Chapter 92: "I Am the Headmaster!"
"Flender, what do you mean by that? Are you saying I'm wrong?"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes widened in disbelief. Flender was actually reprimanding him, Yu Xiaogang, for the sake of a student! He was the Master, personally invited by Flender himself. How could Flender dare to do this?
"Sigh…"
Flender sighed deeply, feeling more and more that inviting Yu Xiaogang to Shrek Academy had been a mistake.
Even someone as biased as Flender felt that Yu Xiaogang had gone too far—what about everyone else? If Yu Xiaogang continued like this, it would eventually backfire on him.
"What are you sighing about? Speak clearly! There's no way my teachings could be wrong!"
"Dai Mubai showed no respect for his elders and deliberately injured a classmate. Tang San trusted him so much, and what did he get in return?"
"Dai Mubai gave Tang San a slap in the face!"
"Do you realize how much that slap hurt Tang San?"
Yu Xiaogang was furious. If he were stronger than Dai Mubai, he would have beaten him up right then and there.
Flender's mouth twitched, and his eyelids fluttered. He was just beginning to grasp the extent of Yu Xiaogang's shamelessness. When Tang San beat up Ma Hongjun, Yu Xiaogang had claimed it was to temper Ma Hongjun. But now that Dai Mubai had hit Tang San, he was saying this? What about the damage done to Ma Hongjun when Tang San hit him?
"Yu Xiaogang, starting today—no, starting right now—you will no longer be responsible for teaching Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun. You will only be in charge of your disciple, Tang San! I expect you to stop interfering in how the others learn!"
Flender's face darkened as he spoke.
If it weren't for their twenty years of brotherhood, he would have kicked Yu Xiaogang out of Shrek Academy long ago.
The academy Flender had worked so hard to build had almost lost another student because of Yu Xiaogang. If Flender hadn't stepped in to mediate today, there was no way Dai Mubai would have stayed at Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang's entire body shook. Then it shook again.
"Flender, you're the one who invited me here in the first place. What's the meaning of this?"
Whether or not he taught those three students wasn't the issue—Yu Xiaogang was concerned about his face, his dignity!
Just recently, he was assigned to teach those three, and now, with this sudden reversal, how was he supposed to maintain his position at Shrek Academy?
"You know exactly what I mean. If you're not satisfied, you can leave Shrek Academy!"
Flender was resolute. He had reached his limit with Yu Xiaogang. If push came to shove, he would just pretend he never knew him.
"What? You're actually planning to kick me out?"
Yu Xiaogang was stunned. Was this still the same close brother, Flender? Was he really going to kick him out over a student? Could it be that deep down, Flender also looked down on him?
"Flender, you'll regret this!"
With that, Yu Xiaogang stormed off, not looking back.
"Regret?"
As if something within him had awakened, Flender shouted after Yu Xiaogang's retreating figure, "Yu Xiaogang, I am the Headmaster!"
Yu Xiaogang: "..."
In the end, Yu Xiaogang didn't leave Shrek Academy. Without Flender and the others' help, Tang San would find obtaining soul rings nearly impossible, and even if he did, they might not be satisfactory.
Later records show that the rift between the Golden Iron Triangle's "Horn of Wisdom" and "Horn of Flight" began on this very day.
That day, Flender and Yu Xiaogang had a heated argument. Yu Xiaogang was stubborn, and the two parted on bad terms.
After his confrontation with Yu Xiaogang, Flender found a furious Dai Mubai.
"Headmaster, can you tell me why?"
Dai Mubai was in a foul mood. It clearly wasn't his fault, so why was he the one who had to apologize? As the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, did his dignity mean nothing?
Yu Xiaogang and Tang San—these two were really something else.
Flender looked at Dai Mubai, patted him on the shoulder with his right hand, and said, "Mubai, I'm doing this for your own good."
"For my own good?"
Dai Mubai frowned, turning to look at Flender. He felt numb—was the headmaster really just spouting nonsense?
"Mubai, do you remember the last time we went to hunt soul beasts?"
Flender was referring to their trip to the Star Dou Forest.
They had almost perished on that trip!
Two hundred-thousand-year beast kings!
If Tang Hao hadn't drawn their aggro, there was no telling whether they would have made it back alive.
Flender had never told Dai Mubai and Oscar what really happened that day. Both of them had passed out under the pressure of the Titan Giant Ape's gravity field, so they were unaware of what occurred afterward.
"Of course, I remember. How could I forget?"
Just thinking about it made Dai Mubai shudder. He had almost died that day. If Flender hadn't brought him back, he would have been gone!
How could he forget? A hundred-thousand-year soul beast—such terrifying power!
If one day he could break through to become a Title Douluo, he would definitely return to the Star Dou Forest to settle the score. Of course, whether he could survive long enough to do that was another matter, let alone breaking through to Title Douluo.
"But, Headmaster, what does that day's incident have to do with what happened today?" Dai Mubai asked in confusion.
"Mubai, let me put it this way, and you'll understand."
Flender shook his head and continued, "Tang San—he carries the surname Tang! He is the son of Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo of the Haotian Sect."
"And Yu Xiaogang is the son of Yu Yuanzhen, the master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"
"That day, if the Haotian Douluo hadn't appeared, we wouldn't have made it back."
Hearing this, Dai Mubai fell to the ground in shock.
Were Yu Xiaogang and Tang San's backgrounds really that terrifying?
He wasn't afraid—just deeply shocked.
He didn't know Tang Hao personally, but anyone with the title of Douluo had to be a Title Douluo at the very least! He was familiar with the top three sects, especially the Haotian Sect...
"Mubai, you are the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, and I know a bit about your traditions."
"But just relying on your own strength to defeat your brother is difficult—very difficult!"
"However, if you had some powerful allies, it would be a different story! Do you understand?"
Flender didn't spell everything out. He believed Dai Mubai wasn't a fool.
Hearing this, Dai Mubai suddenly understood, and a glint of realization appeared in his eyes!
Whether it was because of the life-saving debt he indirectly owed them or the possibility of seeking their help, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were not people he could afford to offend!
His earlier apology hadn't been sincere enough!
As long as he could survive, everything else could be dealt with later. When he became the crown prince, or even the emperor of Star Luo, he could settle the score then!
A true man knows when to bend and when to stand tall. What was a little humiliation in the grand scheme of things?
With this in mind, Dai Mubai gratefully said, "Thank you, Headmaster, for your guidance!"
Flender shook his head. The logic was sound, but would people like Tang San and Yu Xiaogang really help Dai Mubai?
(End of Chapter)
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