Snakes and Rats in the Same Nest

When Tang San saw Ye Lingling arrive, he hurriedly pleaded, "Teacher, something went wrong with my cultivation. Please help treat me."

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back and put on an air of profundity. "Teacher Ye, Tang San is my disciple. Please lend a hand and treat him."

With a healer's compassion, Ye Lingling was still willing to help, unaware of Tang San's character.

Moreover, Yu Xiaogang claimed to be a teacher at the academy and lived in the Teacher Apartment, so Ye Lingling did not think much else of it.

The Nine Heart Begonia martial soul appeared in her hand, and a burst of white light immediately enveloped Tang San.

Energy brimming with life continuously flowed into Tang San's body.

At this point, Ye Lingling had gained some understanding of Tang San's injuries.

The internal injuries in his body were severe. A mere problem during cultivation could never have caused such damage.

A moment later, Ye Lingling's face had turned somewhat pale.

Her soul power was limited, and she had only managed to heal more than half of Tang San's injuries.

"Teacher Yu, since you are also a teacher at the academy, I'll only charge you five hundred Gold Soul Coins."

"Five hundred Gold Soul Coins? Why don't you just rob us?" Xiao Wu snapped angrily.

Hiring a Healing-Type Soul Master required payment. Otherwise, why would they expend so much soul power—out of charity?

Besides, Yu Xiaogang and the others were not Ye Lingling's friends. Considering they were fellow teachers, charging five hundred Gold Soul Coins was definitely a low price.

Yet Yu Xiaogang and his disciples clearly did not see it that way.

"Teacher Ye, we're colleagues. Helping each other is only right. How can you talk about charging a fee?"

Tang San said, "Teacher Ye, I am a student of Nuoding Academy. Since I encountered a problem while cultivating within the academy, the academy should be responsible. How can you still charge me?"

But those injuries were not caused by a mishap in cultivation.

Ye Lingling rolled her eyes inwardly.

She did not care much about the money itself. With her strength as a Soul Elder, the hundred Gold Soul Coins she collected from Spirit Hall each month were enough for her living expenses. But whether she charged a fee and whether Yu Xiaogang was willing to pay were two entirely different matters.

"Goodbye." Ye Lingling turned and walked out of the room without looking back.

She felt it was necessary to speak with Han Yu about Yu Xiaogang.

Five hundred Gold Soul Coins was a minor matter. A teacher of such character corrupting students would be far more troublesome.

"She actually wanted to charge us money. Does she even understand the rules?" Once Ye Lingling left, Yu Xiaogang cursed.

"Exactly. Third Brother and I are both students of the academy. What right does she have to charge us?" Xiao Wu chimed in.

Tang San naturally felt the same way.

However, he had a different thought. "Teacher, I feel that her healing effects are stronger than those of ordinary Healing-Type Soul Masters. And her martial soul seems different from other Begonia Flower martial souls."

Yu Xiaogang did not know about the Nine Heart Begonia, so he answered casually, "Begonia Flower martial souls inherently possess healing abilities. Perhaps her martial soul changed in appearance because she absorbed certain Soul Rings."

"However, Little San, she is only sixteen. I intend to step in and try to recruit her as your teammate in the future."

"A teammate?" Tang San asked in surprise.

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Little San, I once told you that every powerful Soul Master has a team behind them. Teacher Ye's healing abilities are clearly stronger than those of ordinary Healing-Type Soul Masters. Healing-Type Soul Masters cultivate slowly to begin with, yet she broke through to Soul Elder at such a young age. Her Innate Soul Power must be no lower than level eight."

"Teacher, this..."

For an auxiliary-system Soul Master, Innate Soul Power at level eight or nine was practically equivalent to Innate Full Soul Power for a battle Soul Master. Once Ye Lingling grew stronger in the future, she would be an incredible healer. Tang San naturally understood her value.

"But she's a teacher at the academy. And doesn't Shrek Academy only accept Soul Masters under thirteen?"

Yu Xiaogang folded his hands behind his back and smiled confidently. "Hehe, Little San, geniuses naturally have different standards. Leave it to me. I believe that if she cultivates according to my theories, she will certainly become a Healing-Type Soul Master at the level of a Soul Douluo."

Healing-Type Soul Masters at the Title Douluo level were almost unheard of. Yu Xiaogang was afraid of boasting too extravagantly and embarrassing himself later.

"That's wonderful, Teacher. With a teammate like her, Xiao Wu and I can fight our opponents without worry."

Tang San looked delighted, yet he failed to notice that his Blue Silver Grass martial soul had undergone subtle changes.

"Teacher Han."

Han Yu had just finished cultivating and stepped out of his dormitory when he saw Ye Lingling walking toward him.

"Perfect. It's getting late, so let's eat first. You can tell me what it is over the meal."

Inside a Private Room on the second floor of Nuoding Academy's cafeteria, Ye Lingling took the menu and asked in astonishment, "The food here is so cheap?"

"It's a small place, after all. Order whatever you want. My treat."

After Ye Lingling finished ordering, she immediately told him about treating Tang San earlier that day.

"Yu Xiaogang? That guy isn't a teacher at our academy."

"He isn't a teacher?" Ye Lingling froze, feeling that she had been deceived.

After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "Is Tang San a disciple of some major faction?"

If that were the case, then arranging for Yu Xiaogang to teach him separately would be understandable. Moreover, Tang San himself was quite strong and did not seem like an ordinary commoner student.

Han Yu had no intention of revealing that Tang San was Tang Hao's son.

If too many people knew, Tang Hao would kill them to silence them.

Still, once he had squeezed enough benefits out of Tang San, killing Tang Hao would only take minutes.

"Yu Xiaogang is an outcast of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The Dean let him remain at the academy out of consideration for his clan. Tang San is his disciple, but Tang San is only a Work-Study Student."

"A genius like that can appear among commoners?" Ye Lingling could not help but be surprised.

"I advise you not to underestimate Tang San. You've already seen Yu Xiaogang's character. Do you think the values of a student he taught could possibly be normal? It's fortunate they haven't latched onto you yet," Han Yu said faintly.

In the original timeline, after Tang San fought the Royal Fighting Team, he had actually held Ye Lingling hostage in order to treat the less severely injured Xiao Wu. Did someone like that deserve sympathy?

And Qin Ming—Ye Lingling was his student, no matter what. He was still living off Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Even if he did not stand behind Ye Lingling, he should at least have stepped forward to stop Tang San.

It had to be said that snakes and rats always liked to stay in the same nest. Dogs truly could not change their habit of eating shit.

"But why does Tang San have such severe internal injuries? It doesn't seem like a cultivation mishap. It seems more like he cultivated some kind of evil technique," Ye Lingling said suspiciously.

Han Yu would never admit that he was responsible.

"You don't need to concern yourself with that. I suspect Yu Xiaogang will come looking for you again. As for the five hundred Gold Soul Coins, do you need me to intervene?"

Ye Lingling shook her head. "Forget it. I don't want to see them again, and I'm not short of five hundred Gold Soul Coins."