"Teacher, I'm a blacksmith!"
"The reason I was invited to join Class Zero before was that I'm a blacksmith. Believe me, teacher, you can't go wrong by choosing me..."
Tang Wulin still hadn't stopped pitching himself. He was a man destined for great things.
Teacher Cai, don't make a foolish mistake!
"..."
Cai Xukun shut out the noise coming from the doorway. If he listened to so much as a word, he'd call Tang Wulin Grandpa.
Surely Tang Wulin didn't really think he was some great philanthropist.
Hadn't he seen what had happened to Bai Xiaobai after helping him? The poor man couldn't even teach in peace anymore. Apparently, his two older sisters were already calling him home to inherit the family business.
No matter what nonsense Tang Wulin spouted today,
he wouldn't believe any of it.
"That little brat Tang Wulin! Conning Teacher Bai wasn't enough, and now he wants to drag me into his scam too. Absolutely outrageous."
"I was kind enough to take him in, and now he's plotting against me. Give someone an inch, and they take a mile!"
Cai Xukun snorted. He should never have admitted the boy into his class. He'd gotten greedy this time!
"..."
"O heavens above, why do you treat me so cruelly!"
"Fine, forget it. Not inviting me to participate is already a failure on the Skysea Grand Tournament's part."
After talking for so long without getting a response, Tang Wulin finally let out a disheartened sigh. Fine. Fine.
He wouldn't go, then!
He didn't think much of the Skysea Grand Tournament anyway!
Tang Wulin resolutely headed back the way he had come, only to turn around after a few steps—
"Teacher, how about giving it a little more thought?"
"..."
The next day, Tang Wulin had planned to plead