"Let's go out for a stroll," Xu Ran said, as he took hold of Liu Erlong's hand.
After the transformation of her Ancestral Dragon bloodline the previous night, Liu Erlong looked much younger than before. If it weren't for that special temperament from having experienced so much, along with her shapely mature figure, outsiders would never be able to guess her true age.
But in the Cultivation World, age really isn't that important.
After all, gods can live forever.
Here, age does not hinder love, but gender can.
"Husband, this isn't quite right," Liu Erlong blushed, looking down at her black mini skirt as her long, beautiful legs fidgeted restlessly. It had been so long since she last dressed this way, she wasn't quite used to it. Especially when gusts of wind blew past, she always felt a bit chilly.
Passing through a gorge, a gust of chilly wind could be unbearable.
"What's wrong with it?" Xu Ran chuckled.
"Then wait for me a moment, I'll put on another piece," Liu Erlong said as she pulled her hand out of Xu Ran's grasp, ran to the wardrobe, and took out a pair of flesh-colored stockings. She slipped off her shoes and put the stockings on.
The stockings were almost the same color as her skin.
With the stockings wrapped around her, she felt a bit more at ease.
After all, she hadn't worn clothes like these in a long time. The breezy feeling under her skirt always made her a bit panicked.
Xu Ran took Liu Erlong by the hand and walked down the avenues of Shrek Academy, navigating between the academic buildings. The students were just getting out of class, and there were quite a few people on the road.
Being pulled along by Xu Ran, and seeing the familiar students outside, Liu Erlong's face reddened as she threw herself into Xu Ran's embrace, burying her face deep in his chest.
If the students really saw their familiar and formidable teacher in a micro skirt, her authority at the academy would be greatly diminished. Then, she didn't know how she would face the acquaintances in the academy anymore.
"What's the matter?" Xu Ran's lips curled up into a smile as he watched Liu Erlong flustered, burying herself in his embrace, too shy to show her face. His palm wrapped around her waist, holding her close in his arms.
"What do you think?" she asked.
"Always teasing me," Liu Erlong cooed playfully, feeling the stares of the surrounding students, unsure of what to do. Should she just stay buried in Xu Ran's chest, unmoving? But the students still had fifteen minutes before class, she couldn't just hide her face for that long, could she?
"So, what should we do? I didn't know they would be getting out of class at this time," Xu Ran said teasingly. He was caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or back. They could only wait.
Otherwise, if they were really found out, Liu Erlong, with her thin skin, would face a lot of trouble at the academy.
Most importantly, that would attract so much resentment!
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He had just led the school beauty away right under those students' eyes, and if they found out he was now holding Dean Liu Erlong, the beauty herself, the hatred value would skyrocket.
Dean Liu had founded Blue Tyrant Academy, and although it had since been renamed Shrek Academy, and Dean Liu had passed the position to Flander, in the eyes of the students of Shrek Academy, she was still the dean.
"Isn't that the same adult from last time? Why has he come again?"
"And that beauty is super hot. She has a figure as good as Goddess Zhuqing's, but she seems more mature. Seems like the adult has changed his taste."
"It's so annoying, showing off his love in front of us again. But to be fair, the beauty is not bad. After all, she's the woman by that adult's side; she's definitely not mediocre."
"Why do I have a bad feeling that the woman the adult is holding looks like Dean Liu Erlong?"
"How could that be? Dean Liu Erlong is such a conservative and dignified woman, how could she possibly wear such a sexy dress? But the figure is really good, almost like Dean Liu's. If only Dean Liu dressed like this too, then we'd be lucky in class, we could often drop things under the table to pick up."
People surrounded the fence outside the teaching building, their eyes hotly fixed on Xu Ran and Liu Erlong, each making comments. For adolescents, handsome men and beautiful women are always a timeless topic.
Xu Ran was fine with it, having gotten used to it over the years. Besides, he was about to teach these young people a lesson today that merely wishing to pick up girls wasn't enough; you needed strength. As long as you were strong enough, you could get the beauty, and even if you couldn't, you could still take her by force, couldn't you?
Listening to the discussions around her, Dean Liu was somewhat overwhelmed. Especially when she faintly heard them mentioning her own name, her heart nearly leaped to her throat. However, she hadn't been exposed yet.
This was thanks to the intimidation of Xu Ran's power in the past. While they dared to look at the beauty from a distance, they did not dare get too close to Xu Ran. Otherwise, if they annoyed Xu Ran, their lives could be in danger.
"It's all your fault." Dean Liu swung her pink fist lightly a few times against Xu Ran's chest. She always felt Xu Ran did it on purpose, and sooner or later she would be exposed. By then, everyone would know that she was in love.
"No worries. I'll carry you out." Xu Ran whispered into Dean Liu's ear, no longer teasing her. He didn't want to scare her away, as he hoped to invite her out again next time.
Right away, Dean Liu's slender legs were wrapped around Xu Ran's waist, her arms encircling his neck, and her cheeks deeply buried against his body.
Xu Ran straightened out Dean Liu's skirt and, with his palms supporting her upturned rear, carried her away amid countless envious looks.
"Stinky Xu Ran, flirting with someone's girl again, and we caught him in the act."
Next to the fence outside the advanced class, Xiaowu pouted and spoke in annoyance.
"Hmph, exactly. He said he was busy, when he clearly couldn't wait to go bully another girl." Ning Rongrong also spoke irritably. Xu Ran had promised to return with her to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect, but now he was apparently off to share a bed with someone under the excuse of discussing important matters with the Crown Prince.
Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips but said nothing. Ever since she had been with Xu Ran, she knew too well that his flirtatious nature was not something that could be tamed; it would only become more intense and brazen. She couldn't control him, nor did she want to. The Xu Ran she fancied was that carefree, playboy figure. If she were to truly stop him from messing around, he wouldn't be the Xu Ran she knew.
"When Xu Ran becomes a father, he should be able to settle down," Zhu Qing said with a smile, turning her head.
"Zhuqing, what are you talking about? We're still young. For now…" Xiaowu and Ning Rongrong both blushed simultaneously; they weren't ready to rush into those things yet.
"We can only let Xu Ran be then. After all, the people Xu Ran fancies are never bad." Zhu Qing continued. They let Xu Ran get away with a lot mainly because he had a keen eye for people; he didn't just randomly bring home any brazen fox charmers. If he did, they certainly wouldn't tolerate it.
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