Seeing Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, Tang San was as delighted as a child and hurried over.
Yu Xiaogang reached out and patted his head.
"Teacher, I have good news! I successfully obtained my third spirit ring. I'm now a level 31 Spirit Elder!"
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! As expected of my disciple. A true genius among geniuses. Becoming a Spirit Elder at such a young age—Little San, your future is limitless!"
Tang San beamed with pride.
As expected, only his teacher truly understood him.
At that moment, Lin Xian also observed Yu Xiaogang curiously.
Short-cropped hair, dark complexion, a worn-out book in hand, and ill-fitting black clothes—he looked rather ordinary, even a bit shabby.
Lin Xian genuinely couldn't understand why people like Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong had been so infatuated with him.
Was it the dark skin?
Did they just have… unusual taste?
He couldn't figure it out.
Zhao Wuji stepped forward at this moment.
"So you are Tang San's teacher. I've heard much about you. I am Zhao Wuji, Vice Dean of Shrek Academy."
"Immovable Bright King, the pleasure is mine. I will be staying at Shrek Academy as a teacher from now on."
Zhao Wuji nodded, acknowledging him.
Hearing that Yu Xiaogang would remain at the academy, Tang San was overjoyed. With his teacher's guidance, his strength would only continue to grow.
Under everyone's watch, Lin Xian also stepped forward.
He wasn't particularly eager—but there was something he needed to do.
From his card space, he took out a Dragon Beard Needle, disguising it with a faint blue aura.
"Grandmaster, I've long heard of your vast knowledge from Tang San. I have a small object here—quite interesting. Would you like to take a look?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded immediately.
A perfect chance to display his knowledge in front of everyone.
"Show me."
Lin Xian walked closer and opened his palm.
"What is this?"
Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly, feeling annoyed. To him, it looked like nothing more than a tiny pebble.
Tang San glanced at it and felt it looked familiar, but couldn't recall immediately.
"Watch—if I inject spirit power, it changes…"
As he spoke, Lin Xian infused spirit power.
The needle extended instantly, becoming as thin as a strand of hair.
Tang San's expression changed drastically.
"Lin Xian, stop! Give it to me!"
He rushed forward, reaching out to snatch it.
But at that moment—
Lin Xian seemed startled. His spirit power fluctuated—
The thin thread shot forward and pierced directly into Yu Xiaogang's abdomen.
"Ahhh—!"
Yu Xiaogang clutched his stomach, dropped to his knees, and began rolling on the ground in agony, screaming uncontrollably.
Lin Xian panicked.
"Grandmaster! What's wrong? Did your stomach act up?"
"The ground is dirty—don't roll around here! We're at the school gate—this looks bad!"
But Yu Xiaogang heard nothing.
The pain overwhelmed all his senses.
Tang San snapped out of it and glared at Lin Xian before rushing to Yu Xiaogang's side.
As Yu Xiaogang continued writhing, Lin Xian moved to help—but accidentally pressed on his abdomen.
"Ahhh—!!"
The scream was so loud it could be heard from the nearby village.
Tang San shoved Lin Xian away.
"What are you doing?!"
"I—I was trying to help! I don't know what happened!"
"It's all your fault! Who told you to mess around with a Dragon Beard Needle?!"
Tang San quickly tapped several points on Yu Xiaogang's abdomen, attempting to extract the needle.
But soon, his expression changed.
It wouldn't come out.
That shouldn't be possible.
What went wrong?
Lin Xian watched quietly, amused.
The needle was infused with Stellar Power—there was no way Tang San could control it.
Yu Xiaogang's screams gradually weakened, his voice growing hoarse.
Tang San tried again and again—still no effect.
"Tang San, what's wrong? Your technique isn't working?"
Sweat covered Tang San's forehead.
"Don't talk! Isn't this all your fault?!"
Lin Xian looked wronged.
"Everyone saw it. If you hadn't suddenly shouted and rushed over, scaring me, how would this have happened? And now you're blaming me?"
…
Tang San fell silent.
The facts… did seem to support that.
"Hmph!"
"Putting aside the facts—aren't you still at fault?!"
Lin Xian was momentarily speechless.
Fine. Very fine.
So this is what you've learned.
Inside, Tang San burned with fury.
Daring to harm my teacher…
That's unforgivable.
Yu Xiaogang finally couldn't endure it any longer and fainted.
A bulge formed on his abdomen, visibly shifting beneath the skin.
"Tang San, this isn't over!"
Tang San lifted Yu Xiaogang and quickly left.
Lin Xian turned to look at the others.
Zhao Wuji glanced at him.
"Lin Xian, go apologize to Tang San and the Grandmaster. It costs you nothing. Since we're back, everyone disperse."
With that, he left.
Lin Xian blinked.
Interesting.
Strong before the weak, weak before the strong.
Ever since being beaten by Tang Hao, Zhao Wuji had clearly started favoring Tang San.
Dai Mubai and the others chuckled among themselves before leaving as well.
The three girls, however, stayed behind.
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu weren't concerned—they knew Lin Xian understood the Dragon Beard Needle.
But Ning Rongrong looked worried.
"Lin Xian… are you okay?"
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