"Boss!"
Zhang Tianyu turned around while eating and saw Xiao Chenyu, whose complexion had mostly returned to normal, approaching with a group of noble students.
"You beat me. By the rules, you're the boss of the academy from now on!" Recalling what had just happened, Xiao Chenyu couldn't help turning pale and trembling all over.
It had been terrifying!
His instincts told him that if he hadn't admitted defeat and had chosen to keep fighting, he might well be dead by now.
He was young, but he was clever. He knew that if he really got himself killed, his father, the city lord, would avenge him.
But what good would that do?
Even if his death were avenged, he still wouldn't come back to life!
He'd never again get to enjoy the wonderful life of being the city lord's son!
So he'd promptly chosen to back down and resolved to build a good relationship with Zhang Tianyu.
If someone was this terrifying at Soul Power level three, just imagine how formidable he'd be once he grew up!
If Xiao Chenyu didn't cling to this powerful ally while he still had the chance, he'd be letting down all the careful instruction his father had given him!
Zhang Tianyu was generous about it. "Come on, sit down and eat with us."
With a shared boss, the two sides, once at each other's throats, quickly became friendly.
"That damn Director Su. He's found the Way of Seeking Death!" Sitting alone in the dormitory, Tang San's eyes glinted coldly.
He'd already decided: once his injuries had fully healed, he'd find a chance to poison Director Su to death!
Creak—
The dormitory door opened. Tang San turned around and saw Zhang Tianyu and the others returning after dinner, and immediately put on a friendly expression.
They'd all be living together for a while. Though they were only kids, it was still worth cultivating good relationships with each other.
"You're back from dinner?"
Zhang Tianyu nodded, then asked with concern, "How are you feeling? Any better?"
"Much better. Thanks for asking."
"As the boss, of course he should look out for his little brothers!" one of the boys said.
Tang San smiled without comment.
Wang Sheng asked, "You're Tang San, right? I heard you became Grandmaster's disciple, then Director Su beat you up?"
Tang San's expression shifted. He nodded. "That's right."
He knew the news about Director Su beating him would spread throughout the academy.
"Before we went to eat, we saw Grandmaster and Director Su fighting on the field!" Xiao Wu said.
Tang San shot to his feet. "What? I'm going to see!"
He made for the door, but Zhang Tianyu stopped him just in time. "What's there to see? It's been over for ages."
Then everyone chimed in, telling him what had happened.
They were all kids, after all, and blunt to a fault. They even described in detail how Yu Xiaogang had let out a truly earth-shaking fart at the end.
After hearing the whole story, Tang San couldn't hold it together.
His teacher—Grandmaster—had actually been beaten by Director Su?!
In other words, Director Su had taken both master and disciple down in one fell swoop?
Uh... that was so humiliating!
The disciple got beaten up, the master went to avenge him, and then he got beaten up too?
Damn! How embarrassing! Mortifying!
And at the end, Grandmaster had even let out such a huge fart in front of everyone?
That was twice the humiliation!
Only then did Tang San remember hearing a loud bang outside the dormitory earlier.
He'd gone out to take a look, but when he saw that nothing else was happening, he'd assumed someone was testing or demonstrating a Soul Skill. He hadn't given it another thought and had returned to the dormitory.
Now that he thought about it,
that bang had been Yu Xiaogang's fart!
Unbelievable!
His strength was so poor, but his farts were so powerful?!
What kind of genius teacher had I gotten myself?!
But switching to another master now was out of the question.
Not just on Douluo Continent—even in the world he'd lived in before, a person could only formally take one master in their lifetime.
If he switched to someone else for no reason now, it would be a betrayal of his master, and he might even be branded with the shame of turning against his teacher and ancestors.
After thinking it over, Tang San's expression shifted several times before he finally reached a conclusion.
It was still Director Su who had found the Way of Seeking Death!
That was right. Now he'd found it even more thoroughly!
"But it looks like Director Su won't stay at the academy either. At the end, he said he was going to resign to the headmaster," Wang Sheng said, repeating Director Su's parting words.
A dark look flashed through Tang San's eyes, then quickly vanished. "I think he was judging others by his own mean standards. I don't believe my teacher is that kind of person. Besides, I bear some responsibility for him laying hands on me."
Zhang Tianyu looked at him without expression, inwardly sneering.
Oh, what a silver tongue. Such pretty words!
You could act, but I could act even better!
Thinking this, Zhang Tianyu walked over to Tang San and patted him on the shoulder. "I saw the whole thing. I don't care how you look at it—he's a teacher, and he went way too far beating you like that. Kids make mistakes, sure, and you can teach them better. But does teaching them have to mean using force? If he only knows how to use force, he doesn't deserve to be a teacher!"
Hearing this, Tang San's eyes lit up as he looked at Zhang Tianyu!
Even though we've only known each other for a day, Zhang Tianyu is actually standing up for me like this!
I've decided. I'm going to be friends with Zhang Tianyu!
I'll see how things go. If he turns out to be a good person, then I'll make him my sworn brother!
"Thanks for saying that, Tian Yu," Tang San said with a trace of gratitude. "But let's keep this between us. Don't say it outside. If someone hears and goes to complain to the teacher, you might get yourself into trouble too. I don't want you getting dragged into a mess because of me."
Oh, wow!
What an act!
Those words sound so nice!
He's probably thinking right now, "Zhang Tianyu, you're lucky you're on my side. Otherwise, you'd have found the Way of Seeking Death too," isn't he?
Heh. That was just the kind of person Tang San was!
After this incident, Tang San's opinion of Zhang Tianyu improved considerably.
Yu Xiaogang had originally planned to take Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day to hunt for a Soul Ring.
But after getting beaten by Director Su, he'd been injured. And that earth-shaking fart had left his rear end aching for more than a day.
He also had to go explain to the headmaster that Tang San had been beaten and that Director Su had resigned. So the trip was put off for three days.
Since Zhang Tianyu was the only one in the dormitory who knew Tang San well, the two of them quickly became good friends over those three days.
This time, it wouldn't seem forced!
They had a clear emotional foundation for becoming friends. Even the gods couldn't find fault with it!
So there was no need to worry about those gods seeing through them and plotting against them!
Even if the gods did see through them, it wouldn't matter. At worst, he'd kill Tang San again, then go through Rebirth one more time!
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