Su Ling Confessed His Love to Zhu Zhuqing

Yu Xiaogang thought Tang San and the others were slacking off again, which made him furious.

But when he stepped outside and met Liu Erlong's eyes, his whole demeanor changed in an instant.

"E-Erlong!"

"We..." Yu Xiaogang had no idea what to say. At a loss, he actually turned and hurried away. He was afraid to face Liu Erlong, and running away was still his first choice.

Meanwhile, Flender seemed to have noticed Liu Erlong's arrival too.

"Xiao Gang, what are you hiding for?" Flender was speechless.

"Erlong, what brings you here? And with Su Ling, at that?"

Su Ling said, "Dean, I met Sister Liu in Heaven Dou City. After we talked, I discovered she was actually the Horn of Slaughter of your Golden Iron Triangle. When I was coming back, Sister Liu wanted to come take a look."

Flender's expression darkened, and he scolded him. "Who gave you permission to call her 'Sister'?"

"Boss Fu, I told Su Ling to call me that. Don't blame him," Liu Erlong said, wiping away her tears.

"That still won't do."

"These must all be students from your Blue Tyrant Academy. Welcome to our Shrek Academy."

"Greetings, Dean Flender!" Tai Long and the others said.

"Erlong, Xiao Gang still hasn't worked things out. Just give him time to come around," Flender said.

"Let him be. I didn't come here for him this time anyway," Liu Erlong said deliberately.

Then Liu Erlong glanced at Su Ling and said, "Boss Fu, you've done a fine job training Su Ling, and these students of yours are all excellent. Have you considered entering this year's Advanced Soul Master Tournament?"

Flender said, "I was thinking the same thing. Xiao Gang has already started training the seven of them to fight as a team. Unfortunately, the education department in Suotuo City has been shutting out our Shrek Academy. We still haven't obtained authorization to operate."

At that, an inexplicable flame of anger rose within Flender.

He had actually slipped them quite a few Gold Soul Coins, but every time those people took his money, they never got anything done.

"Then why not come to our Blue Tyrant Academy? We can merge the two academies into one, and you can manage it from then on, Boss Fu. We won't even call it Blue Tyrant Academy anymore. We'll call it Shrek Academy," Liu Erlong proposed.

That was the purpose of her visit, and once she saw Flender, she stated it outright.

"Is that really what you have in mind? Honestly, even if we qualify, it won't be easy. After all, we only have these eight students, and that isn't enough. We'd need more than ten team members at the very least," Flender said.

"Dean, what is the Advanced Soul Master Tournament?" Tang San asked from beside them, puzzled.

Flender said, "The Advanced Soul Master Tournament's full name is the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. It requires Soul Masters under twenty-five to form teams of seven to compete."

"Erlong, I need to ask Xiao Gang about this and hear his opinion."

"All right." Liu Erlong nodded and said nothing more.

For now, Su Ling couldn't do much about how Liu Erlong's love life developed. After all, her affection was only at 59, and she wasn't even bound yet.

But no matter what, he wouldn't let Yu Xiaogang reap the benefits.

If it were Flender, Su Ling might have considered it.

Yet Liu Erlong seemed never to have considered Flender at all, and even Flender himself had already given up. What more could Su Ling say?

With Su Ling's return and Liu Erlong's arrival, Shrek Academy gave everyone the day off.

Seeing that two more beauties had come to the academy, Oscar and Ma Hongjun scrambled to be the first to show them around the grounds of Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, couldn't wait to return to her room, take a Beginner Soul Power Pill Su Ling had given her, and begin cultivating.

Su Ling was chatting with Zhu Zhuqing, who was telling him stories about her past.

Before they knew it, Zhu Zhuqing had been talking for over an hour. She had more or less recounted everything she had experienced from the time Dai Mubai left until she arrived at Shrek.

"Zhu Zhuqing, these past few years really haven't been easy for you. Now that you've gotten out, cherish the life you have. I brought gifts for everyone, and this is what I prepared for you." Su Ling took out a bottle of Intermediate Soul Power Pills.

Zhu Zhuqing knew what Su Ling was giving her at a glance.

"Big Brother Su, I've already finished the ones you gave me last time. After I became a Soul Elder, their effect weakened considerably. You don't need to give me something so precious."

Su Ling smiled. "Zhu Zhuqing, these aren't the same pills you took before. Those were Beginner Soul Power Pills, which work very well for Soul Grandmasters. This bottle contains Intermediate Soul Power Pills, which work best for Soul Elders. With this bottle, raising your level by around three shouldn't be a problem."

"Big Brother Su, th-this is far too precious." Looking at the white jade bottle in Su Ling's hand, Zhu Zhuqing hardly dared accept it.

"Zhu Zhuqing, I like you. I want to give you things," Su Ling said outright.

With her affection at eighty-seven, Su Ling wasn't afraid Zhu Zhuqing would reject him.

"Big Brother Su, I... Do you really mean that?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Su Ling in surprise.

Over these past three months, Su Ling had often appeared in her thoughts. He had even appeared in her dreams.

Only then did she realize that Su Ling already held a place in her heart. As for Dai Mubai, she no longer felt anything for him at all-she even felt somewhat disgusted by him.

"Yes!" Su Ling nodded and continued, "So whenever I have something good, I'll definitely give it to you and help you grow stronger. In the future, we'll venture through the Soul Master World together."

"B-but if you're with me in the future, you might face endless pursuit from the Hell Spirit Cat clan and the Star Luo Imperial Family," Zhu Zhuqing said, her face full of worry.

She had also thought about this problem over the past three months. Whatever happened, she couldn't let Su Ling suffer because of her.

Su Ling said, "It's all right. I'm willing to shoulder all of that."

"Let me think about it," Zhu Zhuqing said.

[Ding... Zhu Zhuqing's affection +3. Congratulations, host. You have received Purple Chest ×1, Black Chest ×1.]

[Ding... Zhu Zhuqing's affection is greater than or equal to 90. Whenever the host gains affection, a Purple Chest is now the guaranteed minimum reward. The chances of obtaining Black Chests and Red Chests have tripled.]

[Bound Goddess: Zhu Zhuqing]

[Goddess Overall Rating: 94]

[Affection: 90 (Hopelessly in love; her heart has no room for anyone else)]

[Binding effect: The host can gain 40% of the Bound Goddess's daily cultivation gains without reducing the Bound Goddess's cultivation speed.]

[Bound skill 1: Advice Listening (Can be activated once per day. The Bound Goddess has a 60% chance of following the host's advice.)]

[Bound skill 2: Luck (Passive skill. When Zhu Zhuqing is within two hundred meters of the host, the host receives a certain boost to his luck!)]

[Bound skill 3: Perception (When Zhu Zhuqing is within five hundred meters of the host, the host can immediately perceive the location of any danger she faces.)]

At last, one goddess had reached ninety. Su Ling had thought Feng Yu'er, who was determined to stay by his side and learn Archery, would be the first goddess to break through 90. He hadn't expected Zhu Zhuqing to reach 90 first!

"Zhu Zhuqing, I don't think you need to consider it! You have to believe in me. I'll be able to solve these problems in the future," Su Ling said, activating Advice Listening as soon as he finished speaking.

"Th-then all right!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded, effectively accepting him.