"How is my brother?"
Xiao Wu looked worried.
She knew it was her turn to perform.
"Alas."
"Not so good."
"Little San doesn't want to see anyone right now."
"Let's hurry back to the Academy; maybe Little San will be willing to see you."
Flender shook his head and said.
"Then let's go back quickly."
Xiao Wu pretended to look apologetically at Dugu Yan, secretly giving her a wink.
"Then let's go back together first."
"Anyway, even if we don't hunt for a spirit ring, we can continue cultivating."
Receiving Xiao Wu's wink, Dugu Yan, understanding the situation, pulled Shen Fan and walked towards the exit of Sunset Forest first.
"Ice dragon king."
"Let's go too."
"Don't get too far from the students; if someone encounters danger again, that wouldn't be good."
After what happened with Tang San and the others, Flender dared not be careless in the slightest now.
"En."
Liu Erlong responded.
"Oh, right."
"That Spirit Beast lying on the ground behind us, that's the eighty-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast that chased you that day, isn't it?"
Only now did Flender have time to talk about other things.
"That's right."
Liu Erlong did not deny it.
Such things were obvious at a glance, and there was no need to hide anything.
"Hiss."
"It wasn't taken down by you, was it?"
Flender looked at Liu Erlong in shock.
"Besides me, who else could it be?"
Liu Erlong said impatiently.
"You."
"Wait."
"You've already reached level eighty?"
Since Liu Erlong had not yet absorbed her eighth spirit ring, Flender could only feel the level eighty spirit power pressure from her.
"En."
Liu Erlong didn't say much, and she certainly didn't mention that Shen Fan had helped her.
"Ice dragon king."
"Congratulations to you."
"It's a pity."
"If the incident of Xiaogang's injury hadn't happened, we could have celebrated properly for you."
Seeing that Liu Erlong had no intention of explaining how she suddenly broke through to level eighty, Flender was also very perceptive and didn't ask further, instead bringing up Yu Xiaogang again.
"Let's go back and see first."
"Perhaps we can send him to Spirit Hall and let Bibi Dong deal with the headache."
Without Shen Fan paying attention nearby, Liu Erlong was clearly uninterested in discussing Yu Xiaogang.
"What!"
"Ice dragon king."
"Did you and Xiaogang have a fight?"
"No, that's not right."
"How could you possibly fight with Xiaogang?"
Flender was utterly bewildered.
"I'm just a bit tired."
"And I'm not young anymore; I can't really spend my whole life waiting for an uncertain answer, can I?"
"Alright, let's hurry up and catch up with the students."
After saying that, Liu Erlong quickened her pace, catching up with Shen Fan and the others, who were dozens of meters ahead.
"Tired?"
"Does that mean I have a chance?"
Flender watched Liu Erlong's receding figure, and a long-lost ripple appeared in his heart.
Actually, if Liu Erlong had always loved Yu Xiaogang wholeheartedly, then he, Flender, would naturally have sealed away all his love for Liu Erlong and sincerely wished her and Yu Xiaogang happiness.
But if even Liu Erlong herself was planning to give up on Yu Xiaogang, then he, Flender, naturally wanted to strive for his own happiness.
The sun was setting.
In the evening, several fast horses stopped at the entrance of Heaven Dou Shrek Academy, and the few people who dismounted were Shen Fan and his group.
"I'll go see my brother first."
Xiao Wu didn't have time to tidy her wind-blown hair; as soon as she dismounted, she ran towards the Academy's villa area, her genuine emotions showing, making it impossible to detect any trace of pretense.
"Everyone is a classmate."
"Let's go see Tang San together."
Ning Rongrong wanted to see Tang San's misfortune, so she immediately suggested a very reasonable reason.
"Okay."
"Then let's go see him together."
Ning Rongrong's suggestion aligned with Shen Fan's thoughts.
Thus, a large group of people majestically headed towards Tang San's residence.
"Brother."
"It's me."
"Please open the door!"
By the time Shen Fan and the others arrived at Tang San's residence, they saw Xiao Wu anxiously shouting at the door.
"Tang San isn't willing to open the door?"
Ning Rongrong asked.
"Not only did he not open the door, he didn't even reply."
"Tai Long."
"Is my brother really inside?"
Xiao Wu's eyes were slightly red.
"Ever since Young Master came back, I've been guarding the door."
"I can guarantee that Young Master is definitely in the room."
Tai Long quickly assured her.
"Then this Tang San is too much."
"It's one thing if he doesn't want to see us, but Xiao Wu has been calling outside for so long, and he hasn't even replied."
"Does he not care about Xiao Wu at all?"
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately complained about Tang San, feigning an appearance of defending Xiao Wu.
"This..."
Tai Long scratched his scalp, not knowing how to speak for Tang San; he didn't know exactly what had happened.
"Brother."
"Open the door!"
Xiao Wu knocked on the door again.
Unexpectedly, this time the door opened, but the Tang San who appeared before everyone not only had a terrifyingly gloomy expression, but his entire body was also flushed red, and there were even patches of abrasions in many places.
"Young Master."
"How did you become like this?"
"Did someone bypass my guard and sneak into the room to ambush you?"
Tai Long was startled by Tang San's current appearance; when Tang San had returned earlier, apart from being a bit disheveled, he hadn't seemed to have any injuries.
"Ning Rongrong."
"What did you just say?"
Tang San ignored Tai Long, his eyes coldly fixed on Ning Rongrong.
"What did I just say?"
Ning Rongrong blinked, not understanding which of her words had such power to make Tang San, who ignored everyone, specifically come out to question her.
"You said I didn't care about Xiao Wu at all."
Tang San said each word distinctly.
Xiao Wu was his inverse scale; he would not tolerate anyone pointing fingers at his relationship with Xiao Wu.
Especially after just experiencing such an incident, he was already in an extremely sensitive state.
"Is there a problem with that?"
"Xiao Wu called you so many times outside the door; if you really cared about her, even if you didn't want to see her, you should at least reply."
Ning Rongrong didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.
"Bang."
Shen Fan blocked Tang San's attack and said calmly, "Tang San, we are all classmates. It's too much for you to attack Rongrong."
"Brother."
"What are you doing!"
Tang San's sudden attack on Ning Rongrong was unexpected by everyone except Shen Fan. Xiao Wu, realizing what happened, quickly stood beside Shen Fan, protecting Ning Rongrong behind them both.
"Xiao Wu."
"Can't you see it?"
"Ning Rongrong is trying to sow discord between you and me."
His determined strike blocked by Shen Fan, Tang San stared at Shen Fan hatefully for a while before turning to explain to Xiao Wu.