Invitation to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well (2)

Yet this time, Liu Erlong did not disappoint!

People only believed the truth they saw for themselves!

As Yu Xiaogang moved toward Ye Qingcang, Liu Erlong, who had been watching Ye Qingcang all along, wanting to apologize to him and repair their mother-son relationship, noticed.

Sensing that something was wrong, she followed after him.

She heard the entire argument between Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu from beginning to end.

Shui Feng and the others also noticed the disturbance over here.

Mainly because Ye Qingcang had too many mysteries surrounding him, too many miraculous methods, and too many unknown identities. Most people had been subtly observing him.

Aside from a few bootlickers.

Such as Feng Xiaotian, who was diligently fawning over Huo Wu.

Or Yan, who was diligently fawning over Hu Liena.

However, Shui Feng was clever. She immediately stopped Huo Lie, Feng Wuji, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, and the others from going over to watch the excitement, signaling for everyone to give Liu Erlong some privacy and stay calm.

At the same time, she silently prayed for Liu Erlong.

Hoping that Liu Erlong would not lose her head this time.

In truth, even without Shui Feng's prayers, Liu Erlong would not lose her head. Hidden within that plump, fair body was a Fire Dragon Heart. Her explosive temper had seeped into her bones. An eighty-fourth-ranked Spirit Master against a twenty-ninth-ranked one—she reached out, grabbed Yu Xiaogang by the shoulder, and yanked him before her, turning him from facing Ye Qingcang to facing herself.

"You know my temper, Yu Xiaogang!" Liu Erlong restrained her fury. She did not shout, but her low voice, combined with the flames burning in her black pupils, still placed immense pressure on Yu Xiaogang. "Now. Immediately. Go back where you belong. Don't force me to act. Do you understand?"

"You..." Yu Xiaogang raised a hand and pointed at Liu Erlong's nose. He had thought he could still put on a display of authority, but Liu Erlong did not play fair. With a lightning-fast grab and twist, Yu Xiaogang's wrist was instantly dislocated. "Ah!!!"

The sudden, agonizing pain made Yu Xiaogang, who had never suffered hardship, let out a pig-slaughtering scream. He clutched his arm and did not dare move.

Tang San immediately rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

Ma Hongjun also wanted to go, but Flender stopped him with a look.

Dai Mubai remained seated, utterly unmoved.

He casually held back Oscar, who wanted to go take a look.

Ning Rongrong was definitely going.

Like Xiao Wu, she had to firmly support Ye Qingcang.

Something that had already happened a month ago could not happen again today.

Even if she had to stake the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on it.

She would stand with Ye Qingcang.

Yu Xiaogang?

The Grandmaster?

Someone with great prestige in the Spirit Master world?

Prestige was nothing but foam. No matter how high Yu Xiaogang's prestige was, it could not compare to a Titled Douluo. Even Dugu Bo, once considered the weakest among Titled Douluo, was not someone Yu Xiaogang could presume to compare himself with!

Zhu Zhuqing hesitated.

In her rigid view, Yu Xiaogang truly was one of her teachers.

Not even going over would be a little too much.

She subconsciously glanced at Dai Mubai. In truth, she wanted to ask for his opinion and preferably advance and retreat together with him. Yet Dai Mubai did not even look at her. He was chatting and laughing with a girl from Skywater Academy. Over the past half month, Dai Mubai had stopped showing her concern. Instead, his indifferent attitude seemed to turn into a sharp sword that stabbed painfully into her heart.

Unable to get a response from Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing could only follow her own beliefs and go over to take a look.

Unaware that her fiancé had already sold her for a good price.

"I told you not to force me to act."

"Yu Xiaogang, everyone's patience has a limit."

"You have repeatedly crossed my bottom line."

"Now. Immediately. Go back!"

Liu Erlong no longer wanted to waste words on Yu Xiaogang. Especially now that more and more people were gathering nearby—even Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan from Spirit Hall had come over. If this continued, only Blue Tyrant Academy would lose face.

"Dean Liu, even if there is a conflict, it should not be settled through violence!" Tang San stepped forward righteously. However, before he could say anything further, Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang delivered a double rejection.

"Do you know how excessive his words were?" This was Xiao Wu. Her gaze at Tang San was filled with disappointment, like a sword piercing straight through him.

"Enough, Little San!" Yu Xiaogang's voice rang out at the same time as Xiao Wu's rebuke. Gritting his teeth, he raised his other hand to stop Tang San, glanced around, and suppressed the venom in his eyes. "If you don't want to give us spirit bones, forget it. Just consider your teacher incapable of breaking this mindset of unequal treatment. Come back with me!"

Tang San felt so miserable he wanted to vomit blood.

What kind of teacher are you?

Your disciple is standing up for you, and you stab him in the back?

Your ministers are ready to fight to the death, so why does the emperor surrender first?!

What the hell is wrong with you?

Or are you just a coward who only knows how to bully those close to you?

"Wait, make things clear..." Ye Qingcang raised his eyes. After pinning a label on him, did Yu Xiaogang think he could simply leave? How could there be such a good deal in this world? "It is not that I am unwilling to give you spirit bones, nor am I treating anyone differently. It is that you people who came in through the back door were never entitled to these benefits in the first place. The benefits listed in the forum bounty are only available through the proper channels. In other words, only students who enroll by paying credits can receive the spirit bones being offered now. Joining the team ≠ receiving the promised benefits. Don't think I am as poor as you. Spirit bones are something I have as many of as I want. But without rules, there can be no order. Giving spirit bones to you would be unequal treatment!"

Joining the team ≠ receiving the promised benefits?

How could someone with a body temperature of thirty-six degrees say something so ice-cold?

Yu Xiaogang understood everything.

No wonder Liu Erlong had agreed so readily.

She had gone to the study to discuss it with Flender.

For just four or five minutes.

Then she came out and agreed.

So from the start, you never intended to allocate any resources to us? You just brought us out for a stroll, like walking dogs, before sending us back?

I, Yu Xiaogang, will remember this grudge!

Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, endured the humiliation, and silently led Tang San away.

Tang San also felt deeply humiliated.

But Yu Xiaogang was the one who had brought this humiliation upon him.

As for Xiao Wu... the problem could not possibly lie with Xiao Wu!

Xiao Wu had merely been coerced by Ye Qingcang!

Yes, she must have been coerced by Ye Qingcang!

"Alright, if there's nothing else, disperse." Ye Qingcang waved his hand. As he dismissed the others, he suddenly added, "Zhu Zhuqing, stay behind."

Hearing Ye Qingcang say this, Xie Yue, Yan, and the others dispersed as well. You could not rush a friendship. Even if they wanted to win Ye Qingcang over or become his friends, it was impossible to become friends in a single second.

People who could not read the atmosphere would never be welcome.

However, Hu Liena and Ning Rongrong remained.

Hu Liena relied on her looks and background.

Ning Rongrong also relied on her looks and background.

As the one specifically named to stay, Zhu Zhuqing was completely bewildered. For a moment, she could not decide whether to leave or remain. By the time she made up her mind, it was already too late, because she had stayed.

"The Star Luo Empire's royal struggles are extraordinarily brutal." Ye Qingcang flipped his palm, unfolding an alchemical array that drew the returned ten-thousand-year Cockscomb Snake into it. It seemed like a reminder, but was more like advice. "However, the struggle in your generation is the gentlest of them all... Don't think too badly of your sister. In this world, contrasts are extremely common. Those who truly want to harm you will never let you realize they intend to do so, while those who want you to survive will not truly kill you either. If you have time, think it over carefully. I believe you can see another, more genuine world."

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