Liu 2 Long

Chapter 8 Liu Erlong

Liu Erlong is a person who hates evil and has a very fiery temper. She only restrains herself in front of Yu Xiaogang and Flander.

Her two personality traits became even more "distinct" after Yu Xiaogang abandoned her.

In modern terms, she's become a "yandere".

Yu Xiaogang's abandonment of her on their wedding day caused Liu Erlong extreme pain. To alleviate this pain, she once massacred a forest of soul beasts, making the killing uncontrollable. In her daily life, those who fell into her hands, even if they were only minor evils, never had a chance to be spared.

Blue Tyrant Academy was founded by her after she met Flander again, and with Flander's encouragement, she was able to control her bloodlust.

But this doesn't mean she's returned to normal. When hunting souls, she still goes on a killing spree, and when she encounters minor evils, she shows no mercy.

Although Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Jiang Zhu, and Tai Long, the four newly enrolled students, did not know about Liu Erlong's past, they had seen many different sides of their respected Dean Liu during the Soul Hunt a few days ago. They even witnessed her burning a young thief to ashes.

So when Liu Erlong asked the old man surnamed Yang about the children, the quick-witted Huang Yuan immediately realized that something was wrong.

...Would their Dean Liu even target children?!

When he realized something was wrong, he immediately went to discuss it with his friends. Apart from Tyrone, who didn't care about the lives of a few commoner orphans, they all decided to observe for a while.

After all, everyone could see the state of the small village. Whether it was the old man surnamed Yang, the old man surnamed Lin who was cursing, or the middle-aged man from the shop next door, the students did not sense any real anger from their attitudes. Instead, they saw a bit of pity in their eyes.

Those roasted sweet potatoes were clearly prepared intentionally by the old man surnamed Lin for the children. Who would roast so many sweet potatoes for dinner for no reason?!

Even from their conversation, it's clear that the villagers tacitly approve of the children's behavior. They are all struggling financially and no family can afford to have another child, so they have to support them in this way.

Even the students themselves realized this. Even Tyrone, the laziest of them all, who seemed indifferent to the lives of the orphans, clearly acknowledged that he had noticed it. Surely their Dean Liu wouldn't be unaware of this...

What the boys and girls never expected was that their Dean Liu Erlong would not care about the reasons behind any "evil" behavior, and she would never let go of even "minor evil" that was tacitly approved by the villagers!

Huang Yuan's bad premonition reached its peak the moment Liu Erlong's eyes sharpened.

This time, without even needing him or Jingling to remind her, Jiangzhu turned around and ran towards the overnight room upstairs.

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"Stop it, Dean! Stop it, Dean!"

A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties came running all the way. Thanks to the enhanced physical qualities of his beast spirit, he quickly blocked the way between Liu Erlong and Yin Lan, with five spirit rings of yellow and purple rising behind him.

"A letter?! How could you..." Liu Erlong was shocked and looked at the middle-aged man in astonishment.

"Dean Liu! You're so foolish... How could you..." Yin Shu looked at the woman in front of him with a sorrowful expression. If he weren't a student, he really wouldn't have realized what his respected dean had done.

Even he, who had been Liu Erlong's deputy for many years, did not realize that Liu Erlong's views in some areas had become so distorted.

Students and teachers alike have always respected Liu Erlong. As a woman, she reached the Soul Saint level, which is unattainable for most Soul Masters. She founded the Blue Tyrant Academy, which specializes in admitting commoners, providing a way out for countless Soul Masters from humble backgrounds.

But no one knows what kind of person she was. Despite having founded the academy for so many years, no one has ever truly understood her.

The villagers who had rushed over stared blankly at the burning dilapidated building, their minds almost blank. They hadn't come with the Soul Masters to watch the spectacle; they had seen the flames shooting into the sky from afar, and everyone in the village knew that the orphans lived there. They had come to put out the fire.

However, the flames that erupted several times looked abnormal. Some villagers even said they saw flames that looked like dragon heads. One said that what they saw might be a hallucination, and two said that what they saw might be echoing insects joining in the fun. But if everyone saw it, then it was abnormal!

When everyone arrived and saw the woman surrounded by flames, and the little girl still in the burning building, engulfed in flames and covered in blood, everyone understood what was going on.

The villagers knew the girl; she was a child found six years ago in a bunch of abnormally vigorous blue silver grass outside the village. She was also the youngest orphan in the village. She usually liked to quietly follow the children while holding a pot of blue silver grass. The villagers even remembered the nickname the children gave her, "Grass Girl".

"You...you bastard!" An old man cursed angrily, trembling. He picked up a bucket of water and, disregarding his advanced age, poured it over himself before rushing into the fire. He quickly pulled out the pitiful and helpless little girl inside. It was the old man surnamed Lin.

"You beast!" The shop owner, who had come along with them, summoned a wooden stick and smashed it directly at Liu Erlong.

"Get out of my restaurant! I won't take your money! Get out!" The old man surnamed Yang said in one breath, his face flushed and his body trembling. He was even a little short of breath for a moment.

"Get out of Fengling Village!"

"You even prey on children! You murderer! You executioner!"

"You are not welcome in our village!"

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The roars of the villagers filled the air, and Liu Erlong finally noticed his surroundings, a look of confusion appearing in his eyes.

"Children...children..." The old man surnamed Lin, who was holding Yinlan, did not join in the cursing. He just looked at the burning dilapidated building, his body trembling violently, and his voice was breathless.

As he took off his coat and wrapped it around Yinlan, he tried to rush inside again, but was eventually stopped by the shop owner.

Liu Erlong looked around in confusion, seeing the villagers glaring at her, the grief-stricken Yin Shu, and the students with incredulous expressions. Despite possessing a fire-attribute martial soul, she felt her lips becoming dry and cracked.

"I'm not..." Liu Erlong was about to say something when he suddenly felt something hit him. He reached out and touched it, and it turned out to be an egg, which even felt smooth and fresh.

Logically, the egg should have been cooked by the high temperature even if it wasn't burned to ashes when it got close to her. However, she didn't realize the changes happening to her body at first. Her fiery temper surged up again, and she stomped her foot hard on the ground, about to release her soul power to suppress it. But only then did she belatedly realize that she still couldn't sense the soul power in her body, and the flames surrounding her had inexplicably gone out.

But what met her was the villagers' even angrier gazes.

"Dean Liu Erlong!" Yin Shu stood firmly in front of her, pleading, "Don't do anything foolish again!"

"You bastards! Today is the day the Spirit Hall officials are supposed to awaken the children's spirits!" someone shouted excitedly from among the villagers. "The Spirit Hall officials won't let you get away with this!"

(End of this chapter)