Jiang Nannan: Junior, do you want me to...

The attack went straight for Lin Fan's neck. It was fast, but still a little slower than he was.

Lin Fan reacted swiftly, ducking completely behind the punching bag. His opponent's hands sank into it.

Lin Fan seized the chance to throw a punch at Xu Sanshi, who failed to react in time.

The blow knocked Xu Sanshi back several steps. He nearly lost his footing and fell.

Already furious, Xu Sanshi flew into another rage. He clenched his fists and charged at Lin Fan.

But to his surprise, in the instant he was knocked back, Lin Fan had already circled behind him.

Lin Fan closed in on Xu Sanshi's back.

He drove a vicious punch into him.

The punch was too fast. Xu Sanshi had no time to react.

It sent Xu Sanshi flying. He landed half-sprawled on the ground.

His pupils contracted in shock, overwhelming even the pain of the blow.

Off to the side, Jiang Nannan saw that Xu Sanshi was behind this. Her anger flared like a raging fire, and she snapped:

"You again, Xu Sanshi, you bastard!"

She sprinted up to Xu Sanshi and kicked out.

Her leg swept into his abdomen, fast as lightning and fueled by fury.

Xu Sanshi failed to react. The kick sent him flying even farther, and he fell facedown.

Xu Sanshi was in agony. That punch had felt like being struck by a huge rock, and now Jiang Nannan had kicked him too.

He scrambled up in a fury, but the moment he saw Jiang Nannan, he put on an aggrieved face.

"Jiang Nannan, I'm innocent! That kid was obviously touching you."

Jiang Nannan lowered her hands and clenched her fists, veins bulging. She glared up at Xu Sanshi and said:

"Innocent, my foot, Xu Sanshi! Get the hell out of here. The farther away, the better!"

Xu Sanshi rubbed his aching stomach, pointed at Lin Fan, and said:

"No, wait! There's clearly something wrong with this kid. He blocked my attack and even hit me."

Jiang Nannan raised her fist high, looking ready to hit him, and shouted:

"Get lost right now! If you don't, I'll beat you again. You dared bully a freshman. I'm reporting you."

She had to report Xu Sanshi. He was so arrogant that he had dared bully a newcomer right in front of her.

Xu Sanshi looked ready to cry.

"Don't! I'll go."

He really didn't want to be reported. He would get an earful when he returned to his sect.

As he turned to leave, he noticed the crowd nearby watching the spectacle with relish.

Xu Sanshi bristled and vented the anger he had been holding in.

"What are you looking at? Watch out, or I'll beat you to death!"

Every one of them gave him a disdainful look and muttered sarcastically:

"Ugh..."

"Seriously..."

"Throwing his high Soul Power Level around..."

"Exactly..."

The crowd dispersed and went their separate ways. If they had been able to beat Xu Sanshi, they would have given him a thorough thrashing long ago.

"I've really made a mess of things this time."

Xu Sanshi stamped his feet in frustration. He glanced back at Jiang Nannan and Lin Fan, thinking:

Damn Lin Fan made a fool of me! Next time, I'll beat him into the ground.

Jiang Nannan had not believed him this time either. He had to find proof and show her he was right.

He needed to keep watching them. He had to stop their relationship from developing.

Xu Sanshi immediately darted into a tree like a bolt of lightning. He widened his eyes to watch them and pricked up his ears to listen.

Seeing that the crowd, and Xu Sanshi too, had left, Jiang Nannan breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly ran to Lin Fan and asked with concern:

"Junior Lin Fan, are you all right? You just fought Xu Sanshi!"

Lin Fan gave a dry laugh.

"I'm fine. It's just a tiny scrape, nothing serious. See, Senior Jiang Nannan?"

He showed her the scrape on his arm, a mark as wide as a little finger.

Jiang Nannan looked at it and said angrily:

"That rotten Xu Sanshi! Don't worry, Junior Lin Fan. I'm definitely reporting him."

Next time, she had to give Xu Sanshi a sound beating. How dare he act so brazenly?

Lin Fan said:

"Mm..."

Jiang Nannan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Junior Lin Fan, let's go to the infirmary. I'll treat your wound, or you might get sick!"

Lin Fan agreed.

"Okay."

Meanwhile.

Xu Sanshi had watched everything from a nearby tree. As he saw Jiang Nannan lead Lin Fan away, he groaned:

"My heart hurts!"

He had to find proof, then teach Lin Fan a lesson.

Before long, Jiang Nannan brought Lin Fan to the Shrek Academy infirmary.

The infirmary was not large, about the size of a dorm room, but it had a full range of medical equipment. Medicines lined the cabinets.

It gave Lin Fan the feeling of a sparrow that was small but had all five organs.

Lin Fan sat on a stool while Jiang Nannan looked around the infirmary, examining the medical supplies one by one.

"Junior Lin Fan, do you want me to get some alcohol to disinfect your wound? Shrek Academy doesn't have anything else we can use instead."

Jiang Nannan turned toward Lin Fan.

"Alcohol to disinfect it!?"

Lin Fan stared at her in surprise.

"Mm!"

Jiang Nannan nodded, then added:

"If we don't use alcohol to disinfect it, you might get sick. But don't worry. I'll be gentle."

It was not as if she cared about Junior Lin Fan getting sick.

Lin Fan sounded crestfallen.

"All right..."

He had a bad feeling about this.

Jiang Nannan took a bottle of alcohol and a cotton swab from the medicine cabinet. She walked over to Lin Fan and bent down.

"Relax a little. It'll feel better."

She dipped the swab in alcohol and slowly moved it toward Lin Fan's scrape.

"Huh???"

Lin Fan looked confused. The next moment, he cried out in pain:

"Ow, ow, ow!"

A scream soon rang out from the infirmary.

"All done! I've treated it once. Let's walk back together."

Jiang Nannan put the alcohol away and threw out the cotton swab.

"Okay. Thank you, Senior Jiang Nannan."

Lin Fan's face had nearly contorted.

"Mm, let's head back and eat at the cafeteria! I heard they're offering meat dishes at half price. I can't wait."

Jiang Nannan spoke brightly, smiling.

"Mm, okay."

Lin Fan replied:

That worked out well. He could pack a meal to take back to the dorm for Wang Dong.

Afterward, Jiang Nannan and Lin Fan went to the cafeteria and saw the half-price meals on offer.

They were nothing special and tasted worse than the other dishes. They were only a little cheaper, with a tiny difference in quality.

Lin Fan and Jiang Nannan decided against the half-price meals and ordered something else.

They both ordered duck-leg rice.

It tasted pretty good. Though the aroma was not especially rich, it was filling enough.

Once Lin Fan and Jiang Nannan had eaten their fill, they packed a meal and happily headed back to the dorm together.