"That person's exact strength, what is it? Tang San and I are both level 11 soul masters. Do we really have to be afraid of him?" Xiao Wu said discontentedly.
"I heard that person has already reached the Great Soul Master realm." Wang Sheng's face turned deathly pale. If that person came over, they would probably all get a severe beating.
"Really?" Xiao Wu's expression changed. She hurriedly said, "Tang San, let's leave quickly. We definitely can't beat a Great Soul Master."
"Haha, scared now? Too late. Be obedient and become my pet rabbit."
A loud laugh rang out. Xiao Chenyu, the Xiao boss who had just run away, came back, and behind him followed two people. One was Jing Wuming, who was about the same height as him, and the other was Jiang Chen.
"Boss Jing, it's this group of blind work-study students. They dared to offend us. Please give them a lesson and show them some color." Xiao boss kept nodding and bowing in front of Jing Wuming.
Just earlier, his subordinates had all been beaten by Tang San, and even he himself had taken a beating. If it were before, he would have surrendered long ago, but now he had backing. This big shot he had coincidentally met would definitely make those hateful work-study students wet themselves in fear.
Especially that loli rabbit, thinking about being able to hold her in his arms and tease her in the future made his heart surge with excitement.
Xiao Wu's face looked extremely ugly. She found that she couldn't see through Jing Wuming's strength at all; she could only sense that it was unfathomably deep. So the other party was very likely truly a Great Soul Master.
Although she was puzzled why Jiang Chen was together with that person, right now, avoiding battle was undoubtedly the best choice.
Seeing that Jing Wuming did not make a move and instead seemed to be seeking the opinion of the child beside him, Xiao Boss was confused.
"Boss Jing, those two kids have only just broken through to soul master. You can deal with them with a wave of your hand." Xiao boss urged him.
Jing Wuming finally turned to look at him. Without saying a word, he directly slapped him across the face.
This slap carried immense force. It sent Xiao Chenyu flying sideways, blood and teeth spraying out. When he landed, half his face swelled up rapidly, and he immediately fainted.
The noisy crowd instantly fell silent. Xiao Chenyu's lackeys were all dumbfounded.
What was Jing Wuming doing?
Then, under their shocked gazes, Jing Wuming and the child beside him walked toward the group of work-study students.
"Jiang Chen, so you know this person. Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me worry for nothing." Xiao Wu complained.
After saying that, her cute eyes looked curiously at Jing Wuming. She thought to herself, "This person isn't that old, yet he's already a Great Soul Master. Is human cultivation really that easy?"
"Let's go." Jiang Chen said.
Wang Sheng, who had originally been very afraid of Jing Wuming, now became happy. He shouted, "Let's see who dares to bully us, work-study students from now on?"
Under the ashamed and humiliated gazes of those regular students, the work-study students all left with their heads held high.
After returning to the academy, Tang San said goodbye and left in a hurry, saying he was going to the Spirit Hall to get his soul master rank certification.
Jiang Chen shook his head. This time, when Tang San went, the one certifying him might still be Ma Xiunuo, but the one receiving him would no longer be Su Yuntao.
And this Ma Xiunuo wouldn't be able to act smug for much longer.
Jiang Chen said to Jing Wuming, "Carry out the plan as I arranged. Go."
Jing Wuming respectfully acknowledged and quickly left.
Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the other work-study students all stared with wide eyes in shock, their faces full of disbelief.
"Jiang Chen, why did that person call you 'Young Master'? He's a Great Soul Master!" Xiao Wu couldn't help asking.
Jiang Chen felt a bit helpless. It seemed he had accidentally exposed himself.
"Uh… fine, I'll come clean. Actually, I'm a rich second-generation."
"How is that possible? Tang San said you're from the same village as him." Xiao Wu clearly didn't believe it.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Tang San. He knows I'm a rich second-generation." Jiang Chen spoke without even needing to draft his words.
Because Tang San knew Jing Wuming was also a zombie, he definitely wouldn't expose Jiang Chen's secret.
…
At this moment, in Su Yuntao's home, Su Yuntao gently stroked Sisi in his arms and said emotionally, "Sisi, you've really been too good to me. I want to treat you well for the rest of my life."
Sisi held Su Yuntao's strong body, listened to his heartbeat, and said with a face full of happiness, "Yuntao, I did so many foolish things in the past, yet you can still forgive me. Meeting you is the greatest happiness of my life."
Hearing this, Su Yuntao hugged Sisi even tighter, as if wanting to fuse the two of them completely together.
"Yuntao, you don't know. That old guy, Ma Xiunuo, is too vicious. He's afraid you'll compete with him for the hall master position, so he ruined your future and deliberately got that child you awakened in Holy Soul Village killed."
"What?" Su Yuntao suddenly sat up, his face full of shock.
"You're talking about Jiang Chen?" he asked in a trembling voice. The news of Jiang Chen's death had left him depressed for several days; how could he not remember it clearly?
Sisi nodded. "It's that child. Ma Xiunuo used some method to kill that child and even made me lie to you, saying I personally saw the child die. Actually, I didn't go to Holy Soul Village at all that day."
Su Yuntao was stunned. Suddenly, he held his head and cried bitterly. "It's all my fault, all my fault. If I hadn't given that report to Ma Xiunuo, that child wouldn't have died. I'm the one who killed him."
Sisi hugged Su Yuntao's head heartbrokenly and comforted him, "Actually, it's not your fault. If anyone's to blame, it's that old dog for being too ruthless. He'll surely get his retribution."
Su Yuntao suddenly got off the bed and quickly put on his clothes. "No, I have to go to Holy Soul Village. After all, I'm the one who caused Jiang Chen's death. No matter what, I have to go repent at his grave and give some compensation to his family."
As he spoke, he took out his savings and brought quite a few gold soul coins.
"I'll go with you." Sisi also got off the bed.
"No need. You stay home and wait for me to come back."
"Then be careful on the road and stay safe."
After seeing Su Yuntao off, Sisi had just turned to go upstairs when, in that instant, a figure suddenly jumped over the wall.
This was a black-clothed youth, nearly 1.7 meters tall, with average looks and a somewhat cold expression.
"Who are you?" Sisi couldn't help retreating a few steps. She asked warily, and she had already secretly mobilized her soul power, ready to summon her martial soul at any moment.
Jing Wuming grinned and said, "Miss Sisi, no need to be nervous. I mean no harm."
"If you mean no harm, why would you barge straight into my house?" Sisi sneered.
Jing Wuming went straight to the point: "Do you want to take revenge on Ma Xiunuo? I have a way to make him wish he were dead!"