Chapter 166: The Way Men Resolve Conflicts

"I'll let you snatch my woman! I'll let you not give me face! I, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, have found you an eyesore for a long time!"

Dai Mubai straddled Qin Jian and smashed down with punch after punch, *bang, bang, bang*—the sounds made the others' hearts jump with fright.

But the next moment, Qin Jian flipped him over and kicked him with foot after foot.

"I snatch your woman? She was meant to be mine in the first place!"

Hearing Qin Jian say this, Zhu Zhuqing blushed a little.

"You bastard, you play with girls' feelings all day long; I've found you an eyesore for a long time too!"

*Bang, bang, bang*...

Fist to flesh, hearty and uninhibited.

Until the two of them exhausted their strength and lay side by side on the ground, the expressions of the others were still somewhat strange.

No one expected their farewell to be like this; who fights without using soul power? Isn't that just having nothing better to do...

Looking at their bruised and swollen appearances, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing felt both heartache and amusement, but they also sensed the kind of hearty, heroic spirit with which men resolve conflicts.

No endless scheming, no backstabbing with petty tricks; you give me a punch, I give you a kick, and that's it—this is what it means to be a man.

Qin Jian lay panting for a while before climbing up, sporting two panda eyes.

He reached out and pulled Dai Mubai up, saying, "The fight is over; don't go thinking about my Zhuqing anymore."

"Hmph."

Dai Mubai gave a casual hmph, shook his dust-covered long hair, and said, "How could I, Dai Mubai, ever lack women?"

"However..."

He looked at Qin Jian with an expression that suddenly turned a bit serious, saying, "Qin Jian, I used to always feel that since she and I had a marriage contract, no matter what I did, she would eventually have to marry me. Whether I was running away from the struggle or fooling around everywhere, I always felt she would still be waiting for me in the same place..."

Seeming to realize what he was about to say, Qin Jian's expression also became serious.

"But I was wrong. My sense of security, my philandering—in the end, I was only pushing her further and further away..."

Dai Mubai did not look at Zhu Zhuqing, but every word was related to her: "Even without you, even if I could eventually win her back, everything I did before would never disappear; those thorns would remain in her heart forever."

"She is a girl who needs a great sense of security, so I am not suitable for her. My past will always make her feel insecure. I think this is the reason she chose to leave me."

Dai Mubai's words gave the others their own reflections.

"Qin Jian, you are a very pure person. I have never seen anyone treat feelings as purely as you do..."

Dai Mubai looked at Qin Jian and said, "But you also have your own problems. I hope you can resolve them, instead of being like me, waiting until you've lost it to regret it."

"Remember to give her happiness..."

He waved his hand, said nothing more, and walked directly to Flender's side, heading out of the academy with him.

The morning light fell on his back, tall and magnanimous.

Qin Jian murmured, "No matter the process, she will eventually find happiness. I promise..."

He looked up at the morning sun, his gaze dazed...

"Brother Jian, what are you looking at?"

Oscar seemed to have solidified his decision to cling to Qin Jian's coattails; he leaned in and said, "Don't tell me you and Boss Dai have developed some kind of forbidden affection from that fight?"

Veins popped on Qin Jian's forehead, and he knocked him on the head with a slap: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and give me a Recovery Sausage!"

As soon as he turned his head back, Ning Rongrong and the others saw his panda eyes again, and a burst of laughter immediately erupted, dispelling the melancholy of Dai Mubai's departure.

"Teacher, why are you here!"

At this moment, Tang San suddenly called out in surprise. The others looked over one after another and saw a middle-aged man in a black robe walking over with his hands behind his back.

"Xiao San, I arrived yesterday, but I spent the whole night understanding your situation, so I didn't meet with you."

The middle-aged man walked to the front of everyone and smiled, "I will take over your training from now on."

Everyone looked at each other, except for Qin Jian: "Xiao San, is this the Grandmaster you've always kept on your lips?"

Once he said this, the others all realized, and they hurriedly greeted: "Grandmaster!"

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang nodded and looked at Qin Jian: "You must be Jian Douluo's personal disciple, Qin Jian, right? But I don't recall your photo having such dark circles under your eyes. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Qin Jian's face turned black.

"Pfft..."

The others couldn't help but laugh.

*Clang, clang, clang... *

Just at this moment, Tang San, who was beside Qin Jian, suddenly went berserk, and then those Eight Spider Lances appeared on his back again.

"You guys... hurry and move away! I can't control myself!"

Amidst Tang San's urgent cries, Qin Jian instantly kicked Ma Hongjun, who was closest, out of the way, narrowly avoiding the highly toxic Eight Spider Lances.

"Everyone, scatter!"

Qin Jian signaled for everyone to leave: "Hurry and let Xiao San show off in front of the teacher!"

As a result, the moment his next sentence came out, it almost made the others, who were originally serious, choke on their laughter: "Show... show off..."

Even Tang San, who was in the middle of his outburst, almost collapsed to the ground, and Grandmaster was left between laughter and tears.

After some tossing and turning, and with Grandmaster's guidance, Tang San finally managed to control his External Spirit Bone.

"Alright, you haven't had your breakfast yet, go ahead. Come back here to assemble after you've eaten." Grandmaster waved his hand.

"Sigh, gnawing on steamed buns again. I, the dignified little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, have become sallow and thin from eating steamed buns for these past few months..."

Ning Rongrong rubbed her cheeks, looking pitiful.

But as soon as she stepped into the cafeteria, her eyes lit up: "It's meat soup!"

The others behind her also had their eyes light up almost simultaneously; after all, eating steamed buns every day was something no one could stand.

"This is the breakfast I prepared for you. You are at the age where you are growing; you cannot skimp. You will eat this every day from now on."

Grandmaster's voice came over, and the expressions of the few immediately became much brighter.

"Wow... it smells so good!"

Ning Rongrong took a sip and couldn't stop praising: "Grandmaster's culinary skills are amazing!"

Qin Jian sat beside her and nodded repeatedly; he finally understood how Grandmaster had managed to woo Bibi Dong when he was young—this culinary skill was peerless on the Dalu...

Better to plan ahead; should he learn cooking from him first?

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Half an hour later, the class bell rang; it was time to assemble.

Grandmaster stood in the center of the training ground with his hands behind his back, looking at the seven students lined up before him.

"I have already understood your respective martial souls and abilities. Starting today, I will begin intensive training for you. Qin Jian, step forward."

Grandmaster looked at the tall and upright Qin Jian and said: "I have a task for you. From now on, without causing any broken bones or tendons, defeat the other six one by one."

"Huh?" Qin Jian was stunned for a moment.

Grandmaster said: "You have level 36 soul power, while the highest among them is only level 31. Is there a problem?"

Qin Jian looked troubled: "Grandmaster, wouldn't that be too disrespectful to them?"

The others immediately glared at him: "Wow! So arrogant!"

A half-smile appeared on Grandmaster's face: "They all mocked your two big black eyes just now, didn't they? Don't you want to mock them back?"

Thanks to book friend 【Amogul】 for the multiple tips!

Thanks to book friend 【Beiwei Zhang Mouren】 for the tip!

(End of this chapter)