Xiao Wu's mocking and playful expression made Tang San freeze.
His body swayed slightly.
He had indeed told her about this.
At the time, he thought those things were just ethereal legends.
He held no hope for any so-called Immortal Herb.
Endless regret suddenly surged in Tang San's heart!
He regretted it so much that his intestines turned green!
"Enough, Little San! You don't really think there's some herb that can instantly boost them by seven or eight levels without any side effects, do you? That's absurd!"
"Utterly absurd!"
Yu Xiaogang coldly shouted, hands behind his back, eyes lowered, once again assuming a profound and dignified posture.
"No! Grandmaster, if it were other things... there might indeed be side effects."
Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang, utterly disheartened, like a defeated man, and explained.
"But Immortal Herb is different! While Immortal Herb increases cultivation, it also solidifies the user's foundation and even enhances their talent... What's more, it can cause a Spirit to evolve!"
"What?! Enhance talent? Spirit evolution?!" Yu Xiaogang's body trembled, his face filled with doubt and surprise.
"Does such a thing truly exist in this World?"
Flender and the others also looked shocked; they had never heard of such a divine item!
Dai Mubai looked at Zhuqing beside Ye Qiu, unable to recover for a long time.
His heart began to burn with fervor again.
If he could also consume an Immortal Herb, then that position wouldn't be impossible to contend for!
"Xiao Wu... can you tell me where you found the Immortal Herb?" Tang San dispelled the regret in his heart and looked at Xiao Wu sincerely.
A sharp glint appeared in the eyes of Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang!
Their ears had already subtly perked up.
"After I was thrown out by the Titan Giant Ape, I just happened to see two Immortal Herbs in the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Xiao Wu's words were also instructed by Ye Qiu.
Anyway, the timing matched, and there was no way to disprove it.
The Star Dou Great Forest was so vast.
No one had ever set foot in every corner!
"So that's how it is! No wonder Zhuqing's spirit power was still level thirty-two when we were hunting Spirits before," Zhao Wuji smacked his palm, suddenly enlightened.
"Star Dou Great Forest?!" Yu Xiaogang mumbled, a little excited.
If he consumed this item...
Would his Luo San Pao be able to evolve again?!
Suddenly, he felt a bit of longing.
"Hmph! What? You believe it too? I told you this trash is ridiculous!" Hearing this, Xiao Wu sneered, mocking Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened; facing everyone's scrutiny, he couldn't argue forcefully.
Instead, he lowered his stance, showing his magnanimity.
"I merely have extensive research on Spirits and Spirit Master cultivation; I have indeed never heard of these things!"
"Pfft-hahaha... Grandmaster? Is that all?!" Xiao Wu playfully shook Ye Qiu's arm, laughing unrestrainedly.
"However..." Yu Xiaogang hadn't finished speaking.
"However what? You old trash!"
"However... if you keep calling me trash! As a Grandmaster of Shrek, I have the right to expel you from Shrek Academy!"
Facing Xiao Wu's question, Yu Xiaogang shouted.
He flicked his sleeve and pointed at her.
What he hated most in his life was being called trash by others, pointed at his nose.
His family members were like that, and the people in Spirit City were also like that!
"Grandmaster, no!" Tang San's expression changed.
He had to put aside the matter of the Immortal Herb for now, quickly stepped forward, and lowered Yu Xiaogang's hand.
She was not only the white moonlight Tang San couldn't obtain, but also his clue to finding the Immortal Herb!
The Star Dou Great Forest was so vast; he had to ask for the specific location!
Xiao Wu shrieked, "Do you think Xiao Wu Jie is afraid of you?! I've tolerated you for a long time! Believe it or not, Xiao Wu Jie will smash your stinky face right now!"
Whoosh!
When facing others, Xiao Wu didn't know what gentleness was.
A spirit ring flashed under her feet, and she was about to rush out immediately.
Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang's good friend, Flender, was right next to him, once again stepping forward to block him.
"Xiao Wu...!" Ye Qiu also timely pulled Xiao Wu back.
With Flender and the others present, physically smashing his face wouldn't be an easy task.
"Alright! Xiao Wu, no matter what, Xiaogang is an Grandmaster of the Academy; you still need to show basic respect!"
Flender didn't want to turn away a genius like that.
That would be a loss for their Shrek!
"Xiaogang, you should also calm down; don't be too petty with a child..."
"Hmph! As long as she is willing to apologize to me, I can let bygones be bygones! Otherwise... the following matters will be difficult for me to handle!" Seeing an opening, Yu Xiaogang went with the flow.
But his words were full of menace.
"Xiaogang... you..." Flender's face showed bitterness, feeling troubled.
"You're dreaming! Apologize... Never in this life will I apologize!" Xiao Wu huffed, pulled by Ye Qiu and unable to move, she could only turn her face away, looking indifferent.
"Xiao Wu, since you cursed someone, an apology is only right!"
Looking at this scene, Flender could only sigh inwardly.
To keep Yu Xiaogang to teach these students, he had no choice but to make Xiao Wu apologize.
"Why?! I..."
Ye Qiu timely covered Xiao Wu's mouth and winked at her.
"Hmph~" Xiao Wu snorted delicately, clinging to his arm unhappily.
After she calmed down, Ye Qiu turned to look at Flender, glancing at Yu Xiaogang.
He chuckled, "Dean Flander, the word 'trash' Xiao Wu used was not meant to insult Grandmaster!"
"Ye Qiu, do you take us all for deaf?" Flender frowned.
How could he distort such an obvious matter?
Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and the like also looked at Ye Qiu as if he were an idiot.
Even Xiao Wu looked surprised, wanting to reach out and check Ye Qiu's temperature.
Ye Qiu took her soft hand, gently squeezed it, and smiled at her in Xiao Wu's bewildered gaze.
"Xiao Wu merely agrees with some of Grandmaster's theories..."
As he spoke, he looked towards Yu Xiaogang.
"I know you, Ye Qiu!" Yu Xiaogang scrutinized Ye Qiu, his eyes showing contempt: "I didn't expect you, who escaped with your life back then, to have changed so much!"
Escaped with his life?!
Ye Qiu sneered inwardly, a cold glint flashing in his blue pupils, barely covered by his hair.
It seemed Yu Xiaogang also knew about Tang Hao trying to kill him!
"Xiaogang, do you two know each other?" Flender looked at them strangely.
"That's right! He also studied at the low-level academy I stayed at before! And he was Little San's roommate, but he disappeared after getting into a conflict with Little San!"
Yu Xiaogang nodded.
While answering Flender, he also recounted past events.
Dai Mubai and the others looked at Ye Qiu in surprise.
According to Yu Xiaogang's previous statement, Ye Qiu and Tang San had already had a grudge?
"What do you mean by 'agreeing with my theories'?"
Yu Xiaogang didn't say much more, then looked at Ye Qiu in confusion.
Not only was he curious about what Ye Qiu said.
He also wondered why His Majesty Hao Tian would tolerate Ye Qiu, this ant, jumping around here.
Ye Qiu composed himself, putting away the slight murderous intent.
He calmly asked Yu Xiaogang, "Did Grandmaster once say something?"
"What did I say?"
Yu Xiaogang frowned; he had said many things.
He also didn't know what Ye Qiu wanted to say.
But upon seeing Ye Qiu's mocking expression, he still felt a bit uneasy.
The previous back-and-forth.
Had already made his identity as a theoretical Grandmaster somewhat unstable!
"This sentence, I believe others have also heard Tang San say it when using Blue Silver Grass; he said—" Ye Qiu watched Yu Xiaogang's changing expression, paused, and a smile slowly curled at the corner of his mouth.
After a moment of contemplation, he slowly spoke:
"There are no trash Spirits, only trash Spirit Masters!"
"Good! Well said!" Zhao Wuji suddenly clapped his hands, strongly approving of the sentence.
The prestige of this statement was indeed excellent.
When Dai Mubai heard Tang San say it, he was just like Zhao Wuji at that moment.
His blood boiled.
Flender also nodded in appreciation; he had heard this sentence long ago.
But in this situation, brought up by Ye Qiu, it seemed a bit off?!
He didn't think deeply about it, and then his face stiffened.
His shoehorn-like face turned towards Yu Xiaogang.
His face had indeed turned somewhat red.
But Tang San was completely unaware; he had always regarded this sentence as a golden rule.
He looked on coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Hmph! Ye Qiu... Is there anything wrong with this sentence?"
"No, no, no! This sentence is certainly not wrong!" Ye Qiu wagged his index finger, smiling as he looked at Yu Xiaogang behind Tang San.
"However, Xiao Wu calls your Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang, 'trash' precisely because she agrees with this sentence!"
Whoosh!
Dai Mubai and the others all looked at Yu Xiaogang.
Tang San also froze.
He carefully replayed Ye Qiu's words, and his mind suddenly crashed.
He had always overlooked such an important matter.
He turned his head stiffly.
His expression was very rich: doubt, surprise, self-reproach, and even some regret!
Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth, not knowing how to defend himself.
His body trembled slightly.
Flender immediately sensed that the situation was bad; he no longer cared about making Xiao Wu apologize.
He immediately wanted to change the subject.
But Ye Qiu wouldn't let go of this opportunity so easily.
He loudly said, "I wonder, Grandmaster, who uttered this bold statement, what is your current cultivation level?!"
Facing Ye Qiu's questioning.
In everyone's curious gaze, Yu Xiaogang's trembling appearance filled them with deep disappointment.
Ning Rongrong and Zhuqing had also already learned from Xiao Wu's fragmented words.
His cultivation must be very poor!
"Alright, alright, let's stop this—" Flender glared at Ye Qiu and quickly spoke.
He knew how strong his Xiaogang's self-esteem was.
But after hearing Ye Qiu's words, Xiao Wu, already excited, rubbing her fists and gloating, gave him no chance at all.
She burst out laughing directly: "Haha... His spirit power is only level twenty-nine, and he can never break through that in his lifetime!"
"Xiao Wu, shut up!"
Flender was greatly alarmed, wanting to stop her but it was too late!
"What's even more ridiculous is that both of his Spirit Abilities are farts! Wahaha..."
"Xiao Wu, stop talking!"
Tang San's persuasion was useless.
Xiao Wu directly ripped open Yu Xiaogang's wound.
Right there in broad daylight, in front of everyone.
Announcing it to all.
She herself was laughing so hard she couldn't stand straight, clutching Ye Qiu's shoulder, somewhat ostentatiously.
Ning Rongrong next to her was also startled.
Then came the immediate burst of laughter: "Haha... Spirit Ability is farting? Xiao Wu, you didn't say it wrong, did you? Haha, Miss has never heard of such a disgusting Spirit Ability before!"
Zhuqing wasn't much better.
She rubbed her nose, moved behind Ye Qiu, and the curve of her lips was uncontrollable.
"Farting?!" Ma Hongjun looked at Yu Xiaogang, whose eyes were bloodshot, in surprise.
He patted Oscar, who was a bit dazed, beside him.
He sighed, "Little Ao, I originally thought your Spirit Ability was already disgusting, but I didn't expect someone to be even more 'outstanding' than you!"
"Damn it! Fatty, how is my Spirit Ability disgusting? It's just that my Spirit chant is a bit unique!" Oscar impatiently slapped his hand away.
"Haha... Ugh!"
"Hongjun!" Flender's angry shout stifled Ma Hongjun's laughter.
Flender also didn't forget to glare at Zhao Wuji nearby.
The wall-like man covering his mouth with both hands.
It was indeed a bit comical.
"Little San, is what Xiao Wu said true?" Dai Mubai also suppressed his laughter, gripping his shoulder.
He looked at Tang San strangely.
He had thought that someone who could teach Tang San to be like this would surely be a strong person.
But he didn't expect to be repeatedly slapped in the face regarding theories.
He even called himself trash!
It was indeed very ironic!
Tang San's face turned beet red; sharing honor and disgrace at this moment was truly difficult for him.
Yu Xiaogang was even worse.
Listening to the surrounding jeers, his face was filled with terror, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
He seemed to return to the past.
Back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, being wantonly mocked.
Back to Spirit City, being wantonly humiliated and beaten!
However, it wasn't over yet.
Xiao Wu was laughing, and then suddenly remembered something.
She eagerly shared it with Ning Rongrong, who was also laughing giddily beside her.
"By the way... Rongrong~ Do you still remember Tang San's third spirit ring?"
Hearing this, Tang San's expression changed drastically.
Ning Rongrong stopped laughing and wiped the corner of her mouth: "Of course I remember!"
Xiao Wu glanced at Tang San, and said playfully, "Don't you think this pair of master and disciple are very fated? They are simply birds of a feather! Haha..."
"Xiao Wu, you're right, I didn't even think of that!" Ning Rongrong finished speaking, not forgetting to glance at Tang San, who had already lowered his head.
Looking at the master and disciple, in almost the same posture and action, that look of being too ashamed to face anyone.
It was truly the height of absurdity!
"Xiao Wu... Why?!" Tang San mumbled with his head down.
Her words were like cold, sharp knives, cruelly cutting into his still unhealed wound.
Slowly piercing his bare bones...
"Enough!" Yu Xiaogang roared.
He drowned out everyone's laughter, whether it was unrestrained or suppressed.
His eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaved, he gasped for air, and his fingernails pulled out from the flesh of his palm, yet he felt no pain at all.
His round, wide eyes seemed to want to cut Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu into a thousand pieces and devour them alive.
Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, his face struggling.
He slowly closed his eyes, and said with pain and bitterness, "I admit, there are no trash Spirits, only trash Spirit Masters!"
"That was just a naive remark I made when I was young and reckless!"
Ye Qiu calmly looked at him, his eyes devoid of joy or sorrow, only mockingly looking at Tang San.
At this moment, Tang San, hearing such a statement.
Immediately felt deceived and developed some hatred.
Hating Yu Xiaogang, and hating himself!
Hating himself for having been, all this time, as if blindfolded, even the living example who was by his side day and night, he had chosen to ignore.
Yu Xiaogang also noticed the gloom in his disciple's eyes.
His throat felt as if it were filled with glass shards, stinging, making it difficult to speak.
"Tang San, don't blame your Grandmaster!"
Yu Xiaogang's face showed kindness and guilt.
His hoarse voice pierced Tang San's eardrums: "The reason I said that was only to encourage you; I didn't want you to give up on yourself because of the Blue Silver Grass Spirit!"
"I hope you can understand your Grandmaster's painstaking efforts!"
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