"Zhou Sidong is courting death!"
Hearing such a righteous declaration, Zhou Sidong felt he had no regrets.
And since it was Tang San who personally said it, that was enough to prove Zhou Sidong held a very high place in Tang San's heart.
"I'd like to hear the details."
Even Flender's tone had become respectful.
Everything had a cause. According to Yu Xiaogang, he and Zhou Sidong happened to meet at the Soto Great Spirit Arena, and Zhou Sidong didn't say a word—just walked up and slapped him three times.
This was why Tang San was filled with anger and rushed all the way from the hotel intending to kill Zhou Sidong.
Although Tang San was furious, he still wanted to hear Zhou Sidong's explanation.
Seeing this, Zhou Sidong didn't waste words. He directly took out a Recording Stone from his soul guide wristband and injected a bit of soul power.
"Is your conscience clear…?"
"Xiao San's talent is better than yours, his future achievements will only be higher, not lower…"
Yu Xiaogang and Zhou Sidong's conversation echoed once again. Flender and Tang San listened from beginning to end, silent, paying more attention than anyone.
Especially when hearing that Yu Xiaogang planned to use Zhou Sidong as Tang San's stepping stone, and even wanted Zhou Sidong to test the theories he had researched for over ten years—right then, Flender wanted to give Yu Xiaogang two more big slaps.
He brought this upon himself. Who else could be blamed for Yu Xiaogang being beaten?
At the same time, Tang San was stunned. He never thought his teacher was such a person.
No wonder back then, the moment he entered the academy, Yu Xiaogang insisted on taking him as a disciple. Later, he even wanted to take Zhou Sidong as a disciple, and after being refused, Yu Xiaogang's displeasure was obvious.
"Your ten core competencies of martial spirits still haven't produced results? Or no one has tested them?"
"Oh, there is. Aren't you here?"
Tang San had never forgotten this conversation.
Back then he had wondered why the teacher took him as a disciple yet still wanted Zhou Sidong as another.
Now he finally understood Yu Xiaogang's intention.
He wanted to use Zhou Sidong as a test subject, to experiment on him first. If the theory succeeded, he could apply it to Tang San.
If it failed, he could stop the loss in time.
Zhou Sidong put away the Recording Stone. Looking at Tang San's calm expression and Flender's conflicted one, he said, "Now you know why I hit Yu Xiaogang? That guy really deserved a beating. If we were outside the city, I wouldn't hesitate to kill him."
Scheming behind someone's back, especially targeting Zhou Sidong when he was a child—such people were the worst.
Flender remained silent. He felt he had no face to bring up Yu Xiaogang again.
The evidence was ironclad. Even if Yu Xiaogang had a hundred excuses, none could save him.
"Tang San, you also know why Xiao Wu was injured."
Zhou Sidong turned toward Tang San. "We at least come from the same academy. After what your teacher did today, do you think slapping him twice was unjustified?"
Tang San felt bitter inside. He really wanted to nod, but Yu Xiaogang was still his teacher—he couldn't take an outsider's side.
"But even so, you still shouldn't hit him!" Tang San said, the arrogance from before completely gone.
"Hit him?"
Zhou Sidong chuckled. "Not killing him is already considered his good luck."
"You!!"
Tang San's anger flared again, but Yu Xiaogang was clearly at fault here—Tang San had no way to handle Zhou Sidong.
He put away the hidden weapons on the ground and reattached the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges to his waist.
With Xiao Wu injured, and after what happened today, Tang San finally saw Yu Xiaogang for who he truly was.
Still, respecting one's teacher was a principle he would never break.
"Zhou Sidong, I hope you stay away from my teacher from now on."
After saying this, Tang San turned and left the Royal Fighting Team hotel—with a fresh slap mark on his cheek.
"Xiao Ming, I'm leaving too."
Flender walked away without looking back. Today was truly humiliating.
He, Flender, could hardly hold his head up anymore.
Damn Yu Xiaogang—his mess always had to be cleaned up by him. Later, he would definitely have a "good talk" with him!
Qin Ming watched Flender leave, then stepped up to Zhou Sidong with twitching eyelids and asked seriously, "Is there anything else you're hiding from me?"
Facing Qin Ming's question, Zhou Sidong immediately shook his head. "Nope."
Just not recently. The future was another matter.
"Sidong, did my grandfather really come? Where is he?"
Dugu Yan looked around but sensed no trace of Dugu Bo.
"He's still in Heaven Dou City."
Zhou Sidong shrugged and returned to his room.
"So you dare lie to me!"
Dugu Yan puffed her cheeks. She really thought her grandpa was here, but everyone was tricked by Zhou Sidong.
Qin Ming: "…"
He had no strength left to complain.
All he could say was: Zhou Sidong really knew how to cause trouble.
Fortunately, the problem was solved… for now.
…
"Pa! Pa!"
At the hotel of the Shrek Seven Devils.
The moment Flender came back, he slapped Yu Xiaogang twice—left and right—a perfect pair.
Yu Xiaogang's face turned red with five clear fingerprints. He wished the ground would swallow him. Being slapped in front of Tang San was humiliation enough, but worst of all, the one who slapped him was his closest brother.
"Flender, are you crazy? Why are you hitting me?"
Yu Xiaogang roared in fury.
He had no idea what happened. Weren't they supposed to go to the Royal Fighting Team to teach Zhou Sidong a lesson?
Why did they suddenly come back?
And why did Flender hit him without saying a word?
"Hit you?"
Flender's anger grew at Yu Xiaogang's fake ignorance. His self-righteous bad habits hadn't changed, and now he'd grown a lying tongue too.
"Xiao Gang, tell me—why did Zhou Sidong hit you?"
Flender stared at Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang's heart tightened. A bad premonition rose.
He thought for a long while, forced back his anger, and said, "I met him by chance in the Soto Great Spirit Arena…"
"And then he hit you for no reason three times, right?" Flender raised his brows, his face twitching from anger at Yu Xiaogang's shamelessness.
"If you already know, why ask me?"
Yu Xiaogang shifted the topic toward Tang San. "Xiao San, did you teach Zhou Sidong a lesson?"
But then he froze—because Tang San's face had a fresh slap mark too.
"Flender, don't tell me…"
Yu Xiaogang imagined the worst outcome, but still held onto hope for a miracle.
"Thanks to you, Xiao San and I went there just to embarrass ourselves. Do you know what it feels like to be publicly humiliated? Our faces aren't as thick as yours. You deliberately lied—Zhou Sidong hit you because you schemed against him as a child and wanted to make him a stepping stone for Xiao San. Calculated nicely, didn't you, Xiao Gang!"
Flender ground his teeth.
Yu Xiaogang froze. He looked at Flender, then at Tang San. His whole body went stiff.
"Xiao San, did Zhou Sidong say something to you? Don't believe him. He's the one who twists words! Things aren't what you think!"
Even now, Yu Xiaogang tried desperately to hide the truth. This was a stain he'd have to carry for life.
Flender felt rage burning. There was no saving this man.
"Still denying it!"
Flender grabbed Yu Xiaogang by the collar and slammed him against the wall.
"Zhou Sidong set a trap for you last night. He used a Recording Stone and captured everything you said—perfectly. I heard it. Xiao San heard it. Do you know how we felt?"
"You're not worthy of being a teacher. You're not even worthy of being a man! If you had been stronger back then, Erlong wouldn't have ended up like that! You coward, hiding in Nuoding City for over ten years! Now you found Xiao San and think you have hope again?"
Every word Flender said stabbed straight into Yu Xiaogang's spine.
Tang San sighed lightly. How had his teacher become like this? He wasn't like this before.
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened. He couldn't face Tang San.
Liu Erlong—this name he hadn't spoken in more than ten years—the person he once loved.
Now, Yu Xiaogang curled up in the corner, full of shame, anger, and grief.
"You'd better think about why Zhou Sidong beat you. You brought this upon yourself."
"And by the way, he's the one who reported me!"
Flender's words reignited Yu Xiaogang's spirit. He raised his head quickly.
"Then shouldn't you go after him? Why hit me? Could it be… you're afraid?"
Flender snapped.
He had thought Yu Xiaogang might finally wake up. Instead, the man was hopeless.
"To tell you the truth, Zhou Sidong knows Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. And the one who kidnapped me that night was Dugu Bo himself. Do you think Zhou Sidong is simple? People like him are terrifying. Be careful—one dark windy night, Dugu Bo might slip into your room and beat you senseless until you end up like me!"
Flender raised his blood-stained hand.
Yu Xiaogang trembled.
Dugu Bo—no spirit master dared provoke him.
Yu Xiaogang shrank back and silently returned to his room.
Watching him leave, Tang San said, "Dean Flender… weren't you too harsh? I think Teacher already knows he was wrong."
Tang San pitied his teacher. But Flender saw more clearly.
"Hmph?"
"If Yu Xiaogang could admit his mistakes, Luo Sanpao would've long become a Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon."
Flender stormed off.
The real culprit was right in front of him, but he couldn't get justice. His mood was far from good.
Still, venting his frustration on Yu Xiaogang helped a bit. He should do it more often.
Inside the room—
Yu Xiaogang locked himself in, not eating for an entire day.
Gripping the blanket tightly, his eyes bloodshot, emotions of humiliation, anger, and resentment overwhelmed him.
"Zhou Sidong… today's humiliation… I, Yu Xiaogang, will repay it one day!"
He swore in his heart—but then, the window was pried open.
A black figure suddenly dove into his bed.
"Hehehe…"
The lewd laughter made Yu Xiaogang nauseous. His first reaction was to run.
But the next second, he was dragged into the blankets—and then, silence.
The next morning, when Tang San opened Yu Xiaogang's door—
He saw his teacher with only one ear remaining. The steamed bun in his hand dropped to the floor as rage surged in his heart.
…
In recent days, strange incidents kept happening at the hotel of the Shrek Seven Devils.
First Flender was dragged away at night and lost a finger.
Then Yu Xiaogang lost an ear.
Then Dai Mubai went to the brothel and got surrounded by a group of middle-aged aunties, returning the next day completely drained.
Today it was Ma Hongjun's turn—same group, same fate. His formerly fat body shrank into skin and bones. The hotel owner, terrified, kicked all of them out.
These ominous people staying longer would only bring disaster.
"Hmph! Snobbish fool! No wonder your business is terrible!"
Flender left angrily.
Everyone's injuries had basically recovered, and even Xiao Wu was lively again.
"Enough, Flender. After we finish tonight's final team battle, your ten-thousand gold coin debt will be repaid."
Yu Xiaogang patted Flender's shoulder.
The Shrek Seven Devils had been active again and kept winning matches, clearing almost all their debt.
Flender finally felt a bit better.
"Let's go! Tonight's final team battle—Victory is ours!"
Flender waved, leading everyone toward the Soto Great Spirit Arena.
Meanwhile, Zhou Sidong had been waiting there long ago.
…
Heaven Dou City. Silence covered the night.
Unlike the heat of the Soto Arena, Heaven Dou City was quiet, with only patrolling soldiers.
Inside the Heaven Dou Palace—
Qian Renxue, dressed as Xue Qinghe, finished her work and opened a letter hidden in a book.
It was delivered today—written by her younger brother.
"To Elder Sister."
Qian Renxue smiled slightly. With her brother away these days, she naturally missed him.
She opened the letter, and the contents drew her attention.
"Your brother is now in Soto City. I miss Sister every moment. Soto City is the last stop of my trip. Soon, I will return to Heaven Dou City and reunite with Sister.
Sister may not know… Mother has already arrived in Soto City and reunited with me."
Her smile disappeared instantly. The word "mother" was too foreign to her.
She forced herself to continue.
"After I reunited with Mother, she explained everything from back then. The reasons are complicated, not suitable for writing in the letter. When Mother and I return to Heaven Dou City, we will explain everything to Sister.
Actually, Mother never stopped loving Sister. I've learned all the truth. I hope Sister will wait patiently."
The letter ended here.
Qian Renxue placed it close to her chest, then rested her chin on her hand, staring blankly.
"What could be so mysterious that it can't be written in a letter? She's already in Soto City and will be back soon. I want to see what 'the truth of back then' actually is."
She couldn't figure it out. Her brother's letter said it was extremely important—and that their mother loved her.
"If she loved me… then why didn't she act like it when I was young? Why now—"
Qian Renxue suddenly stopped. She sighed, lowering her head.
Although she complained, deep down she couldn't deny—
From childhood to now, she always had one question:
Why could her brother receive such treatment, while she…
Tears fell. She wiped her eyes and looked out the window.
Only after they returned would she learn the truth.
"Please… don't disappoint me."
She whispered and walked back into the room.
…
Soto City.
Tonight was the final battle for the Royal Fighting Team in the Soto Great Spirit Arena. Their opponent was special—the long-absent Shrek Seven Devils.
Everyone held their information sheet:
Team Leader: Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Battle Soul Elder, Rank 37, Martial Soul: White Tiger.
Vice Leader: Thousand-Hand Shura, Rank 34, Battle Soul Elder, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass.
Member: Sausage Monopoly, Rank 33, Support-type, Martial Soul: Sausage.
Member: Evilfire Phoenix, Rank 29, Great Soul Master, Martial Soul: Fire Phoenix.
Member: Softbone Charm Rabbit, Rank 33, Battle Soul Elder, Martial Soul: Softbone Rabbit.
Member: Seven Treasure Glazed, Rank 28, Great Soul Master, Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Member: Nether Spirit Cat, Rank 29, Great Soul Master, Martial Soul: Nether Spirit Cat.
Their information lay before them. The Royal Fighting Team looked down on them.
After all, every one of them was above Rank 35, while Shrek had three Great Soul Masters. The gap was obvious.
Only Qin Ming warned them not to underestimate the enemy. Shrek's undefeated streak proved they weren't simple.
"One minute. End it and go."
Zhou Sidong spoke. He wanted to leave Soto City as soon as possible.
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