Tang San's Invitation, Asking for Investment

Tang San's Invitation, Asking for Investment

Though he grumbled about Tang San inwardly, Yu Xiaogang showed none of it on his face. He said calmly, "In that case, Little San, go discuss it with the three of them. Do your best to persuade them to come with us to the academy I mentioned."

"Alright!" Tang San nodded and left.

He had barely gone when a burly figure appeared before Yu Xiaogang's desk. The man wore a tattered cloak. Pulling back his hood, he revealed a stubbled face. His entire appearance was disheveled; if one met him on the street, no one would doubt he was a beggar.

Yet the moment Yu Xiaogang saw him, he immediately rose from his chair and said solemnly, "So it is Haotian Mianxia."

"Mm." Tang Hao nodded, his gaze cold as he looked at Yu Xiaogang. "You should know my relationship with Spirit Hall. And you still want Little San to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament? As his teacher, are you trying to push him into a pit of fire?"

He was questioning him.

But Yu Xiaogang remained unhurried. "Haotian Mianxia, there is no need to rush. Only you and I know Little San's true identity. As long as he does not reveal his Haotian Hammer martial soul during the Soul Master Tournament, there should not be much of a problem. With my guidance, Little San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul has become quite powerful as well, enough to handle most opponents. Letting him participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament to temper himself will only benefit his future growth. I have thought this through carefully."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang say this, Tang Hao's gaze softened somewhat. He nodded. "In that case, make the arrangements as you see fit."

With that, he turned and vanished. Yu Xiaogang was no longer surprised by it. Over the past few years, he had met Tang Hao several times and had gained a fair understanding of the man's temperament.

The academy's back mountain.

The grass was lush and green. Three people lay side by side upon it, their hands tucked behind their heads as they basked in the warm sunlight, looking utterly carefree.

"Changqing Gege, in two more days, we'll graduate from Notting Junior Soul Master Academy. Several Intermediate Soul Master Academies sent special invitations this morning. Which one are we going to?" Xiao Wu turned onto her side, propping up her chin as she looked at Xu Changqing, who was chewing on a stalk of Blue Silver Grass.

"Those Intermediate Soul Master Academies are just like Notting Junior Soul Master Academy—small and rundown. There's nothing fun in the city either. What's the point of going? With our current Soul Power ranks, we'd have more than enough qualifications even for Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"Changqing Gege, let's go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy! My home isn't far from there. When we get there, I'll introduce you to my father and Bone Grandpa."

Ning Rongrong clung to Xu Changqing's arm, her eyes curving into crescents as she coquettishly pleaded in a soft voice.

"Vixen!" The moment Xiao Wu saw Ning Rongrong's affected manner, her face filled with disdain. She had clearly gotten here first, yet this damn girl wanted to steal her man just because she had connections!

Damn it!

"Rogue Rabbit!"

The instant Ning Rongrong heard Xiao Wu insult her, she stopped acting cute toward Xu Changqing and fired back with swift, practiced ease. Over the past two years, the two had practically bickered every day, constantly giving each other all sorts of nicknames.

Xu Changqing had a terrible headache over the two of them. He could not simply ignore them, or they would easily start fighting.

"Alright, settle down, you two."

He sat up and positioned himself between them. "With our current Soul Power ranks, we can go to any academy we want. But since we're choosing, naturally we can't choose somewhere too poor. There's no need to go to an Intermediate Academy. We'll go straight to an Advanced Academy."

The moment Ning Rongrong heard that, she broke into a delighted smile. If it was an Advanced Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was undoubtedly the first choice!

Xiao Wu, however, looked somewhat unhappy. She did not know much about Advanced Academies and was a little afraid that such places might have Soul Masters at the Titled Douluo level.

"Then have you decided which Advanced Soul Master Academy you want to attend, Changqing Gege? Are we going to Heaven Dou Royal Academy?" Ning Rongrong pressed.

"I'm planning to go—"

Xu Changqing had barely begun when a voice suddenly interrupted him.

"So you were here! You really made me search."

Tang San walked over from a distance with a smile on his face.

"Hmph!" Seeing Tang San, Ning Rongrong snorted and turned away. She immediately moved to another spot, running over to sit beside Xiao Wu, who was also frowning.

Perhaps their mutual dislike of Tang San was the only thing that allowed these two rivals to temporarily find common ground.

Neither of them had much liking for Tang San; they even found him somewhat disgusting, because he often carried the stench of urine. For cleanliness-loving Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, it was especially unpleasant.

Ning Rongrong's disgust was practically written all over her face, leaving Tang San looking awkward. His eyes turned slightly cold as well, though he concealed it well. He considered her someone he could not afford to offend.

Tang San actually knew that the odor of urine on him made people dislike him, but there was nothing he could do about it!

Over the past six years, aside from Red Level Tasks, he had worked extremely hard on the System's weekly tasks of every other rank, completing the vast majority of them. Yet special circumstances still occasionally arose, preventing him from finishing certain tasks.

Take Black Level Tasks. In tiny Notting City, if not for the inexplicable deaths of so many Soul Masters, followed by wave after wave of Spirit Hall Enforcement Teams arriving to investigate the truth, where was he supposed to find so many Soul Ancestors to kill?

By now, he had accumulated three unfinished Black Level Tasks.

Even recalling the punishments for those tasks made Tang San's heart twitch.

A body constitution that made him extremely prone to farting. It forced him to keep his butt clenched whenever he walked, terrified that he might accidentally let one rip. As a result, his diet had been ridiculously regular these past few years.

Permanently split urine stream. The meaning was literal. At first, this task punishment had not seemed like much—he was not going to let anyone watch him pee, so what did it matter if the stream split?

Then the third Black Level punishment was permanently wet shoes when urinating. Originally, he only needed to wet one shoe, but because his stream split, every time he peed, both shoes got soaked!

It nearly enraged Tang San to death.

He was a frugal person. He could not possibly change into a new pair of shoes every time he wet one pair, could he?

So what else could he do?

Keep wearing them.

That was why he often carried the stench of urine.

"So it's Little San!"

Seeing who it was, Xu Changqing nodded in greeting. "Did you need something from us?"

"I actually do." Tang San walked over, found a large rock nearby, and sat down. Looking at Xu Changqing, he said, "I just heard you discussing which new academy to attend after graduation. I know of an interesting academy my teacher told me about. He said it only recruits monster-level Soul Masters. Not actual monsters—it means freakishly talented ones."

"What do you think? Are the three of you interested in coming with me to take a look at this Monster Academy?" Tang San appeared to be asking all three of them, but his gaze remained fixed on Xu Changqing. It was no secret that Xu Changqing had always been the decision-maker in this little group from the Seventh Dorm.

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