Cheating

Boss Xiao was not a reckless person. He did not propose a one-on-one duel with Xiao Wu. Although Xiao Wu was nearly six years younger than him, under normal circumstances, her strength should not have been particularly great.

However, since she had managed to become the leader among the work-study students, she certainly had some ability.

If he lost in a one-on-one duel, he would be utterly humiliated. So Boss Xiao simply proposed a team match instead.

Boss Xiao knew the overall strength of the Work-Study Student Group very well. They were just a ragtag bunch and posed no threat to him whatsoever.

As for Xiao Wu, even if she herself was strong enough, she could not possibly withstand the successive challenges of upperclassmen. So long as Xiao Wu agreed to his terms, Boss Xiao was certain to win this match.

Of course, the members of the Work-Study Student Group were not idiots either. Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu's top lackey, saw through Boss Xiao's scheme and was just about to refuse.

Who would have thought that their leader would be so unreliable? Before Wang Sheng could say anything, Xiao Wu said, "Fine, it's settled. Come on, who's your first? Step out."

Wang Sheng: w(ﾟДﾟ)w

"Good, then it's settled!" In stark contrast to Wang Sheng's utterly miserable mood, Boss Xiao immediately looked overjoyed upon hearing this. As though afraid Xiao Wu might regret it, he hurriedly nodded to a tall student beside him. "Liu Long, you're up first!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, let me go first!" Although his own boss had just stabbed him in the back, Wang Sheng was still the first to volunteer. It was not because he cared that much about the work-study students' honor; he was simply worried about his own backside. Who knew how depraved Xiao Chenyu's tastes were? Seeing Liu Long take the field, Wang Sheng gritted his teeth and spoke to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu did not realize at all that she had inadvertently screwed over her underling. Hearing this, she nodded at Wang Sheng, signaling for him to go first.

Clearly, Wang Sheng was no match for Liu Long.

Their Soul Power levels were roughly similar. After all, neither Wang Sheng nor Liu Long was a Soul Master. Their Soul Power had not even reached level ten, making them only somewhat stronger than ordinary people. It was a typical battle between two weaklings.

Of course, while both of them were fairly weak, Liu Long had far more combat experience than Wang Sheng. The moment he stepped up, he summoned his stick Soul Spirit. With a long staff in hand, he beat Wang Sheng until he could not fight back at all.

Fortunately, although Wang Sheng's combat strength was pitiful, he had considerable experience taking beatings. Moreover, his own Soul Spirit was a Beast Soul Spirit. After activating his Soul Spirit Avatar, his skin became remarkably tough and thick.

Therefore, Liu Long was unable to defeat Wang Sheng anytime soon.

Just as Wang Sheng was being beaten, a voice suddenly sounded beside Xiao Wu's ear. "Wang Sheng was still too impulsive. He has no chance in a frontal confrontation. Only by closing in does he have a chance to defeat his opponent."

Upon hearing that voice, Xiao Wu no longer cared about her underling getting beaten. A delighted expression immediately appeared on her face. "Xiao San, you're back."

That was right. The person who had arrived was none other than Tang San, who had just returned after obtaining his first soul ring.

Tang San's arrival did not alert Boss Xiao's side.

However, upon seeing Tang San appear, Li Ang, who was concealed in the shadows, immediately became wary.

He was not sure whether Tang San's old man, Tang Hao, was currently hiding in the dark and watching his son.

Yet after observing for quite a while, Li Ang did not detect the Aura of any unfamiliar powerhouse. It seemed Tang Hao was not by Tang San's side at the moment.

That was normal. Tang Hao could not possibly follow Tang San every moment of every day. Besides, at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, Tang San should not encounter any danger under normal circumstances.

After all, Tang Hao had no idea that a certain Old freak had already set his sights on his son.

Of course, although he had not detected Tang Hao's Aura, Li Ang did not lower his guard. If anything went wrong, he would immediately abandon his clone.

While Li Ang tensed his nerves and focused completely, the situation in the grove changed immediately after Tang San's arrival.

Liu Long, who had held an absolute advantage and had been on the verge of winning, suddenly made a grave mistake. Wang Sheng seized the opportunity and severely injured him.

In an instant, the situation on the field reversed. Liu Long, who had victory firmly in hand, actually lost the match.

Liu Long naturally could not have suddenly made such a mistake. Therefore, there was only one reason for the current outcome: the Work-Study Student Group had cheated.

The cheater was none other than Tang San, who had just arrived. None of the students at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy noticed Tang San's small movement of throwing pebbles to interfere with Liu Long. Even Liu Long himself had not realized what was wrong. He only felt as though a mosquito had bitten his hands gripping the staff, then he made a mistake and was severely injured by Wang Sheng.

But that did not mean Li Ang, who was watching the show from the side, could not spot the issue.

Tang San usually loved to flaunt his sense of justice, but Li Ang, who knew the original plot, understood Tang San's true nature all too well.

This guy was a shameless hypocrite. His logic was that if his own side cheated, it was not cheating—it was justice. But if the enemy cheated, then they were unforgivably evil and deserved to die!

When he and his friends hunted soul beasts, his side was righteous, soul beasts were evil, and they deserved to die. But if Spirit Hall hunted soul beasts, then Spirit Hall was monstrously evil and all of them deserved to die!

However, Boss Xiao and his group had not noticed Tang San's little trick. The only person who might have realized something was wrong, Liu Long himself, had been severely injured by Wang Sheng and had fainted outright.

With no evidence and no witness, although Boss Xiao felt that something might have been wrong with Liu Long's defeat, he had no proof.

"Trash will always be trash. What a complete joke. Boss Xiao, what do you say?" Xiao Wu was smug at that moment, taunting Boss Xiao with a mocking expression.

"We'll count the first round as our loss. Ling Feng, you're up." Left with no choice, Xiao Chenyu could only admit defeat. With a dark expression, he motioned for a short upperclassman beside him to step forward.

"Bring Wang Sheng back. I'll take the next match!" Tang San quietly said to Xiao Wu beside him.

Tang San knew Wang Sheng's strength very well. If he had not cheated just now, Wang Sheng would undoubtedly have lost the previous match.

However, he could not keep using cheating methods. If he used them too often, the upperclassmen would sooner or later notice something was wrong.

Moreover, Wang Sheng's strength truly was lacking. Even with Tang San helping him cheat from the side, he might not be able to defeat Ling Feng. So Tang San simply chose to step onto the field himself.

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