Zhu Zhuqing was a person of few words but fierce actions. A resounding slap served as the appetizer, and the sound once again echoed across the training grounds.
"This slap is to teach you to control your eyes! If you stare again, next time it won't just be a slap!"
Ma Hongjun felt like dying at this point.
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have been so loose-lipped and stared! If he had known that gossiping would come back to bite him, he would never have invited trouble.
Compared to Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun was even more vulnerable.
He couldn't even last a few moves before being beaten to tears, begging for mercy repeatedly.
"Enough!"
Hu Lande finally couldn't watch anymore and spoke up to stop them.
"They are not your opponents. Do you have to beat them to severe injury to be satisfied?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing did stop her hands.
This dead Fatty was indeed not durable; it was boring and offered no sparring effect at all.
"Hmph, consider yourself too weak and unable to withstand a beating!" She coldly dropped a remark.
For the first time, Ma Hongjun felt grateful for his weakness.
But in his lowered eyes, a hard-to-detect sinister glint flashed.
He would remember this grudge!
He was even already plotting in his mind that he would definitely find an opportunity later to team up with Boss Dai and defile these two bitches... but not now.
Zhu Zhuqing still seemed to have some lingering desire, and her gaze turned to Tang San, who had been silent all this time: "Do you want to have a match too?"
Xiao Wu immediately rushed to answer, shaking her head like a rattle-drum: "No more, no more! Not today!"
She tried her best to stop Tang San, afraid that if he really made a move, it would hurt their harmony.
She was even more afraid that if Tang San was pushed too far and used those special methods, injuring the opponent, that terrifying man would definitely not let it go!
After all, her secret was still in his hands!
"Xiao Wu, why do you keep stopping me?" Tang San asked in a low voice, puzzled.
"Third Brother, she... she has already fought two matches in a row. Even if you go up now and win, it wouldn't be a fair victory..."
Xiao Wu quickly made excuses, hoping to stall for as long as possible.
Zhu Zhuqing knew that Xiao Wu was a key focus of the teacher, and seeing her strongly object, she no longer insisted, giving her some face.
She didn't look at Tang San again; in her eyes, only the teacher could hold her gaze now.
In Tang San's eyes, however, it was a display of contempt towards him.
Zhu Zhuqing's face was expressionless as she coldly swept her gaze over the Shrek group, suddenly feeling a bit bored.
There wasn't anyone who could fight; what a monster academy, truly uninteresting.
She was just about to call Ning Rongrong to leave.
But Ning Rongrong's eyes darted around, and she suddenly smiled sweetly at Xiao Wu, who was standing nearby, and invited her: "Xiao Wu, do you want to go out and stroll with us?"
Xiao Wu raised her head in surprise upon hearing this, pointing to herself: "Are you inviting me to go shopping?"
To be honest, she was tempted.
Being cooped up in this academy full of rough men, as the only girl, was incredibly boring.
Aside from Tang San, she didn't even have anyone to confide in.
Moreover, she could feel that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong held no ill will towards her.
"Of course it's you! Is there another Xiao Wu here?"
Ning Rongrong smiled like a cunning little fox, "How about it? We're planning to go to the city to buy new clothes! If you come with us, this young lady will cover all your expenses today!"
She patted her chest, looking like a rich and generous 'big sister'.
Xiao Wu was even more tempted. She looked at Tang San's displeased face with some hesitation, then secretly glanced at Hu Lande beside her.
Hu Lande immediately turned his head away discreetly, pretending to study the clouds in the sky.
It wasn't that he didn't want to maintain his dean's authority; it was simply that compared to being slapped in public, he chose strategic ignorance.
He couldn't afford to provoke that lord's disciples, nor did he want to.
"Xiao Wu, don't listen to them!"
Tang San frowned, trying to stop her, "Besides, we are currently in class."
"Third Brother..."
Xiao Wu tugged at his sleeve, her voice pleading, "I want to go, I haven't bought new clothes in such a long, long time. Look, my clothes are already pilling..."
These words left Tang San speechless for a moment.
Over the years, Xiao Wu had mostly eaten and used his things.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of buying things for her, but he was also tight on money!
Besides being busy cultivating all day, researching Hidden Weapons was also a considerable expense.
He seemed to have genuinely overlooked that Xiao Wu was also a girl, and it was a girl's nature to love beauty.
Looking at other girls, dressed brightly and beautifully, while Xiao Wu wore one set of clothes until it pilled without replacing it, a wave of guilt washed over him.
The small Spirit Master subsidy Xiao Wu received herself was barely enough, mostly covering female necessities and snacks.
Although she had always regarded Tang San as her closest family, Tang San was not a wealthy person either.
Over the years, life, though not exactly destitute, was certainly not affluent.
"Xiao Wu, I'm sorry, I was negligent."
Tang San's tone softened, "How about this, when I'm done with this busy period, I'll definitely take you to buy..."
Xiao Wu, however, gently interrupted him: "Third Brother, we've both grown up, and besides, I need to buy intimate clothes, it wouldn't be very convenient for you to come along, do you understand?"
Unbeknownst to them, Xiao Wu's feelings for Tang San were quietly changing; she was beginning to care about the boundaries between men and women.
Tang San, of course, understood Xiao Wu's implied meaning.
Those were private matters for girls; for him, a man, to insist on going along would indeed seem tactless and lacking in boundaries.
Thinking of this, Tang San understood that Xiao Wu was determined to go out with them.
He couldn't help but feel a little angry, feeling that Xiao Wu was becoming less and less obedient to him.
He flicked his sleeve, feigning anger: "I'm not going to manage you anymore, go wherever you want! Anyway, coming to this academy was your own choice, I didn't force you!"
He thought these petulant words would make Xiao Wu soften and turn back.
However, Xiao Wu seemed not to hear him, a liberated smile appearing on her face as she happily stepped forward, taking Ning Rongrong's hand with one hand and Zhu Zhuqing's with the other, laughing as she ran out of the academy.
Tang San stood stunned in place, watching Xiao Wu's unhesitating departure, feeling an emptiness in his heart.
It was as if something extremely important was quietly disappearing, and he couldn't grasp it.
Only after the three figures had completely vanished did Hu Lande clear his throat twice, resuming his dean's authority.
"What are you still looking at! Help these two on the ground get some treatment! Then, all of you, go run laps for me! No eating until you've run twenty laps!"
He had already finished the scolding he needed to do; now he just felt disgraced, secretly deciding that future classes should be taught by other teachers as much as possible.
Hmm, he should just quietly remain a nominal dean.
Since that menace had moved in across the street, for the sake of living expenses, perhaps it was time to reopen his shop in Soto City.
In Soto City
Three beautiful women, each with a distinct style yet equally eye-catching, walked down the street, chattering incessantly, forming a beautiful scenic view.