Chapter 35: Just a Sore Butt, Everything Else's Fine
"His buttocks are swollen, the tailbone slightly displaced, and his limbs have minor fractures. Overall, it's a minor issue. With treatment and a few days of rest, and avoiding strenuous activity, he'll be fine."
After a thorough examination, the academy's Healing Soul Masters delivered their diagnosis: nothing serious at all.
Not only that, but the kind-hearted healers even helped Tang San pull up the pants he had removed for the check-up, covering his reddened backside.
The principal breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the report:
"Good."
"This child, Su Yan, is exceptional. Hardworking, talented, unwilling to accept defeat… and yet he has such a good heart and a measured hand in dealing with things. Truly one of the best students I've ever seen."
The other teachers nodded in agreement, showing their admiration.
"Xiao San…"
Hearing the principal praise Su Yan, Yu Xiaogang cried even harder. His heart filled with resentment—listening to others commend Su Yan was almost more painful than being killed!
Tang San remained silent, his eyes vacant.
"Was it his body that was hurt?"
"No. It was his heart."
"It hurt."
"So much."
Xiao Wu, watching from the side, almost laughed. This stupid Tang San! Always targeting the little monkey, but now? Let's see if this teaches him a lesson.
Bah.
"Worthless Yu Xiaogang."
[Carrot Lover: Sisters, I've got the information, and honestly, it's kind of funny.]
[Carrot Lover: Yu Xiaogang's disciple, Tang San, got into a fight and was knocked away. Yu Xiaogang, worried, cried.]
[Everyone: ???]
[Group Member 9: That's it? Just that simple?]
[Hu Leina: Doesn't seem right.]
[The Moon of My Childhood: Yu Xiaogang is really that attached to Tang San?]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Come on, Yu Xiaogang's a useless guy. After years of being mocked, and that's all it takes to break his composure?]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: I'm dying laughing—so every time Tang San gets hit, Yu Xiaogang cries?]
[I Am an Orphan: Huh?]
[Cat in the Shadows: Su Yan said before that Tang San was Yu Xiaogang's only hope to prove himself. Harming Tang San hurts him more than if his own father were killed.]
[Su Yan: That explains it. Tang San must have been beaten badly, so Yu Xiaogang was overly worried, right?]
[Carrot Lover: Beaten badly? Tang San just got knocked away, and his butt got bruised. Everything else is fine.]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Correction, sisters—it's just the butt that's sore, everything else is fine.]
[Group Member 9: In short, just a little sore butt.]
"Hahaha!!"
At the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
But her heart was still conflicted.
"Tang San was an enemy of the Spirit Hall, someone who tried to kill me and my daughter."
"And now, if Tang San got just a minor injury and Yu Xiaogang cried like this… how are we supposed to defeat him?"
[Bibi Dong: Is there any way to change Xiaogang's disciple so Tang San isn't under him anymore?]
[Su Yan: I think giving you a new head and a new brain would be more appropriate.]
[Bibi Dong: You…]
[I Am an Orphan: What do you mean 'you'? Bibi Dong, you're crazy! And blind too! Xiaogang is useless as he is. Why do you even care about him?]
[Bibi Dong: Silence! None of your business. No wonder you're an orphan, always meddling.]
[Hu Leina: Teacher, please stop talking.]
At the Prince's Mansion, Hu Leina was nearly in tears from worry.
Seeing Qian Renxue so angry, wronged, even on the verge of tears, Hu Leina felt a pang in her heart.
"Sigh. Teacher, you're truly blind—I don't even want to protect you anymore."
[My Surname is Not Yu: I Am an Orphan… do you have a grudge against Xiaogang? Why do you always deliberately pick on him?]
Liu Erlong noticed it.
Everyone else was just there to watch and make comments, but this orphan seemed to have a particular fondness for targeting Yu Xiaogang.
["I Am an Orphan: Two blind fools, get lost!"]
At Nuoding Academy, Su Yan couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
Bibi Dong actually attacked her own daughter—can you believe it?
Hu Leina probably wasn't protecting Bibi Dong anymore either.
Women really were fickle.
The relationships in this chat group were chaotic, flipping so quickly.
Come to think of it… when Qian Renxue's true identity was finally revealed, Su Yan really wanted to see Bibi Dong's reaction. Better yet, see it in person.
[Su Yan: Civilized chat group, everyone, no cursing.]
Su Yan said a sentence in the group, and before he could say more, he was surrounded by the principal and a group of teachers, who praised him profusely.
"The most talented and inspirational student in the history of Nuoding Academy… the best child, virtuous, obedient, and sensible."
Su Yan felt embarrassed listening to all this praise.
He had to thank the Brother System!
Without the system, no matter how hard he tried, he definitely couldn't have surpassed Tang San—let alone defeat him in an instant.
The competition quickly resumed.
With Tang San in his current state, he definitely couldn't participate anymore. Physically, he could, but mentally… not so much.
Now it was Xiao Wu's time to shine.
In this small place, Nuoding Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu were the strongest. Naturally, their talents would shine anywhere else, too.
[Su Yan: Xiaogang's emotional adjustment time is over. Let's continue—why Yu Xiaogang became the scumbag who ruined two women's lives.]
[Su Yan: Yu Xiaogang's martial soul mutated into a useless one. From a young age, he suffered endless humiliation within his family, eventually even being expelled.]
[Su Yan: Here, I have to wonder—having endured so much darkness in his heart, has he become twisted? Can he still be considered a normal person?]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: Huh?]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: I think I kind of understand… I think I can sympathize a bit.]
[Cat in the Shadows: The son of the clan leader, turned into a useless person, humiliated endlessly, finally expelled—few could remain kind after such an experience.]
[Group Member 9: Just like Bibi Dong—after experiencing darkness, wanting to destroy the world?]
[Bibi Dong: Shut up! Don't slander me here.]
[Group Member 9: I'm not slandering! Didn't Su Yan just say it? You were influenced by the Rakshasa God's evil thoughts, wanting to destroy the world!]
[I Am an Orphan: One psychopath and another… You two are quite a match.]
[Bibi Dong: You're an orphan yourself, you're no better.]
[Hu Leina: Teacher, if you keep this up, I really won't protect you anymore.]
[Bibi Dong: Hu Leina, you really are ungrateful.]
[Carrot Lover: Bad woman, isn't this all learned from you?]
[Su Yan: I can't be certain here, but what I want to say is this: Yu Xiaogang's desire to prove himself, his drive to rise above, has become the sole purpose of his existence.]
[Su Yan: I believe that as long as he can prove he's not useless, he'll be willing to do anything.]
[The Moon of My Childhood: I can relate. Those who haven't endured such suffering can't understand this feeling.]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: Hehe… I smell some big juicy secret.]
[Carrot Lover: The Moon of My Childhood, you have stories of your own, too, huh?]
[Group Member 9: A story of a useless person's comeback? Have you already made your comeback?]
[The Moon of My Childhood: No… not yet.]
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