Xiao Wu, you don't want your secret to be discovered, do you?

Feeling the pressure on his neck, Luo Yan let Xiao Wu ride on his shoulders.

He turned around and kicked out.

Tang San, who had intended to launch a sneak attack, did not expect Luo Yan to react so quickly; he was sent flying again, coughing up three mouthfuls of blood after hitting the ground.

"Stop!"

Just as Luo Yan was about to continue humiliating Tang San to farm more points, a deep voice rang out in the hall.

Although the voice was not loud, it was extremely penetrating.

Hmm?

Luo Yan frowned and looked toward the source of the sound.

He saw an old man accompanied by a young man and a woman walking out from the innermost room of the Martial Soul Hall, heading straight toward the three of them.

"Greetings, Branch Master Matthews!"

In the hall, those who recognized Matthews bowed one after another.

Facing these passersby, Matthews nodded.

When he reached Luo Yan, before Matthews could speak, the young man beside him spoke first: "You three, stop this at once! Don't you know this is the Martial Soul Hall?!"

"Lord Su Yuntao, this is our first time at the Martial Soul Hall. This person has a grudge against us, and we couldn't hold back. Please forgive us, my lord!"

Tang San struggled to his feet and bowed to the young man.

Oh? The blind Douluo, Su Yuntao?

Hearing Tang San's address for the young man, Luo Yan glanced at Su Yuntao with great interest.

"Three little friends, fighting is forbidden here in the Martial Soul Hall. If you insist on fighting, don't blame this branch master for taking action!"

At this moment, Matthews, who was standing in the middle, stepped forward.

After speaking, he looked at Luo Yan.

The meaning in his eyes was obvious: he wanted Luo Yan to stop immediately and leave obediently.

Anyone with eyes could see that while it looked like a fight between the three, it was actually Luo Yan playing with a mouse like a cat; all Luo Yan had to do was stop and walk away.

"It was this brat Tang San who attacked first."

"Besides, what can you do if I don't stop? It's just a mere branch of the Martial Soul Hall!"

Luo Yan scanned Matthews and the three others with a playful gaze.

[Matthews feels looked down upon by a mere youth, feeling indignant; resentment +7645!]

[Su Yuntao feels humiliated by you, his vanity is wounded; resentment +999!]

[Si Si blames you for firing off indiscriminately; resentment +754!]

[...]

Sure enough, as soon as Luo Yan spoke, the system notifications began to ring frantically in his mind.

"Insolent! Our Martial Soul Hall is not something that some random nobody can insult!" Su Yuntao was young and hot-headed; naturally, he could not tolerate being humiliated.

With that, he directly released his martial soul, and one white and one yellow soul ring emerged from his body.

"Yuntao!"

Matthews reached out to stop Su Yuntao.

"Branch Master, this brat is humiliating us right to our faces; are we just going to stand by and do nothing?" Su Yuntao was somewhat dissatisfied with Matthews' interference.

"You bad guy, it was you who insulted Tang San first, otherwise how could Tang San have attacked first!"

At this moment, Xiao Wu, who was riding on Luo Yan's shoulders, shouted coldly.

As she spoke, she kept pounding on Luo Yan's head with her small fists.

Unfortunately, her strength was like a tickle to Luo Yan; it caused him no damage at all, feeling more like a massage instead.

"Xiao Wu, I didn't expect you to be so enthusiastic upon our first meeting!" Luo Yan smiled.

Then, he used one hand to pry Xiao Wu's legs off his neck and pulled her into his arms.

Just as Xiao Wu was about to struggle and resist, Luo Yan leaned down and whispered into her ear: "Xiao Wu, you don't want people to find out that you are a soul beast, do you?"

The people present only had soul power at the level of a Soul Elder and did not hear what Luo Yan had said.

"What did you say?!"

Hearing Luo Yan's words, Xiao Wu shuddered, and her entire demeanor calmed down.

"Don't worry, I'm the only one who knows about this. I'll wait for you across from your academy tonight! I hope you won't disappoint me!"

"Heh heh heh!"

Luo Yan rubbed Xiao Wu's rabbit ears and then released his grip.

Although Xiao Wu was let go, she remained standing in place, looking somewhat dazed, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Xiao Wu, don't listen to him. No matter what he said, he must be lying to you! This person is an unpardonable devil!"

"Damn it, what did you say to Xiao Wu?"

Tang San was furious and embarrassed after seeing the intimate behavior Luo Yan had just displayed toward Xiao Wu.

However, the kick Luo Yan had just delivered nearly crippled him, leaving him struggling on the ground.

[Tang San sees you being overly intimate with Xiao Wu, killing intent arises, resentment +1000!]

[Tang San senses that Xiao Wu has been swayed by your words, a sense of crisis arises in his heart, resentment +800!]

[...]

Luo Yan ignored Tang San entirely. Instead, he scanned the people around him before turning around to leave.

But before he stepped out of the Martial Soul Hall gate, he left behind a light, airy remark:

"I didn't expect the Martial Soul Hall, the number one power on the continent, to be too afraid to even make a move!"

"And as for the soul masters of Notting City, I have no idea how you people even managed to become soul masters!"

[Matthews's mood, which had just calmed down, is shattered by you again, resentment +6584!]

[Su Yuntao sees you daring to be insolent, wishing he could kill you, resentment +954!]

[...]

The moment Luo Yan stepped out of the Martial Soul Hall lobby, a massive amount of resentment points were credited to his account.

"So satisfying!"

"I remember that the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy is holding a competition tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to it!"

Inside the Notting City Martial Soul Hall Branch.

After Luo Yan left, the people in the lobby did not disperse; they all stood where they were, dazed.

One could tell their state of mind from their tightly clenched fists.

However, even though they felt humiliated by Luo Yan, no one immediately left the Martial Soul Hall to vent their anger on him.

"Branch Master, why did you stop me from attacking just now! You should have let me teach that brat a lesson and let him know that our Martial Soul Hall is not to be trifled with!"

Seeing Luo Yan leave unscathed, Su Yuntao immediately shouted at Matthews with dissatisfaction.

"You couldn't beat him!" Matthews didn't care about Su Yuntao's resentment; after leaving that sentence behind, he slowly walked over to Tang San.

Then, he raised his hand and helped Tang San up.

By this time, Tang San had recovered quite a bit and could barely stand steady.

"Young man, sometimes you need to weigh your own strength before making a move!" After saying this, Matthews brushed the dust off Tang San's body and turned to leave.

Su Yuntao and Si Si also glanced at Tang San and Xiao Wu before turning to leave as well.

The other deacons came over to clean up the scene.

After Tang San circulated his Mysterious Heaven Skill to mend his injuries, he walked up to Xiao Wu and asked with concern, "Xiao Wu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Xiao Wu shook her head slightly.

However, judging by her expression, it was clear she was still lost in thought because of Luo Yan's words.

Hearing this, Tang San didn't know what else to say, so he could only clench his fists in secret, hoping that Xiao Wu wouldn't go to find Luo Yan tonight.

At the same time, he was thinking that if Xiao Wu went to the appointment tonight, he would have to bring his teacher and the academy dean along behind her.

It would be best if the dean killed Luo Yan!