Tang Hao's Little Scheme

The next day, with Wang Sheng and the others' help, word spread that Yu Xiaogang had become a eunuch, that Tang San had repaid kindness with betrayal, and a whole series of other incidents.

At first, the rumors only circulated among the students, but after some teachers heard them, they curiously asked Li Si about it.

When Li Si learned that Tang San had actually dared to cause trouble for his big brother, he immediately gave a highly detailed account of the "truth," thoroughly cementing the matter against Yu Xiaogang and Tang San!

As the matter escalated, it even spread beyond the academy, severely damaging the academy's reputation.

In the end, the dean had to step in and contact the City Lord's Mansion through Xiao Chenyu before the matter was suppressed.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang also received severe punishments. First, Tang San was kicked out of Dorm Seven and moved into a dilapidated shack near the latrines.

At Yu Xiaogang's desperate pleas, Tang San was not expelled from the academy, but his work was changed to cleaning the latrines, dealing with shit every day!

As for Yu Xiaogang, after leaving the clinic, all his privileges at the academy were revoked.

Even his room was taken away, leaving him no choice but to squeeze into that little shack with Tang San. It could be considered a way to nurture their master-disciple bond!

Of course, that was all later. Lin Hao did not pay attention to any of it, because early the next morning, he left the academy and had someone investigate Bu Xing!

That afternoon, inside Zhao's BBQ Restaurant, Wind Scythe handed Lin Hao a piece of intelligence and said:

"Young Master, this is the information on Bu Xing. We discovered that the reason his cultivation rose was because a mysterious person helped him, and later helped him obtain a soul ring.

"And he is not the only one in this situation. There are five children in all throughout Notting College, spread across different grades. Bu Xing was merely the first one who could not hold himself back!

"Based on Big Brother's earlier descriptions of certain people's appearances, we believe this person is very likely Tang Hao. He also has the strength and resources to do it!"

"Heh, so that's what it was. Beat the little one, and the old one comes running. At least he had enough shame not to attack me directly. Otherwise, I'd have shown him why the flowers are so red!"

Lin Hao froze. He had racked his brains but never imagined that Tang Hao was behind this.

However, that also explained why the disappearance of the Blue Silver Emperor had not yet caused an uproar!

That guy Tang Hao had forgotten his wife for his child. It seemed he probably had not gone home recently!

Lin Hao had considered this possibility before, but what he could not understand was that if Tang Hao had been following Tang San all along, why had he not acted when Tang San was in danger in the Soul Hunting Forest?

Furthermore, Long Xiaoyao and Xian Lin'er had not sensed the presence of a Titled Douluo nearby at the time.

Now it seemed that Tang Hao had most likely been obtaining a soul ring for Bu Xing at that time, then escorting him back to Notting City. What a coincidence!

But since Tang Hao was already unhappy with him, he had definitely learned of yesterday's matter.

Given that man's sesame-seed-sized tolerance, Lin Hao felt that he was very likely to come looking for trouble!

Lin Hao planned to stay with Long Xiaoyao at all times for the next while, lest that bastard launch a sneak attack on him!

"I understand. You don't need to worry about Bu Xing and those other five. I'll have Li Si deal with them.

"You should start considering opening branch stores. Spread our business into the cities around Notting City as soon as possible!"

After learning the details, Lin Hao left Zhao's BBQ Restaurant directly.

He planned to go back and remind Wang Sheng and the others not to get set up, while also having Li Si take care of Bu Xing and the other five.

Otherwise, if those five acted together, Lin Hao would definitely be at a disadvantage unless he revealed the Tyrant Gold Bear King Claw.

After all, Lin Hao's current strength had not yet pulled ahead of theirs.

He had only been able to defeat Xiao Chenyu before because he dared to risk his life and was more ruthless than the other students!

But this also reminded Lin Hao of something: he needed to summon a few underlings his own age. Otherwise, word would get out that he was bullying the young with his age, and it would not sound good!

Just as Lin Hao was about to return to Notting College, Long Xiaoyao, who was following beside him, suddenly said in a low voice:

"Young Master, there is an expert in the academy Infirmary. He should be the Tang Hao you mentioned."

"Heh, it looks like we really drove him mad this time. Ignore him for now. Let's find Li Si first.

"You're Li Si's big brother. I'll have him arrange a room for you, so you'll have a legitimate reason to enter and leave the academy!"

Lin Hao was not surprised. After all, his son had been beaten into that state!

As they spoke, the two arrived at Li Si's office. After explaining everything, they returned to the dormitory.

They found Wang Sheng and the others, told them about it as well, and warned them not to get tricked.

Afterward, the two left Notting College directly. Until Li Si dealt with Bu Xing and the other five, Lin Hao did not plan to return for the time being.

Besides, he would be heading to Heaven Dou City in a few days. Ni Bin had sent word that they had already picked out a shop, and were also searching for materials to make Soul Tools.

Moreover, Lin Hao truly could not stand this painfully slow cultivation speed any longer. He wanted to become a genius!

The reason he had not left yet was because Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's punishments had not been handed down!

The next afternoon, Lin Hao had just finished cultivating and came into the courtyard to relax when he saw an acquaintance push open the gate and enter.

"Brother Qiang, it's you? How did you find this place?"

Lin Hao was somewhat surprised. This was the Soul Scholar who had appeared and scared off Qu Yang when Qu Yang had tried to steal his prey before!

"Lin Hao! This courtyard is your home?"

The other man was also a little surprised, but he quickly continued:

"I heard that there was a Soul Scholar around here who often hunted Soul Beasts. So it was you!"

"That's right. I've lived here for several years. Brother Qiang, is there something you need here?"

Lin Hao nodded and asked curiously.

Seeing that it was Lin Hao, Brother Qiang did not hide anything and said directly:

"I'm here to ask you to cooperate with me. Recently, we found an Eight Treasure Chicken with less than ten years of cultivation at the outermost edge of the Soul Hunting Forest.

"You know how good this thing tastes. In those big restaurants, it would sell for at least ten Gold Soul Coins!

"We've worked together a few times already, so we know each other well enough. Want to give it a try? We split the profits fifty-fifty!"

"Young Master, he's lying. This is probably a trap!"

Before Lin Hao could answer, Long Xiaoyao hurriedly sent him a voice transmission to warn him.

"With Mr. Long here, I'm not worried. I happen to have nothing to do, so let's go see what trick he's trying to pull!"

Lin Hao's intuition told him that this matter was probably connected to Tang Hao.

He had just beaten the son, and now he could beat up the father. He could not play favorites, could he?

Lin Hao pretended to hesitate and think for a while before saying:

"Alright, but Brother Qiang, wait for me to get something. After all, a live one is worth much more than a dead one!"

"Fine, but hurry up. I'm worried someone else will find the Eight Treasure Chicken!"

Brother Qiang replied out of habit, but that single sentence happened to expose his guilty conscience.

With something this valuable, an ordinary Soul Master would definitely be running around in a panic after seeing it, yet Brother Qiang did not look anxious in the slightest!