Chapter 45: Yu Xiaogang, Su Mo's Eloquent Plan
"Brother, why do we have to leave now? Can't we wait a little longer?"
"Earlier, Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo helped protect the law for us. Now Xiao Mo is absorbing the spirit ring. We should return the favor."
"Besides, it's already late."
"We're in the inner zone of the Star Dou Forest. If we leave now, we won't be able to get out of the forest before nightfall. It's better to wait until tomorrow."
In the dense and vast Star Dou Forest, while Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo protected Su Mo, Yu Xiaogang pulled Liu Erlong and Flanders aside wanting to take them away, but Liu Erlong frowned slightly and said reluctantly.
Seeing that Liu Erlong didn't want to leave, Yu Xiaogang's already stiff expression hardened even more, feeling very annoyed and unhappy.
He didn't understand. Obviously, the three were sworn brothers and sisters, and the Spirit Hall was completely unrelated. Why did Liu Erlong favor the outsiders so much?
Could it be because those three kids from the Spirit Hall had helped them earlier?
But even if those three hadn't helped, they would probably be fine; at worst, just a little hurt—there's no need to be so grateful!
And it was clear the Spirit Hall was very hostile to him, and these three people knew it. Logically, it should have been impossible for them to help, and just not harming them would be enough.
But still, those three helped us—there must be a conspiracy!
Yu Xiaogang firmly believed this.
"Erlong, I know those three helped us a moment ago, so you're very grateful—that's normal—but there are some things you don't understand..."
Since Liu Erlong didn't want to leave, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but take a deep breath and said in a serious voice.
Although Yu Xiaogang was a bit displeased with Liu Erlong for not trusting her second brother,
he ultimately knew Liu Erlong and Flanders could perform the Trinity Spirit Fusion Technique together. This was a rare opportunity, and he had to maintain this relationship!
Now, having been expelled from the Spirit Hall, he no longer found ways to develop his Luo Sanpao spirit and escape the reputation of being a waste.
He wanted to become a master of spiritual theory and be respected from then on.
This was because the Spirit Hall had destroyed his reputation, and without it, he could not research any truly useful theories, so this method basically failed.
Therefore, if he wanted to be respected and impress his family, he could only rely on forming a Golden Iron Triangle with Flanders and Liu Erlong to make a name for himself on the continent!
Also, although Liu Erlong resisted leaving, Yu Xiaogang believed it was only because she valued gratitude too much.
But in terms of a close relationship, Liu Erlong would undoubtedly side with her second brother, who resonated with her spirit and had the ability to perform the Trinity Spirit Fusion Technique together.
Because Liu Erlong resisted leaving, Yu Xiaogang told her about his experience in the Spirit Hall, which he had told Flanders before, in a grave voice.
Finally, Yu Xiaogang feigned pain and said:
"Erlong, I know my opinion about the Spirit Hall may be a bit extreme, but it's true that they are very hostile to me. I've experienced it firsthand."
"And I can guarantee that those three people from the Spirit Hall know me well. They are helping us, and in nine out of ten cases, there is a conspiracy."
"Even if there isn't, as your second brother, I can't let you be in danger even if there's the slightest possibility, so let's leave now!"
"Second Brother!"
Liu Erlong couldn't help but be moved when she discovered that Yu Xiaogang wanted to take her and her eldest brother, Flanders, away precisely for this reason.
However, she still believed Su Mo and the other two shouldn't be hostile toward them.
After all, her second brother, Yu Xiaogang, had already said that Su Mo was a disciple of Saint Bibi Dong, and that the Saint Bibi Dong of the Spirit Hall hadn't harmed him, according to him.
However, in the end, when he went to see her, she coldly told him he was useless and asked him to leave Spirit City.
But Liu Erlong still believed this didn't necessarily prove that Bibi Dong was hostile toward her second brother.
As a woman, Liu Erlong felt Bibi Dong might have been forced.
Because her second brother had no talent, Bibi Dong knew that when she met him. Since Bibi Dong didn't discriminate against him as a waste at that time, she shouldn't have discriminated against him in the end.
It should be said that before fully falling in love with Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong's intelligence was still sound.
However, due to her relationship with Yu Xiaogang,
Liu Erlong was very moved when she heard Yu Xiaogang say he wanted to take them away now for their safety. Liu Erlong decided to go with Yu Xiaogang.
She could not disregard her second brother's concern!
As for her original idea of getting close to Su Mo and even recognizing him as her younger brother, Liu Erlong had to give up for the time being, sighing in her heart that perhaps she was not destined to be with Su Mo.
Although she had a good impression of Su Mo, it was a pity that her relationship with her second brother, Yu Xiaogang, had grown closer.
Because Yu Xiaogang convinced her.
Although she felt a little guilty, Liu Erlong went to see Yue Guan and Gui Mei with Yu Xiaogang and Flanders, and Flanders respectfully told them they had urgent matters and could only leave first.
Although Yue Guan and Gui Mei had some thoughts, they let them go because they still had to protect Su Mo.
Therefore, when Su Mo absorbed the soul ring of the Phantom Blade Mantis and awakened from his meditation, he discovered that Yu Xiaogang and the other two were gone.
"Old Ju, where are Yu Xiaogang and the other two?"
After absorbing the seventh soul ring, Su Mo couldn't help but stand up, look around, and ask with a frown:
"They're gone! It seems Yu Xiaogang took the other two to the adjacent forest, told them something, and then the three came to say goodbye and left."
Yue Guan shrugged and responded in a feminine voice:
"Yu Xiaogang..."
Hearing Yue Guan's words, Su Mo frowned slightly and fell into thought.
While Su Mo was pondering, Yue Guan beside him also complained, saying Yu Xiaogang was ungrateful and shouldn't have helped him and the other three earlier.
But Su Mo shook his head and said:
"No! Our help is valuable. Yu Xiaogang may not be a good person, but Liu Erlong and Flanders are. Our help now can be considered a good impression of our Spirit Hall in their hearts."
Otherwise, with Yu Xiaogang's hatred of our Spirit Hall, as long as he keeps badmouthing it in front of Flanders and Liu Erlong and defaming it, Flanders and Liu Erlong will soon become like Yu Xiaogang.
Although Yu Xiaogang is a waste, the three can perform the Trinity Spirit Fusion Technique—a rarity in the world of spirit masters in a thousand years. This cannot be ignored!
When Su Mo told Yue Guan and Gui Mei about the positive impact of this help, he actually had another thought he didn't say out loud.
That is, thanks to this help, he had reconnected with Yu Xiaogang.
And thanks to this encounter, if he thinks carefully and arranges his words, he can convince Bibi Dong to expose Yu Xiaogang's lies in front of Liu Erlong and Flanders as an excuse to openly approach the Golden Iron Triangle and harm Yu Xiaogang!
This was what he wanted to do in his previous life!
(End of this chapter)