Douluo: Suzaku bathed in fire, I am the master of fire

Chapter 107 Blue Tyrant Academy Renamed
After Yin Shu left, Liu Erlong looked at Flander and said, "Aren't you going to introduce him? Boss Flander?"

Upon hearing this, Flander finally realized what was happening and began to introduce Liu Erlong's identity: "This is Liu Erlong. You may have heard of her before. She was the last member of our Golden Iron Triangle who roamed the Soul Master world with me and Master."

"Pfft." Liu Erlong couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Flander's flustered appearance. He said, "Boss Flander, you haven't changed a bit in all these years."

She wasn't unaware of Flander's feelings, but she always treated Flander as an older brother and had no other emotions towards him. As for Yu Xiaogang, she was completely blind to his true intentions.

Flanders smiled wryly: "I'm old, but you're still as charming as ever."

"Haha, I just suddenly understood a lot. Alright, let's go eat." With that, Liu Erlong led Flander and his group to the cafeteria.

While waiting, Liu Erlong addressed the Shrek Academy members, "Since you're all new here, let me introduce Blue Tyrant Academy—oh, no, it should be called Shrek Academy now. This forest is the largest in Heaven Dou City, and all of it belongs to the academy. Although our facilities aren't as good as other academies, they're not far off. The academy has been established for ten years now. Because we only accept commoner Soul Masters, the quality of our Soul Masters' Martial Souls is inferior to that of ordinary advanced Soul Master academies. But precisely because our students come from commoner backgrounds, they cultivate much more diligently than those from large families or noble families. In the last Soul Master Competition, we defeated many strong opponents and finally made it into the top eight. Our result was only slightly worse than the first team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Their second team was eliminated by us."

After a pause, Liu Erlong continued, "As for how to teach in the future, that's Brother Fu's problem. I've been an incompetent dean to begin with, and now I'm finally free."

Liu Erlong has never been good at managing the academy, otherwise she wouldn't have entrusted the management of the academy to Yin Shu. In fact, the only person she has ever managed is Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu doesn't require her to worry too much, so it's no different from not managing at all.

The food was served quickly, and the Shrek group immediately started eating heartily upon seeing the dishes. This food was much better than what they ate at Shrek Academy, especially Ma Hongjun, who had a bear paw in his left hand and a chicken leg in his right, his face glistening with oil as he ate.

Soon after everyone finished their meal, they dispersed.

After the event ended, Yu Xiaogang couldn't stand the atmosphere and called Lao San to leave.

"Hey mistress, come with me to clear your head."

"Oh!" Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Lao San immediately followed Yu Xiaogang.

Liu Erlong acted as if she hadn't seen the master leave, and elegantly wiped her mouth with a napkin from the table.

A slight smile appeared on Flander's face. "Aren't you afraid he'll run away again?"

Liu Erlong looked at Flander and smiled as well, but with a hint of amusement in her smile. "Brother Flander, you know he's my cousin. It's against ethics for us to be together. I haven't had any feelings for him for a long time."

Flander was stunned. "No, I remember you weren't like this before. How can you suddenly stop liking me?"

Liu Erlong saw through Flander's thoughts and said, "Boss Flander, people change. Back then, I was young and naive, and he bewitched me. After all these years, I understand that we can't be together." Flander nodded. People change, and their identities destined them to be incompatible.

.........

After leaving the house, Yu Xiaogang and Lao San went to a bamboo forest, just like in the original story.

After arriving at the bamboo forest, Yu Xiaogang told Lao San about his past and his relationship with Liu Erlong.

"More than twenty years ago, a young man from a prestigious family was ostracized by his family because his martial soul mutated and he was unable to inherit the family's martial soul inheritance. In order to prove himself, he studied the knowledge of soul masters and explored its deeper meaning, hoping that one day he could gain the world's recognition through his knowledge. When he was traveling, he met a like-minded young soul master, and the two decided to venture into the world of soul masters together."

"One day, while they were hunting spirit beasts in a spirit beast forest, they encountered a beautiful girl. The girl was all alone, and her lively and cheerful personality quickly attracted the two young men. The three became good friends, and their original two-person team expanded to three."

"As time went by, both young men fell in love with the girl who possessed the Fire Dragon Martial Soul, but because of their brotherly bond, neither was willing to confess their feelings. In particular, the young man who could not possess great strength due to his mutated Martial Soul buried his love deep in his heart. Because the three of them unexpectedly discovered that they could perform a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Technique by cooperating with each other, they gradually made a name for themselves as the Golden Iron Triangle in the Soul Master world with their own strength."

At this point, Yu Xiaogang sighed again, "Feelings accumulate over time; the deeper they are hidden, the stronger they sometimes become. As the three grew older, their feelings for each other deepened. Finally, one day, the young man with considerable strength could no longer bear the torment of his emotions and confessed his feelings to the girl. However, a result that greatly surprised both of them appeared before them. The girl had always known that both young men liked her, and it was precisely for this reason that she was afraid of hurting the other by revealing her choice. Now, faced with the confession of the powerful young man, she could no longer hide it. She called both young men to her and told them that she liked the young man whose martial soul had mutated and whose strength was low, but who possessed excellent theoretical knowledge through perseverance and hard work."

"You've probably guessed it by now. That girl was Erlong, and those two young men were me and Flander. I still remember Flander's extremely disappointed expression and my own racing heartbeat. At that moment, I suddenly felt a happiness I had never experienced before. However, neither Erlong nor I wanted to hurt Flander, and for a time, the three of us fell silent. Several days passed like this, and the somber atmosphere made us feel somewhat suffocated. Finally, Flander stepped forward. He was the oldest among us, and he said that he wanted to become sworn brothers with me, and Erlong would be his sister-in-law."

Lao San couldn't help but say, "Dean Flander is such a good man. Perhaps this is the best ending."

"Later, Flanders caught up with me and dispelled my thoughts of suicide, but I knew I couldn't hold him back, so I started wandering aimlessly, and eventually, after wasting more than ten years in Nottingham, I met you."

Upon hearing Gangzi's words, Lao San couldn't help but feel sorry for Yu Xiaogang. Not only had his martial soul mutated, but he had also fallen in love with his cousin. It was such a cruel irony that they liked each other but couldn't be together.

"I think you two could have a spiritual relationship," Lao San suggested.

Spiritual love? Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up. Yes, isn't spiritual love still love? Why care about status?
Yu Xiaogang, comforted by Lao San and given the solution he proposed, let go of her inner turmoil and prepared to have a spiritual relationship with Liu Erlong.

Little did they know that this would lead to a breakdown in their relationship, until Yu Xiaogang left Shrek Academy feeling utterly ashamed.

The next day, Liu Erlong held a meeting of teachers and students, announcing that Flander would become the new dean of Blue Tyrant Academy and that the academy would be renamed Shrek Academy.

P.S.: Writing these two chapters was truly disgusting. I had to change Liu Erlong's mind, write Gangzi's psychology, and also depict Lao San's problem-solving and Flander's thoughts. It was incredibly difficult.
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