Chapter 69 Departure
late at night.

On the dark dirt road outside Soto City.

Four people of different heights, weights and bodies were running breathlessly, carrying a bamboo house filled with stones on their backs.

Hearing the hurried footsteps and panting, Yu Xiaogang, who was sitting on a wooden chair, writing something under the candlelight, ignored them.

He rubbed his sore eyes and asked softly, "How many rounds is this?"

"Seventeen."

Flanders, who was sitting with his legs crossed and looking up at the starry sky, yawned and said helplessly, "Is it necessary to practice like this? Didn't you say we're going to Tiandou City tomorrow? If we do this, will Tang Lan still have the energy to travel?"

Infected by the other party, he yawned as he was already very sleepy.

"After the last three laps are completed, let them go back to take a medicinal bath. Cancel the morning run tomorrow. Let them do a lap to warm up, and then let these four guys run to Tiandou City."

Listening to the other party's emotionless statements and orders, Flanders, who had excellent night vision, looked at the four figures going away with sympathy.

Then he seemed to realize something, frowned and asked in confusion: "All four of them? Why?"

"Go to Erlong." Yu Xiaogang said casually.

He wrote the last stroke, put the information down, and turned to look at his old friend.

Flanders' face was gloomy, and his soul power suddenly burst out.

"What do you mean? Asking her for help is not enough, but you still want to be her gigolo? You think you haven't hurt her enough, right?"

The two people who were very harmonious just now were suddenly on the verge of a fight.

"To be precise, it's joining."

"I have already inquired about it. The school she opened is a high-level soul master academy, and it is recognized by the entire continent."

"This kind of academy is qualified to participate in the Soul Master Elite Competition. I plan to let these children participate, so they must join one side. Erlong is the best choice."

Flanders instantly understood the other party's true intention, stepped forward, pointed at the other party's forehead and roared in a low voice.

"You should understand what Shrek means to me! If you want to prove yourself, don't use my dream as a scapegoat!"

He knew his brother too well. No wonder he was so anxious to find Erlong. It turned out that he couldn't wait to use his students to participate in the Soul Master Competition to prove to the world that he was not a waste.

Yu Xiaogang stretched out his hand to push the fingers away, but he couldn't move them at all, so he had to pinch them, his eyes wide open in anger.

"Dreams are useless. You have to learn to face reality. It's only been three months and the academy's funds have basically been used up. There are only four children in the academy. You can't even support four students. How dare you talk about dreams?"

"Flender, I'm going to tell you something you don't want to hear. If you want to run the academy well, put aside your pride. With your Soul Saint cultivation, go to the Lord of Soto City to apply. The qualifications and land for running a school in the city will definitely be approved."

"If you don't want to live under someone else's roof, then you have to put aside your pride. It's not shameful to make money. If you have money, you have the qualifications to open an academy."

"If you really care about the children's future, then stop misleading them."

After being exposed by the other party, Flanders' cheeks turned red, "What did you say! How many talented people have come out of Shrek, and you have the nerve to say that!"

Yu Xiaogang sneered.

"Oh, look at those three good kids you taught. They are all frequent visitors to red-light districts. Especially Dai Mubai, he has a different woman around him every day."

"Ma Hongjun had to go because of the side effects of his martial spirit, so what about the other two?"

He stammered and couldn't say anything. The personalities of these boys really had something to do with him. After all, which teacher would take his students to a brothel?

Because he took the initiative to take Ma Hongjun to that kind of place, and the other two followed suit, so they learned this quickly even though they didn't learn anything else.

Flanders knew he couldn't win the argument, so he closed his eyes and thought for a while.

What he said actually made sense. After all, the talented students in previous years had never participated in large-scale authoritative competitions because their own academies were not eligible to register.

This also resulted in them being unable to prove their teaching level to the world, and it also left too many regrets for the children. After all, the Soul Master Academy Elite Competition brought together the geniuses from the entire Tiandou Empire and even the entire continent. Qin Ming, the most outstanding student at the time, regretted his life because he was unable to participate.

He struggled for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

"But don't go to Blue Tyrant Academy! You know the character of those three little guys. Their strength is okay, but it would be too embarrassing for Erlong to know about that. You don't want to embarrass yourself in front of her, do you?"

"Sure. With teachers like you here, we will definitely be guests of honor no matter which college we go to."

"Tiandou Imperial College, one of my students is the dean there, I can use some connections there."

After completing the twenty laps of night running training, Flanders and Zhao Wuji picked up one in each hand and threw him into the medicinal bath that had been prepared long ago.

The scalding water quickly turned their skin red, but the four of them seemed unconscious as they leaned against the barrel with their eyes closed and fell asleep.

After securing several people to prevent them from drowning, he left the dormitory that was filled with the smell of medicine.

Flanders stood in front of the door and took a deep breath.

"Old Zhao, call the old guys, I have something to say."

"Can't we talk about it tomorrow? It's already three quarters past midnight!" Zhao Wuji was sleepy and very unhappy. He has been staying up late every day watching them train, and now he can finally rest, but you wake them up in the middle of the night.

"We should leave tomorrow morning."

"So anxious? Okay, got it."

After a while, several middle-aged men came over cursing.

Obviously, they were all unhappy about having meetings in the middle of the night.

Flanders glanced at the teachers who were in tattered clothes, his eyes full of apology.

After thinking for a while, he tried his best to maintain a calm tone and said with a smile: "Sorry, old friends, Shrek Academy has been disbanded. Next, Xiaogang and I plan to take the children to Tiandou Royal Academy. Is there anyone who wants to go with us?"

Several people looked at each other, it didn't look like this was a joke.

"Boss, are you serious? This is your dream, are you just giving up like that?"

"Wasn't he fine yesterday? This happened too suddenly."

Zhao Wuji was also a little confused, thinking he hadn't woken up yet, and slapped himself hard, "Hiss~ It hurts so much, I'm not dreaming, Boss, are you sure you're not kidding?"

Flanders looked at his old friend and explained softly.

"Xiao Gang and I have reached an agreement. The children are really suffering in such a place. For their future, we should just throw away their dreams."

"Old Zhao, Old Lu, Old Li, and Old Shao, the four of you have followed me for such a long time, you should understand my character. I will not change the decision I have made. Are you interested in joining me as a companion?"

Several people responded, "Then we will definitely follow you, Boss. Wherever you go, we will go."

"Thank you for your love, brothers. We will set off tomorrow. I hope that place will not disappoint us."

The next day.

The teachers squeezed into a carriage, which Yu Xiaogang had rented early on.

Upon learning that they had to run to Tiandou City, the four young men all had sad faces but dared not say much. They could only look at the carriage with envy as it gradually went away.

Tang San gritted his teeth and started running in a weird posture. No matter how tired he was, he had to do what the teacher asked.

Those who already regarded Gangzi as their own father would do their utmost to carry out whatever he said.

Dai Mubai and the other two saw the action, but didn't dare to laugh and quickly followed.

They were often attacked by hidden weapons just because they laughed at each other. In fact, if it was just hidden weapons, they would not care.
But after experiencing the cold black vines pressing against their back door in their sleep, they learned what it meant to respect others.

(End of this chapter)