Can't Beat Yu Xiaogang? This Is Awkward.

The live broadcast played across the sky.

The two walked in silence. Just as they were about to reach the Academic Affairs Office, Yu Xiaogang finally spoke.

"Kid, may I call you A-Si? I heard that old man call you that."

"Of course you can. Names are meant to be called, after all. Don't other people call you by your name?" Tang Si blinked his large eyes and asked curiously.

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

Yu Xiaogang spoke awkwardly, "A-Si, do you know why I can be certain that your martial soul certificate is genuine?"

Tang Si's face was full of innocence. "Because it really is genuine."

"Uh... I mean, why would others think this certificate of yours is fake, while I can tell at a glance that it's real?"

Comments: [Tang San: Look, even in another world, my teacher can tell from a martial soul certificate that I have twin martial souls!]

The next moment, Tang Si's inner voice reached the other world: [Is he really trying to force this into the twin martial souls trope?]

At this moment.

On the screen, seeing that Tang Si remained silent, Yu Xiaogang raised his head and confidently began his introduction. "I once investigated 647 people whose martial souls were Blue Silver Grass. Among them, only 16 possessed innate soul power! The probability was less than three percent. And even among those 16 people with innate soul power, none had innate soul power above rank one. Yet you possess full innate soul power at rank ten! According to one of the principles I researched in the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls, innate soul power is directly proportional to the quality of one's martial soul. The useless martial soul Blue Silver Grass clearly cannot account for innate soul power at rank ten! The only explanation is... you have twin martial souls, right?"

[Uh... so it really came to this topic. So awkward. So much nonsense—someone save me...]

Tang Si was speechless inwardly, but outwardly he looked utterly bewildered. Scratching his head, he said, "But I only have one martial soul. Can one person have two martial souls?"

Comments: [Tang San: Hehe~~ He's actually still denying it!]

[Ma Hongjun: Third Brother, you have so much soul power. You can send so many comments.]

[Liu Erlong: Denying it is useless. Xiaogang's knowledge is unrivaled under heaven! He's just a child; what does he know?]

On the screen.

Yu Xiaogang said with complete confidence, "No! I dare say for certain that you have another martial soul, and it is an exceptionally powerful one!"

"I don't understand what you're talking about. By the way, Teacher, which way is the Academic Affairs Office? If you're not taking me there, I'll go by myself."

"Teacher? I'm not a teacher at the academy. Like everyone else, call me Grandmaster. Everyone here addresses me that way. I've even forgotten my own name..."

[Pah! What a damn line. Sigh~ It's my fault too. I got used to calling people Teacher at school, so I gave Yu Xiaogang an opening.]

Tang Si mocked him inwardly, then hurriedly interrupted Yu Xiaogang's act and replied, "Is your memory really that bad? You actually forgot your own name!"

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

Yu Xiaogang's mouth twitched as he forced out, "A-Si, you need to understand that Grandmaster and Teacher are worlds apart. Don't get them wrong in the future. Unless... unless you truly wish for me to become your teacher."

[Seriously? Is this a damn game world? Do you have to finish every line of dialogue? And you want me to take you as my master? Hehe~ Even a dog wouldn't take you as its master! What an idiot. I really want to beat him up... Wait, with a max-level big shot backing me, I can beat him up, right?]

Tang Si complained endlessly in his heart.

Yu Xiaogang of the other world stood frozen in place, listening to Tang Si's inner voice in disbelief.

"I... I... I..."

Yu Xiaogang said "I" three times in a row. He only hated that his soul power was exhausted and he could not speak through the screen; otherwise, he would certainly have cursed him out.

"He clearly has twin martial souls, yet he stubbornly denies it! He even insults me in his heart... This child disrespects his elders and lies habitually. His character is utterly unruly; he is unworthy of becoming my disciple!"

Finally, under the attention of everyone in the square, Yu Xiaogang uttered a single sentence.

"Pfft~~"

A burst of laughter suddenly came from somewhere, the kind that sounded as though someone had failed to hold it in.

Yu Xiaogang stared at the screen with a livid face.

On the screen.

Tang Si's face promptly showed disgust. "Uh... Flathead Uncle, what are you muttering to yourself about? Why would I possibly take you as my master? You're overthinking it, aren't you? You want me to take you as my master the moment we meet—aren't you a human trafficker?"

Tang Si turned and walked away speechlessly, grumbling impatiently in his heart: [Get lost already, get lost already. I can't be bothered arguing with you; it's purely a waste of breath. Keep talking nonsense and I really will hit you~~ Too bad I can't beat him yet... Now that's awkward! If I had Tang San's hidden weapons, I'd definitely make him bleed a little.]

"A... a human trafficker?"

Yu Xiaogang nearly lost his composure. Why was the plot completely different from what he had imagined?

Why was it that after he had said Tang Si possessed twin martial souls, Tang Si was not surprised in the slightest?

At this point, shouldn't Tang Si have questioned his knowledge, after which he would begin showing off, then conquer Tang Si with his knowledge, and finally accept Tang Si as his disciple?

"Inhale~ Exhale~"

Yu Xiaogang closed his eyes and deeply exhaled a breath of foul air. When he opened them again, Tang Si had already walked more than twenty meters away.

"Hey~ A-Si, wait for me."

He caught up to Tang Si in just a few strides and hurriedly said, "A-Si, there's no need for you to deny it. The useless martial soul Blue Silver Grass cannot support the talent of full innate soul power at rank ten! You definitely have another exceptionally powerful martial soul!"

"Are~ you~ sick~ in~ the~ head?"

Tang Si dragged out every word in a strange tone. With a look of utter disdain, he glanced at Yu Xiaogang, went around him, and continued straight ahead.

Yu Xiaogang was choked speechless again, nearly suffocating from holding in a breath. He took a deep breath and chased after him once more! Then Yu Xiaogang placed one hand behind his back, maintaining the image of an exalted expert.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a second martial soul! With your talent of innate soul power at rank ten, along with my guidance, I can personally plan your future path of cultivation! Your future is certain to hold extraordinary achievements! Are you willing to take me as your master?"

"Are you seriously ill? If you're sick, go find a healing-type Soul Master. Don't come here trying to scam me! I'm a work-study student—I have no money."

"Cough, cough~"

Yu Xiaogang nearly choked on his own saliva. He hurriedly steadied his emotions and said, "Ah Si, perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I'm a master! I'm extremely learned, and my theories are unmatched..."

"Don't you have a name?"

"My name is Yu Xiaogang."

"Didn't you just say you forgot what your name was? Have you remembered it now? Flat-top uncle, are you that forgetful? Old Jack from our village has the same senile dementia as you. He often forgets things too. Oh, right—going to bed early and waking up early can ease the symptoms."

Flat-top uncle?

Senile dementia?

Anyone could tell what those four words meant. Yu Xiaogang's lips twitched slightly as he cursed inwardly, Damn brat! He doesn't play by the rules. He's made me waste so much breath, and now he's angered me enough to make my liver ache.

Yu Xiaogang's inner voice did not reach the other world.