"Grandmaster, I do indeed have twin martial souls. You're truly amazing!"
"I now completely believe in your expertise in martial soul theory. I'm willing to take you as my teacher!"
As he listened to Yu Xiaogang's analysis, Tang San let go of the wariness hidden in his heart. He slowly lowered the Sleeve Arrow he had raised, and a little more admiration entered his eyes.
At that moment, he had thoroughly acknowledged Yu Xiaogang's ability to deduce his twin martial souls from nothing more than tiny clues.
This Yu Xiaogang truly was a grandmaster of martial soul theory. He was more than qualified to guide my cultivation!
With that thought, he stepped back and respectfully kowtowed three times to Yu Xiaogang, performing the formal ceremony of accepting a teacher.
Yu Xiaogang was somewhat surprised by this sight. He made a show of declining for a while, but inwardly, Tang San's attitude pleased him greatly.
"Little San, you've only just arrived at the academy and aren't familiar with the place. Let me take you to register."
With that, Yu Xiaogang led Tang San out of his little room and headed toward the academic affairs office.
"Na'er, Xiao Wu, let's go. It's time to meet our 'protagonist'!"
Sensing Yu Xiaogang and Tang San's movements, Yao Xuan slowly stood and gave the instruction.
"Brother Xuan, what's a 'protagonist'?"
Hearing Yao Xuan's words, Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu got up and followed behind him.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu shook Yao Xuan's arm and asked curiously, her voice soft.
"A protagonist means the child of destiny of this era. You'll see him in a moment."
"Of course, this particular protagonist is no good. If left unchecked, he'll bring endless disasters upon the Soul Beast Clan and even this entire continent."
Reaching out to rub Xiao Wu's head, Yao Xuan explained with a smile.
"From the sound of it, this protagonist seems like a bad guy?"
Hearing Yao Xuan's words, Xiao Wu nodded with only a vague understanding.
"Brother Xuan, in that case, let me take action and get rid of this protagonist!"
At those words, a flash of killing intent crossed the depths of Gu Yuena's eyes. She intended to strangle Tang San in his cradle, and a trace of coldness quietly spread from her body.
"No rush, no rush. With me here, a mere protagonist of a small world won't be able to turn things around."
"Besides, without a protagonist constantly jumping about, stirring up wind and waves, this era would be a little too boring."
Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Yao Xuan shook his head with a smile, looking as though he resented iron for failing to become steel. "Na'er, you need to raise your perspective and broaden your horizons!"
With his strength, he could indeed kill Tang San and Yu Xiaogang with nothing more than a casual glare.
But if he did that, the days ahead would only become even more dull.
Keeping Tang San alive, on the other hand, gave him another toy to play with, another clown to toy with from time to time.
Once he was thoroughly tired of playing, he could slap him dead.
That was the true mindset of the strong.
Not to mention, simply erasing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang like this would let them off far too easily.
Only tormenting them again and again, making life worse than death for this pair of colluding dogs, would do.
Only that would be worthy of their towering crimes.
"I understand. As expected of Brother Xuan. It seems I still have a great deal to learn!"
Hearing Yao Xuan's words, Gu Yuena nodded earnestly, filled with admiration.
"Good. From now on, you mustn't kill people at will without my permission. Understood?"
Seeing that Gu Yuena had grasped his meaning, Yao Xuan gave her another reminder.
He saw Gu Yuena nod in acknowledgment.
Only then, with a thought, did he bring Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to appear on the route Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had to take to the academic affairs office.
Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu stood behind Yao Xuan, one on either side.
Her large pink eyes wide open, Xiao Wu looked around curiously, wanting to see just what sort of thing this "protagonist" Yao Xuan had mentioned was.
Gu Yuena appeared much calmer, though a trace of curiosity still showed in her eyes.
Soon, the three saw Yu Xiaogang appear in the distance, leading Tang San, whose mouth was still somewhat red and swollen.
"Well, well, well, isn't this the useless Yu Xiaogang? It's only been a few days, and you've already conned someone else into becoming your disciple?"
"I say, you're already in your forties or fifties. Have a little shame and stop doing harm!"
With his hands clasped behind his back, Yao Xuan watched the two approach from afar, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
As his words fell, Yao Xuan stepped forward, blocking Yu Xiaogang's path, then raised his hand and shoved his shoulder with his palm.
The next instant, Yu Xiaogang felt a tremendous force strike him. His scrawny body staggered backward several steps before he finally stopped.
"Yao Xuan, it's you? What is the meaning of this?"
Using every ounce of strength, Yu Xiaogang barely steadied himself. His chest felt tight as he braced himself against the wall and raised his head to glare furiously at Yao Xuan.
With his memories altered, Yu Xiaogang knew Yao Xuan as a new teacher at the academy who had always looked down on him.
For that very reason, Yu Xiaogang sounded particularly angry when Yao Xuan suddenly stopped him.
"What I mean is, a useless fraud like you, who knows nothing but swindling and deception, should stop harming the other new students and ruining their futures."
"They worked so hard to get into Nuoding Academy. If they get stuck with an utterly useless piece of trash like you, with half a level of innate soul power and a martial soul that can only fart, you'll hold them back for their entire lives!"
Looking at Yu Xiaogang before him, Yao Xuan coldly and mercilessly exposed his sordid background, mocking him relentlessly.
"Y-you stop spouting nonsense and making things up! Little San, ignore this Yao Xuan. He has a grudge against your teacher. He's slandering me!"
Hearing Yao Xuan's words, Yu Xiaogang stood there trembling slightly, his face instantly flushing red with anger. Yet he could not find a single word to counter him, nor did he dare argue back.
Although Yu Xiaogang always professed to be proud, that was merely a cloak and a wrapping to conceal the defects of his own martial soul.
Deep down in his heart, how could he not know that every word Yao Xuan said was true?
At that moment, all he wanted was to hurry away with Tang San and formally establish their teacher-disciple relationship as soon as possible.
That way, judging by the devotion Tang San had shown when accepting him as his teacher earlier, he certainly wouldn't turn to someone else and could only obediently study under him.
"Yes, I believe in you, Teacher!"
"Even if your martial soul is a little inferior, I believe your expertise in martial souls is absolutely beyond anyone else's."
"No matter what, since I've already accepted you as my teacher, there's no reason for me to go back on my word."
"I'll also prove through my actions that you're certainly no good-for-nothing, Teacher, but a true grandmaster!"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Tang San also stepped forward and spoke, stressing each word.
Although Tang San's manner was very earnest, the air leaking through his front teeth made his voice sound particularly strange, with a hiss of air in every sentence.
"Hahaha, Yu Xiaogang isn't useless? That's the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life! Hahahaha!"
At that, Yao Xuan burst into laughter, laughing so hard he couldn't straighten his back. Then he looked at Tang San and Yu Xiaogang and said:
"Since you're both so confident, do you dare make a bet with me?"
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