Fortunately, Ye Qiu still had a sense of restraint when he struck—they were all merely superficial injuries.
With Oscar's sausages, Dai Mubai and the others had more or less recovered as well.
After reforming their ranks,
Oscar and the others would occasionally cast resentful glances toward Ye Qiu, while Ma Hongjun gained yet another shadow in his heart.
Ye Qiu had no choice either.
Who told Yu Xiaogang to look down on him—when sparring with Ye Qiu, he had first exhausted them beforehand.
Ye Qiu had already held back a great deal.
Tang San and the others naturally understood that Ye Qiu had shown mercy. Otherwise, it wouldn't have ended with them merely losing consciousness.
Only Dai Mubai felt indignant.
His face had taken several punches from Ye Qiu and was still slightly numb. But after seeing Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai felt somewhat better.
He saw that Yu Xiaogang, standing before them, had specks of blood on his face and clothes—looking extremely miserable.
Having just stopped his nosebleed, Master Yu stood once more before Ye Qiu and the others. His stern gaze swept across the students in front of him, and when it landed on Ye Qiu, he couldn't help but sniff slightly.
There was still a faint smell of blood.
His already stiff face became even more unnatural. His thick lips parted, and his hoarse voice carried anger.
"Chaotic—poor! Too chaotic! Too poor!"
"This is what you call monsters? Your performance truly disappointed me!"
"Tang San, as a control-type soul master, you should have been the soul of the team, yet you had absolutely no control over the battlefield. I am very disappointed in you!"
Faced with the criticism, Tang San lowered his head in shame.
This match had indeed been chaotic, completely lacking any order—once the support fell, they were picked off one by one.
"And you too, Oscar!"
An ugly expression appeared on Yu Xiaogang's stiff face as his cold gaze bore down on Oscar.
"Did Flender ever teach you what the first priority of an auxiliary-type soul master is?"
Under Yu Xiaogang's glare, Oscar replied awkwardly:
"To stay alive."
"Since you know that, why did you still rush forward instead of pulling back, creating distance, and seeking protection?"
Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back, his zombie-like face creased with tightly knitted brows as he vented his dissatisfaction.
"And you, Dai Mubai and the rest of you—only knowing how to charge forward!"
"Just because this was a drill, does that mean you can lower your guard and disregard the safety of your auxiliary teammates?!"
After the furious scolding ended,
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, his voice turning cold.
"If you made mistakes, then you deserve punishment!"
"Now—all of you will receive punishment."
"Without using soul power, run—back and forth between here and Soto City ten times!"
After a brief pause, Yu Xiaogang did not forget to single out his beloved disciple.
"Tang San, your fault is the greatest. You'll run twelve round trips. Move immediately—now!"
As Yu Xiaogang's harsh voice fell,
Tang San immediately ran out. To him, Master Yu's words were no different from commands.
Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun followed closely behind.
If even Tang San was punished—and punished the most—what complaints could they possibly have?
Yu Xiaogang shouted after them again, emphasizing:
"The academy gate has prepared equipment. You'll be running with weight."
"Remember, you are a team. If even one person fails to finish, none of you eat."
Watching the figures of Tang San and the others running off,
Ye Qiu remained indifferent, while Ning Rongrong laughed with schadenfreude.
Unfortunately, her smile didn't last long. Yu Xiaogang immediately turned his attention to the two of them.
"Why aren't you running?"
Yu Xiaogang's cold voice rang out.
"We have to run too?"
Ning Rongrong looked at Yu Xiaogang in shock, her face full of confusion.
Yu Xiaogang frowned at Ye Qiu and Ning Rongrong.
"What I said just now was—all of you will receive punishment."
Ning Rongrong immediately became anxious.
She reached out and grabbed Ye Qiu's arm.
"But this isn't fair! That dead liar and I didn't make any mistakes!"
Master Yu replied calmly, "Let me ask you—what are they to you?"
Ning Rongrong's brows knit slightly as she curled her lips dismissively.
"What could they possibly be to me?"
Yu Xiaogang's brows furrowed.
"You are classmates, companions. Without sharing hardship and joy together, how can there be trust? How can you entrust your back to one another?"
"Why should I—ah!"
Ning Rongrong was about to retort, but Ye Qiu rolled his eyes, sighed, wrapped an arm around her shoulders, and dragged her along.
"Come on, let's go share hardship and joy together."
"Dead liar, let go of me…"
"..."
After walking quite a distance, Ning Rongrong finally broke free from Ye Qiu's grip and irritably punched him twice.
She complained endlessly.
"You dead liar, why didn't you say anything just now? We didn't do anything wrong."
"There's no escaping it—unless you leave."
Ye Qiu shrugged.
Ning Rongrong snorted, unable to refute him.
"Alright, this kind of life won't last long."
Ye Qiu took her soft hand and smiled playfully.
Once the truth comes to light, this Shrek Academy will probably cease to exist anyway—though it was already barely holding together.
"Then you have to help me."
Following Ye Qiu's pace, Ning Rongrong broke into a light run.
"No problem."
Ye Qiu smiled slightly, then revealed a hint of teasing.
"After sharing hardship and joy, I'm still hoping you'll entrust your back to me."
Ning Rongrong looked at the inexplicable smile on Ye Qiu's face.
As a little devil with some adult knowledge, she quickly understood. Her face instantly flushed red, filled with shame and anger.
"Ah!"
"Don't even think about it!"
Ning Rongrong shouted, flinging away Ye Qiu's hand before chasing after him while cursing.
"You—you pervert! Stop right there!"
After bickering all the way,
Ye Qiu and Ning Rongrong caught up to Tang San and the others, arriving at the academy gate almost at the same time.
Seven bamboo baskets were placed there, filled with stones and labeled with names.
Among them,
Ye Qiu's basket had the largest stones. Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun had the next heaviest. Then came Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar, while Ning Rongrong's basket was the lightest.
Everyone shouldered their stones and began training.
Watching their retreating figures, a faint smile finally appeared on Yu Xiaogang's stiff face.
His carefully designed training plan had finally found a use.
These would all be geniuses personally trained by him.
"Xiaogang, isn't this punishment a bit too harsh?"
Flender had appeared beside Yu Xiaogang at some point and spoke with some concern.
"What do you know?" Yu Xiaogang glanced at him and said calmly. "Only after enduring the bitterest hardship can one rise above others."
Flender raised both hands in surrender.
"Alright, alright—you know best. Handle it as you see fit, my great master."
In the shadows, Tang Hao—who had already returned—had searched the entire village thoroughly.
At this moment, he couldn't help but frown.
Something felt wrong.
That ten-thousand-year transformed soul beast was no longer at the academy? What exactly had happened over these past few days?
As Tang Hao's figure flickered, he spotted Flender and Yu Xiaogang.
His thoughts settled.
His lips trembled slightly as he transmitted his voice secretly—
"May everyone live happily!"
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