"You know how to be afraid now?"
Tang Yin stopped and turned to look at him, a wicked smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"Just now, you kept accusing us of faking our credentials, insulting us brothers, and cursing Grandpa Jack. You've dealt a terrible blow to our fragile hearts."
"And now you think you can settle this by apologizing?"
The doorman asked with a mournful expression, "Th-then what do you want?"
"What do I want?"
Tang Yin let go of him, leisurely dusted off some nonexistent dirt, and gave him a devilish smile.
"I don't want much!"
"It's just that Deacon Su Yuntao himself told us that if we ever ran into trouble, we could go to him."
"Tell me, what do you think Deacon Su would say if, after some time, we got our First Soul Rings and became official Soul Masters, then visited him at the Spirit Hall Branch and casually mentioned that a doorman at Notting Academy had insisted the Innate Full Soul Power certificates he personally issued were fake?"
"What do you think Deacon Su would make of that? And how would the academy deal with a doorman who dared question Spirit Hall's authority and slander a genius with Innate Full Soul Power?"
With every word Tang Yin said, the doorman's face grew paler, and cold sweat broke out across his brow.
He was already starting to believe that Tang Yin had Innate Full Soul Power.
And that other boy, Tang San, was probably the same!
If those two young masters really did that in the future, his job as a doorman would be finished!
"I was wrong! Young masters, both of you! I was blind! I looked down on you!"
"Just tell me what I have to do for you to forgive me!"
"I'll do whatever you say!"
The doorman clasped his hands repeatedly, his expression mournful and his tone as humble as could be.
"It's simple!"
Tang Yin beamed and rubbed two fingers together.
"Emotional distress, damages for mental anguish. You understand?"
The doorman froze for a moment, then caught on. His face twitched as his heart bled.
Trembling, he reached into his clothes and pulled out a small purse. He shook out a few gleaming coins, counted them again and again, then reluctantly handed over five.
"Young master... Please accept this little token to help calm you both down. Buy yourselves some snacks..."
Tang Yin took them without hesitation and weighed them in his palm. Five Silver Soul Coins—nice and heavy.
In this world, one Silver Soul Coin could keep an ordinary family going for several days.
He nodded with satisfaction, pocketed the money, and patted the doorman on the shoulder.
"That's more like it! Keep your eyes open from now on, and don't go throwing your weight around!"
The doorman forced a smile that looked worse than crying, but all he could do was nod. He hurriedly opened the iron gate.
"Please, young masters, come in!"
"Let's go! Grandpa Old Jack, Little San, we're going!"
After pocketing the five Silver Soul Coins, Tang Yin turned around, thoroughly pleased, and waved to Tang San and Old Jack.
Watching Tang Yin not only make the doorman bow his head and apologize, but also cough up five Silver Soul Coins as compensation, Old Jack stood dumbfounded.
Beside him, Tang San gazed at his elder brother, full of admiration and pride.
That's my big brother, Tang San's brother!
He not only mastered the Tang Sect Secret Arts—Purple Demon Eye and Mysterious Jade Hand—but was also clever, quick-witted, and a master of strategy!
With Big Brother leading the way, the Tang Sect will surely rise to glory in this world again!
But just as Tang Yin was about to lead Old Jack and Tang San into Notting Academy, the figure hiding behind a nearby flowerbed, listening in the whole time, could no longer sit still.
"Wait!"
A middle-aged man approached from not far away. He wore a black scholar's robe, had a lean build, a short crew cut, and a face stiffened by stubble. His hands were clasped behind his back.
"Grandmaster, you're back?"
The moment the doorman saw the middle-aged man—or, as he was also called, the Great Dampness, Yu Xiaogang—he broke into a fawning smile.
Yu Xiaogang merely snorted.
"Let this be the last time. Understood?"
"If there's a next time, I'll report you to the academy!"
After that, Yu Xiaogang asked Old Jack to let him see Tang Yin and Tang San's Martial Soul certificates.
Tang San was momentarily taken aback by Yu Xiaogang's entrance.
Tang Yin, however, wasn't intimidated. He sized up the famous Great Dampness, Yu Xiaogang, who had yet to reach level thirty even after turning fifty, and gave him a strange look.
This Gangzi looks pretty ordinary, his strength is awful, and he's the silent type.
How did he make Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong fall so deeply in love with him? One was willing to betray Spirit Hall for him, while the other waited twenty years!
Tang Yin scratched his head, utterly baffled.
But with him around, there was no way this Gangzi was going to fool his little brother, Tang San!
After looking over Tang Yin and Tang San's Martial Soul certificates, a flicker of fervor passed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes. He forced himself to stay calm and told Old Jack,
"Sir, both children's Martial Soul certificates are genuine."
"On behalf of the academy, I apologize to you. Leave the two children to me!"
Old Jack was extremely grateful. Assuming Yu Xiaogang was a teacher at the academy, he planned to leave Tang Yin and Tang San with him so they could register.
As for Old Jack, he was going back to Holy Soul Village.
Otherwise, he would get back too late and have to spend the night in Nuoding City.
Even the cheapest inn in Nuoding City would cost enough to make Old Jack wince.
"Xiao Yin, Xiao San, go register with this Grandmaster."
"Grandpa's heading back now!"
After waving goodbye to Tang Yin and Tang San, Old Jack turned and left, leaning on his cane.
Tang Yin curled his lip and led his little brother, Tang San, into Notting Academy with Yu Xiaogang.
This time, since Tang Yin had dealt with the doorman, Yu Xiaogang hadn't needed to step in.
So Tang San wasn't particularly curious about Yu Xiaogang either. Like Tang Yin, he looked around Notting Academy with interest.
But when neither child said a word or even asked about him, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help feeling awkward and helpless. He cleared his throat a few times, then spoke first.
"You two little fellows are Tang Yin and Tang San, brothers, right?"
"Yes, teacher!" Tang San replied politely.
"Hmm... A Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power, and a mutated hand Martial Soul..."
Then Yu Xiaogang put on a thoughtful expression and suddenly said,
"You two should have Twin Martial Souls, right?"
Tang San's expression changed at once, his gaze sharpening as a trace of killing intent flashed through his mind.
How does this man know that Big Brother and I have Twin Martial Souls?
That's a secret between Big Brother and me.
This crew-cut fellow knows our secret. He's practically begging to die!
But since they were at Notting Academy, Tang San managed to suppress his killing intent. He decided not to admit anything yet and see what Yu Xiaogang would say.
"What Twin Martial Souls? Teacher, I don't understand what you mean."
"My brother and I really do only have Blue Silver Grass and a mutated hand Martial Soul. We also can't understand why we have Innate Full Soul Power."
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