In the forest, Yu Xiaogang kept feeding White Radishes to Luo Sanpao. The poor Sanpao kept farting at the Spirit Beasts approaching them. Yet the mindless, rutting Spirit Beasts charged straight toward the Soul Guiding Incense, which was colorless and odorless to humans but immensely alluring to Spirit Beasts.
By then, Tang San had also taken out the hidden weapons he had forged. Not only had he failed to obtain a Spirit Ring, he had instead gotten himself into a huge mess. Watching the Spirit Beasts draw closer and closer, Tang San continuously used his hidden weapons to take down Spirit Beasts below a hundred years old.
Tang San wiped the sweat from his forehead and anxiously asked Yu Xiaogang:
"Teacher, what is going on? Why are all these Spirit Beasts charging at us?"
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang was also racking his brain, searching through the memories in his mind. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"I've got it. There must be some treasure at our location. These Spirit Beasts are all coming for that treasure, and since we're standing here, they keep pouncing on us."
"Then what do we do?"
Yu Xiaogang was instantly at a loss for words.
Right, what were they supposed to do? With so many Spirit Beasts surrounding them, let alone a level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster like him, even a Soul Ancestor might not come out unscathed! Though they were all Spirit Beasts under a thousand years old, they were not easy to deal with!
Just as Yu Xiaogang froze for an instant, another Spirit Beast launched a sneak attack from behind and directly grabbed him.
Yu Xiaogang turned around and instantly panicked. A He Yuan—it was a He Yuan. What kind of Spirit Beast was a He Yuan? You could tell from its name alone. He hurriedly called to Tang San:
"Xiao San, hurry and help me! I can't use any strength!"
Tang San felt around his waist and found that he had run out of hidden weapons. Without caring about anything else, he gathered all his strength and used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, rushing straight toward Yu Xiaogang. He leaped hard into the air, summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, and smashed it fiercely at the He Yuan behind him.
Because there was little Soul Power infused into it and Tang San's level was too low, he failed to knock it unconscious or drive it away. Instead, he stirred up the He Yuan's beastly nature!
The He Yuan threw back its head and roared, then directly abducted Tang San and Yu Xiaogang. Moving at incredible speed, it shook off the many other Spirit Beasts after just two or three leaps.
It brought them into the He Yuans' territory. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San looked ashen as they stared at the White Demons of all sizes around them, their faces pale as they trembled inwardly.
The many He Yuans dragged Tang San and Yu Xiaogang into a cave. Before long, waves of shrill, heart-rending cries and screams came from deep within the cave!
Only after a very, very long time were they pulled out by the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team, who had noticed something unusual, along with mercenaries who had come to watch the spectacle. When they emerged, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were barely recognizable, covered in wounds from head to toe and reeking of a foul stench.
Fortunately, their lives were not in danger. Unfortunately, by the time they were rescued, the master and disciple had already been recognized. The uproar over Yu Xiaogang's plagiarism had not yet died down, and he once again became famous across the continent in a uniquely inventive fashion! Tang San became famous along with him. They were truly the center of attention!
When Yun Qi learned of this, she and Xiao Wu laughed in their room for who knew how long, until tears streamed from their eyes. After returning, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang both stayed indoors and never showed their faces.
Thinking back to her Previous Life, there had been that ruthless man who, after being hit by a car, crawled several meters and insisted on formatting his phone before passing out. This time, they could not format the memories of the entire continent.
Not long after Spirit Hall's Bibi Dong received the previous news, she heard that Yu Xiaogang had suffered such an ordeal. She clearly did not know what to say anymore. As for Mother Tyrannosaurus, after settling the academy's affairs and getting halfway down the road, she silently turned back.
It was not that she could not share sweetness, nor that she could not share hardship. It was simply that no one could endure something like this.
Even Tang San, who had lived through two lifetimes and seen grand scenes, sometimes jolted awake from nightmares. Yu Xiaogang simply stopped sleeping altogether. Whenever he closed his eyes, he saw all kinds of huge clubs striking him—beating him until he howled, hitting the front after the back, the top after the bottom. It was not even one He Yuan beating him, but a whole group of He Yuans!
Tang San was the same. His small body had been beaten swollen. The scene made the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team members who had gone to watch and rescue them shudder, and they involuntarily covered their backsides.
Tang Hao also came to the academy once midway through.
After learning what had happened, he revealed the strength of a Soul King.
To avenge his son, he immediately took Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest. They got their revenge and destroyed the entire He Yuan territory. Only a few that had not been inside the territory escaped disaster. Otherwise, Tang San would not have dared set foot in that forest or ape territory again.
Of course, with Tang Hao's help, Tang San also obtained the Mandala Snake Spirit Ring from the original story. He was only more than half a month behind Yun Qi. However, the extermination of the Spirit Beast group also drew the Enforcement Team's attention.
With no other choice, Tang Hao disappeared again. His injuries had not healed yet. If he had not happened to hear the news while buying wine, he would not have come at all.
Time flew by. Because of the Affinity Halo above Yun Qi's head, she would occasionally greet Master and Tang San when she ran into them, without deliberately provoking them. Perhaps because of the halo, Master and Tang San no longer held such strong hostility toward Yun Qi, and they could occasionally exchange a few words.
As for the other students and teachers at the academy, they were all extremely warm toward Yun Qi. Even Xiao Wu often stared blankly at Yun Qi's face without realizing it. Whenever Yun Qi noticed, a faint blush would unconsciously appear on Xiao Wu's face.
As for the quests, Yun Qi had thoroughly fleeced Tang San. She had obtained the complete set of secret arts, and even the hidden weapons Tang San occasionally forged for money while leaving disguised and masked had been stripped clean by Yun Qi through various quests.
Tang San even began to suspect Yu Xiaogang. After all, Yu Xiaogang had spent the entire year with him day and night, teaching him everything he knew. They ate and lived together, since neither of them had the face to meet anyone now.
Other than him, there was no one else who had always been by Tang San's side and could secretly take things without his noticing. Otherwise, there had to be something wrong with the Soul Tool—perhaps the space inside it was leaking.
Yun Qi, who lived next door, laughed herself sick. Her physical training had not fallen behind either. She did not know what magic this set of Broadcast Gymnastics possessed, but with the Quest Panel's help, it endlessly increased her physical strength. Meanwhile, with the Quest Panel's assistance, the Mysterious Heaven Skill could only circulate at twice its normal speed.
Even so, it far surpassed Xiao Wu and Tang San's cultivation speed. Worth mentioning was that Yun Qi had taught all these techniques to Xiao Wu. Although Xiao Wu was not as fast as Yun Qi, she had still improved far more than before!
At Nuo'ao Junior Soul Master Academy, one term lasted an entire year, and students were not allowed to return home during that time. Grandfather Jack did come to see Yun Qi many times, bringing a great deal of food each time. Xiao Wu also especially liked Grandfather Jack, whose Martial Soul was a carrot. Every time he came, she could eat carrots condensed from Soul Power. There were only very few of them, but they were tender, juicy, and crisp!
A year passed quickly. During that year, Yun Qi and Xiao Wu talked about all sorts of things. Yun Qi learned that Xiao Wu no longer had a home. The last time Xiao Wu had said she was going out to see relatives, she had actually gone to see Da Ming and Er Ming—and that was not wrong either!
Yun Qi was also packing her luggage to go home. Turning to Xiao Wu, she asked directly:
"Xiao Wu, vacation starts tomorrow. Do you want to come home with me?"
When Xiao Wu heard the word home, she froze for a moment. A trace of loneliness appeared in her eyes, completely unlike her usual lively self.
Yun Qi smiled and said:
"I mean, come home with me—to our home from now on!"
Xiao Wu's eyes suddenly lit up. That was right. After spending every day together for a year and living such a rich, colorful life, she had long regarded Yun Qi as family!
"Alright, let's go home together!"
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