"Exactly."
Oscar chimed in as well.
The two of them had always been following behind Dai Mubai.
So neither of them noticed the somewhat abnormal look on his face.
They kept chasing after him, chattering away with questions.
"How the hell would I know?!"
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"
After tossing out those words, Dai Mubai suddenly quickened his pace.
Without looking back, he left.
The sudden change in attitude completely baffled Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
What the hell was that about?
Ma Hongjun hurried after him, then looked at Dai Mubai with a lewd grin, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.
"So, Boss Dai, how about we go into the city and have some fun?"
Because of the peculiar nature of his Evil Fire Phoenix, he occasionally needed to use special methods to deal with it.
He had gone with Dai Mubai plenty of times before.
And today happened to be one of their rare days off.
It was the perfect time to relax.
Dai Mubai immediately understood what he meant.
He glanced at the three girls nearby, who seemed to have heard the commotion, and promptly put on an act as he refused.
"If you want to go, go by yourself. I'm not going to keep company with the likes of you!"
With that, Dai Mubai turned and left, doing his utmost to draw a clear line between himself and Ma Hongjun.
As if to prove that he was not that kind of person.
"Tsk, tsk. Fatty, you're getting more and more outrageous. Don't you know how to rein yourself in?"
Oscar passed by Ma Hongjun, left those words behind, and departed as well.
Ma Hongjun froze for a moment, then hurried after them.
Dai Mubai was really putting on an act now.
He couldn't say much with so many people around, but surely they could talk in private, right?
On the other side, Flender looked at Xiao Wu with a warm smile.
Only after the other students had gone far away did he speak.
"I won't beat around the bush. Great Master has a few things he wants to ask you."
Xiao Wu nodded to show her agreement.
Flender smiled in satisfaction.
His gaze drifted toward Yu Xiaogang, who was still putting on airs beside him, and he could not help feeling a flicker of anger.
You're the one who needs to ask her something, so what the hell are you putting on an act for?
Flender had maintained a smile the entire time, speaking to Xiao Wu in a warm and friendly manner.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, the one who actually needed something from her, was the one acting aloof.
Flender was starting to wonder whether he had praised Yu Xiaogang so much in front of all the students earlier that the man had gotten carried away.
Did he no longer know his own place?
"Mm."
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang moved.
He slowly opened his half-closed eyes.
Then, with a stiff expression, he forced out an extremely awkward and ugly smile before slowly speaking.
"Xiao Wu, I remember Tang San came with you, right?"
"Why didn't he pass the entrance examination?"
Upon hearing that, Xiao Wu immediately recounted everything that had happened during the final stage of the assessment that day.
When he heard that Tang San had blasted Zhao Wuji in the ass.
Yu Xiaogang's entire expression changed.
He had long guessed there was some hidden reason behind it.
But he sure as hell had not expected it to be Zhao Wuji's hidden reason.
No wonder Zhao Wuji's attitude toward him had been so bad.
It would have been strange if it were good.
When Zhao Wuji said Tang San cultivated nothing but crooked and evil methods, Yu Xiaogang had wanted to refute him.
But now that he thought about it, there did not seem to be anything wrong with that statement.
This was rather awkward.
It seemed there was no other way but to search blindly.
After Xiao Wu finished speaking, she left.
Flender looked at the dejected Yu Xiaogang.
He could not help feeling a little sorry for him.
He raised a hand and patted him on the shoulder.
"I've built up some connections in Suotuo City over the years."
"Finding someone shouldn't be too difficult, so don't worry."
"The spare rooms at the academy haven't been cleaned up yet, so you can stay in my room for now."
Yu Xiaogang nodded dazedly.
There was nothing else he could do now.
Meanwhile, at Ai Kun Blacksmith Shop in Suotuo City.
Tang San stared gloomily at a chunk of pig iron before him.
He truly felt like life had lost all meaning.
Not only had he failed to earn a single coin, he had even lost the little money he had left.
The wages at this Blacksmith Shop were paid monthly!
He had not read the agreement carefully when he signed it, and now he deeply regretted it.
He also had to pay a deposit of ten Gold Soul Coins, which would be returned together with his wages at the end of the month.
Tang San even felt like he had been scammed.
Then, he took his last ten Gold Soul Coins and registered at the Soto Great Soul Arena.
In the very first Soul Battle of his career, he was utterly crushed and defeated.
He did not even have time to summon his Blue Silver Flower.
His opponent's blade was already at his throat.
He had wanted to make some money, but instead, he had lost everything.
It was only the beginning of the month, and he could not collect Spirit Hall's subsidy until next month.
He was completely penniless.
At every moment, Tang San hoped that his Godfather would suddenly appear before him.
Then he would not have to live such a miserable life.
That night, in Flender's room.
Flender tidied up his bed and made some space for Yu Xiaogang.
He was just about to turn off the light and go to sleep.
But the sight before him left him utterly stunned.
Right in front of him.
Yu Xiaogang took out a set of pajamas from his Soul Tool and changed into them.
Most importantly, those pajamas were women's clothing.
Flender was completely dumbfounded.
He even felt a little embarrassed about sleeping naked.
Yu Xiaogang actually did this sort of thing?
Flender had noticed during the day that something seemed off about this guy.
And now, at night, he had revealed his true colors.
Still, why did he look more and more pleasing to the eye?
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Yu Xiaogang frowned.
The way Flender looked him up and down made him feel very insecure.
This guy isn't planning to do something to me, is he?
Just then, Flender unconsciously licked his lips.
"Xiaogang, you're so seductive~"
Meanwhile, Dai Mubai ran out of his room to use the restroom.
Three seconds later, Ma Hongjun hurried out after him.
He looked at Dai Mubai with a lewd grin.
"Boss Dai, there were too many people outside during the day, so fine, you had to put on an act."
"But now it's just the two of us, so what the hell are you still pretending for?"
"The girls tonight are all top-notch!"
"There's nothing going on tomorrow, so why not—"
He knew Dai Mubai cared about appearances and had been too embarrassed to show it in front of the three girls earlier.
Unlike himself, who did not care about such things at all.
He was all about being carefree and free.
But now that it was just the two brothers, Dai Mubai was still putting on an act.
That was not appropriate.
How hurtful was that to their friendship?
"Fatty, what do you take me for?!"
"Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Dai Mubai looked disdainful as he put on an act and rejected Ma Hongjun.
As he spoke, he began walking back.
Ye Xian and Oscar were still in the dormitory.
He did not want to indignantly reject Fatty during the day.
Only to have someone see the two of them heading out together that night.
He would not be able to show his face after that.
"Flender, let me tell you, I, Yu Xiaogang, am a man of principles!"
"Wh-what are you trying to do?"
As the two passed Flender's room.
They suddenly seemed to hear some strange sounds coming from inside.
Ma Hongjun's eyes rolled, and he immediately crept closer.
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