Zhu Zhuqing's Anomaly

Tang San looked at Zu Zong with quite complicated eyes. As for Zu Zong, he hated him, a hatred that stemmed from the very bones.

Although strictly speaking, the other person did not have any great enmity with him, the two of them seemed completely incompatible, like fire and water. The moment he saw Zu Zong, Tang San would become hot-tempered, his throat would go dry, and his voice would choke up.

If not for considering that his own teacher valued him greatly, as well as the relationship between Old Jack and Old Tom, with his Tang Sect personality of seeking revenge for the slightest grievance, he would have long since assassinated the other person on some dark night.

Then his gaze turned toward Xiao Wu, and his eyes became much gentler, even describable as doting. This was the girl he had only ever been able to watch from afar during his six years in Nuoding.

She was also the girl who haunted his dreams through countless nights of sleep.

For some reason, every time he saw Xiao Wu, he felt an indescribable sense of intimacy. This sense of intimacy sometimes even surpassed that of his damn—oh no!—his alcoholic father.

The first time he laid eyes on her, he was still lingering in the nightmare of his first soul ring.

Xiao Wu's figure had merely flashed past him, yet she had left a deeply profound impression on him: innocent, pure, lively, and cute. It was as if she occupied every single beautiful adjective in the mortal world. Perhaps this was what the people of the Tang Sect in his past life meant by "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"!

At that moment, Tang San, a man who had lived two lifetimes, blushed with shyness for the very first time in front of a girl.

From the mouths of others, Tang San inquired about the girl's name—Xiao Wu! What a pretty name. From then on, Tang San conquered his decadence, stepped out of the shadow of the "Lazy Snake," and began to cultivate with even greater effort, because he now had his first person he wanted to protect, other than his parents.

The next time they met, it was already a year later. She was still her, but by her side was the extra figure of a person—the one he hated: Zu Zong.

He watched as Xiao Wu pulled on Zu Zong's arm and returned to Emperor Soul Village in a coquettish manner.

Yet Tang San could only watch from afar. At that moment, how he wished the hand Xiao Wu was holding belonged to his own. Tang San's heart shattered, as if it had been split into countless pieces. It hurt beyond measure!

Clenching his teeth, Tang San still couldn't bear to hurl abusive words at the girl before him. Unskilled at expressing his emotions, he could only say blandly, "Xiao Wu, this has nothing to do with you. This is a matter between him and me!"

When Xiao Wu heard this, he really was blaming her little Zong! This made her, who always fiercely protected her own, extremely unhappy. Her little face turned red with anger, and her cheeks puffed out. "Hmph! That Lazy Snake was chosen by your good teacher, and you agreed to it yourself. Little Zong was only kind enough to help you hunt for a soul ring, yet you don't blame your teacher, and instead push the blame onto Little Zong. Hmph! I hate you to death!"

Hearing these words from Xiao Wu, Tang San's mind and body felt as though they had been struck by lightning. The girl of his dreams had said to his face that she hated him!

Tang San's ordinarily plain face first turned pale, and then flushed into a liver-ish purple.

On this day, Tang San once again recalled the terror of being dominated by the "Lazy Snake."

Everyone came to a sudden realization, and even the normally icy Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths.

As top-tier geniuses in the soul master world, they were well-read regarding the majority of soul beasts.

Among them, the Lazy Snake possessed a notoriety that was known to all.

It was just that this notoriety was not one of "ferocity," but rather one of "disgust."

As everyone knew, the Lazy Snake belonged to nocturnal predatory soul beasts that liked eating rats; during the day, they would simply lie under the sun and sleep soundly. Aside from having low attack power, in order to protect itself, the Lazy Snake's body would automatically shed its skin, emitting a rotting, nauseating stench. Therefore, it had very few natural enemies. It was shunned by most carnivorous soul beasts, who avoided it at all costs, and only a tiny handful of individual soul beasts that loved rotten meat would hunt them when they failed to find other food.

Everyone could entirely imagine what the Blue Silver Grass would look like after absorbing the Lazy Snake's soul ring and turning into a "Scabby Grass."

Dai Mubai covered his mouth, forcefully holding back his laughter, and patted Tang San's shoulder as he asked, "Tang San, your first soul ring really is a Lazy Snake? Then isn't that... Hahaha." Saying this, Dai Mubai couldn't hold back his laughter any longer and burst out laughing.

Zu Zong also desperately wanted to laugh out loud, but he couldn't; if he laughed, it wouldn't be fun anymore. Still putting on a righteous and awe-inspiring act, Zu Zong feigned shame and said, "Little San, it's all my fault for not stopping Master back then. After all, you believed in his theories, so I believed in them too, and as a result..."

Seeing Zu Zong looking so "heartbroken," Xiao Wu felt terrible as well. She held Zu Zong's hand and spoke out in comfort, "Little Zong, don't pay attention to this right-and-wrong-blind fellow. If anyone's to blame, it's that hypocritical, good-for-nothing 'Master'."

Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling, who stood to the side, also nodded in agreement.

"You..." Tang San was choked up once again by Zu Zong's words. Was he acting against him again? That time his martial soul awakened, that time he went to Nuoding to register, that time they hunted for soul rings. And most importantly, this time he actually let Xiao Wu hold his hand again!

"What about you? Why don't you hurry up and apologize to Little Zong?" Xiao Wu said angrily.

Uncharacteristically, Ye Lingling also spoke up, raising her voice to defend Zu Zong. "You can't tell right from wrong!"

Even Zhu Zhuqing, who stood at the side and had "understood" the course of events through Xiao Wu's retelling, glanced at Tang San and calmly dropped a single sentence: "If you do something wrong, you must dare to take responsibility."

Seeing that even Zhu Zhuqing had said as much, Dai Mubai also felt that Tang San was the one in the wrong. Harboring resentment toward his own "good friend" over this matter was simply too unreasonable. What if such a thing happened to him in the future? Thus, stepping up with the dignity of Shrek's boss, he solemnly stated, "Tang San, such friendship does not come easily. Go on, cherish it, and apologize!"

The first three girls were fine, but Dai Mubai's closing drop of the word "friendship" almost made Tang San spew a mouthful of old blood.

With a cold "Hmph," Tang San flicked his sleeves and stalked off. As for teammates who didn't defend him, their companion, he could do without them! Yet the moment he turned around, recalling Xiao Wu's remark that "you should blame Master," he couldn't help feeling somewhat shaken.

Could his teacher really be a fraud? Harboring such doubts, Tang San sprinted off in the direction of Shrek Academy.

This gathering of fellow townsmen + "friends" + classmates thus ended in discord.

Zhu Zhuqing gave Zu Zong a rather complicated look, and as she parted, she left behind a single sentence: "I'm heading back first."

Martial Soul Possession—Hell Spirit Cat.

With a few flashes, she vanished into the darkness, her speed so swift that she was not a whit inferior to Zu Zong in his ordinary state.

"Zhuqing, Zhuqing." Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing had left, Dai Mubai had even less reason to stay here. Without even exchanging pleasantries, he chased directly after her.

Watching the three departing figures, Xiao Wu puckered her little mouth and muttered, "What a bunch of strange people! Right, Lingling, Little Zong?"

Following that, she spun around in another pirouette, leaped right in front of Zu Zong, thrust her little head forward, and glared at Zu Zong to signal: Look at how well your big sister performed just now, why aren't you hurrying up to pet my head and praise me!

Watching this rabbit acting coquettishly once again, Zu Zong let out a helpless bitter laugh and stretched out his hand. Just like petting a puppy—no, a little rabbit—he stroked Xiao Wu's little head.

"You, oh!"

At the same time, he pondered inwardly: What on earth did that final look from Zhu Zhuqing mean? Why did the more he looked at it, the more it resembled the dog-blood plots from the soap operas of his past life?

Could it be that this young master had met her before? Harboring such doubts, the three of them walked into the Great Soul Arena of Suotuo City.

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Once again, thanks to "Guang Da Gu Ao Cheng Tang" for the tip of 1,000 Qidian coins; "Lifelong Affection" for the tip of 200 Qidian coins; "Li Xinpeng001" for the tip of 2 Qidian coins.