"Xiaogang, come rest at my place tonight. I..."
Liu Erlong stayed by Yu Xiaogang's side, her eyes brimming with affection as she gazed at him.
But when Yu Xiaogang heard her, he seemed to hear a demon's whisper. He abruptly flung away the hand she had hooked into his sleeve.
"No! I can't!"
Yu Xiaogang's sudden roar drew quiet sighs from the students and teachers watching nearby.
In their eyes, this so-called Grandmaster was nothing but a fraud who had fooled the world. With strength that didn't even reach Soul Elder, he wouldn't deserve to teach them if not for the help of their dean, Liu Erlong.
"Xiaogang, I really..."
Seeing the look of disgust on Yu Xiaogang's face, Liu Erlong felt the warmth in her heart shatter once more.
Yu Xiaogang seemed to come to his senses. When he saw how heartbroken Liu Erlong was, the revulsion in his eyes gradually gave way to an intensely complicated emotion.
"No, Erlong. I know how you feel about me, but we... we can never be together!"
With that, he ran off without looking back.
Liu Erlong stood rooted to the spot, unable to understand why her beloved Xiaogang would treat her this way.
Watching from a short distance away, Ye Xuan could barely suppress the grin tugging at his lips.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang was all bark and no bite.
Even if he wanted to do those things, he didn't have the equipment for them.
"Sister Liu, I didn't expect you to look so haggard after just a month apart."
Ye Xuan's voice came from behind Liu Erlong, and she turned around almost instinctively.
She saw the familiar figure of Ye Xuan.
"You're... Xiao Xue, Your—"
Before she could finish, Ye Xuan covered her lips.
"All right, I came here