Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River-Never Mock a Poor Middle-Aged Man

"Flender! It's me!"

Hearing the disgust in Flender's voice, Yu Xiaogang immediately felt as though he had suffered the greatest injustice in the world!

He had endured countless humiliations just to come to Shrek Academy and find his old friend.

Yet... yet after arriving, the man did not recognize him!

Flender! You have betrayed me!

"Who the hell are you?! Do I know you? Get away from me—"

Flender's words abruptly stopped as his gaze fell upon Yu Xiaogang's face, unusually pale beneath the moonlight.

"Why does that voice sound so much like Xiao Gang's?"

Flender carefully examined the face of the man on the ground, clinging to his legs with tears in his eyes and a look of grievance on his face.

The longer he looked, the more startled Flender became.

Similar! Too similar!

The man before him looked as though he had been cast from the same mold as his good brother.

Only, this man's skin was a little fairer and a little cleaner than his good brother's.

"Flender, have you forgotten that time you were caught peeping at Erlong bathing, and I stepped forward to take the blame for you?"

Seeing that Flender kept staring at him without recognizing him, Yu Xiaogang had no choice but to reveal a secret known only to himself, Flender, and Liu Erlong.

Flender's eyes behind his lenses instantly widened.

Only three people on the entire continent knew that secret: himself, Xiao Gang, and his beloved Sister Erlong.

No matter how much Sister Erlong had changed over the past decade or so, she could not possibly have turned into a man.

Which meant the person before him could only be...

"Xiao Gang, is that you?"

Flender shakily crouched down, his hands hovering in midair as he wanted to touch Yu Xiaogang, yet stopped there.

There was no other reason—Yu Xiaogang was simply too filthy, so filthy that Flender did not know where to put his hands.

"Flender, it's me! You finally recognized me!"

Yu Xiaogang did not care about anything else. He directly wrapped both arms around Flender and burst into tears.

Tears and snot smeared all over Flender's body.

Wonderful! His good brother had finally recognized him!

Flender stood frozen in place.

He had never imagined that his once high-spirited friend, the Grandmaster hailed as the Number One Theoretical Master of the Continent, had become like a beggar.

Inside Shrek Academy's dean's office, Flender listened to Yu Xiaogang's tearful account.

His voice was filled with such grief that Flender was moved by the scene and could not help shedding tears as well.

Naturally, Yu Xiaogang said nothing about what had happened between him and that burly Ma Fu, nor about what had happened with his little brother. He had no intention of telling Flender.

If he revealed it, how could Grandmaster Yu maintain his image before such an old friend?

"Xiao Gang, I never imagined that you would suffer so much hardship just to come find me."

Looking at Yu Xiaogang, who had bathed and changed into a faded black scholar's robe, Flender finally had somewhere clean to put his hands. He embraced his old friend.

"Xiao Gang, don't worry. Now that you've come to Shrek Academy, this is your home. Everyone here is your family. Tell me where that child and that burly man are, and I'll stand up for you!"

Yu Xiaogang had only said that Lu Li had humiliated him and called his theories a pile of waste paper. As for the burly man, Yu Xiaogang said that he had swindled him out of five thousand Gold Soul Coins!

Yu Xiaogang wiped away his tears.

Everything was getting better now!

It was time for Grandmaster Yu to show his skills!

Yes, Yu Xiaogang had decided to spare that burly man and Lu Li for the time being. He wanted to first train his disciple Tang San into a Title Douluo, then turn all the geniuses in the Academy Flender had founded into powerful experts.

Then he would bring those experts with him and publicly declare his revenge by force.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.

Never mock a poor middle-aged man!

"Flender, they are merely frogs at the bottom of a well. They have no idea what kind of powerful figure they have offended. But I believe you understand."

Yu Xiaogang's signature mysterious smile made Flender feel that the high-spirited Yu Xiaogang who had vowed to become the Number One Theoretical Master of the Continent had returned!

His good brother had truly fulfilled the oath he had made back then and become the Number One Theoretical Master of the Continent!

"Hahaha, Xiao Gang, you're right. They're just frogs at the bottom of a well. They have no idea how immense the knowledge in your mind is. You alone are worth ten Title Douluo!"

Flender's office was very small, but the smaller the place, the bigger the boasts and dreams that were often made within it.

As for whether they would ultimately come true, no one knew.

"That's right, Flender. They are merely frogs at the bottom of a well. I am broad-minded and cannot be bothered to argue with them. The pressing matter now is for me to teach the students of this Academy."

"Didn't you say the students here are geniuses chosen from ten thousand? I believe that with my guidance, they will surely become powerful experts renowned throughout the continent!"

The more Yu Xiaogang spoke, the more excited he became. His hands involuntarily rose above his head and trembled slightly.

Yu Xiaogang's words stirred the fervor in Flender's heart.

This was exactly what he had been waiting to hear!

"Xiao Gang, I'm truly overjoyed. Really, with you joining us, Shrek Academy will reach a whole new height!"

"And how fortunate those children at Shrek Academy are, to receive the guidance of the Number One Theoretical Master of the Continent!"

Flender seemed to envision Shrek Academy becoming famous, with countless registration fees waving at him.

Unable to help himself, Flender let out a strange laugh as well.

"However, Flender, I have conditions too."

Yu Xiaogang abruptly changed the subject, his tone becoming calm yet firm, as though he would leave immediately if Flender did not agree to the conditions he was about to state.

"Xiao Gang, what's yours is mine! Whatever conditions you have, just say them!"

At this point, as long as Yu Xiaogang did not ask for Shrek Academy itself, Flender would agree to any condition, no matter how many there were!

"When I am teaching those children, neither you nor any of the teachers here may interfere!"

"Otherwise, I will leave immediately!"

Yu Xiaogang did not like others meddling in his teaching. In his view, if his teaching methods ranked second, no one else would dare claim first.

The teachers here might indeed be powerful, but so what? Could they compare to him in talent?

He had merely been unlucky enough for his Martial Soul to mutate.

Otherwise, Grandmaster Yu should have been exceptional in both scholarship and martial prowess!

Upon hearing this, Flender immediately smiled.

He had thought it would be some great condition, but this was all?

Flender promptly patted Yu Xiaogang on the shoulder. "Xiao Gang, don't worry. While you're teaching the children here, no one will interfere. I guarantee it!"

What a joke. His good brother was a theoretical master. Who could compare to a theoretical master's teaching methods? Who would dare to?

Even if Yu Xiaogang had not said so, Flender would have handed all teaching authority over to him.

Whoever dared interfere with or hinder him would be the first person Flender picked a fight with!