Qian Renxue's Faint Hope, Yu Xiaogang Is About to Lose Erlong

At the Crown Prince's Residence, Qian Renxue returned to her study and grew angrier the more she thought about it.

Who was she? The young mistress of Spirit Hall, the future successor of the Angel Clan. When had she ever suffered such humiliation?

Gu Yuena had provoked and threatened her time and again. She was simply going too far.

"Damn it, Big Brother actually married her."

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth.

Seeing how loving they were, how was she supposed to cultivate feelings with Big Brother?

For twenty whole minutes, she thought it over and over, yet still could not figure it out. She felt utterly miserable and slumped forward onto the desk.

She did not know Gu Yuena's strength. And if Big Brother learned that she was opposing his wife, what if he came to dislike her?

She did not want her once-beautiful fantasy to turn into a parting ending.

The story's ending was far from over. This should have been a new beginning.

That was right. Everything was only just beginning!

"Young Mistress!"

Porcupinefish Douluo pushed open the door and entered.

Qian Renxue lifted her head and asked listlessly, "What is it?"

Porcupinefish Douluo paused, then said, "Young Mistress, you should have met Young Master Shen, right? Why do you look so dispirited?"

Shouldn't meeting Young Master Shen have made her wildly happy?

"Don't mention it!"

"That Gu Yuena isn't human at all. She actually dared to threaten me!"

"I'm furious!"

Qian Renxue frowned, wishing she could compete with Gu Yuena right then and there.

"Gu Yuena, Young Master Shen's wife?" Porcupinefish Douluo asked.

"That's her!"

Qian Renxue was furious.

Porcupinefish Douluo had gathered some information. "Young Mistress, I heard that in Azure City, at a shop called Roast Chicken King, Young Master Shen's wife sent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Bone Douluo flying with a single punch!"

Qian Renxue froze. "Huh? What?!"

"She sent Bone Douluo flying with one punch? How is that possible?!"

Porcupinefish Douluo nodded. "It is true. I witnessed it with my own eyes!"

Qian Renxue collapsed into her chair, her face filled with worry. One punch to send Bone Douluo flying? He was a rank ninety-five Titled Douluo!

She had thought herself exceptionally talented, but compared to Gu Yuena, she was not even worth mentioning.

What was there to compete over? The other party's strength was absurdly overwhelming. If they truly fought, she probably would not even be able to take a single move.

The more she thought about it, the more discouraged she became. The anger filling her stomach vanished in an instant, leaving behind only helplessness.

Seeing her dejected appearance, Porcupinefish Douluo's eyes shifted as inspiration struck him. "Young Mistress, there is no need to compete in strength. You are now the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. There are countless ways to get close to Young Master Shen.

"For example, you could ask him about cultivation, inspect academy affairs, or host a banquet. Invite him to meet a few more times. Once you spend enough time together, your feelings will naturally grow deeper."

At those words, Qian Renxue abruptly raised her head, and her eyes instantly lit up.

That was right! Why had she gotten so fixated on that? So what if Gu Yuena was strong? With her status as the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, she could legitimately create opportunities to meet him.

She could seek advice on training soul masters, discuss academy competition arrangements, or even introduce Heaven Dou's top talents. There were plenty of excuses.

As long as she could see Big Brother often and gradually close the distance between them, it was far better than sitting here eating her heart out with jealousy.

She immediately sat up straight, sweeping away her earlier despondency as a smile curled her lips. "You're right! I was thinking about it the wrong way. Tomorrow, I'll use inspecting the new students' training as an excuse to visit the Royal Academy again."

Porcupinefish Douluo hurriedly agreed. "Young Mistress is wise! That would follow the rules while also allowing you to meet him naturally."

Qian Renxue lightly tapped her fingers against the desk. She was already planning tomorrow's itinerary, and had even thought up several questions to ask.

She refused to believe that, with their childhood bond and her current status, she could not defeat a Gu Yuena who only knew how to fight.

At Shrek Academy, after suffering a series of upheavals, aside from Flender, Yu Xiaogang had been crippled and Zhao Wuji had lost an arm. The sight was simply too miserable to behold.

Flender held resentment toward Yu Xiaogang, but as a member of the Golden Iron Triangle, he still had feelings of friendship for him.

Zhao Wuji had truly been unlucky. He had originally gone to recruit disciples, only for it to end like this.

After returning to the academy to recuperate for several days, Yu Xiaogang woke up and discovered that he had lost his function as a man. He was devastated beyond measure.

Yu Xiaogang lay on the bed with an ashen face, as though he were dead.

Flender sat at the bedside, looking at Yu Xiaogang's deathly expression, and let out a heavy sigh.

He was also holding in his anger. What should have been a simple recruitment trip had ended in such a state. But they had been brothers for many years, and he could not simply watch Yu Xiaogang collapse like this.

"Xiaogang, things have come to this. You need to look ahead."

He patted Yu Xiaogang on the shoulder, his tone slow and calm.

"Look ahead?"

Yu Xiaogang's voice was hoarse as tears slid from the corners of his eyes. "Flender, I'm no longer a man... Erlong, I'm no longer a complete man. When I see her again, how can we still be together?"

He clenched the bedding tightly, his entire body trembling.

He had already spent his whole life feeling inferior because of his mutated martial soul. Now, even the foundation of his manhood was gone. What meaning was there in living?

At the thought of Liu Erlong, his heart grew even more bitter and pained, until even breathing felt tight.

"Focus on recovering first," Flender said, softening his tone.

"There are still quite a few promising seedlings at the academy. One of them even has Innate Full Soul Power and outstanding talent.

"If you can train him well, you can still become famous throughout the continent and prove your martial soul theories.

"Besides, the continent is full of wonders. There are immortal herbs and secret methods everywhere. Perhaps one day, you'll find a way to recover."

Those words were like a beam of light, instantly piercing through the despair in Yu Xiaogang's heart.

He abruptly lifted his head, and a glimmer of light reignited in his eyes.

That was right. The continent was so vast that there might not be no way to recover. Besides, he still had the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul. As long as he trained an elite disciple, he could still make everyone look at him in a new light.

If Shen Qingling could teach outstanding disciples, then so could he!

Once he achieved success and fame, he would find a way to heal himself. Liu Erlong would ultimately still be his.

"You're right..." Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and braced himself on his arms, trying to sit up.

"I can't collapse like this. Sooner or later, I'll make them repay those humiliations twice over."

A trace of venom flashed in his eyes. He had remembered the humiliation Shen Qingling and Tang San had brought him.

One day, he would make everyone know that Yu Xiaogang's theories were the correct ones.

Flender nodded. "That's more like it!"

Of course, recovering his body was basically impossible unless he could become a god. But becoming a god was easier said than done, and the chances were incredibly slim.

He said those words only to encourage Yu Xiaogang and keep him from giving up.

As for Erlong, no one even knew where she was now. Meeting her again might be difficult, let alone Yu Xiaogang still thinking about that sort of thing.

This time, however, Zhao Wuji had been thoroughly dragged into the mess. He still held a grudge against Xiaogang, and since they would be colleagues in the future, things were bound to be awkward. They would still have to get past Zhao Wuji first.

Yu Xiaogang had already imagined it all. As long as he recovered as a man, he would surely be able to restore his masculine vigor.