Graduating Early, Xiao Wu Was Scared to Death

Porcupinefish Douluo narrowed his eyes as he sized up Yu Xiaogang, lightly rubbing his fingertips together while old memories flashed through his mind.

He looked familiar. After a brief moment of thought, he suddenly remembered. Wasn't this the Pope's lover from her younger days, Yu Xiaogang? He hadn't expected to run into him in such a backwater place.

"What's wrong, do you have an objection?" Yu Xiaogang spoke with his neck stiffly raised, forcing down the fear in his heart. "Are you the teacher they found?"

Porcupinefish Douluo sneered, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.

"What, you refuse to accept it? A level twenty-nine Grand Soul Master dares to meddle in the affairs of an elder of Spirit Hall?" He glanced at Tang San beside him. "Just take care of your own disciple. My affairs aren't for you to comment on."

Yu Xiaogang's face alternated between green and white. His lips moved, but he did not dare utter a single word in rebuttal. The other party was a Titled Douluo. If he truly angered him, he would not even know how he died.

Porcupinefish Douluo did not look at him again and merely tipped his chin at Jiang Nanchen.

"Let's go to the dean's office."

The two turned and headed inside, leaving Yu Xiaogang frozen where he stood. He trembled with rage, both hands clenched into fists. Tang San stood at the side, looking at Jiang Nanchen's retreating back with a complicated expression, feeling an inexplicable sense of loss.

When they arrived at the dean's office building, Porcupinefish Douluo pushed the door open and walked straight in without even waiting to be announced. The dean was just about to lose his temper, but when he saw the pressure unintentionally leaking from the other man and the identity he revealed, his attitude immediately softened. He rose to his feet with utmost respect.

"Elder, what brings you here?"

"To handle a matter." Porcupinefish Douluo spoke indifferently. "This child is called Jiang Nanchen. His talent is outstanding, and Nording Academy cannot keep him. I want to arrange for him to graduate early. Get the procedures done as soon as possible."

How could the dean dare say no? He immediately nodded in agreement, pulled out the student records, and began processing the paperwork.

An elder of Spirit Hall had personally come to his door. He did not dare show the slightest negligence.

The procedures were completed almost in the blink of an eye.

"At least you know what's good for you!"

"Take care, Elder." The dean bowed and scraped as he saw him out.

Only after they left did he let out a long breath. "That scared me to death."

After leaving the dean's office, Porcupinefish Douluo said, "You brat, you've graduated. Graduating from a junior academy at six years old—how do you feel?"

"I don't feel much. It's just graduating early. Besides, if I can go somewhere better, why not?"

Jiang Nanchen took it in stride.

Porcupinefish Douluo sighed. Sure enough, he could not find a single thing about this child to complain about. Besides, criticizing him would be the same as criticizing the young master, wouldn't it?

Sigh, he had not expected another little young master to appear besides the young master!

What a headache!

He just hoped this brat would not become too arrogant in the future. If he ever realized that he resembled the young master, wouldn't he use that as an excuse to run wild and do whatever he pleased?

Just as they were preparing to leave, a group of people approached from the distance.

"Boss, are you leaving?"

Wang Sheng and the others had just finished breakfast and come out of the cafeteria. Passing by this place, they heard the word "graduation." They had initially thought some student no longer wanted to attend school, only to discover that it was their boss?

He had not even been their boss for five days, and he was already leaving them?

"You're here!"

"That saves me the trouble of looking for you."

Jiang Nanchen smiled. "I really am leaving after graduating. This is an elder of Spirit Hall, Porcupinefish Douluo. I may be going elsewhere to study."

"Boss, you're really leaving." Wang Sheng and the other underlings all showed reluctance.

"While you're getting by at the academy, if anyone bullies you, just use my name. Once they know I was taken away by an elder of Spirit Hall, they won't dare bully you."

Jiang Nanchen took out his remaining gold soul coins, then looked at Porcupinefish Douluo, who was watching the show beside him. "Hey, hey, hey, do you have any gold soul coins?"

"You brat, you really do whatever comes to mind!" Porcupinefish Douluo said irritably.

Gold soul coins were merely worldly possessions to him. He took out a portion and handed them to Jiang Nanchen.

Together with the gold soul coins in Jiang Nanchen's hand, they made exactly eighty-eight gold soul coins.

"Eighty-eight gold soul coins should be enough for you." Jiang Nanchen handed them to Wang Sheng. "Split them among everyone. Then you'll take over as boss. Even if Xiao Chenyu comes, he'll have to consider whether his father can beat a Titled Douluo."

Wang Sheng took the heavy money pouch, his nose suddenly stinging as his eyes grew hot.

"Boss, you're even better to us than our own fathers!"

Jiang Nanchen waved his hand.

"Cultivate well and do your best to improve your strength. I'm leaving."

Wang Sheng and the people from Dorm Seven stood where they were, all watching Jiang Nanchen's retreating back. Only after the two turned past the corridor and vanished completely from sight did they slowly withdraw their gazes.

Wang Sheng clenched the money pouch and said in a deep voice, "We all have to cultivate hard. We can't let Boss down!"

"Alright!" everyone answered in unison, their voices exceptionally loud.

After they walked out through the gates of Nording Academy, Porcupinefish Douluo, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke leisurely.

"I couldn't tell before, but you brat are quite loyal."

Walking beside him, Jiang Nanchen replied calmly.

"I'm not cold-blooded. They followed me for several days, after all. I couldn't just let them call me Boss for nothing."

Porcupinefish Douluo smiled and said no more. He raised a hand and pressed it onto Jiang Nanchen's shoulder. Soul power surged, and the two rose into the air, flying in the direction of Heaven Dou City.

The wind whistled past his ears as Jiang Nanchen lowered his head and looked at Nording City, growing smaller and smaller below.

Half an hour later, Xiao Wu skipped back into Dorm Seven. She pushed open the door and swept her gaze around, but did not see Jiang Nanchen.

"Hey, where's Jiang Nanchen?" She tugged at Wang Sheng beside her.

Wang Sheng was tidying his bedding without even raising his head. "Boss left. An elder from Spirit Hall took him away. He graduated early."

Xiao Wu froze, her steps halting. "An elder of Spirit Hall? Doesn't that mean a Titled Douluo?"

"That's right, Porcupinefish Douluo." Wang Sheng nodded. "Even the dean was being polite. The paperwork was finished in the blink of an eye."

Xiao Wu secretly let out a sigh of relief. She was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, and Titled Douluos had the sharpest senses. Fortunately, Jiang Nanchen had not returned to the dorm during the day. Otherwise, there really was a chance her secret would have been exposed.

Her eyes shifted, and she immediately smiled. "Then Dorm Seven doesn't have a boss now. How about I take the position?"

Wang Sheng looked up at her and gave a chuckle. "Xiao Wu, don't overthink it. Before Boss left, he passed the position to me. Even if you want to fight for it, the others won't accept you."

"Why not?" Xiao Wu pouted. "He's already gone. Shouldn't we find someone strong enough to keep everyone in line?"

"Do you have money?" Wang Sheng asked in return. "Will we get to eat meat if we follow you? Boss left behind eighty-eight gold soul coins, enough to improve everyone's meals for quite a while. What can you offer?"

Xiao Wu immediately wilted, puffing out her cheeks without being able to say a word. She had only just arrived at the academy and did not even have a single copper soul coin in her pocket. She truly had no way to refute him.

She could only walk dejectedly to her bed and sit down, muttering to herself, It's just money. What's so great about that?

"See? If you don't have money, just behave yourself. If you want to be boss, you can try somewhere else. But Dorm Seven definitely won't work."

After making himself clear, Wang Sheng could not be bothered to pay Xiao Wu any more attention.