"Eating wild pheasant all night long again!?"
The Grandmaster was incredulous, then his lips twitched.
Just as he was beginning to believe that nonsense about eating wild chickens, a stench wafted into his nostrils, shattering his ridiculous idea. A ten-year-old had actually learned to use a surfing conduit and create a whole bunch of paper airplanes.
Therefore, the idea of going out to eat wild game, specifically pheasants, is clearly a lie.
In that instant, Yu Xiaogang recalled Flender's opinion of Ma Hongjun, his personal disciple. The terrifying power brought by the incomparably powerful Evil Fire Phoenix, along with its almost evil thoughts, would also ignite the evil and desires deep within that child's heart.
"So this guy's evil and desires are reduced to nothing more than physical needs?!" Yu Xiaogang was speechless.
Tang San smiled and said, "Teacher, please wait a moment. Fatty should be back around 7:30. If you hadn't come to look for him today, he would probably have stood in front of you full of energy and wouldn't have given himself away."
"Yes, yes, yes, that fat guy comes back every morning like he's on steroids. I admire his physique. People plow the fields until they're exhausted, but he gets more and more excited as he plows. He's practically a human fighting rooster!" Dai Mubai added fuel to the fire.
Tang San swept up the scraps of paper from the ground, his gentle face now showing less of the fierceness he once had.
Two years have passed, and he has emerged from Xiao Yan's shadow.
Unlike his previous Lifetime as Tang Sect disciple, where he was always cold and aloof, he gained more friendships in this world. The Shrek Academy members showed him that being human is not just about self-interest.
There are also feelings involved.
Now, Tang San is more like a normal person!
A person's childhood can be the fuse that ignites their entire life. Some people need a lifetime to heal from their childhood trauma. For example, in Tang San's previous Lifetime, as an outer disciple, he had no friends and no relatives.
To imagine what Tang San went through to survive in the world's most terrifying place with the most terrifying Hidden Weapon and the most vicious poison techniques, and to become the master of all kinds of skills in the sect, one can only imagine what he went through.
Even in his reincarnation, he still carries a terrifying aura of malevolence, adhering to the rules of survival from his previous life, prioritizing self-interest, and prone to murderous intent at the slightest dissatisfaction.
After all, within the Tang Sect...
You can't survive if you're not ruthless.
But now, Tang San has a different childhood. After altering Xiao Wu's memories through unconventional means, he came to the Shrek Academy. It's as if he abandoned his past and returned to the normal living environment that a child should have. Even his originally cold heart has become much warmer, and his perpetually gloomy face has become more gentle.
As soon as everyone stepped out of the room, Xiao Wu, who habitually gets up early to get a carrot from the kitchen, came bouncing out, grabbing Tang San's sleeve with one hand and holding a carrot in the other, her face beaming.
"Wow, you guys in the boys' dorm are up so early today! Is Grandmaster here too?! No wonder Fatty woke up so early; this is the first time I've seen him in the kitchen this morning." Xiao Wu took a bite of the radish; it was crisp and crunchy, something everyone was used to. This girl didn't care for fancy dishes; she just loved this.
"Fatty!?" Yu Xiaogang frowned. "Is he already back!?"
Oscar seemed to have discovered something and quickly winked at Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai's eyes lit up as he spotted the enormous figure swaggering over from the kitchen. The fat man, with grease dripping from his mouth, was even munching on a steamed bun like an old man.
After the two men gave a few signals, the fat guy on the string still didn't notice anything wrong, and was quite surprised by the guys' sudden early rise, rushing over as if his eyebrows were on fire.
" Little Ao, what's wrong with your eyebrows!? Boss Dai, what's wrong with your hand again? Why is it twitching? Is it because you have too much energy!?" The chubby boy still hadn't noticed the Grandmaster standing at the door of the boys' dormitory, and continued to shout to himself, "Having too much energy is a disease! Tonight I'll take you to the Cherry Rain Pavilion to relieve your pent-up desire. The girls there are simply amazing, incredibly beautiful!"
Dai Mubai slapped his forehead and pulled Oscar and the other man away from him.
Xiao Wu pretended not to hear the chubby boy's ramblings, but instead stared at Ma Hongjun with great interest. Tang San had already told her about what happened this morning.
"Fatty's doomed!" Tang San muttered to himself.
The chubby boy finally realized something was wrong. He rushed over excitedly, only to be greeted not with hugs and welcomes from his brothers, but also with a deathly scare as if he were a plague demon! Did they think he was eating alone last night? But they didn't offer any takeout, otherwise he would have brought back a few.
The chubby boy grumbled and cursed at the group of ungrateful wretches, clutching a large bag of breakfast buns and steamed bread for everyone, intending to use it to deal with the dogs at the school gate later.
Yu Xiaogang's tall figure emerged from under the eaves.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze, and the already chilly morning was shrouded in a layer of cold fog. In just an instant, Ma Hongjun got goosebumps.
Swallowing hard, Ma Hongjun looked at his brothers.
Unsurprisingly, all that came were Sima's helpless gazes, even consoling himself to confess and be treated leniently, or resist and be punished severely.
" Grandmaster, would you like some steamed buns?" Ma Hongjun swallowed hard, looking at the Grandmaster with murderous eyes as he held up a large bag of breakfast.
Yu Xiaogang asked coldly, "No need. But you, are you full?"
"Just ate"
"I was talking about last night," the Grandmaster said.
Ma Hongjun stammered.
The Grandmaster sneered, "Was that pheasant wearing chicken feathers or a red bellyband last night?!"
"A red bellyband!? It's clearly pink!"
The chubby boy immediately knelt down, wailing, " Grandmaster, I wouldn't dare touch even a single finger!"
Yu Xiaogang looked at him speechlessly, "So it was those so-called 'chickens' who led you out of the academy!"
" Ma Hongjun, as the principal's student and one of the earliest students to arrive at the Shrek Academy, I think Youren knows the academy's rules better than you. The big sign on the dormitory door saying 'No staying out overnight' is right there!"
After saying that, he pointed to the large characters at the entrance that had been damaged by the wind and were now only a few broken pieces.
Ma Hongjun cried out in despair, " The Evil Fire has risen, and I can't stop it!"
The Grandmaster was trembling with anger, "I finally managed to arrange the matches at the Soto Great Soul Arena for you, and you actually went out and caused this kind of trouble."
"Even if we just make a little more paper in the dorm, it wouldn't be a problem!"
A carriage rumbled from the academy gate. Flender and Zhao Wuji sat in the front, waving, "Children, prepare to face the first lesson of your lives!"
Yu Xiaogang got into the car first, staring at the timid Ma Hongjun, "I'll settle accounts with you when we get to Suotuo City."
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(The following chapters will focus on Tang San's storyline.)
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