Lan Minghua, Become Stronger by Taking Disciples

The Gluttonous Pouch is a Spatial Artifact, given as a gift to Oscar.

If that trash Yu Xiaogang could give Tang San the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, how could he be inferior to Yu Xiaogang?

He decided to do it, and buried his head in tinkering.

As for materials, basic things would suffice.

It was only a temporary creation anyway, so the quality didn't need to be too good.

Oscar hopped back to the dormitory. The moment he opened the door, his collar was grabbed by a large hand.

"Xiao Ao, why did you go look for that beggar?" The one grabbing his collar was Dai Mubai.

After Ma Hongjun's embellishments, he harbored immense hatred for Lan Minghua.

Furthermore, after recovering, he always felt that his performance in that area was far from what it used to be.

"Boss Dai, I went to apprentice under him. Teacher Zhao personally said that my master's strength is no weaker than the Dean's."

Oscar didn't notice Dai Mubai's overcast face and continued to praise Lan Minghua's power.

As expected, upon hearing this, Dai Mubai trembled with rage and slammed him heavily against the wall.

"Oscar, you actually betrayed us!"

"Betrayed? What did I betray?!" Oscar was utterly confused.

He had only just taken Lan Minghua, Shrek's new teacher, as his master. How was that betraying them?

"Hmph, he publicly defeated Boss Dai and me without giving us any face. If you take him as your master, aren't you betraying us?" Ma Hongjun finally spoke, still twisting the facts.

Dai Mubai nodded slightly, agreeing with Ma Hongjun's words.

Oscar knew their personalities well and realized Dai Mubai was being misled by Ma Hongjun.

He immediately exposed the truth: "Fatty, don't you know in your heart why my teacher hit you?"

"You couldn't find Cuihua to vent your Evil Fire, and you didn't have money to find someone to release your urges, so you rashly attacked someone."

"You were lucky to have met my teacher. If it were another Soul Saint Expert, the grass on your grave would be two meters tall by now."

Oscar had returned relatively early and noticed that Ma Hongjun hadn't suppressed his Evil Fire.

However, it was a common occurrence, so he didn't pay it any mind.

Although he had only interacted with Lan Minghua two or three times, he knew that Lan Minghua was not someone who liked to stir up trouble.

On the contrary, Ma Hongjun, who was instilled with the idea "those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre" since childhood, was the one who loved causing trouble the most.

Even without seeing what happened, Oscar could guess most of it.

After this exchange, Dai Mubai also sobered up.

Although Lan Minghua had embarrassed him, he had indeed not used lethal force.

They knew very well what kind of person Ma Hongjun was, having spent so much time together.

He loved causing trouble, was stubborn, petty, and so on.

Whoever said Ma Hongjun was stupid, this Ma Hongjun was too smart.

Dai Mubai stared at Ma Hongjun with a dark expression and said coldly, "Fatty, explain yourself?"

Ma Hongjun fidgeted for a long time, unable to speak.

The gazes of the two made him feel like needles on his back, and he finally couldn't help but roar.

"So what! Who told him to bump into me? He's so powerful, couldn't he have just let me have it?"

Hearing this, Dai Mubai and Oscar were both speechless.

It was already merciful that someone so powerful didn't kill you.

Ma Hongjun didn't care and started throwing a tantrum.

"I don't care, I don't care. Xiao Ao, you immediately break off your master-disciple relationship with him, otherwise you're not my brother anymore."

Dai Mubai remained silent, unsure if it was tacit approval or refusal.

He also had a bad impression of Lan Minghua, who had made him, the young master Dai of Suotuo City, lose so much face today.

Oscar gave a self-deprecating smile, not expecting that because of such a small matter, his brothers who had spent so much time with him would break off their relationship.

Following Lan Minghua, he felt his future was bright and he had found his path.

Dai Mubai's speech was extraordinary, clearly from a prominent family, either rich or noble.

Ma Hongjun had been treated like a biological son by Flender since childhood, and it could be said that Shrek's future belonged to him.

Although he was also adopted by Flender when he was young, as a Support Soul Master, his status in Flender's heart was clearly not as high as Ma Hongjun's.

The two of them already had bright futures, only he was alone and helpless.

Every time the three of them had a disagreement, it always ended with him compromising.

Because he was a Support Soul Master with weak strength, he needed to rely on them.

Thinking of this, Oscar gave a self-deprecating smile.

Looking at Ma Hongjun rolling on the ground, he didn't choose to compromise this time.

He also had to consider his own future, not the damn brotherhood.

"Fatty, since that's the case, we'll go our separate ways from now on."

With that, Oscar left without a hint of hesitation.

Ma Hongjun was stunned, not expecting him to be so tough.

However, he still believed that without their help, Oscar, a Support Soul Master, wouldn't get far.

"Really doesn't know any better. When he suffers, we'll see how he begs to come back," Ma Hongjun added sarcastically.

Dai Mubai nodded. He also didn't believe Lan Minghua could take Oscar far.

Little did they know, the gap between them would widen from this moment.

On the roof of the dormitory, Lan Minghua appeared at some unknown time.

Looking at Oscar's retreating back, he said lightly.

"It seems my eldest disciple has a strong resolve to become stronger. Since that's the case, I'll help you surpass them."

Oscar ran out of the dormitory and came to the riverbank, his face full of worry.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.

"Handsome Lad, what's wrong? Regretting it? Want to go back and make up with them?"

Oscar turned his head and found Lan Minghua behind him without knowing when he appeared.

"Master, how did you know I argued with them?"

Lan Minghua naturally wouldn't say he eavesdropped, and said lightly, "My house isn't far from your dormitory, so it's easy to hear."

"Don't avoid the topic, answer me, do you want to go back and make up with them?"

Oscar bit his lip, unable to speak.

The years of brotherhood with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were naturally not something that could be cut off just like that.

However, this time they had gone too far.

Seeing this, Lan Minghua nodded slightly. Oscar's character was still good.

If he were truly cold-blooded and heartless, it wouldn't be a good thing.

So he opened his mouth and said, "If you want to go back and make up, I won't stop you. As for whether to break the master-disciple relationship, that's up to you."

Lan Minghua didn't want to coerce Oscar with their relationship like Ma Hongjun did.

Instead, he gave him a choice, letting him decide for himself.

Since he had already obtained the reward, he wouldn't force Oscar to become his disciple.

Oscar's heart warmed. He hadn't expected Lan Minghua to understand him better than the brothers he'd spent so much time with.

"Hoo!"

He took a deep breath, his eyes becoming resolute.

"No, they always looked down on me, thinking I couldn't leave them."

Speaking of which, Oscar mocked himself, "If I hadn't met my teacher, I might have really continued to depend on them forever."

Lan Minghua knew Oscar wasn't lying. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun truly looked down on him.

Among the Shrek Seven Devils, Dai Mubai was the oldest, followed by Oscar, and then Tang San.

However, their forms of address were very different.

Dai Mubai was called Boss Dai, and Tang San was called Third Brother.