Meeting Yu Xiaogang for the First Time

Yu Tianshuang saw the familiar figures of Tang San and Xiao Wu waving at him from the crowd, along with the blond-haired Dai Mubai, who was staring at him gloomily, and the burly Zhao Wuji, who had used his position for personal gain. He walked up to them and said, "Tang San, Xiao Wu, long time no see. Tang San, you've grown taller."

"Ah, haha..."

Hearing Yu Tianshuang greet him like an elder the moment they met, Tang San could only smile helplessly.

"Hey, Brother Tianshuang, I've grown taller too. Look."

Puffing out her cheeks and planting her hands on her slender waist, Xiao Wu rose onto her tiptoes on the spot and spoke to Yu Tianshuang, looking utterly adorable.

Everyone around them, except Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji, laughed at Xiao Wu's adorable antics.

"What are you laughing at? I really have grown a lot taller."

Just then, the middle-aged man in square-framed glasses who had greeted Liu Erlong said to her, "Sister Erlong, who is this? Oh, right, I brought someone else with me. You'll definitely want to see him."

With that, he turned to look behind him, glanced left and right, then ran behind a tree and pulled out a middle-aged man with a crew cut who was holding a book. He brought him forward.

"Sister Erlong, look who it is! Now our Golden Iron Triangle is finally back together again, haha."

Yu Tianshuang saw the middle-aged man holding the book looking shyly at his aunt, and immediately understood something.

Seeing the man she had longed for day and night standing before her, Liu Erlong covered her red lips, her eyes growing moist. Her voice trembled as she said, "Xiaogang, Xiaogang, is it you, Xiaogang? It's been twenty years. You're finally willing to see me."

Under the surprised, spectacle-loving gazes of the people around them, the middle-aged man clutching the book kept his head lowered, not daring to look Liu Erlong in the eye. In the end, he simply turned and ran away.

Yu Tianshuang watched the man flee in disarray and Liu Erlong clutch her chest as the others comforted her. For some reason, killing intent gradually stirred in his heart.

"Don't worry, Brother Flender. This time, I won't let him get away again."

After they had comforted her for a while, Liu Erlong said this to Flender, who had been comforting her.

"Oh, right, I haven't introduced him yet. This is my nephew, Yu Tianshuang."

Liu Erlong spoke as she pulled Yu Tianshuang before everyone.

"Hello, I'm Yu Tianshuang."

After greeting the people around him, Yu Tianshuang said nothing more.

"Hmph." "I can't believe I run into you, Little Monster, wherever I go. What rotten luck."

Dai Mubai's cold snort and Zhao Wuji's hostile words came from the crowd.

"Huh?"

Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Flender looked questioningly at Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji.

"Boss, you don't know? This is the audit student who signed up with Tang San and the others back then."

Zhao Wuji spoke to Flender in a sarcastic tone, placing particular emphasis on the words "audit student."

"Oh, so it was you."

His eyes narrowed behind his square-framed glasses, and he immediately gave Yu Tianshuang a hostile look.

"Brother Flender, I know about this. If that big dumb bear hadn't disregarded the rules back then, I don't think any of these misunderstandings would have happened."

"That's right! Teacher Zhao insisted the incense stick hadn't finished burning, but if it hadn't been frozen, it would have burned out long ago. He even used a Soul Skill."

Xiao Wu chimed in, agreeing with Liu Erlong.

With his embarrassing past exposed, Zhao Wuji's old, fleshy face turned red with shame.

"That was, that was..."

Unable to come up with an explanation after quite a while, Zhao Wuji looked at them awkwardly.

"All right, I understand what happened. For Sister Erlong's sake, kid, I won't hold this against you."

Seeing Zhao Wuji's embarrassment, Flender hurriedly spoke up with "magnanimity."

Could this man really be so shameless? Was Aunt actually partners with someone like him when she was young? That's ridiculous, isn't it?

Seeing Flender's "I won't hold it against a junior; I forgive you" expression, Yu Tianshuang couldn't help turning to Liu Erlong, his face full of bewilderment.

"Tianshuang, don't mind him. Brother Flender just can't bring himself to lose face. Let's forget about it. Oh, right, Brother Flender, what brings you here this time?"

Hearing the helplessness in Liu Erlong's words, Yu Tianshuang thought it over and couldn't be bothered to pursue the matter.

No longer willing to stay there, Yu Tianshuang said goodbye to Liu Erlong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, then left Blue Tyrant Academy.

On his way to the academy gates, he saw the middle-aged man holding the book hiding behind a large tree, his head lowered as he muttered to himself.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Tianshuang walked toward his somewhat dejected figure.

As he drew closer, he faintly heard him say, "That's not how it was. I wasn't running away. It was Second Uncle, yes, Second Uncle. It wasn't my fault, it wasn't my fault."

"Hello, my name is Yu Tianshuang. I'm Liu Erlong's nephew."

Standing in front of him, Yu Tianshuang spoke up and interrupted him.

The man was crouching in front of the tree, still muttering to himself in consolation. Hearing the voice before him, he raised his head and looked at Yu Tianshuang.

"Erlong's nephew? Yu Tianshuang?" After a moment, the man seemed to remember something and said to Yu Tianshuang in pleasant surprise, "Tianshuang, is it? I'm your uncle. My name is Yu Xiaogang. Is your father Xiaoruan?"

What? He's my uncle? Doesn't that make him Aunt's and Father's cousin? The man Aunt has longed for day and night is actually my uncle? Aunt's cousin?

Seeing the look of disbelief on Yu Tianshuang's face, Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and said, as if lost in recollection, "Tianshuang, this is what happened. Back then, your aunt, Brother Flender, and I traveled together, making our way through the Soul Master World..."

After listening to Yu Xiaogang slowly recount what had happened, Yu Tianshuang pondered for a moment before asking in disbelief, "So you just ran away? You left Aunt alone at the wedding and ran off by yourself?"

"It's not what you think. I'm her cousin. How could I..."

Yu Tianshuang waved a hand and interrupted him, his manner somewhat impatient. "Enough. I won't comment on who was right or wrong in your affairs. Since you think you were right and didn't let Aunt down, you can go on believing that."

"Yes, how could I possibly have let her down? For these past twenty years, I've also lived in pain and..."

Before Yu Xiaogang could finish, Yu Tianshuang interrupted him again.

"Enough. I came to find you because I wanted to see what kind of person the man Aunt likes was. Now that I've seen for myself, I don't want to talk to you any longer. I have nothing to say to you."

With that, Yu Tianshuang turned and walked away.

Behind him, Yu Xiaogang hurried forward and stopped him. "I remember now. Xiaosan told me about you. You're the audit student who forced Zhao Wuji to use a Soul Skill with level 29 Soul Power, aren't you? Are you studying at Blue Tyrant Academy now? Is Erlong your teacher?"

As Yu Xiaogang questioned Yu Tianshuang, he looked him up and down with a somewhat fervent gaze.

Uncomfortable under his gaze, Yu Tianshuang could only say, "No. I study at Skywater Academy, and my teacher isn't Aunt. My teacher is Shui Xinrou."