Around noon the next day.
Tang San helped the groggy Yu Xiaogang into the room. After settling his teacher down, he finally came back out.
Just like in the original story, Tang San had successfully obtained his first soul ring and returned, while Yu Xiaogang had suffered martial soul poisoning from the Mandala Snake. Even after Tang San's treatment, he would still need some time to recover.
Many fanfictions that treated "blocking Tang San's path" as one of their highlights had no shortage of plots designed around Tang San's first soul ring.
But You Chen had no intention of interfering.
First, the risk was enormous. With Tang Hao around, trying to scheme directly against Tang San—especially over something involving martial soul cultivation... If you forced or tricked Tang San into absorbing a ten-year soul ring, just wait and see whether Tang Hao would come after you.
Second, in You Chen's eyes, the cultivation path Yu Xiaogang had arranged for Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul was precisely the "best route" in the eyes of those who would become Tang San's enemies.
As for why it was the best?
That would require a long analysis. To avoid ruining the readers' enjoyment, it would not be discussed for now.
Following Yu Xiaogang's instructions, Tang San planned to go to Spirit Hall to register and collect his Gold Soul Coin. Before that, though, he intended to return to the dormitory and let his roommates know he was back.
"Hmm? Wang Sheng, why is no one else here? There should still be an hour before lunch, right?"
Upon returning to Dorm Seven and finding it empty, Tang San asked Wang Sheng, the underling he had been forced to accept, in confusion.
With Xiao Wu gone, Tang San, who was stronger than Wang Sheng,