Tang San's Second Challenge!

Seeing the two fall silent again,

the dean said nothing more.

He had already given them enough warnings. He could say he had fulfilled his duty as a friend.

If Grandmaster still refused to listen, there was nothing he could do.

As for Tang San, although he was curious about why Grandmaster had taken him as a disciple,

he had no intention of probing too deeply.

And staying there had made Grandmaster feel that his dignity had been slighted.

So he left with Tang San at once.

On the way out,

"Xiao San, let me teach you another lesson," Grandmaster said.

Hearing this, Tang San replied, "Go ahead, Teacher."

"When necessary, don't rush to put yourself forward. Learn to keep a low profile. Take this time, for instance. The other side has a Soul Sage backing him, so this isn't the time to provoke him first," Grandmaster said bluntly.

"Teacher, I understand what you mean. But I'll work hard at cultivating and defeat him one day to wash away this humiliation," Tang San said.

Hearing this, Grandmaster smiled with relief.

Then he said, "Xiao San, as long as you understand. At times like this, we must learn to avoid the sharp edge."

"Mm, I understand, Teacher," Tang San answered again.

Tang San said all this aloud, but inside he was seething with anger.

His anger wasn't just because Ma Hongjun had defeated him.

It was also because Ma Hongjun had just insulted Grandmaster.

In his eyes, aside from his father, Grandmaster was the only person who had ever treated him so well.

Ma Hongjun could insult him, but he couldn't insult Grandmaster.

So he had already decided to challenge Ma Hongjun again.

This time, he would use his Second Martial Soul.

He refused to believe Ma Hongjun could still beat him after he brought out the Clear Sky Hammer.

The Clear Sky Hammer's weight was no joke.

The reason he didn't tell Grandmaster

was that he was afraid Grandmaster would be upset and worry about him.

Ma Hongjun would pay a price for what he had done.

Even if it meant revealing his Second Martial Soul, Tang San wouldn't hesitate.

Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul was a Phoenix, so what? Before his Clear Sky Hammer, even a Phoenix would have to tuck in its wings.

And there was something else.

He still had Hidden Weapons, so he could definitely beat Ma Hongjun.

Was using Hidden Weapons a little underhanded?

Tang San didn't think it was underhanded at all.

After all, the other guy had insulted his teacher.

And he had gone and done something like that.

So using Hidden Weapons was nothing.

Just as his teacher had said,

there was no point in reasoning with unreasonable people.

With someone like Ma Hongjun,

Tang San felt he didn't need to reason with him either.

All he was doing was getting revenge.

It wasn't a fair spar to begin with.

In that situation,

why bother with what was honorable and what wasn't?

Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun went straight to the cafeteria.

He had told Xiao Wu to wait for him there, so she had probably already gotten their food and was waiting for him.

When Ma Hongjun arrived at the cafeteria,

he spotted Xiao Wu sitting at a table in the distance.

And sure enough, she was waiting for him.

He smiled at once.

Having a little girlfriend wasn't bad.

Like now.

At least he didn't have to get the food himself.

Xiao Wu was also looking toward the cafeteria entrance.

It was obvious she was waiting for him.

The moment she saw Ma Hongjun, she brightened.

Ma Hongjun hurried over.

"What, getting impatient waiting?" Ma Hongjun teased.

At that, Xiao Wu said, "Who's waiting for you? Don't be so full of yourself. By the way, what did the dean want with you?"

That was what she said,

but she was still quite concerned about it.

A trace of amusement crossed Ma Hongjun's lips.

This little rabbit was just too cute.

But the next moment, his expression turned serious.

Then he said, "I didn't expect that kid Wang Sheng to be right."

Xiao Wu blinked at that.

Wang Sheng had been right?

Hadn't he said earlier that Grandmaster might come after them?

"Did Grandmaster really give you a hard time?" Xiao Wu asked directly.

Ma Hongjun nodded.

When Xiao Wu saw him nod, anger flashed across her face.

She said at once, "It must've been that Tang San who went to Grandmaster. I can't believe he's that kind of person. And I actually thought he was a good person."

Ma Hongjun smiled inwardly at that.

Then he said, "Tang San probably isn't like that. Maybe he just told Grandmaster what happened, and then Grandmaster decided to stand up for him and came to find me."

At that, Xiao Wu said, "Whether or not he went to snitch, I think neither the teacher nor the student is any good. They were the ones who started trouble, but now they're blaming us. No way. I'm going to confront them. What gives them the right to blame us?"

Ma Hongjun's amusement only grew. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Dislike for someone built up one little thing at a time.

Only if Xiao Wu disliked that guy

would there be no chance of them getting together.

Still, he wasn't going to let Xiao Wu go confront Tang San and Grandmaster.

"Forget it, Xiao Wu. They didn't get the better of me. If anything, I mocked them until they felt pretty awful," Ma Hongjun said.

Xiao Wu looked surprised.

Then she asked curiously, "What happened, exactly?"

Ma Hongjun told Xiao Wu what had just happened.

Hearing the story, Xiao Wu smiled too.

"You should've been even harsher," Xiao Wu said after thinking it over.

Ma Hongjun was speechless.

People always said daughters favored outsiders.

And now Xiao Wu was already taking his side.

But he really did like it when she acted this way.

"Forget them. Let's eat, quick! I'm getting hungry," Ma Hongjun said.

Xiao Wu agreed.

She was hungry too.

Then the two of them went to eat.

That evening,

Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu noticed something.

Tang San's bed was empty.

They asked Wang Sheng and learned that Tang San had moved out that evening.

He had moved into the teachers' lodgings at the academy.

Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu exchanged bewildered glances.

Did that mean he didn't want to stay with them?

That seemed awfully fragile of him, if so.

But after a moment, Ma Hongjun understood.

If he were in Tang San's shoes, he wouldn't keep living in that dorm either.

And as far as he knew, Tang San had never been someone who could stand being wronged.

The Tang Sect sayings he'd learned made that pretty clear.

But soon they stopped paying attention to it.

It was just as well that Tang San had left. At least he wouldn't be in their way.

Next came Ma Hongjun's favorite part of the day.

That's right, it was time to rest.

Wasn't there anything better than sleeping while cuddling a soft little rabbit?

Tonight, Ma Hongjun had no intention of cultivating.

Under his gaze, Xiao Wu began to feel flustered, and her face grew warm.

"Fatso, why are you looking at me like that? Don't even think about doing what you did last night. If you try that again, I'll kick you off the bed," Xiao Wu said.