"Lie down?!"
"The door is already locked?!"
As soon as these muffled words were spoken from inside the room, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who were eavesdropping outside, simultaneously lit up with realization. It was exactly as they had expected!
Previously, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were interrupted during a crucial moment on Mount Flame. So when they left the others to be alone, they would definitely continue with those illicit affairs at the first opportunity. That was the logic that brought Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun back to the door. However, they hadn't expected to hear such a brazen statement from Yu Xiaogang the moment they pressed their ears against the wood.
The corner of Dai Mubai's mouth twitched uncontrollably. Could Tang San, looking as battered as he currently did, make Yu Xiaogang so impatient? Or was it that people like them simply had such unique and urgent preferences?
Next to him, Ma Hongjun's expression was also extremely excited. Having heard such explosive content already, he was eager to listen to even more sensational details. If conditions allowed, he might even casually mention it to others later. After all, keeping such big gossip to oneself was simply too unbearable. That kind of restraint absolutely didn't fit Ma Hongjun's personality!
Just then, Tang San's voice actually came from inside the room this time.
At this moment, inside the room, Yu Xiaogang had just sprinkled a bottle of strong anti-inflammatory medicine onto Tang San's raw wound. The intense stinging pain made Tang San grimace instantly, and tiny beads of sweat continuously emerged from his forehead. But Yu Xiaogang seemed completely unaware of his disciple's pain and continued to increase the dosage to ensure the wound was fully covered.
"Grandmaster, could you be a little gentler? It really hurts too much."
As soon as these words were spoken, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, pressed against the door outside, were dumbfounded. It was really exactly as they had thought. Case closed!
What the hell were they still listening for? If they continued to listen, the content they heard next might be too much to bear. The two of them were self-proclaimed ladies' men who frequented brothels together. They were genuine straight men, completely different from guys like Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, who were apparently full of this forbidden 'bromance'. Listening further might even make them vomit from disgust. After all, they had just eaten dinner.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun cautiously lifted their heads from the door, exchanged a horrified look, and then quickly left the scene of the 'crime'.
Inside the room, the conversation continued, completely innocent of the misunderstanding outside.
"This medicine must be used at one-third of the dosage each time; there's nothing to be done about the pain. You'll just have to bear with it!" Yu Xiaogang explained slowly as he carefully checked the instructions on the medicine bottle. It wasn't that he was heavy-handed on purpose, but that the medicine had to be applied liberally to have any effect at all.
Unfortunately, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had already walked far away. The two of them hadn't heard these explanatory sentences from Yu Xiaogang at all. It could be said that they perfectly missed the context that would have cleared everything up. A very explosive piece of gossip about Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had already begun to brew in Ma Hongjun's imaginative mind.
One day of rest quickly ended. During this day, Tang San remained in the room with Yu Xiaogang to recover. He only went to the cafeteria once to get food and then didn't go out again. On that brief trip, he just happened to run into Ma Hongjun and Oscar on the way, whispering excitedly about something. Upon seeing Tang San, they immediately shut their mouths as if nothing was wrong, but the way they looked at him was very strange—a mix of pity and judgment.
Although Tang San was a bit puzzled by their behavior, he didn't pay much attention to it. His current focus was entirely on the injury on his butt. It had to be said, the medicine Flender brought him was indeed quite effective. In just over a day, his wound had actually started to heal significantly.
Originally, Tang San had already decided not to participate in the upcoming team battle due to his injury. But the rapid healing made a mysterious confidence resurface in him. Therefore, as the team battle draw was about to begin, Tang San pushed Yu Xiaogang's wheelchair out of their room. The two of them actually appeared in the arena together.
The appearance of this master and disciple duo directly stunned everyone in the arena.
The explosive gossip about Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had spread throughout the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy over the past two days. After a full day of one-on-one soul duels the day before yesterday, these originally arrogant noble students had learned to respect the true strength of the Shrek Academy students—mostly.
It was widely known that the weakest substitute player in the Shrek Team was the guy who was severely beaten by Shi Mo that day: Tang San. And that mysterious person in the wheelchair, originally thought to be a hidden powerhouse of the academy, turned out to be merely the master of that useless Tang San.
Originally, these facts were nothing special; at most, they would draw a few taunts about weakness. But yesterday, someone accidentally overheard two members of the Shrek Team discussing in the academy cafeteria. The rumor was juicy: This Tang San and his master actually had a 'bromance'!
Such illicit affairs happening between a master and disciple were truly a shock to their worldview. Therefore, such explosive gossip, once it started, instantly swept through the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy like a whirlwind. It was even starting to spread outside the academy now, though the description of the subjects had changed slightly to: "An improper relationship exists between a male teacher and his male student at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Scandalous and outrageous!"
Therefore, everyone thought that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang would quietly hide away in shame, at least until the rumors died down. They really hadn't expected these two guys to actually come out and appear in public so boldly. Their courage was truly commendable. Could it be that they intended to publicly announce their relationship?
But in reality, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San knew absolutely nothing about the rumors. They never would have imagined their image had been completely ruined in the eyes of the public. Originally, they felt somewhat like transparent people among the Shrek Group compared to the flashy fighters. But now, they had become big celebrities throughout the entire academy, and their fame was still expanding outwards.
Just then, Yu Xiaogang suddenly felt that ever since he and Tang San entered the arena, the entire venue had become strangely quiet. And just now, on their way here, he and Tang San also saw some people looking at them and whispering behind their hands.
Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly. Although Tang San had indeed lost quite badly that day, it shouldn't be enough to make him so famous, right?
Tang San pushed Yu Xiaogang to the stage area. The latter looked at Qin Ming and said calmly and loudly, so everyone could hear, "Tang San's body has recovered almost completely, so let him also participate in the team battle draw."
After he finished speaking, everyone was still stunned into silence. Even Qin Ming, who was always meticulous and professional, was extremely shocked after hearing the rumors about Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. He was completely out of sorts. He really hadn't expected this seemingly upright Grandmaster to actually be a beast in human clothing who harbored thoughts about his own disciple in private. It was truly a sign of declining morality!
Qin Ming was dazed for a moment, then he reacted, clearing his throat awkwardly. "Then let Tang San wait for the draw."
Only then did Yu Xiaogang nod in satisfaction. Then, with Tang San's help, he lifted his wheelchair and found a relatively good viewing spot in the stands.
For some reason, Yu Xiaogang felt that today everyone was unusually polite to him—giving him a wide berth and avoiding eye contact. This, in turn, made him feel a little unaccustomed to the attention, unaware that it was born of scandal rather than respect.