Yu Xiaogang's Revenge

The days passed one by one.

Yue Guan also returned to the Spirit Hall with the Immortal Herbs.

The entire Spirit Hall entered an era of great Martial Soul evolution, taking the opportunity to raise its overall strength to the next level.

In the past, the Spirit Hall would probably have been preparing to declare war at this point.

But under Lu Jin's influence, the stronger the Spirit Hall became, the lower a profile it kept.

There were still gods watching from the Divine Realm, so fighting for supremacy over the Douluo Continent meant nothing.

Instead, under Lu Jin's guidance, the Spirit Hall greatly increased its aid to commoner Soul Masters and began establishing Martial Soul schools in every city throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.

Qian Xunji sought out Lu Jin and asked, "Senior, I'm planning to announce at the engagement ceremony that Spirit Hall Academy will waive tuition and miscellaneous fees for those below the Soul Master rank. What do you think?"

Lu Jin shook his head. "That's too broad a concept. If you want to lay down rules, you need to think through what to do first. Only then can you make rules that won't give you headaches."

Qian Xunji coughed awkwardly. "Please enlighten me, Senior."

Lu Jin asked, "The Spirit Hall should have plenty of funds, shouldn't it?"

Qian Xunji nodded. "Naturally, we have ample funds. Supporting this kind of basic infrastructure is no problem at all."

Lu Jin continued, "There will always come a time when funding for free education runs out. You need to work out exactly what to charge for and what not to charge for."

"The schools should be divided into levels. I don't mean Soul Master ranks, but levels based on age."

"All children under three will attend kindergarten. Once they turn six and awaken their Martial Souls, they'll advance to primary school. The primary school curriculum should cover moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic development, with an emphasis on cultivating good character in Soul Masters."

"Of course, they must also continue to receive instruction in Soul Master knowledge, though it will all be foundational."

"At the same time, the Spirit Hall can compile the knowledge it has accumulated into books and sell them. The price must be affordable to the common people. With enough volume, that would also bring in a considerable income."

Lu Jin went on to explain how to establish middle schools, high schools, and even Martial Soul universities.

He had practically transplanted Dragon Country's school system.

By the time Qian Xunji finished listening, he was utterly awestruck.

This way, everyone in the Soul Master World, regardless of age, would have a favorable impression of the Spirit Hall. If the Spirit Hall ever truly became the enemy of the world, it would have a solid foundation, and outsiders would not dare easily wipe it out.

Only after Qian Xunji left did Bo Saixi speak. "Lord Ancient God, I've already sensed someone praying to my statue. What should I do?"

Lu Jin had used some methods to connect the completed statue to Bo Saixi and set up an anchor point that would allow her consciousness to descend directly.

Whenever someone prayed before the statue, Bo Saixi would be able to sense it.

But Bo Saixi was not a true god, after all. When her consciousness descended, her physical body could not move about easily.

"Go there yourself and resolve their troubles gently. Try not to interfere with the petitioner's normal life."

"Mm, I understand."

At ease, Lu Jin returned to the side and sat down in his rocking chair.

Now that the first person on the path to godhood was on the right track, Bo Saixi would become a god before his Ancient God status regressed, according to his plan.

That put one of his worries to rest.

Just then, Ah Yin came over carrying a cup of water. "Huh? Brother Lu, isn't Bo Saixi here?"

Lu Jin turned around. "She has something to take care of. I happen to be thirsty."

"N-no, you can't drink it!" Ah Yin hastily pulled her hand back.

Lu Jin narrowed his eyes. "There's something wrong with that water."

Ah Yin's gaze darted away. "I... I'm the one who put the drug in it! There's a drug in here. Yes, I put it in!"

Lu Jin curled his lip. "Bibi Dong did it, didn't she? That girl comes up with an idea the moment her mind starts turning, without considering the consequences at all. She wanted to give this to Bo Saixi?"

Seeing that their scheme had been exposed, Ah Yin nodded with difficulty. "Dong'er said that as long as we saw Bo Saixi make a fool of herself, she wouldn't dare hog you like this anymore."

"What do you mean, hogging me?" Lu Jin scraped the tip of her nose, exasperated. "Bo Saixi is a level 99 Limit Douluo. As if that powder you made could have any effect on her."

"I... is that so..."

"Throw the water away. Don't let anyone else drink it. Have you finished cultivating today?"

Ah Yin lowered her head. "No, I haven't cultivated at all."

Lu Jin rolled his eyes at her. "Stop fooling around with Bibi Dong. There's something a little wrong with that girl's head."

"Mm-hmm, I understand." Ah Yin turned to throw the water away, but a maid nearby had been listening the whole time. She stepped forward and said, "Miss Ah Yin, I'll do it. You go about your business."

"Okay, thank you."

Not long after Ah Yin left, Bibi Dong came running over, panting. "Honestly, my teacher was obviously getting back at me. He just had to make me carry things. I'm exhausted."

She saw the water in the maid's hand. "Can I drink this? It should be fine."

As she spoke, she snatched it away. Bibi Dong's strength, speed, and eyesight were far superior to the maid's, and she gave the maid no chance to explain.

The maid watched Bibi Dong's face grow redder and redder and gulped. They were done for now.

Bibi Dong rubbed her head. "Strange, why am I getting thirstier the more water I drink? My head's dizzy too. I'm going to sleep for a while. If the Pope calls for me, tell him Dong'er is dead, and if he needs anything, he can burn some paper offerings!"

The maid frantically found Lu Jin and explained what had happened.

Lu Jin's face twitched. How did this girl manage to drink the good stuff every single time?

A little glutton, was she?!

Lu Jin walked toward the room. Something as minor as removing the poison was easy for him, but he had only just reached the door when he heard a sound inside.

"Snore... snore..."

Lu Jin: ...

Those fingers would surely reek of fish in a little while, wouldn't they?

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang's revenge had already begun.

Well, before that, he had to get the loaches and other things that had burrowed into his body out first.

Those things had tormented him to death several times!

By now, Yu Xiaogang had grown immune to it. He felt that no pain could ever make his expression change again.

"It's just a little wind and frost..." Yu Xiaogang murmured. He rallied himself and headed for Liu Erlong's residence.

From watching her during this period, he had discovered that Liu Erlong drank water straight from the vat by her door every day.

All he had to do was pour this powder into it, and everything would be settled!

Yu Xiaogang sneaked up to the door.

Yu Xiaogang carefully opened the packet, which had little powder left in it.

Yu Xiaogang excitedly moved to pour it into the water vat.

"Who's there?!"

The door flew open with a bang.

Yu Xiaogang poured the powder into his mouth.

He smacked his lips and raised a thumb. "Sweet..."

Then his breathing grew heavy, and the way he looked at Liu Erlong changed. He lunged at her like a bull in heat.

"You again?! How are you not dead yet?"

Liu Erlong was no fool. One look at the powder in his hand, and she immediately understood that this bastard had intended to drug her.

Liu Erlong spun around gracefully and kicked the bull between the legs.

The bull let out a howl, his eyes clearing somewhat.

Now the bull had only a socket left.

Yu Luomian happened to arrive just then and spotted Yu Xiaogang flying through the air.

He lunged forward and caught him. "Xiaogang?! What are you doing here?!"

Liu Erlong was dumbfounded. "You know this beast?"

"More than know him. He's your cousin! Why did you hit him?"

Liu Erlong sneered. "Well, well, what a fine member of the Yu family. He tried to drug me with an aphrodisiac, and I'm not allowed to beat him up?! I even want to kill him!"

Yu Luomian didn't believe her, but when he saw Yu Xiaogang's flushed face and the packet in his hand, his expression immediately darkened.