After seeing Xue Luochuan fly away, Teacher Xue understood why he had done so.
This was the first time she had encountered such a disgusting opponent. Even if she were to go up against him, she might have to admit defeat. Rather than make herself look foolish, why not be carefree and let him have his way?
Teacher Xue got up and chased after Xue Luochuan in the direction he had left.
"Ouch!"
"Can't you watch where you're going?!"
Teacher Xue bumped into someone, and before she could even speak, the person started cursing.
"Pay up, one hundred gold soul coins, or you're not going anywhere."
Flander said with an annoyed expression, not even looking at the person in front of him, and directly stretched out his hand to ask for money.
"Flander, Boss Flander, you... what are you doing here?"
Teacher Xue rubbed her temples, and only when she heard the familiar voice did she look up. She was shocked by what she saw.
Boss Flander, it was Boss Flander! Boss Flander was here, so... was Little Anal... Little Anal here too?
Teacher Xue was none other than Xue Ya. Two of the original "Golden Iron Triangle" had now met.
Xue Ya didn't have time to think; she immediately turned and looked around, but found nothing. Not only was there no one like Yu Xiaogang, but there wasn't even anyone who looked like him.
"Ya-mei, you… what are you doing here? Where have you been all these years?"
Flander reacted, looking down at the woman in front of him. This woman he had longed for day and night was actually standing before him—was he dreaming?
Flander rubbed his eyes uncertainly, blinking repeatedly before finally confirming it was Xue Ya.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Flander hugged Xue Ya tightly. He was so excited; Xue Ya, Xue Ya, was actually standing before him!
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, wrapped in bandages, was talking to Toad Tang San on the second floor. His gaze fell, and he happened to see Flander hugging Xue Ya.
"Damn Flander, you've got a death wish!"
Yu Xiaogang clenched the railing tightly, snorting venomously in his heart. His gaze was fixed on the two below, filled with resentment, wishing Flander would die right then and there.
Toad Tang San followed Yu Xiaogang's gaze and asked curiously, "Teacher, is that Dean Flander's sweetheart?"
This question only fueled Yu Xiaogang's anger. "Bullshit! That's my woman! My woman! We almost got married... But... but she's my half-sister!"
"No, that's not for you to know now. Focus on preparing for the next match,"
Yu Xiaogang sneered, unusually angry with Toad Tang San.
Toad Tang San nodded obediently, saying nothing. He glanced at the woman again. Didn't she look a bit like his teacher before his disfigurement?
Without thinking too much, Toad Tang San continued preparing. There was another match later, and this time he had to show his true strength! He couldn't let Xiao Wu look down on him again.
What he didn't know was that after Xue Luochuan's first encounter, all the subsequent challenges only cemented his "illustrious reputation."
Below, Xueya quickly broke free from Flander: "Boss Flander, you're here! Do you know where Xiaogang is?"
Hearing Xueya's question, Flander's face darkened instantly. He really knew how to rub salt in the wound. Oh, Xueya, when will you ever understand my heart?
"Never mind, never mind, you don't know anyway. Boss Flander, let's talk tonight. I'll introduce you to my disciple."
Xueya smiled at Flander, said goodbye, and left, even arranging a meeting at a restaurant with him.
Flander gave a wry smile, nodding as he watched Xueya's departing figure.
"Never mind, I'll take Xiaogang with me later."
Flander muttered to himself, then walked towards Yu Xiaogang and Xueya.
...
Inside the hotel, Xue Luochuan took a shower and changed into clean white clothes before comfortably waiting for Yu Tianheng and the others to arrive.
After a while, Xue Ya returned with Yu Tianheng and the others.
The Tiandou Royal Academy no longer had Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, but now it had Xue Luochuan and Ning Rongrong; this was probably a correction of history.
Some things had changed, but others remained the same.
Xue Ya found Xue Luochuan alone:
"Luochuan, come with me to see someone later."
Xue Ya looked at Xue Luochuan, who had changed his clothes, and was somewhat satisfied. Her disciple was good in every way, except that he was a little too proud.
"Teacher, did you meet someone?"
Xue Luochuan asked curiously.
Xue Ya nodded: "Remember the Golden Iron Triangle that I mentioned? This time, we might reunite. You are my disciple, so naturally I will take you to meet them."
Xue Ya said excitedly; she had a premonition that she would meet Xiao Gang tonight, and she wanted to save all her excitement for meeting Yu Xiao Gang.
"Alright!" Xue Luochuan nodded slightly. He also wanted to meet the two people his teacher had mentioned, hoping they wouldn't disappoint him; otherwise, he wouldn't hold back.
That night, Xue Ya and the other went for a stroll in the streets, intending to buy some things before meeting Flander.
Meanwhile, Toad Tang San was feeling dejected, being comforted by Yu Xiaogang:
"Xiao San, don't be sad. Think about it, didn't we win a lot of matches today?"
"Aren't we a little closer to the Golden Soul Medal?"
Yu Xiaogang patted his disciple's shoulder, offering words of comfort.
Toad Tang San lowered his head, not saying a word. He had won every single Soul Battle match all afternoon, yet he was still unhappy.
Moreover, the Great Soul Arena had specifically given Toad Tang San a few more Soul Battles.
It's no wonder Toad Tang San was unhappy. Anyone would be. He wanted to fight back against the powerful, but it turned out he'd been tricked by the financial world…
His victory was so frustrating, so humiliating, that he felt ashamed, even though it was a fair win.
Throughout the afternoon's matches, it seemed like Toad Tang San had been manipulated by the financial world. Every opponent seemed to have made a pact.
Each one of them would release their martial soul upon entering the arena, and as soon as Toad Tang San's martial soul was activated, they would immediately concede, just like Xue Luochuan.
It was as if they had all agreed to surrender when they encountered Toad Tang San.
When he finally encountered an opponent willing to release their soul skill, the moment Toad Tang San did, the opponent would immediately concede again.
This infuriated Toad Tang San. Now, he simply stopped releasing his martial soul, but without it, he couldn't defeat his opponents, and he wasn't allowed to use hidden weapons either.
But as soon as he released his martial soul, his opponent surrendered. Toad Tang San wanted to surrender too, but his opponent wouldn't let him, surrendering even faster than he could.
It was as if they were toying with him, deliberately wanting to see the state of Toad Tang San's martial soul...
In just one afternoon, Toad Tang San's "renowned reputation" spread far and wide.
There's a toad in the Soto City Grand Arena; if you encounter him, you must surrender, or he'll disgust you to death...
(End of Chapter)