With his belly full, Tang San felt an unprecedented sense of contentment.
When his stomach was empty, he had only one worry.
Once his belly was full, he had countless worries.
Thinking of the humiliations he had suffered that day, Tang San felt his blood surge, and his Tang syndrome flared up on the spot.
I'm furious! One stroke of bad luck after another today, and I even had to hand over the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges as compensation. The few Gold Soul Coins Teacher borrowed aren't enough to buy it back...
The thought filled Tang San with worry. That was his first Storage Soul Tool, and it was also the gift Yu Xiaogang had given him when he became his disciple.
Without the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, he would have nowhere to store his hidden weapons.
Lost in thought, Tang San walked back to Dorm Seven, only to hear a thunderbolt of a conversation.
"Sister Xiao Wu, Brother Li Jin, how come we haven't seen either of you all afternoon?"
"Oh, Li Jin and I went to get a room today!"
What?!
Tang San's expression changed as soon as he heard it. That was Xiao Wu's voice. Xiao Wu had actually gone to get a room with Li Jin.
How could Xiao Wu be such a frivolous, wanton girl? He had truly misjudged her.
"Shameless!"
Tang San charged through the door of Dorm Seven, his eyes bloodshot and his breath coming like a panting bull's, and cursed:
"Already misbehaving at your age! Do you even know how to spell propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame?"
Tang San's voice drew the eyes of all the work-study students in Dorm Seven.
Hearing Tang San's abuse, Xiao Wu's slender brows shot up, and she planted both hands on her hips. This Little Scumbag actually dared to curse her. It was simply unforgivable.
"Hah! So the Fart King has arrived!"
"Fart King, you're not planning to keep farting in Dorm Seven, are you? Just like you did in the classroom!"
"No, you're already farting right now! Every word out of your mouth is a fart. You stink to high heaven!"
At the words "Fart King," Tang San's face, previously contorted with fury, immediately alternated between green and white.
Remembering what had happened in the classroom that morning, he felt socially dead, as though every gaze directed at him was mocking.
Courting death!
Every fucking one of them was courting death!
Suddenly, Tang San's gaze swept over Li Jin and was caught by the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges around his waist.
"Li Jin, why do you have my Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges?"
Li Jin faced him with stern brows and righteous words.
"What do you mean, your Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges? This is my Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges. I paid 3,000 Gold Soul Coins for it."
Three thousand Gold Soul Coins!
Hearing that astronomical figure, Tang San's mouth fell open. Even if he sold himself, he could never come up with 3,000 Gold Soul Coins.
But he absolutely could not give up the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.
Immediately casting aside all shame, he held out a hand to Li Jin.
"Li Jin, thank you so much."
"This is my Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges. You can give it back to me now. Consider it a favor I owe you. If you ever need anything in the future, I'll consider it and help if I can."
Those shameless words left all the work-study students dumbfounded.
Wang Sheng was the first to step forward and curse:
"Tang San, you're a fucking work-study student who earns just ten Copper Soul Coins a day cleaning, and now you think you can open your mouth and trade a favor for the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges worth 3,000 Gold Soul Coins? How can your face be that thick!"
"Three thousand Gold Soul Coins could buy your life ten times over! What use is a favor from you? You're utterly shameless. I've never seen anyone so brazen!"
Seeing Wang Sheng step forward to speak up for him, Li Jin gave him an approving glance.
As though blessed with sudden insight, Wang Sheng inexplicably felt his body and mind clear, and even his Soul Power began circulating a little faster.
He scratched his head, still unsure what had happened.
He had stepped forward out of anger just now, and after that tirade, he felt much better.
Looking at the utterly shameless Tang San, whose face had darkened under Wang Sheng's abuse, Li Jin rested a hand on the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist.
"Tang San, a favor from you means nothing to me."
"I like this belt very much. Never mind that you can't produce 3,000 Gold Soul Coins-even if you could, I wouldn't give it to you."
Tang San ground his teeth. It was clearly his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, so why was Li Jin so self-righteous about keeping it?
He clenched his hands into fists, his nails digging deep into his flesh. This Li Jin relied on his wealth and had no conscience.
I have to teach him a lesson!
And take back the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges!
"Li Jin, then let's make a wager!"
"Let's fight. If you win, the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges is yours. If you lose, you give it back to me!"
As shameless as ever!
The Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges already belonged to Li Jin, yet Tang San actually wanted to use Li Jin's own possession to wager with him!
Without any capital at all, he still insisted on forcing his way to the gambling table.
Who knew whether it was a flight of fancy or a daydream.
Of course Li Jin would not agree. Tang San had put up no stakes, so why should he indulge him in a wager?
Unless Tang San offered the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, the wager would not even qualify for consideration.
"I'm not betting. Why should I make a wager with you?"
Li Jin refused without the slightest courtesy.
"Fart King, I've had enough of you!"
"Don't you know Nuoding Academy is Sister Xiao Wu's domain? You dare call me shameless, and now you want to bully Li Jin? Li Jin is under my protection! If I don't beat you until you're searching the floor for your teeth today, then I'm not Sister Xiao Wu!"
Xiao Wu could not hold back any longer, her little face filled with disgust and fury. This Tang San had provoked them again and again. Did he really think Xiao Wu was good-tempered?
She was Sister Xiao Wu, who reigned supreme over Nuoding Academy!
Xiao Wu immediately activated Martial Soul Possession. She grew a few centimeters taller, a pair of fluffy rabbit ears sprouted from her head, and a bright yellow Soul Ring rose beneath her feet.
Her long, straight legs bent slightly, gathering strength like a cheetah before she shot forward.
Tang San's eyes widened in shock. He immediately used Purple Demon Eye, violet divine light bursting from his eyes, and only then could his dynamic vision keep pace with Xiao Wu's speed.
He summoned his Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, and a Yellow Soul Ring likewise rose beneath his feet.
Frowning, he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, his body slipping aside like a phantom to evade Xiao Wu's kick.
"Xiao Wu, stop. You're no match for me. It's Li Jin I want to wager with. Let Li Jin come out and fight me."
Xiao Wu's fury blazed three feet high. This Tang San, who had raised his hands in surrender when they first met, now had the gall to claim she was no match for him.
Xiao Wu was truly angry, and the consequences were very serious.
After landing, she gathered strength and leaped forward again, driving a knee toward Tang San's face.
"Fart King, stop running if you've got the guts! You dare question Sister Xiao Wu's strength? I'll beat you until you're searching the floor for your teeth!"
As Li Jin watched Tang San use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, his body moving like a phantom, a thought stirred in his mind.
"Xiao Wu, I'll help you."
Li Jin completed Martial Soul Possession, and his First Soul Ring had barely risen before it shone with platinum light.
"First Soul Skill, Spiritual Detection Sharing!"
The platinum light was far too dazzling. Tang San only glanced at it before the violet divine light in his eyes dimmed.
"Ah, my eyes!"
How could Purple Demon Eye at the mere Minute Detail realm withstand the probing of a Million-Year Soul Ring?
Li Jin's spiritual power breached Tang San's mental defenses and instantly scanned his entire body, inside and out.
It also began rapidly deciphering the cultivation method of Purple Demon Eye.
Who knew how many Soul Tool documents Huo Yuhao had stolen using Spiritual Detection during his time in the Sun Moon Empire.
Now Li Jin would try it too, to see how many Tang Sect Secret Arts he could learn.