Xiao Gang, You Were Hurt by Love Again

Seeing that Yu Erlong had nothing more to say, Qian Xunji gave a disdainful laugh. How could he not know what she was thinking?

The Golden Iron Triangle—the three of them each had different goals.

Yu Xiaogang wanted to find a disciple who could put his theories into practice, Flender wanted to establish an academy that trained monsters, while Liu Erlong wanted Xiao Gang Gege.

Yu Erlong was simply thinking that since Yu Xiaogang could not take revenge on him, he would someday train a genius shaped by his theories and overthrow Spirit Hall's rule.

However—

It seemed Yu Xiaogang had indeed accomplished that in the original work.

But Yu Xiaogang and his disciple had been able to proceed so smoothly in the original work because Spirit Hall's Pope, Bibi Dong, was Yu Xiaogang's lover and repeatedly let them go.

For example, if I were Bibi Dong, it would be fine if Tang Hao rescued Xiao Wu and Tang San during the Soul Master Competition. But if I slaughtered the Shrek Seven Devils and everyone in Shrek Academy, detained them, or even killed them, what could you do about it?

The current Pope was not Bibi Dong. It was me, Qian Xunji.

At the local Spirit Hall of some city, a weary-looking Flat Top with a listless expression arrived.

"I'm here to collect my monthly allowance today," Flat Top said.

The local Spirit Hall bishop glanced at Flat Top's records and said, "Yu Xiaogang, level 29 Soul Grandmaster, martial soul Luo Sanpao, correct?"

As he spoke, he took out some money and handed it to Yu Xiaogang. "Here, this is your monthly allowance for this month."

After taking the money, Yu Xiaogang turned and left Spirit Hall. No matter which Spirit Hall he was in, Yu Xiaogang was unwilling to stay for long, because every second he spent there reminded him of Qian Xunji, someone he wanted to slice into a thousand pieces.

Why hadn't his idol Tang Hao struck harder back then? It would have been best if he had blown Qian Xunji's head off, so that scourge could not come out and continue harming the masses.

If he could, Yu Xiaogang wished he could personally slice Qian Xunji into a thousand pieces. But he was not Tang Hao, with such formidable strength. He was merely a level 29 Soul Master. There were plenty of people with that level of strength in Spirit Hall. It was all that damned Luo Sanpao's fault. You damned dog, couldn't you have just evolved properly into the Golden Sacred Dragon?

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang became deeply miserable and wandered in a daze to an inn he often visited.

Yu Xiaogang entered the inn in a long robe, still wandering about in a daze.

The moment Yu Xiaogang entered, the noisy inn fell silent. Every diner looked at him with the gleeful eyes of someone watching a spectacle.

The waiter inside seemed to know Yu Xiaogang, so he jokingly said, "Isn't this the Grandmaster? What, hurt by love again?"

Yu Xiaogang did not answer. He said to the counter, "Warm two jugs of wine and give me a plate of fennel beans."

As he spoke, Xiao Gang laid out nine Copper Soul Coins.

"You must have been dumped by your girlfriend again, right?" a Joker in the inn said.

"Nonsense! I wasn't dumped. How can you fabricate rumors about me out of thin air?" Yu Xiaogang retorted, his eyes wide.

"What innocence? As far as we know, Yu Erlong, the concubine Pope Your Majesty recently married, is your lover, isn't she?" another Joker said.

"Nonsense! She's my younger sister, not my lover! I'm not hurt by love!"

Yu Xiaogang sat down with a stiff expression. Once the warm wine and fennel beans arrived, he drank the wine while chewing the fennel beans.

The other Jokers all turned their eyes toward Yu Xiaogang, waiting for the moment he became drunk.

Sure enough, after two jugs of wine, Yu Xiaogang was thoroughly drunk. He suddenly let out a grief-stricken roar in the inn:

"Heavens, why? Why are you treating me, Yu Xiaogang, like this? Dong Er was like this, Er Long was like this too—why?!"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang start rambling drunken nonsense again, the diners immediately fell quiet. They watched Xiao Gang with amused expressions, drinking as they enjoyed the farce.

The entire inn was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Spirit Hall

Qian Xunji led Liu Erlong into Papal Hall, where they held a grand wedding. This marked Liu Erlong's becoming Qian Xunji's concubine.

As Bibi Dong watched Liu Erlong enter Qian Xunji's room, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Today, that beast Qian Xunji had another woman, so she could finally have some peace. She turned to return to her own room.

But from behind her came Qian Xunji's seductive voice, like a devil's whisper.

"Why are you leaving so quickly, Good Disciple? Come here."

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes and went to Qian Xunji's side, asking hypocritically, "Does Teacher have any orders for your disciple?"

"Your teacher cannot do without your service tonight," Qian Xunji said.

"You—" Bibi Dong's eyes widened. "Qian Xunji, no matter how shameless you are, tonight is your wedding night. You—"

Bibi Dong was so angry that her breathing grew hurried.

"Hehehe, how could tonight's grand show possibly be complete without you, my disciple?" Qian Xunji said with an evil grin.

With that, Qian Xunji grabbed Bibi Dong and dragged her into the bridal chamber as well.

Inside the bridal chamber, Yu Erlong sat on the bed with lifeless eyes. No matter how lavish or luxurious Spirit Hall was, no matter how much power or status Qian Xunji possessed, what did it matter? He could never compare to Xiao Gang.

But for her Xiao Gang to live safely and without worry, Liu Erlong could only submit herself to that beast Qian Xunji.

The bridal chamber door opened. The person who entered was not Qian Xunji, whom Yu Erlong loathed to the extreme, but a woman who surprised her—Bibi Dong.

"You?" Yu Erlong looked at Bibi Dong in astonishment.

Bibi Dong stared into Yu Erlong's eyes. This was the first meeting between Xiao Gang's two lovers.

Bibi Dong had not known that Yu Erlong was Xiao Gang's lover until she learned it from Qian Xunji, while Yu Erlong had long known that Xiao Gang had had a lover before meeting her—Bibi Dong.

The two women looked at each other.

Disdain appeared on Bibi Dong's face. So this is Xiao Gang's new lover. She's far inferior to me, and she's even his cousin. Hmph, I really was the one more worthy of Xiao Gang. Unfortunately, I've already been defiled by that dog Qian Xunji.

Yu Erlong looked at Bibi Dong with equal disdain. So this is the first lover Xiao Gang was blind enough to choose. For power and status, she heartlessly abandoned Xiao Gang. A woman like this only has a pretty face; her soul is filthy. I really am the one worthy of Xiao Gang. Unfortunately, I'm about to be defiled by that dog Qian Xunji.

Qian Xunji walked in, and only then did Yu Erlong realize something was wrong. She said furiously, "Thousand Thief, why did you bring your disciple in here?"

Qian Xunji laughed. "Hehehe, today is this Pope's joyous day. Since we're pursuing excitement, we'll take it all the way. Not one of Xiao Gang's women will escape. Tonight, I'll have one in each arm."