Little sister

Flender's brows knotted together.

Only moments ago, he had seen the legendary Clear Sky Douluo with his own eyes and learned the truth of Tang San's parentage. He had thought Tang San would mend his ways, but tonight, Tang San's behavior had disappointed him utterly.

Not only had he fired a hidden weapon at a fellow student, he had even intended to fire a second time! If the first time could have been an accident, the second was outright murder! Flender no longer wanted to give Tang San any chance to explain.

"Dean Flender." Tang San burst through the river's surface, thoroughly drenched like a chicken caught in the rain. "This is all a misunderstanding, Dean. I really didn't mean to hurt them. Please, hear me out."

"Enough!" The owl martial soul behind Flender spread its wings as he glared furiously at Tang San. "Tang San, you've utterly disgraced your father's name. I never imagined that venerable man would have a son like you, a thing worse than a beast!"

Flender flew to the riverbank and fished Tang San out of the water with his claws. "There's no need to explain anymore, Tang San. Aren't you full of energy? Don't you know how to use those hidden weapons? Fine, I'll let you play to your heart's content tonight! From now on, you'll run twenty laps around the academy every night! Take your hidden weapons and fire them eight hundred times! Until you finish, you're not allowed to sleep! And you're certainly not allowed to eat!"

For Tang Hao's sake, Flender still clung to one last shred of hope. Otherwise, he would have thrown Tang San straight out of Shrek!

But to stop Tang San from pulling another stunt like this, Flender decided to keep him under strict supervision from now on. If Tang San made another mistake, the punishment awaiting him next time would be even harsher!

If Qin Ye knew about this, he really ought to thank Tang Hao. Xiao Wu's Corruption Value had yet to build up. If Flender actually sent Tang San away, raising her Corruption Value afterward would become much harder.

The girls' dormitory.

Qin Ye lay on Zhu Zhuqing's soft bed, breathing in the girls' gentle, delicate fragrance.

"What happened to Qin Ye? Why was there an arrow in his chest? Did someone invade Shrek?" Dressed in pajamas, Ning Rongrong sat beside the bed, her bright, dewy eyes studying Qin Ye curiously.

"It was Tang San." Zhu Zhuqing had already removed the arrow from Qin Ye's chest. She had learned some wound-treatment techniques back in the Star Luo Empire, so she had kept his wound from becoming infected.

"Tang San did all this?" Ning Rongrong blinked as she asked curiously.

"That's right. It was him." Zhu Zhuqing wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead with a towel. "He didn't just want to kill Qin Ye. He wanted to kill Xiao Wu and me too. He'd completely lost his mind then. Xiao Wu can vouch for that."

Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu, who immediately nodded in confirmation. "That's right. I saw Tang San fire a Sleeve Arrow straight between Zhu Zhuqing's brows. If it weren't for Brother Ye, things would have boded far more ill than well for her. As for Tang San's next target, it might have been me."

"How could Tang San do something like that? That's just awful!" Ning Rongrong angrily pounded the cushion in her arms. "That scumbag! Wasn't what he did during the day enough? Then tonight, he not only hit Xiao Wu, he even tried to hurt his classmates. I really don't know why Dean Flender agreed to keep such a despicable, shameless bastard at Shrek. He's absolutely disgusting." As she spoke, Ning Rongrong kept pounding the cushion in her arms.

Zhu Zhuqing's and Xiao Wu's attention was drawn to Ning Rongrong as well. Neither noticed the slight upward curl of Qin Ye's lips.

Yes, that's it. Ning Rongrong truly deserves to have the continent's greatest support martial soul. Even that little mouth of hers provides top-tier support! Qin Ye thought to himself.

"Cough, cough... My chest hurts." Seeing that the time was ripe, Qin Ye pretended he had only just woken up.

"Qin Ye! You're awake! Quick, lie back properly. Be careful of your wound." Zhu Zhuqing gently handed Qin Ye a pillow so he could lean comfortably against the head of the bed.

"Cough, cough... Thank you." Qin Ye looked around, putting on a curious expression. "Huh? Where is this?"

"This is our dormitory. Don't worry, you're safe now," Zhu Zhuqing replied.

"Huh? The girls' dormitory!" Qin Ye hastily covered his eyes. "What a sin, what a sin! How could I come into a place like this? This is so embarrassing."

At the sight, Zhu Zhuqing and the other two exchanged glances and chuckled together.

"Oh, Brother Ye, what are you getting shy about? None of us girls have said anything, so why are you the first to get embarrassed?" Ning Rongrong reached out and pulled Qin Ye's hands away from his eyes, studying him with her lively gaze. "We're all friends here. It's fine. Besides, we're wearing pajamas. You can't see anything anyway, can you?"

"Well, I suppose that's true." Pretending to be overwhelmed by their kindness, Qin Ye thanked the three girls sincerely. "Thank you for saving me. If it weren't for you, Tang San really might have killed me."

"Why bring that guy up? Hmph, just mentioning him makes me angry." Ning Rongrong folded her arms across her chest and puffed out her lips in annoyance. "That scumbag! One of these days, I'm going to give him a proper beating. I despise people who bully girls more than anything. Hmph."

"All right, Rongrong, calm down. We won't talk about him anymore." Xiao Wu comforted Ning Rongrong from beside her, then turned to Qin Ye.

"Brother Ye, thank you. If it weren't for you, Tang San might have caught me and dragged me back. Who knows what would have happened then? I really owe you and Zhu Zhuqing my thanks tonight." Xiao Wu gave him a gentle smile, radiating the purest goodwill.

"Cough, cough... It was nothing. As long as everyone's all right." Qin Ye lowered his head to look at his bandaged wound. "It's just that my chest feels itchy. Tang San's hidden weapon wasn't poisoned, was it?"

"It's all right. We have this." Ning Rongrong handed Qin Ye a small green porcelain bottle. "This is the Antidote my father gave me before I left. I have plenty more on me. It's more than enough to clear the poison."

"Mm, thank you." Qin Ye accepted Ning Rongrong's kindness and drank the Antidote. At the same time, he asked the heart demon inside him, Has the poison been neutralized?

Tang San's poison did not come from this world at all, so Qin Ye had no expectation that Ning Rongrong's antidote would work.

Rest assured, Master. It was a mere trifling poison. I simply devoured the contaminated blood. The poison never spread through your body, so you can put your mind at ease.

Phew, that's good. Qin Ye finally relaxed.

"Xiao Wu." Qin Ye suddenly called her name.

"Huh? Brother Ye, I'm here. What is it?" Xiao Wu was startled, then leaned closer to Qin Ye curiously, blinking her large pink eyes. She looked soft and adorable.

"Xiao Wu, actually, there's something I've been thinking about for a long time. Now, at last, I've found the courage to say it." Qin Ye feigned hesitation as he spoke. "Would you be willing to become my little sister?"