Yu Xiaogang's Little Brother Was Gone!

Born into the Tang Sect, Tang San naturally knew very well how to treat poison injuries.

But Yu Xiaogang's performance disappointed him a little, so he had no intention of giving it his all.

He was only a six-year-old child, after all. It was normal for him not to understand.

So he directly pried open Yu Xiaogang's mouth, fed him an Antidote Pill, and circulated his Soul Power to help him refine it.

Then he took out the dagger they had prepared earlier for obtaining a Soul Ring. Without even sterilizing it over heat,

he merely rinsed it with clean water before pulling down Yu Xiaogang's pants.

Tang San then got to work on Yu Xiaogang's inner thigh with the dagger.

He slowly cut away the rotten flesh while circulating his Soul Power to force out the toxins.

Watching Yu Xiaogang grit his teeth and refuse to cry out, his entire body drenched in sweat from the pain,

Tang San felt a faint hint of pleasure. He then tore off a piece of cloth and bandaged the wound.

After giving Yu Xiaogang some water, he declared the detoxification complete.

Seeing how drastically this detoxification process differed from the original story, Lin Hao knew a rift had formed between this master and disciple!

Out of humanitarian concern, Lin Hao and the others did not leave. Instead, they stayed in the Soul Hunting Forest with them for another day.

Once Yu Xiaogang had regained a little consciousness, Lin Hao had Ai Fike help Tang San obtain his First Soul Ring.

After all, Lin Hao was a well-rounded model student, developed in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor. Since he had promised, he had to follow through.

With Ai Fike's full assistance, they successfully found a snake-type Soul Beast with a cultivation of as much as two hundred and thirty years.

After Yu Xiaogang repeatedly vouched for it (under several of Ai Fike's icy glares), Tang San happily absorbed the Soul Ring and obtained his First Soul Skill—Entanglement!

That was right. It was the same as in the original story, but the effect was worlds apart.

The Blue Silver Grass had indeed become much tougher, but it was still far inferior to the original.

Then there was its venom, which was pitifully weak. Ai Fike caught a bird that was not even a Soul Beast for him.

Tang San attacked it with Blue Silver Grass. After binding the bird with Entanglement,

a full half hour passed before the bird became a little dizzy.

Lin Hao had no idea whether the bird had been poisoned or strangled, but in any case, Tang San's First Soul Skill had been weakened tremendously.

He still remembered the look Tang San gave Yu Xiaogang after the Soul Skill's effects appeared, as well as Yu Xiaogang's expression at the time. Lin Hao had nearly failed to hold back his laughter!

On the way back, Ai Fike parted ways with them. Li Si chatted with Lin Hao while occasionally shooting Yu Xiaogang contemptuous looks.

That completely undisguised behavior kept Yu Xiaogang's head lowered the entire time, making his already stiff face look even stranger.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San walking beside him, his heart filled with guilt, yet he had no idea how to explain himself!

Because he had not deliberately pretended to faint at the time. Someone had interfered and directly knocked him unconscious.

After that, he could not move at all, not even open his eyes!

As for that, Lin Hao only wanted to say, Sorry, I had Long Xiaoyao do it, but I'm not going to clear your name.

Once they reached Notting City, they went their separate ways. Lin Hao went to Zhao's BBQ Restaurant for a meal.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San went to a clinic, because Yu Xiaogang discovered something seemed wrong with his lower body. He could no longer feel his little brother!

Lin Hao truly had not done it on purpose. After all, he had asked Yu Xiaogang whether he wanted to return immediately!

But Yu Xiaogang insisted on finding Tang San a Soul Ring. Their master-disciple bond ran deep, so there was nothing Lin Hao could do!

After eating, Lin Hao chatted with his underlings for a while before heading to Spirit Hall to register.

He also collected this month's Soul Master Subsidy: one Gold Soul Coin. Spirit Hall really was quite generous!

By the time Lin Hao returned to Notting College, the moon had already risen above the treetops.

Logically, the people from Dorm Seven should have been cultivating in their dormitory, but strangely, Dorm Seven was still empty.

Lin Hao did not see anyone from Dorm Seven when he passed through the work-study students' cleaning area either. He had no idea what they had gone off to do again.

Lin Hao did not pay it much mind. Nothing major would happen anyway. At most, they would get beaten up.

Sure enough, after cultivating for half a shichen, he heard Wang Sheng's booming voice and saw a group of people enter the room laughing and joking.

"Hao-ge, you're back! Great! Tomorrow, we're going to settle the score with Xiao Chenyu!"

Wang Sheng froze for a moment, then exclaimed in delight.

"With Xiao Wu around, you still couldn't beat Xiao Chenyu's group?"

Seeing Wang Sheng and the others covered in bruises, Lin Hao asked curiously.

"Sigh, Hao-ge, we didn't lose, but we didn't win either. You could say both sides got hurt!

Xiao Chenyu found a helper, Bu Xing from fifth grade. He used to be a level-nine Soul Scholar, just like me.

But somehow, after only a few days apart, that guy became a Soul Master and even obtained a Soul Ring.

If Xiao Wu-jie's First Soul Ring hadn't been a hundred-year one and held back Xiao Chenyu and Bu Xing, we might have been finished today!"

"That's right, Hao-ge. That Bu Xing is incredibly arrogant. He kept cursing you too. It felt like he had some grudge against you. Did you beat him up before?"

"Bu Xing? I don't even know him. How could I have beaten him up? Xiao Chenyu probably paid him to help."

Lin Hao shook his head, but that was not what he was thinking. There were only a few named cannon fodder characters in the original Notting College!

He was very curious about where this Bu Xing had come from. Could this be the butterfly effect?

Lin Hao indirectly asked around for more information about Bu Xing, then changed the subject and looked at Xiao Wu.

"You got your Soul Ring? When did you go to the Soul Hunting Forest?"

"The day after you left, I ran into the adult who helped awaken my martial soul before. He took me there!"

Xiao Wu was no fool. Over the past few days, she had learned about the hostility between Soul Beasts and humans, so she had long prepared a reasonable excuse.

"That's good, then. I also successfully obtained my First Soul Ring. Tomorrow, second floor of the cafeteria—my treat!"

Lin Hao nodded. Just as he was about to continue speaking, the dormitory door was kicked open with a bang.

Everyone looked over and saw that it was Tang San. Before anyone could greet him, he charged straight at Lin Hao with bloodshot eyes.

"Lin Hao, you hypocrite! I'm going to kill you!

You made my First Soul Skill so weak, and you turned Teacher into a eunuch! You even had his little brother cut off!"

"What the hell are you barking about? Kill me?

If I'd known you were the kind of person who repays kindness with hatred, I wouldn't even have saved you yesterday—I would've saved that Mandala Snake instead!"

Lin Hao was a little stunned, but since Tang San had already attacked, he was not the sort to suffer a loss. He swiftly dodged the blow.

Then he countered with a punch to Tang San's face, knocking him to the ground and slamming him hard into the dormitory bedframe.

Lin Hao knew Yu Xiaogang must have told Tang San every suspicious detail he had found strange.

Given Tang San's personality, he would resent Lin Hao even without evidence, so Lin Hao showed no mercy at all.

That blow left Tang San's head covered in blood. He struggled twice before managing to climb back to his feet!

After getting up, Tang San continued glaring at Lin Hao with bloodshot eyes, his body swaying as though he was about to collapse.