Big Hao Has No Martial Virtue!

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang quickly found the Dean of Nuoding Academy and asked him to expel Jiang Liang from Nuoding Academy.

But the Dean found himself in a difficult position.

Not only because Jiang Liang possessed extraordinary talent.

But also because Spirit Hall had specifically instructed him to look after this child.

And it was not the Martial Soul Branch Hall of Nuoding City.

So he was in quite a bind as well.

Faced with Yu Xiaogang's demands, he could only keep making excuses.

In the end, unable to resist the two any longer, he could only offer a compromise.

"How about this? I'll go give him a stern warning later."

"If he does it again, I definitely won't let him off lightly."

"Will that do, Xiaogang?"

Yu Xiaogang was so furious that his face turned red.

He had been beaten into this state, and that was all the punishment Jiang Liang would receive?

There was not even an apology!

Had all those injuries been for nothing, then?

Furious and humiliated, he slammed the door and left.

Tang San gave the Dean a vicious glare before chasing after Yu Xiaogang.

The Dean watched the two leave and helplessly shook his head.

Xiaogang, Xiaogang, don't blame me for not helping you.

That child is someone I can't afford to provoke either.

Meanwhile.

Although Jiang Liang had vented his anger thoroughly, he was also starving.

After escorting Wang Sheng and the others back to the dormitory building, he took Xiao Wu outside to find something to eat.

Thanks to the Silver Soul Coin he had given the gatekeeper earlier, the man did not even ask why they were leaving and simply let them pass.

Once they left the academy, Jiang Liang took her to a noodle shop he often visited. The flavor was truly authentic.

But just as the two stepped out of the noodle shop, Sword Mother's voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Xiao Liang, be careful. Someone is following you in secret."

Jiang Liang immediately became wary.

Sword Mother continued, "I already sensed him in the cafeteria earlier, but it's much more obvious this time."

"He has been following the two of you ever since you left the academy."

"I don't know who he is, but those eyes of his don't carry good intentions. Xiao Liang, you need to be careful."

"Especially when he looks at that little girl. There's even a hint of killing intent in his gaze."

Jiang Liang was startled and immediately turned to look at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu blinked her bright, watery eyes and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Liang smiled as if nothing had happened.

"Nothing. I'll take you to buy some daily necessities first."

"Hehe, then I'll trouble you, fellow villager." Xiao Wu smiled happily, grabbed his sleeve, and followed him onward.

As they continued shopping for daily necessities, Sword Mother kept reminding Jiang Liang that the person was still following behind them.

Jiang Liang nodded slightly and smiled. "I know who he is, Fairy Sister."

"Oh? Who did Xiao Liang think of first?" Sword Mother asked curiously.

"Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao."

While helping Xiao Wu choose daily necessities, Jiang Liang pretended to casually glance outside the shop.

Although he did not spot the man, he was certain it was Tang Hao.

The reason Tang Hao held killing intent toward Xiao Wu was that he was a Title Douluo and had recognized her as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"Xiao Liang really is clever. So what are you going to do?" Sword Mother asked with a smile.

Jiang Liang turned to Xiao Wu, who was eagerly picking out household goods, raised a brow, and chuckled.

"If he doesn't make a move to snatch her away, he can follow us all he wants. It's not like we'll lose a piece of flesh."

"But if he does make a move, Fairy Sister, I'll have to rely on you."

He still had two strands of Sword Qi left unused, but using them on Tang Hao would be too wasteful.

Since that Sword Qi had come from Sword Mother anyway, asking her to act directly would be much simpler.

Sword Mother replied helplessly yet indulgently, "Fine, fine. Since Xiao Liang wants to protect that little girl, then Sister will act for you once."

"So what if he's a Title Douluo? He's merely a little stronger than that old fellow in Heaven Dou City."

With Sword Mother's assurance, Jiang Liang was immediately relieved.

He was truly looking forward to Tang Hao making a move. That way, he could witness Sword Mother's supreme swordsmanship.

But unfortunately, he took Xiao Wu shopping from noon until dusk, yet Tang Hao showed no intention of acting.

This Big Hao really was cowardly.

They were just two children. What threat could they possibly pose?

Jiang Liang helplessly shook his head. Seeing the sky grow darker and darker, he could only take Xiao Wu back to the academy first.

At that time, there was almost no one left on the streets, only dim yellow streetlamps flickering.

Xiao Wu happily hugged Jiang Liang's arm, behaving very intimately.

Since Jiang Liang was constantly on guard against Tang Hao, he did not pay much attention to it.

Just as the two were only a hundred meters away from Nuoding Academy.

"He's here."

Sword Mother suddenly warned him.

Jiang Liang raised a brow and immediately summoned his Martial Soul, the Cold Moon Sword, along with two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

With a swish, both Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings activated at once, pushing his Speed enhancement to its limit.

He wrapped one arm around Xiao Wu's waist, gripped the Cold Moon Sword Martial Soul in his other hand, and lightly stepped sideways to dart left!

Before Xiao Wu could react, a thunderous bang erupted from where they had just been standing.

A burly, masked man dressed in gray stood at their former position.

He missed.

He had actually missed!

The man stared at Jiang Liang in astonishment.

This little brat had actually dodged my attack!

Jiang Liang frantically burned his Soul Power, only setting Xiao Wu down after opening a distance of roughly five hundred meters from the man.

"Are you okay?" He lowered his head and looked at Xiao Wu.

"I'm fine." Xiao Wu shook her head. "Who is that person? Why did he ambush us?"

Jiang Liang flicked the Cold Moon Sword and shouted at the man, "Big Hao, you have no martial virtue! You actually ambushed two children!"

The man snorted coldly, erupting with astonishing speed as he charged at them again!

"Watch out!" Xiao Wu's pupils abruptly constricted.

"Buzz!"

The next instant, a strand of icy Sword Qi shot violently from behind Jiang Liang.

The man's pupils contracted sharply. He hurriedly summoned his Martial Soul—a massive Hammer.

He held the enormous Hammer horizontally before him, intending to block that strand of Sword Qi.

Yet he had not expected that strand of Sword Qi to be so incomparably powerful, far beyond his imagination.

"Clang—!!"

A piercing blast of metal rang out. The man was sent staggering backward, while dense cracks spread across the ground beneath his feet.

Only after retreating more than a hundred meters did he finally steady himself.

The man looked up in shock, his gaze immediately locking onto the woman in a white dress behind Jiang Liang.

"Daring to bully my Xiao Liang, how do you intend to die?"

The woman slowly raised a hand. An incomparably pure Sword Qi condensed at her fingertips, its killing power soaring higher than the heavens.

A powerful expert!

And a Peerless Douluo-level expert at that!

The man's pupils shrank to the extreme, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes.

He did not dare hesitate in the slightest. He circulated all his Soul Power, raised seven Soul Rings above his head, and then—directly detonated them!

Terrifying power instantly poured into his body, causing his aura to surge to an even more shocking level.

But after gaining that power, he did not choose to fight head-on. Instead, he turned and fled!

That was right! He fled!

And he fled without even looking back.

He was terrified that if he delayed for even one second, that Sword Qi would cut him down on the spot!