Tang San: Don't Insult My Teacher!

"Hm?"

Xiao Wu caught sight of a new face coming in from outside. Looking over, she saw that the newcomer wore simple but clean clothes, had a tall, slender figure, and exceptionally handsome features.

He was completely different from the crooked lot around him.

Her favorable impression of him immediately soared, but she still cracked her knuckles and walked over.

"New here?"

"My name is Xiao Wu, as in dancing. I'm the boss of Dorm Seven. Either beat me and become the new boss, or acknowledge me as your boss!"

She waved her little pink fists, hoping Xia Yan would say he wanted a fight.

That way, she could get some exercise too.

The bruised and battered Wang Sheng moved up beside her. "Sister Xiao Wu, he isn't new. He came several days ago, but he's been away these past two days."

At that, Xiao Wu immediately lost interest.

He was pretty good-looking, but too weak. He had surrendered before even fighting. She still preferred someone with a little backbone.

Then Wang Sheng sidled up beside Xia Yan.

"Everyone's been saying that you had a conflict with the Grandmaster a couple days ago. Is that true?"

"You weren't hiding from the Grandmaster during the past two days, were you?"

"It's fine, no need to hide. If the Grandmaster gives you trouble, just run somewhere crowded. He definitely won't have the nerve to chase after you."

Hearing that, Xiao Wu's curiosity was piqued. "What Grandmaster?"

"Is someone trying to bully you? It's okay, Sister Xiao Wu will protect you!"

As she spoke, she waved her little pink fists again, eager to teach that bad guy called the Grandmaster a lesson.

Wang Sheng explained,

"The Grandmaster's real name is Yu Xiaogang. He's a rank twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster and a guest teacher at the academy. But he's never taught a single class. He's only been able to stay at the academy because he's close to the dean."

Xiao Wu was instantly stunned. "Huh?"

She looked at Xia Yan as he set down his bedding, her beautiful eyes shining. "You dared provoke a two-ring Soul Grandmaster right after arriving?"

"You've got some nerve!"

She immediately crowded beside Xia Yan, her face full of anticipation. "Tell us, tell us! What did you do?"

"How did that Grandmaster offend you?"

She had thought Xia Yan followed the rules like everyone else, but he was even bolder than she was!

How exciting!

Looking at Xiao Wu's excited expression, Xia Yan did not deliberately keep her in suspense.

"He believed his spirit martial soul theories were extensive and wanted to take me as his disciple, hoping to convince me with theory. But after talking with him, I found that he might not even know as much as I did, so I left."

Yu Xiaogang had a major problem: he was too weak.

He was supposedly a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, but his martial soul could only fart. He was so weak that even a four-hundred-year Datura Snake could kill him, and he would not even be able to run away.

He had supposedly studied martial soul theory for decades, yet he did not even know that absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring would subject a soul master's mind to an impact.

His so-called decades of research really had been nothing but research.

He never even touched the real thing.

He just hid away in Notting City, seeing neither soul masters nor soul beasts.

Pure research.

Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes practically sparkled with stars. "Martial soul theory? You know so much!"

Her curiosity about Xia Yan instantly reached its peak.

Xia Yan had just wanted to wave it off and say that he only understood martial soul mutations more deeply than Yu Xiaogang did, since at least that mutation theory had not been made up by him.

But then,

Everyone suddenly heard an angry shout. "You are not allowed to insult my teacher!"

Tang San stood at the doorway, glaring furiously at everyone. He had been listening for quite a while. These people had not shown his teacher the slightest respect.

They had even dared to brazenly claim that they knew more than his teacher.

Ridiculous!

What, teacher?!

Xiao Wu awkwardly glanced around, not expecting to be caught talking about someone behind his back.

But Wang Sheng and the others were stunned. He stepped forward.

"You took the Grandmaster as your teacher?"

Wang Sheng looked worried.

"How could you take the Grandmaster as your teacher? His strength is nothing special. I heard he's nearly fifty and still only rank twenty-nine. He probably won't ever break through in his life. Academy teachers need to be at least rank thirty, and he's only able to stay here because he's close to the dean. To put it bluntly, he's just freeloading."

"Little San, you've been deceived!"

"Shut up!"

Tang San shouted again. His face was flushed red, and veins even bulged from his neck.

Insulting his teacher behind his back was one thing, but Wang Sheng still dared to insult him to his face!

He could not tolerate insults toward himself.

But he could tolerate insults toward his teacher even less!

He warned Wang Sheng, along with everyone else.

"This is the last time. If I hear anyone insult my teacher again, I will make him regret it!"

Bang!

Tang San suddenly raised his hand and smashed the wooden door beside him. It split open with a crack, fragments clattering down onto the floor.

The room fell silent.

"Hmph!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

"You..."

Wang Sheng was just as furious. That Grandmaster was a freeloader to begin with. He had kindly advised Tang San to see the truth.

Yet Tang San had been so ungrateful.

Now he had even smashed the door apart. Repairing it and paying compensation would cost quite a bit.

They were all Work-Study Students.

Tang San definitely had no money.

He just had not expected Tang San to be not only broke, but also gullible and brainless!

Xiao Wu secretly poked Xia Yan's arm and asked softly,

"Who exactly is that Grandmaster? Why does Little San admire him so much while you all look down on him?"

Xia Yan shook his head.

"I've only met him once before, so I don't know much about him either. I don't know why Tang San admires Yu Xiaogang."

He definitely could not state the reason outright, after all, he had barely interacted with either of them.

"Anyway, aren't you planning to sleep here tonight?"

Xiao Wu was confused by the abrupt question and blinked her large eyes blankly.

"What do you mean?"

Xia Yan pointed at her bed. "There isn't even a quilt or mattress on it, unless you want to sleep on the bed board."

Only then did Xiao Wu realize it.

She did not really mind sleeping on a bed board. After all, she had even slept on grass before. But all the Work-Study Students around her had bedding, and if she did not, she would stand out.

No, she had to get herself a set of bedding!

But,

She really did not have any money right now.

"Uh, I..."

She looked at Xia Yan pitifully. "Um... could you lend me some money? I promise I'll pay you back double!"

"I'll repay you next month..."

"Please..."

Her watery eyes and pleading little expression were unbelievably devastating.

Xia Yan did not mind lending her money. A set of bedding would not cost many Copper Soul Coins. But compared to one Gold Soul Coin, that amount was hardly worth mentioning.

It would be better to let her collect the subsidy directly.

"You're stronger than Wang Sheng. Is your Soul Power higher than his too?"

Xiao Wu did not understand why Xia Yan had suddenly changed the subject again, but her delicate little nose still gave a proud snort.

With her hands on her hips, she said proudly,

"Of course!"

"I have Innate Full Soul Power!"

Wang Sheng and the other students beside them were shocked. What? Innate Full Soul Power?! No wonder Sister Xiao Wu was so strong!

Xia Yan continued, "Then have you obtained a Soul Ring?"

Xiao Wu suddenly hesitated. The smile disappeared from her face, and her gaze darted away.

"Uh..."

"What's wrong?"

Xia Yan acted as if he had not noticed anything unusual about her.

"I just returned from the Soul Hunting Forest with the dean and have already obtained my first Soul Ring. Once I register at Spirit Hall, I can receive a subsidy.

It's one Gold Soul Coin every month."

"I can lend you the money now, and you don't need to repay me double. Or you can go find the dean and ask him to take you to obtain a Soul Ring too."

Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes lit up. So Xia Yan also had Innate Full Soul Power, and registering meant she could get money!

She could get money!

"Xia Yan, thank you!"

She grabbed Xia Yan's hand and thanked him profusely, then happily skipped out the door.

Wang Sheng and the others, however, wore completely different expressions.

Their mouths hung wide enough to fit an egg. He said incredulously, "Y-you also have Innate Full Soul Power?! You even have a Soul Ring already?"

"Then why did you say you couldn't beat me?!"