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Chapter 217 The Resentful Liu Erlong

The next day.

Inside Tiandou City, at Qianlong Academy, in the office of the Dean of Students.

"Knock knock".

Two knocks sounded on the door. Liu Er, who was sitting behind his desk dealing with a lot of trivial matters, didn't even look up and casually said, "Come in."

Then, a distinguished young couple walked in with smiles.

Liu Erlong looked up and met the young man's gaze. She was stunned for a moment, then stood up abruptly.

"Wang...Wang Zhao?"

"It's me, Sister Liu, good morning."

Wang Zhao spoke with a friendly expression, acting like a high-ranking leader inspecting the work, and even placed a breakfast on Liu Erlong's desk.

"What brings you here, you busy man?"

Liu Erlong's expression turned slightly cold, and his gaze visibly became resentful.

"This is my academy, so of course I had to come and take a look."

Wang Zhao then casually walked around the office for a few steps, flipping through things here and there.

"You still remember this is your college!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong immediately became agitated.

"You, the nominal principal, how many times have you actually visited since the academy was established? How many things have you handled? And I wonder what your Dragon King Palace and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan discussed before you managed to poach me from Blue Tyrant Academy so easily? Are you just here to be your heartless office machine?"

"Cough cough..."

Wang Zhao glanced at her, coughed awkwardly twice, and then prepared to follow the same routine as in his previous life and give this somewhat naive older sister a "Void Technique".

"After all, the capable should do more work."

"Furthermore, Sister Liu, you have to think about it this way: what was one of the conditions that attracted you to switch jobs? It was precisely the openness and acceptance of commoner Soul Masters by Qianlong Academy. If you don't personally take care of everything, Sister Liu, can these things be implemented well?"

Liu Erlong was taken aback by what he heard, but still pursed his lips.

"Back when I was at Blue Tyrant Academy, I was the dean. Now that you've poached me, you should at least give me the position of vice dean, right?"

"Eh~"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhao patted her on the shoulder.

"Titles and titles are all empty words. Although I am nominally the dean of Qianlong Academy, have I made more decisions than you so far?"

As he spoke, he silently added a sentence in his mind, though of course, he always held the greatest say.

"Sister Liu, I know about your situation. Although you are the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy and hold great power, many things are inevitably subject to the intervention of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"As for me, although I'm only the head of the teaching department, it's not permanent. Besides, I can fully support you in implementing your teaching philosophy. We can get promoted later, but the benefits will never be bad."

"Sister Liu, we can't be short-sighted; we need to look to the future!"

"..."

After Wang Zhao's rambling on about "dreams and the future"—or rather, his persuasion—Liu Erlong opened his mouth, but ultimately just snorted and said, "Anyway, you're the boss, so whatever you say makes sense."

After complaining like this, Liu Erlong felt a little better.

Wang Zhao smiled and shook his head, appropriately ceasing his nagging.

People from other worlds are so easy to fool!

he thought.

In his previous life, if he had only said a few words like that, his employees would probably have immediately labeled him a PUA (Pick-Up Artist).

A moment later, Liu Erlong focused his gaze on the blonde girl who had just entered with Wang Zhao, wondering if she was Ye Xue, the one rumored to possess the Holy Light Dragon Girl Martial Soul.

Qian Renxue noticed Liu Erlong looking at her and smiled slightly when she met his gaze.

"Director Liu, hello."

"Uh, hello...you must be Ye Xue?"

Liu Erlong quickly asked directly.

"it's me."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly.

Unlike Wang Zhao, who is extremely busy and needs to be constantly on the front lines, moving between various powerful forces, she has been in seclusion recently, rarely moving around even within the Dragon King Palace, let alone the Hidden Dragon Academy in Tiandou City. It's no wonder that Liu Erlong is not familiar with her.

At this moment, Liu Erlong saw Wang Zhao slowly walk out of the office and stand in the corridor overlooking the still rustling figures coming and going in the academy, so he moved closer to Qian Renxue.

"Hey, Miss Ye Xue, could you tell me about his past?"

"he?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue glanced at Wang Zhao outside, then at Liu Erlong, her gaze filled with doubt and a hint of unfathomable wariness.

"What is it?"

"that is……"

Liu Erlong thought for a moment.

"He seems very intelligent, possessing medical skills and martial spirit abilities, yet he's still quite young. How did he manage to do all that?"

"Perhaps all of this is due to his hard work."

Qian Renxue then spoke eloquently.

"Many of you have probably heard that he wasn't born this strong; his talent for cultivation was once terrible."

"So while most of his peers were focusing on cultivation, he felt his future was bleak, so he could only immerse himself in books, trying to find a way to defy fate."

"The story that follows involves the beginning of the feud between the Dragon King Palace and the Spirit Hall, which is already widely known. In short, by the twist of fate, he became the current Lord of the Dragon King Palace."

As they were talking, Qian Renxue, whether intentionally or unintentionally, suddenly said, "By the way, this reminds me of a certain great master in the Soul Master world."

"I've heard people say that his early experiences were somewhat similar to those of that great master, but that's not actually the case."

"Why not?"

Liu Erlong naturally understood that the "master" Qian Renxue mentioned referred to Yu Xiaogang, and couldn't help but ask further.

Qian Renxue smiled slightly.

"The biggest difference between him and that master is that he tries to put everything he has learned and conjectured into practice. Do you know how, despite being limited by various living conditions, he had already gradually transformed himself before the incident between my Ancient Dragon Clan and the Spirit Hall even began?"

So it turns out he didn't achieve success overnight... Liu Erlong thought to himself, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"I can't tell you the details, but I can say that at such a young age he was already brave and resourceful. He not only dared to experiment with his own body on his various whimsical ideas, but he also basically succeeded on his first try."

"In comparison, no, do you think that 'master' who is already quite old but still stuck at level 29, relying on a few flawed or mediocre theories to enjoy his reputation, and who is just getting older without making any progress, is qualified to be compared with him?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong opened her mouth, instinctively about to refute, but after glancing at Wang Zhao outside, she ultimately remained silent.

(End of this chapter)