Chapter 18: Yu Xiaogang! Damn You! Tang San Is Speechless!
Ning Rongrong had absolutely no intention of wasting any more time with a womanizer like Oscar. She even kicked him in the leg.
"Get lost!"
Oscar froze completely. Seeing Ning Rongrong acting almost as if she had gone mad, he didn't know what to do.
In the end, he could only retreat for the moment out of fear that things might escalate.
Ning Rongrong's face was cold, yet her heart was incredibly complicated.
After all, she had once had feelings for Oscar.
Unfortunately, this man had deceived her.
Shaking her head, she turned and left.
At the gate of Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were already prepared. They had even arranged a carriage.
When they saw Ning Rongrong arrive, they immediately pulled her onto the carriage, and they left together.
The three girls sat inside the carriage, looking at the academy where they had spent so much time. Each of them had complicated expressions on their faces.
At that moment, Xiao Wu could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Why… why did things end up like this?"
"I… I didn't even say goodbye to Xiao San… wuwuwu…"
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing felt saddened upon hearing this.
"It's alright, Xiao Wu," Ning Rongrong comforted her.
"If Tang San has really been brainwashed by Yu Xiaogang, then he's not worth loving."
"If Tang San truly cares about you, he will come find you."
"Didn't you say last night that you would leave him a letter?"
Xiao Wu nodded.
That was the only thing she could do.
If she had tried to say goodbye, she would definitely have lost control of her emotions and revealed that they were leaving Shrek. At that point, none of them would have been able to leave.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing didn't understand.
They thought Xiao Wu was simply giving up on Tang San.
But only Xiao Wu herself knew the truth.
If her identity as a soul beast were not in danger of being exposed, how could she possibly leave?
If she were just an ordinary human and didn't have to worry about her safety, then even if Tang San had truly been brainwashed by Yu Xiaogang, she would have stayed and tried to bring him back.
Unfortunately, there were no "ifs" in this world.
The carriage carrying the three girls headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
...
Shrek Academy.
After finishing his cultivation, Tang San climbed down from the roof and immediately saw the dejected Oscar.
He found it strange and asked,
"Xiao Ao, what's with that expression?"
Hearing this, Oscar looked up and saw Tang San. His voice sounded tired.
"I don't know. This morning, Rongrong and the other two said they had some girls' private matters, so they all took leave and left together."
"I tried to show some concern for Rongrong, but it seemed like I offended her. She scolded me harshly and even kicked me."
"Leave?"
Tang San immediately became alert upon hearing this.
"What leave?"
"Did Xiao Wu take leave too?"
"Yeah, the three of them together…" Oscar frowned.
The moment Tang San heard that Xiao Wu had left, his mind went blank.
"What is going on? Why have Xiao Wu and the others been acting like completely different people these past few days?"
"Earlier, when Ning Rongrong questioned Grandmaster's theory, I already felt something was strange. Now the three of them have left entirely?"
"How could this…"
At that moment, Dai Mubai suddenly ran over from a distance, holding a letter.
"Xiao San, there's a letter!"
"It seems Xiao Wu left it for you. I found it outside your dormitory."
"Xiao Wu's letter!"
Tang San hurried forward and grabbed the envelope.
Because the three girls had taken leave together, the others had already sensed something unusual. Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and Flender had also walked over.
Yu Xiaogang had already heard about the matter from Flender. Along the way, he kept scolding him.
"Such a big matter, and you didn't even inform me!"
"Flender, do you even still regard me as your brother?"
Flender apologized while walking.
"Xiaogang, I didn't mean it. Ning Rongrong threatened me with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"And she repeatedly promised it was just some private matter. I thought it might be something related to girls, so it didn't feel appropriate to refuse."
"When three students leave at the same time, even a pig could tell something is wrong!"
Yu Xiaogang angrily scolded Flender for being incompetent. Meanwhile, the teachers had already reached Tang San and the others.
They had come to ask whether Tang San knew anything.
Unexpectedly, they saw the letter in Tang San's hand.
Yu Xiaogang immediately asked,
"Xiao San, do you already know about Xiao Wu and the others leaving?"
"Just now, Mubai said that Xiao Wu left that letter for you?"
Tang San was equally confused, though his expression turned serious.
"Yes. The handwriting on the envelope is Xiao Wu's."
"Teacher, Dean, what exactly happened?"
Yu Xiaogang explained,
"This morning, Ning Rongrong came on behalf of the three of them to ask Flender for leave, saying they had some private matter and needed a day."
"Flender didn't notice anything suspicious, so he agreed."
"But unexpectedly, the three of them seemed to have planned it long ago. They even had a carriage ready. The moment the leave was approved, they left immediately without stopping. Something seems wrong."
"We came here to ask whether you knew anything."
"And now it seems Xiao Wu didn't even say goodbye to you."
When Tang San heard the last sentence, his expression immediately darkened.
"What kind of urgent matter would make Xiao Wu leave without telling me?"
"Am I someone she needs to hide things from? I'm her brother!"
Yu Xiaogang frowned as well, feeling that Xiao Wu was being somewhat immature.
"Xiao San, open the letter and see what it says first."
Tang San quickly opened the envelope while everyone gathered around to read.
Unexpectedly, the moment the letter was opened, the first words were already a farewell.
[Brother, by the time you read this letter, I will probably have already left Shrek.]
[Actually, we didn't simply take leave. We have truly left Shrek. From now on, just consider that we have withdrawn from the academy.]
[I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hide this from you. It's just that, for certain reasons, I couldn't say goodbye in person.]
[Brother, what I told you the other day wasn't meant to argue with you. I only wanted to save you.]
[Yu Xiaogang is not someone worthy of trust. You probably already know that his theories were stolen. That's why when I mentioned it the other day, you became so angry.]
[Brother, I can't understand what kind of spell Yu Xiaogang has cast on you to make you defend him like this. Even knowing his theories were stolen, you still try to find excuses for him.]
[I truly wonder whether I am more important in your heart or Yu Xiaogang is. Do you still remember the words you once told me? Perhaps… they can no longer be fulfilled.]
[But before that, I still want to tell you this. Never trust Yu Xiaogang. Even I can now point out many problems with his theories. For example…]
The letter was written entirely in Xiao Wu's tone. It wasn't overly emotional nor deliberately dramatic.
Its main purpose was to say goodbye while exposing the problems in Yu Xiaogang's theories.
By the end of the letter, most of the content listed flaws in Yu Xiaogang's theoretical system, followed by a final farewell.
Throughout the entire letter, Xiao Wu never mentioned where she was going because she was afraid others might read it.
But after Tang San finished reading it, he felt as if the sky had collapsed.
Only then did he realize.
The "person who stole others' achievements" that Xiao Wu had mentioned two days ago… was not him.
It was Yu Xiaogang.
End of Chapter