Chapter 151: Can His Majesty, so powerful, save Brock?_1

"Xiao Miao, what's going on here?"

"Does Tianshui College have such a strong player?"

The qin music stopped, and Liu Erlong also came out of her reverie, asking in shock.

Liu Erlong was also a master of the art of playing the qin.

In the original story, when Tang San and his companions visited Blue Tyrant Academy, they had heard Liu Erlong's qin music. After her separation from Yu Xiaogang, this was her only solace.

It was because she was a master in this field that she understood just how exquisite the qin music they had just heard was. Amateurs watch the fun, professionals watch the technique. Each note in the music was incredibly rich, and the musician had even blended their Soul Power into it, making the music so mournful and plaintive that it could deeply immerse everyone listening.

This was not only an unparalleled expert but also a master in the art of the qin who had reached the pinnacle.

And it seemed he was also a deeply devoted person.

She could tell from the music that it was undoubtedly recounting a love story worth singing and weeping over.

"Er Long, here's what happened..." Shui Miao said with a smile, witnessing her friend's expression for the first time. After that person had abandoned her, no matter how much she had tried to persuade Er Long, she remained stubborn.

Even without having experienced love, she could tell that Yu Xiaogang was deep and complicated, definitely not an easy person, yet Liu Erlong just couldn't see it. The players are blind; the spectators see clear, and Liu Erlong, who had fallen deep into the sea of love, couldn't easily withdraw.

"Are there really such terrifyingly strong individuals in this world?" Liu Erlong's beautiful eyes widened, her hand placed on her amply filled chest, her eyes full of disbelief. Even though she had gradually withdrawn from the world, no longer as concerned with the affairs of the Soul Masters as before, she was still shocked by the scene described by Shui Miao.

A chasm that stretched for kilometers had actually been created by a single sword strike.

Were there really such terrifying experts in this world?

This completely overturned Liu Erlong's understanding.

Liu Erlong's knowledge was even more extensive than Shui Miao's; she had encountered many Titled Douluos and knew about the limits of a Titled Douluo's combat ability. But to leave behind a sword wound one kilometer long and seven or eight meters deep on the ground—could such terrifying power really be achieved by humans?

But she had no choice but to believe it.

Because the scene of those thousands of people breaking through just now was too astonishing.

She herself had almost made a breakthrough as well.

Had it not been for the vastness of Soul Power required for her Soul Sage "Cultivation Level" to break through, she might have done so just then.

Yet even so, that moment had directly opened a small fissure in the bottleneck of the Soul Power within her body. Her breakthrough to the next level was now not far off.

"What? Don't you believe it?"

"The sword scar left by Lord Xu Ran is still outside Tiandou City."

"But that place has been sealed off by the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect. It is said that Sword Douluo from the sect stands guard there daily, absorbed in contemplation. So I can't take you there. Sword Douluo values that place highly, and even members of the royal household have been stopped by him when they wanted to take a look," Shui Miao said with a laugh. She had only learned of this news yesterday. From then on, she roughly understood that Lord Xu Ran was an existence even a grandmaster like Sword Douluo had to look up to from afar.

"Of course, I would not doubt you, but all this is just too incredible to believe that there are such powerful beings in this world," Liu Erlong said, her eyes, weathered by the experiences of life, slowly beginning to burn with fervor.

Lord Xu Ran must be a true Hidden Expert, perhaps even surpassing the Grand Priest of the Worship Soul Hall, Grand Priest Qian Dao Liu, in strength.

Such a powerful individual easily assisted thousands to breakthrough, a casual swing of his sword could cleave open an abyss a thousand zhang deep.

If that was the case, could this mysterious Lord Xu Ran help Brock to cultivate once more?

If Brock could cultivate again, then he would surely regain the high-spirited appearance he once had.

The Brock who looked like that was the one she liked.

"Er Long, what are you thinking about?" Shui Miao, noticing Liu Erlong's sudden burst of excitement, asked with some confusion. Er Long was not the type to covet fame and fortune.

"Xiao Miao, I want to meet that lord. I think he should have a way to help Brock," Liu Erlong said earnestly.

"Er Long, even now you're still thinking about him? What is Yu Xiaogang to you? If he had any feelings for you, would he not have looked at you all these years?"

"Nearly twenty years. Twenty years, you know. A girl's youth utterly wasted. If he truly loved you, it's impossible that he wouldn't care about you, to not even ask about you for so many years," Shui Miao said, her face darkening with anger. Even she could see through it so clearly, she didn't understand why Er Long couldn't see such an obvious issue.

Even if their relationship as cousins meant they could only be apart, it still didn't justify Yu Xiaogang avoiding Er Long for twenty years.

If there was really love, Yu Xiaogang should have made things clear with Er Long instead of letting her waste her youth for nothing.

"Xiao Miao, don't talk about Brock like that. Brock has his reasons," Liu Erlong couldn't help but retort, unable to tolerate her friend slandering Brock.

"Sigh." Shui Miao shook her head helplessly as she looked at Liu Erlong. She knew that her best friend wouldn't easily be swayed by her words.

However...

If Lord Xu Ran knew about these things, would he help Er Long walk away from her obsession?

"Xiao Miao, just take me to him, please. Consider it a favor," Liu Erlong said as she stepped forward and grabbed Shui Miao's arm, appearing so vulnerable in that moment.

Over the years, even though countless people accused Brock of poor character, she had always stood by Brock's side, firmly believing that Brock was not such a person.

Although she had a terrifying suspicion deep within her heart, she neither believed nor dared to believe it. If the truth turned out that way, how utterly despairing it would be.

"Okay, but not now. I can't just casually disturb Lord Xu Ran. I'll take you there in the evening," Shui Miao said after thinking for a moment.

At this time, Lord Xu Ran should be instructing Shui Bing'er and the others in their training.

But right now, she had to hurry to calm the excited students; they couldn't disturb Lord Xu Ran.

...

The collective breakthrough of Tianshui College was, of course, orchestrated by Xu Ran.

Xu Ran never liked owing anyone favors. Having eaten and lived at their expense for days on end, and even whisking away the college's girls, Xu Ran naturally wanted to give something back.

Moreover, for him, all of this was effortless.

With his terrifying buff, Xu Ran was now like the Auspicious Beast of the human world. When Xu Ran's abilities are fully revealed on the Continent, it will create a worldwide sensation.