Chapter 68: The Journey of the Green-Haired Girl from Flanders (1)
Although Su Mo deliberately prevented Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang from getting too close by giving them a cat,
it may have been due to Liu Erlong's naivety and lack of worldly knowledge, or because Yu Xiaogang, the scoundrel, had a natural talent for deceiving kind and innocent girls.
During their journey together, day after day in the world of soul masters, Liu Erlong gradually fell in love with Yu Xiaogang, who appeared melancholic and talented.
Yu Xiaogang also understood this. However,
even though he was good at deceiving kind and innocent girls, he couldn't bring himself to take the initiative and confess his feelings.
After all, his self-esteem and reserve were far too strong!
In the original novel, the reason why Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong ended up with Yu Xiaogang
was because the former, drawn to his "talent," took the initiative to confess, and eventually got together with him.
The latter was because, after Flanders didn't confess, he actually helped Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong become a couple, which finally led to them being together.
However, under Su Mo's watchful eye, Flanders was about to confess to Liu Erlong—it was finally going to happen!
...
The Falling Star Forest, located in the northwest of the Douluo Continent, is a forest that grew on a major branch of the Great Star Dou Forest. It got its name because a giant meteorite fell there.
While it may not be as ancient or vast as the Great Star Dou Forest,
its history and the cultivation and diversity of the soul beasts living in it still rank among the top of all major soul beast forests on the Douluo Continent, making it as famous as the Sunset Forest.
Because of this, it attracted countless soul masters to come and take risks!
Among them was the Golden Iron Triangle.
The Golden Iron Triangle is a trio of soul masters formed over three years ago.
Because Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flanders possessed an extremely rare trinity martial soul fusion technique,
even though none of them had yet reached the level of Soul Saint, they gained a great reputation in the soul master world as the Golden Iron Triangle.
Over the past three years, Yu Xiaogang, Flanders, and Liu Erlong had many adventures.
For example, they crossed from the Great Xingdou Forest in the Xingluo Empire to the Great Xingdou Forest in the Tiandou Empire, entered the Everlasting Volcano—another famous gathering place for fire-attribute soul beasts—and reached the Kezera Prairie in the central part of the continent.
Precisely because of these exciting adventures,
the three of them were a bit exhausted, so they decided to rest near the Xingyue Forest before heading to the far north of the continent to continue their journey in the Ice and Snow Forest.
However, even while resting, as children of the soul master world, they did not choose to live in towns, but instead built several wooden houses in a wild forest, only going into town when necessary.
One day, in one of those wooden houses,
Flanders, who had never cared about his appearance, unexpectedly prepared a nice black coat and put it on, with his hair neatly combed.
At that moment, Flanders, wearing black crystal glasses, stood in front of a bouquet of flowers on the table, striking an affectionate pose and constantly practicing love declarations toward the window.
If anyone passed by the window, they would undoubtedly hear faintly some of Flanders' words: "Erlong," "I like you," "Will you be my girlfriend?"
Obviously, Flanders was practicing his confession to Liu Erlong!
After half an hour, perhaps feeling he was ready, Flanders took a deep breath, picked up the bouquet of flowers in front of him, and left the wooden house.
He was going to confess to Liu Erlong!
After leaving the wooden house, Flanders quickly found Liu Erlong in a meadow in the nearby forest. At that moment, Liu Erlong was practicing her soul skills.
"Boss F, what do you want to talk to me about?"
When Liu Erlong noticed Flanders approaching and calling her, a trace of doubt appeared on her beautiful and heroic face. She stopped practicing her soul skills, released her spirit possession, and walked toward Flanders.
As she approached, Flanders felt his heart beat faster and the hands holding the bouquet behind his back began to sweat.
"Third... Third Sister, I like you. Would you be my girlfriend?"
Finally, before Liu Erlong arrived, Flanders made up his mind, mustered his courage, and immediately presented the bouquet of flowers he had been hiding behind his back, speaking loudly and sincerely.
But upon hearing Flanders' words, Liu Erlong was stunned, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on her beautiful and heroic face. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said:
"Boss F, I'm truly honored that you like me, but I'm sorry... I already have someone I like…"
"What?!"
Flanders had come to confess full of confidence, but not only was he rejected by Liu Erlong, she also told him she already liked someone else. His heart shattered instantly.
However, despite being rejected, because he truly liked Liu Erlong, Flanders couldn't change his feelings so easily. Instead, he forced a smile and said:
"No… It's okay. I didn't expect Third Sister already had someone she liked. I was too presumptuous. I'm sorry, but... can I ask who it is that you like?"
Flanders was heartbroken by the rejection but was unwilling to give up.
He wanted to know who was so charming that Liu Erlong—the goddess in his heart—would fall for him.
"This…"
Liu Erlong hesitated.
The person she liked had a special identity, and she was afraid that if she told Flanders, it might cause trouble.
However, being a total simp, Flanders realized Liu Erlong didn't want to say it, but immediately began asking more questions, enduring the pain and expressing his stance firmly.
"Big Sister, just tell me. Even though you rejected me, I'm still your big brother. I need to see who it is you like. If he's really worthy of you, I'll help you!"
After saying this, Flanders felt a chill in his heart.
God have mercy on him!
He, Flanders, is not some cuckold. It's painful to hand over the goddess he likes to another man with his own hands!
But there was no other way—the goddess didn't want him.
He could only help her this way. He could only hope that the man she liked would bring her happiness!
Heartbroken, Flanders tried to comfort himself.
"Really?"
When Liu Erlong heard that Flanders could help her, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she asked quickly.
"Of course it's true! When has your big brother ever lied to you?"
Flanders replied with a forced smile, holding back the pain and bitterness, seeing how happy Liu Erlong was that he was willing to help.
(End of this chapter)