Golden Iron Triangle

Su Xiao opened his eyes again to find a wooden ceiling above him, with a faint floral fragrance lingering in the air.

"Xiao-ge, you're awake." Yu Xiaogang spoke softly.

Su Xiao nodded and sat up in bed. Tang San and Ning Rongrong, who were also in the room, came over as well.

Ning Rongrong took the initiative to ask, "Xiao-ge, should I get you something to eat? You haven't eaten anything for an entire day since you fell unconscious."

"No need." Su Xiao briefly moved his body around.

Faced with Su Xiao's cold rejection, Ning Rongrong bit her lip and stood there blankly for a moment.

"Are we at Blue Tyrant Academy now?" Su Xiao asked.

Yu Xiaogang wore a complicated expression and merely hummed in response.

Just as Su Xiao was about to explain, the door was suddenly pushed open. It was Xiao Wu.

Seeing that Su Xiao had awakened, Xiao Wu smiled. "Brother, Dean Erlong prepared a feast. Let's go!"

"Alright, Xiao Wu, let's help Xiao-ge." Tang San called out.

Su Xiao waved them off. "My Soul Power is just exhausted. It's not like I'm crippled. I can walk."

After getting dressed, the five of them left the room and headed for Blue Tyrant Academy's cafeteria.

Noticing Ning Rongrong's low spirits, Xiao Wu quickly went over to her, while Su Xiao and Tang San followed behind Yu Xiaogang.

Hiss—

The moment Xiao Bai saw Su Xiao, it ran over, seeming very happy.

"You rotten Xiao-ge! While you were unconscious, Xiao Bai refused to eat or drink and guarded outside your room the whole time. Do you know that?" Xiao Wu scolded.

With a pale face, Su Xiao stroked Xiao Bai's rhinoceros horn. "I'm fine now. Let's go eat together."

Xiao Bai cried out a few times, seemingly agreeing, then grabbed Su Xiao's clothes in its mouth, indicating that it wanted him to ride on its back.

"I'm fine."

Xiao Bai refused to give up, so Su Xiao could only reluctantly agree and let Xiao Bai carry him to Blue Tyrant Academy's cafeteria.

When the five people and one dragon reached the cafeteria entrance, they happened to run into Flender, the teachers and students he led, as well as a tall woman.

"Xiao-ge, you're alright now, right?" Dai Mubai and the others immediately gathered around him.

"My Soul Power hasn't recovered much yet. Eating two of Xiao Ao's sausages should do the trick," Su Xiao answered.

Upon hearing this, Oscar quietly recited his soul incantation, and five fragrant Great Sausages abruptly appeared in his hand.

Su Xiao ate two, enough to restore his Soul Power to normal. He fed the remaining three to Xiao Bai.

"Su Xiao." The tall woman walked through the crowd to greet him.

"You must be Aunt Erlong, right?" Su Xiao asked.

Liu Erlong was slightly puzzled. "How did you know it was me? I heard you were also the one who suggested that Boss Flender come to Blue Tyrant Academy?"

"Mhm." Su Xiao did not deny it. After all, he had personally handed that note to Tang San.

"Back then, the Golden Iron Triangle formed by Teacher, Dean Flender, and you, Aunt Erlong, had quite a reputation in the Soul Master world."

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang suddenly interrupted, "Xiao-ge, Xiao San, come take a walk with me."

Su Xiao and Tang San exchanged a glance. Seeing the sorrowful expression on Yu Xiaogang's face, they naturally agreed.

Before leaving, Su Xiao handed Xiao Bai over to Xiao Wu. "Give Xiao Bai plenty of good food!"

The master and his two disciples wandered leisurely through Blue Tyrant Academy.

Tang San said to Su Xiao, "Aunt Erlong has decided to rename Blue Tyrant Academy Shrek Academy, with Dean Flender still managing it."

Su Xiao had expected all of this. At that moment, Yu Xiaogang stopped and said:

"Xiao-ge, Xiao San, you may know that Boss Flender, Erlong, and I formed the Golden Iron Triangle back then, but among us...

Forget it. Let me tell you a story. Once, there was a young man who was forced to leave his clan..."

Yu Xiaogang did not mention any names, but both Su Xiao and Tang San could tell that he was speaking of the Golden Iron Triangle's story.

"Teacher, do the opinions of the world really matter that much?" Tang San asked.

"Xiao San is right," Su Xiao agreed. "Aunt Erlong waited for you for twenty whole years. During those twenty years, you lived in pain, Teacher. Wasn't Aunt Erlong suffering as well?"

Yu Xiaogang turned away and fiercely punched a tree trunk. He lowered his head slightly, tears already welling in his eyes. He did not want his two disciples to see him in such a miserable state.

"Erlong and I are destined to be a tragedy. I only hope she can be happy," Yu Xiaogang said, as though he had exhausted all his strength.

A powerful female voice came from not far away. "Bullshit! Could I possibly be happy after leaving you?"

Liu Erlong appeared, with Su Xiao and Tang San standing between her and Yu Xiaogang.

Su Xiao put an arm around Tang San and looked up at the sky. "Xiao San, the stars are so bright tonight."

"Y-Yeah, that side is perfect for enjoying the night view."

Tang San understood Su Xiao's intention and left the quiet place to Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.

They could only watch the darkness blanket the sky and imagine a silver-disc moon and stars filling the heavens.

Tang San picked up a small flower from the ground and asked gloomily, "Xiao-ge, do you think siblings can only ever be siblings?"

Su Xiao froze briefly, then flicked Tang San on the forehead.

"Xiao San, you and Xiao Wu aren't blood siblings. How are you even more—"

Before Su Xiao could finish, Tang San saw that the flower, still full of life just moments ago, had instantly withered.

The next second, they saw a familiar figure: Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

"You're Tang San?"