"He left? Where else could he go?" Yu Xiaogang was puzzled. Why did he feel as though a student was even busier than a Grandmaster like him?
"How should I know? Aren't you his teacher? How could you not know where Tang San went?"
Xiao Wu sounded a little impatient. She felt Wang Sheng had swindled her. Hadn't he said the man was handsome? Just look at that crew cut and full beard. What was handsome about him?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she grew. Xiao Wu simply shouted at Wang Sheng, who was still sleeping soundly nearby, "Wang Sheng! Look who this is! Is he the Teacher Li you were talking about? What's handsome about him?"
Anyone who deceived Sister Xiao Wu's expectations had to pay the price!
That shout startled Wang Sheng awake too. He looked up, only to see Yu Xiaogang standing in the doorway, his face brimming with confidence.
How was that Teacher Li? Wasn't that the freeloader, Yu Xiaogang, Grandmaster Yu?
"S-Sister Xiao Wu, that's the freeloading Grandmaster... not Teacher Li."
"Huh? He's that freeloader?"
Yu Xiaogang happened to hear Xiao Wu's words and was immediately dumbfounded.
Nani?
So after all that talk, this little girl had mistaken him for Li Changsheng? And that brat-never mind failing to show respect after learning his identity, he had even called him a freeloader?
"What class are you in, brat? How dare you insult me like that? The dean is my brother, and you still dare say that? Watch out, or I'll have the dean expel you!"
Faced with Yu Xiaogang's questioning, Wang Sheng immediately began trembling in fear. He was only a child from the countryside. Badmouthing Gangzi behind his back was one thing, but he really wouldn't dare say it to his face.
Seeing how frightened Wang Sheng was, Xiao Wu planted her little hands on her hips and said defiantly, "A grown teacher like you is picking on us students? Shameless!"
"You! Then tell me where Tang San is!"
"Are you deaf? Sister Xiao Wu already said she doesn't know!"
"What's going on here!"
Just then, a stern voice came from outside the door. It was the patrol teacher, who was responsible for checking the dormitories for bullying or private fights. The commotion in Dorm Seven had successfully drawn him over.
As soon as he entered, the patrol teacher saw Yu Xiaogang with bloodshot eyes and Xiao Wu looking thoroughly defiant.
He frowned and looked at Yu Xiaogang. "Grandmaster, are you bullying students?"
Yu Xiaogang's reputation was poor not only among the students, but among the teachers as well.
"Hmph! They called me a freeloader. Can't I scold them back?"
"Uh..."
The patrol teacher was in a bit of a bind, because this student really didn't seem to be wrong. Wasn't he precisely a freeloader?
Still, in public, the necessary authority had to be established.
After a moment of silence, he first said to Xiao Wu, "You students should go rest. Don't say things carelessly again."
Then he said to Yu Xiaogang beside him, "Grandmaster, you should leave too. This is a student dormitory. This sets a bad example!"
With that, the patrol teacher pulled Yu Xiaogang out of the student dormitory area and headed straight for the dean's office.
The patrol teacher couldn't casually punish this Grandmaster either. The dean had invited him here. Now look what had happened-inviting a god was easy, but sending one away was hard.
As such, he could only let the dean handle it personally.
"Grandmaster, go speak with the dean. Your affairs are beyond my authority."
"Hmph, as if I needed you to tell me that! Dragging this Grandmaster away so casually-you have no respect for your elders!"
The patrol teacher rolled his eyes. He had taught here for a good ten years or so. What sort of oddballs hadn't he seen? Yet this really was his first time seeing someone like Yu Xiaogang.
Back in Dorm Seven.
Xiao Wu was still looking at Wang Sheng with contempt written all over her face. "Wang Sheng, you're such a coward. Sister Xiao Wu was right here. What were you scared of?"
"Sister Xiao Wu, the dean invited that Grandmaster here. We could get expelled for offending him!"
Wang Sheng's voice was even trembling a little. He was his family's hope! His whole family was waiting for him to become a Soul Master and soar into the sky!
"Ah..."
Xiao Wu was a little frightened too. She hadn't expected this Grandmaster to really have special privileges.
Creak!
Just then, Dorm Seven's door opened again. The two looked up and saw that Tang San had returned.
"Xiao Wu? Wang Sheng? What happened to you two? Why do you look so frightened?"
Tang San had just returned from the smithy. Relying on the couple of tricks Tang Hao had taught him, he had successfully secured a part-time job. He didn't need to start today, though, and could rest for a few days.
He walked to his bedside, took out a brand-new handkerchief, and carefully began wiping the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist.
I can't let a single thing Teacher Changsheng gave me get dirty!
"Tang San, that Grandmaster just came looking for you. We didn't know where you were, and he even threatened us!"
"What!?"
A trace of killing intent flashed through Tang San's eyes. That damned old fellow had threatened his roommates because he couldn't find out where he was?
If I'd known, I would've stabbed that needle into his little brother earlier!
"That's right, Tang San. Help us! Please have Teacher Changsheng explain things for us. We really didn't mean it!"
"Sigh, then I'll go find Teacher."
With a sigh, Tang San could only get up again and head to the teachers' dormitory to find Li Changsheng. He actually didn't really want to trouble him, but this Yu Xiaogang was the dean's friend.
"Tang San, I'll come with you!"
"All right."
And so, Tang San brought Xiao Wu back to Li Changsheng's dormitory.
Knock, knock!
"Teacher, are you still there?"
Tang San knocked gently on the door, neither loudly nor softly. Xiao Wu, standing beside him, was speechless. "Tang San, who could hear you knocking like that?"
At her words, Tang San immediately frowned, turned around, and explained to Xiao Wu:
"Xiao Wu, you can't put it that way. People have three urgent needs: eating, going to the toilet, and sleeping. If Teacher Changsheng happens to be asleep and I disturb him, wouldn't I be causing trouble?"
What kind of twisted logic was that?
Xiao Wu was baffled. Why had she never heard humans had such a saying?
Suddenly, the door opened, and Li Changsheng came out fully dressed. When he saw Tang San and Xiao Wu, he instinctively froze for a moment.
"Little San? Why are you back again?"
He had been just about to go out and buy some meat for Sanpao. Luo Sanpao's body was already showing signs of evolving toward a dragon. Though he looked as lively and adorable as usual, his appetite had grown considerably.
Thus, Li Changsheng planned to buy some extra to keep in reserve.
"And who is this?" When he noticed Xiao Wu behind Tang San, Li Changsheng feigned ignorance and asked.
"Teacher, her name is Xiao Wu. She's my roommate. We came because there's something we need your help with."
Xiao Wu had been stunned from her very first glimpse of Li Changsheng: pale white, medium-length hair, a blue-gray coat with a standing collar, and a light blue scarf draped around it, all paired with the melancholy in his eyes.
Xiao Wu admitted that he was more melancholy than fog-shrouded London!
There's actually a male god in this world more melancholy than me!?
"Xiao Wu? Xiao Wu!"