Yu Xiaogang: I'll Grudgingly Live Off a Woman!

"Hmph. If you ask me, Dai Mubai must have done something so outrageously vile that Chen Xin had no choice but to uproot him completely!"

Dugu Bo said disdainfully. For Chen Xin to do something like that, either Dai Mubai had let his lower half control his brain, or he had said something he never should have said to Ning Rongrong.

After all, he knew that Ning Rongrong had previously attended Shrek Academy.

He rose to his feet, tugged at his robe, and said to Yun Tian beside him, "Let's go. The show's over."

"Mm. Lingling, come with us too."

Ye Lingling nodded and followed them out of the Education Committee's office at an unhurried pace.

Only Xue Qinghe and the three Education Committee members remained.

After calming his emotions somewhat, Xue Qinghe turned serious and asked Meng Shenji, who stood at the head of the group,

"Do you know what caused the conflict in Suotuo City?"

"We don't. It is rather far from Heaven Dou City, so all we know is that Clear Sky Douluo clashed with Sword Douluo. In the end, Tang Hao vomited blood and fled in defeat."

"However, we also learned something else. There is a student named Tang San at Shrek Academy, and he appears to be Tang Hao's son."

Boom!

A storm surged through Xue Qinghe's heart. His previously flawless expression nearly cracked. Tang Hao's son?!

Still unaware of the truth, Xue Qinghe regarded Tang Hao as the enemy who had murdered his father. He had never expected the man to have a son.

"Your Highness?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Qinghe was merely thinking about something. Please continue, Education Committee Member Meng."

Meng Shenji coughed, then relayed every piece of information he had heard and gathered to Xue Qinghe.

He told Xue Qinghe everything without missing a word: the crimson light, the battle between Tang Hao and Chen Xin, Tang San's identity, and more.

The only thing omitted was Yun Tian's absorption of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. This was the result of Qin Ming coordinating everyone's story. Heaven Dou Royal Academy was full of people and prying eyes; if news of Yun Tian's Soul Ring leaked out, trouble would surely follow one after another.

The students naturally trusted Qin Ming as well, and they all followed his advice and instructions.

But Xue Qinghe clearly could not take in anything else now. Tang San's identity filled his mind. Tang Hao, Tang San... He should have realized it just from their names!

"No, I cannot act rashly yet. Tang Hao may still be nearby. If I hastily send Elder She Long and Elder Pufferfish, there may be risks!"

The thought of assassination had just arisen in Xue Qinghe's mind before he immediately rejected it. He did not dare take that risk. For now, he should send more people to observe in secret and wait for an opportunity.

Outside Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Flender and Zhao Wuji walked side by side through the woods, on their way back to the inn.

By this point, Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianheng had both awakened and were currently at the inn looking after Dai Mubai.

"I guessed something like this might happen. What a mess."

Flender sighed and adjusted the glasses on his nose, his eyes behind them full of helplessness. Had he known things would turn out this way, he would definitely have stopped Dai Mubai from making such absurd remarks.

Seeing how distressed the dean was, Zhao Wuji had no idea what to do. He was a rough man; how could he possibly know how to comfort someone? He could only offer a suggestion.

"Dean, doesn't that Ye Lingling care a lot about Yun Tian? Why not threaten her with the information about the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"

"Old Zhao, I'm glad you're trying to help, but if we said that, they wouldn't suspect Yun Tian. The first thing they'd do is check whether the two of us are insane!"

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring—did he think it was cabbage? Just because they claimed Yun Tian had one meant he definitely did?

Although they knew Yun Tian's fifth Soul Ring was indeed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, no one would ever believe them if they said it aloud. It was far too unbelievable.

Some things required evidence. Speaking without proof would only make people treat them as lunatics.

"This won't work, that won't work—are we supposed to just watch Mubai become a eunuch!?"

Zhao Wuji scratched his head hard. He truly had no idea what to do. In the end, it was all that damned Yu Xiaogang's fault.

If Yu Xiaogang had not made them do that weighted running exercise, would these conflicts have happened?

"Forget it. Let's head back first. I still need to think about how to explain this."

The two headed toward Heaven Dou City. Taking a carriage along the main road might have been faster, but they had been following smaller paths instead. Though bumpy, they were quicker.

Before long, they successfully entered Heaven Dou City, and an ordinary little building came into view.

Because of their financial troubles, they could only stay temporarily at this relatively shabby inn.

"Flender."

"Dean!"

The moment the two entered, Dai Mubai on the bed and Yu Xiaogang and the others around him all turned to look at them.

Under their pained, regretful, and incredulous gazes, Flender could only grit his teeth and recount what had happened.

"So, Ye Lingling did not agree to treat you, Mubai. We can only seek help elsewhere."

"How dare she!"

Dai Mubai struggled upright in bed, his face twisted with ferocity. That Ye Lingling truly deserved to die. He was the noble prince of the Star Luo Empire—without that, would he not be giving up the competition of his own accord?

"Now that things have come to this, there is nothing more to say. Flender, didn't you say you wanted Shrek to join Blue Tyrant Academy? Let's go..."

Yu Xiaogang closed his eyes and took a deep breath before slowly opening them. Was he finally going to face that person? The woman he had once loved—his cousin, Liu Erlong!

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's expression as though he were marching toward death, Flender patted him on the shoulder. Perhaps this trip would turn out to be a good thing?

Maybe the two would cast aside worldly prejudice and ultimately be together?

Flender admitted he was envious, but Yu Xiaogang was his best brother. He could only voluntarily withdraw from this competition and settle for bringing the two of them together.

"Teacher, could it be that you once had a relationship with Blue Tyrant Academy's dean?"

At that moment, Tang San noticed the subtle expressions on Yu Xiaogang's and Flender's faces and immediately made a guess. Something must have happened among the three of them.

"What? Uncle had a relationship with her too?"

Yu Tianheng likewise knew nothing of this story. The scandal between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had happened years ago and had been deliberately concealed by higher-ups such as Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian.

Aside from the people involved and Flender, no one else knew about it.

"Tianheng, you do not need to know about this. The same goes for Xiaosan. You only need to know that Liu Erlong is a very good person!"

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back and gazed solemnly at his nephew and disciple. So long as he could find Xiaosan a stage to prove his talent, Yu Xiaogang was willing to live off Liu Erlong!

The Soul Master Tournament—they had to participate!