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"You're talking out of your ass!"
Flander was suddenly enraged.
"There, you're getting worked up, worked up! That definitely struck a nerve, huh!"
Yu Xiaogang pointed at Flander, with an I-told-you-so look on his face.
"Enough!"
At that moment, Liu Erlong's voice rang out, her brows tightly knitted, her face grave, "Xiaogang, how can you talk to Old Master Fu like that? You should know, if he hadn't brought His Majesty the Thunder Emperor here, you wouldn't have had this chance at all."
"Er Long, why are you taking his side too?"
Yu Xiaogang was stunned; he felt that Liu Erlong's words were meant to support him.
Liu Erlong shook her head, "You're wrong, Xiaogang. What I said was about the issue, not the person."
Yu Xiaogang suddenly laughed, "Haha, so by that logic, should I thank Flander now? Thank him for turning me from a piece of trash to a dying piece of trash?"
At these words, Flander's face instantly flushed red, his fists creaking.
He never expected Yu Xiaogang to be so ungrateful and to utter such hurtful things.
Yu Xiaogang had become like this because he was headstrong and reaping what he had sown, hadn't he?
What did that have to do with him?
"Yu Xiaogang, that's enough. If you keep this up, Old Master Fu will be heartbroken,"
Liu Erlong also said sternly.
"Old Master Fu will be heartbroken?" Yu Xiaogang looked bewildered for a moment, then retorted at Liu Erlong, "Then have you ever considered, saying things like this, I will be heartbroken too? Now I even start to suspect that you and Flander have conspired together to trick me.
Right, if I died, you two would have a perfect excuse to be together in broad daylight!"
As his voice trailed off, Liu Erlong's eyes immediately reddened.
For Yu Xiaogang to get better, she had silently given so much.
And this was how he returned her efforts? With such suspicion?
"Shut up!"
Flander couldn't take it anymore. He strode over to Yu Xiaogang, grabbed him by the collar, and fiercely slapped him across the face.
"You... you hit me?"
Yu Xiaogang was shocked; he had never expected Flander to actually raise a hand to him.
"Hitting you is letting you off easy. If it wasn't out of respect for Er Long, I'd have killed you,"
"Do you know how much Er Long sacrificed to ask Qin Xiao to take action for you? And you still speak of her with such venom! Did your conscience get eaten by a dog?"
Flander and Yu Xiaogang glared at each other angrily.
"What does it matter how much she sacrificed?"
"Look at me now, is it worth it?"
Yu Xiaogang touched the blood at the corner of his mouth and sneered, "I think that Qin Xiao is nothing but a fraud, without any real skills. A Titled Douluo in his teens is nothing but a joke. I bet you all have been duped by him."
He looked at Liu Erlong and Flander as if they were fools.
"Yu Xiaogang, haven't you ever thought to look for the reason within yourself?"
Finally, Liu Erlong couldn't hold back any longer. She looked at Yu Xiaogang with disappointment, "Why is it always someone else's fault?"
"My fault?"
"Flander, Liu Erlong, have you guys forgotten that I am the victim here? What could possibly be my fault?"
Yu Xiaogang not only thought he was blameless, but also believed he was completely innocent.
Liu Erlong fell silent.
Flander went silent as well.
They couldn't have imagined that Yu Xiaogang would so shamelessly shift all the blame onto others.
Is the victim never wrong?
Sigh...
Liu Erlong was silent for a long moment before she finally let out a long breath.
She stopped looking at Yu Xiaogang and turned to Flander, "Old Master Fu, please take him out. I want some peace."
"Don't worry, I won't let him disturb you,"
After Flander had spoken, he grabbed Yu Xiaogang with one hand and started toward the door.
"No, I won't go, I'm staying right here,"
"Let me go!"
Yu Xiaogang struggled and shouted desperately.
But with his current physical condition, taking just three steps left him gasping for air; how could he ever stand a chance against Flander, a Soul Sage level expert?
So no matter how much he struggled, it was futile.
He could only be carried out of the door like a pet cat in Flander's grip.
As Yu Xiaogang's shouting grew fainter, Liu Erlong sat down, dazed.
"How could Yu Xiaogang have become like this..."
She anxiously tugged at her hair, her pretty face turning pale.
Every word Yu Xiaogang had said was like a knife to her heart.
And the image in her heart was slashed to a bloody mess...
Clang.
She took out a bottle of strong liquor from the Spatial Soul Guidance Device.
Drip.
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She pulled out the stopper and drank deeply.
She wanted to numb herself.
One bottle, two bottles, three bottles...
...
"Ding dong ding."
A series of knocks on the door interrupted Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation.
"Is it Your Highness!?"
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up.
It was well known that her residence was next to Qin Xiao's, with Meng Yiran on the other side; this was specially arranged by Blue Tyrant Academy for Qin Xiao.
This place was considered a forbidden area of the academy.
Students could not set foot here, and not even Teacher Liu Erlong was allowed to enter.
"Squeak."
The door opened.
Zhu Zhuqing indeed saw a familiar figure.
The next moment, she found herself pulled into Qin Xiao's embrace.
"Your Highness, you, why have you come?"
Zhu Zhuqing's face turned red instantly.
"I came to see if you missed me..."
Qin Xiao gave a faint smile, and as he spoke, he breathed warmly in the girl's ear.
"Your Highness..."
Zhu Zhuqing cooed in a spoiled manner.
The next moment, Qin Xiao had lifted her by the waist and brought her to the bed.
However, Qin Xiao did not proceed with any further intimate actions.
Instead, he took out a luminous white plant.
It looked as untainted as a white lotus in full bloom.
"What is this?"
Zhu Zhuqing immediately showed puzzlement in her eyes, "I have never seen such a beautiful plant."
"Hehe, do you like it?"
"I'm giving it to you," Qin Xiao asked with a smile.
Times had changed, and Zhu Zhuqing's relationship with Qin Xiao had grown closer; naturally, he could not treat her as he did before.
To outsiders, Qin Xiao was distant, without much affection, and one might even say, indifferent. But he would never mistreat his own woman.
"I like it."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded with a smile, her face full of happiness, "As long as it's from Your Highness, Zhu Qing will like it. I will take good care of this plant, ensuring it never withers."
"Haha, silly girl, this Immortal Herb is not just for your viewing."
Qin Xiao shook his head and laughed, considering using Immortal Herbs as potted plants as somewhat of a waste.
"Not for viewing?" Zhu Zhuqing furrowed her pretty brows, a look of confusion on her face.
No matter how much she pondered, she couldn't understand what the use of flowers and plants could be, if not for admiring.
"This is called 'Water Fairy Jade Bone'. After taking it, it can enhance your cultivation level, improve your constitution, increase your potential..."
"Before reaching Soul Sage, you will not encounter any bottlenecks in your cultivation," Qin Xiao declared, revealing a somewhat mischievous smile, "and it will even make your skin softer and more tender."
"What?"
Upon hearing Qin Xiao's words, an incredulous expression spread across Zhu Zhuqing's face.
"Haha."
Seeing her reaction, Qin Xiao laughed, pinching Zhu Zhuqing's cute nose, "Don't be so disbelieving. To find out its effects, just take it. But remember, eat the petals first, suck on the pistil last, and you need to stimulate it with Soul Power to absorb the medicinal effectiveness."
"Got it!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded firmly, a serious look on her face.
"Alright, you can begin now."
After Qin Xiao spoke, he turned and laid Zhu Zhuqing down on the bed.
Without hesitation, Zhu Zhuqing trusted Qin Xiao's words unconditionally.
Following Qin Xiao's instructions, Zhu Zhuqing proceeded step by step.
In no time, Zhu Zhuqing had ingested the 'Water Fairy Jade Bone'.
"Your Highness, there's, there's a change!"
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes shone with surprise.
That's right... Qin Xiao nodded with a smile, hinting, "Close your eyes tight, calm your spirit, and fully activate your Soul Power to refine the medicine and begin your transformation!"
"Okay!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded vigorously and hurriedly did as Qin Xiao instructed.
After a while, Qin Xiao could distinctly sense a stream of powerful Soul Power burgeoning within Zhu Zhuqing's body, her cultivation level constantly rising.
"I wonder how much her level will have risen after refining the 'Water Fairy Jade Bone'?" Qin Xiao mused curiously.