Chapter 35: The True Culprit Who Killed Si Si

With their soul power realms, Flender and the others passed the assessment with ease.

Under the guidance of a Lanba Academy teacher, the group walked toward the rear of the academy.

After walking for about ten minutes, a faint, barely audible singing suddenly drifted from ahead.

The singing was melodious and moving, sorrowful and lingering, like a weeping lament, making anyone who heard it feel heartbroken.

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The great river flows east, the stars in the sky bow to the Big Dipper, cough, cough, bow to the Big Dipper, a bowl of wine for a life-and-death friendship, ah.

When we say go, we go; you have it, I have it, we all have it, cough, we all have it; through water and fire, we never turn back; when we see injustice, we roar, ah.

Strike when the time is right; storm through the nine provinces with wind and fire, ah...

The singing quietly faded away; Flender and Yu Xiaogang, walking at the very front, seemed to have already stopped their steps the moment the singing began.

Flender's expression looked somewhat strange, while Yu Xiaogang was already in tears.

That melodious female voice slowly drifted over: "This song was still written by you for me. Xiaogang, do you know? My water... is just like the great river flowing east! Where exactly are you?"

This was a beautiful woman who appeared to be in her thirties, wearing a simple green cloth long skirt; within her simplicity, her extraordinary temperament could not be concealed.

Her beautiful hair was gently tied up with a green cloth headscarf; on her slightly pale face, framed by this, her features were carved with extraordinary delicacy, her eyebrows and eyes like a painting; even now, her deep black eyes appeared somewhat empty, they still shimmered with extraordinary spirit.

Beneath the long skirt lay peaks and ridges impossible to conceal, waves surging; her mature and full figure was far beyond what any green young girl could reach.

Anyone with eyes not blind could see that Yu Xiaogang and this beautiful woman were having an affair.

Three Spirit Masters from Lanba Academy stepped forward quickly and respectfully said to the beautiful woman: "Dean, several new Spirit Masters have arrived for employment; among them, six people's power has exceeded level sixty soul power. We cannot make a decision, so we specially invited you to decide."

The beautiful woman slowly turned around, and her pair of beautiful eyes instantly brightened.

Her figure flashed; she had already leaped over the fence.

The crowd did not even catch a glimpse of how she crossed the obstacle; judging solely by this light and fleeting movement, it was enough to demonstrate her extraordinary strength.

"Xiao... Xiaogang, is it really you? Am I not dreaming?" She asked repeatedly in a voice that was gentle yet trembling uncontrollably, every word mixed with uncontrollable excitement.

That originally pleasant and moving voice now trembled slightly due to the waves of emotion.

Tears, like pearls with broken strings, slid down her slightly pale cheeks involuntarily, drowning her entire person in deep shock and joy.

"Is this woman Liu Erlong? She truly has a unique charm..."

Zhou Yu's gaze locked deeply on this beautiful woman before him who still possessed charm; from the moment he contacted the Shrek group until he personally witnessed Bibi Dong's shocking and world-shattering beauty, he could not help but sigh with countless emotions in his heart.

What was described in books, what was seen in animations, although fascinating, the shock and sense of reality seen with one's own eyes could not be fully replaced by any text.

Yu Xiaogang looked at the woman before him, whose eyes were red, the woman he had longed for day and night yet dared not meet; his lips trembled, and for a long time he could not utter a single word.

Flender sighed lightly and remarked: "We, this once glorious Golden Iron Triangle, have finally reunited today. Erlong sister, many years have passed since we last met; are you well?"

Ripples also rose in his heart; where his gaze fell, it seemed her eyes still reflected only Yu Xiaogang's figure.

Liu Erlong finally came to her senses; her gaze slowly shifted toward Flender, complex and unspeakable emotions interwoven in her eyes: "Big Brother Fl, many years have passed since we last met; you are still the same."

Flender smiled bitterly: "I am old, but you still retain your charm. Let me introduce you; these are all the teachers and students of my Shrek Academy. We unintentionally saw the recruitment notice of your academy; I didn't expect this to be your territory; we have come here to make a living."

Zhou Yu felt a trace of pity for this love-struck woman. It was just a pity that the one she fell in love with happened to be her own cousin, Yu Xiaogang.

Zhou Yu only felt disgust toward Yu Xiaogang, not yet hatred, until after dinner.

"Xiao San, accompany me for a walk."

Yu Xiaogang dared not meet Liu Erlong's burning gaze; he pushed the table and stood up, called Tang San, and walked out.

The corner of Flender's mouth curled into a smile: "Don't you worry he will escape again?"

Hearing this, Liu Erlong turned her gaze to Flender; her smile mixed a bit of mockery and determination: "Big Brother Fl, since fate let me meet him again, do you think he can easily escape? This time, even if I have to tie him up, I will tie him by my side."

Tang San followed behind Yu Xiaogang, asking nothing, merely silently accompanying his teacher.

At this moment, Zhou Yu also quietly followed out.

Taking advantage of no one noticing, he summoned his first martial soul, quickly attached it to his body, and released his invisibility talent.

Walking into the forest, Yu Xiaogang stopped his steps; Zhou Yu originally thought he was about to pour out his heart to Tang San about the twisted love between him and Liu Erlong, his cousin and sister.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu heard a truth that shocked him.

Grandmaster turned toward Tang San and spoke slowly: "Xiao San, you asked me to investigate Lin Yu's background; there is already a result."

"Really? Is he that person's..."

Tang San's voice revealed excitement that could not be concealed.

Unexpectedly, Yu Xiaogang shook his head and replied: "He has absolutely no relation to that gatekeeper at the Nuoding City Junior Spirit Master Academy."

"Absolutely no relation? How is that possible!"

Although hearing his teacher say this, Tang San seemed to believe his own guess even more.

They only heard Yu Xiaogang continue: "Lin Yu's file and data are all registered in the Spirit Hall Hunshi Xueyuan."

"He was born in a mountain village near Tiandou City; his parents died early, and he became an orphan."

"At the age of six, his martial soul awakened; like you, he possessed innate full soul power, so he was admitted to the Spirit Hall Junior Spirit Master Academy."

"Because he had no background and exposed his talent, he was often bullied by children from families; once, he accidentally seriously injured the child of a high-level management personnel of the Spirit Hall and received severe punishment from the academy."

"Although the martial soul he awakened was a Beast Spirit, it was merely a lizard type, not a powerful martial soul at all."

"Plus, that high-level official used some tricks, and he gradually lost the qualification to be specially cultivated by the academy."

Tang San's face darkened as he said: "Even if he is not the gatekeeper's child, he must have a connection with that female executive at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch; I have seen him."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang said calmly: "That child you mentioned also possessed innate full soul power; unfortunately, shortly after he went to the Spirit Hall Junior Spirit Master Academy, he had an accident during a hunt for a Spirit Beast and was killed by a thousand-year Spirit Beast."

"But teacher, the female Spirit Master killed by Xiao Wu with the Silent Sleeve Arrow clearly said: 'As expected, it is you!' Moreover, I searched her body and found one of my sleeve arrows belonging to me."

Tang San detailed the events that happened that night to Yu Xiaogang.

And Zhou Yu, hidden in the dark, finally knew at this moment that the true person who killed Si Si was actually Xiao Wu.

(End of this chapter)