Chapter 304: Another Half Year, The Success of the Explosion Ring, Yu Xiaogang's Resentment!
"Um... Erlong Jie, now that you're like this, do you want to change into some new clothes?"
After healing Liu Erlong's wounds, Lin Yu looked at her bloodstained clothes and couldn't help but cough a few times, then asked.
Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Liu Erlong also noticed the bloodstained clothes on her body.
The smell of blood was quite strong and a little pungent, which made Liu Erlong involuntarily wrinkle her brow.
"Change!"
After thinking for a moment, Liu Erlong nodded.
She suddenly wanted to see if, after changing her clothes, Yu Xiaogang, whom she had always liked, would take the initiative to ask her how her visit to the Hell Slaughter Field had gone.
If he asked, it might mean that Yu Xiaogang had once liked her.
If he didn't, then it could only prove that she had been blind all along!
From now on, she would treat Yu Xiaogang as a brother, due to their long years of camaraderie in the soul master world. As for love, that should be forgotten.
"I'll wait outside. You can come out when you're done changing, Erlong Jie."
After hearing Liu Erlong say she was going to change, Lin Yu scratched his head and smiled. After saying that, he didn't wait for Liu Erlong to respond and turned to leave the room.
When Liu Erlong realized that Lin Yu had left the room, she couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
So shy... He's really such a pure little cutie!
...
After changing her clothes in the room, Liu Erlong exited and left the house with Lin Yu.
Once they were outside, Liu Erlong walked with Lin Yu towards the location where Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Bi Luo were.
However, just as they were about to reach the place where Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Bi Luo were, Liu Erlong suddenly stopped. After hesitating for a moment, she turned to Lin Yu and said:
"Aotian, could you let me go back alone for a while?"
"Huh?"
Hearing Liu Erlong's words, Lin Yu was momentarily stunned and didn't understand what was happening.
Why did she want to go back alone?
But after thinking it over, Lin Yu felt that this might be a good thing for him.
Liu Erlong had just faced a life-threatening crisis and was in great danger. Now, wanting to go back alone might mean she wanted to see if Yu Xiaogang would care about her?
"If he asks, maybe it shows that he liked her too," Lin Yu thought.
"Okay, I'll slow down," he replied, nodding.
"Thank you."
Once Liu Erlong received Lin Yu's approval, she took a deep breath and quickly walked towards the alley where Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were.
Along the way, Liu Erlong deliberately tousled her clothes and hair and showed a slightly tired and weak appearance.
"I'm back."
When Liu Erlong reached the entrance of the alley, she spoke with a somewhat fatigued and weak voice.
At that moment, in the alley.
Since Liu Erlong had left, Tang San couldn't continue his search for fallen soul masters in the outer districts to practice his Tang Sect skills and Haotian Sect techniques. Therefore, Yu Xiaogang was teaching Tang San.
Bi Luo was sitting next to Tang San, pretending to listen attentively as well.
When Yu Xiaogang heard Liu Erlong had returned, he immediately stopped his teaching and looked over at Liu Erlong. Seeing she was fine, he casually said:
"Erlong, you're back. You went to the Hell Slaughter Field, and now you're back. Since you have time, can you take little San to continue challenging fallen soul masters?"
Yu Xiaogang didn't say anything caring or comforting. Instead, he brought up Tang San again, which immediately froze Liu Erlong's expression and filled her heart with anger.
Again, it's all about Tang San! She risked her life to come here, and this is what she gets? Is she just a nanny for you two?
"I'm very tired, no time!"
In her anger, Liu Erlong coldly refused Yu Xiaogang, turned, and walked away without looking back.
What's going on?
Seeing Liu Erlong reject him, Yu Xiaogang was a little confused.
Tang San, too, was confused.
However, Bi Luo, being more experienced with matters of the heart, immediately guessed that something must have happened to Liu Erlong.
She must have returned hoping to get some comfort from Yu Xiaogang, but instead of receiving care, he gave her orders.
This had surely broken Liu Erlong's heart.
Bi Luo, feeling disgusted, muttered to herself:
"Ugh! Scumbag!"
Meanwhile, Lin Yu, who had been following Liu Erlong and was now at the corner of the alley, overheard the conversation between Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang. He immediately realized that Liu Erlong was probably testing Yu Xiaogang.
However, in Yu Xiaogang's mind, it was clear that Liu Erlong didn't compare to Tang San, and so he didn't pick up on her subtle hints. Lin Yu couldn't help but feel satisfied with this.
"Ah... finally feeling better!" Lin Yu thought.
After this incident,
In the following days, although Liu Erlong still helped Tang San train and protected Yu Xiaogang, her attitude toward Yu Xiaogang became very cold.
In contrast, after the events of that day,
Liu Erlong became much more active around Lin Yu, no longer resisting him as she had before. The interactions between them gradually became more ambiguous.
Lin Yu quickly understood what had happened.
It seemed that after the heroic rescue, Liu Erlong had finally developed feelings for him and was beginning to face her own heart with courage.
Though it was cliché, Lin Yu couldn't deny that "hero saving the beauty" was still effective!
And so, half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
During this half-year,
Tang San, with Liu Erlong's company, continued his search for fallen soul masters in the outer districts of the Slaughter City to hone his Tang Sect and Haotian Sect techniques.
After six months of intense training and the boost of love, Tang San's potential finally erupted, and he successfully mastered the ultimate secret of the Great Xumi Hammer—Explosion Ring!
In terms of cultivation, Tang San had also reached level 39, with level 40 just within reach.
Meanwhile, in these six months,
After Liu Erlong finally saw through Yu Xiaogang's true nature and confronted her feelings, the relationship between Lin Yu and Liu Erlong blossomed rapidly.
Although Lin Yu and Liu Erlong had not yet officially defined their relationship, their bond was already nearly mature.
However, due to the age gap, Liu Erlong still hesitated to express her true feelings.
And Lin Yu, being a clone, had no habit of wearing a green hat for himself. As far as he was concerned, as long as he knew how he felt, that was enough; his actions would remain respectful and within limits.
As for the relationship between Lin Yu and Liu Erlong, although Yu Xiaogang was emotionally cowardly, he was not stupid and naturally noticed their growing closeness.
However, despite repeatedly claiming that he and Liu Erlong were only destined to be brother and sister, he still couldn't help but feel resentful when he saw Liu Erlong with another man—especially one younger and more outstanding than himself.
He muttered inwardly:
"You always said you loved me, but now you've moved on to someone else, and even worse, to someone much younger. How shameless!"
(END CHAPTER)
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