That Tang San Hadn't Come for Nothing

After returning from the Star Dou Forest, Qian Renyu spent a few days recuperating at the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City. Then he brought Zhang Zhuan and Yang He back to Nuoding Academy.

But he learned from Zhang Zhuan and Yang He that Tang San had already enrolled.

Since Tang San was at the academy, Tang Hao was surely protecting his precious son from the shadows. So Qian Renyu had Qianjun Douluo keep an eye on Tang Hao without revealing himself. That way, even if Tang Hao had any ill intentions toward him, he wouldn't dare make a move.

After seeing Xiao Wu beaten beyond recognition, Tang San had Yu Xiaogang find a healing-type Soul Master for her. So Xiao Wu recovered quickly and spent all day with Tang San. As expected, they shared a bed and slept in the same nest.

They didn't care in the slightest about the strange looks everyone else gave them.

When Qian Renyu entered Dorm Seven with Zhang Zhuan and Yang He, it was class time, so the dorm was empty except for a hundred-thousand-year-old Rogue Rabbit.

That's right. This girl often skipped class.

So when Qian Renyu pushed open the door to Dorm Seven, he saw the hundred-thousand-year-old Rogue Rabbit.

The hundred-thousand-year-old Rogue Rabbit saw Qian Renyu too, and her eyes immediately turned red as boundless killing intent surged from her.

This was the man who had beaten her rabbit head into a pig's head, broken one of her rabbit arms and both her rabbit legs, and fractured three of her ribs.

He'd also refused to let her sleep on a bed, tossing her onto the floor instead. When someone tried to carry her to a bed, he wouldn't allow it.

He wouldn't even let her sleep at night. He'd made two people watch her in shifts, one for each half of the night. The moment she closed her eyes, she'd get slapped twice.

Her face was already swollen like a pig's head, and just because she'd closed her eyes a few times, she'd taken dozens more slaps that night.

Worst of all, he'd made Sister Xiao Wu eat Soft Bone Rabbits, even shoving them into Sister Xiao Wu's mouth with a broom.

Those were Sister Xiao Wu's descendants!

At the thought of all this, Xiao Wu's eyes nearly blazed with fury.

"Ren Yu, you dare come back? Sister Xiao Wu's going to kill you!"

As she spoke, a Yellow Soul Ring lit up around the hundred-thousand-year-old Rogue Rabbit.

"First Soul Power Skill—Waist Bow!"

Qian Renyu thought, This Rogue Rabbit has already formed her First Soul Ring?

As Xiao Wu charged at Qian Renyu, Zhang Zhuan kicked her in the left side. Two of her ribs broke, and she crashed hard to the floor.

Seeing Xiao Wu sprawled on the ground, Yang He immediately stomped hard on her chest, then kicked her toward the wall.

Another mouthful of hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit blood came gushing out.

It took Xiao Wu a long while to struggle back to her feet.

Seeing her stand, Qian Renyu said, "Come here and kneel."

"Bullshit! If anyone's going to kneel, it's you, in front of Sister Xiao Wu! You'd better kowtow too, and make sure you do it loud!"

Qian Renyu shook his head helplessly. "Why is it so hard to make someone understand something?"

"Zhang Zhuan, Yang He."

Zhang Zhuan and Yang He exchanged a glance. Each grabbed one of Xiao Wu's rabbit arms, then kicked her hard in the backs of her knees.

With a thud, Xiao Wu successfully knelt in front of Qian Renyu, thanks to Zhang Zhuan and Yang He.

Xiao Wu struggled frantically, trying to break free of the two men, but there was no way she could. All she could do was roar, "You bastard! You son of a bitch! I'll make Tang San kill you!"

"Tang San? You mean Tang San?"

"Of course I mean Tang San! What, are you scared?"

"Then hurry up and let Sister Xiao Wu go! After that, kowtow to Sister Xiao Wu a hundred times, and shout 'Sister Xiao Wu is wonderful!' with every bow."

"Otherwise, just wait for Tang San to kill you!"

"You'd have been better off not bringing up Tang San. Since you did, get ready to wish you were dead."

"Zhang Zhuan, break one of her fingers first."

Zhang Zhuan grabbed Xiao Wu's left wrist and pried open her clenched fist, spreading her five fingers apart.

Then he took hold of the index finger on her left hand. There was a sharp crack.

A pig-like squeal followed—or no, a rabbit-like squeal.

"Ren Yu, I'm going to kill you!"

"Oh? Still mouthing off. Let's see if your backbone is as tough as your mouth."

Qian Renyu gave Zhang Zhuan a look. Zhang Zhuan grabbed Xiao Wu's left ring finger. Another crack.

Another rabbit-like squeal followed.

This time, Xiao Wu knew better than to talk tough.

"What happened? Don't want to kill me anymore?" Qian Renyu asked, looking at Xiao Wu, whose eyes seemed ready to bleed.

"Zhang Zhuan, Yang He, let our classmate Xiao Wu kowtow a few times. Loudly."

"Don't stop until she cracks one of the floor tiles."

Zhang Zhuan and Yang He immediately pressed Xiao Wu's head down toward the floor tiles.

With a bang, a tile broke.

"It broke after just one bow?"

Zhang Zhuan scratched his head sheepishly. "Sorry, Young Master. I used too much force."

As for Xiao Wu, hundred-thousand-year-old blood ran down from her forehead. It was black and blue, with several broken pieces of tile stuck to her skin. One even seemed to have embedded itself a little.

Xiao Wu wondered why it had suddenly gone dark, and why there were so many stars.

But why were the stars circling only Sister Xiao Wu's rabbit head?

It took Xiao Wu a long while to come around.

As soon as she came to and saw Qian Renyu in front of her, she cried, "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill your whole family!"

"Zhang Zhuan, break every finger on this beast's left hand."

Crack,

Crack,

Crack.

After three cracks, every finger on Xiao Wu's left hand was broken.

Three rabbit-like squeals rang out as well.

Xiao Wu looked at Qian Renyu. Her eyes no longer held any killing intent, only deep fear.

"What's wrong, little rabbit? Not shouting anymore?"

"I'm not a little rabbit. You're supposed to call me Sister Xiao Wu." Xiao Wu answered instinctively.

As soon as she said it, she covered her mouth with her still mostly intact right hand. She knew she'd said the wrong thing.

But the time to turn back had passed.

You only realize you're at a dead end once you've hit the wall.

You only shake off a runny nose once it's already reached your mouth.

You only realize the child you raised isn't yours once they're all grown up.

What took you so long?

This time, Qian Renyu didn't even have to say anything. Zhang Zhuan and Yang He stepped forward and each slapped Xiao Wu twice.

"Little rabbit, still talking tough?" Qian Renyu asked.

Xiao Wu immediately shook her head, then said in a small, plaintive voice,

"You bullied me before Tang San got here,"

"You're still bullying me after Tang San got here,"

"So Tang San hadn't come for nothing?"

Though Xiao Wu had spoken quietly, Qian Renyu still heard her. He flew into a rage.

"Pah! You beast,"

"What makes you think you're worthy of quoting my idol?"

"Zhang Zhuan, Yang He, beat her!"

Xiao Wu cried out in terror, "Ren Yu, you're going to beat me again?"

"Oh, really? You think I'm not going to beat you today?"

As he spoke, Qian Renyu rolled up his sleeves.

"I'm going to beat you myself."

"Zhang Zhuan, Yang He, beat her within an inch of her life!"

"Yes, Young Master."

"Hey, careful. Keep her farther away. I'm squeamish around blood."

"Sure thing, Young Master."

Then all that could be heard was, "Ow! Ow! Ah! Ah! Ow! Ow!"

Seeing Xiao Wu beaten so badly she was nearly unrecognizable, Qian Renyu hurriedly said, "All right, all right, stop beating her."

As soon as Xiao Wu heard Qian Renyu tell them to stop, she clung to the lifeline like a drowning person. "Thank you, Young Master Ren Yu. Thank you, Young Master Ren Yu."

"Don't thank me yet. I meant I'd stop them from beating you."

"You have to beat yourself up."