vncnus Chapter 24 Yu Xiaogang Gets a Slap in the Face
Chapter 24 Yu Xiaogang Gets a Slap in the Face
Chapter 24 Yu Xiaogang Gets a Slap in the Face
"What an ungrateful bastard. Bah—!" The Dean of Notting Academy cursed under his breath again.
Then he remembered something, turned around and gave an instruction to the logistics director:
"Since the master has left, let it be. Let's tidy up the room he vacated and prepare it for other teachers to live in. Let's not waste it."
The room was originally lent to Yu Xiaogang by the dean of Notting College for temporary stays, but who knew he would be so shameless as to stay there for several years.
The dean of Notting Academy and Yu Xiaogang were friends. When Yu Xiaogang came to seek refuge, the dean valued Yu Xiaogang's reputation as a theoretical master in the world of soul masters and needed his reputation to attract students to Notting Academy.
Therefore, Yu Xiaogang was specially hired as a teacher at Notting Academy, in the hope that he could teach the students some theoretical knowledge of martial spirits.
Who knew that Yu Xiaogang wouldn't even attend a single class? He was so arrogant that the Dean of Notting Academy had no choice but to accept it.
They thought that keeping Yu Xiaogang around would at least give him some recognition, but it turns out nobody knows him at all.
What invincible theoretical master?
Nobody believed him; he was just a freeloader and a conman.
The dean of Notting College couldn't very well kick Yu Xiaogang out, thinking that Yu Xiaogang still had some sense of shame and would leave on his own.
As a result, Yu Xiaogang, like a stubborn leech, refused to leave.
The dean of Notting College felt as if he had swallowed a dead fly, and cursed Yu Xiaogang countless times in his heart:
"Disgusting! What a shameless piece of trash! You're utterly shameless!"
There was nothing the Dean of Notting Academy could do but turn a blind eye and consider it as having raised another dog—no, a useless one.
Yu Xiaogang is not even as good as a dog; at least a dog can loyally guard the door for you.
"Good riddance!"
The Dean of Nottingham College was very pleased.
Out of sight, out of mind; peace of mind.
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three days later.
Yu Xiaogang spent twenty gold soul coins to hire a carriage and traveled through the night, galloping at full speed until he arrived outside Wuhun City, covered in dust.
He paid the fare and got off the carriage.
At the city gate.
The city's garrison knights are checking the long queues as they pass through.
Yu Xiaogang was anxious and couldn't wait to get to the front. He skipped the queue and headed straight for the city gate.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't you know how to queue?"
A city knight responsible for maintaining order stopped him, and said with a slight frown.
"You dare stop me? Do you know who I am?"
Yu Xiaogang was anxious to get into the city as soon as possible, and in his anger, he put on an air of superiority.
Back then, as an honorary elder of the Spirit Hall, he considered himself a prominent figure in Spirit City, relying on his title as an unparalleled master of spirit theory.
The city's garrison knight's face darkened: "I don't care who you are, get in line."
However, Yu Xiaogang did not follow the city guard's instructions to go back and queue up obediently.
He puffed out his chest, put his hands behind his back, and proudly adopted an air of profound mystery as he introduced himself:
"Have you heard of the unparalleled master of martial spirit theory? That's me."
"Never heard of it. Get in line!" The city knight shoved him with a dark expression.
Splat!
Yu Xiaogang was caught off guard and was pushed to the ground, falling face-first into the mud.
"Ptooey, ptooey—!" Yu Xiaogang quickly scrambled to his feet, spitting out the sand in his mouth, then roared angrily, "How could you do this?!"
This shout made the city guard who was stopping him look very unpleasant, and he drew his sword.
"If you keep yelling, believe me, I'll chop you down with my sword. Get in line and behave yourself!"
Seeing the city knight brandish his weapon with ill intent, Yu Xiaogang shrank back, his lips moving slightly, but he didn't dare to utter another word.
He chickened out.
Seeing that his status as a master was not enough, he decided to try a different approach.
A moment later, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he remembered another method:
"I know the saintess; I'm her friend. May I come in?"
"Heh--!" The city guard knight completely ignored him and gave a cold laugh.
Then she looked at him expressionlessly:
"I've seen plenty of people like you. Every year, I don't know how many people claim to know the Holy Maiden or be her friend. There must be hundreds, if not thousands. You still dare to lie? You're asking for a beating."
As soon as he finished speaking, the city-guarding knight drew his longsword and four spirit rings, yellow and purple, appeared beneath his feet. He then slashed at Yu Xiaogang with his sword.
boom--!
Caught off guard, Yu Xiaogang hastily raised his hand to block, revealing the aura of a Great Soul Master on his body.
However, he was still knocked four or five meters away and fell to the ground.
"ah--!"
Yu Xiaogang clutched his twisted arm and screamed in agony.
The city's garrison knight glared at Yu Xiaogang with an unfriendly expression and said sneer:
"Heh~~ So you're just a level 29 Great Soul Master. What a piece of trash! With this kind of skill, you dare to impersonate Her Highness the Holy Maiden's friend? You're truly courting death!"
"Two yellow and two purple? A four-ring Soul Master with the best configuration?! Damn it, they actually sent a Soul Master to guard the city gate!" Yu Xiaogang was shocked.
"Either line up properly, or get out of here right now."
The city's garrison knight glanced sideways at Yu Xiaogang and warned coldly, "This is the last warning. If you dare to cause any more trouble, you'll die!"
Upon seeing that the other party was actually a Soul Master, Yu Xiaogang dared not say anything more. Holding his injured arm, he endured the pain and slunk to the end of the line, where he obediently joined the queue.
Standing in the queue, Yu Xiaogang's face was gloomy, and he thought to himself, "Damn it! Once I get into the city, I'll make you pay."
Seeing this, the city's garrison knight ignored him and continued to perform his duties.
One hour later.
Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain. His face was pale, and his forehead was covered with large beads of sweat.
Finally, it was his turn at the city gate.
Yu Xiaogang strode forward, wanting to go directly into the city.
"Hey, what's going on? Did I say you could come in?" The city guard knight blocked him again with a dark face.
"Why are you stopping me? I'm already in line. I want to get into the city."
Yu Xiaogang realized that the person blocking his way was the city guard who had broken his hand earlier, and his face immediately turned very ugly.
His hand is broken and he's in excruciating pain. He wants to get into the city as soon as possible to find a healing-type Soul Master to help him heal.
"Heh--. You want to enter the city? Sure. Give me your travel documents!"
The city garrison knight smiled and gestured to Yu Xiaogang.
"What pass? I don't have one. Since when do you need a pass to enter Spirit City? I'm a Great Spirit Master, I'm qualified to enter Spirit City."
Yu Xiaogang frowned. He remembered that any Great Soul Master could freely enter and leave Wuhun City.
He began to suspect that the city's garrison knights were deliberately picking on him.
"No? Then I can't let you pass. Get out of here right now." The city guard's face darkened again.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang became even more certain. So, you've offended me just now, and you're looking to settle a personal score because you don't like me? Hmph, I can handle you!
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his lips; he had come up with an idea.
Immediately, Yu Xiaogang shouted, "You're using your position for personal revenge. I'm going to report you!"
His voice was loud and quickly attracted everyone's attention.
With so many people here, I don't believe you would dare to be so rebellious and settle personal scores. You will be despised by everyone. Now let me through.
Yu Xiaogang struck a pose of superiority, one hand behind his back, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, exuding an air of righteous indignation.
However, things did not go as he had hoped.
He was greeted with a huge slap.
Snap!
A loud slap rang out, and Yu Xiaogang's body spun around a few times before falling to the ground, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, and his right cheek visibly swollen.
Yu Xiaogang was stunned when he was suddenly slapped and fell to the ground.
The city's garrison knight kept his hand outstretched, cursing under his breath as he said:
"Damn it, I hate people like this who are both incompetent and pretentious. What else is this but asking for a beating? Get the hell out of here. Otherwise, I don't mind throwing you into a tenement building."
The city's garrison knight's expression grew increasingly hostile.
"ah--!"
Suddenly, a piercing howl rang out; the voice belonged to Yu Xiaogang.
It was because when he fell, Yu Xiaogang's severed hand was trapped under his body. When he came to his senses from the shock, he was overwhelmed by intense pain, causing him to wail incessantly. He couldn't even care less about the slaps he was receiving on the face.
"Stop howling! If you keep yelling, I'll chop you up!"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's horrible screams, the city guard was displeased and kicked him again.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was startled. Seeing the city knight's hand about to touch the hilt of his sword, he quickly shut his mouth.
She could only grimace and make muffled sounds, tears and snot streaming down her face from the pain.
"Haha, serves you right, well done. You dare to show your face here without proper clearance documents."
"Don't you know that these are special times? Anyone who wants to enter Spirit City must have a pass issued by the Spirit Hall to enter?"
"Where did this idiot come from? Are you trying to be funny?"
At this moment, the audience members standing nearby began to comment.
They watched Yu Xiaogang's performance from beginning to end; he was truly incompetent and loved to show off.
Instead of sympathizing with his beating, people were full of disgust and ridicule.
Listening to what everyone was saying, Yu Xiaogang was surprised that instead of helping him, they were mocking him.
For a time, Yu Xiaogang was disheartened and filled with resentment.
He couldn't enter Wuhun City, and he was too ashamed to stay there any longer.
Yu Xiaogang struggled to his feet and staggered away from Wuhun City.
After going far away.
Yu Xiaogang turned back to look in the direction of Wuhun City, his eyes flashing with a resentful light:
"Spirit Hall, the humiliation you have brought me—one day, I will repay you a thousandfold!"
Today's experience deepened his hatred for the Spirit Hall.
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(End of this chapter)