Perhaps due to the season, the incoming wind already carried a slight chill, but it was extremely comfortable. After losing that stuffy heat, everyone's mood broadened accordingly, no longer feeling the previous sense of urgency.
The group advanced with difficulty toward the administrative building at the center of the academy under the clustering of countless junior sisters. Along the way, several of them nearly fell victim to "perverted hands." The junior sisters' enthusiasm was simply too unrestrained, to the point that everyone wondered if they had really grown old and fallen out of touch with the times.
Finally, through everyone's efforts, they managed to escape from the hands of that group of female hooligans.
There was nothing they could do. They couldn't possibly get rough with their own junior sisters, so they could only indulge them…
After finally closing the heavy crystal doors of the administrative building, everyone was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at their now wrinkled clothes, the group exchanged glances and then burst out laughing with a "puchi."
"Ah Yu, where did that lipstick mark on your face come from? Puchi, just what exactly did you experience…"
Gu Qingbo covered her mouth, giggling, and pointed at the obvious red lipstick mark on Shen Liu Yu's fair cheek, her expression full of unrestrained intent to gossip.
Shen Liu Yu's expression stiffened. She quickly took out a small mirror from her storage soul tool. In the mirror, her stunningly beautiful face was reflected, but that red lipstick mark seemed to add a touch of charm.
"The junior sisters these days are all so bold. They really have no shame…"
Shen Liu Yu clenched her fist, then hurriedly wiped away the vivid lipstick mark.
"Although I know our reputations are well-known, I really didn't expect them to be this enthusiastic…"
After a pause, Shen Liu Yu still seemed somewhat indignant and continued speaking.
Shui Bing'er straightened her robe and said somewhat helplessly:
"Just get used to it. They're still young, so their minds are naturally a bit immature. Anyway, they didn't do anything too outrageous. Just spoil our own junior sisters…"
Shen Liu Yu stuck out her tongue and said:
"I didn't say anything bad, okay? Sigh, I don't know whether the male soul masters on the continent in the future will suffer. Just thinking about it is quite interesting…"
As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into laughter again. After a while, Xue Wu, who had been standing to the side with one hand on her hip, finally spoke:
"You should stop worrying about their problems first and worry about yourself instead. Who knows, you might really end up becoming a thousand-year-old single witch…"
Upon hearing this, Shen Liu Yu was first stunned, then waved her hand and said nonchalantly:
"Does that matter? It doesn't matter. A partner has never been a necessity, and even less so for the strong. It all depends on one's own needs, okay…"
As Shen Liu Yu spoke, her tone suddenly shifted, and she said with a mischievous grin:
"What? Sister Wu, have you reached the age where you're longing for spring, so you're using me as an excuse to vent your own thoughts? Ai ya, we've been good sisters for so many years. Just say whatever you want directly. Hehe, if it doesn't work out, we can all introduce some handsome guys we know to you…"
Before Shen Liu Yu could finish speaking, Xue Wu, her face flushed with shame and anger, rushed forward and started playfully tussling with her. For a moment, the atmosphere became even more cheerful.
But soon, a familiar voice rang out from behind them. Everyone was startled upon hearing it and quickly turned around.
"Tsk tsk, a bunch of heartless little ones. I thought the first thing you'd do upon returning was come find me, but instead you're all playing around here by yourselves. It really breaks my heart…"
Turning their heads, they saw Shui Ning Bing standing at the corner of the stairs, looking at everyone with a face full of smiles. After some time apart, her appearance was still outstanding, only now carrying a faint aura of dignity—this was the imposing presence she had developed from holding a high position for a long time. However, in front of this group, her presence felt rather low. Apart from sensing a unique charm about her, everyone was filled with nothing but excitement and joy…
Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er rushed out first and directly threw themselves into Shui Ning Bing's arms. Shui Ning Bing took the opportunity to embrace the two of them, and the three held each other tightly.
"It's been so long since we last met. My Bing'er and Yue'er have both gotten thinner…"
Shui Ning Bing's voice carried a trace of emotion, along with a hint of longing. Her feelings toward Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were naturally extremely deep. She had no children of her own, and the Shui Bing'er sisters were the orphans left behind by her elder sister. They were naturally now her children. Although they had not been biological mother and daughters before, they were no different from them now.
"Little Aunt, we missed you so much…"
Shui Yue'er's tone was playful yet also carried a trace of attachment. Although Shui Bing'er did not speak directly, the strength with which she hugged Shui Ning Bing was very great.
Shui Ning Bing planted firm kisses on each of their foreheads one after another, then slowly released them. Afterward, she hugged the others in turn. Feeling the soul power auras on everyone, her heart was filled with emotion and pride.
"It looks like everyone cultivated well during the days I was away. I can no longer see through Ah Yu's cultivation. Bing'er has already become a Soul Douluo, and the others have also progressed amazingly fast. Before long, the academy will probably have a bunch of Title Douluo-level powerhouses…"
Shui Ning Bing teased everyone one by one, then continued:
"Let's go up and chat. Meng Chu and Miss Gu already gave me a simple briefing on your gains from this trip. I'll handle the rest. You can all rest easy and recuperate for a while…"
Everyone cheered once more, then smilingly followed Shui Ning Bing's footsteps…
…
The news that all members of the Heavenly Water Battle Team had returned naturally caused a huge stir throughout the entire Elemental City. Almost everyone was discussing and talking about it. The brilliant history that Shui Bing'er's group had left on the continent during the All-Continent Advanced Elite Soul Master Competition was enough to be recorded in the annals of history. Not to mention the high-profile rise of the Heavenly Water Academy and even Elemental City behind them, this could influence changes in the continent's power structure. It was hard not to pay attention.
At this moment, in a dark and filthy alley within Elemental City, unlike the shocked or excited moods of others outside, the people struggling to survive here mostly had no interest in thinking about these matters.
Sewage from who knows where flowed into the drainage pipes. Squeaking sounds came from all directions. Countless pieces of garbage were casually discarded in the corners. This place had naturally become a paradise for rats. A foul stench lingered in the air, and the surroundings looked like a scene from hell on earth.
Elemental City was undoubtedly bright and prosperous, but the back side of brightness was often extreme darkness, and this place was undoubtedly where Elemental City's darkness resided.
Countless people who had lost faith in survival gathered here, surviving on sewage and garbage. In the narrow alleys, they looked up at the white clouds and blue sky. Clearly so close, yet seemingly separated by an insurmountable chasm, leaving people in utter despair.
Beside a garbage pile that was slightly drier than the surrounding areas, a thin, filthy figure was curled up, gnawing on an apple that was already half rotten in his hand. As the view drew closer, the face hidden in the shadows was revealed, it actually bore some resemblance to a certain old acquaintance.
"Cough cough…"
While eating, perhaps because the taste of the rotten fruit was too disgusting, Yu Xiaogang coughed with difficulty. He then directly coughed up a mouthful of black blood. He leaned his entire body against the cold wall behind him, but the hatred in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest. That terrifyingly immense resentment had almost condensed into something tangible, it was now the only reason he persisted in living…
As for why Yu Xiaogang would appear in Elemental City and end up in his current state, that was a long story…
After the Soul Master Competition suddenly ended that year, Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy to teach with a heart full of unwillingness. But because of his series of bizarre actions before, he had become a complete laughingstock in the eyes of the academy's teachers, students, and even the world. Not only did the academy's students refuse to obey him and constantly target and mock him, but even some of the other teachers looked down on him and distanced themselves, afraid of catching bad luck.
This situation was by no means accidental. After his reputation stank, his daily life was roughly like this:
He endured being laughed at during class.
He ran away when laughed at while walking around the academy.
He dropped his bowl and ran when maliciously made things difficult for him while eating in the cafeteria…
He pretended to be deaf when hearing others whispering behind his back on the streets…
But when he went out to vent his anger somewhere and was later recognized and turned into a joke, he really couldn't endure it…
Thus, the former Grandmaster Yu rose in resistance and chose to fight with the other party. If the commotion hadn't been too big and attracted too many onlookers, causing the news to reach the already declining Shrek Academy, our Grandmaster Yu's back door might have truly been in danger…
Of course, after this incident, his already mud-filled reputation suffered another blow, reaching the point where people shouted and threw rotten eggs at him wherever he went…
Under these circumstances, Yu Xiaogang could only drag Liu Erlong and even Flender, that big scapegoat, along to drink away their sorrows. This drinking session turned out fine, but it created another earth-shattering joke.
Perhaps because each of the three had their own bitterness in their hearts, they drank from day into night. Everything that could be said and couldn't be said all came out in their drunken haze. In the end, in the heat of emotion, they even hugged each other and poured out their hearts…
But that wasn't even the most outrageous part. When Yu Xiaogang fully sobered up two days later, he discovered to his horror that the three of them had somehow ended up lying on the same bed. The familiar smell in the air made an ominous premonition surge wildly in his heart. What made him collapse the most was that the three of them were completely naked at the time. Even worse, Liu Erlong was lying between him and Flender, the three of them pressed tightly together as if seeking that last trace of warmth…
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang felt as if he had been struck by heavenly lightning. His entire person was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside. For a time, he even forgot the passage of time, as if he had fallen into eternity…
After coming back to his senses, Yu Xiaogang's trembling hand touched his face, which had somehow already been covered in tears. Then he grabbed the scattered clothes on the ground and fled the place as if escaping for his life…
…
That same afternoon, a terrifying dragon roar came from the forest deep within Shrek Academy. The next day, the former Shrek Academy Dean Flender announced his departure from Shrek Academy. Afterward, Flender disappeared of Shrek Academy's teachers and students as if he had never existed.
After Flender left, Liu Erlong vanished without a trace for a long time, only reappearing in everyone's sight recently.
…
This matter, which sounded utterly explosive when spoken of, was truly heaven-defying.
But it had to be admitted that the blow this incident dealt to all three people was unprecedented.
Flender felt he had no face left to meet Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong because of this. At the same time, he felt wickedly that he had already gotten what he wanted without regrets. His emotions were extremely complicated and painful. In the end, he resolutely chose to leave. He had a feeling that even if Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang still cared about their past friendship and didn't act directly against him now, what did that represent? Since something like this had already happened, he naturally had to prepare for the worst…
As for Yu Xiaogang, he similarly had no face to meet Liu Erlong or the proud self in his heart. His beloved woman had slept with his best brother, and he himself had participated in it. Truthfully speaking, Flender and Liu Erlong were not at fault in this matter, the real reason lay with him…
Yu Xiaogang didn't dare face Liu Erlong. Just like back then, he chose to leave alone, leaving all the pain and torment to Liu Erlong. From then on, the former Grandmaster Yu completely vanished from the soul master world…
As for Liu Erlong, the biggest victim of this accident, with both male leads having left, she fell into extreme pain and torment for a time. She even had thoughts of ending her life several times, but in the end she endured it all.
As time passed, the painful emotions surrounding Liu Erlong did not weaken but grew even stronger.
The impurity of her body made every second she lived feel as if someone was slicing her flesh with a knife. The pain in her soul made it even harder for her to sleep. Even when she finally fell asleep, the figures of Yu Xiaogang and Flender in her dreams wrapped around her like devils, pulling the three of them into an ocean of desire, followed by eternal sinking…
But soon, another massive blow struck her.
Two months later, one day she collapsed upon discovering that a small life had already been conceived in her abdomen. At that moment, Liu Erlong felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She just stood dazedly by the window, watching the sun rise and then set, until she could no longer hold on and fainted on the spot…
It was only in the evening when a teacher delivering a meal to a student discovered the unconscious Liu Erlong and hurriedly called a healing-type soul master for emergency treatment that her unborn child was barely saved…
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