The gates of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan slowly closed behind the three of them, making a dull thud.
After Flender and Liu Erlong stepped inside, they both paused for a moment.
This was the first time for both of them to be inside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. After all, it was one of the Upper Three Sects, and the buildings were quite large, so they got a little lost.
So the two of them slowed down, and Yu Luomian naturally noticed their movements and understood the problem they were facing.
His gaze lingered on Liu Erlong for a moment before he spoke, his tone relatively calm.
"If you wish to see the clan chief, follow me."
Flender and Liu Erlong quickly followed.
The path from the main gate to the main hall wasn't long, but the atmosphere along the way was quite awkward.
Yu Luomian walked at the front, her back ramrod straight, her hands behind her back, without turning around or saying a word.
He seemed to be deliberately remaining silent, or perhaps he didn't know what to say.
Liu Erlong followed a few steps behind him, his gaze fixed on Yu Luomian's back. His expression remained cold, his lips pressed into a thin line, and he refused to utter a single word.
Flender walked beside Liu Erlong, looking left and right, trying to say something to ease the atmosphere, but he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, so he could only swallow his words back down.
Fortunately, the main hall was not far away. After walking for a while, the three of them arrived in front of a magnificent hall.
The palace doors were wide open, and the interior was brightly lit. In the central seat sat an old man dressed in a black robe without any superfluous decorations, yet he exuded an air of quiet authority.
This person is none other than Yu Yuanzhen, the current patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. (His name and Soul Power Level are not mentioned in the original work; we are using the comic book's setting here, which is level ninety-five.)
Flender felt a sudden tightness in his chest when he saw the old man.
Yu Yuanzhen's gaze first fell on Yu Luomian, his sharp eyes narrowing slightly as if questioning Yu Luomian with his eyes.
After receiving that look, Yu Luomian didn't beat around the bush and answered directly.
"Big brother, those two are here because of Xiaogang."
As he spoke, he glanced at Flender and Liu Erlong before slowly beginning to speak.
"Let them tell you what happens next."
Yu Yuanzhen shifted his gaze from Yu Luomian to Flender and Liu Erlong, scanning their faces before nodding slightly to indicate that he could speak.
Flender quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and spoke earnestly.
"Chief Jade, I, Flender, have come here with great difficulty because the situation is urgent and I have no choice but to seek your help."
He paused for a moment, then began to recount Yu Xiaogang's experiences.
"Xiao Gang... has recently encountered some trouble. He took on a disciple Tang San, who is extremely talented and Innate Full Soul Power. According to his plan, if he were to nurture him, his future would be limitless."
"But that force called Shrek Academy forcibly abducted his disciples and imprisoned them in their academy."
"Not only that, but while Xiao Gang was trying to solve the problem, the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo also disfigured him."
Flender' tone grew even more somber as he spoke.
"You know about the Poison Douluo's poison... Xiao Gang's face was disfigured beyond recognition, and coupled with the blow of losing his disciple, he is now extremely haggard and unrecognizable."
"His only thought now is to get his disciple back; if he can't even do that..."
Flender's voice lowered.
He said he planned to commit suicide.
When Flender said these words, he tried his best to portray Yu Xiaogang's plight as tragic, his tone earnest and his words heavy.
Yu Yuanzhen sat in the main seat, listening quietly. His expression didn't change much, but a slight movement flickered deep within his sharp eyes.
He remained silent for a long while.
My own son... he's truly had a lot of bad luck.
He awakened a useless Martial Soul from a young age, and his Innate Soul Power was pitifully low, so he was looked down upon by everyone in his family.
After leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he encountered all sorts of things, and his personality became increasingly insecure and paranoid.
Not long ago, Yu Yuanzhen thought that Yu Xiaogang had put aside his past grievances and was planning to reconcile with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
At that time, he was actually happy, thinking that as long as Yu Xiaogang was willing to come back, he could continue to look for cultivation methods for his son and help him break through the shackles.
But after Yu Xiaogang returned, he said he wanted to train a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master.
Blue Silver Grass, the Trash Martial Soul of Trash Martial Soul, no one on the entire continent thought that Blue Silver Grass could be cultivated to a very high level, but Yu Xiaogang was determined to cultivate it and even arrogantly said that he would train that Blue Silver Grass Soul Master into a Title Douluo.
How is that possible?
Yu Yuanzhen didn't believe it at the time, but because it was his son, he eventually gave Yu Xiaogang a resource that could train a Soul Douluo, thinking that it would make him happier.
How long has it been?
Has Yu Xiaogang turned into this?
Yu Yuanzhen tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, while Yu Luomian, standing to the side, showed a look of considerable shock after hearing Flender's words.
He hadn't expected Yu Xiaogang's mentality to be so bad.
Yu Luomian was silent for a moment, then spoke.
"That Shrek Academy... I learned about it a while ago."
"As far as I know, that academy has dealings with Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and the First Prince and Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire have also had contact with that academy."
"Such a power... is not one our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan can afford to offend."
As soon as he said this, Liu Erlong, who was standing to the side, seemed to be ignited by something, and suddenly turned around, her voice filled with barely suppressed anger.
"Not easy to offend? So you just ignore it?"
"Are you just going to stand by and watch Xiaogang die of grief without offering any help?"
Liu Erlong was quite angry when she said these words, and her voice rose considerably.
Yu Luomian felt a mix of emotions as she watched her daughter speak to her angrily, but she still forced a reply.
" Er Long, this is for the sake of the family."
"You are not worthy to be my father!"
These words were like a knife stabbing at him, and Yu Luomian's face finally showed some anger. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he suppressed his anger.
He knew that after all these years, it was ultimately his fault.
Liu Erlong is indeed partly to blame for becoming the way she is now.
Seeing this, Flender quickly stepped forward and stood between Liu Erlong and Yu Luomian, cupping his hands in a pleading manner towards Yu Yuanzhen once again.
"Clan Chief Yu Xiaogang, everything I have said is true, without a single falsehood. If I cannot persuade you to intervene this time, I fear I may truly commit suicide."
"His request is actually very simple; he just wants his disciple back. If you are willing to step in, it shouldn't be difficult for you to get a student back from that academy, given your status."
After Flender finished speaking, the hall remained silent for a long while.
Yu Yuanzhen sat in the main seat, his fingers still resting on the armrest, his gaze fixed on the ground, as if deep in thought.
After a long while, he finally slowly raised his head to look at Flender and Liu Erlong.
"Okay, I'll go there myself."
For the sake of his son, he finally agreed.
No matter what Yu Xiaogang is like, he's still his son, and he can't let Yu Xiaogang die.