Liu Erlong Had Barely Arrived at Shrek Academy When Yu Luomian Showed Up Too

Shrek Academy.

Night fell.

The moon shone bright as sparse stars dotted the sky; black magpies flew south.

"Xiaogang, is that you? Xiaogang... how did you become like this?"

Flender stood before the small wooden cabin, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

The night wind was fierce, tugging at the hem of his clothes.

Yet he could not feel the chill on his body.

He had come over tonight intending to discuss with Xiaogang how Shrek Academy should settle Tang Hao.

To his surprise, he had happened upon Yu Xiaogang while he was possessed by his martial soul.

Looking at Xiaogang's familiar pretty face, those large pig ears, twin ponytails, and perky backside—

Flender felt utterly unfamiliar with him.

He had never seen Xiaogang look like this before.

He recognized Luo Sanpao, but he had never expected Luo Sanpao could possess him as well.

"Flender, I..."

Having been caught by Flender in this form, Yu Xiaogang looked embarrassed and could not find the words.

Flender's mouth twitched slightly. "Well, Xiaogang, this martial soul possession form of yours is... really rather unique."

"Why have I never seen you use it before? You said Luo Sanpao was a detached martial soul."

Yu Xiaogang lowered his head, his voice dry. "I... I had an accident."

"Back then, my anus was ambushed by a Black Mamba Tentacle Snake. For special reasons, I fell unconscious afterward. When I woke up, I had become this wretched thing."

"Then can you still use the martial soul fusion skill with me and Erlong?" After hearing Xiaogang's account, Flender could not help asking.

He could no longer sense even the slightest bond of mutual reinforcement from Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly said, "Of course I can. It is just that the vessel for the Golden Sacred Dragon has changed from Luo Sanpao to me. We simply have not adapted to that change yet."

"Is that so? That makes sense."

Flender nodded thoughtfully and did not question Xiaogang.

After all, they had fused the Golden Sacred Dragon before. There was no reason it would stop working just because the martial soul had changed from detached to possessed.

"Headmaster, a woman has arrived outside the academy. She is extremely agitated and keeps shouting that she wants to see the Grandmaster."

At that moment, Li Yusong hurried over at a jog.

Flender said, "What woman? Xiaogang, could it be that you have gotten yourself entangled in some romantic trouble outside?"

"Do not do anything that would betray Sister Erlong."

Back then, their Golden Iron Triangle had roamed the world of soul masters together.

Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang had gotten together. Though Flender had secretly loved Liu Erlong, he had always buried that affection deep in his heart and never spoken of it.

Flender had felt content so long as Liu Erlong could be happy.

Now that he heard a woman had come looking for Xiaogang in the middle of the night, he instinctively assumed Xiaogang had been unfaithful.

After all, Liu Erlong did not know he had built a run-down academy in this little village.

Yu Xiaogang snapped, "Flender, do not slander me! I, Yu Xiaogang, have remained pure and chaste all these years. How could I possibly have provoked another woman?!"

Seeing Yu Xiaogang speak with such conviction, Flender gave a light cough. "Let us go take a look outside."

Yu Xiaogang nodded, his face stiff as he released his martial soul possession state.

The two left the wooden cabin together and headed toward the academy gates.

In the hazy night, they saw a familiar figure from afar.

"That looks like... Sister Erlong. It really is Sister Erlong! She actually found this place!!"

Flender was overjoyed and instinctively wanted to drag Yu Xiaogang over to greet Liu Erlong.

After twenty years, their Golden Iron Triangle had reunited once more!

But when his hand reached down, it grasped nothing but air.

Flender froze, then turned around to see that Xiaogang had already quietly slipped away and fled.

"Xiaogang, are you still unwilling to face Sister Erlong?" Flender's gaze became somewhat dazed.

With only one glance, Liu Erlong spotted the fleeing figure she had yearned for day and night.

Her eyes reddened as she charged out like a mother leopard, sweeping past Flender in pursuit of Yu Xiaogang!

"Xiaogang, twenty years! You have hidden from me for a full twenty years! Are you really that afraid of me?!"

Yu Xiaogang was frantic and terrified.

How could he have expected Liu Erlong to suddenly appear here?

His mind was completely blank. He only wanted to flee, to flee desperately, to run to some corner where no one could see him.

In his panic, he chose the wrong path and crashed headlong into a small wooden hut reeking of a pungent stench.

This was the academy's latrine.

Though the stench was unbearable, it inexplicably gave Xiaogang a sense of security.

The acrid smell rushed into his face. Xiaogang covered his nose and mouth, groaning inwardly.

But the footsteps drew ever closer. He no longer dared to go outside and could only brace the wooden door with all his strength, praying he would not be discovered.

Bang!

Liu Erlong shattered the latrine door with one palm strike, sending Xiaogang tumbling to the ground.

A stubborn smile curled her lips. "Xiaogang, now you have nowhere left to run, do you?"

"Do not come any closer!"

Yu Xiaogang's pupils contracted. He retreated again and again, curling up in the corner of the latrine.

Who knew who had carelessly relieved themselves in the latrine? Xiaogang happened to step right in it!

Ignoring his struggle, Liu Erlong grabbed him and dragged him out. Tears welled in her eyes as she choked out:

"Xiaogang, I waited bitterly for you for twenty years, yet you never once came looking for me."

"This time, no matter who it is, no one will be able to separate us!"

"Erlong, do not be like this. We are siblings!" Yu Xiaogang looked miserable as he pleaded desperately.

Unlike Liu Erlong, his family's sense of honor and disgrace had long been carved into his bones. He did not want to bring shame upon the family again.

"No, you two cannot be together!!!"

A voice like thunder exploded!

Yu Luomian rushed over, his eyes bloodshot and his breath heaving like a bull's.

Yu Xiaogang's face suddenly turned deathly pale, his lips trembling. "Second Uncle, why... why are you here?"

Yu Luomian said coldly, "Hmph! If you still acknowledge me as your second uncle, then stop seducing my daughter!"

Yu Xiaogang's mind went blank with a crash. He stood frozen in place, too terrified to move. "I..."

Yu Luomian glared at him and roared, "What do you mean, 'I'? Get lost! Keep staying in this rotten place. I am taking Erlong away!"

"Yes."

Yu Xiaogang trembled all over. As if granted release, he did not dare linger any longer and quickly turned to leave.

He could not even be bothered to clean the shit off the soles of his shoes.

"Xiaogang, no, do not go!"

Liu Erlong was overcome with grief and stretched out her hand, clutching Yu Xiaogang's sleeve tightly.

"Erlong, let go of Yu Xiaogang. He is your brother!"

Yu Luomian's expression darkened. He would never allow the two to remain entangled, and he violently pried open Liu Erlong's hand gripping Yu Xiaogang's sleeve.

The two forces tugged and collided, and the tremendous force sent Xiaogang flying.

Yu Xiaogang trembled from head to toe as he lay prone on the ground, burying his head deeply in the dirt.

He was utterly pathetic.

The father-daughter argument made him seem to recall that wedding night from twenty years ago.

It was the shadow over his entire life.

It had made him hide for a full twenty years, and he still had not escaped it.

Threads of black qi eroded the source of his martial soul, faintly threatening to corrupt the Purple-Skinned Boar into a bizarre black-skinned wild boar.