Huh! It Was Ta Ma-ing Yu Xiaogang?

"What are you planning to do next?"

In the room, Flender looked at Yu Xiaogang, who was slumped in a chair and unable to accept reality for the moment.

The latter's eyes were unfocused, only gradually returning to normal after quite a while.

"I have to find Tang San. He is my disciple. I cannot let his talent go to waste like this."

Yu Xiaogang looked resolute, with no hint that he was joking.

"If you want to find Tang San, you cannot search blindly. You do not even know where he is, or whether he is still near Suotuo City."

"The continent is so vast. Finding one person is like looking for a needle in the ocean."

"I think you should stay at the academy for now and begin searching around Suotuo City."

Flender looked at Yu Xiaogang's missing arm and could not help shaking his head and clicking his tongue.

This guy had been weak to begin with, and now he was down an arm.

With that personality of his, so different from ordinary people, he would easily get into conflicts with others outside.

With Yu Xiaogang's twenty-ninth-level Soul Power?

It would already be good enough if he did not get beaten to death.

Although quite a few people in the Soul Master world jokingly called Yu Xiaogang "Master," when real conflicts of interest arose—

No one would care about that useless title of his.

"That is the only way."

Yu Xiaogang closed his eyes slightly and nodded.

Tang San had not brought much money with him.

The registration fee alone had cost ten Gold Soul Coins.

Without travel funds, he probably could not have gone far.

At that thought, a sliver of hope rose in Yu Xiaogang's heart.

At that moment, Flender spoke again.

"You mentioned earlier that your disciple Tang San graduated from Notting Junior Soul Master Academy?"

"Yes. Is there a problem?"

Yu Xiaogang raised his head slightly, confusion on his face.

"As far as I know, among the four new students admitted this year, two also graduated from Notting Junior Soul Master Academy."

"Since they graduated from the same academy, they must know each other. Is it possible they came to Shrek Academy together for the entrance examination?"

"Perhaps they know something about Tang San's whereabouts?"

Flender was referring to Huo Feng and Xiao Wu.

As the dean, he had naturally examined every new student's profile in detail.

That was how he learned that the two of them had also graduated from Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

Much of what he had just said was speculation, but it was not baseless guessing. It was a reasonable conclusion drawn from analysis.

After hearing Flender's words, Yu Xiaogang's expression did not change. Instead, his brows furrowed slightly.

Of course, he knew that Huo Feng and Tang San had attended the same academy.

But there were one or two things that seemed difficult to explain.

"They do know each other, but..."

"But what?"

Flender was puzzled. It seemed Yu Xiaogang had not failed to consider it; there appeared to be some other issue.

"There are some minor conflicts between Tang San and those two students. They did not come to Shrek Academy together."

"Furthermore, I personally told Tang San about Shrek Academy's entrance examination. As for how those two students from Notting Academy learned of it, I do not know."

In Yu Xiaogang's understanding, Tang San had been suppressed by Huo Feng for six whole years without a single victory.

He must have been somewhat unwilling to accept it.

That was the minor conflict Yu Xiaogang had just mentioned.

Of course, the conflict was probably one-sided.

Huo Feng, who had crushed Tang San for six years, had no reason to develop any conflict with him.

"I see."

Flender answered thoughtfully, then his expression changed as he continued, "But there is something I need to argue with you about."

"My Shrek Academy is so famous. Is it not perfectly normal for some outstanding students to know about it and come here to apply?"

As he spoke, he unconsciously straightened his back.

A proud look naturally appeared on his face.

Yu Xiaogang actually doubted the quality of his academy.

His vision was truly too narrow. "You..."

Yu Xiaogang gave Flender a disdainful look.

Then he glanced around the dean's somewhat shabby room.

His expression clearly said that he disagreed.

Was this supposed to be some great teaching environment?

But upon careful thought, what Flender had said was not without reason.

Perhaps he really had been overthinking things. What if Huo Feng and Tang San had truly been in contact?

In order not to miss any valuable leads, he decided to find an opportunity to ask Huo Feng.

With that thought, he stood up and stared at Flender seriously. "The students should be about to start class now, right?"

"Class?"

Flender froze, then shook his head.

"They just returned from the Star Dou Great Forest yesterday. To let them rest properly, there are no classes scheduled this morning."

Flender gave that lofty-sounding explanation.

In reality, he only knew the day's classes half an hour before the students did.

There was no fixed schedule at all.

He simply did whatever came to mind.

"Why are you asking?"

Flender looked at Yu Xiaogang suspiciously.

Judging from Yu Xiaogang's expression and what he had just asked—

He was clearly up to no good!

Could it be that he wanted to mess with his students too? "I intend to meet these students and give them some basic guidance."

Yu Xiaogang's expression was calm, and he made it sound convincing.

In truth, he merely wanted an opportunity to ask Huo Feng whether he had seen Tang San.

And whether he knew where Tang San was now.

If he went and asked directly, his damn face would have nowhere to hide.

That was why he had come up with this method.

"You..."

Flender was full of helplessness.

He had been dean for so long, yet he had never encountered such an unreasonable request.

What the hell was this?

A twenty-ninth-level Soul Grandmaster? And he wanted to give guidance? Huo Feng and Dai Mubai's Soul Power had both surpassed level thirty, and even Oscar, a food-system Soul Master, was above level thirty.

What did he have to guide them with?

His twenty-ninth-level Soul Power, or that pile of "invincible" theories?

But since Yu Xiaogang had asked, he could not reject him outright.

After struggling with it for quite a while, he finally agreed with great reluctance.

"Since you are going to guide the students, you need an appropriate identity."

"I will tell them you are a newly arrived teacher, but you had better not reveal your martial soul or Soul Power."

Flender was sincerely offering him advice.

These students were all favored geniuses.

Every one of them possessed astonishing talent, and some were even young members of top sects and great clans.

Trying to make them accept Yu Xiaogang as their teacher—probably none of them would be willing.

Therefore, it was better not to reveal his martial soul or Soul Power and remain somewhat mysterious.

Putting on a simple act would not be difficult.

"I know what I am doing!"

After Flender said that, Yu Xiaogang was clearly rather unhappy.

Although there were no classes that morning, Huo Feng and the others had still risen early.

As cultivators, they did not need excessive rest to recover their energy and strength.

After breakfast, Flender suddenly appeared outside the dining hall.

He directly gathered all the students at the academy's training ground.

Following Flender, Huo Feng saw from afar that several people were also standing on the training ground.

They should have been the academy's other teachers.

As he approached, Huo Feng suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

Especially that empty sleeve where one arm was missing.

"Huh, it was Ta Ma-ing Yu Xiaogang?"