Flender sighed softly, helplessness showing between his brows. Deep down, he did not want to pursue the matter any further, but he also knew how serious it was!
Still, Tang San was right. The rules could not be broken.
Otherwise, if future freshmen learned about this and started copying them, everything would descend into chaos.
"Since you insist we can't let this matter drop, how should we investigate?"
A faint smile curled Tang San's lips as he answered.
"Just ask around at the nearby hotels, and we'll find-"
"Wait!"
Before he could finish, Chen Jue suddenly interrupted, his voice carrying an unmistakable firmness.
Tang San immediately turned his gaze toward him, a barely perceptible flash of malice crossing his eyes.
To him, Chen Jue must have gotten scared! He was ready to confess for leniency rather than resist and face a harsher punishment.
But even so, you're getting kicked out of Shrek today.
Flender looked at Chen Jue.
"Do you have something to say?"
He rather hoped Chen Jue could win this argument now.
Asking at every hotel would undoubtedly cost a great deal of manpower and money.
To him, money was his very life!
"I do!"
A cold smile curled Chen Jue's lips, his gaze shooting straight at Tang San like a blade.
"Tang San, you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"
"Since that's the case, I'll show you some real evidence!"
Tang San merely gave him a disdainful glance, his eyes full of indifference, as though everything Chen Jue said was utter nonsense.
Dai Mubai reacted the same way. Neither felt the slightest ripple of concern.
They did not believe Chen Jue had any way to prove conclusively that they had encountered a ten-thousand-year soul beast yesterday.
They simply thought he was about to spout nonsense and waste everyone's time.
Yet things often took unexpected turns.
As Chen Jue's words fell, a series of stunning sights surged over them like a tide, instantly shattering their composure. Both men's eyes widened, their pupils filled with disbelief and shock.
How was that possible...
Chen Jue took an Eighty-Thousand-Year Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Right Arm Bone out of his Soul Tool bracelet.
His teacher, Bibi Dong, had given him this Soul Tool!
He had only gotten it after giving her a very long massage last time!
He usually stored his system rewards inside it.
Then he waved the silver-gleaming Soul Bone, which looked dazzling even in the sunlight.
The sight of that Soul Bone nearly made Flender's eyes pop out.
Although he was a Soul Saint, he did not possess a single Soul Bone.
That alone showed how precious they were!
But as the dean, he restrained himself from reacting any more strongly.
Otherwise, he would look like some country bumpkin!
The girls were also astonished, especially Hu Liena and Ning Rongrong.
Both of them had received Soul Bones from Chen Jue.
That meant Chen Jue had those two Soul Bones, plus the two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones he already possessed, and the Soul Bone in his hand!
Five in total.
He was practically a Soul Bone manufacturing machine!
Hu Liena lowered her head, feeling somewhat inadequate.
To think I still don't know Brother Chen well enough!
As Brother Chen's woman, I'm doing such a poor job!
I need to spend more time with Brother Chen and understand him better.
Get a firm hold on him.
And finally, have him wrapped around my finger!
He would only have more women in the future. She had to secure her place among them.
Meanwhile, Tang San and Dai Mubai immediately rushed forward, staring at the Soul Bone with expressions that practically had drool dripping three feet from their mouths.
Although they had never seen a Soul Bone before, they had heard of them.
This was an extraordinary treasure.
Something one could encounter only by chance, never by seeking it.
An ordinary person might live their entire life without ever obtaining a single Soul Bone.
This guy has such damn lucky shit on his shoes!
It's infuriating!
Why won't heaven give me one?
Does Chen Jue have some secret way of obtaining Soul Bones?
Dai Mubai, standing nearby, seemed to realize something, and his expression instantly turned ugly.
Then he whispered a few words to Tang San.
The envy and shock in Tang San's eyes immediately turned to fear and regret.
I'm finished!
He knew what having a Soul Bone meant!
It meant they really had encountered a ten-thousand-year soul beast last night!
At that thought, Tang San's legs began trembling involuntarily, as though they had suddenly lost all support. He swayed precariously, almost dropping to his knees.
At that critical instant, a firm, powerful hand caught his shoulder.
Chen Jue looked at Tang San with a teasing smile!
"Tang San! Why have your legs gone weak again?"
"Oh dear! I shouldn't have caught you. You must have wanted to kneel and apologize to me, right? Ah! It's all my fault for caring too much about my classmates!"
Chen Jue shook his head as he spoke, putting on an air of self-reproach while a playful smile lingered at the corner of his mouth.
"Go on! Kneel. I'm watching!"
With that, he deliberately took half a step back, adopting the stance of a spectator waiting for a show, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
Tang San could only grit his teeth and clench his fists, the veins bulging.
Fierce flames of anger burned in his eyes, as though they could devour every injustice and slight.
But a moment later, he drew a deep breath, turning his chestful of fury into a wisp of smoke and slowly exhaling it.
"Chen Jue, I'm a streamer. Show me some respect and don't mess with me! Please?"
Chen Jue smiled disdainfully, raised his hand, and patted Tang San's ordinary-looking face.
Tch! You're not even as handsome as my esteemed readers, yet you dare ask me to show you respect?
If you were as handsome as my esteemed readers, I'd give you that much!
But...
"Do you even deserve it? If I couldn't produce a Soul Bone today, you'd probably be making some outrageous demands of Rongrong, wouldn't you?"
"Would you have just let it go?"
"You hypocrite!"
"You..."
Tang San's eyes blazed, fury raging inside him as his chest heaved violently. His trembling lips parted, then closed again. A thousand words clogged his throat, but he did not know what to say.
Seeing Tang San still hesitating, Chen Jue could only lend him a helping hand.
He raised his hand and placed his palm on Tang San's shoulder.
Chen Jue applied just a little force, and Tang San felt an immense pressure coming from his shoulder.
In an instant, he was kneeling on the ground.
A sharp pain shot through Tang San's knees, as though a thousand-pound boulder were crushing them.
Then a splash of glaring crimson quietly bloomed across the bluestone paving.
"Aaaah!"
His cry of pain tore through the surrounding silence. Tang San clenched his teeth, but still could not suppress the groans brought on by the agony.
"Oh dear! Sorry, I used too much strength. I love helping people, so I took the initiative to give you a hand. You're not dead, are you?"
As the saying went, you did not strike a smiling face. Tang San could only swallow his anger.
"Not dead..."
Although his face showed no anger, the fury was still audible in his teeth-grinding voice!
"Chen Jue, just have him apologize, and let's end this here!"
Flender's voice rang out.
Chen Jue glanced at Flender and nodded.
He did not argue, choosing instead to show him some respect.
If he had not yet failed to win Xiao Wu over, he would never have bothered considering Flender's wishes.
"Apologize, Tang San! Remember to have a good attitude!"
Tang San was so furious he nearly ground his back teeth to dust. This time, he had utterly humiliated himself.
Several times, he had thought he was about to win, only to lose in the end.
Who could have imagined that a man and a woman who stayed out all night really had encountered a soul beast?
He looked at Chen Jue with resentment in his eyes.
If only my useless blacksmith father hadn't given me such lousy genes.
Otherwise, I'd damn well beat you into a cripple.
"Chen Jue, Ning Rongrong, I was wrong. I shouldn't have... Ow!"
Tang San suddenly felt something strike his head. Caught off guard, he knocked his forehead against the ground.
"Oh dear, Tang San, there's no need, no need! Kneeling is one thing, but why kowtow? You're far too polite!"
"People usually only kowtow to their parents. Could it be that you think of me as your daddy?"
"You're going to make me blush..."
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