When Flender first saw the belt Tang San wore, he'd guessed that Tang San might have some connection to Yu Xiaogang.
Of course, it was also possible that Yu Xiaogang had already been killed and the belt had ended up in someone else's hands.
Only after hearing Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu speak did Flender finally confirm that Yu Xiaogang hadn't died—and had even become Tang San's teacher.
When Tang San woke up, he found himself surrounded by people wearing all kinds of expressions and giving him all sorts of looks.
"W-what happened to me?" Tang San rubbed the back of his head, feeling a little dizzy.
No one around him answered.
Flender spoke up. "Tang San, I have a question for you. I heard your teacher is Yu Xiaogang. Is that right?"
"Yes. Oh, right, my teacher also gave me a letter to deliver to the dean." As he spoke, Tang San pulled the letter Yu Xiaogang had given him from his clothes and handed it to Flender.
Flender frowned and glanced at him. Hmm, it seemed the kid wasn't foul-mouthed anymore.
And he seemed to have forgotten what had just happened?
Tang San had indeed forgotten what had just happened, because his head was still buzzing.
The reason he wasn't foul-mouthed was that Zhang Tianyu had temporarily suspended the effect of the Heart Whisper item.
The item's effect lasted 24 hours. During that time, Zhang Tianyu could interrupt it four times.
Each interruption could last as long as he wanted, and he could restore the effect whenever he liked.
Flender stopped paying attention to Tang San and hurried off to one side to read the letter.
As he read, his expression kept changing.
"'Sincerely, Yu Xiaogang. Oh, by the way, my student Tang San has a bit of a foul mouth. Please be patient with him.'"
Flender:
Yu Xiaogang, oh, Yu Xiaogang. Was Tang San's mouth really just a little foul?
It was foul as hell!
How had he managed to stay alive all this time?
With a mouth like that, how had nobody beaten him to death? What a miracle!
"Since you're Xiao Gang's student, I won't say much more. I'll also let the disrespect you showed me just now slide." Flender put away the letter.
"But Tang San, listen carefully! Here at Shrek Academy, I don't care if you're some peerless genius or an unnatural monster. If you want to study and cultivate here, you have to respect your teachers. Respecting your teachers is essential!"
"If you're rude again, I won't go easy on you, even if you are Yu Xiaogang's student. Got that?"
"Yes, Dean."
To Zhang Tianyu's surprise, Tang San didn't talk back to Flender.
It seemed he'd realized that Flender and Yu Xiaogang had a close relationship.
That was a good thing, too. Flender had made himself clear. If Tang San kept talking back to him in front of everyone, Flender would probably explode on the spot.
He might even stop caring about Yu Xiaogang's feelings and kick Tang San out.
If Tang San got kicked out, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't come here again. And if Tang San stayed here without him, things would be a lot less fun.
So it was a good thing Tang San knew where to draw the line.
"That's enough for now!" Flender was in a rather complicated mood.
On the one hand, he was happy that Yu Xiaogang, whom he hadn't heard from in years, had finally contacted him again.
On the other hand, Tang San's foul mouth was driving him crazy.
"Today's lessons will be held tonight. Everyone except Oscar and Ning Rongrong, go back and rest. Come back at dusk to gather. All right, you can leave now."
The others couldn't figure out why Oscar and Ning Rongrong had to stay behind on their own.
But after what had just happened with Tang San's foul mouth, it was obvious that Flender was in a bad mood. No one dared to say anything, and they quickly left.
Before long, only Ning Rongrong and Oscar remained.
If Oscar still had hair, he'd surely have been thrilled to get a lesson alone with Ning Rongrong.
Unfortunately,
he was bald now.
And that left him thoroughly miserable!
Guo Donglin could put on a wig and transform into JJ Lin, which just went to show how important a hairstyle was!
Being bald was uncomfortable enough as it was.
Especially when Ning Rongrong kept glancing at his shiny head and smiling in a way he couldn't quite read.
He was so embarrassed, he could've dug out a whole villa.
"Your task today is..."
......
The others returned to their dorms.
Zhang Tianyu had barely gotten back to his room when someone knocked on the door.
He opened it and saw Dai Mubai.
"Hey, Tianyu, what's going on with Tang San?" Dai Mubai asked as soon as he came in.
Zhang Tianyu sighed and shrugged. "Sigh, that's just how he is. The first day I met him, he said something inappropriate and got beaten up by a teacher at Notting Academy."
"Uh, what..." Dai Mubai looked completely bewildered. "He hasn't managed to kick that habit after all these years?"
Zhang Tianyu looked at Dai Mubai as if he were an idiot. "What kind of question is that? If he'd kicked the habit, would he have gotten beaten just now?"
Dai Mubai winced. "That's going to land him in serious trouble someday."
"Tell me about it. I'm his good friend, and I've warned him plenty of times, but he just can't change. Sigh, there's nothing I can do."
Dai Mubai said, "You might not know this, but the Fatty is the dean's student. That's why he got so angry when Tang San disrespected the dean."
"Then could you explain it to him later?" Zhang Tianyu said. "Ah San didn't mean any harm. I think those things he says are just a verbal habit. We'll all be classmates from now on, so please try to be patient with him."
"Don't mention it," Dai Mubai said with a smile. "Tang San's lucky to have a good friend like you."
Zhang Tianyu showed no mercy when beating up Ma Hongjun, yet he was willing to swallow his pride and speak up for Tang San.
That was what a true friend and brother was!
Becoming friends with someone like that could only do you good!
"Come on, we're all friends now," Zhang Tianyu said with a smile.
"Deal!" Dai Mubai said, grinning. "In a few days, let's go out and have a drink together!"
Dai Mubai had been gone for less than half a minute when someone knocked on the door again.
Zhang Tianyu wasn't surprised to see Xiao Wu standing outside.
"Don't tell me you want to take another stroll around Suotuo City?"
"Nope." Xiao Wu stuck out the tip of her tongue. "We have lessons tonight, after all. I want to cultivate with you, like we used to at Notting Academy."
Some bamboo grew outside Zhang Tianyu's dorm, and a huge, smooth boulder sat beside it.
They sat down on it and quietly began meditating.
Xiao Wu was really meditating.
Zhang Tianyu, meanwhile, spent 10 reward points to have the system play a movie.
If he didn't watch a movie, he'd fall asleep.
Meditation was hundreds of times more effective at putting him to sleep than math class.
A pretty figure appeared not far away, standing still and watching the two people sitting on the boulder.
The movie soon ended.
But it was still early.
Zhang Tianyu didn't start another one.
People needed to balance work and rest. Once he'd had enough rest, it was time to get to work.
So Zhang Tianyu began thinking seriously
about how to set up Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing next.
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