Porcupinefish Douluo narrowed his eyes as he examined Yu Xiaogang, lightly rubbing his fingertips together while old memories flashed through his mind.
He looked somewhat familiar. After pondering for a moment, Porcupinefish Douluo suddenly remembered. Wasn't this the Pope's lover from her younger days, Yu Xiaogang? He had never expected to encounter him in such a small place.
"What, do you have a problem with that?" Yu Xiaogang asked stiffly, forcing down the fear in his heart. "You're the teacher they found?"
Porcupinefish Douluo sneered, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.
"What, you don't accept it? A level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster dares meddle in the affairs of a Spirit Hall elder?" He glanced at Tang San beside him. "Just look after your own disciple. My affairs aren't yours to comment on."
Yu Xiaogang's face alternated between green and white. His lips moved, but he did not dare utter a single retort. The other man was a Titled Douluo. If he truly angered him, he would not even know how he died.
Porcupinefish Douluo ignored him and raised his chin at Jiang Nanchen.
"Come on, to the headmaster's office."
The two turned and walked inside, leaving Yu Xiaogang frozen where he stood, trembling with rage and clenching his hands into fists. Tang San stood beside him, staring at Jiang Nanchen's retreating back with a complicated expression and an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart.
When they reached the headmaster's office building, Porcupinefish Douluo pushed the door open and entered without even waiting to be announced. The headmaster was about to flare up, but after seeing the pressure the man casually leaked and the identity he revealed, his attitude immediately softened. He rose to his feet with the utmost respect.
"Elder, what brings you here?"
"To handle something." Porcupinefish Douluo spoke indifferently. "This child is Jiang Nanchen. His talent is outstanding, and Nording Academy cannot hold him. I want to arrange an early graduation for him. Get the procedures done as quickly as possible."
How could the headmaster dare say no? He hurriedly nodded, pulled out the student records, and began processing the paperwork.
A Spirit Hall elder 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 headmaster bowed and scraped as he saw him off.
Only after they left did he let out a long breath. "That scared me to death."
After leaving the headmaster's office, Porcupinefish Douluo said, "Brat, you've graduated. You graduated from a junior academy at six years old. How does it feel?"
"I don't feel much. It's just graduating early. Besides, if I can go somewhere better, why not?"
Jiang Nanchen took it all in stride.
Porcupinefish Douluo sighed. Sure enough, there was not a single thing about this kid he could criticize. Besides, criticizing him would be the same as criticizing the young master, wouldn't it?
Sigh, he had never expected another little young master to appear besides the young master!
This was truly fatal!
He just hoped the boy would not become too arrogant in the future. If he ever discovered that he looked like 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 assumed some student no longer wanted to attend school, only to discover that it was their boss.
He had only been their boss for less than five days, and now he was leaving them already?
"You're here!"
"That saves me the trouble of looking for you."
Jiang Nanchen smiled. "I really am graduating and leaving. This is a Spirit Hall elder, Porcupinefish Douluo. I may be going somewhere else to study."
"Boss, you're really leaving." Wang Sheng and the other lackeys all revealed reluctant expressions.
"You can keep getting by at the academy. If anyone bullies you, use my name. Once they know a Spirit Hall elder took me away, they won't dare bully you."
Jiang Nanchen took out the 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 pops into your head!" 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 totaled exactly eighty-eight Gold Soul Coins.
"Eighty-eight Gold Soul Coins should be enough for you." Jiang Nanchen handed them to Wang Sheng. "Share them with everyone. After that, you'll take the position of boss. Even if Xiao Chenyu comes, he'll have to consider whether his father can beat a Titled Douluo."
Wang Sheng accepted the heavy money pouch, his nose stinging and his eyes growing hot.
"Boss, you're even closer to us than our own fathers!"
Jiang Nanchen waved his hand.
"Cultivate properly and raise your strength as much as possible. I'm leaving."
Wang Sheng and the people from Dorm Seven stood where they were, all watching Jiang Nanchen's retreating figure. Only after the two turned down the corridor and vanished from sight did they slowly look away.
Wang Sheng clenched the money pouch and said solemnly, "We all have to cultivate hard. We can't let down Boss's expectations!"
"Alright!" everyone answered in unison, their voices especially loud.
After they walked out through Nording Academy's gates, Porcupinefish Douluo, who had not spoken the entire time, finally opened his mouth leisurely.
"I couldn't tell before, but you brat are quite loyal."
Jiang Nanchen walked beside him and answered calmly.
"I'm not cold-blooded. They followed me for several days, after all. I couldn't let them call me boss for nothing."
Porcupinefish Douluo smiled and said nothing further. He raised a hand and pressed it against Jiang Nanchen's shoulder. Soul Power surged, and the two rose into the air, flying toward Heaven Dou City.
The sound of wind swept past his ears as Jiang Nanchen lowered his head and looked at Nuoding City growing smaller beneath him.
Half an hour later, Xiao Wu skipped back to Dorm Seven. She pushed open the door and glanced around, but did not see Jiang Nanchen anywhere.
"Hey, where's Jiang Nanchen?" She tugged at Wang Sheng beside her.
Wang Sheng was tidying his bed and did not even raise his head. "Boss left. A Spirit Hall elder took him away. He graduated early."
Xiao Wu froze, her steps stopping. "A Spirit Hall elder? Doesn't that mean a Titled Douluo?"
"That's right, Porcupinefish Douluo." Wang Sheng nodded. "Even the headmaster was extremely polite. The procedures were finished in the blink of an eye."
Xiao Wu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, and Titled Douluo had exceptionally sharp senses. Fortunately, Jiang Nanchen had not returned to the dormitory during the day. Otherwise, she really might have been exposed.
Her eyes spun, 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 chuckled. "Xiao Wu, don't think too much. Boss passed the position to me before he left. Even if you want to fight for it, the others won't accept you."
"Why not?" Xiao Wu pouted. "He's gone now. Shouldn't we find someone strong enough to hold down the fort?"
"Do you have money?" Wang Sheng asked in return. "Will there be meat to eat if we follow you? Boss left eighty-eight Gold Soul Coins, enough to improve everyone's meals for a long time. What can you offer?"
Xiao Wu immediately wilted. With puffed cheeks, she could not say a word. She had just arrived at the academy and did not even have a single Copper Soul Coin in her pocket. She truly had no way to argue.
She could only walk dejectedly to her bed and sit down, muttering to herself, So what if he has money? What's so great about that?
"See? If you don't have money, behave yourself. If you want to be boss, go try somewhere else. Dorm Seven definitely won't work."
After making things clear, Wang Sheng could not be bothered to pay Xiao Wu any more attention.
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