Criticism and Instruction

"What did I do? Xiaomi was sweating, so I got her some Iced Plum Juice. What's wrong with that?" Tang Yu said, as if it were only natural.

"...Nothing. Everyone, leave him alone. Let's continue. Next, Oscar and Ma Hongjun will fight Dai Mubai." Yu Xiaogang looked at the others.

"Yes," everyone immediately replied.

Next, Dai Mubai fought Ma Hongjun and Oscar. Ma Hongjun and Oscar flew into the air and attacked Dai Mubai from above. There was no way Dai Mubai could hit them, but he wasn't in a hurry. They'd have to come down eventually.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San. "Xiao San, help Mubai by taking one of his opponents. You and Xiao Wu will fight."

Tang San and Xiao Wu nodded, then went to another open space and quickly began fighting. Tang San let his guard down at the start and fell victim to Xiao Wu's Charm Skill, putting him at a disadvantage. Just as he was about to lose, Xiao Wu let her guard down, too, and Tang San used Spider Web Restraint to bind them together.

Meanwhile, Oscar was clearly running out of Soul Power. Even as he chanted, his voice was weak. Yu Xiaogang said, "All right, stop."

Tang San and the others immediately returned to the group. Dai Mubai said indignantly, "This isn't fair! If I hadn't already used up my Soul Power, how could they possibly have beaten me?"

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back. "The enemy won't wait until your Soul Power is full before attacking."

"Ah, that felt great! I never thought I'd see the day when even Boss Dai couldn't do anything about us." Ma Hongjun and Oscar immediately started gloating.

Yu Xiaogang glanced at them. "Are you two happy? Ma Hongjun, why didn't you save Oscar when you saw him falling? If Mubai had been an enemy, you would have gotten Oscar killed!"

"And you, Oscar. You're a Food System Spirit Master. When the enemy comes, why don't you hide instead of standing there like a target?"

The two immediately lowered their heads and didn't dare say a word.

Yu Xiaogang turned to Tang San. "Xiao San, do you know what you did wrong?"

Tang San nodded slightly. "I shouldn't have let my guard down and fallen for Xiao Wu's Charm at the start."

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly. "Good. You know that the Purple Demon Eye you and Xiao Yu cultivate is the best skill for defending against Charm, yet you knew Xiao Wu had that skill and still didn't use it right away. If you make that mistake again, I won't go easy on you!"

Tang San nodded solemnly. "Don't worry, Teacher."

"And Xiao Wu, you could have won. Why did you assume you'd won as soon as you had Xiao San under control? You're all... Are you really what they call monsters?" Yu Xiaogang said, exasperated.

Tang Yu suddenly cut in. "Teacher, why not let me try? I definitely wouldn't make so many mistakes."

"Get lost! If I made you and Xiaomi fight seriously, you think you wouldn't make that many mistakes?" Yu Xiaogang said, looking at Tang Yu.

Tang Xiaomi immediately said, "I give up."

Everyone: "..."

Yu Xiaogang covered his face, caught between laughter and tears. Tang Yu grinned and kissed Tang Xiaomi on the cheek. The others watched with gritted teeth. Showing off their affection right in front of everyone—shameless!

"All right, you two. Xiao Yu, what's your fifth Soul Skill? And Xiaomi, what's your third Soul Skill?" Yu Xiaogang asked them.

Those were the only Soul Skills of theirs that Yu Xiaogang still didn't know.