Grandmaster's Public Humiliation, Tang San's Bankruptcy

"What?" Yu Xiaogang looked as if he had been struck by lightning. He sprang up from the ground and lunged toward Director Su. "Director, have you made a mistake?"

As if avoiding the plague, Director Su retreated three steps in a row, his face filled with disgust. "A mistake? Grandmaster, you know perfectly well what you did!"

Yu Xiaogang's face went pale. "What did I do?"

"Last night," Director Su swallowed, forcing down his nausea, "did you and Tang San run naked through the streets of Notting City?"

Boom—

The corridor instantly erupted.

"Running naked? Grandmaster and Tang San ran naked?"

"Oh my god! Is that real?"

"I can testify! I saw it with my own eyes! Last night, my mother dragged me out of bed, and I saw two naked people running down the street!"

"I saw them too! One of them even had broken arms and legs, limping along as he ran. His underwear was practically falling off!"

Yu Xiaogang's face flushed crimson, his teeth chattering.

"Grandmaster," Director Su said, pointing at the group behind him, none of whom belonged to the academy, "these are all eyewitnesses."

"Early this morning, they jointly reported you to the academy, saying that as an academy teacher, you took your disciple running naked through the streets in the middle of the night, damaging public decency."

"The dean already knows about this matter and made an immediate decision—"

"Your guest instructor position has been revoked, effective immediately!"

Yu Xiaogang swayed, nearly collapsing again.

A joint report, damaging public decency!

They were trying to ruin him completely!

"Director Su," Yu Xiaogang struggled to look at him, his eyes red and his voice choked, "please put in a good word for me. You know that I've always been diligent and conscientious..."

The moment Director Su heard that, goosebumps rose all over him, and the scene from last night involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, half-naked, had clung to each other and wailed their eyes out!

Skin touching,

Tears streaming,

Could this master and disciple pair have some kind of gay fetish?

"Don't! Don't come any closer!"

Director Su backed away repeatedly. "Grandmaster, we were colleagues once. I advise you to pack your things and leave quickly. Don't make everyone look bad."

The neighbors' joint testimony, combined with the fact that students had truly witnessed it, completely confirmed the incident from that night.

Only then did Wang Sheng finally understand, looking at Ye Hua and Xiao Wu with admiration.

So that was it. Xiao Wu hadn't been with Brother Ye Hua because she had gone to contact the eyewitnesses!

As expected of Brother Ye Hua, as expected of Sister Xiao Wu!

"Actually, I hadn't planned to do this at first." Ye Hua gave Wang Sheng a reassuring look. "It was just that someone went too far last night, so I came up with it on the spot to teach him a lesson."

The watching students finally could not hold it in any longer.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

No one knew who laughed first, but soon the entire corridor became a sea of laughter.

"Master and disciple running naked! Master and disciple running naked together!"

"I knew he always kept a straight face and pretended to be profound. So he had this kind of fetish!"

The laughter nearly blew the roof off. Yu Xiaogang's outstretched hand froze in midair, and he slumped bonelessly against the wall as though all strength had been drained from him.

It was over.

Completely over.

Not only had his naked run been exposed, but he had also lost his guest instructor position!

Just as he lowered his head, wishing he could crawl into a crack in the ground...

"Wait!" Tang San suddenly forced himself upright. "Director Su, even if my teacher behaved improperly, what about Ye Hua?"

"He publicly assaulted a teacher and attacked fellow students. That is a fact! According to academy rules, he must be expelled as well!"

"Just because my teacher made a mistake, does that mean his beating people should go unpunished?"

The laughter in the corridor gradually faded.

Everyone's gaze focused on Ye Hua again.

Tang San did have a point. One matter was one matter. The naked run was their own shamelessness; it had not harmed Ye Hua, had it?

Director Su frowned and was about to speak when Ye Hua spoke first.

"Director Su, I had a reason for hitting them."

"What reason?" Director Su's heart skipped a beat.

Without hesitation, Ye Hua said, "Grandmaster hired killers to murder me. He wanted my life!"

Yu Xiaogang abruptly raised his head, his expression changing drastically. "Ye Hua, you're slandering me!"

"I'm slandering you?" Ye Hua sneered. "Director Su, you can ask the students in the corridor."

"When I questioned him about hiring killers to murder me, what was his reaction?"

Because of Tang San and Grandmaster's reputations, many students were willing to step forward and testify for Ye Hua.

"I saw it! When Ye Hua revealed the truth, Grandmaster's face turned deathly pale. He definitely wasn't faking it!"

Upon hearing the testimony, Director Su's expression immediately turned grave.

"Grandmaster, hiring killers to murder someone is no small matter."

"Since there are witnesses, please spend some time in the detention room. When the dean and people from Spirit Hall arrive, we will investigate thoroughly."

Several strong teachers stepped forward, directly hoisted him up, and dragged him toward the detention room.

"No! Don't! Wait!"

"I've been wronged!"

Yu Xiaogang cried out that he was innocent, but no one trusted an exposed streaker. In the end, he disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Director Su turned to Ye Hua, his expression complicated.

"As for student Ye Hua, although your method of retaliation was intense, Grandmaster hired killers first, and the impact was severe. It is understandable."

"The academy will not hold you accountable for this matter."

Ye Hua nodded. "Thank you, Director Su."

Director Su waved his hand and left with the eyewitnesses.

The students in the corridor gradually dispersed as well, leaving only Tang San standing stiffly in place, as if he still had not processed what had happened.

"Tang San, it'll be the start of next month in a few days. Don't forget to collect your subsidy!"

"After you collect it, you still have to give me half. Don't forget I'm the one looking after you!"

Ye Hua said with a smile.

Tang San suddenly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.

But one had to bow one's head under another's roof. Tang San asked in a hoarse voice, "Ye Hua, could you spare me two days? There's something important I need to buy."

"What are you thinking?" Ye Hua impatiently waved his hand. "Will you have any money left after buying it?"

"Tang San, I advise you not to play any tricks. Although Director Su didn't expel you, based on what you did, they can still give you a disciplinary punishment."

Tang San's eyes widened. "Why?"

Ye Hua narrowed his eyes. "Because your teacher hired killers to murder someone, and you still defended him."

"Don't count on ignorance being an excuse. I made everything clear, yet you stubbornly refused to believe it and even attacked me. Heh... giving you a disciplinary punishment would already be lenient!"

Ye Hua's cold snort echoed in Tang San's ears, and his face turned livid.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

If you hadn't set me up, I wouldn't be unable to afford materials to forge hidden weapons!

Could it be that for the next six years, I can only use low-grade hidden weapons like the Sleeve Arrow?

No, I refuse to accept this. Even if I have to borrow from loan sharks, I will forge higher-grade hidden weapons!

Wang Sheng sensed the viciousness deep in Tang San's eyes and felt lingering fear. "Brother Ye Hua, Tang San seems to be plotting something bad again."

Xiao Wu frowned tightly. "Would he dare? Was Yu Xiaogang's lesson not harsh enough?"

"It doesn't matter. Tang San can't stir up any trouble now." Ye Hua stretched, then wrapped an arm around Xiao Wu's waist. "If he dares come again, I have plenty of ways to deal with him!"

"That's wonderful. Brother Ye Hua is always so confident." Wang Sheng sighed. "If only I could be even a tenth as outstanding as you."

Hearing that, Ye Hua did not know whether to laugh or cry. It was not that he was outstanding; he had cheats.

Wang Sheng was destined to have no basis for comparison by measuring himself against Ye Hua, but...

"Wang Sheng, if you want, I can help you become outstanding too."

Wang Sheng froze instantly. "Brother Ye Hua, you aren't joking, are you?"

"Of course not. As long as you want it, I'll help you," Ye Hua added at the end, "as your friend!"