Everyone stared blankly at Tang San, who was kneeling in front of Dai Mubai, stunned.
He'd just dropped to his knees?
Dai Mubai turned around and picked up his severed tiger claw, then put it down again, unsure where to leave it. The situation was unbearably awkward.
"Would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose?"
Tang San gave an awkward smile.
"We believe you!"
Everyone nodded.
"Tang San, don't challenge me again,"
Dai Mubai said, dismissing his Martial Soul Possession and admitting defeat outright.
"I have to admit, I'm no match for you."
He dropped to his knees when they fought. He dropped to his knees as soon as they traded blows. How were they supposed to fight like that? Who could possibly beat him?
[ Tang San turned around and charged at Dai Mubai...]
[Tang San turned around and knelt before Dai Mubai...]
Ye Lin had just changed "charged" to "knelt," making Tang San kneel twice in a row.
But she'd already completed her daily task for the day, so she didn't receive any more rewards from Tang San.
As Ye Lin looked at Dai Mubai and the others, she wondered,
"Speaking of which, why haven't the daily tasks for the others unlocked yet?"
[Don't rush. It's not time yet. They'll come.]
The system's reassurance put Ye Lin at ease.
"Let's go again. One more time,"
Tang San quickly got to his feet and said to Dai Mubai, "That one doesn't count."
"No more," Dai Mubai said, waving a hand as he stepped aside. "I'm no match for you."
Tang San turned his gaze to Oscar.
Oscar quickly shook his head and refused.
"I'm an auxiliary Soul Master. I'm not good at fighting."
He looked around at the others. Ye Lin and Xiao Wu were out of the question; he couldn't beat them. Ning Rongrong was an auxiliary Soul Master, so she was out too. That left only Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing immediately turned her face away. She didn't want to fight Tang San at all. It was just too embarrassing.
"How about another try with me?"
Teacher Zhao's voice suddenly rang out.
Tang San stiffly turned to look at Zhao Wuji. Suddenly, the intense pain in his lower abdomen returned.
It felt as if someone had struck him in the groin all over again.
He hurriedly said,
"Teacher Zhao, forget it. Let's call it off."
After the farce, Dai Mubai led the group to their dorm rooms.
Tang San and Oscar shared a room.
Ye Lin and Xiao Wu were close, so they shared a room. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing shared the last one.
They were now officially part of Shrek Academy.
That night, as Ye Lin was cultivating, she suddenly heard a notification from the system.
[Beep! New daily task issued: Modify Zhao Wuji's storyline. The greater the change to the storyline, the greater the reward.]
"A new daily task?"
Ye Lin wondered. She'd thought it would be about Dai Mubai, since he was the first person she'd encountered. She hadn't expected it to be about Zhao Wuji.
She thought through the storyline. On the first night after arriving at Shrek Academy, Tang San's father, Tang Hao, was supposed to drag Zhao Wuji out and beat him up.
This was her chance!
She glanced at the sleeping Xiao Wu, then swiftly slipped out of the room and headed for the woods outside Shrek Academy.
There was no sign of anything happening yet. She'd arrived early.
About half an hour later,
Ye Lin suddenly sensed an incredibly powerful presence approaching, followed closely by another powerful presence.
The first was probably Tang Hao, and the second was probably Zhao Wuji.
Flender should be following behind them, too, though he was hiding his presence well.
The story continued as it was supposed to.
Flender brought Zhao Wuji over and greeted Tang Hao respectfully. "Greetings, Haotian Mianxia."
"I don't know how Zhao Wuji offended you, Mianxia. Could you show me some consideration?"
Tang Hao was completely concealed beneath a black robe. "Enough nonsense. Zhao Wuji, I'll give you a chance. I won't use my Martial Soul. If you can last one incense stick against me, I'll leave at once. Otherwise, you'll do something for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao was already beside Zhao Wuji.
[Tang Hao struck Zhao Wuji in the groin with his palm...]
Clearly, Tang Hao intended to make Zhao Wuji suffer the same pain as Tang San.
"Hiss!"
Watching from the shadows, Ye Lin drew in a sharp breath. Was Teacher Zhao about to be left impotent?
She didn't have anything against Zhao Wuji. Though he looked fierce, he was very protective of his students and deeply loyal to his friends.
Ye Lin wanted to change "groin" to "chest," but Tang Hao was far too powerful, and her permissions weren't high enough.
She could only spend a hundred points to redeem a chance to slightly lower the system's restrictions in the System Store. Only then did she manage to change "groin" to "chest."
"Pfft!"
Tang Hao struck Zhao Wuji in the chest with his palm.
His chest caved in, and he was sent crashing into a tree.
Tang Hao looked down at his right fist in confusion. He remembered aiming for Zhao Wuji's groin, but for some reason, his fist had hit him in the chest instead.
Now that he thought about it, he just couldn't bring himself to aim for Zhao Wuji's groin.
"Cough, cough." Zhao Wuji struggled to his feet. The blow had hurt, but it hadn't caused any serious injuries. He'd recover easily in a few days.
Tang Hao said flatly, "Tang San is my son. Take good care of him."
Zhao Wuji and Flender's eyes widened in disbelief.
They said a tiger father couldn't have a dog for a son, but just look at Tang Hao and Tang San.
If Tang Hao hadn't admitted it himself, they'd never have believed that Tang San—the boy who'd dropped to his knees with a thud—was his son.
The father would even fight the Pope, while the son knelt whenever he met someone he couldn't beat. They were complete opposites.
Still, the two men nodded. Since Haotian Mianxia had given the order, they had no choice but to obey.
Tang Hao offered Zhao Wuji a few pointers as compensation for the beating, and as a reward for looking after Tang San.
Then he vanished in a flash.
A look of delight immediately appeared on Zhao Wuji's face. Guidance from a senior expert would help him improve tremendously.
"That beating was worth it."
"Look at how happy you are,"
Flender said, rolling his eyes as he helped Zhao Wuji slowly make his way back into Shrek Academy.
After the two men had left, a system notification rang in Ye Lin's mind.
[Beep! Storyline modification complete. Tang Hao struck Zhao Wuji in the chest, preventing him from being beaten into impotence. Reward: increased strength. Note: This strength increase is equivalent to Zhao Wuji's strength when he had one Soul Ring.]
In an instant, Ye Lin felt strength flowing into her body. The most noticeable change was the increased strength in her hands. She picked up a fist-sized rock and squeezed it in her right hand. With a crack, a fissure appeared in the stone.
If she fought Dai Mubai again now, she'd easily win their initial clash.
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