Liu Erlong Tears into Yu Xiaogang

"Then go on ahead. I'll handle this."

"Thank you, Dean!"

The assessment teacher cupped his hands in salute, then left the room.

Silence briefly descended over the room. No one spoke first. Liu Erlong simply watched them quietly, and so did Flender.

In the corner, Ma Hongjun excitedly nudged Oscar with his elbow and said in a lowered but eager voice:

"Xiao Ao, look at her. Dean Liu Erlong is really gorgeous. That figure, those big..."

Oscar was speechless at Ma Hongjun's lecherous expression. That damn fatty did not even know what occasion this was. Anyone who could be Flender's comrade-in-arms definitely had formidable cultivation. If she heard him, he would be screwed.

Tang San, meanwhile, looked at Liu Erlong, then at his teacher. The longer he looked, the more something felt off.

This doesn't seem right. Dean Liu Erlong looks mature and refined, while Teacher... Did the two of them used to be in a relationship?

As everyone pondered, Flender finally spoke.

"Erlong, y-you... Have you been well these past years?"

His tone and expression were filled with sincere nostalgia.

"I've been fine. But Flender, you all don't seem to be doing too well."

Liu Erlong crossed her arms and looked at the miserable state of everyone before her, a trace of confusion flashing through her heart. After all these years, how had they all ended up like this?

Flender was the same, and so was Yu Xiaogang.

If Yun Tian stood here and activated Destiny's Eye, he would discover that the red thread he had seen on Yu Xiaogang when he was six had long since turned gray. The same was true for Liu Erlong.

The thread between the two of them had turned gray, which meant it had lost its effect.

Seeing Liu Erlong constantly looking at Yu Xiaogang, Flender's heart tightened. A faint sense of loss struck him, but he quickly suppressed it and said casually:

"Erlong, this is Xiaogang. After all these years, don't you recognize him?"

"Flender, you!"

Yu Xiaogang was caught completely off guard by Flender's words. He had just been doing his utmost to minimize his presence, yet Flender had unexpectedly taken the initiative to bring him up.

"Recognize him? Of course I recognize him. I'd recognize him even if he turned to ashes."

Liu Erlong answered Flender's question directly, her tone carrying an inexplicable chill that made one's spine tingle.

"Erlong, you..."

"Don't call me so intimately. Yu Xiaogang, don't forget the relationship between us."

"What?!"

Flender stared in disbelief. Hadn't Erlong loved Xiaogang? Her feelings for him had been genuine to the bone. They had only been apart for a few years—had they already faded so completely?

Yu Xiaogang was equally stunned. In his mind, Liu Erlong should have rushed over to embrace him the moment they met. Who could have expected her to be so cold?

"What, did you think I still liked you? Stop flattering yourself. Back then, I was blind and mistook you for someone worth loving. Even if I stayed single for the rest of my life, I still wouldn't give you a second glance!"

"Liu Erlong! What do you mean by that? You can say you don't like me anymore, but you cannot insult me! I, Yu Xiaogang, have never been inferior to anyone in my life!"

Liu Erlong's barrage left Yu Xiaogang panting like a bull, his eyes bloodshot. His former lover, his own cousin—when she saw him, not only did she fail to show concern or rush over to embrace him...

She had even used such cutting words to wound him directly?

"I can't be bothered wasting words on you. You wouldn't listen anyway. In short, I, Liu Erlong, wasted so many years of my life on you. That was truly the greatest mistake of my life!"

"Flender, you may join Blue Tyrant Academy, but only as teachers. I can even make you vice dean if necessary. However, Yu Xiaogang cannot interfere with my academy's battle team!"

The [Amorous] trait could be considered strong, yet it could also be genuinely weak. It mainly depended on whom it affected.

Yu Xiaogang happened to be linked to two high-quality women, Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, which was why it displayed its greatest effect.

Once it disappeared, however, it meant that two clear-headed women had appeared in this land where the God of Love had fallen.

Without the rose-tinted lens of love, every flaw Yu Xiaogang possessed came flooding back into Liu Erlong's memory.

Selfishness, self-interest, cowardice, arrogance.

These traits made Liu Erlong wonder whether she had been possessed during the past few years. Why else would she have fallen for such a man?

"Th-this... Xiaogang, what do you think?"

"Hmph, whatever. This Grandmaster would like to see how your so-called academy battle team can defeat its opponents without my guidance!"

Yu Xiaogang's temper had flared as well. His Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul were unparalleled in the world. Without the guidance of his invincible theories, what would they use to compete?

Liu Erlong could not be bothered with him. Turning to Flender, she asked, "By the way, Flender, I remember Shrek Academy wasn't located around here. Why did you suddenly come to Heaven Dou City to find me?"

"It's about that..."

Though Flender felt rather embarrassed, he still explained the entire sequence of events.

"What?! You mean Dai Mubai's... is gone?"

"There was nothing we could do. I asked Ye Lingling of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but she was unwilling to help." Flender shook his head with a bitter smile.

Liu Erlong looked at Dai Mubai, whose face had turned livid beside them. Though she felt somewhat uncomfortable, in keeping with the principle that he would be joining her academy, she decided to personally visit Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Then that's settled. I'll make the trip myself and see whether I can persuade her."

"Wouldn't that be too much trouble for you?"

"It's fine. After all, you're all joining Blue Tyrant Academy. I can only say that I'll do my best."

Liu Erlong was not confident she could summon Ye Lingling, and she was also rather curious about the one called Yun Tian. From Flender's words, she could tell that this boy was definitely no ordinary person.

Meanwhile, at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

At Yun Tian's residence, Dugu Bo, his granddaughter, and Ye Lingling were all looking at Yun Tian with expectant expressions.

"Xiao Tian, do you really have a way to help us?"

"Little Brother Yun Tian, if you really have a way, Sister can promise you one thing. Anything at all~"

Yun Tian looked at the three people before him. When Dugu Yan had first seen Dugu Bo, even she, his own granddaughter, had nearly failed to recognize him. If not for the clothes on him being so familiar, she truly would not have known who he was.

As Dugu Bo looked at his granddaughter, he also felt an inexplicable sensation. It seemed that something about his Yan Yan had changed.

"Yan Yan, do you feel like anything about your body is different today?"

Dugu Bo asked tentatively. With his bloodline having evolved so dramatically, he did not believe it could have had no effect on his descendants.

Hearing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both froze instinctively. Something similar really had happened to them today.