The next day...
News that Feng Xiaotian of Godwind Academy had falsely accused Wei Fan of stealing spread throughout the Five Elemental Academies.
"Since when did that dumbass Feng Xiaotian start resorting to such dirty tricks?"
"He said Wei Fan stole something? From a Titled Douluo, no less?"
"No one with a functioning brain would say something like that."
"A Soul Elder could steal from a Titled Douluo? Doesn't that Titled Douluo have any dignity to preserve?"
"It's hardly surprising. After getting cuckolded, Feng Xiaotian flew into a humiliated rage and tried to sling mud at Wei Fan."
"Even slinging mud takes some brains. Didn't someone spread a rumor a while back that Wei Fan stole something from the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace?"
"And how did that end? An innocent man stays innocent!"
"Now Feng Xiaotian's accusing Wei Fan of stealing again. Only an idiot would believe him!"
"That bastard Feng Xiaotian's getting desperate and biting everyone in sight!"
"..."
Godwind Academy, Dean's Office.
"Bastard!"
"That bastard Huyan Zhen actually turned around and bit me! That son of a bitch must have spread this!"
Feng Yi was practically steaming with anger.
Without Huyan Zhen fanning the flames behind the scenes, this wouldn't have spread so quickly.
Now every damn one of the Five Elemental Academies knew!
"Uncle, what should we do now?"
"Everyone out there is cursing me. Nobody believes a word I say."
Feng Xiaotian looked utterly aggrieved. Every damn word he had said was true.
But nobody believed him.
Fuck!
"This was a mistake from the start. You shouldn't have provoked Wei Fan."
"He won the last tournament. He must have some trump cards, or how could he have won with only a Soul Elder's strength?"
"Although he hasn't advanced an inch in two years, he's still no ordinary Soul Elder. Don't forget, his opponent in the finals of the last Soul Master Elite Tournament was a Soul King."
Feng Yi sighed. If Feng Xiaotian hadn't provoked Wei Fan, he might have been trying to recruit the boy into Godwind Academy himself.
"Uncle, how can you blame me for this?"
"That bastard Wei Fan made a move on my dear Huo Wu first."
What Feng Xiaotian couldn't tolerate most was anyone getting too close to Huo Wu.
Anyone who did would get a beating!
"You little brat, don't blame me for being harsh."
"A simp keeps licking boots, only to end up with nothing."
"This won't get you anywhere. In the end, you'll still have to hide in some corner and lick your wounds."
That was the lesson Feng Yi had learned from his many years as a simp.
"When I fawn over Huo Wu, she at least says a couple of words to me. If I don't, she ignores me completely."
"And what did she say to you?"
"She told me to get lost!"
"..."
Feng Yi was speechless.
That was fucking him all over again.
"Uncle, what should we do now?"
"How can we snatch that chrysanthemum from Wei Fan?"
Whenever Feng Xiaotian thought of Dugu Bo's icy green eyes...
He panicked like hell!
"That old bastard Huyan Zhen insists Wei Fan didn't steal anything."
"There's little chance of us taking that chrysanthemum back from Wei Fan. I can't beat that old bastard Huyan Zhen."
"Besides, he turned the tables on us this time. Most people in the Five Elemental Academies are saying we're slinging mud."
"No matter how much we say now, it won't help!"
Feng Yi laid out their current predicament.
This was too fucking difficult to handle!
They were like a mute chewing bitter herbs, unable to voice their suffering!
"Damn it!"
Feng Xiaotian slammed his fist onto the desk.
He was full of bitter grievances with no idea how to pour them out.
"Xiaotian, go back and focus on cultivating."
"Godwind Academy has been around for so many years. We can still afford to compensate him for one chrysanthemum."
That was the only solution Feng Yi could think of.
What else could he do?
He couldn't afford to offend a Titled Douluo!
"I can't swallow this!"
Whenever Feng Xiaotian thought of the injustice he had suffered...
His heart filled with bitterness!
"You'll have to swallow it whether you can or not."
"I'm warning you, don't provoke Wei Fan again."
Feng Xiaotian said nothing. There was no way he would swallow this insult.
He already had four rings. He refused to believe he couldn't beat Wei Fan, who only had three.
Blazing Fire Academy, Soul Fighting Arena.
Flames surged around Huo Wu as she unleashed more than a dozen punches at her sparring partner, Huo Wushuang, inside the Soul Fighting Arena.
Then, pivoting on her left foot, she spun around and drove a side kick at Huo Wushuang.
Bam!
Huo Wushuang staggered back several steps before regaining his footing.
"Little sister, you're treating me like Feng Xiaotian, aren't you?"
Huo Wushuang spoke irritably.
She had asked him to be her sparring partner, but he hadn't expected her to hit so hard.
"That bastard Feng Xiaotian! I've always thought he was no good, with those shifty rat eyes."
"He actually dared to accuse my Wei Fan of stealing!"
Huo Wu's fiery temper flared. Her impression of Feng Xiaotian was growing worse and worse.
The next time she saw that bastard, she would teach him a proper lesson.
"Little sister, since when did Wei Fan become yours?"
Huo Wushuang was helpless.
Ever since his sister had met Wei Fan, she had been acting as though she were possessed.
She couldn't get through three sentences without mentioning him!
"He will be sooner or later!"
Huo Wu raised her chin as she spoke.
She was quite confident in herself, and Wei Fan didn't dislike her either.
"Brother, how can I get Dad to agree to let me marry Wei Fan?"
Huo Wu had been worrying about this lately.
"He won't agree, no matter what!"
"How old are you?"
"You aren't old enough to get married yet."
"You're like a barber's carrying pole, hot at only one end. Do you even know how Wei Fan feels?"
"You call Feng Xiaotian a simp all day."
"What about you?"
Huo Wushuang frowned.
"Huo Wushuang, don't lump me in with Feng Xiaotian."
"We're nothing alike!"
"Seeing Feng Xiaotian annoys me, but seeing me doesn't annoy Wei Fan. So I'm not a simp."
"Keep this up, and don't blame your little sister for getting rough!"
Huo Wu waved her flaming fists.
He had actually compared her to a simp like Feng Xiaotian.
Outrageous!
"I didn't say you were a simp."
"Don't be angry!"
Huo Wushuang also realized he had gone a little too far. How could he say that about his own sister?
"Where are you going? I already apologized."
Seeing his sister about to leave, Huo Wushuang asked.
"I'm going to ask Wei Fan whether he'd marry me, and soothe his wounded heart while I'm at it."
"That bastard Feng Xiaotian falsely accused him. Wei Fan must be feeling terrible right now."
Huo Wu waved and left.
She was straightforward by nature. Not knowing the answer to something like this was too agonizing.
"Huo Wu, don't do anything rash!"
Huo Wushuang began to panic.
When a man pursued a woman, a mountain stood between them; when a woman pursued a man, there was only a veil!
With such a gorgeous woman standing before him, how could Wei Fan not be tempted?
And she said she was going to soothe Wei Fan?
How would she soothe him?
What would she use to soothe him?
With all those factors colliding, he suddenly felt things were taking a dangerous turn!
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