You Worship Me as Your Master, and Where I Have Meat to Eat, You Will Have Bones to Gnaw

"Thank you, Dean. Then I'll absorb this Water Wolf."

Ye Ying smiled slightly at Sigma.

At that moment, the four Water Wolves also noticed the presence of the group.

They were extremely wary.

The group had plenty of time to consider things carefully now, so there was no need to rush.

"Xiaogang, what do you think?"

Sigma asked Yu Xiaogang.

"Not bad."

"Judging by my experience as a theoretical Grandmaster,"

"it's very suitable for Ye Ying."

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang gave Ye Ying a faint smile.

"No need to be moved."

"You're Xiaosan's roommate. Even if you weren't my student, I'd still do my best to pick a good one for you."

If Ye Ying had not learned Yu Xiaogang's thoughts just now through the system's plot panel...

he would not have believed him.

Trust Yu Xiaogang, or trust that he himself was the chosen one?

"Then thank you, Grandmaster."

Ye Ying smiled faintly and accepted without hesitation.

He had the system's modification ability.

There was nothing to worry about.

He could modify things however he pleased.

"Then let's do it."

"I'll go first!"

Yu Xiaogang called out to Sigma.

His First Soul Ring flashed.

The yellow Soul Ring swiftly encircled Luo Sanpao's body.

"First Soul Skill: Fart Like Thunder, Luo Sanpao Shatters Heaven and Earth!"

The moment he saw Yu Xiaogang move, Ye Ying quickly put on the mask he had prepared in advance, lest he be stunk to death.

The other three, along with the Blue Silver Weasel, made exactly the same move.

Luo Sanpao's clear blue eyes suddenly lit up, and the Soul Ring attached to his body was absorbed.

His round body abruptly sprang up, rising five meters into the air.

"Boom!"

A thunderous explosion rang out.

A foul fart blasted toward the four Water Wolves.

"Grandmaster, that fart is way too smelly."

"A martial soul and its master are one."

"What did you eat last night?"

"Don't tell me you ate shit."

With that one remark, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned green.

For someone as proud as him, how long had it been since anyone had mentioned this?

Those who knew deliberately avoided bringing it up.

This Ye Ying truly had no sense of tact at all.

Who ate shit last night? And secretly, at that?

Did he need to secretly eat shit?

No, that wasn't right. He did not eat shit!

As the foul fart exploded, the four Water Wolves, who had been highly vigilant moments before, were instantly enraged.

The damage was minor, but the insult was immense.

That fart was simply far too foul.

The Water Wolf's originally lustrous blue fur was instantly dyed a grayish yellow.

The surrounding emerald-green leaves rapidly turned yellow, until they withered.

"Grandmaster, what a magnificent fart!"

"Your soul skill's attack power has increased dramatically."

"I suggest you stop feeding Luo Sanpao white radishes in the future. Feed him what I mentioned earlier instead."

"It works!"

Yu Xiaogang failed to hold it in and coughed violently.

The mask he had put on in advance was blown off his face.

The overpowering stench rushed in through his nose and mouth, seeping into his very organs.

Dizziness washed over him.

His body swayed, and he nearly fell.

"Bullshit, I didn't eat it!"

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang repeated himself.

Ye Ying could not help growing suspicious.

Given Yu Xiaogang's personality, he normally would not argue over something like this.

He would not get red-faced and desperately try to prove himself with words, just like with his theories.

But why was he acting like this now?

Something seemed off.

"Grandmaster, I was only saying it casually. You didn't really eat it last night, did you?"

"When we stayed in the tents last night, you and Tang San shared one tent."

"What were you two doing in there?"

"I heard Tang San shouting inside."

"Could it be..."

"Oh dear."

"Grandmaster, you really need to think things through!"

Sigma, too, turned his gaze toward Tang San and Yu Xiaogang after hearing Ye Ying's words.

The four Water Wolves posed no threat to him.

Even the Blue Silver Weasel looked over.

For some reason, Tang San had suddenly knocked her unconscious with a punch last night.

Whether the four Water Wolves had been enraged or had caught some juicy gossip, they also looked over.

All eyes converged on him.

Yu Xiaogang panicked a little.

He swore that he had never been this nervous in his life.

"No, listen to me. I didn't eat it!"

Ye Ying wore an earnest expression.

"You two didn't eat each other, did you? Then keep going in a cycle?"

"If one of you suddenly gets constipated someday, the other will starve to death."

Yu Xiaogang staggered unsteadily. He did not even have the strength to speak; the stench was making him unbearably miserable.

He could not even refute Ye Ying.

He had eaten and lived for free at Notting Academy for so many years. How could he possibly have nothing to eat?

Last night, last night...

He had just acted on impulse.

Sigh.

Even his tongue had gone stiff.

There was no way to explain that in detail—it would never pass review.

"Let me tell you, Grandmaster."

"You need to eat better. I know Tang San spends a lot of money."

"She's already blown through all your pension money."

"You should eat something decent. If you don't have money for food, just tell me. I'll give you whatever I don't finish."

"As long as you become my disciple."

"If I have meat to eat, you'll have bones to gnaw on."

"Don't eat that kind of stuff anymore."

"Be careful. Don't make yourself sick."

Suddenly, Ye Ying spotted something alarming.

He shouted at Yu Xiaogang.

"Grandmaster, watch out!"

Hearing him repeat himself, Yu Xiaogang was thoroughly annoyed.

He forced himself to shout back.

"I have food to eat! I don't eat shit!"

Ye Ying said, "I meant watch out for an attack."

Yu Xiaogang: ???

"An attack? What attack?"

The next moment, an emerald-green vine shot out of the ground and tightly bound Yu Xiaogang's legs.

A pained scream immediately rang out.

"Ah!"

Ye Ying shouted at Yu Xiaogang.

"I told you to be careful! You weren't careful—see? You got attacked!"

This encounter was extremely similar to what had happened the last time they entered the Soul Hunting Forest.

Last time, Yu Xiaogang had driven away the Ghost Wolves with a fart, and the Mandala Snake had followed the smell right over.

This time, Yu Xiaogang had also barely finished farting when another powerful soul beast appeared.

The difference was that these four Water Wolves were much stronger and had not been blown away by a single fart.

The trees to Yu Xiaogang's left shifted apart.

A tall soul beast that looked like a tree emerged from within.

Its entire body was dark green, wrapped in vine after vine.

Ye Ying recognized it at a glance.

"Ghost Vine!"

"A six-hundred-and-thirty-eight-year Ghost Vine!"

Ye Ying immediately guessed that this was the Ghost Vine Tang San absorbed in the original story.

He had not expected it to appear so easily.

Tang San truly had the fate of a protagonist.

They had only just arrived, yet before long, a soul beast suited to her had come knocking on its own.

Ye Ying's first Soul Ring flashed as he swiftly launched an attack.

But his target was...

the Water Wolves.