Soul Land 3: Legend Of The Jade Emperor

"Attention all passengers. Attention all passengers." The ship's broadcast system was loud and clear.

"Welcome aboard the SLS Seafarer. Tonight, we will be having a grand reception to welcome everyone. Please attend in formal attire. We'll be hosting some friendship exercises and interesting games to foster good relations between our two continents. We invite everyone to attend."

Huang Yu raised an eyebrow as the loud broadcast entered his ears. 'Friendship exercises? And with formal attire? But I didn't bring any...'

This was the first time Huang Yu was at a loss for something. Inside his spatial ring, he usually had tons of random stuff that came in handy sometimes. However, a suit and tie were not part of them.

Maybe he could go cajole a suit and tie from Romario later. Oh wait, it wouldn't be cajoling if Romario would willingly give it him though wouldn't it?

A sudden knock on his door caused Huang Yu to look in that direction. He swiftly made to open the door to be met with Gu Yue who seemed to be fine now.

"Did you hear the broadcast?" she asked.

"Yeah. It seems pretty interesting from the sound of it."

After saying this, Huang Yu saw Gu Yue hesitating for a brief moment before she spoke again. "We'll go together okay?"

"Sure, I wasn't planning on going with anyone else anyways. I'll pick you up around 7?"

"That's fine."

After this, Gu Yue smiled. She was about to leave, but she suddenly stopped. "Wait, do you have any formal attire?"

Oh shit. Busted.

"Err, I have a pair of jeans and a collared shirt. Does that count?"

The side of Gu Yue's lips curled up as humour entered her eyes. "And here I thought that you had everything inside that spatial ring of yours."

"Hey, I only bring stuff that I find useful okay."

"So those chains inside your spatial ring were useful?"

"I used them to tie up those mechas."

"Fair enough. Then what about that brick?"

"It's a weapon of mass destruction. Even the heavens and the earth fear this supreme artifact y'know. The blood of gods and devils alike have stained the brick, hence it's reddish colour!"

Gu Yue chuckled hearing this before a set of clothes appeared in her hands in a flash of light.

"Are these formal clothes?" Huang Yu asked curiously.

Gu Yue raised an eyebrow. "What gave that away? Was it the tie?"

A wry smile appeared on Huang Yu's lips. Gu Yue's sass was getting stronger over time. Sometimes he wondered if he was the cause of this.

"So… where did you get these?"

"At a shop. I got them custom made for you since I guessed that we would be having an event like this." Gu Yue bragged.

"How did you get my measurements though? These clothes look like a perfect fit." Huang Yu asked as he received the clothes.

There was a brief moment of silence before it was broken by Gu Yue's nervous chuckle. "Well, see you tonight. I'll be going back to my room now." With that, there was a disturbance in space before Gu Yue suddenly disappeared.

Seeing this, Huang Yu's lips quirked up. 'Gu Yue, it's still too early for you to challenge me in a game like that.'

As he closed the door, Huang Yu looked at the clothes he had received from Gu Yue. A gentle look appeared in his gaze before he smiled genuinely.

"Thank you though, Gu Yue. It means a lot to me."

— — — —

As night came, Huang Yu emerged from his room dressed in a navy tuxedo and a red tie that matched the colour of his hair. His spiky red hair was combed neatly, giving him the look of an exquisite gentleman. With his current height of 184cm and the very obvious greek god physique he had, he was truly a heartthrob to young maidens and more mȧturė women alike.

His looks weren't the most eye-catching thing about him though. It was the temperament and aura that he exuded merely by existing. One would feel as if he was a supreme immortal that conquered the heavens and the earth. Despite the hint of immaturity on his face, it didn't detract at all from him. Instead, it seemed to accentuate his aura even more.

He walked to Gu Yue's room, before he knocked on the door. "Gu Yue, I'm here." he called out.

The sound of rapid footsteps was heard from the room before it suddenly stopped just at the door. The door was slowly opened to give Huang Yu a sight that he would never forget in his lifetime.

Gu Yue looked like a fairy in silver and white that had just descended down to the human world. Although she wasn't particularly pretty, she had a noble and graceful air that made her seem so beautiful that one would fear that she would disappear in the blink of an eye, merely a figment of an illusory dream.

Looking at Gu Yue, Huang Yu was absolutely stunned. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He had to take a deep breath to calm himself down to properly function in the face of Gu Yue's charming figure.

"Shall we go?" Huang Yu said as he held out a hand as a gentleman would.

At those words, Gu Yue was snapped out of the trance she had been in as well. She had also been stunned, but it was because of Huang Yu this time. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she realised what she had done.

The both of them were so entranced by one another, that both of them didn't realise how they caused each other to react.

Gu Yue placed her hand on top of Huang Yu's outstretched hand before she said with a smile, "Of course."

— — — —

When both Huang Yu and Gu Yue arrived, the hall instantly turned silent as the spotlight descended upon them.

At this moment, every single person in the banquet hall, whether they be people from Star Luo or the bishops of Nox, were all entranced by the couple entering.

Murmurs soon broke out among the bystanders, praising the couple. However, there were a few curses as well, no doubt in envy that they weren't those two.

Even when they made it there, there was still absolute silence. No one in the Shrek Academy group knew what to say at this moment.

Huang Yu and Gu Yue had completely stolen the limelight in this show. Huang Yu was handsome enough that he could completely outshine Wu Zhangkong's incredibly handsome and mȧturė visage while Gu Yue, despite not being that pretty, had a temperament that put her a step above everyone else.

"Hey, guys. Wassup!" Huang Yu greeted suddenly to break the silence in the banquet hall.