"Of course, I know. I was just joking with you, wasn't I?"
Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue at You Chen.
In her heart, however, after confirming with You Chen, she was secretly shocked by Tang San's ruthlessness and decisiveness.
At the same time, she couldn't help but show a hint of worry: "So, is this the style of external academies? Do conflicts between students escalate to the point of ending family lines?"
Even with her mischievous nature, Ning Rongrong was somewhat frightened by the Shrek Academy's methods.
You Chen glanced at her with exasperation: "Of course not. Haven't you heard their slogan? Shrek Academy only accepts monsters. Can the psychology of monsters be the same as that of normal people?"
Ning Rongrong felt inexplicably annoyed because, by this logic, she, who was about to enroll, was also included in that category.
As they were discussing, Dai Mubai, who had taken off his pants, and Flender's conversation had progressed to the next stage.
Seeing Dai Mubai suddenly take off his pants, Flender widened his eyes: "Mubai, what are you doing!?"
Dai Mubai gritted his teeth and pointed to his lower abdomen: "You don't believe me? Then look, look closely here!"
Flender's gaze involuntarily followed Dai Mubai's finger. He squinted, feeling like he couldn't see clearly, so he naturally leaned forward slightly. It took him a while to notice Dai Mubai's almost retracted member, and he couldn't help but comment: "Mubai, it's so small!?"
If he hadn't made an effort to look, he might not have seen it at all.
"So I told you, it's Tang San who did this to me!"
Dai Mubai felt deeply insulted by Flender's gaze and really wanted to punch Flender in the face—if only he wasn't outmatched.
He suppressed the irritation in his heart and gestured: "It used to be this big!"
Since the original size was no longer verifiable, Dai Mubai simply exaggerated.
Flender first exclaimed in surprise, then quickly shook his head, disdainfully saying: "Mubai, you're lying, aren't you?"
Under Flender's authoritative gaze, Dai Mubai's eyes darted around, and he eventually lowered his head, muttering in a somewhat effeminate tone: "Well, maybe I exaggerated a bit... but—"
Dai Mubai's voice was tearful: "But it was really that big before! Dean, you must stand up for me!"
"Pfft!"
Seeing Dai Mubai's tearful and comical expression, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but laugh. Feeling a bit embarrassed and immoral for laughing at such a vulgar matter, she glanced at You Chen, who was looking at her with a half-smile. She quickly averted her gaze and changed the topic: "Senior Beast Soul, how do you think this will develop? Dai Mubai has taken off his pants, but there's no evidence. Yet, such a big matter, if Flender doesn't stand up for him, it seems a bit unreasonable?"
"Little Ning, in this world, when you're out and about, you need to consider your background."
You Chen asked: "Who do you think has a stronger background, Dai Mubai or Tang San?"
Ning Rongrong answered without hesitation: "It must be Dai Mubai, right? His Martial Soul is the exclusive Martial Soul of the Star Luo royal family, while Tang San's Martial Soul is just a Blue Silver Grass. A royal background versus a commoner, isn't it obvious? So, Senior Beast Soul, are you saying Flender will stand up for Dai Mubai?"
"Wrong, wrong, wrong."
You Chen shook his head: "You're only seeing the surface. Think about it carefully. Why would Dai Mubai, a member of the Star Luo royal family, come to Heaven Dou and live in such a remote place?"
Ning Rongrong followed You Chen's line of thought: "Considering the competitive mechanism of the Star Luo royal family, ah, he couldn't compete with his peers and didn't want to be killed by his brothers, so he sneaked away? So, his background isn't something he can use but rather a threat to himself."
You Chen nodded: "In contrast, Tang San's teacher and Shrek Academy's dean, Flender, are close friends. This matter will naturally be swept under the rug."
You Chen then added with a mischievous smile: "After all, we can't just cut Tang San's lower part and replace Dai Mubai's with it, can we? Never mind the compatibility issues, even if it did fit, Dai Mubai's problem isn't about one or two pieces but something intrinsic. Now, if he finds a miracle doctor, he might still be saved, but if it takes too long, even a god couldn't help him~"
Listening to You Chen's maliciously playful words, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but shiver, feeling that being targeted by You Chen wouldn't be much better than being targeted by Tang San.
"Senior Beast Soul, can you stop talking about such disgusting topics?"
Ning Rongrong complained, then her eyes lit up: "Speaking of which, I wanted to ask earlier, how do you know so much about Shrek Academy? You even know the relationships between the people there. Someone as powerful as you, who can beat Sword Grandpa and Bone Grandpa, would also pay attention to such a small, broken academy?"
Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled.
Her father, Ning Fengzhi, had sent her here, and Senior Beast Soul was particularly interested in this place. Perhaps Shrek Academy really hid some big secret...
You Chen rolled his eyes: "You're overthinking it. I'm just curious because a young lady from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is joining such a broken academy. As for knowing so much? In this world, if I want to investigate something, what can escape my notice?"
Ning Rongrong caught the key point and put on a detective's expression, eagerly saying: "No, no, no. When did I ever say I was going to join Shrek Academy? Senior Beast Soul, you've given yourself away! Did you already know about Shrek Academy's specialness and then assume I was going to join?"
You Chen said indifferently: "If it weren't for Ning Fengzhi's orders, would a young lady like you come to such a rural place and even conduct an on-site inspection? Little girl, don't think of adults as too simple. I can even guess Ning Fengzhi's purpose in sending you here."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong was immediately distracted and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Father's purpose? Senior Beast Soul, can you tell me?"
As she spoke, Ning Rongrong even gently tugged at You Chen's sleeve, launching a cute offensive.
You Chen, however, was too lazy to elaborate with Ning Rongrong, lest he be accused of trying to sow discord between father and daughter. Such thankless tasks were not his style.
"The next scene is coming up, be mentally prepared."
Just as You Chen and Ning Rongrong were discussing, Flender finally reached a conclusion.
Flender said seriously to Dai Mubai: "Mubai, although you want to directly conclude that Tang San did this to you, but... is there a possibility that no one poisoned you, and it's just that you've been too indulgent with yourself, leading to this result? I've heard of many such cases, where children from ordinary families, once they awakened their Soul Power, had girls who previously ignored them suddenly become very attentive, causing them to lose themselves in a world of indulgence, and eventually... end up in a situation similar to yours."
"This..."
Dai Mubai was stunned.
Mainly, he had no way of knowing whether the information Flender mentioned was true or false. He couldn't verify it. Plus, his trust in Flender made him start to doubt himself a bit.
Flender continued: "You're just too resentful of Tang San and don't want to look for problems within yourself, so you quickly concluded it was him, right? I can understand this mentality, but understanding doesn't mean I agree. I hope you can calm down a bit. As for Tang San, I'll investigate for you. If he really did it, I definitely won't let him off!"
"Alright."
Not getting the answer he wanted, Dai Mubai hung his head in dejection and had to nod in agreement.
The two parted ways, with Dai Mubai going back to rest and wait for news, while Flender didn't go directly to Tang San but instead went to Yu Xiaogang's house.
You Chen also brought Ning Rongrong along.
"What is Flender going to do? Isn't he supposed to confirm Tang San's guilt for Dai Mubai?" Ning Rongrong was a bit puzzled.
You Chen just smiled: "This is where Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang, lives."
As soon as he finished speaking, Flender's voice rang out.
"Xiaogang, Xiaogang! Stop reading books, there's a big problem!"
Flender's shout startled Yu Xiaogang, who was immersed in his own world.
"What, what is it? Oh, it's you, Flender. What's the problem? You could have knocked and come in to talk." Yu Xiaogang relaxed and said somewhat irritably.
Flender quickly said: "It's about your precious disciple!"
"What!?"
The same Yu Xiaogang who had just told Flender to slow down immediately became agitated: "Then why aren't you speaking faster!"
Flender was a bit speechless but didn't bother arguing with Yu Xiaogang and quickly explained: "This is what happened, Dai Mubai just came to me..."
Although he had told Dai Mubai that it was due to excessive indulgence, after seeing the completely abnormal condition of Dai Mubai's lower part and the faintly effeminate demeanor, he was almost certain that Tang San was behind it.
Flender had been out in the world on his own for many years. How could he not know that such a sudden mutation couldn't possibly have happened naturally?
Someone must have done this to Dai Mubai.
And who else but Tang San had the ability and the motive?
Hearing Flender's explanation, even as an observer, Ning Rongrong frowned: "What's this? He also thinks it's Tang San's doing? Then why did he say that to Dai Mubai? How hypocritical."
You Chen chuckled: "Little girl, what's so strange about that? Adults are hypocritical, ugly, smelly, rotten, and oozing pus."
Ning Rongrong shivered at You Chen's naturally disgusting metaphor: "Senior Beast Soul, do you have to be so gross every time? And aren't you including yourself in that?"
Faced with Ning Rongrong's complaint, You Chen wasn't annoyed at all and said: "Compared to my childhood self decades ago, I am indeed rotten now. If my younger self knew what I would become, he would probably want to stab me to death! Hahaha!"
Looking at You Chen, who claimed to be rotten yet inexplicably laughed with pride, Ning Rongrong was completely baffled.
After hearing Flender's explanation, Yu Xiaogang also looked grim: "For a Soul Master close to the Soul Ancestor level like Dai Mubai to be silently affected, no one but Tang San could have done it. To be precise, those with such potent poison skills wouldn't have any reason to go through so much trouble just to castrate Dai Mubai."
Flender looked conflicted: "Xiaogang, so you think the same, huh?"
Yu Xiaogang said indifferently: "Alright, enough talk. Flender, what do you think we should do?"
Looking at Yu Xiaogang's expression, based on his years of understanding his close friend, how could Flender not understand his thoughts?
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's face showed none of the warmth he had when privately interacting with Dai Mubai, only a coldness like the depths of winter.
'If I say I'm going to stand up for Dai Mubai, Xiaogang will definitely take Tang San and leave immediately. But if I don't stand up for Dai Mubai, his resentment will only grow deeper, and perhaps... Xiaogang will find a way to deal with Dai Mubai before he can take any action.'
Flender felt this matter was very difficult to handle.
No matter how he dealt with it, problems seemed inevitable.
At the same time, he also harbored some resentment towards Tang San.
Originally, his personal impression of Dai Mubai was better than that of Tang San, not only because he had spent more time with Dai Mubai, but also because Dai Mubai had brought resources to the academy (as per the original setting). This meant that among the current students of Shrek Academy, Flender's favorability towards Dai Mubai was second only to his direct disciple, Ma Hongjun.
If it weren't for Yu Xiaogang's relationship, he wouldn't have hesitated. The moment he heard Dai Mubai's complaint, he would have arrested Tang San and interrogated him harshly.
Even if Tang San had great talent, he would have done so.
But, this was a meaningless assumption.
Because his bond with Yu Xiaogang was something that could never cool or disappear!
Flender said: "Xiaogang, pushing Tang San out won't solve any problems. Do you have any good ideas to redirect Dai Mubai's hatred? Or even better, directly resolve the enmity between these two?"
Yu Xiaogang's expression warmed.
What Flender said wasn't important; what mattered was his stance in favor of Tang San.
Yu Xiaogang nodded, and despite his unkempt appearance, he exuded an air of confident wisdom: "It's simple, four words—frame someone else."
Actually, there was an even simpler method: the one who tied the bell must untie it. If Tang San were to replicate the poisoning method, but instead of poisoning, he would cure Dai Mubai.
After Dai Mubai recovered, he could then lecture Dai Mubai for making such a big deal out of being impotent for a while, and the matter would be settled.
But...
Compared to Dai Mubai's future, Tang San's mood was naturally more important.
'Mubai, don't blame me for being ruthless. What you lost was just your manhood, but what Tang San would lose is a long period of good mood!'
A Soul Master's state of cultivation is closely related to their mood.
If before he had thought of having Dai Mubai become Tang San's ally, but now that things had
reached this stage, what was the point of trying to build a good relationship?
Yu Xiaogang
recalled Tang San's low spirits during this period and felt heartache.
'Tang San, you helped me escape the shadow of public opinion. This time, it's my turn to pull you out!'