Xiao Wu Almost Killed by Bone

"All my privileges in this academy were personally set by the Dean. If you have any complaints, feel free to take them up with him."

"Now, get lost!"

Yu Xiaogang's gaze turned icy, and the faint aura belonging to a Great Soul Master struggled to erupt from his body.

The fact that the other party dared to embarrass him in front of his good disciple meant he was practically asking for death; naturally, Yu Xiaogang wasn't about to give him a pleasant look.

If he were sensible enough to step aside, that would be the end of it.

But if he weren't, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't mind teaching him a lesson.

The cafeteria manager was nothing more than an ordinary person.

"You... fine, you're the boss!"

The cafeteria manager was furious, yet he didn't dare to truly provoke Yu Xiaogang.

"Hmph!"

Watching the cafeteria manager flick his sleeves and leave, Yu Xiaogang let out a cold snort like a victorious rooster.

He looked toward the woman serving the food.

"Serve the food, three portions!"

How could the cafeteria auntie dare to refuse? She immediately served him three portions of food.

"Sigh."

Seeing that a fight hadn't broken out, Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh.

He had actually been hoping for some entertainment to go with his meal.

"Heh..."

Liu Long suddenly thought of something and chuckled out loud.

He leaned in and teased Lin Chen in a low voice.

"Come to think of it, he is a 'Grandmaster,' it's just that the gold content is..."

Liu Long didn't finish his sentence, but his meaningful smile said it all, immediately drawing low laughter from Xiao Chenyu and the others.

Lin Chen joined in the laughter as well.

Everyone thought the show was over, but they didn't expect that Yu Xiaogang and his group would soon stir up more trouble.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Xiao Wu was eating when she suddenly began to cough violently.

Her face gradually turned pale.

It was as if she would be choked to death right there if she didn't receive help immediately.

"Xiao Wu, are you okay?"

Tang San, sitting beside her, hurriedly patted her back, but his help didn't seem to have much effect.

Not only was it ineffective, but it seemed to exacerbate Xiao Wu's pain, making her unable to even cough, as if she were on the verge of suffocation.

Her body began to go limp and slide downward.

"Xiao Wu!"

Tang San stood up abruptly, grabbing hold of the sliding Xiao Wu.

"Teacher!"

At a loss for what to do, Tang San could only cast a look of desperation toward Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang was a bit bewildered.

It was just a meal, how could someone be choked to this extent?

Bewilderment aside, his movements were swift.

He stood up quickly, took Xiao Wu from Tang San's arms, and then channeled the soul power within his body, slamming a palm onto Xiao Wu's back.

"Pfft!"

A bone suddenly flew out of Xiao Wu's mouth.

"Haa... haa..."

Relieved, Xiao Wu gasped for fresh air.

"This..."

Xiao Chenyu and the others looked at each other, truly shocked by the scene.

A dignified soul master...

Even if she were only a Soul Scholar without a soul ring, she shouldn't have been choked like that by a piece of bone, right?

If there hadn't been anyone around today, wouldn't she have been choked to death?

A soul scholar choked to death... that's just hard to take seriously.

Lin Chen did his best to suppress the corners of his mouth, burying his head as he shoveled food into his mouth like a madman.

This turn of events was naturally caused by an outbreak of bad luck.

A dignified hundred-thousand-year soul beast, yet she had almost been solo-killed by a piece of bone.

This made it truly difficult for him to keep a straight face.

"Xiao Wu, are you alright?"

Looking at Xiao Wu as she gradually recovered, Tang San didn't know what to say.

Xiao Wu shook her head weakly.

On her first day at the soul master academy, she had almost choked to death; if Da Ming and Er Ming found out about this, wouldn't they laugh her to death?

How could she have been choked by a bone for no reason?

I am just too unlucky...

Thinking of bad luck, Xiao Wu suddenly recalled Lin Chen's earlier words.

She subconsciously looked at Yu Xiaogang.

Could this guy really be the jinx that Lin Chen mentioned?

No, she had to stay away from him.

This time it was just being choked by a bone, but next time, who knew what it might be.

Yu Xiaogang looked completely bewildered.

He kept feeling that Xiao Wu's gaze was strange, though he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

Xiao Wu snuck a glance at Lin Chen.

She saw that he had already finished eating and was preparing to leave the cafeteria.

"Um, I'm done eating, you guys go ahead."

Xiao Wu dropped these words and ran off, ignoring the reactions of Yu Xiaogang and the other.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were both left completely dumbfounded.

"Lin Chen!"

Xiao Wu called out to stop Lin Chen, who was ahead of her.

"Something up?"

Lin Chen turned around, having already guessed what she wanted.

"That... do you see if my bad luck is still there?"

Xiao Wu asked tentatively, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "It's gone."

"As I thought!"

At this moment, Xiao Wu was certain that the Grandmaster was truly a jinx.

Xiao Chenyu and the others also had a sudden realization.

They had all experienced it personally and knew that when bad luck descended, no matter how careful you were, you couldn't stop it; at most, you could only mitigate the consequences.

They had been wondering how a dignified soul master could almost be solo-killed by a piece of bone.

So it was bad luck at work.

As expected of Lin Chen, his insight into such matters remained as accurate as ever.

Lin Chen did not interact with Xiao Wu for too long and left directly with Xiao Chenyu and the others; after all, Tang Hao might be watching from the shadows.

If Tang Hao discovered that Xiao Wu was too close to him.

No one knew what the other party might do.

For such potential risks, it was best to avoid them as much as possible.

"You guys head back first, I'm going back to the dormitory."

After bidding farewell to Xiao Chenyu and the others, Lin Chen returned to his dormitory alone.

He touched the bed board to ensure there was no moisture left before taking his bedding out of the system inventory to make the bed.

Once finished, he took a shower and then sat cross-legged on the bed.

"Mystic Origin Technique, activate!"

Lin Chen finished making his bed, sat cross-legged upon it, and began his daily cultivation.

The next day, the opening ceremony.

Lin Chen did not intend to skip it; after all, he was living and eating at the academy, so he had to give the dean some face, at least to some extent.

However, neither Tang San nor Xiao Wu showed up.

Needless to say, Tang San had definitely been taken by Gangzi to hunt for a soul ring.

According to the original plot, Gangzi was already destined for a stroke of terrible luck this time, and with his "blessing," that misfortune was bound to compound.

It remained to be seen whether he could withstand it, and if he did, what price he would have to pay.

It seemed necessary to time things right and go see his ultimate fate, as that would be the best way to judge the true effects of stacking bad luck.

Lin Chen still had some bottom lines, after all; unless absolutely necessary, he did not want innocent people dying because of him.

A little bad luck for the innocent was one thing, but death was an entirely different matter.

His conscience would not be able to bear it.

Only by fully grasping the specific effects of stacking misfortune could he better unleash the Disaster Curse in the future.

As for Xiao Wu...

She was likely also taking leave to find a place to generate her first soul ring.

On the other side.

After half a day of bumpy travel, Yu Xiaogang and his companion finally arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest.

"This is a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo. Its characteristics are toughness; while its attack power is weak, its defensive capabilities are quite good, making it very suitable for your Blue Silver Grass."