Inside the Pope Palace in Spirit City, Bibi Dong sat high on her throne, her brows tightly furrowed.
She had been blind to fall for that man back then. Although they had eventually gone their separate ways, she had never imagined he could sink to such a despicable level.
[Fragrant Fox]: "Teacher, who exactly is this Grandmaster? How can he be so shameless? He'd even stoop to living off a woman?"
[Little Witch]: "Wow, Chat Group Leader, tell us everything! Just how many more disgusting, disgraceful things has Shrek Academy done?"
Seeing the rising excitement in the group, Qin Feng wasted no time and dropped a bombshell.
[Douluo People Don't Deceive Douluo People]: "The head of Blue Tyrant Academy is named Liu Erlong."
"Yu Xiaogang got involved with her back then, then walked away without a backward glance, leaving her with a debt of love. Now that he can't get by on his own and his reputation is in the gutter, he's gone running back to the woman he once hurt so badly."
"The most shameless part is that he doesn't just want to eat and live for free on her turf. He's also using Liu Erlong's old feelings for him to pressure her into changing the name of Blue Tyrant Academy to Shrek Academy!"
"Liu Erlong spent most of her life pouring her heart and soul into building an enterprise in Heaven Dou City. And now, just because of a few grand-sounding words of false affection from him, he's swallowing it whole, lock, stock, and barrel."
"That's called a magpie taking over a nest. That's outright robbery!"
Those words struck the Chat Group like a boulder dropped into water, sending waves of uproar through it.
Xiao Wu stared blankly at the words on the screen, feeling as if the world were spinning around her.
She turned to look at Yu Xiaogang's righteous, self-important bearing up ahead, and her stomach churned.
All under the pretext of doing what was best for his students, he was going to steal a woman's life's work.
Such conduct was more nauseating than murder and robbery.
Ning Rongrong's little face flushed red with anger as she started cursing in the group.
[Little Witch]: "Oh my god! That's so shameless! He steals someone's life's work to make himself look good? How can a person like that presume to teach others?"
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were filled with even greater disgust.
[My Cat Is White And Big]: "Like teacher, like student. Dai Mubai is scum, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang are hypocrites. Shrek Academy is rotten from top to bottom."
At that moment, in Heaven Dou City, at Blue Tyrant Academy.
The quiet, elegant courtyard in the back hills was filled with broad patches of vibrant Blue Silver Grass and all kinds of rare flowers.
Dressed in a simple blue-green gown, Liu Erlong was watering the seedlings in the flowerbeds with a watering can.
She had only been passing the time by looking at the strange Chat Group in her mind.
But when she looked up, she saw the string of revelations Qin Feng had just posted.
The instant the three characters "Yu Xiaogang" entered her sight, Liu Erlong's hand jerked.
Water spilled from the can onto the ground, splashing her hem.
Her breathing instantly grew ragged. Her beautiful eyes fixed on the screen as her chest heaved violently.
The group leader said Xiaogang was a good-for-nothing who lived off women and wanted to take over her academy.
The temper Liu Erlong had kept suppressed for years exploded.
Overcome by her love for him, she couldn't hear a word of reason.
In her heart, Xiaogang would always be that learned, aloof man with his pride intact.
He had his reasons and his dignity. How could he possibly do something so despicable?
She hurled the watering can to the ground, where it landed with a dull thud.
Without hesitation, Liu Erlong opened the chat interface and tapped furiously at the empty air.
[Gentle Fire Dragon]: "Stop making baseless accusations! Xiaogang would never do something like that!"
"He's proud and principled. He'd rather suffer himself than covet someone else's life's work! You're clearly making things up and smearing his name!"
The message was brimming with hostility, flooding the group chat.
The group members were startled by the sudden outburst from this newcomer.
In the East Palace, Qin Feng read Liu Erlong's frantic message and couldn't help laughing.
This woman really was something else—she wouldn't give up until she saw the coffin.
Yu Xiaogang had taken her for a ride her whole life, and even now she was defending that scumbag.
Qin Feng wasn't angry. He drummed his fingers leisurely on the table.
[Douluo People Don't Deceive Douluo People]: "Proud and principled? Would a proud and principled man bring a whole group of people along to freeload?"
"Liu Erlong, you can't pretend something doesn't exist just by covering your eyes."
"If you don't believe me, go wait outside your academy right now. See for yourself whether Yu Xiaogang is bringing Shrek's people to seek refuge with you."
"See whether, when he realizes you're the one in charge, he'll accept everything you offer as if it were only natural."
"And while you're at it, listen closely to see whether he'll reject your proposal to rename the academy."
Blue Tyrant Academy, in the back hills.
Liu Erlong's eyes were bloodshot as she stared at every line on the screen.
The fury in her chest seemed ready to set her whole body ablaze.
She refused to believe Xiaogang was that kind of person. Absolutely refused!
"Fine! I'll wait!"
Biting her red lip, she strode out of the courtyard.
"Xiaogang isn't the shameless villain you say he is. When he gets here, I'll expose your lies myself!"
The message was brimming with hostility, flooding the group chat.
The group members were startled by the sudden outburst from this newcomer.
In the East Palace, Qin Feng read Liu Erlong's frantic message and couldn't help laughing.
This woman really was something else—she wouldn't give up until she saw the coffin.
Yu Xiaogang had taken her for a ride her whole life, and even now she was defending that scumbag.
In Heaven Dou City, the night wind grew stronger.
In the quiet back hills of Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong stared at the screen before her.
She didn't believe Yu Xiaogang was that kind of person. Absolutely not. But before she could continue venting her fury in the group, a new message suddenly appeared.
[Bunny Eats Radish]: "Grandmaster really did tell Dean Flender just now that he was going to Blue Tyrant Academy... And now they're following Grandmaster in that direction. The group leader was completely right. Every word was true."
Liu Erlong staggered back two steps, crushing several carefully cultivated clumps of Blue Silver Grass beneath her feet. Her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
If the group leader's words were slander, then the testimony of "Bunny Eats Radish"—who rarely spoke in the group and was clearly in the know—was like a resounding slap across Liu Erlong's fantasies.
Liu Erlong's face went pale. She bit her red lip as a huge crack split through the defenses of her heart.
[Gentle Fire Dragon]: "No... This can't be. How would he know I'm here? Why would he bring people to seek refuge with me? You're lying. You must be working with the group leader to deceive me!"
[Little Witch]: "Oh, Sister Fire Dragon, Bunny Eats Radish saw it with her own eyes, and you still don't believe her? But now that you mention it, Bunny Eats Radish, how do you know so much?"
At the back of the group, Ning Rongrong followed the others in short steps while tapping rapidly at the screen.
Her bright eyes were full of suspicion. She turned to look at Xiao Wu, who was walking beside her with her head lowered and a slightly flustered expression, then glanced at Zhu Zhuqing.