Dean Liu Erlong

"Are we just idle riffraff?" Flender looked at Li Fei.

"Don't look at me. That's exactly what we are in their eyes." Li Fei looked at Flender as if he were an idiot.

How did those words even come out of your mouth?

"Hehe."

"My name is Flender. Your dean is an old acquaintance of mine, and I came today to catch up with her."

Flender gave an awkward laugh, then turned his gaze to the two dutiful guards and stated the purpose of his visit.

"How are we supposed to believe you?" one guard asked.

Soul Power surged from Flender's body as seven Soul Rings appeared: two yellow, two purple, and three black.

Flender said calmly, "If I were a bad person, if I had lied and wanted to force my way in, do you think you could stop me? Go on, hurry up."

"Understood, Soul Saint!"

The two guards were already trembling in fright. One remained behind while the other turned and ran inside.

Only then did Flender nod in satisfaction and withdraw his Soul Rings and Soul Power.

The guard finally let out a breath of relief and smiled ingratiatingly. "Soul Saint, we were only carrying out our duties impartially. I hope you won't blame us."

There was no helping it. The man before him was a Soul Saint, while he was only a Soul Grandmaster.

Naturally, he did not want to offend a Soul Saint-level expert. Otherwise, he might not even know how he died.

"I'm not that petty." Flender waved a hand after hearing this.

"You two shouldn't stand outside. Please come in and sit while you wait for news." Completely relieved, the guard invited them into the guard hall to wait.

Neither of them refused and went inside to sit and wait.

The guards watched over the carriage.

Deep within Blue Tyrant Academy lay a beautiful garden. This place was also the academy's forbidden zone. Without a verbal order from Dean Liu Erlong, a Soul Saint, no one was permitted to enter.

A beautiful woman dressed in blue was holding a watering can and watering her beloved flowers. Every time she watered them, she felt especially relaxed and happy.

Just then, a guard ran over from outside the garden, panting heavily.

"Dean!"

He stopped outside the garden, not daring to step inside, and could only call out from beyond its entrance.

Liu Erlong's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Her mood soured at having her watering interrupted so suddenly. She set down the watering can, walked to the garden entrance, and looked at the sweating, panting guard. Frowning, she asked, "What is it?"

Her displeasure eased slightly. Judging from his expression, something major might truly have happened.

"Dean, two people have come to the academy. One of them is called Flender. He said he is an old acquaintance of yours and came to catch up with you," the guard said.

"Two people? Flender?"

"Brother Flender is here!"

"Could the other one be Xiaogang?"

Liu Erlong grew somewhat excited and asked, "Where are they?"

"They're outside the academy," the guard said.

"Are they both men?" Liu Erlong asked.

"Yes." The guard nodded.

"Bring them here to me." Liu Erlong became a little flustered. She wanted to go out and greet them herself, but worried they would see her before she had dressed up, so she came up with this plan.

"Yes." The guard nodded and quickly left.

Liu Erlong hurried back into the house in the garden, shut the doors and windows, and began dressing up.

After so many years without seeing him, she showed a rare nervousness like that of a young girl.

She was afraid the man she loved would see her looking unattractive.

She moved both hands and feet, hoping there was still enough time.

Xiaogang, I've waited for you for so long. You've finally decided to come back and see me. As she applied makeup, anticipation for their reunion after so long apart filled her heart.

In her mind, if someone had come with Flender to look for her, and that person was also a man, then it could not possibly be anyone other than Yu Xiaogang!

The guard ran back into the hall and found Flender and Li Fei sitting quietly, drinking tea and eating pastries.

"Well? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Flender said with a smile.

"Of course not, of course not." The guard immediately waved his hands. From the dean's expression and attitude, he understood that she must share an inseparable connection with these two.

Fortunately, he had not said anything insulting earlier. Otherwise, he would have been in deep trouble.

"The dean is in the Back Garden and asked me to take you there."

The guard glanced at Flender, then at the remarkably young Li Fei, and secretly thought, Could this man be the dean's secret lover? And could this young boy be their illegitimate son?

Once that thought surfaced, he instantly could not remain calm. At the same time, he became even more respectful.

After all, both of them were Soul Saint-level experts. Even in Heaven Dou City, they held exalted status!

As long as Soul Douluos and Title Douluos did not appear, Soul Saints were invincible!

Moreover, the Heaven Dou Empire had no Title Douluo of its own. The only one was the honorary elder Dugu Bo, and they had never heard of him appearing in public.

As for Soul Douluos, they likewise rarely appeared.

Everyone was busy.

"Lead the way." Flender put down his teacup.

He then tossed a Gold Soul Coin to the guard beside him and said, "Thanks for the hospitality. This Gold Soul Coin is your reward."

Now that he had money, as long as it made him happy, he could hand out rewards generously. When others were happy, he was happy too.

"These two Gold Soul Coins are for your trouble running errands. You've worked hard." Flender was extremely adept at handling social etiquette. He took out another two Gold Soul Coins and tossed them to the guard who had run the errand.

"Thank you! Thank you, sir!"

The two bowed repeatedly in thanks. This feeling was wonderful.

The errand-running guard became even more energetic and led Flender and Li Fei toward the garden at a run.

Watching the three leave, the guard left behind sighed. "If I'd known running errands could earn two Gold Soul Coins, I would have fought to go. Still, this isn't bad either. I only entertained them a little and got one Gold Soul Coin. Wonderful. I hope more wealthy patrons like this come in the future."

As they passed through the academy, its buildings were far more luxurious and prosperous than those of Shrek Academy, and its layout was the same.

In every respect, Blue Tyrant Academy utterly crushed Shrek Academy.

Li Fei deliberately tested the waters. "Uncle Flender, we could take some inspiration from the buildings and layout here. Have you ever considered moving Shrek Academy here to develop?"

"It really is worth taking inspiration from."

"Moving here is out of the question. Even though we aren't short on money now, I still prefer Suotuo City. Everyone there is one of our own, so things are easier to handle."

Flender spoke.

"But what if you and Aunt Liu end up together? Wouldn't you be in one place while she was in another?" Li Fei pressed the topic further.

Flender's face reddened. "Th-that's indeed a problem! We'll take it one step at a time. Besides, getting a legal plot of land in Heaven Dou City isn't easy. Without connections or backing, even as a Soul Saint, it would be difficult. This imperial city is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"

"You're full of ideas. Why don't you give me some advice?" Flender's eyes rolled as he looked at Li Fei with a sly grin.

Good grief, he had ultimately tossed this difficult problem back to me?

Li Fei was also troubled by this issue.

After all, his base was in Suotuo City, and the Li Family had not yet established itself in Heaven Dou City. They could not call the shots here.

If Flender and Liu Erlong got together, then either Flender would live here and Blue Tyrant Academy would become Shrek Academy.

Or Liu Erlong would go to Suotuo City.

His thoughts raced as he considered a solution that would benefit both sides the most.

(End of this chapter)