Tang San and Tang Hao

What the receptionist at the Rose Hotel had said before might have only scratched the surface, but what Oscar, an insider at Shrek Academy, revealed now was far more explosive.

After learning these facts, Yang Ming's headache struck again. This time, the pain was even more intense than it had been over the past few days.

After coming back to his senses from Flender's Ambition of the Swan, Oscar finally noticed something unusual about Yang Ming.

"Yang Ming?"

"Yang Ming! Are you all right?"

Yang Ming opened his eyes and looked at the worried Oscar. Enduring the headache, he spoke.

"I'm fine."

"I'm just tired!"

After saying that, Yang Ming endured the pain and leaped onto a large tree, pretending to take a nap as he continued receiving the newly emerged fragments of memory.

Seeing Yang Ming suddenly fall asleep, Oscar assumed he was truly exhausted. He put away his sausage stall and quietly left the place, not wanting to disturb his new confidant.

While Yang Ming was receiving the memories, the three of Tang San, just as in the original timeline, skipped Shrek Academy's second and third examinations because their Soul Power Levels were above twenty-five. They proceeded directly to the final round.

Half an hour later, Yang Ming opened his eyes. This time, he had awakened many fragments of memory. Among them were several names he had recently encountered, the most important being a person named Tang San.

Yang Ming leaped down from the tree and found that everyone around him had already left, so he could only continue walking toward the village.

As he walked, Yang Ming saw another open area inside Shrek Academy. It was not large, only around two hundred square meters. At that moment, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Flender were all there, either standing or sitting.

The Fourth Round examination at Shrek Academy had ended. Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong had all successfully entered Shrek Academy.

Yang Ming had not even arrived yet when he heard that foul-mouthed Rogue Rabbit, Xiao Wu, asking Oscar how old he was.

"Uncle, how old are you this year?"

As for how Xiao Wu could still speak to Oscar so naturally after what had happened earlier, when Yang Ming had seen Oscar cursing, all one could say was that her hundred-thousand-year-old thick skin was truly formidable.

Oscar came from a commoner's family, and on top of that, he was a Food System Soul Master. Naturally, he would not deliberately humiliate a Battle Soul Master. He said with a bitter smile, "Beautiful, I'm only fourteen this year. How could you call me Uncle?"

"Uh... you're only fourteen?"

Xiao Wu asked in surprise.

Oscar nodded firmly. "That's right. I'm fourteen this year, a first-year student at Shrek Academy. You can't decide I'm an uncle just because my hair is a little thicker, right?"

Tang San and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance, speechless. Looking at Oscar's thick, full beard, they thought to themselves, Your hair isn't just a little thicker!

"You're really only fourteen?"

Tang San could not help asking as well. Even his vision, honed by cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes, had failed to see it. One could imagine how blind Tang God King was... No, rather, how luxuriant Oscar's hair was.

Yang Ming had been able to tell that Oscar was a youngster because he had combined various factors, such as his voice, aura, and skin.

Oscar nodded firmly and said, "Of course. I'm a student of this academy. Whoever you ask, I'll still be fourteen."

In the end, Flender could not stand it anymore and spoke up.

"This boy is called Oscar. He's a student of Shrek Academy, and he really is only fourteen."

Tang San thought to himself, As expected of a monster academy. A fourteen-year-old youngster can grow a beard to this extent. He truly is a rare oddity.

Seeing these people and recalling everything contained in the fragments of memory he had just received, Yang Ming felt as though everything were a dream. The memories of that person in his mind actually came from an era twenty thousand years after the Douluo Continent's present age.

When Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others saw Yang Ming approaching, they stopped talking as well. The atmosphere across the open area suddenly became heavy again. Aside from Oscar, who looked somewhat happy, and Ning Rongrong, whose expression was complicated, the other three were all somewhat displeased with Yang Ming.

The one who appeared to hate Yang Ming the most was Xiao Wu, but the person who truly hated him most was actually Tang San, who appeared the most calm and carefree. After all, how could the pure and untainted Young Master Tang San hate someone merely because Yang Ming had stood up for a disadvantaged Food System Soul Master? Although Tang San was deeply repulsed by Yang Ming's uprightness, he continued to put on a peaceful expression. Perhaps this hypocrisy, ingrained deep in his soul, had become so natural that even Tang God King himself had failed to notice it.

Flender sensed that the atmosphere was off, but he did not care. Youngsters would get along after spending a few more days together. He then said to everyone present,

"Oscar, you'll arrange accommodations for Tang San and the others later."

Oscar acknowledged the order.

"Yang Ming, you can stay with Oscar for now. What do you think?"

When Yang Ming heard Flender arrange for him to stay with Oscar, he did not object and nodded.

"School officially starts tomorrow."

Seeing that Yang Ming agreed, Flender did not say anything more. He gave them one final remark before leaving.

Afterward, Yang Ming suggested to Oscar,

"It's nearly mealtime. Why don't we go to the cafeteria first?"

Oscar naturally had no problem with that, but what about the other four? Thinking of this, Oscar asked Tang San and the others,

"Tang San, what do you think?"

Before Tang San could speak, Xiao Wu immediately said to Oscar,

"Then let's go. What? Do we have to avoid him even when we're going to eat?"

Tang San had no choice after Xiao Wu spoke up. Yang Ming, meanwhile, acted as though he had not heard Xiao Wu and said to Oscar,

"Oscar, lead the way."

Seeing that Yang Ming was ignoring her, Xiao Wu stamped her feet angrily.

The group then followed Oscar along a small path through the village.

As they walked, Oscar chatted with Yang Ming.

"Yang Ming, are you only staying at our academy temporarily for a month?"

Xiao Wu became interested when she heard Oscar and mocked Yang Ming,

"Why are you only staying temporarily? Could it be that your talent is lacking and you couldn't pass our academy's entrance exam?!!"

When Oscar and Ma Hongjun heard Xiao Wu's question, they looked at her strangely for a moment. Their eyes seemed to say, If Yang Ming's talent were lacking, do you think you would have been able to enter?!!

When Tang San saw the strange looks in their eyes, he grabbed Xiao Wu. Of course, it was also possible that he simply thought her behavior would accomplish nothing besides embarrassing her.

Tang San then spoke to Yang Ming apologetically.

"I am Tang San."

"I'm sorry, Brother Yun. My younger sister Xiao Wu has been spoiled by me. If she offended you, please forgive her!"

When Yang Ming heard the ordinary-looking man in front of him introduce himself as Tang San, his thoughts immediately surged like storm-tossed waves.

On one hand, the memories recorded Tang San as a person of supreme truth and supreme virtue. Whenever this person was mentioned, Yang Ming felt an inexplicable sense of admiration rise within him. However, Yang Ming was skeptical of this information. Not to mention the disdain and disgust he had seen on Tang San's face toward Oscar's Soul Curse, the Dai Mubai recorded in his memories was an aloof and unyielding person as well. Yet the Dai Mubai Yang Ming had seen in reality was only weak.

On the other hand, Yang Ming had also learned from his memories that Tang San was Tang Hao's son. This caused his true heart to stir restlessly for no apparent reason. At last! There's a clue about Tang Hao!!!

Yang Ming also knew that this was not a good time to investigate Tang Hao's whereabouts, so he temporarily suppressed the emotions and questions in his heart. But it did not matter. The meal afterward would be his opportunity.

Yang Ming glanced at Xiao Wu and replied casually,

"It's fine!"

"I'm only staying here temporarily because I made a bet with Dean Flender!"

Seeing that Xiao Wu was about to ask more, Oscar hurried forward and changed the subject.

"We've arrived at the academy cafeteria. Let's eat first and chat afterward!"

If he let Xiao Wu continue asking questions, the situation would become awkward.

Hearing that they could eat, Xiao Wu put aside her intention to make things difficult for Yang Ming and stopped asking questions. The Fourth Round of the entrance examination had exhausted her earlier, and she had been hungry for a long time.

The so-called cafeteria was actually just a place where the academy had hired several villagers to prepare everyone's meals.

After entering the cafeteria, Yang Ming and the complicated-looking Ning Rongrong took one look at the dishes and immediately felt that something was terribly wrong.

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