The Gatekeeper's Obstruction, Tang San: You Have Courted Death!

The gatekeeper's obstruction, Tang San: You have courted death!

Near noon, Old Jack finally brought Su Ming and Tang San to Nuoding Academy in Nuoding City.

When Old Jack tried to take them inside to complete the enrollment procedures, they were stopped by the gatekeeper.

Seeing that Tang San and Su Ming were poorly dressed and looked impoverished, the gatekeeper did not know what had gotten into him, but he simply wanted to make things difficult for them.

The gatekeeper barked, "Stop! What are you here for? Nuoding Academy isn't a place you can just enter whenever you please!"

Su Ming was nearly speechless. It was exactly like the original story. Had this gatekeeper lost his mind? Nuoding Academy had plenty of Work-Study Students, all commoners, while wealthy students accounted for only a small fraction. Why did he have to stop them specifically?

Old Jack's expression changed slightly, but he quickly smiled and said, "Sir Gatekeeper, these two children are this year's Work-Study Students from our village. Look, here are their certificates."

The gatekeeper arrogantly accepted the two certificates and examined them. One had a Level 7 Wood Element Martial Soul, while the other had Innate Full Soul Power!

This startled the gatekeeper. Then he saw that the one with Innate Full Soul Power actually had Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul. Something was clearly wrong here!

Perhaps jealousy got the better of him, because he wanted to make things difficult for them. Why should these two little boys, both commoners like him, have such good talent?

The gatekeeper said to Old Jack, "There's only one Work-Study Student certificate here. What's going on? And as I recall, one village only gets one Work-Study Student slot, right?"

Old Jack patiently explained, "Because our village produced two children with very good talent this year, I asked a Lord Soul Master from Spirit Hall to issue a Spirit Hall certificate, hoping Nuoding Academy could grant us one additional Work-Study Student slot."

Su Ming sighed inwardly. Just as expected, this low-probability event had really happened. In the original story, this gatekeeper had been quite arrogant too.

By Tang San's way of thinking, this gatekeeper had already courted death.

He just did not know whether Tang San would hold even Grandpa Jack in his heart because of this, perhaps even remember Su Ming himself.

The gatekeeper haughtily said, "That won't do. Our academy will only accept the little boy with the official Work-Study Student certificate. Take the other one back. That Spirit Hall Soul Master doesn't have sufficient authority!"

Old Jack was furious when he heard this. "That is a Lord Soul Master of Spirit Hall! How can you do this?"

Meanwhile, Tang San stood quietly to the side, staring at the gatekeeper before him. A glint flashed through his eyes, and he secretly glanced at Old Jack and Su Ming as well, as though pondering something.

Naturally, Su Ming noticed Tang San's action. Su Ming now possessed the One Tomoe Sharingan awarded by the system. Although he had not actively opened his eyes, his sensory abilities had still improved to some extent.

Moreover, Su Ming's attention had always been on Tang San. It would have been difficult not to notice.

When in doubt, Su Ming passed the time by writing in his Diary.

He was definitely going to be admitted anyway. As for Tang San, the Child of Destiny, would getting into a school really be difficult for him?

Not to mention that the so-called Theory Master would appear shortly. Even if he did not, Su Ming guessed that Tang Hao was definitely hiding somewhere in the shadows!

Guys, do you know what just happened? Tang San and I were actually stopped by the gatekeeper.

The Diary updated immediately, and all the women began reading at once. Time for some drama.

If it had only been me, showing the gatekeeper my Work-Study Student certificate would have been enough to get inside and handle enrollment. But with Tang San here too, this gatekeeper must have lost his mind, because he actually refused to acknowledge the certificate Su Yuntao issued.

Even if Su Yuntao's rank was not high, he was backed by Spirit Hall. Besides, he was not someone a mere gatekeeper could afford to offend. Who gave him the courage? Liang Jingru?

Although the women did not know who Liang Jingru was, they were all shocked. This gatekeeper was truly far too bold. A gatekeeper at an ordinary junior Soul Master Academy was usually just a regular person without Soul Power. Where did he get the nerve to act this way?

At the very least, he should have let them in and allowed the academy leadership to decide. Was he tired of living?

And just as expected, Tang San was staring at the gatekeeper from the side, his right hand tightening slightly. Based on what I know about him, Tang San has murderous intent now. This gatekeeper has already courted death!

If I'm not mistaken, Tang San has a Hidden Weapon concealed in his right sleeve: a Sleeve Arrow. He probably made it for self-defense, and there should be quite a few Hidden Weapons like Steel Needles in his pockets as well.

After all, Tang San had belonged to the Tang Sect in his previous life. The Tang Sect specialized in Hidden Weapons and poisons. Now that he had transmigrated into such an unfamiliar world, he did not have poison for the time being, but his family ran a blacksmith shop. Making a simple Hidden Weapon would be easy enough.

A Sleeve Arrow should only count as a low-level Hidden Weapon in the Tang Sect. It was simple to make, but with the element of surprise, killing a Soul Master around Level 20 would still be easy.

Now that the gatekeeper refused to acknowledge the certificate issued by Su Yuntao, Tang San not only stared at him, but also secretly glanced at Grandpa Jack and me. I know it: he has remembered both Grandpa Jack and me.

In Tang San's eyes, he probably thinks this: his talent is better than mine, so why is Grandpa Jack favoring me and giving me the Work-Study Student slot?

But he never considered that he had hidden his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul himself. Even though he had Innate Full Soul Power, his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, known as a useless Martial Soul. Anyone normal would think Blue Silver Grass had less potential than my Wood Element Martial Soul.

Ah Yin, who was reading the Diary, became excited. Su Ming had finally mentioned Tang San again. She had never expected that Tang San's previous life had been in a sect focused on Hidden Weapons and poison.

Ah Yin did not doubt that Su Ming was telling the truth at all. Though she no longer possessed her former strength, she was still the emperor among Blue Silver Grass. Blue Silver Grass grew everywhere outside, and Ah Yin could sense the outside world through it.

Over the past six years, the people she had watched most closely were Tang Hao and Tang San.

Although she could not bear to watch Tang Hao drink himself into oblivion every day and neglect his duties, she believed that he felt guilty for failing to protect her, and thus drowned his sorrows in alcohol day after day.

From this alone, before receiving the Diary, Ah Yin had always believed that her choice had not been wrong.

As for Tang San, he had been obedient and sensible from a young age, seeming to understand everything. He took good care of Tang Hao and even used materials from their home to create things she had never seen before. Those must have been the Hidden Weapons Su Ming mentioned in his Diary.

Ah Yin had originally thought Tang San was simply precocious, or perhaps exceptionally gifted from childhood and far more capable than children his age.

But now, it seemed this was entirely because Tang San was not her son at all. A Soul in his thirties lived inside him!

Still, Ah Yin held onto a sliver of hope. Perhaps Tang San, like Su Ming, had been reincarnated and suddenly awakened the memories of his previous life. That was possible too, was it not?

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