Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

"I...you...don't try to trap me!"

Liu Erlong's thoughts were exposed on the spot. Frustrated and embarrassed, she stomped her foot and turned away guiltily, her back to Flander. She had no idea how to explain her absurd "self-confession" just now.

At this moment, her feelings were extremely complicated, and she felt like she wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.

Even she herself found this matter absurd and incomprehensible! Because of that coward Yu Xiaogang, she had been living a life of celibacy for almost half her life, a "living widow."

And now, things have turned out this way. At the very last moment, she's been so easily swayed by Xuan Hao, that mischievous devil who's so much younger than her and takes pleasure in provoking her every day! She's ended up in this contradictory state that even she doesn't recognize!

Seeing Liu Erlong's trembling back, trembling with shame and indignation, Flander abandoned his joking thoughts, stood up, walked behind her, and spoke with unprecedented seriousness and encouragement:

"Erlong, now that you have a new idea in mind, go for it and do it boldly."

"Go ahead and do it?"

Liu Erlong turned her head, gave a self-deprecating bitter laugh, her eyes filled with a struggle of insecurity: "Brother Fu, don't joke with me. How old am I? I'm almost an old woman! How old am I? How can I 'go all out'?"

"Foolish!"

Flander snapped, "Precisely because we're not young anymore, we should take advantage of our remaining years and go all out!"

Flanders patted her on the shoulder and earnestly advised, "If you keep hesitating and procrastinating like this, when he really becomes the ruler of the world and has a group of beautiful women around him, you really won't even have a chance to stand on your own two feet!"

"Life is neither long nor short. For Xiaogang's sake, you've trapped yourself in a cage and suffered for half your life..."

Flander looked directly into her eyes. "Are you really planning to spend the rest of your life alone and miserable?"

Chapter 262 It's a fool not to take advantage of a good deal!

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After listening to Flander's earnest advice, Liu Erlong remained silent for a long time.

The night wind blew through her hair, and her eyes, which once burned with an untamed flame, now held only deep loneliness and inferiority.

After a long while, she gently shook her head, a bitter smile appearing on her lips.

"Brother Fu, stop trying to persuade me. If... if God could make me ten years younger, even just ten years! I might really be like I was back then, recklessly taking a gamble."

Liu Erlong lowered her head, "But now... I really don't have that courage anymore."

“Brother Fu, I’m already over forty! And that bastard Xuan Hao? He’s only a teenager, not even twenty yet! I’m almost thirty years older than him! This isn’t some ‘older woman-younger man’ relationship, this is a real generational gap!”

Liu Erlong took a deep breath. "If I really disregard everything and go all out... to put it bluntly, I, Liu Erlong, at my age, can be shameless, but what about Xuan Hao? He's a peerless genius with a bright future, the focus of attention across the entire continent. Will he still be able to stand on his own two feet in the Douluo Continent? What will people say about him behind his back?!"

"And..." Liu Erlong's eyes dimmed somewhat, "It's alright now, after all, I'm a high-level Soul Master, my face is still presentable, and my figure hasn't deteriorated yet. But... what about in ten years? Ten years later, Xuan Hao will have finally grown up, in the prime of his youth, while I? I'll already be a middle-aged woman in my fifties!"

"Twenty years from now! Xuanhao will be in his thirties, the prime of a man's life, the most mature and robust period. By then, I'll be a sixty-something-year-old woman! With a full head of white hair and a face full of wrinkles!"

Liu Erlong became more and more agitated as she spoke, her eyes reddening: "Brother Fu, how am I supposed to compete with those beautiful young girls in their early twenties?! I really... really don't have the courage to face that kind of ending again."

Listening to Liu Erlong's analysis, filled with self-pity and despair, Flander felt no sympathy whatsoever. Instead, he sighed helplessly and disappointedly, asking in a frustrated tone:

"You've already lost your courage?! You're already backing down?!"

Flander stared, his tone stern as he questioned, "Back then, Liu Erlong, who disregarded worldly ethics, insisted on being with Yu Xiaogang even when the whole world opposed her, and even risked a complete break with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, single-handedly carving a bloody path... has she really become so spineless?!"

"Back then, you weren't afraid of the stigma of incest, weren't you a million times braver than you are now?! How come you're becoming more and more cowardly and like a turtle hiding in its shell as you get older?!"

After being thoroughly berated by Flander, Liu Erlong was speechless for a moment, then waved his hand irritably: "I was young and impetuous before, and didn't know my place! Now I'm old, my spirit is gone, I'm really no good!"

"Bullshit! It's all just excuses you're making for yourself!"

Flander mercilessly ripped through her pretense, coldly scoffing, "What do you mean by the horrific state of things ten or twenty years from now? Why are you thinking so much? I'm asking you, would you choose to live ten years to the fullest, without any regrets, or to live a lifetime like this, a walking corpse, numb and indifferent?!"

"If it were the fearless Liu Erlong of yesteryear, let alone ten years of carefree living, she would never choose to live recklessly for even just one day!"

Flander stared intently into Liu Erlong's evasive eyes. "What's wrong with you now? Are you scared? What are you afraid of? The world's judgment and gossip? When have you, Liu Erlong, ever cared about those things in your life?!"

"So, in the end, you're not afraid of being old or a burden to him at all. What you're really afraid of... is being abandoned again, right?!"

Upon hearing the word "abandon," Liu Erlong's eyes trembled violently. She bit her lip, avoiding Flander's sharp gaze that seemed to see through everything, and chose to remain silent.

"Did I hit the nail on the head?"

Flander sneered, "What you're really worried about is that Xuanhao, that little bastard, is a womanizer who's always chasing after women. You're afraid he's just indulging in something new right now, that you're still pretty and charming, and that he'll take advantage of you. And then, in a few years, when you're old and faded, he'll just dump you like Yu Xiaogang did, heartlessly abandoning you, right?!"

Liu Erlong's aloof face finally broke down completely. She glared at Flander, both embarrassed and annoyed, "You...you old lecher! Can you please stop saying such awful things? What do you mean by 'bringing me down'?!"

"Foolish!!!"

Instead of calming down, Flander exaggeratedly slapped his thigh and let out a deafening roar, startling Liu Erlong.

"What's wrong?!" Liu Erlong looked at Flander, who had suddenly gone crazy, with a bewildered expression.

Flander pointed at Liu Erlong's nose, his mustache bristling with anger, his face full of disappointment: "How did I end up with such a stubborn girl like you! Why can't you use your brain a little bit and try to see things from her perspective?!"

"Open your eyes and take a good look! How old is Xuanhao? Not even twenty! He's in the prime of his youth, full of vigor and vitality!" Flander roared in anguish. "If you two really get together without any regard for the consequences... you do the math! Who the hell is getting the better deal?!"

"Of course it's him..."

Liu Erlong instinctively wanted to refute, but before she could finish speaking, her mind suddenly shifted to Flander's peculiar line of thought.

A woman in her forties, with a fierce and ruthless nature, slept with a young man who was not yet twenty, full of energy, and was also the most outstanding genius in the entire continent.

In this matter, it seems, it appears, it is indeed... that Liu Erlong gained an enormous advantage!

Seeing Liu Erlong's momentary stunned expression followed by a fascinating change in her expression, Flander rolled his eyes in exasperation: "You finally realized?! Your brain has finally caught on?!"

"Are you still lamenting the passing of spring and worrying about how you'll look when you're old and faded in ten or twenty years? Are you out of your mind? You're clearly the one who's gotten the biggest advantage in this whole situation!"

Flander stepped forward, tapped the stone table with a mercenary air, and earnestly imparted his years of life experience: "Second Dragon, it's a fool not to take advantage of a good deal! Who cares if he abandons you in ten or twenty years? You should eat this freshest piece of meat and take advantage of this huge bargain first!"

"Think about it, that kid is not only young and strong, but in terms of talent, strength, looks, and even wealth, he's the best in the entire Douluo Continent! You think you're losing out by sleeping with such a top-notch man?!"

"This kind of perfect cabbage, you can enjoy it for as long as you can! If one day he gets tired of you and doesn't want you anymore, you won't lose out! After all, you've truly 'enjoyed' the best man on the entire continent!"

"Let's think about this from a more realistic perspective," Flander coaxed. "If you weren't a woman in your forties, but a wealthy and powerful, greasy man in your forties, and Xuan Hao was a stunningly beautiful young woman under twenty, why would you be worrying about the future? You'd probably be drooling over her by now!"

"I……"

Liu Erlong was completely dumbfounded by this outrageous and utterly shameless argument. "This... this can't be calculated like that! These are not the same thing at all!"

"Why can't we just let it go like this? The principles are the same!"

Flander sighed silently and patted Liu Erlong on the shoulder earnestly: "Erlong, you really need to change your mindset. Stop seeing yourself as the heroine of a tragic drama all the time. Learn from your older brother."

"If you had even a fraction of my shamelessness and ability to always take advantage... I guarantee that the rest of your life would be filled with exciting and joyful surprises!"

Chapter 263 The Unjustified Status of "Family Members"

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The next morning, the streets of Tiandou City were bathed in bright sunshine.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Na'er, and Zhu Zhuqing set off from the Tiandou Royal Hotel in a grand procession, heading towards Lanba Academy with great momentum.

Walking down the street, Xiao Wu, who was usually a fearless troublemaker, felt a little apprehensive about the lineup they were about to face.

"Rongrong, is it really appropriate for us to just go and cause trouble like this?"

Xiao Wu sidled up to Ning Rongrong, analyzing the disparity in combat strength between the two sides with some concern: "Think about it, Dean Liu Erlong is a hot-tempered level 70+ Soul Saint, and Dean Flander and Teacher Zhao Wuji are also genuine Soul Saint powerhouses. Meanwhile, among our group, the highest-ranking Yan Yan has only recently reached Soul King level. If this really starts... we're just one-sided suicide missions, how are we supposed to fight?"

"Who said we were going to fight?"

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes and poked Xiao Wu's forehead. "Fighting and killing is the behavior of a brute! I'm a civilized person. Today, we're going to reason with them under the guise of 'inspection'!"

Ning Rongrong raised her chin, "Besides, didn't I already tell you all this last night? I have absolute say and management authority over this Blue Tyrant Academy!"

"You may not know this, but nearly half of the academy's annual financial expenditure is quietly supported by our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School! You could say my father is their biggest financial backer! Moreover, many of the outstanding commoner students who graduate from this academy each year are directly absorbed into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, while a large portion of them secure a bright future in Heaven Dou City through Xuan Hao's 'Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association'."

Ning Rongrong spoke with increasing confidence: "Since this academy was established with our money and effort, then as the heir of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it's perfectly reasonable for me to bring a few sisters here today to inspect the academy's recent teaching environment and faculty... There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, right?!"

Now that you mention it, it does make a lot of sense...

Xiao Wu scratched her head, but the worry on her face didn't completely disappear. "But! That Yu Xiaogang has such a bad temper. What if he gets angry and instigates Dean Flander and the others to fight us? If we can really beat him, I'll definitely be the first to rush up and smash his place! But... what if we can't beat him and get beaten up? That would be so embarrassing and shameful!"

"Relax, relax, put your mind at ease."

Ning Rongrong waved her hand confidently and said with certainty, "I guarantee they will never dare to lay a finger on us! Even if the Shrek Academy people really lose their minds and try to attack, Dean Liu Erlong will definitely protect us with his life."

Ning Rongrong winked slyly: "Dean Erlong knows better than anyone that we are Xuan Hao's darlings. If even a single hair of ours were to fall on her turf... when that protective, troublesome Xuan Hao returns from Sunset Forest this afternoon, he will absolutely tear the entire Blue Tyrant Academy to rubble with his bare hands! Who among them can bear the consequences?"

After hearing this reasoning, Xiao Wu's expression immediately turned strange. She clicked her tongue and said, "Then wouldn't we be considered... a typical case of a fox borrowing the tiger's power?"

“How can this be called borrowing someone else’s power?” Ning Rongrong retorted righteously. “What is our relationship with Xuan Hao? We’re like family, we sleep in the same bed! Isn’t it only natural and right for us to use Xuan Hao’s name to show off our power?”

"That makes sense! Absolutely!" Xiao Wu nodded in sudden realization, feeling instantly more confident, and even her gait became a bit more arrogant.

However, upon hearing Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu's "shameless" and self-righteous words, Zhu Zhuqing, who had been silently following behind the crowd, found her beautiful and aloof face becoming unnatural.

For Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, their relationship with Xuan Hao had long been ambiguous to the extreme. They had even played those most embarrassing private games countless times. Calling them "family members" would not be an exaggeration. Naturally, they had no qualms about using Xuan Hao's name as a connection.

But what about her?

Although she and Xuan Hao developed feelings for each other because of some things that happened in Soto City, and Xuan Hao even personally crippled Dai Mubai for her sake.

But... aside from restrained hugs, there hasn't been any real intimacy between them! She feels awkward going around with this group of "family members" now, as it's not legitimate.

Noticing Zhu Zhuqing's somewhat stiff steps and the struggle on her face, Na'er, who had been holding her hand and walking side by side, smiled playfully.

She gently squeezed Zhu Zhuqing's soft palm, leaned close to her ear, and whispered teasingly, "Zhuqing, now that you've already unwittingly boarded this pirate ship, there's no way you can get off now."

"As for that 'status' issue that's bothering you..." Na'er smiled, "Isn't that something that's bound to happen sooner or later?"

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's face flush instantly, Na'er added fuel to the fire: "Don't be shy. If you really feel there's no real relationship and you're feeling guilty... how about tonight, when your brother comes back from Sunset Forest, I'll do him a small favor and 'pack' you up and send you to his bed? We'll make it a done deal, then you'll have a legitimate reason to be together, right?"

"What...what nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhu Zhuqing's usually icy face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato. She tried to pull her hand back as if burned, her voice barely audible as she retorted, "I...I didn't mean that! And...and I'm still so young..."

"Hey, it's not like I'm really asking you to immediately cross that final line and do those unspeakable things."

Na'er skillfully and gently coaxed, like an experienced "madam": "It's just about hugging and kissing in bed, doing some 'little games' that everyone likes to play, to enhance your relationship. Don't you... really want to be closer to your brother at all?"

Na'er leaned closer, "I know very well. My brother has actually had feelings for you for a long time, but he's worried that you're a bit aloof and might not be comfortable with things progressing too quickly, so he hasn't said anything yet, thinking he'd wait for things to develop naturally. But..."

Na'er patted Zhu Zhuqing on the shoulder: "I think that since the atmosphere has already reached this point, and you have such a heavy burden on your mind, why not break the deadlock and use your body to enhance your feelings? This is definitely the quickest and most effective way!"

"How about it?" Na'er blinked her clear yet mischievous eyes. "How about... when my brother comes back tonight, I'll really go and lock the door for you?"

"No! Don't go!" Zhu Zhuqing stammered, her face flushed as she looked at Na'er.

"I... wait... I'll wait... in a while..."