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Who was Xiao Zhang going to see?
Did he actually have acquaintances in Nuoding City?
Was it a former student he had met during his time at Nuoding Academy, or someone else from the academy?
Ma Xiunuo felt puzzled. However, seeing that Yin Zhang had no intention of explaining, he did not press further. He simply watched as Yin Zhang chatted with him for a while longer, then bid farewell, left the Spirit Hall, and headed toward Nuoding Academy.
Walking along the road, Hu Liena asked curiously,
"Xiao Zhang, who is the person you said you wanted to see? Are you two very close?"
Yin Zhang smiled faintly, his thoughts drifting back to his past encounters with Yu Xiaogang.
Back then, in order to ensure that he could accept Yin Zhang as a disciple without any complications, Yu Xiaogang had even gone so far as to bring out the dean of Nuoding Academy.
Fortunately, Yin Zhang had planned ahead and gone to Nuoding Academy early, accompanied by Ma Xiunuo.
He had first mocked Yu Xiaogang mercilessly, and then Ma Xiunuo stepped in, completely crushing the little bit of false confidence Yu Xiaogang had been clinging to.
That incident had caused Yu Xiaogang to harbor deep resentment toward him.
Later, when Bibi Dong arrived in Nuoding City, she somehow learned that Yu Xiaogang was teaching at Nuoding Academy. Because of Yu Xiaogang's presence, her originally favorable attitude toward Yin Zhang underwent a complete reversal.
Thinking about this, Yin Zhang wanted to see for himself what Yu Xiaogang had become.
He was also curious—what kind of expression would Yu Xiaogang wear when he discovered that his only Spirit, Luo Sanpao, had vanished as well?
At that point, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't even qualify as trash anymore.
Without a Spirit, how could one even be considered a Spirit Master?
The thought alone made Yin Zhang's lips curl into a satisfied smile.
As for Hu Liena, he was not worried in the slightest that she might reveal anything to Bibi Dong.
Hu Liena herself was already somewhat dissatisfied with her teacher, and besides, plundering Yu Xiaogang's Spirit was not difficult at all.
He didn't even need to stand in front of Yu Xiaogang and force him to summon his Spirit.
Even from a hundred meters away, Yin Zhang could directly strip Yu Xiaogang of his Spirit.
In truth, Yin Zhang had also considered plundering Tang San's Spirits.
Tang San possessed two Spirits: Blue Silver Grass—still unawakened as the Blue Silver Emperor—and the top-tier Tool Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer.
Two top-tier Spirits.
If he could plunder both, Yin Zhang would become the first person in history to possess three Spirits.
Unfortunately, he could only plunder one.
Under those circumstances, when comparing usefulness, Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao was actually the better choice.
That Spirit still held considerable potential.
Moreover, there was the matter of personal grudges.
Although Yin Zhang despised Tang San as well, compared to Yu Xiaogang—someone he had never even met—Yu Xiaogang was far more detestable in Yin Zhang's heart.
It was precisely because of this man that Yin Zhang had been treated coldly for a period of time, both before and after arriving at Spirit Hall.
Recalling this, Yin Zhang clenched his teeth slightly in suppressed hatred.
The best way to deal with Yu Xiaogang was simple—strip him of his Spirit and turn him into a completely ordinary person.
Let the Spirit theories he so proudly preached lose their final shred of credibility.
Before, at least he had still been a Spirit Master, which gave his words a semblance of authority.
Later on, Yu Xiaogang might have relied on his disciple—who supposedly possessed a trash Spirit but in reality held the top-tier Blue Silver Emperor and the top-tier Tool Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer, as twin Spirits, with innate full soul power—to make a name for himself and become a "master" revered by all.
But Yin Zhang would never allow that future to exist.