A Provocation from Xu Sanshi!

"Xu Sanshi, what are you doing?!"

Jiang Nannan glared angrily at Xu Sanshi for interrupting her time with Gu Shengge and demanded to know what he wanted.

Facing the angry Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi was somewhat at a loss. He hurriedly raised a hand to point at Gu Shengge, his tone aggrieved as he explained,

"Nannan, I saw him holding you and trying to take advantage of you, so I stepped in."

Hearing Xu Sanshi address her so intimately, Jiang Nannan's pretty face darkened further as she sharply rebuked him.

"Don't call me Nannan. We're not close. And this is my fiancé. Why can't he hold me? How is he trying to take advantage of me? If anyone has improper intentions, it's you!"

"What?! Fiancé?!"

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened as he stared at Jiang Nannan in disbelief.

He had heard Jiang Nannan say before that she had a fiancé and tell him to stop pestering her.

Xu Sanshi had assumed it was merely an excuse to reject him. He had not expected it to be true!

The students watching nearby were all stunned when they heard Jiang Nannan say that Gu Shengge was her fiancé, their faces filled with shock.

It was over. The goddess had a fiancé. They had no chance now.

Gu Shengge looked at Xu Sanshi with interest while pulling Jiang Nannan even closer into his arms.

Feeling his movement, the girl thought Gu Shengge had misunderstood something and hurriedly explained in a low voice, "There's nothing between Xu Sanshi and me. I told him I had a fiancé, yet he still kept pestering me. He's so annoying."

Gu Shengge comforted Jiang Nannan. "Don't worry. Now that I'm here, I'll make sure he doesn't even get the chance to pester you."

Jiang Nannan nodded and nestled in his embrace like a little rabbit.

Watching the girl he liked whisper intimately with another man, Xu Sanshi's fury surged. Jealousy and anger clouded his reason, and he immediately roared at Gu Shengge,

"Kid, I challenge you to a soul duel! Whoever loses has to leave Nannan!"

The moment they heard the words "soul duel," the surrounding students erupted in commotion. Tang Ya and Bei Bei also came over to watch the excitement.

Jiang Nannan's pretty face flushed with anger as she scolded Xu Sanshi for being shameless.

"Xu Sanshi, have some shame! Shengge is a new student who just enrolled. You're an upperclassman challenging a freshman to a soul duel. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing yourself if word gets out?!"

Hearing that Gu Shengge was only a freshman, Xu Sanshi's expression stiffened. But the arrow was already on the bowstring; he had no choice but to fire it.

He did not care whether Gu Shengge was a new student or an old one. In any case, he would not allow any other man besides himself to be by Jiang Nannan's side.

Xu Sanshi stared coldly at Gu Shengge and taunted him, "Hey, kid, don't tell me you're scared. If you are, get the hell away from Nannan. Otherwise, I'll beat you up every time I see you!"

"Shengge, don't agree to this guy's challenge. He's just threatening you with his words. At Shrek Academy, he wouldn't dare do anything to you."

Jiang Nannan shook her head at Gu Shengge, telling him not to accept Xu Sanshi's challenge.

Gu Shengge smiled at her, handed her the grilled fish, and reached up to stroke her rabbit ears. They were very soft. Then he lowered his head and whispered by the girl's ear.

"Don't worry. Don't you know how strong I am? I guarantee I'll beat that little turtle bastard until he's crawling around looking for his teeth. I'll smash his turtle shell to pieces too."

Feeling the moist warmth against her ears, a blush crept across Jiang Nannan's fair face. She naturally knew that Gu Shengge possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, but Xu Sanshi was already at level thirty-eight. A hundred-thousand-year soul ring alone likely could not bridge such a large gap in levels.

Seeing Jiang Nannan's shy appearance in Gu Shengge's arms only pushed Xu Sanshi closer to losing his mind. All he wanted was to stomp Gu Shengge beneath his feet and ruthlessly torment him.

Beside them, Bei Bei frowned as he watched Xu Sanshi's reason nearing collapse. He had never approved of Xu Sanshi pursuing Jiang Nannan. Now that her fiancé had come to the academy, Xu Sanshi should have let go and left. That would at least have preserved some dignity.

Yet now he was provoking her fiancé, who was only a first-year freshman. Even Bei Bei, as his friend, found it somewhat disgraceful.

As Jiang Nannan's roommate, Tang Ya spoke up and asked Bei Bei to stop Xu Sanshi.

"Bei Bei, stop Xu Sanshi. He's truly shameless. Challenging a freshman to a soul duel—even if he wins, won't the entire academy laugh at him?"

Bei Bei nodded.

Gu Shengge watched the enraged Xu Sanshi, a trace of calculation appearing in his eyes. His voice was cold as he questioned him,

"Why should I agree to you? Why should I leave Nannan if I lose? And if I win, what do I get?"

Xu Sanshi was briefly stunned by the question. The next moment, his expression turned disdainful again, and he said with complete confidence, "I can't lose."

His words earned him contemptuous looks from the surrounding students.

What a shameless guy, bullying a freshman.

"Heh. Nannan, let's go. Ignore this idiot."

Without another word, Gu Shengge took Jiang Nannan's soft hand and prepared to leave. Xu Sanshi immediately panicked and hurried forward to stop them.

Xu Sanshi gritted his teeth. "If you win, I'll give you a Blackwater Pill."

Gu Shengge shook his head and decisively refused.

"Not enough. Nannan is priceless to me. Forget one mere Blackwater Pill—even a hundred-thousand-year soul bone couldn't be exchanged for her."

His words filled Jiang Nannan's heart with sweetness. Was she really more precious to him than a hundred-thousand-year soul bone?

Seeing her close friend being cherished so dearly, Tang Ya could not help looking at Bei Bei.

Feeling Tang Ya's gaze, Bei Bei smiled slightly at her and said softly, "You're the same in my heart."

A shy blush appeared on Tang Ya's pretty face. She then reached out and pinched Bei Bei, who endured the pain happily.

Seeing that even a Blackwater Pill could not sway Gu Shengge, Xu Sanshi found himself in a difficult spot and asked, "Then what do you want?"

"If I win, I want one Blackwater Pill, one Soul Ascension Pill, and your promise that you will never harass Nannan again. You also need to apologize to and compensate the vendors whose stalls you knocked over."

As he spoke, Gu Shengge raised his hand and pointed. Everyone followed his gesture and looked over.

The stalls Xu Sanshi had overturned in his reckless charge were a complete mess. Food had been spilled everywhere, and the vendors stood there at a loss, unsure what to do.

Seeing this, the students grew dissatisfied with Xu Sanshi and felt considerable admiration for Gu Shengge. He had considered everything so thoroughly; none of them had even noticed this.

Seeing the damage he had caused, Xu Sanshi was not the sort of person who dared to act but refused to take responsibility. He immediately nodded in agreement.

"Fine, I agree. Isn't it just a Blackwater Pill and a Soul Ascension Pill? I've got plenty of them. But that depends on whether you have the ability to take them."

He happened to have a Soul Ascension Pill. As he neared the level thirty-nine bottleneck, he had requested it from his family to use for a breakthrough.

Xu Sanshi did not believe Gu Shengge could defeat him, which was why he agreed so readily.

He shouted excitedly, "Come on, let's go to the soul duel arena!"

Seeing Xu Sanshi's excited expression, Gu Shengge truly wanted to see what he would look like after Gu Shengge smashed his turtle shell apart with one punch.

He then took Jiang Nannan's hand and headed for the soul duel arena. The other students did not want to miss this soul duel either, so they followed behind them.

PS: As for Tang Ya, should I take her in or not? Vote on it.