Scarface's Night Raid on Xiaogang

Yu Xiaogang walked back to the village entrance with a dejected expression, only to see a figure appear not far ahead.

It was already the dead of night; under normal circumstances, there should not have been anyone around.

The person standing at the village entrance seemed more like he had been waiting specifically for him.

"Flender... Why was he at the entrance so late at night?"

Yu Xiaogang's pupils trembled slightly, and he lowered his head guiltily.

"Xiaogang, what were you doing out so late?"

Flender wore a mask, his gaze dark as he slowly walked toward him.

"Ah, I went out to take a piss."

Cold sweat broke out across Yu Xiaogang's forehead as he casually brushed it off. "It's late. I'll go back and rest first. You should head back early too."

"Xiaogang!"

Flender's tone suddenly sank.

Yu Xiaogang stopped in his tracks, his expression growing even tenser.

Flender sighed softly. "Xiaogang, I always thought you were a very wise man, but your excuse is full of holes. If you only needed to relieve yourself, there are latrines in the academy. Why did you run outside?"

"I..." Yu Xiaogang hesitated, his heart rising into his throat.

"Xiaogang, tell me honestly. Did you go out to kill someone?"

Flender's tone was complicated as he said solemnly, "Were you behind the recent string of Fallen One murders?"

Yu Xiaogang gave a dry laugh. "Haha, Flender, what kind of joke is that? How could I kill people? What Fallen One? How could I possibly be a Fallen One?"

Flender asked in return, "Xiaogang, if you didn't kill anyone, then why did you sneak out?"

He leaned closer, removed his mask, and lowered his head to sniff. His expression turned strange. "There's a trace of blood on your ass."

Yu Xiaogang's entire body stiffened, his face turning deathly pale as he hurriedly backed away half a step. "That's an old injury. The wound hasn't healed yet. It's not blood left over from killing anyone."

"Is that so?"

The doubts in Flender's heart remained unresolved. He actually yanked down Yu Xiaogang's pants and forcibly turned him around.

The sight before him made his pupils contract sharply. His once-normal anus had vanished, the flesh twisted and warped into something shaped like a broad bean.

There was also a patch of darkened bloodstains on either side of the broad bean.

Gangzi trembled all over as shame and fear flooded his heart.

He instinctively tried to cover it with his hands, but he knew it was too late. Flender had already seen his most unbearable secret.

Flender said helplessly, "Xiaogang, you really did go out and kill people."

"Why did you choose that path?"

"You could have had a bright future, but now you sneak out every day to kill people. It'll be easy to attract people from Spirit Hall."

"You should know that Spirit Hall has always been hunting wild Fallen Ones."

He did not have much resistance to Yu Xiaogang devouring others to cultivate.

It was just that Gangzi had no sense of restraint.

After all, some of the teachers at Shrek Academy were already wanted criminals. Yu Xiaogang's actions were practically pointing Spirit Hall straight to them, as if he were afraid they would not be able to find them.

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly pulled up his pants, both hands trembling uncontrollably.

He abruptly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot as he panted like a bull. "Yes, I'm that Fallen One. I went out to kill people. So what!?"

"Do you understand the pain of being born with innate Soul Power of level 0.5? Have you experienced the pain of reaching fifty years old only for your Soul Power to still be stuck at level 29? I just want to become stronger. What did I do wrong?"

Flender was momentarily stunned as he looked at the emotionally unhinged Gangzi, then explained, "Xiaogang, I'm not trying to persuade you not to devour others to improve your cultivation. I just..."

"Shut up!"

Yu Xiaogang could not listen at all. He felt that Flender had changed, that he was no longer the close friend who had once indulged his every wish.

He suddenly turned around and fled out of the village entrance.

"Xiaogang..."

Flender's heart tightened as he wanted to chase after him, but he feared that pressing too hard would only intensify Yu Xiaogang's resistance.

After standing frozen in place for a moment, he sighed softly. "There's nothing I can do."

This scene reminded him of the time Liu Erlong had been forcibly taken away by her father.

How similar it was.

The goddess had been forced apart from him, and his brother had fallen completely.

Flender could only feel that his fate was full of hardship.

All in vain.

Meanwhile, Gangzi fled far away from Shrek Village.

The night was pitch-black, and he could not see the road ahead.

After running for who knew how long, his foot slipped and he fell.

That immediately cleared Yu Xiaogang's mind somewhat.

He regretted what he had done just now.

Damn it, he had left Shrek Village in a fit of anger. Now he had probably fallen out with Flender.

Yu Xiaogang felt uneasy, not knowing how he should return tomorrow and mend his relationship with Flender.

And Xiao San—if he learned of what he had done, how would he view him as his teacher?

"Hehe, Yu Xiaogang, I finally caught my chance."

Just then, an eerie laugh suddenly rang out from the surrounding darkness.

"Who!"

Gangzi was shocked and looked around frantically.

"Of course it's me, Scarface! Xiaogang, let your big brother pamper you properly!"

The speaker was Scarface, who had traveled all the way from Heaven Dou City. He suddenly sprang out of a patch of weeds and lunged straight at Yu Xiaogang.

"Ah! Bastard!"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot as he panted like a bull. He tried to push Scarface, who was pressing down on him, away, only to find that he could not move him at all.

Smack—

Scarface viciously slapped Gangzi across the face and roared, "You filthy black briquette, you still dare resist? Today, I'll let you taste Scarface's true power!"

As he spoke, he stripped Gangzi in a few swift motions.

Gangzi's unbearable secret was instantly exposed before Scarface's eyes.

The moment he saw that broad bean, Scarface was dumbfounded on the spot.

"Lowly bastard, go die!"

Seeing his secret exposed, Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red. He activated Martial Soul Possession, transforming himself into a pigman form.

A snake head emerged, intending to drain Scarface's life force dry.

"Oh? A furry freak too? I like that."

Scarface froze for a moment, but instead of being frightened, he was delighted. He grabbed the snake head with one hand and brutally pinned Yu Xiaogang down.

"Ah, huff, huff..."

No one knew what exactly happened in the wilderness that night, nor what words passed between the two men.

Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy in a sorry state.

Flender had originally wanted to mend their relationship, but Yu Xiaogang shut himself inside his room and refused to see anyone.

Meanwhile, Scarface returned in high spirits to his temporary residence in Suotuo City.

He picked up a brush and wrote a letter, sending it to Lu Yuan, who was far away in Heaven Dou City.

Thinking back on what had happened the night before, Scarface felt speechless. "A Fallen One... I never expected Yu Xiaogang to be a Fallen One. Last night, he even secretly devoured my flesh and blood."

"Good thing I was clever enough to knock that snake of his unconscious with one punch, letting it suck only a tiny bit of blood."

"Come to think of it, Yu Xiaogang is way too weak. I've never seen a Fallen One so old with strength this pathetic."