A new day dawned, and Yu Xiaogang stepped outside, fully rested and refreshed.
He wandered aimlessly around campus until a burst of chatter came from ahead. A group of students had gathered beneath the school noticeboard.
"Wow! I never imagined we had someone like that at Nuoding Academy."
"Xiao Mei, I'm scared?"
"Interspecies furry action-just thinking about it is exciting!"
"Pah! You pervert! Get lost!"
A voice expressing a taste for the bizarre suddenly cut into the students' conversation, frightening the others into backing away from whoever had said it.
As Ganzi slowly approached and heard what they were discussing, he lost his bearings, a chill running down his back.
Could they have discovered me?
But if they did, why hasn't anyone come looking for me?
Yu Xiaogang silently tried to work it out.
Unable to reach an answer no matter how much he thought about it, Yu Xiaogang could only approach the students and take a look.
He roughly shoved his way into the crowd, making the students he pushed aside burn with anger. But when they saw that it was the school's notorious beneficiary of connections, they could only suppress their fury.
Only after squeezing to the front did Yu Xiaogang understand what had happened.
A notice had been posted on the school noticeboard.
"A few nights ago, the pigs at the Pig Farm outside Nuoding City suffered inhumane abuse at the hands of an evil individual!"
"Based on reports from numerous residents and the dried grass found as evidence, we have determined that this evil individual ultimately entered Nuoding Academy."
"All students, please take care. Male students must remain vigilant as well. Given this individual's unusual tastes, further unlawful acts cannot be ruled out."
"If you discover anyone suspicious at the academy, remember to report them to a teacher!"
Reading the notice, Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists so tightly that his fingertips nearly dug into his flesh.
To avoid drawing the surrounding students' attention, Ganzi quietly withdrew from the crowd.
He found a corner and angrily punched the earthen wall.
"Damn it! What kind of notice is that? It's a problem with my martial soul, not that I'm actually a pervert."
"The people of Nuoding City have already paved their own road to death!"
With that, Yu Xiaogang left in a furious huff.
Shortly after he left, Li Mingzhu, who had come outside for some fresh air, was likewise drawn over by the noisy crowd.
He approached for a look and discovered that Ganzi's exploits had spread far and wide.
"Ah!"
Li Mingzhu felt rather disappointed that Ganzi himself had not been exposed.
Resting a finger against his chin, Li Mingzhu wondered whether he should play the good Samaritan and give them a few hints! He really wanted to know how Ganzi would react once he found out.
In the end, Li Mingzhu abandoned the idea. No other reason-he simply couldn't be bothered!
So Li Mingzhu left as well, planning to head to the dining hall for a hearty meal.
As luck would have it, just as Li Mingzhu reached the dining hall entrance, Ganzi came out.
The two seemed to share an unspoken understanding. They exchanged a glance without saying a word.
But Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered that he had successfully broken through. His expression immediately turned arrogant, and he gave Li Mingzhu a cold "Hmph," cast him a contemptuous glance, then hurried away.
In Yu Xiaogang's eyes, Li Mingzhu no longer amounted to much. At most, he was a lucky brat.
He had already reached level 30 and was itching to obtain a soul ring. Li Mingzhu was still a long way from obtaining his second soul ring. Surely he, Yu Xiaogang, couldn't wait until Li Mingzhu obtained his second soul ring before going soul hunting!
His obsession had taken root in his heart over many years, and he constantly yearned to obtain a soul ring. But things had been too tense lately, making it difficult for him to approach Lin Nuo.
As a result, Li Mingzhu's value in Yu Xiaogang's mind had plummeted.
A martial soul was the foundation of a soul master. Given Li Mingzhu's martial soul, he believed that reaching Soul King would be his absolute limit.
Ganzi's silence came from his arrogance after breaking through, while Li Mingzhu was simply afraid he wouldn't be able to hold back his smile.
Watching Yu Xiaogang leave, Li Mingzhu slowly collected himself.
"Who would've thought Yu Xiaogang was so good at taking things in stride? He's under this much pressure, yet he still acts like nothing happened."
"I wonder what expression he'll wear when he gets stuck somewhere in the thirties."
Li Mingzhu folded his arms and sighed with genuine feeling.
As for Yu Xiaogang, he planned to return to his former battlefield and carefully search for traces of his soul tool.
But because of the pig farm owner's restrictions, Yu Xiaogang couldn't even get inside.
He could only search carefully along Nuoding City's roads. Not only did he fail to find so much as a hair, he instead heard the city's residents heatedly discussing him.
The most vicious comments came from several women, who let loose a string of shockingly raunchy remarks.
"This man really takes anything, meat or greens, huh? But he really is a beast. Every pig on the whole farm went down!"
"Isn't that the truth? He's much stronger than my old man."
"Hey, I think you're going into heat!"
Anyone else would have turned purple with anger at their overlapping jokes and teasing.
But Yu Xiaogang, whose spirits were riding high, actually felt a surge of pride. After all, they were praising his prowess!
Yu Xiaogang practically wore out the road between the pig farm and Nuoding Academy with his walking and searching, yet still couldn't find his belongings.
With no other choice, Yu Xiaogang could only slink back to the academy.
He pushed open the door to his residence, channeling his pent-up frustration into his hands as he slammed the door with a series of loud bangs.
"Which bastard took my things? When I find you, I'll make you pay dearly!"
Yu Xiaogang's roars mingled with the sound of the slamming door, echoing through the room.
The thought of someone else using his soul tool and books made Yu Xiaogang squirm all over, as though he had been possessed by the spirit of NTR.
He desperately wanted to post a notice offering gold soul coins to anyone who found his belongings.
"No. Wouldn't that put me at risk of exposing myself?"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head and rejected the idea. Losing face if he was exposed was one thing, but if those two women found out, he would truly be in trouble.
It wasn't that Yu Xiaogang lacked lust. Quite the opposite-he was very lustful.
As the saying went, food and sex were human nature. The women Yu Xiaogang associated with offered a glimpse of his tastes.
Yu Xiaogang was incredibly picky when it came to his desires. Both Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong were beauties who could topple a nation, blessed with outstanding talent.
That glimpse through the bamboo tube revealed the leopard: if a woman wasn't beautiful or lacked talent, he wouldn't spare her a glance.
In the end, if not for the pressure from Spirit Hall and the obstacle of blood ties, Yu Xiaogang might actually have gotten his fill.
People could criticize Yu Xiaogang's theories all they liked, but his talent for picking up women still deserved praise.
Yu Xiaogang understood both women's personalities very well: one had lacked love since childhood and possessed a fiery temper. The other stood high above everyone else and was prone to developing strange feelings when contradicted, even showing somewhat pathological tendencies.
Their personality flaws made him a perfect figure in their hearts, like an untouchable "white moonlight."
If this incident reached their ears, the shattering of his image would be the least of his problems. Once their beautiful fantasies burst like bubbles, their love might well turn into hatred!
One would be the pope of Spirit Hall, the other a high-ranking Soul Saint. What could he possibly use to fend them off?
Even his sole backing, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, would be useless. His second uncle, Yu Luomian, had been displeased with him for a long time!
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