Tang San the Tool

The next day, west of Notting City.

A carriage moved slowly along the street before finally stopping in front of a cluster of buildings.

Then, amid the coachman's eager greetings, two children of around six jumped down from the carriage.

One wore purple robes and was incomparably handsome, with features as refined as jade; the other wore coarse blue clothes, his skin a healthy wheat color.

They were naturally Zhou Chen and Tang San.

At that moment, Zhou Chen raised his head and looked at the towering archway before him.

The archway was entirely made of stone, twenty meters wide and about ten meters tall. Beneath it stood two iron gates, with a broad road leading straight inside. Rows of lush green trees lined both sides of the road.

At the center of the archway were four large characters: Notting Academy.

That was right. This was Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy.

Zhou Chen had come here to bring Yu Xiaogang, who was staying here, under his command and make him work for him.

However, Zhou Chen would not reveal his intentions right away. Otherwise, he would be driven out as a madman. On the surface, he had come to deliver a student to Yu Xiaogang.

Yes, the student was Tang San.

Zhou Chen had already decided to offer Tang San as a gift upon their first meeting.

The moment the two reached the gate, the young man guarding it shouted, "What are you here for? This is a Spirit Master Academy. No trespassing!"

Hearing the gatekeeper's stiff tone, Zhou Chen frowned, but he could not be bothered to argue with such an ant. He took out a calling card and said coldly, "Give this to Yu Xiaogang and ask him to come out and meet me."

The gatekeeper accepted the calling card and was immediately startled.

In the Douluo Continent, only nobles and high-level Spirit Masters used calling cards when paying visits. How would commoners understand such etiquette?

This child was so young, yet he had a calling card, wore expensive purple clothes, and spoke so arrogantly. He clearly had an impressive background—either a noble or the descendant of a powerful Spirit Master.

He could not afford to offend him. He had misjudged him earlier.

In an instant, the gatekeeper's stern expression turned fawning. He bowed repeatedly to Zhou Chen and said, "You two young masters are looking for Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, right? Please wait a moment. I'll go at once."

With that, the gatekeeper hurried into the academy.

Soon, footsteps sounded from within the academy. Then, a somewhat hoarse voice rang out. "Children, were you looking for me?"

Zhou Chen and Tang San turned to look and saw the gatekeeper approaching with a somewhat thin, medium-built man.

The man had short black hair and an ordinary appearance, yet he carried the air of a scholar. However, there was a trace of dejection in his eyes, making him look like a single man who had just been dumped by his girlfriend.

Clearly, he was Yu Xiaogang.

"You did well. This is your reward."

Zhou Chen took out a silver soul coin and flicked it to the gatekeeper. The man hurriedly voiced his thanks before obediently withdrawing.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang was inwardly startled. This boy possessed an extraordinary bearing; he was likely from a prominent clan.

However, Yu Xiaogang's surprise vanished in an instant. He forced out a smile that did not look quite so stiff and asked, "Children, what did you need from me?"

"Greetings, Grandmaster. An elder of my family sent me here to introduce a student to you."

As he spoke, Zhou Chen stepped back and pushed the still somewhat bewildered Tang San forward. "His name is Tang San. He is a genius with Innate Full Spirit Power."

"But my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."

Tang San honestly added this, then looked at Zhou Chen with resentment in his eyes.

Chen Ge, you're clearly the real genius. Why did you push me out to take the hit?

Because you're a tool, Zhou Chen muttered inwardly.

At that moment, upon hearing the two children's words, Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment. A fiery light immediately flashed in his eyes.

He raised a hand and rubbed Tang San's head. "You should have Twin Spirits, shouldn't you?"

Tang San was shocked by those words, and uncertainty filled his eyes.

He had only told his father, Tang Hao, about his Twin Spirits. He had not even told Chen Ge or Grandpa Jack. How did this "Grandmaster" know?

Seeing Tang San's puzzled little gaze, Yu Xiaogang rarely showed a hint of self-satisfaction. "Among the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls that I once developed, there is a principle: Innate Soul Power is directly proportional to the quality of one's Martial Soul. In other words, the higher one's Innate Soul Power, the stronger one's Martial Soul!"

"And you possess Innate Full Spirit Power, so your Martial Soul must be very powerful! Yet you tell me that your Martial Soul is the widely known waste Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass."

At this point, he paused briefly, then smiled. "Therefore, I deduce that you must be hiding another Martial Soul—a very powerful one!"

Those words immediately stunned Tang San.

This "Grandmaster" truly was a master of Martial Soul theory. He could actually discern so much from such tiny details!

He also understood why Zhou Chen had wanted him to take this man as his teacher. It was entirely for the sake of his future!

At once, Tang San's heart filled with admiration for Yu Xiaogang and intense gratitude toward Zhou Chen.

Of course, he had no idea that Zhou Chen had already sold him out as a tool...