novelhk Chapter 497 Without a master in one's heart, one's spirit and character will naturally be
Chapter 497 Without a master in one's heart, one's spirit and character will naturally be
Chapter 497 Without a master in one's heart, one's spirit and character will naturally be refined.
The middle-aged Soul Master in charge of reception, who was about forty years old, was actually a teacher at Blue Tyrant Academy. He was sitting in the reception room to recruit new teachers for Blue Tyrant Academy.
With the development over the past few years, Blue Tyrant Academy has become increasingly famous, and more and more commoner Soul Masters are coming to study there. Even some Soul Masters from noble families have come specifically to inquire about and apply to join.
However, Blue Tyrant Academy has its own rules—it only recruits commoner Soul Masters, and therefore rejects all Soul Masters from noble families.
Even so, despite only recruiting commoner Soul Masters, the number of students at Blue Tyrant Academy is inevitably increasing, growing exponentially almost every year.
As the number of students increased, Lanba Academy's teaching staff gradually became unable to keep up with the demand.
Therefore, under the instruction of Dean Liu Erlong, the college management team once again expanded the faculty through recruitment.
Since the students enrolled are all commoner Soul Masters from relatively poor families, Blue Tyrant Academy is naturally inferior to those advanced Soul Master academies that only enroll noble Soul Masters in terms of tuition fees and cash flow.
However, Soul Masters are a wealthy group, and commoner Soul Masters below the Soul Venerable level can receive monthly subsidies from the Spirit Hall. Most of the funds held by Blue Tyrant Academy students are spent on their own within the academy.
Blue Tyrant Academy is able to break even and even make a slight profit.
Moreover, Blue Tyrant Academy has two mysterious vice deans. Whenever the academy is short of funds and needs to recruit more teachers for development, the two vice deans will inject a large amount of emergency funds into the academy.
Therefore, Blue Tyrant Academy has never been in financial trouble, and with a sound financial situation, the salaries of the academy's teachers are actually quite good.
However, no matter how good the treatment is, becoming a teacher at a Soul Master Academy can never compare to being affiliated with a major sect or family, since that is the best career path for high-level Soul Masters.
The middle-aged Soul Master in charge of reception had been waiting in the reception room for several days, but very few Soul Masters came to register.
Upon seeing Flander and Yu Xiaogang approach, the middle-aged Soul Master assumed they were there to apply for a job and his eyes lit up.
But when Flander took out the invitation and said he was looking for someone, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, after taking the letter from the other party and glancing at its contents, the middle-aged soul master's expression immediately became friendly again.
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Since Liu Erlong sent the letter to Shrek Academy more than five years ago, inviting Flander to come to Tiandou City to attend the unveiling ceremony of Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong and Flander have maintained contact.
Although they occasionally corresponded, the two had not met in person in the past few years.
It's worth mentioning that Liu Erlong felt very regretful because Flander didn't attend the unveiling ceremony of Blue Tyrant Academy.
So, upholding her brotherly and sisterly bond, she would send Flander an invitation almost every year, hoping that this older brother would have time to visit the Blue Tyrant Academy she founded in Tiandou City and share with him the joy of fulfilling her long-cherished wish.
If possible, she even wanted to invite Flander to help her manage Blue Tyrant Academy, so that she could live in seclusion in peace, recuperate, cultivate properly, enhance her control over her Yin Fire attribute, and then patiently wait for her beloved Seven Winds brother to return.
Flander received all the invitations sent by Liu Erlong.
Although he admired Liu Erlong, he was bound by brotherhood due to Yu Xiaogang's presence and had always hesitated to visit her in Tiandou City even once.
It wasn't until Yu Xiaogang made his comeback and came to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy with everyone, and Shrek Academy settled down, that Flander remembered to bring Yu Xiaogang, this coward, along to visit his beloved Erlong sister and resolve the issues between them.
The invitation that Flander took out was sent to him by Liu Erlong at the beginning of this year. Both the cover and the paper had the exclusive logo of Blue Tyrant Academy, as well as Liu Erlong's signature and seal.
As an authoritative and representative figure of Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong possesses formidable strength, a stunningly sexy figure, and an exceptionally beautiful face. It can be said that in the hearts of all the teachers and students of the academy, Liu Erlong is absolutely a goddess-like figure.
The middle-aged Soul Master in charge of reception at the Blue Tyrant Academy's main gate was no exception; he was a die-hard fan and was extremely familiar with Liu Erlong's handwriting and seal.
Holding the invitation in his hand, he glanced at its contents and immediately recognized that it was indeed written by Dean Liu Erlong and was not a forgery.
Having confirmed that they were guests personally invited by Dean Liu Erlong, the middle-aged Soul Master in charge of receiving them greeted them with a smile and respectfully welcomed Flander and Yu Xiaogang into Blue Tyrant Academy.
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Blue Tyrant Academy has a large area. Although it is not as vast as the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, it still stretches as far as the eye can see.
The environment is somewhat similar to that of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, with mountains, water, lakes, and a tranquil and lush forest in the distance, partially surrounding the entire Blue Tyrant Academy.
It is only slightly smaller in scale than the forest of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
A wide avenue leads directly from the main gate into the interior, with lush and tall trees lining both sides of the road.
Those were the Champs-Élysées trees unique to the northern part of the Heavenly Dou Empire, carrying a refreshing fragrance as the breeze gently blew by.
The area under the Champs-Élysées trees was not paved with hard surfaces like bricks or stones, but rather covered with a lush green lawn.
On the grass, there were flowerbeds, covered with a profusion of flowers.
Along both sides of the main road are quiet stone paths that wind through lawns and flowerbeds, leading to distant courtyards, pavilions, or secluded spots, truly creating a winding and secluded path.
In addition, a winding stream flows through the academy not far away, with covered bridges and pavilions standing on it.
The clear, flowing water from the stream forms a lake within the college; the babbling brook and shimmering lake perfectly describe this unique scenery.
Of course, in addition to its beautiful environment, as a formally registered and established advanced soul master academy, Blue Tyrant Academy naturally has a variety of well-equipped buildings and facilities.
The buildings of Blue Tyrant Academy are mainly spires, with almost uniform heights of about seven or eight stories, and are all built around the lake, presenting a semi-enclosed trend.
All the buildings were constructed in an orderly manner and divided into several areas, such as the living area, the teaching area, the training area, and so on.
This includes student dormitories, teaching buildings, teachers' residences, office buildings, and artificially constructed simulated training grounds, etc.
In short, the point is to have everything.
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Walking on the wide road, feeling the grandeur and magnificence of the beautiful environment of Blue Tyrant Academy, Flander's long, bearded face was filled with shock.
Yu Xiaogang, who was standing next to him with a sour face as if everyone owed him millions of gold soul coins, was also deeply shocked by Blue Tyrant Academy.
Flander originally thought that with Liu Erlong's financial resources, the Blue Tyrant Academy she founded should only be a small advanced soul master academy.
To his surprise, it turned out to be a large, advanced Soul Master academy, far exceeding his expectations.
Compared to Blue Tyrant Academy founded by Liu Erlong, Shrek Academy founded by him is simply incomparable.
Compared to Blue Tyrant Academy, what is Shrek Academy? It's utterly worthless, trash, and dog shit.
At this moment, Flanders felt ashamed.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh. Back then, Liu Erlong, who only knew how to devote herself to him and loved him to death, actually had such great ability to establish and manage such a large-scale advanced soul master academy.
Even someone as arrogant as him couldn't help but look at Liu Erlong, this foolish woman, with a newfound respect at this moment.
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Perhaps because it was during class time and the students were all in class, there weren't many people to be seen at Lanba Academy. However, a few teachers seemed to be feeling tired and were taking a break from work to stretch their muscles and breathe some fresh air.
Therefore, the arrival of Flander and Yu Xiaogang did not alarm anyone, nor did it attract the curiosity or attention of the students.
The middle-aged Soul Master in charge of reception led Flander and Yu Xiaogang to a pointed-roof building, which was the office building located at the end of the academy's main avenue.
The middle-aged Soul Master arranged for the two to wait in a brightly lit reception room, then left on his own.
It's obvious they've gone upstairs to report the news.
It didn't take long.
An ordinary-looking middle-aged man walked into the reception room, followed by a slender and beautiful young woman.
The middle-aged man looked to be around the same age as the departed middle-aged soul master, probably in his forties, but he had a serious expression on his face.
The beautiful girl was not very old, about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had beautiful, smooth chestnut-brown shoulder-length hair, a pretty face, fair skin, and the delicate, rosy complexion typical of young girls.
The middle-aged man, like the middle-aged soul master who had just left, was also a teacher at Blue Tyrant Academy. His name was Yin Shu, and he was a level 54 power attack type battle soul master.
The beautiful girl is Jiang Zhu, the timid little girl whom Ye Qifeng called "Little Sheep" back then. Her martial soul is a healing-type weapon soul master named Healing Scepter.
Since Ye Qifeng left more than five years ago, Liu Erlong has returned alone to a wooden cabin in the forest deep in the academy to live in seclusion and begin to cultivate her mind and body.
As a result, it gradually faded from people's view, and the tedious affairs of Blue Tyrant Academy were gradually handed over to other teachers in the academy to handle.
Yin Shu was one of the teachers who was promoted to a management position. He was in charge of Lanba Academy's external relations and was responsible for receiving all visitors.
This is why the audiobook was placed in the reception room.
As for Jiangzhu, she was summoned by Yinshu.
Jiangzhu was a key student selected by Ye Qifeng for training. She was greatly favored and valued by Liu Erlong, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her his beloved disciple. She was the only person in the entire Blue Tyrant Academy who was personally selected by Liu Erlong to go to his secluded place deep in the forest without needing to be notified.
Of course, this is also why Liu Erlong intentionally nurtured Jiangzhu.
Nowadays, Liu Erlong lives a secluded life in the forest cabin. Apart from some major decisions and important matters of Blue Tyrant Academy, she has left almost all other matters to the academy's management to decide, and she rarely shows herself to participate anymore.
Therefore, many affairs of Blue Tyrant Academy were conveyed to Liu Erlong through Jiangzhu. Jiangzhu could be considered Liu Erlong's capable assistant.
Upon learning that Flander and Yu Xiaogang were distinguished guests invited by Dean Liu Erlong, Yinshu immediately called Jiangzhu over.
After exchanging pleasantries, Yinshu and Jiangzhu confirmed that the two were indeed Dean Liu Erlong's friends. However, neither Flander nor Yu Xiaogang revealed their real names, seemingly wanting to leave a suspense or surprise.
Yinshu and Jiangzhu didn't care about this, as long as they could get the dean to come and take a look.
"Please wait a moment, we will go and fetch the dean right away."
Yinshu politely addressed Flander and Yu Xiaogang, then looked at Jiangzhu and instructed her:
"Jiangzhu, go deep into the academy and invite the dean out."
Jiangzhu immediately gave a soft "hmm" and nodded.
The two then left the reception room together, leaving Flander and Yu Xiaogang inside looking at each other in bewilderment.
Flander felt both anticipation and excitement, while Yu Xiaogang felt both nervous and conflicted, with a mix of fear and dread.
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At this moment.
Deep within Blue Tyrant Academy, in a forest cabin.
A melodious song drifted from the tranquil courtyard, carrying through the fresh air, spreading and rippled into the forest, until it finally disappeared.
The singing was melodious and pleasant, like a gentle stream that cleanses the soul, and like a cup of morning dew, sweet, refreshing, and deeply touching.
The melody, with its swirling and repetitive patterns, is incredibly gentle and beautiful, carrying a subtle sadness within its melancholic and lingering tone, captivating the listener.
In the courtyard in front of the four-bedroom wooden house, there was a beautiful, even stunning, figure, her slender hands carrying a watering can, watering the lush green plants and flowers vying for attention in the flowerbed.
This is an extremely beautiful woman who looks to be only in her twenties, but in fact she is over forty years old.
It was only because of the divine herbs given to her by someone that her physique improved, coupled with her constant self-cultivation in recent years, that her strength has increased by leaps and bounds, making her look much younger.
The woman wore a light green dress, which was light and comfortable, yet still managed to conceal her beauty. Her long, smooth black hair was gently tied up with a cloth, and her rosy face was free of makeup, but she was still radiant and beautiful.
Her features were exquisite, her eyebrows and eyes were like a painting, and her beautiful black eyes were clear and bright with a sparkling quality.
Beneath the pale green dress lay an undeniable, surging bosom, its peaks rising and falling in a breathtaking display of beauty. The mature and voluptuous sensuality it exuded was something no young girl could ever achieve.
This beautiful woman, needless to say, is none other than Liu Erlong, the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy.
The melodious female voice that slowly emanated from her mouth was hers.
At this moment, Liu Erlong no longer showed any signs of depression; instead, she exuded a sense of calm, detachment, and tranquility.
As the saying goes, "Without a master in one's heart, one's spirit and temperament will naturally be elegant," which is perhaps the best interpretation of her current state.
Since she no longer had any masters in her heart, Liu Erlong felt much more enlightened, as if her life had been elevated.
Although a trace of resentment could still be seen on her face, this resentment stemmed from her longing, but it was not for the useless master, but for another person who had entered her heart.
Her heart had already been taken over by another figure.
And that person was named Ye Qifeng.
(End of this chapter)