Friendly Master and Disciple

"Of course I know, I was just joking with you."

Ning Rongrong stuck her tongue out at You Chen.

In her heart, however, after receiving confirmation from You Chen, she secretly marveled at Tang San's ruthlessness and decisiveness.

At the same time, he couldn't help but show a hint of worry. "So all academies outside are like this? Conflicts between students escalate to the point of potentially killing off their entire lineage?"

Even Ning Rongrong, with her Little Demoness nature, was somewhat terrified by Shrek Academy's approach.

You Chen glanced at her speechlessly. "Of course not. Didn't you hear their slogan? Shrek Academy only accepts monsters. Can a monster's mentality be the same as a normal person's?"

Ning Rongrong was inexplicably annoyed because this statement implied that she, who was about to enroll in school, was also included in the discussion.

As the two commented, Dai Mubai and Flender, who had taken off their pants, moved on to the next stage of their conversation.

Seeing Dai Mubai suddenly pull down his pants, Flender's eyes widened. "Mubai, what are you doing!?"

Dai Mubai gritted his teeth and pointed to his lower abdomen. "You didn't believe me? Well then, look closely here!"

Flender's gaze unconsciously followed Dai Mubai's finger. He squinted, feeling he couldn't see clearly, so he naturally leaned down slightly. It took him a while to notice Dai Mubai's almost shrunken penis, and he couldn't help but complain, "Mubai, isn't that too small?!"

If he hadn't made the effort to look, he would have barely been able to see it.

"That's why I said it was Tang San who caused this!"

Dai Mubai felt deeply offended by Flender's gaze and desperately wanted to punch Flender in the face—if he could beat him.

He suppressed his frustration and gestured with his hands. "It must have been this big before!"

Since the original size was impossible to verify, Dai Mubai simply exaggerated the measurement.

Flender exclaimed in surprise at first, then quickly shook his head and said disdainfully, "Mu Bai, you're lying, aren't you?"

Under Flender's imposing presence, Dai Mubai's gaze darted away before he finally lowered his head, stammering in a girlish voice, "Yes, yes, it was a little too much... but—"

Dai Mubai's voice trembled with tears. "It really was before! Dean, you must stand up for me!"

"Pfft!"

Seeing Dai Mubai's comical, tearful appearance, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but laugh out loud. Seemingly feeling embarrassed and immoral for laughing at such Shrimp Head matter, she glanced at You Chen, only to find him looking at her with a half-smile. She quickly looked away and changed the subject, saying, "Beast Soul Senior, what do you think will happen next? Even though Dai Mubai has taken his pants off, there's no evidence. But for such a big matter, it seems a bit unreasonable for Flender not to stand up for him?"

"Ning girl, in this world, you need connections to get ahead."

You Chen asked, "Who do you think has a stronger background Dai Mubai or Tang San?"

Ning Rongrong answered without hesitation, "It's definitely Dai Mubai, right? His Martial Soul is the exclusive Martial Soul of the Star Luo Empire royal family, while Tang San's Martial Soul is just Blue Silver Grass. One has a royal background, and the other is an ordinary commoner. Is there even a need to compare them? So, Beast Soul Senior, do you mean that Flender is going to stand up for Dai Mubai?"

"Wrong, wrong, wrong."

You Chen shook his head. "You only see the surface. Think about it carefully, and you'll understand. Why would Dai Mubai, a member of the Star Luo Royal Family, come to the Tiandou Empire and live in this poor, remote place?"

Ning Rongrong pondered You Chen's words, "Considering the competitive mechanism of the Star Luo Royal Family, ah, did he secretly escape because he couldn't compete with his peers and didn't want to be killed by his brothers? So his background is not only useless, but it is also a threat to me."

You Chen nodded. "In comparison, Tang San's teacher and Shrek Academy's Dean Flender are close friends. This matter will naturally be dropped."

You Chen chuckled mischievously, "We can't exactly cut off Tang San's penis and replace it with Dai Mubai's, can we? Forget about compatibility; even if it were compatible, Dai Mubai's problem wouldn't be just one or two penises, it would be a complete problem. A miracle doctor might be able to save him now, but given time, even a god couldn't save him."

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but shudder as she listened to You Chen's words, which were full of wicked humor. She felt that if she were targeted by You Chen, her fate would be no better than if she were targeted by that kid Tang San.

"Beast Soul Senior, could you please stop talking about such disgusting topics?"

Ning Rongrong scoffed, then rolled her eyes. "Speaking of which, I've been wanting to ask you this for a while now. How come you're so familiar with the Shrek Academy? You even know the relationships between the characters inside perfectly. Someone as invincible as you, who could beat up my Sword Grandfather Bone Grandfather, would actually pay attention to such a small, run-down academy?"

A glint flashed in Ning Rongrong's eyes.

Her father Ning Fengzhi, sent her here, and the Beast Soul Senior is paying special attention to this place. Perhaps Shrek Academy really is hiding some great secret...

You Chen rolled her eyes. "You're overthinking it. I was just curious because you, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School, were going to join such a lousy academy. As for knowing so much? In this world, if I want to investigate something, what can escape my notice?"

Ning Rongrong spotted the key point, revealing a detective-like expression, and said excitedly, "No, wait, when did I say I wanted to the Shrek Academy? Beast Soul Senior, you've caught me red-handed! Did you know about the Shrek Academy's special status before you even realized you wanted to join?!"

You Chen said calmly, "If it weren't for Ning Fengzhi's orders, would a young lady like you come to such a rural place, and even conduct a special on-site inspection? Little girl, don't underestimate the adults. I can even guess why that brat Ning Fengzhi sent you here."

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong's attention was immediately diverted, and she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Father's purpose? Beast Soul Senior, could you tell me about it?"

As Ning Rongrong spoke, she even gently tugged at You Chen's sleeve, launching a cute offensive.

You Chen was too lazy to explain in detail to Ning Rongrong, lest people think he was trying to sow discord among the women. He wouldn't do something so thankless.

"We're about to move on to the next scene, so be mentally prepared."

Just as You Chen and Ning Rongrong were arguing, Flender finally came to a conclusion.

Flender said seriously to Dai Mubai, "Mubai, although you really want to conclude that Tang San poisoned you, is it possible that no one poisoned you at all, and that you just indulged yourself too much, which led to this result? I have heard of many such cases. There are children from ordinary families who, once they awaken their Soul Power, are fawned over by girls who used to look down on them, causing them to lose themselves and become immersed in the world of gentle pleasures, and in the end... they end up in a situation similar to yours."

"This..."

Dai Mubai was stunned.

The main problem was that he had no idea whether Flender's information was true or false; he had no way of verifying it. Furthermore, his trust in Flender had led him to genuinely begin to doubt himself.

Flender continued, "You're just too resentful of Tang San, and you don't want to look for problems within yourself, so you've jumped to the conclusion that he did it, right? I can understand that mentality, but while I can understand it, I can't condone it. I hope you can calm down as much as possible. I'll investigate Tang San for you, and if he really did it, I definitely won't let him off the hook!"

"All right."

Not getting the answer he wanted, Dai Mubai hung his head in dejection and could only nod in agreement.

The two parted ways. Dai Mubai went back to recuperate and wait for news, while Flender did not go directly to Tang San. Instead, he went to Yu Xiaogang's house.

You Chen followed closely behind with Ning Rongrong.

"What is Flender trying to do? Isn't he supposed to help Dai Mubai confirm Tang San's crimes?" Ning Rongrong, somewhat puzzled.

You Chen simply smiled and said, "This is the residence of Yu Xiaogang, Tang San's teacher."

He had barely finished speaking when Flender's voice rang out.

"Yu Xiaogang, Yu Xiaogang! Stop reading so much, or you'll cause a big problem!"

Flender's shout startled Yu Xiaogang, who was lost in her own world, and made her jump up.

"W-what? It's Flender! Why are you making such a fuss? If you have a problem, you can knock and come in first." Yu Xiaogang breathed a sigh of relief, but said irritably.

Flender said, "It's your precious apprentice's fault!"

"What!?"

Just a moment ago, Yu Xiaogang was telling Flender to slow down, but now she exclaimed excitedly, "Then hurry up and tell me!"

Flender was somewhat speechless, but too lazy to argue with Yu Xiaogang, so he quickly said, "This is what happened, Dai Mubai just found me..."

Although he and Dai Mubai said that Dai Mubai was overindulging, when he saw his second brother, who was completely out of character, and Dai Mubai's slightly effeminate manner, he basically concluded that Tang San was the one who did it.

Flender, having struggled in society in his early years, knew all too well that such a sudden change could not possibly have happened naturally.

Someone definitely poisoned Dai Mubai.

And who else but Tang San has the ability and the motivation to do so?

Hearing Flender's explanation, Ning Rongrong, even as an observer, frowned and said, "What? So he himself thinks Tang San did it? Then why did he say that to Dai Mubai? How hypocritical."

You Chen chuckled and said, "Little girl, what's so strange about that? Adults are all hypocritical, ugly, foul-smelling, rotten, and pus-oozing things."

Ning Rongrong shuddered as she looked at You Chen, who was making disgusting comparisons with an air of self-righteousness. "Beast Soul Senior, do you have to be so disgusting every time? And aren't you including yourself in this?"

Faced with Ning Rongrong's teasing, You Chen wasn't annoyed at all, and said, "Compared to myself as a child decades ago, of course I'm rotten now. If I had known I would grow up to look like this, I would definitely want to stab myself to death, right? Hahaha!"

Ning Rongrong couldn't understand why You Chen, who claimed to be rotten, was laughing smugly.

After hearing Flender's explanation, Yu Xiaogang's face also turned ugly. "To make Dai Mubai, a Soul Master who is close to the Soul Ancestor, fall into a trap silently, no one but Xiao San could do it. To be precise, those who have such powerful poison skills have no reason to go to such great lengths just to castrate Dai Mubai."

Flender's expression was conflicted. "Yu Xiaogang, so you thought so too, didn't you?"

Yu Xiaogang said calmly, "Alright, enough said. Flender, what do you think we should do?"

Looking at Yu Xiaogang's expression, Flender, with his years of understanding of his close friend, knew exactly what she was thinking.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's face showed none of the gentleness she displayed when she was with Dai Mubai in private; instead, it was filled with a chilling coldness, like that of winter.

'If I said I'd stand up for Dai Mubai, Yu Xiaogang would definitely take Tang San and leave immediately. But if I don't stand up for Dai Mubai, his resentment will only grow stronger, and I'm afraid... Yu Xiaogang will try to preemptively eliminate Dai Mubai he even makes a move.'

Flender felt that this was a very difficult matter.

No matter how I try to handle it, it seems like there will always be problems.

Consequently, he also developed considerable resentment towards Tang San.

Originally, Flander's personal impression of Dai Mubai was better than Tang San's. Not only had he spent more time with Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai himself was also a "money-backed" member (according to the original novel). This made it certain that among all the students at Shrek, Flender's favorability towards Dai Mubai was second only to Ma Hongjun, his personal disciple.

If it weren't for Yu Xiaogang's involvement, he wouldn't have hesitated at all. The moment he heard Dai Mubai's tearful complaint, he would have arrested Tang San and tortured him severely.

Even if Tang San had exceptional talent, he would still do it.

However, this is a meaningless assumption.

Because his feelings for Yu Xiaogang are absolutely impossible to cool down or disappear!

Flender said, "Yu Xiaogang, pushing Tang San out won't solve anything. Do you have any good ideas to get Dai Mubai to shift his hatred? Or even better, to directly resolve the feud between these two?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression softened.

What Flender said is not important; what matters is his stance on Tang San's side.

Yu Xiaogang nodded, her seemingly unkempt appearance revealing a sharp, confident air. "It's very simple, four words—framing someone."

Actually, there is an even simpler method: the one who tied the knot must untie it. If Tang San were to take action, he could replicate the method of poisoning, only this time he could treat the illness instead of poisoning.

After Dai Mubai recovers, you can teach Dai Mubai just because he was weak for a while, and then the matter will be settled smoothly.

But...

Compared to Dai Mubai's later life, the disciple's feelings are naturally more important.

"Mu Bai, don't blame me for being heartless. You've only lost your second brother, but Xiao San has lost a long period of good mood!"

The state of cultivation is closely related to the Soul Master's mood.

If he had previously thought of making Dai Mubai an ally of Tang San, things had already progressed to this stage, so what was the point of talking about building a good relationship?

Yu Xiaogang felt a pang of heartache as she recalled Tang San's depressed mood during this period.

"You helped me out of the shadow of public opinion, mistress. Now, it's my turn to lend you a hand!"