Chapter 173: Ning Rongrong's Teasing, Xiao Wu Stands Her Ground!

"And besides, the Eight Spider Lances came from you forcefully absorbing the Man-Faced Demon Spider. You know exactly what kind of beast that is, don't you? You got overconfident after absorbing it? In the end, it's because your strength isn't enough," Xiao Wu continued.

"And as for the Grandmaster, he's stuck at level 29 and hasn't progressed even a bit. If the one closest to you earlier had been Teacher Zhao or the headmaster, do you think they wouldn't have dodged your attack?"

"The Grandmaster always says, 'There are no trash martial spirits, only trash spirit masters.' But he can't even live up to his own words. Does he think Su Ming and I are fools?"

"If that statement were true, then the most worthless person must be him!"

Everyone around them was stunned into silence by Xiao Wu's outburst toward Tang San. It reminded them of the time Ning Rongrong had lashed out at Dai Mubai.

Su Ming wasn't surprised. After all, Xiao Wu had always been the boss of the Star Dou Forest and even at Nuoding Academy. He figured Xiao Wu had bottled up some anger when the Grandmaster made her fight three people at once, and now that the opportunity had come, she let it all out on Tang San. Despite accepting the challenge quietly, it seemed Xiao Wu still harbored resentment.

Why should the Grandmaster, with only some theory from the Spirit Hall, have the right to criticize? Over the last six years, Xiao Wu had learned from Su Ming that some of the theories the Grandmaster spouted were either completely wrong or incomplete. Seeing how arrogant Yu Xiaogang was back at Nuoding Academy only fueled her dislike for him.

Now, with Tang San and the others thinking that her attack caused his spirit power to go berserk, Xiao Wu couldn't take it anymore and entered "angry mode," needing to vent her frustration.

If it weren't for the situation, Su Ming was certain Xiao Wu would've beaten Tang San up again, and probably thrown in a few hits at Dai Mubai while she was at it.

Tang San remained silent, realizing Xiao Wu was right. All of this was the result of him being too reckless, and his teacher being too weak to dodge the Eight Spider Lances. Everyone else had managed to avoid them just fine.

Seeing the rising tension, Zhao Wuji intervened loudly, "What are you all doing standing around? Get back to training! You seem to have plenty of energy—just wait until tomorrow!"

Without looking back, Zhao Wuji left.

Su Ming didn't care what Tang San thought. He simply grabbed Xiao Wu's hand and led her away. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing followed closely behind.

Back in the dormitory, Su Ming immediately summoned his diary. After all, with such an exciting—well, tragic—event today, it needed to be properly recorded and remembered!

[Today, Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy and, just like in the original story, initiated a group combat session.]

The female leads, especially Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, eagerly began reading today's entry.

Over the past six years, reading Su Ming's diary had allowed Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong to fully understand what kind of person Yu Xiaogang really was. Their former feelings had faded, and they were no longer obsessed with him like before.

Although their feelings for Yu Xiaogang had changed, they still kept an eye on him—not out of love, but out of curiosity. They wanted to see what other embarrassing stories Su Ming might reveal about him.

[This group combat event wasn't unexpected, but what I didn't anticipate was that Yu Xiaogang excluded me from participating in the battle. It's clear he wanted to build up Tang San's reputation or elevate his standing as a control-type spirit master. He was afraid I'd steal Tang San's spotlight.]

[Though I wasn't particularly interested in the fight, I'd rather spend the time with Xiao Wu... maybe even test out the "Golden Fighter" title the system rewarded me with!]

At first, the diary seemed serious, but then it took a sudden turn: spending time with Xiao Wu? Testing out the Golden Fighter title?

The female leads reading the diary all gave it a strange look, unsure what to make of it. They could already imagine Xiao Wu dying of embarrassment.

Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in the dorm room were grinning as they looked at Xiao Wu, who had turned bright red like a steaming kettle.

Xiao Wu's face was flushed, feeling like it was about to drip blood. She cursed silently, Stupid Su Ming! Why are you writing such things in your diary? Back to being inappropriate, huh?!

Xiao Wu was mortified. Early on, when Su Ming first got the diary, he'd written a few affectionate things. Then he'd toned it down, becoming more serious. But now, only a few years later, he was back to being improper!

Ning Rongrong, clearly enjoying herself, teased Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, how about Zhuqing and I help you arrange some alone time with Su Ming to test out that Golden Fighter thing?"

"You two might not be public yet, but you're clearly together. You must want to spend some alone time with him, right? You might not admit it, but I know you're thinking about it."

"Ahhh! Rongrong, stop it! That's so embarrassing! You've got it all wrong! I don't want that at all!"

Xiao Wu was mortified by Ning Rongrong's direct teasing. When did Rongrong become such a little devil?

Even Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help blushing a bit, wondering when Ning Rongrong's skin had gotten so thick.

Feeling cornered, Xiao Wu glared at Ning Rongrong and "threatened" her, "Rongrong, if you keep this up, don't be surprised when I start teasing you! I know you like Su Ming too, don't think I won't notice! What if he manages to win you over next? Then I'll be the one laughing at you!"

Ning Rongrong smirked and remained defiant, "We'll see about that! It won't be that easy for him to win me over. You think I'm as easy as you?"

Xiao Wu wasn't about to back down, "Su Ming already said you're one of those rich, pretty girls who's easy to woo. In the original story, didn't you fall for Tang San after he gave you that immortal herb that evolved your martial spirit? Hmph!"