Yu Luomian Arrives, A Confrontation

The two looked toward the source of the sound and saw Yin Shu hurrying through the forest, his expression flustered.

He walked quickly to their side. Liu Erlong had already stood up, and Yin Shu looked at her with a respectful expression. "Dean, someone is here to see you by name. He says..."

Liu Erlong saw Yin Shu stammering and couldn't help but knit her willow-leaf brows. "What did he say?"

"He said he is your father."

Upon hearing Yin Shu's words, Liu Erlong's expression shifted slightly. After a long silence, she said, "Teacher Yin Shu, please take him to my office first. Do not disturb him; I will be there shortly."

Yin Shu gave a bitter smile. "Dean, he has already entered on his own. We couldn't stop him."

Liu Erlong's face turned ugly, and she said in a deep voice, "Where is he? Take me to him."

"No need."

A calm yet resonant voice drifted over, and the three of them turned their gazes toward the man behind Yin Shu.

A middle-aged man walked over slowly, dressed in light blue robes with neat, short black hair. His expression was indifferent, his hands clasped behind his back.

An invisible pressure radiated from him—the subtle, imposing aura of someone who had held a high position for many years.

Liu Erlong, however, remained completely unaffected. She said coldly, "What are you doing here?"

The middle-aged man swept a glance over the three of them, his gaze lingering on Mo Li for a brief moment. "Is it not allowed for me to come see my daughter?"

Mo Li was slightly surprised. From their exchange, it was clear that this middle-aged man was indeed Sister Erlong's father, the current second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Luomian.

But what was the meaning of this gunpowder-filled conversation between them?

Yin Shu, standing to the side, was equally shocked. Although the middle-aged man had already identified himself, he had insisted on Liu Erlong making the final decision—not because he was overly cautious, but because in all the years the academy had been established, he had never seen any of Liu Erlong's relatives visit.

He hadn't dared to make the call, but he also hadn't dared to be negligent, which was why he had rushed to find Liu Erlong. He just hadn't expected Yu Luomian to barge in so arrogantly.

The man's identity was now beyond doubt, but it was clear he was on bad terms with the Dean.

Although curious, Yin Shu knew his place.

Seeing that both Liu Erlong and Yu Luomian looked displeased, and that neither had spoken a word since that moment, the atmosphere felt truly bizarre.

He turned to Liu Erlong and said, "Dean, I will take my leave then."

Liu Erlong's expression softened slightly as she looked at him and nodded.

Yin Shu left quickly.

Mo Li also felt the stifling atmosphere and intended to find a spot nearby to observe, leaving space for Liu Erlong and Yu Luomian to talk alone.

Just as he was about to speak, Yu Luomian beat him to it. "Is this the child you brought back all those years ago?"

Yu Luomian's tone remained flat. Liu Erlong glanced at him and replied coldly, "So what if he is?"

"Don't tell me you still intend to look after him?"

Yu Luomian naturally caught the resentment in Liu Erlong's words and frowned. "No matter how I tried to persuade you back then, you refused to give up this child, and in the end, you were forced to leave the clan."

"Do you truly have no regrets at all?"

"Why should I regret it?" Liu Erlong's expression was icy. "I don't care what they whispered about; at the very least, I did right by my child and didn't let him suffer any grievances within the clan."

Hearing the sarcasm in her voice, Yu Luomian's face twitched. He said in a low tone, "So many years have passed. I thought you would have let it go by now, but I see you still have that same temperament."

"I don't care about other things, but if you are still thinking of finding that good-for-nothing, I will absolutely not allow it."

Liu Erlong's face was like frost as she glared at Yu Luomian. "What I do is none of your business!"

Yu Luomian didn't even lift his eyelids, merely stating coldly, "I don't want to bring up the mess between you two again. You two may not care about your reputations, but our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect does!"

Liu Erlong bit her lip, her body trembling slightly. For a long while, she couldn't utter a word.

Mo Li listened to their dialogue, feeling helpless. If it were any other matter, he might have been able to say a few words.

But in this situation, firstly, he didn't know the full story and didn't want to defend Yu Xiaogang; secondly, this was a father and daughter talking—how could he possibly intervene?

Seeing that Liu Erlong didn't retort, Yu Luomian's tone softened slightly. "Erlong, what I did back then might have been extreme, but it was definitely not wrong."

"As the eldest son of the Sect Master, Yu Xiaogang may have been weak in strength, but his status was set in stone. You had just entered the clan and had a low standing; do you have any idea how the clansmen were whispering about you?"

Having said this, Yu Luomian sighed deeply. "If your mother knew of this in the afterlife, she wouldn't have agreed either."

"Don't you dare mention my mother!"

Liu Erlong's expression had only been angry before, but at the mention of her mother, her face turned instantly frigid.

Yu Luomian frowned deeply and said in a low voice, "It wasn't that I didn't want to bring you and your mother into the clan back then; it was just that the clan rules were strict. I did my best regarding your mother's situation."

Liu Erlong gave a miserable laugh. "It was because of my mother's status that you felt shamed before the clan, to the point where she couldn't even have a proper title until her death, forced to depart with nothing but hatred."

"My mother had me, and she only had me, yet you made me watch your family live in harmony. If that is what you call doing your best, then you truly did put your heart and soul into it!"

"You!" Hearing such harsh words from Liu Erlong, even Yu Luomian, with all his ability to control his emotions, couldn't help but flare up.

He forcibly suppressed his emotions and said in a deep voice, "Is that a clan regulation, or is it that the other clansmen simply cannot tolerate it? The clan has always been extremely disgusted by such matters. Besides, with your cultivation and mine, what do we even count for within the clan?"

"My strength is not as great as Big Brother's. Since he is the clan head and suppressed this matter by force, tell me, what else could I have done?"

"So you just ignored it? Then why are you here now, pretending to care about me? Who are you putting on this show for?"

"Nonsense!"

Yu Luomian finally lost his patience and roared, losing his composure.

Tears had long been swirling in Liu Erlong's eyes, and at the sound of Yu Luomian's roar, they finally fell.

For the first time, Mo Li's expression turned extremely ugly. He stepped forward, reached out to take Liu Erlong's hand, and fixed his gaze firmly on Yu Luomian.

Yu Luomian took in his actions and let out a cold snort. "If that is what you believe, then at the next mountain assembly, given your current strength, I would like to see if the clan will tolerate you."

"Do not think the clan has no temper. If it weren't for me, you would have been expelled from the sect long ago!"

Having said that, Yu Luomian glanced at Liu Erlong once more and turned to leave.

"Wait."

Mo Li said in a deep voice.

Yu Luomian turned his head to look at Mo Li, as if confirming whether it was truly this unremarkable youth who had spoken.

But the next second, the words that came out of the youth's mouth made his expression change.

"Are you saying that whoever has the bigger fist gets the final say, is that it?"