novelhk Chapter 499 Shocking! The Blue Tyrant Academy's background is incredibly powerful!
Chapter 499 Shocking! The Blue Tyrant Academy's background is incredibly powerful!
Chapter 499 Shocking! The Blue Tyrant Academy's background is incredibly powerful!
The gentle voice asked two questions, but her beautiful voice was now filled with surprise, which was seriously different from Yu Xiaogang's expectations.
Logically speaking, shouldn't Liu Erlong, who is deeply in love with him, be overwhelmed with emotion upon seeing him again after waiting for twenty years, trembling uncontrollably, and overwhelmed with indescribable excitement, before rushing into his arms?
But why did she act so calmly?
The only thing visible on his face was a slight look of surprise, not even shock.
Where did the promised感动 (gǎndòng, being moved to tears), the promised 涕泪流 (tìlèi liú, tears streaming down one's face), the promised 极超动 (jíchāo dòng, extreme excitement) go?
Instead, they are more concerned about what's going on with the changes in their appearance?
Although twenty years have passed and my appearance has indeed changed a little, that's just because I've gotten older. But in terms of charm, I'm still as attractive as ever. Don't I have any appeal at all?
Upon hearing Liu Erlong's question, Yu Xiaogang's lips moved, but he couldn't utter a word.
Two questions silenced him completely.
After Liu Erlong finished speaking, he also fell silent.
Looking at the man before her, the man she had once longed for day and night, the man who had caused her emotional breakdown and even drove her to madness, Liu Erlong felt incredibly conflicted and couldn't help but sigh.
When she saw the master again, she should have been overjoyed and her eyes filled with tears. But at that moment, she was so calm that even she found it hard to believe.
Twenty years later, he reappeared before me, but his appearance had changed drastically. He was no longer as handsome as he used to be. Well, thinking about it carefully, he wasn't exactly handsome. At most, he could be described as having thick eyebrows and big eyes, not even handsome.
But no matter what, he did become ugly.
His shoulder-length hair was shaved into a buzz cut, his cheeks were stiff and sunken, his eyes were cloudy, his skin was as black as charcoal, his nose was as wide as a pig's, and his lips were as thick as sausages. His features looked strange no matter how you looked at them.
Most importantly, his former confidence seemed to have vanished. Apart from a lingering trace of rigid arrogance, all that remained about him was a deep sense of dejection.
I don't know what he went through in the past twenty years, or why he has become like this.
However, one thing is certain: the person in front of him is clearly no longer the master Yu Xiaogang he remembered.
Looking at the master in front of her, Liu Erlong suddenly felt a sense of disgust, feeling that he couldn't stand the sight of him no matter how she looked at him.
At this moment, she couldn't help but start to doubt herself. Why did she ever look at him before, and love him so desperately and wholeheartedly?
Despite her doubts, and even though romantic feelings had faded, the bond between siblings remained, so Liu Erlong didn't reveal her true thoughts.
After a long silence, Liu Erlong snapped out of her self-doubt and sighed softly:
"Xiao Gang, it's been twenty years, and you've finally come back to see me."
Her voice was melodious and pleasant, and her tone was calm and indifferent, but to Yu Xiaogang, it sounded like a sign of loneliness, a symbol of unrequited love, and that she still cared about him.
Looking at the beautiful Liu Erlong in front of him, Yu Xiaogang pursed his lips, his heart trembling with excitement.
However, he maintained a complex expression on his face, opened his mouth with difficulty, and said in a slightly affectionate tone, his voice hoarse:
"Yes, it's been a full twenty years. Time flies. Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. I'm back."
"Erlong, are you alright?"
Liu Erlong seemed oblivious to the deep affection implied in Yu Xiaogang's words, smiling calmly, shrugging at him, and asking in return:
"Look at me, do I look like I'm having a hard time? It's you, Xiaogang, who seems to be struggling. How did you end up like this?"
For some reason, seeing Yu Xiaogang's ugly appearance now, Liu Erlong felt a strange sense of satisfaction. Heh, you've finally met your match.
Yu Xiaogang's expression froze, somewhat embarrassed, yet he found himself unable to say anything.
Flander glanced at Liu Erlong, then at Yu Xiaogang, and felt that something was off about their conversation; there seemed to be no joy in their reunion at all.
What's going on?
Erlong has always been deeply in love with Xiaogang. Back then, she almost went crazy while searching for Xiaogang. Why isn't she excited at all now that she's seen him?
And then there's Xiaogang, that coward. He clearly still has feelings for Erlong in his heart. He finally created a chance for you to reunite, so why is he so embarrassed? When Erlong asks you a question, he just explains properly.
Sigh, I gave you a chance but you didn't seize it.
I went through all that trouble to bring you here, and this is how you behave?
If you weren't capable, you should have said so earlier. I wouldn't have let you have it back then.
At that moment, while Flander was filled with doubt, he also felt a sense of exasperation. After thinking for a moment, he spoke up to help Yu Xiaogang out of his predicament:
"Alright, Erlong, today is the day the three of us siblings are reunited. Let's not talk about those sad things from the past. Let's catch up."
Liu Erlong laughed heartily and turned his gaze away from Yu Xiaogang:
"Brother Fu is right, what's past is past."
"Today is a day for our golden trio to catch up, so let's not dwell on those unpleasant things from the past."
He then invited the two to sit down on the sofa in the reception room:
"Come on, sit down first."
Flander was taken aback, seemingly surprised by Liu Erlong's straightforwardness. After not seeing her for several years, she seemed to have returned to her former cheerful self, no longer the depressed woman heartbroken by love. He couldn't help but feel happy for her.
Yu Xiaogang frowned, feeling slightly annoyed. He felt that Liu Erlong's words were implied, as if she was indirectly criticizing him.
However, neither of them said much and took their seats as instructed.
After the two were seated, Liu Erlong looked at them, his eyes revealing unspeakable emotions, and suddenly asked:
"Brother Fu, Xiao Gang, how did you two end up together? Have you been spending all these years together? And I'm the only one who didn't know?"
Flander thought she was going to interrogate him, so he quickly shook his head and explained:
"That's not true. In fact, we've only just met."
He then recounted to Liu Erlong how Yu Xiaogang had joined Shrek Academy as a teacher several months earlier.
Then, with a sigh of deep regret, he said:
"It's just that my Shrek Academy was poorly managed and couldn't continue operating, so I had to temporarily close it down and move the entire academy to Tiandou City to make a living."
After Flander finished speaking, Liu Erlong looked at him in surprise:
"What? Your Shrek Academy is closed? Mr. Francis, you..."
She was somewhat worried about Flander, after all, Shrek Academy was the culmination of his more than twenty years of hard work, and now that it had to be closed, he must be feeling terrible.
Flanders waved his hand at her:
"Erlong, don't worry about me. Although Shrek Academy is closed, it's only temporary. I believe it will come back to life someday."
Liu Erlong looked at him, asked, and suggested:
"Have you found a place to stay?"
"Why don't you come and work at my Blue Tyrant Academy?"
"It just so happens that Blue Tyrant Academy is expanding its teacher recruitment. With your abilities, you are more than qualified to serve as teachers at the academy. I can even take the initiative to promote you to the academy's management."
"However, I may have to ask you to make do with this, because I cannot give you very high management positions. Although I founded Blue Tyrant Academy, I am not the one who makes all the decisions."
"Flander, you were once the head of a hospital, so it would be inappropriate to put you in a subordinate position. However, I cannot give you a position above the vice president, so I can only give you a top management position below the vice president."
"But you can rest assured that neither the vice dean nor I manage affairs much. The affairs of Blue Tyrant Academy are basically handled by the teachers in the management team. If you can join and take on this management position, your authority will be no different from that of the dean."
"So, Boss Fu, Xiao Gang, do you want to consider it?"
After Liu Erlong finished speaking, she looked at Flander and Yu Xiaogang, expecting their answers.
"Erlong, you're so thoughtful."
Yu Xiaogang frowned and remained silent, seemingly lost in thought. Flander, however, laughed heartily, offering a reply to Liu Erlong before resolutely declaring his refusal:
"However, I think we won't need to for now."
"We have found a place to stay because we have joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Liu Erlong's expression faltered slightly upon hearing this:
"You've joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Flanders nodded with an "Mmm":
"As I just said, Shrek Academy moved here as a whole, so the people who came to Heaven Dou City are not just Xiao Gang and me, but all the teachers and students."
"In order to make a living, we came up with a plan to get everyone into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but of course, it's only temporary."
Afterwards, Flander explained Shrek Academy's "borrowing a chicken to lay an egg" plan to Liu Erlong in detail.
"Oh, this?"
After hearing this, Liu Erlong was dumbfounded, her beautiful face filled with bewilderment and disbelief.
"How could the Heaven Dou Royal Academy agree to such unfair conditions? If it were me, I would never agree to them."
Seeing Liu Erlong's rather interesting expression, Flander's lips curled into a sly smile, and he said smugly:
"That's right, those people from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy aren't very bright. They just agreed to our terms with a little persuasion."
"This plan was actually proposed by Xiaogang, right, Xiaogang?"
As he spoke, Flander raised his elbow and nudged Yu Xiaogang's lower back, who seemed to be lost in thought and hadn't said a word.
"Was this such a wicked plan suggested by Xiaogang?"
Liu Erlong's gaze shifted instantly to Yu Xiaogang. How come I never noticed before that you had such a dirty side?
"That's natural."
Yu Xiaogang was unaware that Liu Erlong was secretly criticizing him. When he noticed her gaze, he immediately perked up, straightened his back, and looked extremely proud.
He wanted to show off a bit more, so he continued talking.
However, Liu Erlong had already shifted her gaze to Flander:
"I was originally planning to have you join Blue Tyrant Academy to help manage the academy's affairs, but I never expected that you would have already joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy. What a pity."
His words were filled with regret.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly spoke:
"Actually, it's not that you can't join Blue Tyrant Academy, it's just that you'll have to wait another year."
"The teachers and students of Shrek Academy are only temporarily joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After the grand event ends in a year, they will be able to leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and come and go as they please."
Flanders, standing beside him, nodded in agreement.
"Xiao Gang is right. We'll probably have to stay at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the next year."
"If we rashly leave during this period, the consequences will likely be dire, even annihilation. After all, we've offended Poison Douluo Dugu Bo."
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong was taken aback:
"What? You've offended Poison Douluo Dugu Bo? What exactly happened?"
Flander had no choice but to recount to her the little incident when he joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he was harassed by Prince Xue Xing, the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, and the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
"So that's how it is."
After understanding the whole story, Liu Erlong breathed a sigh of relief and then said:
"Luckily, you offended the Fourth Prince Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing, not Senior Poison Douluo. Otherwise, given Senior Poison Douluo's personality, you would probably be in deep trouble."
"However, it's alright. Since you haven't offended Senior Poison Douluo, I'll find an opportunity to plead with him. I believe he won't make things difficult for Shrek Academy."
Flander looked at her in surprise:
"Hmm? Erlong, from what you're saying, you know Poison Douluo Dugu Bo?"
Liu Erlong nodded affirmatively:
"Yes, I know him. He's a senior advisor and honorary vice dean of our Blue Tyrant Academy, though he's only a figurehead and doesn't participate in the academy's affairs."
"Don't worry, leave this to me. Senior Poison Douluo is quite easy to talk to, and I will definitely persuade him not to make things difficult for you."
Little did Liu Erlong know that the one truly targeting Shrek Academy was not Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, but her dearest younger brother, Ye Qifeng.
Seeing Liu Erlong so confident and taking on all the responsibilities, Flander and Yu Xiaogang exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
None of them expected that Blue Tyrant Academy had such a powerful background, with even Poison Douluo Dugu Bo serving as a senior advisor and honorary vice dean.
That's a titled Douluo, even if it's just a nominal one, he's still very intimidating. In terms of influence, he's no less powerful than the royal family background of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and might even be more so.
Its importance to a college is self-evident.
Wow, that's terrifying!
Having a titled Douluo as a backer is something to be envious of.
Thinking of this, Flander felt as if he had missed out on millions of gold soul coins, and suddenly covered his face in annoyance:
"Erlong, I regret it. If I had known this place was so good, we would have come to you instead of going to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy."
Although Flander had always known that Liu Erlong was a strong woman who was no less capable than a man, he never expected that the Blue Tyrant Academy she founded would not only be extremely large in scale, but also have an absurdly powerful background. For a moment, he was so shocked that he felt a little dizzy.
Yu Xiaogang was so shocked that his mouth was agape, and he couldn't close it for a moment.
(End of this chapter)