapter 823: Conversation Between the Holy Maiden and the Elder

  Yu Caidie accompanied Xiang Shaoyun as they climbed the stairs before tactfully letting go of him. With a gentle smile, she said, "I'll be waiting at 1 Dragon Villa."

  She then quietly walked away.

  Xiang Shaoyun wanted to go with her, but to save face for Tuoba Wan'er, he stood there and replied, "Um, I'll be back soon."

  Tuoba Wan'er did not have the time to do anything about that. She bowed slightly at the elder and said, "Holy Hall's Tuoba Wan'er greets you, lord. I will have to be troubling you during my stay."

  "The Dragon Phoenix Academy is honored to have you as a guest. Please come this way," said the elder with a smile.

  Still holding Xiang Shaoyun's hand, Xiang Shaoyun followed the elder into the main hall. Only Old Urchin stayed with them while the overseers led the others to their accommodations.

  The various observing disciples also scattered. The story of Yu Caidie and Tuoba Wan'er fighting over Xiang Shaoyun spread throughout the academy.

  Once again, Xiang Shaoyun's name filled every nook and corner of the academy. His fame had now reached the level of Baili Yixiao and Zhan Wushuang. Perhaps he might still be weaker than them, but his ability to pick up girls was far above them.

  Anyone would be willing to shed 100 years of lifespan just to obtain one of the two absolute beauties, but Xiang Shaoyun actually had both of them. Furthermore, he didn't seem to be in any serious problem at all! His girl picking prowess was truly legendary.

  As for the Overlord Legion members, they were all filled with excitement at his return. They started gathering at 1 Dragon Villa, awaiting their reunion.

  However, since Yu Caidie was there, many of them were too embarrassed to enter, including people like Tang Longfei. Thus, they ultimately decided to wait until they were summoned.

  When Xiang Shaoyun arrived at the main hall with Tuoba Wan'er, he found all the elders and the principal waiting there. The academy was evidently showing a lot of respect toward this guest.

  As for Old Urchin, he was busy looking left and right, akin to country folk that had just arrived at a big city. One could say that he was behaving embarrassingly.

  "Tsk tsk, worthy of being one of the Four Great Ancient Academies. Just look at these jade seats, these lattice windows, these stone pillars……everything is so high class here," praised Old Urchin. "So, are you guys hiring a principal? Why don't you hire me? It would be fun."

  "Impudent!" berated an elder as those were disrespectful words.

  Tuoba Wan'er quickly said, "Grandpa Urchin, please don't disrespect them."

  Old Urchin laughed dryly and said, "Haha, I was joking! Don't be so serious!"

  The principal, seated on the main seat, smiled and asked, "Is this Senior Old Urchin?"

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  "Yes, it's me, Old Urchin. Looks like my name is still quite popular," said Old Urchin smugly.

  "So it's really you, Old Urchin. Back then, did you sneak into our restricted area and was eventually chased away by the grand elder?" shouted the principal.

  Old Urchin's neck shrank as he denied it, "N-no such thing! I, Old Urchin, will never do something so shady! You must have mistaken me for someone else!"

  He might be saying that, but his expression had betrayed the truth.

  "That doesn't matter. We will know after the grand elder personally comes to see you," said the principal.

  Finally, Old Urchin was scared. He looked at Tuoba Wan'er and said, "Young lady, my stomach is suddenly hurting! I'm leaving first, bye!"

  He then quickly slipped away, moving at a speed so fast many of the elders couldn't even react.

  That little episode caused Tuoba Wan'er to feel somewhat awkward. Even so, she still faced the principal calmly and said, "Senior principal, Grandpa Urchin has always been that way. Please forgive him for any wrongdoings he might commit."

  "Hehe, don't worry about it, holy maiden. We won't involve the Holy Hall in this. Today, you're our guest. We naturally need to welcome you properly!" said the principal with an amicable smile.

  Tuoba Wan'er understood that the principal was displaying the generosity of a person in power. Furthermore, Old Urchin probably hadn't committed too serious an offense either. Thus, there was no point in harping on this issue.

  She swiftly assumed her actual role and gave the academy some gifts on behalf of the Holy Hall. The gifts weren't overly expensive, but it was enough to display the Holy Hall's sincerity.

  The principal had someone put the gifts away before asking the holy maiden about the purpose of her visit. He also asked about how Xiang Shaoyun had come to become their holy son-in-law.

  Tuoba Wan'er gave a rough explanation of the excuse they had prepared beforehand. Her main goal here was to personally experience the academy's grandness and then declare that Xiang Shaoyun was her husband.

  Earlier, when Tuoba Wan'er was behaving intimately with Xiang Shaoyun, everyone had already guessed that possibility. Even so, the elders were still filled with astonishment when they heard it from her own mouth. Inwardly, they all thought, What kind of good luck does this kid have? He was actually able to win the holy maiden's favor?

  The principal smiled and said, "Holy maiden, you have good taste. Shaoyun is the first overseer to come out of his batch of disciples. He has a bright future ahead of him. Your choice demonstrates great wisdom."

  "Um, I agree," said Tuoba Wan'er with a nod. "Lord principal, I wish to stay here for some time. I wonder if that's possible?"

  "We never entertained any long-term foreign guests, but since you're Shaoyun's fiancée and the Holy Hall's holy maiden, you can stay here," said the principal. "However, a grand competition between our disciples will be held in a few days. Shaoyun will definitely be participating in it as well. It will take a year to end. I'm afraid you will be lonely waiting here."

  "It's fine. I rarely go out, so I will take the time to look around and expand my horizon. I won't interfere in the holy son-in-law's affairs," said Tuoba Wan'er.

  "Since that is the case, you may take a look around with Shaoyun as your guide. Later in the evening, we will hold the official feast for you. I hope you enjoy your stay here," said the principal.

  After exchanging some more pleasantries, Tuoba Wan'er and Xiang Shaoyun left the hall. The principal did not send anyone as her guide. After all, Xiang Shaoyun was considered a local, so he was perfect as the guide.

  Tuoba Wan'er was naturally happy with that arrangement. After all, the principal had welcomed her grandly, showing her enough respect. If it was any other visitor, the principal might still not personally welcome them even if they were at the Saint Realm.