Stars Fall Like Rain, Flender Confesses

However, Liu Erlong's favorability rating is only 65%.

At the same time, Liu Erlong is also a love-struck person, especially since she likes Yu Xiaogang, this weak and pretentious guy.

Before Liu Erlong's favorability towards her reached a particularly high level, before she gave up on Yu Xiaogang, and before she got together with Flender.

Dai Mubai found it difficult to truly trust and feel at ease with her.

"Alright, Mubai, Old Lu, you two continue your cultivation. Remember to call us back at the academy if you need anything."

Flender nodded. Although he still had some questions about what had just happened, seeing that Dai Mubai didn't intend to elaborate, Flender didn't ask any further.

After giving him some instructions, he left with Liu Erlong.

After the two left, Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin calmed down and meditated in the Chessboard Domain.

[Chessboard Domain: Star Spirit-Gathering Chess Formation]

[Stargazing Spirit Refinement Method]

[Heaven Rewards Diligence Token]

[Starlight Treasure Bottle]

[Star Luo Empire Domain]

With various buffs, Dai Mubai's cultivation speed in both Soul Power and mental power is extremely high.

Of course, Lu Qibin's side didn't have the [Heaven Rewards Diligence Token] which doubled efficiency.

However, thanks to other enhancements such as [Star Chess Domain...], his cultivation speed was not slow and his efficiency was not low.

The Milky Way cascaded down from the heavens, carpeting the surface of the sea of clouds with a light like shattered diamonds.

The old man and the young man, who were cultivating, seemed to be floating at the center of the universe, Entanglement by ever-changing star trails, and even their breaths turned into the pulse of nebulae.

Starlight fell like a fine rain, and the wind carried Stars fragments past, weaving a waterfall of light around them, dyeing the entire world into a flowing dream, tranquil yet dreamlike and dazzling.

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Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin were so engrossed in their cultivation that they couldn't tear themselves away.

Flender and Liu Erlong said they were turning back to the academy, but in reality, they didn't leave.

"Sister Erlong, it's cool at night. Old Lu is keeping watch over Mubai, so we don't need to worry about him too much. Let's go back."

Previously, while protecting Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin, all his mind and attention were focused on the two of them. Only when he came to his senses did Flender realize that Liu Erlong was dressed in very thin clothes.

Flender, worried that she might catch a chill in the wind at night, looked at her with concern and worry.

"It's alright. I'm Seven-Ring Soul Sage, and my Martial Soul is Fire Dragon. How could I be afraid of the cold? I'm not as delicate as you think, Boss Fu."

"The night is beautiful tonight. Although the Fire Dragon Martial Soul granted me the ability to fly, I had never flown high above the clouds to see the stars before. I never imagined that the scenery above the clouds would be so beautiful."

"Even now, I'm suddenly struck by the realization that I've missed so much of life's beauty."

Gazing at the ethereal sea of clouds churning like silver waves under the bright moonlight, and looking up at the dreamlike starry sky with its clear moon and abundant stars...

Liu Erlong reached out and brushed a strand of hair that had been ruffled by the wind behind her ear, her eyes filled with an unyielding melancholy and sorrow.

Seeing the sorrowful and sad expression on the person's face, Flender's eyes were filled with heartache.

Flender didn't say anything more about the strong wind at night or that they should go back to their dormitories to rest. Instead, he took Liu Erlong's hand and led her away from the sea of clouds where Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin were cultivating.

Then we arrived at another undisturbed sea of clouds.

It was backed by a cloud that was tinged silvery-white by the moonlight.

Looking at Liu Erlong, whose expression was melancholy and sorrowful, Flender seemed to have gone through a difficult internal struggle before finally making up his mind and taking a decision.

He turned the words he had kept hidden in his heart for many years into a low, hoarse sigh.

Moonlight streamed between them, and Flender's voice trembled almost imperceptibly:

"Yes, Sister Erlong, you've missed so many beautiful sights over the years. You missed the cherry blossoms covering the mountains in spring, the lotus blooming for you in the pond in midsummer, the maple leaves turning the forests ablaze with color in late autumn, and the first snow falling softly on a winter night."

"At the same time, you missed those people who stood behind you all those years, protecting you with gentle eyes."

"Your world seems to only have room for Xiaogang's figure, but have you ever thought that there is also someone in your back and profile who holds the regrets of their entire youth?"

She clearly loved the person in front of her so much, but that person only had eyes for her good friend Yu Xiaogang.

He voluntarily withdrew so that the person in front of him could find true happiness, choosing to let her be with Yu Xiaogang. However, Yu Xiaogang let her down, and in doing so, he also let him down.

Even so, the person in front of her was still willing to waste twenty years of her youth waiting and hoping that Yu Xiaogang would one day look back at her.

This left Flender with mixed feelings of heartache for Liu Erlong, disappointment and resentment towards Yu Xiaogang, and bitterness over his unrequited love.

Liu Erlong hadn't expected Flender to suddenly say something like that.

This greatly surprised Liu Erlong.

"Boss Fu, you..."

Liu Erlong wasn't stupid; she wasn't unaware that Flender also liked her.

But as Flender said, all these years he has only had eyes for Yu Xiaogang, so he subconsciously ignored everyone else.

Her mother was just an ordinary person who passed away when she was very young.

Although she still has a father, her identity as the illegitimate daughter of Yu Luomian, the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, is ultimately something that cannot be brought into the open or seen in the light of day.

Her severe lack of familial affection led her to regard Flender, who was kind to her and cared for her deeply, as an older brother.

At the same time, she treats the aloof and indifferent Yu Xiaogang as her lover...

When Flender voluntarily withdrew to allow her to be with Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong thought that Flender was no longer obsessed with her, which made her feel more at ease regarding Flender as an older brother.

She never expected that Flender hadn't given up on her; Flender still had feelings for her, but he buried them deep in his heart.

Upon suddenly hearing Flender reveal his true feelings, Liu Erlong was both shocked and surprised, and at the same time, he seemed somewhat flustered and at a loss.

"Sister Erlong, you know I like you. I've always liked you. From the first moment I met you, I fell hopelessly and irrevocably in love with you."

"Among the three of us, the Golden Iron Triangle, I was the first to meet you. The three of us were the first to travel the continent and venture into the Soul Master World together. Xiaogang was clearly a newcomer, so why did you only like him and never reciprocate my love?"

We all come from ordinary families, we all despise the powerful and wealthy, and we all deeply sympathize with the hardships and suffering of those at the bottom of society.

"We are of similar age and talent; now we are both Seven-Ring Soul Sage."

"We share similar interests, and we both admire Xiaogang as a learned scholar."

"We share the same goal. Without prior consultation, you founded Blue Tyrant Academy and I founded Shrek Academy, both with the aim of cultivating commoner Soul Master Soul Master and providing them with a path to success."

"..."

"We're such a good match, we have so much in common, we share such similar interests, so why do you like Yu Xiaogang instead of me?!"