Chapter 31: The buzz cut Decides to Head to Shrek Academy Early
"Oh? Kid, do you know where that girl Xiao Wu went?"
"Don't even think about making up some excuse to appease This Master's anger. That will only make This Master even more furious!"
Having retracted his Martial Soul back into his body, Yu Xiaogang was brimming with confidence. The thought of soon being able to take on the treasured disciple he had long dreamed of made him so excited he could hardly contain himself.
Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng desperately suppressed the corners of his mouth from curling upwards, forcing himself not to laugh out loud.
Although their new boss, Sister Xiao Wu, had only lived with them for a short time, she was, after all, the one who had led their work-study student group to victory over those despicable nobles. She allowed them to walk with their heads held high within Nuoding Elementary Soul Master Academy, no longer having to suffer the bullying from those noble-born children!
Such a great favor was something they held firmly in their hearts.
And now, this foolish waste of a buzz cut actually dared to set his sights on their Sister Xiao Wu? It was nothing but unrepentant thievery!
But right now, Sister Xiao Wu hadn't returned yet. She must have left with that lord, right?
Thinking of this, Wang Sheng's tone of voice lightened considerably.
"Master Yu, last night, Tang San came back and stayed the night."
"Early this morning, after he disappeared, Sister Xiao Wu was gone soon after. I don't think I need to explain what that likely means, do I?"
As the words fell, Yu Xiaogang felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in his mind!
He was, after all, the number one wise man of the Douluo Continent. He naturally understood the implication in those words.
For a moment, he felt as if a fire was burning in his chest. His breathing visibly grew rapid.
This is too much!
That damned Blue Silver Grass brat is simply going too far!
First, he stole the first disciple I had my eye on, Tang San, and that wasn't enough? Now he's even stolen the second disciple I had my eye on, Xiao Wu?!
This is utterly unforgivable!
Feeling deeply insulted, Grandmaster's face instantly flushed a heated red!
Warning! Warning!
"Master Yu, you wouldn't actually be thinking of going to find that lord, would you?"
Wang Sheng's seemingly offhand remark struck directly at Yu Xiaogang's most vulnerable spot.
Go find Jiang Li? Then spout his invincible theories? Hoping to win back Tang San and Xiao Wu's favor?
Yu Xiaogang knew he wasn't truly stupid. For a mere Great Soul Master like himself to repeatedly seek trouble with a Soul Saint would be nothing but asking for death!
Outsiders wouldn't indulge him like his good brothers (turtle turtle) Flender and Bibi Dong did.
Thus, Yu Xiaogang felt immense rage, but it was just a flash of anger.
After glaring viciously at Wang Sheng and the others, he covered his face and slunk out of Dormitory Seven in disgrace.
...
"Hahahahaha—"
"That waste is killing me! Did you guys see the look on his face when he left?"
"Hey, don't laugh, but I actually kind of admire This Master Yu. To have skin that thick..."
Yu Xiaogang, who hadn't gone far, heard the mocking laughter from inside the room and felt his face burning.
If today's incident spread throughout Nuoding Academy, he felt he wouldn't have the face to stay here any longer, idling away his days.
He had lingered here for at least ten years. Perhaps it was heaven's favor that allowed him to encounter two geniuses with Innate Full Spirit Power, Tang San and Xiao Wu.
He didn't believe he would have such luck again in the next ten years, encountering another such Genius to prove his invincible theories.
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang knew one thing: despite having a substantial 29 levels of Soul Power, his physical strength and lifespan weren't much better than those country bumpkins he looked down upon.
The record for the youngest Titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent was set by Tang Hao in his forties. Even if he waited another ten years and encountered another Genius with Innate Full Spirit Power, successfully took them as a disciple, and then used his earth-shattering theories to train them into a Titled Douluo...
But by then, already aged and decrepit, how long could he actually enjoy the world's admiration?
No!
This absolutely will not do!
His title of Theoretical Master, the continent's number one wise man, had not yet achieved everlasting fame!
He had not yet proven to his foolish clan how wrong their judgment back then had been!
Nor had he made Bibi Dong, who abandoned him, regret her choice!
"No! This Master must find a Genius who can prove my theories!"
A light named 'wisdom' flickered in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.
Given the current situation, his only option was to head to Shrek Academy in Soto City ahead of schedule and seek out his good brother Flender.
Over the years, that fellow had managed to swindle quite a few kids with decent talent into enrolling at his academy.
Furthermore, with Shrek having two Soul Saints and several Soul Kings and Soul Emperors as a foundation, perhaps he could even get Flender to help look for any exceptionally talented kids with vine-type plant Martial Souls to hand over to him for teaching.
That way, when the Soul Master Tournament came around many years later, those kids, having been taught by him, the continent's number one wise man, for years, would surely be able to truly astonish the world!
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang straightened his back considerably, his face once again regaining that composed, calm, and strategically brilliant expression.
"Tang San, Xiao Wu, you two will surely regret not choosing to take This Master as your teacher!"
...
Some time later, deep within the Sunset Forest, beside the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire.
After a long journey, Jiang Li's group finally arrived at this wondrous land enveloped by Yin and Yang energies.
Although this wasn't the Star Dou Great Forest where Xiao Wu had lived for many years, the incredibly rich life force and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi still gave her a long-lost sense of familiarity, as if she had returned home.
The pink Little Rabbit had been as excited as a wild horse off its reins the whole way, hopping and skipping about, unable to stay still.
"Senior! Senior! Is this the place where you're going to revive Aunt Blue Silver Emperor?"
Throughout the journey, Xiao Wu had chattered non-stop, her questions coming one after another like rapid fire.
Over on Tang San's side, due to the inexplicable fondness he felt for Xiao Wu, he glanced at Jiang Li. Seeing his Master give a slight nod, he finally revealed the whole truth.
It was precisely because his Master and he had discovered this excellent geomantic treasure site could greatly accelerate Ah Yin's recovery that they had made this special trip.
Plants could grow here at ten times the normal speed. Tang San expressed that perhaps within his lifetime, he could meet his mother once again!
Hearing this, Xiao Wu was filled with envy. It had also been a long time since she'd eaten carrots picked by her own mother.
Although she was naturally happy for Tang San upon learning his mother had a chance to be revived...
But...