"Good, very good, exceptionally good. Yu Xiaogang, I just told you to go back and wait properly, and you ended up pulling your disciple into doing something like this!"
"And you, Tang San, I was actually thinking about putting in a good word for you, but look at you. Peeping all by yourself was bad enough, and now you even dragged your teacher into it."
The Dean clutched his chest, nearly passing out from anger.
"Dean, this really is a misunderstanding. Xiao San and I were just working on Soul Skill Development, and who knew it would go out of control?"
Yu Xiaogang's expression was not looking too great either.
This matter had to be traced back to an hour ago.
They lost control of themselves and tumbled straight into the river.
As it happened, that river was the very same one Tang San had fallen into previously.
And quite coincidentally, someone was taking a bath in the river.
Furthermore, Tang San actually recognized the person bathing.
It was that burly woman.
Tang San felt that he was simply having the worst of luck.
No, wait, earlier you guys were still hunting me down to reason with me, and now you're running over here to take a bath?
Are you sure you aren't trying to shake me down for trouble?
If Yu Xiaogang had not been present, Tang San would have thrown punches right then and there.
In the end, they had no choice but to flee.
As a result, that father-daughter pair had now run all the way over to the academy.
Besides, regarding this whole ordeal, Tang San felt that Yu Xiaogang was the one to blame.
If Yu Xiaogang had not flailed around blindly, would they have ended up in this state?
Tang San felt once again that Gangzi was sometimes only capable of being a hindrance.
"The academy really cannot take you in any longer."
"Now, immediately, right this instant-get out of my academy!"
Pointing toward the front gates, the Dean bellowed in pure rage.
Tang San hastily spoke up. "Dean, this really has nothing to do with me this time."
He genuinely did not want to be expelled; if he were expelled, how on earth would he ever see Xiao Wu again?
Would he not lose any future opportunity to live under the same roof as Xiao Wu?
Yu Xiaogang similarly offered an explanation. "Dean, occasional mistakes during soul skill development are perfectly normal. Besides, that really was an accident."
Taking a deep breath, the Dean reined in the anger raging in his heart. "Xiaogang, I've been good enough to you, haven't I?"
"You need to understand me as well. This is the second time this kind of thing has happened. Your reputations in the academy are completely ruined now. Even if you stay, what good will it do?"
"How would the other teachers and fellow students look at you?"
"For your own sakes, and for the reputation of Notting Junior Academy, leaving is the best choice you can make."
Out of consideration for their friendship, the Dean offered a reminder once more. "Besides, right now only the academy knows about this. Once you stay, before you know it, the entire Nuoding City will find out."
"Rather than that, you might as well change to another city."
"Xiaogang, you have talent; changing to another academy might not turn out any worse than here."
"And Tang San, don't you worry. The academy will issue a certificate for you so that you can still enroll in other academies later on."
With those words, the Dean strode out of the office.
He had already done everything that courtesy and righteousness demanded, and right now he did not want to stay inside the office to set eyes on these two individuals.
"Hmph, Xiao San, let's go. Don't worry, I'll make you famous across the entire Douluo Continent, and by then I'll make this fellow regret it."
Yu Xiaogang was a man with a temper too.
He did not believe he was in the wrong. It was clearly all just an accident, yet they were dumping all the blame onto him.
Tang San kept his head lowered in silence, his fists clenched tight as he wondered what to think.
He could not understand why things had developed into this state either.
It seemed that ever since he entered the academy, he had been plagued by bad luck.
Could it be that his and Gangzi's attributes conflicted with one another?
Recalling past events, he discovered that every single instance of bad luck seemed to be tied to Yu Xiaogang.
During the Soul Beast Hunting, Yu Xiaogang was present.
During that time he used his soul skill, although Yu Xiaogang was not physically present, was his soul ring not the Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo recommended by Yu Xiaogang?
By rounding it up, that was practically equivalent to Yu Xiaogang being there.
And this time as well, it was likewise because of Yu Xiaogang.
Tang San's gaze flickered. For now, he still needed Yu Xiaogang's guidance; at the very least, the man's theories were still useful to him.
On the way.
They once again heard students of the academy gossiping amongst themselves.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected that last time it was just this fellow Tang San peeping, but now-good grief-he even brought his teacher along."
"That's not necessarily true. Who's to say Yu Xiaogang wasn't the one who led Tang San to peep in the first place? Then Yu Xiaogang ran off, and Tang San got caught."
"You know, that's actually quite likely. This time both of them got caught together-it's utterly satisfying."
"To think that this bullshit Grandmaster even has a side like this. He's simply a beast."
Clenching his fists, Tang San glared coldly at those people.
If not for the crowd, he would have beaten them flat long ago.
Yu Xiaogang's complexion was exceedingly ugly; his reputation was thoroughly ruined now.
"Is that any way to talk to a teacher? You have zero respect for teachers or the dao!"
The scene fell silent for a fraction of a second.
The very next second, everyone burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, no way, does a person like you even deserve to be a teacher?"
"Exactly! A teacher who peeks at people taking a bath-do you even have the right to lecture us?"
"Hurry up and get out of the academy! If the Dean still doesn't kick you out of the academy this time, I'll make my dad transfer me to another school!"
"That's right, us too!"
Just as public indignation was reaching a fever pitch.
A teacher came running over, anxiously calling out, "Students, don't be impulsive. The Dean has already posted a notice: starting today, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San are no longer a teacher and student of the academy."
"Good! Well done! They should have done this ages ago."
"Yeah, that bullshit Grandmaster is just a freeloading parasite. If he didn't rely on the Dean, what grounds would he have to stay?"
"I couldn't stand the sight of that guy for the longest time, constantly keeping those Ten Core Theories of his on his lips all day long."
"Honestly, I seriously suspect whether those theories of his were plagiarized from somewhere else. Otherwise, wouldn't that saying of his-there are no trash martial souls, only trash soul masters-just be cursing himself?"
"I want to point out that quite a few of those ten theories of his are just common sense, aren't they? How on earth has he got the nerve to call those things his own?"
Yu Xiaogang simply could not bear to listen any further, so he grabbed Tang San and strode outward.
"Xiao San, don't let outside talk distract you. Go back and pack your things first; we'll meet at the academy gates in a moment."
Yu Xiaogang had to go back and pack his things as well. He could see the writing on the wall now: he genuinely had no way to stay here any longer.
Even if he stayed, with so many people cursing at him every single day, he would never be able to endure it.
Tang San nodded, then headed toward the dormitories.
When he returned, Wang Sheng happened to be sweeping the dorm.
"Yo, isn't this the peeper Tang San? Once wasn't enough, so you went for a second look?"
Tang San's gaze turned frosty. "Say that again if you've got the guts."
Wang Sheng instinctively stepped back, but then he figured that since Tang San was an expelled outcast, what was there to be afraid of?
"What? You still planning to throw punches?"
With a furious bark, Tang San shouted, "You're courting death!"
He then delivered a direct palm strike right toward Wang Sheng.
"Brother Su, save me!" Wang Sheng cried out in fright, scrambling backward.
Yet before Su Mo could even make a move, Wang Sheng was already knocked flat onto the ground.
"You should be grateful this is the academy, or else you'd already be dead by now."
Tang San did not act on impulse either; this was the academy, after all. If he genuinely killed Wang Sheng, he doubted he would be able to walk out of here alive himself.
He shot a glance toward Su Mo, a flash of cold intent fleeting through his eyes.
Su Mo curled his lips in disdain. "Don't look at me like that. I'm not the one who got you expelled."
At that moment, Xiao Wu's voice drifted in from outside: "Su Mo, can you hurry up? Sister Xiao Wu has her eyes on a super cute rabbit hairpin; what if someone else buys it up if we're late?"
Su Mo responded helplessly, "Coming!"
Tang San's footsteps paused abruptly.
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