Making Trouble
After returning to his room, Xiao Yu dressed and headed towards Cai Die's room, but there was no response when he knocked on the door. Just then, Xun'er came out of the room next door. Although the blush on her cheeks was still slightly visible, it had faded considerably.
"Brother Xiao Yu, Sister Cai Die took Little Xiao Nian out to play!" Xun'er said to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu asked with some surprise, "They went out? Well, it's the same whether Little Xiao Nian stays with me or with Cai Die. Haven't Third Brother and Wu Hao come back yet?"
Xun'er nodded and said, "It seems that Third Brother went to the back mountain to practice his Dou Technique, Wu Hao went to the arena for a competition, and Hu Jia took A Tai and the others to retrieve the Pan Men's uniforms and badges."
"Alright, but the Pan Men has only just been established, and I don't have much to do right now, so I'll stay with you and help you manage the Pan Men. I reckon Third Brother went to the back mountain to practice his Dou Technique, and he probably won't be back for another month or two!" Xiao Yu said with a helpless smile.
Xun'er chuckled and said, "Yes, Third Brother went to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower to cultivate yesterday. It seems he broke through to the Seven-star Great Dou Shi level. He's taking advantage of this time to consolidate his strength to practice the Dou Technique he obtained in the Library Pavilion."
As they were talking, Hu Jia and A Tai walked in from outside. Xiao Yu noticed that the two of them looked rather grim, and they returned empty-handed, as if they had encountered some trouble.
"What's wrong with you all? Did something happen?" Xiao Yu asked with a faint smile.
Hu Jia sat down on the sofa, somewhat annoyed, her pretty face flushed. Xun'er and Xiao Yu exchanged a glance and then looked at A Tai.
Although A Tai's expression was also somewhat unpleasant and angry, seeing the questioning looks from Xiao Yu and Xun'er, he scratched his head and said, "Boss, it's really nothing serious. It's just that we ran into some trouble today when we were making the Pan Men uniforms and badges."
Xiao Yu had guessed this situation, so he asked, "What trouble? Tell me about it."
A Tai had a high opinion of Xiao Yu's strength, so he said, "This morning, three members of the Pan Men and I went with Senior Sister Hu Jia to the academy's office to collect the materials for establishing the Pan Men, but before we even got the materials, we ran into the Bai Gang at the entrance of the office!"
"The Bai Gang?" Xun'er, her brows furrowing slightly.
Xiao Yu did remember this gang. It seemed to be a gang founded by Bai Cheng, a cousin of Bai Shan from the Outer Academy. It was considered a first-class force among the gangs in the Inner Academy.
A Tai said with a wry smile, "Boss, Xun'er, you might not know the leader of the Bai Gang, but there's one person among them you definitely know, and he's connected to Xun'er!"
Xun'er was an exceptionally intelligent person. The Bai Gang was someone she had some connection with, so the only person she could think of was Bai Shan. However, Bai Shan had been defeated by Xiao Yu in one blow during the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, so he was currently waiting in the Outer Academy for the start of next year's Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
"You mean the Bai Gang is making things difficult for us because of Bai Shan?" Xun'er said calmly.
A Tai nodded and said, "Yes, the Bai Gang has a relatively large influence in the Inner Academy, with a total of thirty-four people. Among them, Bai Cheng, as the leader of the Bai Gang, is Six-star Dou Ling and is also a person listed on the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking. The Bai Gang also has three Three-Star Dou Ling experts and thirteen Da Dou Shi experts. The remaining members are all at the Peak Dou Master!"
Xiao Yu chuckled. Although such strength was considered relatively strong in the Inner Academy, it was still no match for him. He looked at A Tai and asked, "Who came to make things difficult for you today?"
A Tai replied, "It's Fu Ao, the vice leader of the Bai Gang. He's Three-Star Dou Ling. Before he left, he said that the Bai Gang would definitely crush our Pan Men, and then he would lead the Pan Men brothers into the Bai Gang, telling the leader to watch over Pan Men and disband it on the spot in the shortest possible time!"
"Really? Interesting. It seems the Bai Gang's information updates are outdated, or perhaps they're overconfident in their own abilities?" Xiao Yu shook his head and chuckled.
Xun'er stood to the side, tilting her head to look at Xiao Yu, and asked, "Brother Xiao Yu, are you planning to go to the Bai Gang and give them a warning?"
Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "A warning is too lenient. Since Bai Shan has already sent Bai Cheng to attack our Pan Men first, it's only fair to retaliate. Since they want to disband Pan Men so badly, let's solve the problem at its root and make them disband the Bai Gang!"
Hearing Xiao Yu's calm yet authoritative words, A Tai was dumbfounded. However, Hu Jia's eyes lit up, and her previously sullen face brightened as she looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Go cause trouble for the Bai Gang tomorrow? Count me in! I might not be able to beat Dou Ling, but I'm very confident in dealing with those Da Dou Shi from the Bai Gang!"
Xiao Yu smiled faintly, "Don't worry, you'll be happy tomorrow!"
Meanwhile, in another brightly lit room in the Inner Academy, the atmosphere was subtly somber. A man sitting at the head of the table leaned back in his chair, his chin resting on his hand. His appearance bore a resemblance to Bai Shan in the Outer Academy, though he looked more mature and sinister. He was likely Bai Gang, the leader of the Bai Cheng.
Bai Cheng frowned as he looked at Fu Ao was sitting on a chair to the side, and asked, "Why did you go looking for trouble with Pan Men today? Did Bai Shan send you some message?"
Fu Ao chuckled and said, "Bai Shan, as the eldest brother's younger brother, has been interacting with us quite a bit. Now that Brother Bai has written to say that he was tricked Outer Academy that freshman Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, how can we stand idly by!"
Of course, Fu Ao didn't mention that he had also received some pills from Bai Shan as a gesture of goodwill. Bai Shan was quite clever; Fu Ao was not like Bai Cheng, and was much easier to fool than Bai Cheng. Bai Shan knew that if Bai Cheng knew about this, he might not necessarily take action.
Upon hearing Fu Ao's words, Bai Cheng coldly replied, "We don't even know the strength of the Pan Men yet, and you're already rashly coming to provoke them. If this brings trouble to the Bai Gang, I will hold you responsible!"
Fu Ao said nonchalantly, "Boss, do you really believe what Sha Tie and the others said? They're just a bunch of the Outer Academy freshmen, all arrogant fools who think they can dominate the Inner Academy just because they defeated Sha Tie and Luo Hou. That kid Luo Hou has only just entered the Dou Ling realm. I think even if Xiao Yu is strong, he's only One Star Dou Ling. What's there to be afraid of?"
Bai Cheng found Fu Ao's analysis somewhat reasonable and immediately wondered if he had been overly cautious. However, he still warned the others in the room, "Pan Men has just been established and has already absorbed nearly half of this year's new students, leaving other forces unable to recruit more. They are already dissatisfied with Pan Men. Let's observe the situation for now. If Pan Men is really that easy to bully, we can go and get a share later!"
Although the surrounding Bai Gang members were puzzled, they still nodded in agreement. While Bai Cheng's brows relaxed slightly, he also felt a faint sense of unease.