School Bully Boss Xiao

Wang Sheng and the others looked at the glittering gold soul coin, and their eyes widened.

They had never touched a gold soul coin in their lives. Normally, they only dealt with copper soul coins and rarely even saw silver ones.

"He really lives up to the reputation of being a rich kid, using gold soul coins without hesitation," they thought to themselves.

Initially, when they learned of Ao Tian's wealthy background, they felt some resistance towards him. However, now, seeing Ao Tian's generous display of wealth, they were already thinking about whether they should establish a good relationship with him for potential benefits.

Xiao Wu didn't understand many things about the human world, and she didn't have a concept of money, so she wasn't surprised.

Ao Tian was about to give the gold soul coin to Xiao Wu but then changed his mind and put it away.

"Forget it, I'll go with you," he said, getting off the bed.

Wang Sheng smiled at Ao Tian and said, "That works out perfectly. Let's all go together."

Then, he looked at Tang San and said, "Tang San, come along too."

Tang San shook his head and said, "You guys go ahead. I just ate breakfast not long ago, and I'm not hungry."

In reality, his stomach was already growling, but he had no money. All the money at home had been spent on alcohol by his alcoholic father, and not a single coin remained.

Fortunately, he had prepared some rough biscuits before coming here, and if he rationed them, they should last for two or three days.

Once he started working the day after tomorrow, he would receive a salary.

Wang Sheng, understanding Tang San's plight, said with a smile, "You haven't started working yet, so let me cover your meals for these two days. You can treat me back when you receive your salary."

Xiao Wu realized the situation and asked, "Tang San, you don't have any money either?"

Tang San nodded helplessly.

"In that case, let's go together," Xiao Wu said.

As the dormitory's big sister, she felt responsible for taking care of everyone.

Tang San remained silent for a few seconds, then nodded slowly and stood up.

Wang Sheng smiled and said loudly, "Let's go."

Including Ao Tian, the twelve of them left the dormitory and headed toward the cafeteria.

At mealtime, the campus became even more lively, with many students heading to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria was quite large, with two floors. The first floor served ordinary food, mostly fast food that was affordable, making it the choice for many financially constrained students.

The second floor, on the other hand, offered freshly cooked dishes at a higher price, and only the school's teachers and wealthy students could afford to eat there.

Most of the students at Nuoding Academy had no choice but to dine on the first floor.

At this moment, a long line had already formed on the first floor, and Wang Sheng, leading the way, was at the end of the line.

He turned around and said helplessly, "Xiao Wu, we're a bit late, so we'll have to wait."

Xiao Wu rubbed her stomach and smiled, "It's okay, I'm not very hungry."

Ao Tian, on the other hand, looked up at the second floor, contemplating whether he should go there to eat, possibly with Xiao Wu.

This young girl didn't seem too bad to him, at least not annoying.

Ao Tian had just glanced casually, and he realized that the food on the first floor was quite ordinary, and the chefs' skills were mediocre, far from satisfying his discerning palate.

As he was pondering, a voice, much louder than the noise inside the cafeteria, rang out, "Hey! Aren't these the poor beggars led by Wang Sheng? You even have to suffer for a meal. Why bother?"

Ao Tian looked up and saw a group of well-dressed students standing on the stairs between the first and second floors, looking down on them.

Today was the first day of school, and classes hadn't started yet, so the school hadn't enforced the uniform dress code yet.

From their attire, Ao Tian could tell that they were rich kids.

Leading the group was a teenager who looked about the same age as Wang Sheng. He had some good looks, probably around eleven or twelve years old, and he rested his hands on the railing, looking down at Wang Sheng with a mocking expression. "Poor beggars will always be poor beggars, and you'll never be able to dine on the second floor."

After saying that, he sneered and turned to go upstairs, while the rest of his companions burst into laughter. Their laughter was extremely grating to the ears of Wang Sheng and the other work-study students.

Wang Sheng's face turned extremely ugly, and he clenched his fists tightly, but he didn't dare to voice his anger.

Those people above, he couldn't afford to offend.

Even though he could endure this humiliation, Xiao Wu couldn't. With her straightforward personality, how could she bear such an insult on the first day?

"Who do you think you are and is the second floor really that impressive?" 

At this moment, the first floor had already quieted down, and Xiao Wu's clear and angry voice could be heard clearly by the group upstairs.

The group of people who were just about to ascend to the second floor came to a halt. The one leading the group turned around and carefully scanned through the crowd of vocational students before finally spotting the petite Xiao Wu.

"Oh, there's even such a pretty little girl here. I really want to hold her and play with her a bit, tsk tsk..." The young man's eyes were filled with an invasive gaze as he looked at Xiao Wu.

The group of young men immediately started to smirk with ill intentions.

This was the first time Xiao Wu had been stared at with such a suggestive look, and she inexplicably felt a sense of panic. She instinctively grabbed hold of Ao Tian's arm.

The attention of the group of young men shifted to Ao Tian.

"What a pretty kid." The leader of the young men couldn't help but praise, then added with a laugh, "I wonder if a punch to the face would make her cry for a long time, haha..."

After saying that, he patted his belly and said, "I'm going to have lunch now. I'll deal with you guys next time."

He looked deeply at Xiao Wu once more before finally ascending to the second floor.

"Too much!" Xiao Wu shouted in frustration and was about to charge up.

"Boss, don't be impulsive," Wang Sheng hurriedly called out.

Xiao Wu stopped and turned to look at Wang Sheng, dissatisfied. "You guys can tolerate this, are you still men?"

Wang Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "Xiao Wu, it's not that we want to tolerate it, it's just that we can't afford to provoke that group of people. The one who led them just now is called Xiao Chenyu, and he's known as Boss Xiao. His father is the lord of our Nuoding City. Inside the Nuoding Academy, Boss Xiao has immense influence; we can't beat him."

"We've had duels with them many times before, and every time we were badly beaten," another person added.

"Let it go; we're here to eat," Tang San said.

After saying that, he walked to the back of the line by himself to start queuing.

In his view, this so-called Boss Xiao was just a kid and not worth his time.

"Tang San, you're the third strongest in our dormitory at least. Why are you being so cautious?" Xiao Wu complained.

Tang San shook his head and ignored Xiao Wu.

"Xiao San, what are you doing here?" suddenly, the voice of the Grandmaster rang out.

Tang San turned around and found the Grandmaster and several other teachers walking in.

"Teacher," Tang San hurriedly approached.

The Grandmaster patted Tang San's head and smiled, "Come with me to the second floor for lunch; the food there is much better."

Tang San glanced back at Ao Tian and the others, shook his head, and said, "No, I'll stay here and eat with my roommates."

The Grandmaster's gaze held some approval as he said, "After you finish eating, wait for me at the cafeteria entrance, and I'll take you to my dormitory."

"Okay," Tang San nodded.

The Grandmaster glanced at Ao Tian, noticed that he didn't acknowledge him, and didn't mind. He and the other teachers then went upstairs.

Wang Sheng looked puzzled and asked, "Tang San, did you just become the Grandmaster's disciple?"

Tang San nodded.

Wang Sheng reached out and touched Tang San's forehead, wearing an expression as if he thought Tang San had gone mad. He exclaimed, "You haven't been deceived by him, have you? I heard he only stayed in the academy because of his relationship with the principal, and his talent in cultivation is extremely poor. He's nearly fifty and still only at the Spirit Master level. He spends all his time researching those theories that fool people. I advise you..."

"Stop!" Tang San interrupted Wang Sheng, his expression serious. "He is my teacher. If you speak disrespectfully of him again, don't blame me for not being polite."

After a brief pause, Tang San added in a detached tone, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need you to treat me."

With that, Tang San turned and walked away.

Wang Sheng stood there, stunned, for a few seconds before cursing, "Damn it, is this guy crazy?"