Chapter 24: The Beautiful Principal (Eighth Update)

Under the energetic promotion of Old Fatty, over seven hundred bottles of "Lotus Whitening Dew" had been sold, with almost every girl in the brothels of Jiuyang City owning a bottle. Although sales had stagnated for the moment, once the market truly opened up and the product was embraced by the noble ladies and young misses of high society, another wave of frenzied buying would surely follow.

Seeing Old Fatty work so diligently to help sell his medicine, Xin Lang taught him the upgraded version of "One Hundred and Eight Dragon-Slaying Palms," now called "One Thousand and Eight Dragon-Slaying Palms."

"Damn it! Now that I've mastered a mid-tier mortal martial skill, let's see who dares bully me from now on!" Old Fatty shouted, "That brat surnamed Qian was smart enough last time, but if he tries to play Robin Hood again, I won't need you, Boss—I'll deal with him myself!"

Xin Lang couldn't help envying the chubby, small-eyed Old Gu. The man seemed to have luck on his side, for he had unknowingly advanced to become a fifth-level martial apprentice. Now, if Qian Baidu encountered him, the outcome of their fight would be unpredictable.

Xin Lang was puzzled: ever since he had defeated the twelve elite students of Luoyang Academy, Qian Baidu hadn't come to challenge him again. "Could it be he saw I've become even stronger and lost heart? Looks like I need to encourage him, or I’ll lose my experience-grinding tool for leveling up!"

After learning the "One Thousand and Eight Dragon-Slaying Palms," Old Fatty ran off to the Pleasure Spring Courtyard to "cultivate" with the girls.

Xin Lang left his dormitory, intending to find Qian Baidu, but as soon as he stepped outside, Meng Chuchu stopped him.

"What's the matter? Are you craving uncle’s lollipop again?" Xin Lang teased Meng Chuchu, who had blocked his way.

"My sister wants to see you," Meng Chuchu replied.

"Your sister? Sorry, tell her I’m busy," Xin Lang said.

Meng Chuchu was used to Xin Lang’s attitude and didn’t get upset. She replied, "My sister is the headmaster! If the headmaster wants to see you, are you still too busy?"

"Oh, the headmaster!" Xin Lang paused, then said, "Tell her, if she wants to waive my tuition or something, I can spare some time. If it’s anything else, don’t bother me. Uncle is very busy!"

Meng Chuchu had merely followed her sister Meng Linglong’s order to find Xin Lang and didn’t know what exactly the headmaster wanted. She had no authority over matters like tuition waivers, so she could only watch Xin Lang leave.

Xin Lang’s dormitory was the best one reserved for special students at Xuyang Academy, while Qian Baidu stayed in the most ordinary student dormitory.

Xin Lang asked around among several students and, after considerable effort, finally located Qian Baidu’s dorm.

Xin Lang had become famous at Xuyang Academy; everyone knew him, and he had brought honor to the school. Now, every student greeted him with enthusiasm.

When Xin Lang arrived at Qian Baidu’s dormitory, he found only Qian’s three former followers; Qian himself was nowhere to be seen.

"Where did Qian Baidu go?" Xin Lang asked the three.

Zhao Long, Zhang Hu, and Li Chao were all very familiar with Xin Lang and had once been afraid of him. After Xin Lang’s resounding victory over the twelve elites of Luoyang Academy, their reverence for him was like that for a god.

When Xin Lang questioned them, the three immediately replied, "Boss Qian said he... he wants to defeat you, but he’s afraid he’s not strong enough. So he said he’s gone to challenge the twelve elites of Luoyang Academy first. Once he beats them, he’ll come back to challenge you!"

"What? Qian Baidu went to Luoyang Academy?" Xin Lang exclaimed.

"Yes," they replied in unison.

"Damn, Qian Baidu sure is persistent," Xin Lang thought. "Luoyang Academy suffered a humiliating loss at Xuyang Academy just days ago, and now he’s going to them for a challenge? Isn’t he courting death? No, I must rescue my experience-grinding tool!"

Xin Lang asked, "How long ago did he leave?"

"Just half an hour ago," Zhao Long and the others replied.

"Then I’m still in time! He shouldn’t have been beaten to death yet!" Xin Lang dashed out of Qian Baidu’s dormitory and rushed toward the academy gates.

"Xin Lang, you’re really hard to invite! I, the headmaster, have to come get you myself!" Before he could leave campus, Meng Linglong blocked him. Meng Chuchu had failed to bring Xin Lang, so now Meng Linglong herself had come.

"Sorry, Headmaster, I have urgent business outside. If you have something to discuss, let’s talk when I return," Xin Lang said.

Meng Linglong thought, "He even dares speak to me like this, the headmaster, and doesn’t notice I’m a beauty? Such disrespect!" She struggled to keep her composure and said, "Xin Lang, what urgent business do you have? Tell me, maybe I can help."

Xin Lang realized that as headmaster of Xuyang Academy, Meng Linglong would be better suited to rescue Qian Baidu, a fellow student, than he would. He grabbed Meng Linglong’s delicate hand and said as he walked, "It’s urgent—we’ll talk as we go!"

"Ah..." Meng Linglong tried to pull her hand away, but Xin Lang held on too tightly; she couldn’t escape his wolfish grip.

"Qian Baidu has just rushed off to Luoyang Academy to challenge their twelve elites! If you don’t want him to cause trouble, come with me to Luoyang Academy to rescue him!"

"Such a thing? That Qian Baidu..." Meng Linglong didn’t know what to say about him.

Afraid his "experience-grinding tool" might suffer some misfortune and hinder his leveling, Xin Lang hurriedly led Meng Linglong out of the academy.

"Hey, isn’t that Xin Lang? I want to get his autograph!" a lovestruck girl said by the roadside.

"Who’s that woman holding hands with him? She’s so close to Xin Lang!" another female student said, jealousy flaring.

"Yes! They’re holding hands!" exclaimed yet another girl.

"Oh... so heartbreaking!"

"This woman is awful! I must challenge her and win Xin Lang back for myself!"

"She looks familiar! Where have I seen her before?"

"Wait... I remember! At the Luoyang Academy exchange match, she gave the closing speech! She’s... she’s our new headmaster!"

"What’s so great about being headmaster? Does that mean she can steal Xin Lang from us?" a female student protested.

"Xin Lang must be forced to stay with the headmaster’s tyrannical power! We must rescue him from her clutches!" the lovestruck girl cried out passionately.

PS: Next update tonight—ten chapters! Begging... you brothers know what for!