The Qiangu Family's Covetous Gaze

Na'er, Gu Yue, and Lan Xuanyu are all girls.

Ji Fengyu is a boy.

As for the four vests—three for the girls and one for the boy—only Tang Wulin knew the difference in sizing between the male and female versions, and how much extra material he had added for the boy.

"Oh."

Gu Yue took the vest with an indifferent expression.

Did you give everyone a vest just so you could give one to Ji Fengyu without it looking too deliberate?

You rascal, Wulin!

"Thank you, Brother!"

Na'er clearly lacked Gu Yue's clear-eyed realization of being used as a tool; she was very happy after receiving the vest.

"Thank you."

Lan Xuanyu nodded slightly at Tang Wulin, her tone polite yet distant.

"Not bad. For me right now, this Cloud Titanium Vest is definitely no less useful than a piece of Battle Armor."

Ji Fengyu took the vest with a straight face.

"How could it be that exaggerated?!"

Tang Wulin's face turned bright red.

Brother Ji is being way too dramatic...

To actually say his vest is comparable to Battle Armor—wouldn't that just make people laugh if word got out?

"Haha, Wulin, you're being too biased. You have Battle Armor for Brother Ji, but none for us."

Sure enough, Xie Xie had already started teasing him.

Wu Zhangkong had long since educated them on Battle Armor, and Xie Xie really couldn't keep a straight face regarding this "Battle Armor vest."

"Xie Xie!"

Tang Wulin flared up, a ferocious burst of Dragon Might flashing for an instant, causing Xie Xie to fall silent immediately.

In front of Brother Ji, he was a little golden dragon, but if anyone else treated him like a little golden dragon, the consequences would be dire—he was the Golden Dragon King, after all!

"Why so fierce? I'll stop laughing."

Xie Xie and Tang Wulin were bickering.

Ji Fengyu touched the little Cloud Titanium Vest; it felt silky smooth. He had to admit, Tang Wulin had definitely put his heart into this.

He feared Tang Wulin had pulled several all-nighters to rush out the finest piece he was capable of forging at his current level.

But for Ji Fengyu, whose martial soul was his own skin and who cultivated the Flawless Golden Body, it was truly a bit redundant.

With his Flawless Golden Body perfected, his physical body was comparable to a four-word Battle Armor.

If even a four-word Battle Armor was redundant, what more a tiny vest?

There was no helping it.

Since it was Tang Wulin's good intentions, Ji Fengyu found a place to put the vest on.

What puzzled him was why Wu Zhangkong was so late today.

He still hadn't arrived for class.

"Lan Muzi, I doubt you came to Eastsea City just to see me."

Wu Zhangkong was currently facing off against a handsome, sunny-looking young man.

His eyes were sharp.

Lan Muzi was a classmate who had entered Shrek at the same time as him, but now, the other man's strength was far beyond his own.

Moreover, Lan Muzi was a registered disciple of Long Yeyue!

This fact alone meant Wu Zhangkong could not afford to be careless.

They were merely nodding acquaintances; what kind of friendship would warrant the other man coming all the way to Eastsea City to visit?

"The Pavilion Master is here too, isn't she?"

Lan Muzi did not answer Wu Zhangkong's question, but instead asked one of his own.

He had come here purely because he could not defy his master's orders...

"She has been here."

Wu Zhangkong nodded.

"And what is the Pavilion Master's stance?"

Lan Muzi pressed.

Yun Ming's attitude would determine whether he was just brushing off, or brushing off even harder, that Gemini Yu Xiaogang.

"See for yourself."

Wu Zhangkong pulled out Yun Ming's token directly.

"The Sea God Pavilion Master's Token!"

Lan Muzi couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

Damn!

Yun Ming was really backing Wu Zhangkong!

Well... sorry to have bothered you!

Between choosing Pillar of Heaven Yun Ming and Luo Sanpao Long Yeyue, even a fool would know who to pick!

He was only a nominal disciple; why would he risk his life for this?

"Sigh, a master's orders are hard to defy. I'll serve as your teaching assistant for a while so I can go back and report."

Lan Muzi smiled bitterly, planning to just coast through it.

"Fine."

Wu Zhangkong didn't think Lan Muzi would cause any more trouble after seeing Yun Ming's token.

Besides, Lan Muzi possessed the Yang Wood Blade martial soul and was naturally imbued with righteous integrity; he wouldn't stoop to the dirty tricks Long Yeyue pulled.

"Holy Light Dragon?!"

"Dark Holy Dragon?!"

Lan Muzi was stunned when he saw Xie Xie and Wang Jinxi.

He immediately understood Yun Ming perfectly.

After all, who would turn down a trade-in event where you swap one for two?

Trading one old hag like Long Yeyue for two super geniuses who could be cultivated for another 200 years—that was a massive profit!

If he were Yun Ming, he wouldn't care about that old bat Long Yeyue either!

"Students, from now on, he will be your vice-homeroom teacher, Lan Muzi."

"It just so happens that your training plans are split."

"He and I will each lead a team."

"We'll swap leads every week. That's the plan."

Wu Zhangkong introduced Lan Muzi to the students.

Lan Muzi's appearance was perfectly timed; Wu Zhangkong could divide the labor and have them each lead a team.

Wu Zhangkong thought that perhaps Long Yeyue had seen his hard work and sent him a helper—she had actually done a good deed!

"Understood, Teacher Wu."

"Hello, Teacher Lan!"

The others didn't yet know who Lan Muzi was.

But Na'er and Ji Fengyu were quite stirred by his arrival.

Lan Muzi?

This guy isn't sent by that old witch Long Yeyue, is he?

Whatever, I don't care what happens to Wang Jinxi and Xie Xie, as long as they don't touch Brother Ji and my brother.

Na'er muttered to herself.

So this is the next Sea God Pavilion Master handpicked by Yun Ming?

He's on par with Wu Zhangkong, each with their own merits.

Ji Fengyu observed Lan Muzi with an appreciative gaze.

As for whether Lan Muzi might have been sent by Long Yeyue to harm him, he wasn't worried in the slightest.

Did they not understand the weight of the Wife of the Dragon God in the Legend of the Dragon King?

"Muzi, take Tang Wulin and the others to the Tang Sect."

"Today, you can let those three try a two-on-one battle in the Hall of Heroes."

Wu Zhangkong and Lan Muzi divided the tasks, letting Lan Muzi take Tang Wulin's trio first.

This was a gesture of trust, and also a way to let Lan Muzi see the potential of the Wang-Xie duo's Twin Holy Dragons of Light and Dark, and compare them to Long Yeyue.

"Your opponent for the four of you is me!"

After seeing Lan Muzi and Tang Wulin off, Wu Zhangkong turned back to look at Ji Fengyu and the others, the Frost Sky Sword appearing in his hand.

Several soul rings arranged themselves in sequence beneath his feet.

Not enough!

Two-Word Battle Armor, equip!

Wu Zhangkong was already feeling the strain; to provide Ji Fengyu and his group with sufficient pressure, he had to deploy his Battle Armor.

Bang!

In another part of the continent, a storm surrounding Ji Fengyu was likewise gathering.

At the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, Spirit Pagoda Master Qiangu Dongfeng slammed his hand onto the table and rose, shutting off the Soul Tool display.

That footage, was precisely the vile acts committed by Ji Fengyu and his group within the East Sea Spirit Pagoda.

"Zhangting, tell me your thoughts."

Qiangu Dongfeng's majestic voice rang out.

In this room located at the very top of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, besides him, there was also a young man.

"Grandfather, I previously thought that Ji Fengyu was merely an idol who harvested the wallets of female fans."

"I didn't expect..."

"His amplification ability seems to have an extra enhancement for dragon-attribute martial souls!"

"Based on this alone, he holds strategic significance for us!"

After watching the recording and reviewing the intelligence, Qiangu Zhangting's gaze was somewhat fervent.

The Coiling Dragon Staff was also related to dragons!

This support-type soul master, their Qiangu Family must obtain him!