Chapter 31 - LIU ERLONG

After deciding to go to the blue tyrant academy, the Shrek group just started to move towards the academy, the gloomy mood of the group somewhat settled, but they surely not going to forget today's humiliation and that satisfied smirk on prince and Xue Beng's face. They were somewhat hopeful of this academy as how they don't have the influence of nobles on them. It was just noon so it wasn't late to visit the Blue Tyrant academy.

The group entered the campus of the academy, didn't want to cause another blunder they politely asked a student about the recruitment committee and office's direction, the student then politely asked them to follow him to the office. They reached the office where a teacher took them a room to conduct the interview. The teacher asked if children are ones to be recruited.

Flander stepped forward and said: "No, the ones here to enlist are us, these children are our disciples. If we can successfully accept the job offer here, our disciples would also wish to study at the Academy."

The teacher there said: "Enrolling students still have to pass the examination. Like this, all Spirit Masters first take our test. If you are able to become Academy teachers, I think, it will also be possible to accommodate your disciples. After all, right now is still the new student enrollment period, moreover, your disciples are a bit young."

Shrek group wasn't disappointed but their evaluation of academy rather increase. The recruitment process was rather simple teacher told them that they only have to last one incense stick of time against him or any committee member present there. There were three spirit Masters present there. Qing Ming said since he was the youngest among teachers to be recruited he will go first. Qin Ming had choked down his anger from today's business at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and without moderating his pressure the least bit, he directly released his spirit. Instantly, the atmosphere in the entire hall seemed to grow heavy. The three Blue Tyrant Academy Spirit Masters in front of Qin Ming simultaneously swayed, their expression couldn't help being aghast. These three Spirit Masters in charge of examination were over fiftieth ranked Spirit King level Spirit Masters. They felt the pressure.

Immediately following, around Qin Ming appeared a yellow flame, and with a deep roar, the muscles under the clothes began to swell, the originally loose clothing growing tight. His eyes simultaneously grew yellow, altogether six spirit rings rose from below, two yellow, three purple, one black. Although it wasn't an ideal combination, six spirit rings appearing at once still shocked the three Blue Tyrant Academy teachers enormously.

Qin Ming said in a low voice:

"Sixty fourth-ranked Inferno Gray Wolf Battle Spirit Emperor, Qin Ming, power attack system. Which of you will advise me?"

Regarding spirits, wolves generally had cold attributes. This kind of fire attribute wolf Qin Ming had was classified as a variant spirit, extremely rare. Just as Flander remarked, Shrek Academy only accepted monsters. If Qin Ming wasn't a monster, then how could he originally have entered Shrek?

Advise? There wasn't a damned thing to advise; a fiftieth level confronting a sixtieth level power attack system Battle Spirit Master, and a variant spirit at that, was that still a fight?

"Eh, this, there's no need for a combat test. The Academy stipulates that Spirit Masters exceeding the sixtieth rank are exempt from further tests."

That lead Blue Tyrant Academy Spirit Master examiner inwardly wiped his sweat, thinking that today could be difficult to deal with.

Flander then said:

"Since sixtieth rank and over don't require additional examination, then we there's no need for us to waste time. Brothers, spirit rings."

"Sixty third-ranked Dragon Pattern Staff Tool Spirit Emperor, Li Yu-Song, power attack system."

"Sixty sixth-ranked Star Luo Chess Tool Spirit Emperor, Lu Ji-Bin, control system."

"Seventy-first ranked Sweet Pea Tool Spirit Sage, Shao Xin, food system."

"Seventy eighth-ranked Vigorous Vajra Bear Battle Spirit Sage, Zhao Wuji, power attack system."

"Seventy ninth-ranked Owl Battle Spirit Sage, Flander, agility attack system."

From the weakest to strongest, the Shrek Academy five, including the two deans, one after another announced their strength and names.

The three examiners were now already completely lifeless. Altogether seven Spirit Masters had appeared, seemingly applying for the advertised teaching positions, and apart from one who hadn't revealed his strength, the remaining six were actually all powers above the sixtieth rank. The clutter of spirit rings in front of them already made their eyes widen. If it wasn't for Flander and the others meticulously making sure they didn't release too much spirit power, perhaps the three Blue Tyrant Academy teachers wouldn't be able to stand steadily.

Drawing a deep breath, that Blue Tyrant Academy lead teacher deferentially said:

"My humble name is Yin Shu. Fifty fourth-ranked power attack system Spirit Master. I am unable to evaluate all the seniors' level. As it's like this, I'll bring you to meet our dean, who will determine everyone's level and treatment."

Shrek's teacher nodded to that they knew this teacher was too level to make such a heavy decisions for the academy. The sudden recruitment of this many high levels teachers can be both advantageous and disastrous for the academy. Flander smiled slightly. The Shrek Academy teachers were already in a much better mood. After all, being admired was always far more comfortable than being disdained. Although this place wasn't equal to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's environment, it still had its merits.

Led by Yin Shu's trio of Blue Tyrant Academy teachers, exiting the sharp roofed building, they directly followed a small path behind the Academy. Very quickly they entered the forest surrounding the main campus.

After walking for about ten minutes, as everyone advanced through the fresh and clean atmosphere of the forest, suddenly an indistinct singing voice was heard from far ahead.

The voice was soft and pleasant, with a lingering hidden bitterness, mournful, making any listener sad. The melody swung back and forth, indeed incomparably gentle and beautiful.

"On nights I cannot sleep what can I use as anesthesia?

How can I endure so many feelings?

It's not that I don't want you with me but some things you cannot know.

I gave up my precautions and loneliness followed

I want a space for myself.

Where I can properly consider our tomorrow.

If love isn't sweet like we imagined.

Then let me shoulder all the blame.

My heart is too confused and I need a bit of space.

If you understand then let me leave for now.

My heart is too confused, so I dare not wish to love again.

I want to cry but how to cry and yet not cry.

My heart is too confused and I need a bit of space.

Has Heaven forgotten to make plans for me?

My heart is too confused and I'm afraid of love's betrayal.

I want to cry as if a lost child.

A lost child."

The singing voice faded sorrowfully. Flander and Grandmaster walking in front had both stopped walking when the singing started, and right now Flander's expression appeared somewhat strange, while Grandmaster's cheeks were streaming with tears.

That melodious woman's voice slowly reached them,

"You even wrote this song for me, Xiao Gang. Do you remember? My heart is too confused. Where are you really?"

Seeing Flander and Grandmaster's strange expressions, everyone couldn't help but pause.

Suddenly Grandmaster turned around, about to run back along the path before Flander grabbed his shoulder.

Flander grabbed grandmaster's shoulder and shouted in a low voice:

"Xiao Gang, how long do you intend to run away? We're already here, do you truly have the heart not to see her? Even now, after you became formidable soul douluo".

"Flander, did you already know she was here? Blue Tyrant Academy, Blue Tyrant Academy, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, I should've realized it earlier." Grandmaster said hurriedly and in trembling voice.

Flander made a helpless gesture,

"How could I have known she'd be here, it's just a coincidence. Let's go."

Flander's hand on Grandmaster's shoulder tightened, in his heart, he was somewhat sorrowful, 'Sister Long, I've brought him to you. This time you have to say something to catch him; you can't let him leave again.'

Just as Grandmaster conjectured, Flander really knew she was at this Blue Tyrant Academy. Originally when he chose to come to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, part of the reason was that she was in Heaven Dou City. Flander had never forgotten what had happened between the three of them, and he had long ago decided that even if he had to deceive Grandmaster this time, he'd still once again play the middleman for the two. What did other peoples' opinions matter?

Of the others, besides the guesses of Zhao Wuji who was most familiar with Flander, as well as Tang San who was closest to Grandmaster, nobody understood what was going on and could only follow behind, walking forward. Continuing several hundred meters forward, the forest gradually thinned. On a particularly thick and solid tree hung a sign, saying 'Restricted area, please do not enter'.

Past this great tree, the scenery immediately changed.

There was a small lake, from side to side only fifty meters. A three meters wide brook flowed quietly into the water from the trees on the other side, and again back out, maintaining freshwater in what should have been considered a pool.

Next to the pool was a simple thatched cottage built from wooden boards and reeds, in complete harmony with its surroundings. Within the fence surrounding the thatched cottage were all kinds of flowers, falling over each other in their eagerness to bloom, a multicolored beauty.

In the midst of all those flowers stood a woman, holding a kettle and watering the plants. Perhaps because she heard the footsteps, her gaze unconsciously rose in the direction the Shrek Academy group came from. She frowned minutely, perhaps because they were disturbing the tranquility here.

However, as her gaze passed the three guiding Blue Tyrant Academy teachers and fell on Flander and Grandmaster behind them, her whole body stiffened, her hand relaxed, the kettle falling to the ground with a thump. Right now she had already completely forgotten the kettle spilling over.

She was a beautiful woman seemingly in her thirties, dressed in a simple blue-green dress that wasn't able to disguise her charming figure. A blue-green scarf was wrapped over her head, a somewhat pale face below, her facial features delicate, appearance like a painting. Although her big black eyes were currently lifeless, they still had spirit. Under the dress were those undisguisable high peaks, rippling waves surging, a m.a.t.u.r.e ample figure that ordinary young ladies couldn't hope for.

"Dean, several Spirit Masters have arrived for the teaching positions, among them are six whose strength surpass sixtieth ranked spirit power. We are unable to make an assessment, so we respectfully ask you to judge."

Figure flickering, the beautiful woman was already outside the fence. The Shrek students didn't even see how she moved from inside, the other Spirit Masters also started. What is called 'one simple clue reveals the general trend', from this woman's one simple movement, it could already be seen that her strength was formidable.

"Xiao-, Xiao Gang, is it really you? I'm not dreaming?" As the previously gentle and beautiful voice asked these questions, right now her voice was trembling fiercely, tears uncontrollably flowing down her pale face, extremely moved.

Grandmaster's eyes were thoroughly red as he looked at this woman he had yearned for night and day but not dared meet, his lips shuddering, for a long time unable to say a word.

It was still Flander who sighed,

"Our full Golden Iron Triangle finally meets again today. Sister Er long, we haven't met for so many years, are you well?"

At the same time, he sighed inwardly, looking at her, in her eyes was still only Xiao Gang.

At this the beautiful woman's eyes focused, her gaze turning to Flander, difficult to describe emotions in her eyes,

"Boss Fu, it's been so many years, but you still look the same."

Flander smiled wryly,

"I've aged, but you're still as graceful as before. Come, I'll introduce you. These are all my Shrek Academy teachers and students, we accidentally saw the recruitment announcement for your Academy. I didn't expect it would be your domain, and we came here looking for work."

Skipping Grandmaster, Flander separately introduced the other Shrek Academy teachers to the beautiful woman, finally saying to everyone:

"This is Liu Er long perhaps you've heard of her before. She traveled with me and Grandmaster when we wandered the spirit master world, the last corner of our Golden Iron Triangle."

Liu Er long. This name sounded somewhat monstrous, everyone from Shrek Academy didn't dare slight her and one by one stepped forward to salute her. Liu Er long put her feelings in order, wiping the tears from her eyes, and politely returned their greetings.

"Sister Er long, aren't you going to ask us inside?"

Flander said with a smile. Meeting Liu Er long again, it wasn't just Grandmaster's heart that flickered, how couldn't he as well? However, he could only secretly bury this flickering deep inside.

Liu Er long smiled wryly:

"Boss Fu, does it look to you that my thatched hut can hold so many people? What's the matter with all of you? Since when were you reduced to this kind of state?"

If anyone else had said that, perhaps Flander would've immediately become hostile, but before the question asked by the person who had once captivated him as well, he only laughed wryly, simply recounting their circ.u.mstances up till now.

As she heard Flander say the Shrek Academy party had been driven away from Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, in Liu Er long's eyes flashed a densely baleful air,

"Good, well done Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. Boss Fu, don't say anything. Isn't my place yours? This Blue Tyrant Academy is completely in my charge. Let's do it like this. Everyone stays here, from now on this will be your home. Boss Fu, You are the boss of our Golden Iron Triangle, so from now on, this Academy is yours. Tomorrow I'll convene a general assembly of students and staff to announce it. At the same time, the name of the Academy will be changed to Shrek. Let me also benefit from the glory of your Shrek Academy."

She even told the teacher Yin Shu to make the necessary arrangements. Flander sighed at this nostalgically and thought she still has her infamous temper. She was known as slaughtering Corner of iron triangle for a very valid reason. Others in the Shrek group was dumbfounded by all this. This Woman they just met has basically handed over her academy to their dean.

Liu Er long gazed deeply at Grandmaster,

"Xiao Gang, this time I won't let you once again slip out of my hands."

"I..."

Flander smiling said:

"Sister Er long, even if it was a coincidence this time, I've delivered him to you. If you let him run away this time, I'm afraid you'll never see him again. Time really passes quickly, in the blink of an eye it's been twenty years, a whole twenty years."

Drawing a deep breath, Liu Er long forced her gaze away from Grandmaster, saying to the Shrek party:

"Everyone come with me first, I'll introduce Blue Tyrant Academy to you, ah, no, it should be called Shrek Academy. This forest is the biggest in Heaven Dou City, a resourcefully belonging to the Academy. Although the facilities here aren't as good as at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, they're still not too lacking. It's already been ten years since the founding of the Academy since we only accept commoner Spirit Masters, consequently, the quality of the Spirit Masters' spirits isn't as high as ordinary advanced Spirit Master academies. But it's also because our students all come from common backgrounds that they're much more hardworking in cultivation than those from great clans or influential noble families. In the last Spirit Master Grand Competition, we prevailed over a lot of powerful enemies, finally entering the top eight. That achievement was only a bit short of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. Their second team was even eliminated by us."

After a pause, Liu Er long continued:

"As for the question of teachers and students in the future, that's boss Fu's problem. I'm basically unqualified to be a dean, and now I can finally give it up. Heaven Dou Imperial Academy unexpectedly dared drive you away, humph, I'd like to have a look at their reasons. Let's see in next year's Advanced Spirit Master Academy Grand Competition."

Liu Er long gave everyone a somewhat peculiar impression. There was a gap between her words and appearance: if she changed into luxurious clothing she would appear a high-class lady, but the words she used were brimming with belligerence.

To Zhao Wuji who had some understanding of the original Golden Iron Triangle, this appearing somewhat flirtatious beauty was remarkable. Originally in the Golden Iron Triangle, Flander was called the flying corner, Grandmaster was called the directing corner, and this Liu Er long was known as the slaughtering corner. Her character was vengeful, her temperament exceedingly fiery, it was only in front of Grandmaster and Flander that she was somewhat moderate. Shrek group spent the rest of the day with Liu Er long. After dinner grandmaster took Tang aside to talk to him. Liu Er long followed after them after some time. Tang Chen was looking all this from the side and knew Dugu Bo will arrive after some time to capture Tang San and probably him, so he also followed them after 5 minutes.

When he reached there he saw Grandmaster and Liu Er long hugging each other and crying their heart out. He just smiled at the scene and went to direction Tang San has gone. Both brothers saw each other and smiled. Tang San was truly happy for his Master and his wife, During the discussion, he heard Grandmaster's story, but berated Grandmaster afterward for being coward and blamed his stubbornness and inferiority complex to get in the ways of him and his wife. Tang San told grandmaster that he should embrace Liu Er long now or what's the use of becoming formidable spirit master when he can't be with his wife, a woman who has already wasted 20 years of youth just waiting for him. Liu Er long came at that moment and the grandmaster suddenly jumped in front of her and hugged her fiercely. Tang San firstly felt bad for berating grandmaster but was happy after he saw them hugging and crying in each other's arm, with this gesture grandmaster let go of little of inferiority complex left within him.