That Child Really Was Vicious

Just like in the original story, Tang San was dressed in rough clothes. Though they were fairly clean, it was understandable that Xiao Chenyu looked down on him.

It was not just Xiao Chenyu. Even Nuoding Academy's gatekeeper did not show him a pleasant face.

Lu Shiyuan knew this gatekeeper. The man was usually quite snobbish, and Lu Shiyuan had never thought highly of him.

But having a poor impression of someone and casually wanting to put them to death were two entirely different matters. Other than the death penalty, there were still plenty of other punishments in this world.

You could not just sentence someone to death for running a red light, could you?

Besides, even if someone really was guilty, was it Tang San's place to punish them?

Who did he think he was, some vigilante?

So when he saw Tang San preparing to raise his arm, Lu Shiyuan decisively leaped forward and kicked the gatekeeper flying.

The gatekeeper was dazed by the kick. Before he could even get to his feet, he started cursing.

"Which little bastard dared to sneak attack me? I fucking..." Halfway through his words, he saw Lu Shiyuan's gloomy expression.

Notting City was not very large to begin with. News as big as someone possessing Innate Full Soul Power would spread throughout the city in just a few days.

Furthermore, Lu Shiyuan was already a well-known figure in Notting City. Nearly every Soul Master in the city had received treatment from Chen Yun.

Though this gatekeeper was not a Soul Master, he still knew who he could provoke and who he could not.

Therefore, when he saw Lu Shiyuan's grim face, no matter how displeased he was inside, he could only force a smile. "Young Master Lu, are you here to register today as well?"

Lu Shiyuan was not trying to vent Tang San's anger for him. He was actually trying to save the gatekeeper's miserable life.

An ordinary person without even a trace of Soul Power would practically be doomed when facing hidden weapons.

Besides, he also wanted to test something while he was at it.

He wanted to see whether, with his interference, Tang San would still become involved with Yu Xiaogang like he had in the original story.

Xiao Wu might already be by his side and unlikely to have anything to do with Tang San, but there were still too few samples.

Would you confirm the probability of an entire category of events happening based on just one incident?

The inertia of the plot could not be ignored, and Tang San could be considered this world's chosen one.

No matter how much Lu Shiyuan looked down on Tang San, he had to admit that.

He did not want to provoke a lunatic, but Tang San constantly went on about people deserving death. They would be classmates at Nuoding Academy for six years, so who knew whether he might accidentally offend Tang San someday?

After all, this guy's petty nature was well known.

Planning ahead was a good habit. Since there was a risk that he might offend Tang San in the future, he had to prepare as early as possible.

Besides, who knew whether some bastard might be hiding in a dark corner and peeping at them?

The feeling of being watched like this was simply awful.

Lu Shiyuan ignored the gatekeeper's flattery and instead glanced from the corner of his eye at Tang San, who was helping Old Jack up.

Tang San's face was calm at that moment, as if the vicious look after his humiliation earlier had merely been an illusion.

Lu Shiyuan said nothing more. He merely pointed at the gatekeeper before leading Xiao Wu into the academy.

Because he had already seen Yu Xiaogang walking toward them.

It seemed that even with his intervention, it was still inevitable for two birds of a feather to come together.

Xiao Wu obediently followed at Lu Shiyuan's side, completely failing to notice the gaze that locked onto her as they passed Tang San.

Tang San supported Old Jack with one hand, but his eyes were fixed directly on the innocent and adorable Xiao Wu.

Having been born in a small village, how could he ever have seen such a beautiful girl?

Even counting his previous life, Tang San had only been an overlooked outer disciple.

If he had not stolen the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and then gotten incredibly lucky enough to transmigrate to Douluo Continent, he would never have had the chance to associate with a girl as dazzling as her in his entire life.

For a moment, all his attention was drawn to Xiao Wu. He even forgot that he had just wanted to teach the gatekeeper a lesson he would never forget.

Only when Old Jack's voice rang out did he snap out of his daze.

"Little San, Little San."

"Grandpa Jack, what is it?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Sorry, Grandpa Jack. I was a little distracted just now."

"Sigh, Little San, don't be upset either. What can we do when we're poor?" Old Jack sighed deeply.

He had already accepted his fate. Hadn't things always been this way for all these years?

He only hoped that Little San would not be too discouraged by this.

Tang San clenched his fists. It would have been impossible to say that he did not envy Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Wu.

The clothes they wore were not flashy, but they were certainly not cheap.

Coupled with their outstanding bearing and the gatekeeper's groveling attitude toward them, it made Tang San, who had grown up under constant suppression, so jealous that his eyes turned red.

Back in the Tang Sect in his previous life, he had been the least valued outer disciple. Every day, he did the hardest and most exhausting work, received the lowest income and the fewest resources, suffered bullying from his fellow disciples, and was looked down upon by the direct disciples. He did not even have a master.

This guy went around preaching that the Tang Sect's cultivation methods could not be passed outside the sect, yet as an outer disciple, stealing the Tang Sect's supreme cultivation method was itself a form of passing it outside.

After coming to this world, Tang San spent every day enduring Tang Hao's scoldings.

The relentless suppression only strengthened his determination to rise above the rest.

He looked at Old Jack, then at the gatekeeper, who had regained his original arrogant manner after watching Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Wu leave. Just as Tang San was about to say something, he heard a hoarse voice.

"What happened here?"

Yu Xiaogang stood before the gatekeeper with his hands behind his back, wearing the air of an aloof expert.

No matter how much people privately disdained Yu Xiaogang, he was still a level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster.

On this continent, the status difference between Soul Masters and ordinary people was like an uncrossable abyss.

You could mock him however you wanted behind his back, but the proper respect could not be lacking in front of him.

The gatekeeper suppressed his contempt and gave an awkward smile. "Nothing, nothing. Rest assured, Grandmaster. I'll make those two get lost right away!"

He pointed at Tang San and Old Jack in the distance. Just as he took a step forward, Yu Xiaogang said, "If you won't tell me, then I'll go ask them."

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu kept following Lu Shiyuan. Only after they had gone some distance did she softly ask, "Brother, why did you attack that gatekeeper just now?"

Lu Shiyuan smiled. "Didn't you notice that the little brat around our age had already developed killing intent?"

"Huh? No way. He was that vicious at such a young age?" Xiao Wu's eyes widened in disbelief. Having witnessed everything, she naturally knew how hateful the gatekeeper was. No one liked being treated differently.

But no matter how hateful he was, he did not deserve to die.

And was that child really the same age as them?

He was clearly only six, yet he wanted to put people to death at the slightest provocation.

She really was a simple little girl. She believed whatever Lu Shiyuan told her.

As for suspecting that Lu Shiyuan might be lying to her, that possibility did not even enter her mind.

Since Brother had said so, that child really was vicious.