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nZhao Luo had entered the grey cloud with Yan.

n'They waited.'

nZhao Luo thought with a pleasure filling in his eyes.

nThe first thing he saw after entering the cloud was the stunned faces of his companions.

nThe most shocking view was the aghast look on Feng Mei's face.

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"What happened?

"

nZhao Luo questioned as he looked at Feng Mei.

nHe walked towards her after letting go of Yan's hand.

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"Brother.

"

nFeng Mei raised her hand and pointed her finger towards the cloud from where they had just entered now.

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"What? Is something wrong?

"

nZhao Luo who couldn't understand what Feng Mei was trying to tell him, turned around to look at the place where she was pointing at.

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"There is nothing we-....

"

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"Hik.

"

nZhao Luo hiccuped as he realized something.

n'Why can I see through the cloud? Did the others saw me and Yan?

"

nZhao Luo was worrying that Yan's secret may have been exposed because of their earlier interaction.

n'Tap.'

nWu Yang patted Zhao Luo's left shoulder.

n'Tap.'

nMite's hand stopped after landing on his right shoulder.

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"Don't worry.

"

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"Love has no boundaries.

"

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"We will not tell anyone.

"

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"Indeed it's a secret between us.

"

nWu Yang and Mite took turns as they teased Zhao Luo as if they had found his secret.

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"But I don't....

"

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"It's okay Brother Zhao Luo, I support you too.

"

nMo Lee also added with a cheeky smile on his face.

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"No, you guys don't understand.

"

nZhao Luo tried to correct them but they had already witnessed a lot more than he thought.

nZhao Luo and Yan hadn't kissed outside.

nUnfortunately, that is not how the others saw it.

nTo them, as they were looking at the questioning couple from the opposite direction, which was from inside the cloud, they could only see Zhao Luo's back as he embraced Yan.

nHis face moving closer to Yan's face.

nTherefore they did not doubt that things had progressed a lot between Zhao Luo and Yan.

nZhao Luo didn't mind them misunderstanding the things which happened between him and Yan but he had another problem.

n'How do I tell them that I don't swing that way?'

nZhao Luo was confused as the others weren't even letting him speak.

nHe couldn't just tell them that Yan isn't a guy. He had promised to keep her identity a secret.

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"Guys.

"

nWhile Zhao Luo was wondering Yan spoke with a troubled look.

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"I am a...

"

nYan paused as she looked at Zhao Luo and showed him an adorable smile.

n'Is she going to tell them her secret? Because of me?'

nZhao Luo wondered as he clenched his fist.

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"Ahahahaha.

"

nZhao Luo started laughing suddenly.

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"Wu Yang, you could see us but could you hear us too?

nZhao Luo took his chance and asked Wu Yang after laughing like a mad man.

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"No, we couldn't. Why?

"

nWu Yang answered and the others also exchanged looks with each other.

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"Huff.

"

nZhao Luo let out a sigh of relief.

nHis glance had changed as he squinted his eyes while looking at his companions. There was a very serious look on his face.

nThe expression on Zhao Luo's face showed that he was going to tell them about a big secret.

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"How many coins did we have?

"

nZhao Luo questioned them with a weird but understandable authority in his voice.

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"7.

"

nThe others answered together.

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"According to the conditions of the announcement, only 8 of us could have happened. But aren't we all here now?

"

nZhao Luo told them slowly letting them digest what he was saying and then ending his little speech with a question.

nBut Wu Yang and the others weren't nincompoops.

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"Didn't the eighth gold coin fall from the sky? ON YOUR HEAD? When you were kissing Yan.

"

nWu Yang said as he looked at Zhao Luo's head. The shape had indeed been lifted a little bit because of the impact of the coin.

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"That must be hurting.

"

nMite added as they both held their laughter.

nBoth Wu Yang and Mite were messing with Zhao Luo without giving him a chance to finish what he was saying.

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"Didn't know that you were best friends now.

"

nZhao Luo said with a grin. He was still calm even when they taunted him.

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"The coin did fall from the sky, but you all didn't hear the announcement before the coin fell.

"

nZhao Luo added as he looked at them with sincere eyes.

n'Since they didn't hear the announcement, I can turn this situation around.'

nZhao Luo decided as it was time to clear his name.

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"What was the announcement about?

"

nWu Yang asked him. He had bitten the bait that Zhao Luo was throwing.

nThe others also looked at Zhao Luo who was going to tell them what they didn't know.

n*cough*

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"Be all-embracing and keep your companion close even in the time of separation, only then will you end up staying together.

"

nZhao Luo started talking after perfectly altering his voice with the voice of Kong Fu Zi.

nThe announcement sounded similar too.

nThe others had similar thoughts as they remembered the second teaching even though the meaning was changed by Zhao Luo.

nThe second part of the announcement was also similar to their first mission on the dragon zone.

nZhao Luo looked at them and discovered that everyone had somewhat believed his made-up story.

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"That was the announcement I heard and Yan was quick to act upon it. As for our faces being close we never kissed, it was because you couldn't see our side profiles. That's how I got the coin which allowed me to enter here both Yan.

"

nZhao Luo explained with a smile as he took out his gold coin which had lost its shine.

nThe coins in the hand of others were the same too. The coins lost the shine when they were used to enter the cloud.

nNobody knew the truth except Zhao Luo and Yan.

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"What you guys saw and what you understood were two different truths. It was a misunderstanding.

"

nZhao Luo used this small opening to hit the last nail to make his story the only truth.

nThe others nodded, even Wu Yang and Mite were looking somewhat devastated. They were making fun of Zhao Luo without knowing the full story.

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"We are sorry.

"

nBoth clasped their hands and bowed their heads just to get a stunning reaction from Zhao Luo.

n'Pat, Pat.'

nZhao Luo dropped his hands like bricks on their shoulder and came closer to them slowly.

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"It's okay. Haha.

"

nZhao Luo whispered in their ears with a cold yet calm voice causing them both to shover for a moment.

nZhao Luo had grown a lot during the short time since he had been freed from the capsule.

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"We still have a goal to achieve.

"

nZhao Luo said to them but before he could turn around, something entered his vision.

nIt was Yan's face.

nYan who was standing at the last, behind everyone, was looking at Zhao Luo with her wet eyes and blushing face.

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"Ahem.

"

nZhao Luo lightly nodded at Yan before turning around.

nHe had handled the situation pretty well.

nThe sight of her glistening lips closing on him flashed past his eyes causing him to feel a little awkward around her. So Zhao Lup walked ahead.

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"Let's Go.

"

nZhao Luo shouted awkwardly with a heavy voice as some images kept on flashing in his mind.

n'Tap, Tap.'

nThe group started walking inside the cloud, they were still on the dragon road but the area in front of them looked short.

nWhile walking Zhao Luo and the others kept on looking upwards towards their bars.

nEveryone's bar gauge was almost filled with the red quirk. While only Zhao Luo's bar had a crimson quirk.

nThe red line of his bar was still visible in his bar gauge but above it, the crimson quirk was also close to reaching the end of the bar.

nThe crimson line was the second layer of the bar that only Zhao Luo had.

nFor a while, everyone walked till the road ahead ended at a door.

nZhao Luo reached the door, and Wu Yang knocked it like a boar.

n'Crea~k.'

nThe door opened slowly and a garden appeared in their side.

nA man was standing in the middle of this mysterious garden in the cloud.

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"The dragon has ended.

"

nZhao Luo said with a smile that he couldn't hide.

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"Finally.

"

nMite sighed as he looked at Hong Ling who had been staring at Zhao Luo since the moment they had entered the grey cloud.

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"Clap.

"

nWhile Feng Mei and Su Shi gave a loud high five, celebrating the end of the dragon road.

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"Congratulations on reaching the end of the Dragon Road.

"

nFu Zi announcement rang out in the garden assuring the others that their celebration wasn't a waste.

nZhao Luo who was standing in the front of the group noticed something which bothered him.

nThe announcement was in the voice of Fu Zi but the sound wasn't coming from the man in front of them who had his back facing Zhao Luo and the others.

n'Who is he?'

nZhao Luo wondered while looking at the straight back of the man in front of him.

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