Tang San Gets Tricked

"Rest assured, with me as your teacher, reaching the Title Douluo rank is by no means an extravagant hope."

Yu Xiaogang spoke with absolute confidence.

The quality of a Martial Soul only affects combat power at most; innate soul power level is what truly dictates cultivation talent.

Innate full soul power, twin Martial Souls.

With the advantage of eighteen soul rings laid out before him, becoming a Title Douluo was definitely not a dream.

Upon hearing this, Tang San was overjoyed.

Even with two trash Martial Souls, Teacher is confident he can help me reach the Title level.

I truly did not choose the wrong master.

Yu Xiaogang said, "You should head off now. First thing tomorrow morning, I will take you to obtain your first soul ring, allowing you to become a true Soul Master."

"Understood, thank you, Teacher!"

Tang San was incredibly excited, bowing deeply to Yu Xiaogang with eyes full of anticipation.

Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly.

This disciple was excellent in every way, but the quality of his Martial Souls was truly hard to describe.

"Sigh!"

After Tang San left, Yu Xiaogang could not help but let out a sigh.

"Twin trash Martial Souls, that's a first."

"It seems I still need to find a way to take that Lin Chen under my wing as well."

"It's just..."

"That kid doesn't look easy to fool. How can I get a handle on him?"

"This is tricky."

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but shake his head, beginning to contemplate the soul ring acquisition plan for Tang San.

Lin Chen finally finished cleaning the dormitory. The entire room was damp and needed ventilation to air out before he could lay down his bedding.

"I might as well go taste the cafeteria cook's craft."

Lin Chen went downstairs and happened to run into a group of work-study students who were also heading to the cafeteria.

For some reason.

Whenever he saw someone with their back turned to him, he couldn't help but call out to them.

"Everyone, please stay a moment!"

Tang San and the others stopped in unison, turning to look at him.

Xiao Wu's expression turned slightly strange upon seeing Lin Chen.

She wondered if he was going to say something about her being plagued by bad luck again.

Wang Sheng and the others also wore unusual expressions.

However, it wasn't because of Lin Chen's words, but rather his attire and appearance.

The guy looked every bit like a noble's son.

Tang San, however, didn't seem bothered: "Are you heading to the cafeteria too?"

"Mm, let's go together."

Watching the black mist burrow into the space between everyone's brows, Lin Chen responded indifferently.

At the same time, he received a system notification.

The reward wasn't worth mentioning, just a slightly larger amount of Gold Soul Coins.

Wang Sheng looked at Tang San: "You guys know each other?"

The other work-study students were also full of surprise, clearly not expecting Tang San to know a noble's son.

"Yeah, we're from the same village."

Tang San didn't think much of it and directly revealed Lin Chen's background.

"What?"

Wang Sheng and the others were dumbfounded, unable to help but look Lin Chen up and down.

His clothing, his skin, his image and temperament—where was there even a hint of a commoner?

Besides, he didn't even live in the work-study dormitory.

Did their village really have someone this wealthy?

"Let's go!"

Lin Chen walked up to them and gestured for everyone to set off together.

Soon, the group arrived at the cafeteria.

They happened to run into Xiao Chenyu and his followers, who were just coming down from the second floor.

"Master?"

Seeing Lin Chen, Xiao Chenyu's face filled with surprise as he rushed down the stairs in two or three strides.

Liu Long and the others were much the same.

Ever since Lin Chen had told their fortunes last time, they had all experienced a bout of bad luck.

Fortunately, the issues were minor.

In their view, the problems remained minor only because of Lin Chen's warning; otherwise, no one knew what that bad luck might have eventually evolved into.

Because of this, they all harbored some degree of gratitude toward Lin Chen.

"Hm?"

Tang San thought the other party was calling for his teacher, but when he looked back, he didn't see anyone.

Lin Chen greeted him, "It's you."

Tang San: "..."

He had truly forgotten that Lin Chen had mentioned others called him "Master" as well.

Xiao Chenyu swept a glance at Wang Sheng and the others before turning his attention back to Lin Chen.

"Master, with your status, how could you enroll as a work-study student?"

"Isn't that just a complete waste of your cultivation time?"

"Let me go pay your registration fees; it's only a pittance for six years anyway."

Wang Sheng and the others were completely bewildered.

Who exactly was this fellow villager of Tang San's? He could actually make Xiao Chenyu, the son of the city lord, act so sycophantic.

Was this even reasonable?

Lin Chen waved his hand. "No need. I didn't enroll as a work-study student; I just happened to run into them and came to the cafeteria together."

Xiao Chenyu had a sudden realization.

That made sense. With the other party's abilities, how could he possibly be short on money?

Even if he were, it shouldn't be over such a small amount.

Xiao Chenyu then offered to treat Lin Chen to a fine meal in the city.

Lin Chen declined, but he couldn't withstand the other party's overwhelming enthusiasm, so he finally agreed to let him treat him to a meal on the second floor instead.

"Tang San, what's the deal with your fellow villager?"

After Lin Chen and Xiao Chenyu's group went upstairs, Wang Sheng couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not entirely sure of the specifics, but he seems to be able to see through people's fortunes. Perhaps that's how he came to know those people."

A hint of envy flickered in the depths of Tang San's eyes.

He currently didn't have a single cent and had to rely on Wang Sheng and the others to treat him to this dinner. If only he had Lin Chen's ability to make money.

Wang Sheng and the others were shocked once again, staring at the second floor in a daze.

See through people's fortunes?

What kind of martial soul did he even have? This ability was just too absurd!

"Tang San!"

Tang San turned around to see Yu Xiaogang slowly walking toward the cafeteria.

Seeing his teacher, joy bloomed on Tang San's face.

"Teacher!"

Yu Xiaogang said, "Let's go. Come with me to the second floor to eat."

Having said that, he looked at Xiao Wu.

If the quality wasn't there, he would just have to make up for it with quantity; she was, after all, a person with innate full soul power.

"You come along too."

Xiao Wu instinctively wanted to refuse. She was truly a bit afraid of Lin Chen's so-called "star of disaster," but she couldn't resist the temptation of a free lunch falling from the sky.

"Thank you!"

In the end, Xiao Wu agreed and followed Yu Xiaogang and Tang San up to the second floor.

Wang Sheng and the others looked at each other in dismay.

Tang San had actually taken that loser as his teacher; this was simply...

It seemed there wasn't a single normal person from their village.

"Let's go!"

Wang Sheng couldn't help but shake his head before leading the others toward the serving window.

Second floor.

Lin Chen had just finished getting his food and sat down when he saw Yu Xiaogang and the other two.

Huh, why did Xiao Wu come up here too?

I remember that in the original story, Yu Xiaogang didn't really pay much attention to Xiao Wu.

The butterfly effect?

Forget it, why think so much about it? It's not a big deal anyway.

Xiao Chenyu and the others had already eaten, so they could only sit by and keep him company, chatting with Lin Chen while watching him eat.

"No, Grandmaster, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to bring two people up here just like that?"

Lin Chen and the others turned their heads one after another.

They saw the cafeteria manager frowning, looking at Yu Xiaogang with a face full of displeasure.

It was one thing for this bastard to freeload in the academy himself, but now he had actually started bringing people along—and two of them at that.

Did he really think his costs weren't money?

As for connections...

How could he possibly be managing the Nuoding Academy cafeteria without having any?

Yu Xiaogang was taken aback.

As a friend of the dean, what was wrong with bringing two people up for a meal?

Wasn't this bastard being a bit too disrespectful?

Looking at the embarrassed Tang San and Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened instantly.