Indifferent—Tang San Would Handle It Himself!

Tang San's gaze fell on Du Cheng, and a suitably measured look of "anger" appeared on his face.

"I'm merely having a meal here. Could I have somehow offended you again?"

"Whether you offended me or not is beside the point."

To be fair, if they were only comparing acting skills, Tang San was not even as good as some of those wide-eyed actors from Du Cheng's previous life.

Shaking his head, Du Cheng did not rush to expose him.

"I just want to ask—do you know that guy's identity?"

"Of course."

Although he did not know why Du Cheng would ask such a question, Tang San still nodded quickly.

"Young Master Xiao is the city lord's son. Basically everyone in Notting Academy knows that."

"You beat up the city lord's son in front of everyone. You'd better quickly come up with a more suitable explanation."

As he spoke, undisguised schadenfreude appeared on Tang San's face.

Notting City's city lord was named Xiao Kuang, a level 43 assault-type Soul Ancestor.

More importantly, Xiao Kuang was domineering and fiercely protective of his own. He doted on his only son, Xiao Chenyu, to the extreme.

Otherwise, Xiao Chenyu would not have become this arrogant given his strength.

In Tang San's eyes, Du Cheng had truly gotten himself into huge trouble this time. If he failed to handle it properly, even losing his life was entirely possible!

"You needn't worry about my affairs."

"However..."

The corner of Du Cheng's mouth curled slightly as he cast Tang San a pitying look.

"There's something I'd like to remind you of."

"Under the same circumstances, who do you think Xiao Chenyu will hate more: me, for hurting him, or you, for egging him on to come cause me trouble?"

Without giving Tang San a chance to speak, Du Cheng took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing toward the food counter.

"If I were you, I'd hurry up and find Master right now."

"With his influence, there should still be a chance he can protect you."

"You..."

Upon hearing Du Cheng's words, Tang San's expression changed slightly. Then he abruptly stood and headed out of the cafeteria.

Du Cheng had guessed correctly. Xiao Chenyu had gone looking for trouble with Du Cheng precisely because Tang San had secretly incited him.

Xiao Chenyu was arrogant and overbearing. With only a little provocation, he would do something impulsive.

Normally, when facing someone with a powerful background like Xiao Chenyu, even if they looked down on him inwardly, most people would choose to endure it and let the matter pass. Tang San had done this merely to disgust Du Cheng.

But Tang San had not expected Du Cheng's counterattack to be so brutally direct.

Not only had he beaten Xiao Chenyu senseless in front of everyone, he had also dragged Tang San's actions into the open.

Under such circumstances, unless Xiao Chenyu was hopelessly stupid, he would definitely realize that Tang San was the true culprit.

Thinking of this, Tang San could not help feeling regret.

If I'd known this would happen, I shouldn't have provoked this guy for now.

"Idiot!"

Watching Tang San's retreating figure, Du Cheng let out a cold laugh.

Killing with a borrowed knife was indeed an excellent way to deal with an opponent.

However, that was only if one had the strength to control that "knife." Otherwise, the most likely outcome was getting dragged into the mess as well.

"Cheng Gege, will there really be no trouble?"

Unlike Du Cheng, Zhu Zhuqing looked somewhat nervous.

Although she had already escaped the Zhu Family, she still understood the way nobles behaved quite well.

Even though this conflict had been caused by Tang San's secret manipulation, the fact that Du Cheng had beaten Xiao Chenyu could not be changed.

If Xiao Kuang insisted on pursuing the matter, it would not bode well for Du Cheng.

"Don't worry."

Du Cheng made a reassuring gesture toward Zhu Zhuqing, a broad smile appearing on his face.

"If nothing unexpected happens, someone will definitely help us resolve this trouble."

"Huh?"

Hearing Du Cheng's words, Zhu Zhuqing froze.

"Cheng Gege, you don't mean Tang..."

"That's right."

Before Zhu Zhuqing could finish, Du Cheng nodded quickly, confirming her guess.

If Du Cheng were Tang San, then since things had already developed to this point, he would definitely continue following the original plan.

At worst, once Xiao Kuang's retaliation came, he could ask Master to step in and resolve it.

That would cost him something, but at least he could achieve his original goal.

Yet this guy had chosen to seek out Master just because of Du Cheng's few words, wasting an opportunity for nothing.

As for whether Xiao Kuang might take Master's benefits and then choose to target Du Cheng separately?

The answer was—absolutely not!

As nobles, what did they care about most?

Face!

If he unknowingly helped Tang San achieve his goal, Xiao Kuang would at most demand some benefits from Master and pretend nothing had happened.

But if he learned of Tang San's objective in advance, he definitely would not help Tang San accomplish it anymore.

Simply put, to Xiao Kuang, being used passively and being used willingly were two entirely different things...

So Du Cheng was completely justified in calling Tang San an "idiot."

Weak strength, petty-minded, poor character, low intelligence—perhaps those two words alone were not even enough to describe him.

"Cheng Gege, you're so smart!"

As she listened to Du Cheng's analysis, Xiao Wu's eyes had long since begun sparkling.

With her little brain, she had never imagined that just one or two sentences from Cheng Gege could contain so many intentions.

In fact, when she heard that Xiao Kuang might come looking for trouble with Du Cheng, Xiao Wu had even prepared herself to contact Da Ming and Er Ming.

Since she had dared to live in human society, she naturally had her own trump cards!

Compared to Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing did not react quite so dramatically, but unfortunately, a certain system had already exposed her completely.

Ding! The Host's bond with Xiao Wu has reached 75. At 80, a Top Lottery can be conducted.

Ding! The Host's bond with Zhu Zhuqing has reached 40. At 50, an Advanced Lottery can be conducted.

"Forty? Doesn't that mean I can draw again?"

Hearing the system notification in his mind, Du Cheng could not help but freeze.

"Start the lottery!"

Ding! Congratulations to the Host for conducting one Intermediate Lottery. Reward obtained: Thousand-Year Soul Ring ×1.

A familiar sensation swept through his body. With a strange expression, Du Cheng raised his Soul Power to level 21.

"Dog system, you really know how to stir up trouble!"

Based on the information in his mind, Du Cheng quickly understood the function of his new Soul Ring.

Skinny Carrot: By consuming Soul Power, Du Cheng could summon a special carrot. After eating it, one would gain a 50% increase in speed for ten minutes. This effect could also increase alongside Du Cheng's strength.

In terms of support, this Soul Skill was unquestionably absurdly powerful. Yet Du Cheng could not tell whether it was an illusion, but he always felt that this thing was a little improper.

"Cheng Gege, what's wrong?"