Douluo Continent: An Adventure Begins in Wuhun City

As Chen Yao passed by the students' training ground, his luxurious attire and handsome, otherworldly face immediately attracted the attention of the students who were cultivating there.

Some of the female trainees, in particular, dared not scream out loud because of the instructors' strictness, but their eyes were fixed on Chen Yao, their cheeks flushed, and their hearts were fluttering with desire.

But amidst these gazes filled with amazement, envy, and jealousy, there was also a pair of cold, sinister eyes secretly fixed on Chen Yao.

Although Chen Yao has changed drastically compared to before, the faint resemblance between his eyebrows and the restless feeling in his heart when his gaze locked onto him were enough for the owner of those eyes to recognize Chen Yao's identity.

"Chen Yao!"

In the advanced training ground, the handsome man dressed in pure white training clothes looked at Chen Yao walking slowly on the path not far away. His fists clenched unconsciously, and a trembling voice squeezed out from between his grinding teeth.

Chen Yao paid little attention to the various stares he received on the road and walked straight to a luxurious office building at the end of the path.

After showing his token, he inquired with the two guards outside the door and confirmed that the old man he had met was still alive. Then, under their respectful gazes, he went up the stairs.

He easily found his way to the top floor, and after identifying a room from memory, Chen Yao pushed the door open and entered without any hesitation.

However, upon entering the room, Chen Yao saw two pale, fleshy bodies rolling on the office desk, and his lips twitched.

Noticing the commotion at the door, the two people who were passionately engaged at the table turned stiffly towards the door, and upon seeing Chen Yao's figure...

"what!"

A sharp female voice instantly broke the slightly awkward atmosphere.

"You bastard! Who are you! How dare you trespass here!"

At this moment, the old man with white hair and a lewd face, who was frantically pulling up his pants, glared at Chen Yao and roared.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao gave a cold smile, then tossed the token from his waist in front of the old man.

"What's this."

The old man, who was still furious, was about to start cursing again, but after he saw the token clearly, his face stiffened. He then bent down, picked up the tattered clothes on the ground, threw them to the woman who was now hiding under the table, trembling, and said in a deep voice.

"Go quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the glamorous woman nodded in alarm. Then, amidst a rustling sound, she managed to put on her clothes, crawled out from under the table, covered her exposed skin, lowered her head, and ran out of the office, not daring to look at Chen Yao.

After the woman left, the old man looked at Chen Yao, forced an awkward smile, and said sheepishly.

"I wonder which elder has arrived; Wang Tian has failed to greet you properly!"

Seeing the old man's serious demeanor, Chen Yao couldn't help but grin. He grabbed a chair, sat down, and put his legs up on the table. Amidst Wang Tian's stunned expression, he laughed.

"Old Wang, so many years have passed, and you're still so shameless, doing this kind of thing every day in your position."

Wang Tian is the dean of the Martial Soul Academy. Back when Chen Yao was first taken in as a disciple by Gui Mei, he would occasionally send Chen Yao to the Martial Soul Academy for a period of time when he was unable to attend to him.

Back then, Chen Yao, relying on his master's power, acted like a tyrant in the academy, and no one dared to interfere. Once, he dared to do something reckless, just like today, and he caught Wang Tian having an affair with his mistress in the principal's office. Wang Tian was caught red-handed, leaving him feeling helpless.

However, after getting to know Chen Yao better, Wang Tian discovered that although the two were very different in age, they were surprisingly compatible and got along quite well for no apparent reason.

This is why Chen Yao, who was just a lowly Soul Master below level 20, was able to accept bribes and send people into the Martial Soul Academy.

Even though Chen Yao had severed ties with the ghosts, Wang Tian still tried his best to help him based on their past friendship. Even when Chen Yao sent people in, Wang Tian did not accept any kickbacks from Chen Yao.

Hearing the slightly familiar tone in Chen Yao's voice, Wang Tian was stunned. He looked at Chen Yao carefully and finally recognized some traces on his face. He was surprised and spoke up.

"You...you are Chen Yao?"

"Looks like you're not blind yet, and you have a very discerning eye for women. That woman just now had a nice figure."

Chen Yao nodded, a lewd smile on his face.

However, Wang Tian had no intention of joking with Chen Yao at this moment. He slumped into a chair, clutching a handkerchief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and cursed at Chen Yao at the same time.

"You little brat, I'm an old man with bones like this, and you're trying to scare me. I almost went limp just now!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 159 Remembering

"You little brat, you almost scared me to death!"

However, as he spoke, as if he had thought of something, Wang Tian's hand, which was wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, suddenly stopped, and he stood up abruptly, his face full of horror.

He circled Chen Yao twice, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You're still alive, kid?!"

"After all these years, you come up here and curse me to die?"

Chen Yao was speechless.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tian realized what was happening and returned to his seat with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"It's all because of you, kid. I don't know what heinous things you did back then that made you wanted by the palace. I heard that the wanted posters were even posted on the northern border. I never thought you would come back alive. It's really a miracle."

Despite the harsh words, Wang Tian was still happy for Chen Yao. Although he didn't dare to utter a word when Chen Yao was wanted, he still silently mourned for Chen Yao for three seconds, which shows how deep the friendship between the two was.

"Alright, although I don't know how you came back unscathed and rose to become an elder in one step, I've decided to give you a welcome dinner. There have been quite a few female instructors promoted in the academy recently, I'll introduce them to you later."

As he spoke, Wang Tian gave Chen Yao a lewd and lewd look.

Chen Yao was somewhat surprised to hear this. This old man used to keep a very strict eye on the female teachers under his command. Once, when Chen Yao wanted to play a role-playing game, he was kicked out by Wang Tian. He didn't expect that this time he would be willing to let them go.

Unfortunately, he was no longer able to enjoy it, and waved his hand helplessly, sighing as he spoke.

"Forget it, I'm afraid your academy will be torn down soon."

Upon hearing this, Wang Tian was taken aback and looked at Chen Yao with some surprise.

"Are you possessed by a ghost? Didn't you used to like female teachers the most? Besides, what does this have to do with the academy? This is the Spirit Hall, who dares to cause trouble here?"

"Just pretend I'm possessed by a ghost. Knowing too much won't do you any good."

Chen Yao smiled, offered no further explanation, and began to brew tea on his own.

I was feeling really depressed lately, but after coming to this familiar place and listening to some foul language, I felt much better.

"Hmph, you little brat, you're putting on airs now."

Wang Tian gave a light snort, feigning dissatisfaction. He had been able to hold the title of Dean of the Martial Soul Academy until now, not because of his corrupt practices and harassment of female subordinates.

Seeing Chen Yao's current appearance, which seemed to be full of stories, Wang Tian didn't dare to listen, even if Chen Yao wanted to talk. So he didn't press him for details, but changed the subject, revealing a look of reminiscence in his eyes, and said to Chen Yao with emotion.

"Speaking of the academy, I actually owe you a debt of gratitude. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't be sitting here today."

"How to say?"

Chen Yao held his teacup, took a small sip, and asked casually without even lifting his eyelids.

"Back then you were still in the Spirit Hall, so you should know that His Holiness the Pope was very dissatisfied with the Spirit Academy's performance in that year's Elite Academy Tournament, right?"

Wang Tian also picked up the teacup that Chen Yao handed him and said lightly.

"I thought your good days were over after that incident. I was a little surprised to hear downstairs that you're still the principal."

Chen Yao nodded noncommittally, and then continued.

"But what does that have to do with me?"

"It's indirectly related to you."

Wang Tian glanced at Chen Yao and then said.

"Didn't you send in a junior from your own village? His talent is even worse than yours before, and you didn't give him any instructions, you just left him there."

You were on the verge of being eliminated from the academy when, by some unknown means, you won the favor of that little princess in the inner palace. Instead of being a kept man, you disappeared without a trace, leaving the little princess constantly clamoring to find you.

Unfortunately, she happened to pass by the academy once and mistook the junior who looked somewhat similar to you for you, and thus had some contact with him.

We old guys didn't dare to ignore this, so we started to carefully train your junior.

Unexpectedly, after this incident, the boy became a completely different person, making rapid progress and transforming himself from a bottom-of-the-class student into someone who met the academy's standards of genius.

At that time, the palace planned to reform the academy, and it was only because we had nurtured this kid that this old man was spared a calamity and was able to sit in this position.

"And this kid was someone you put in here back then, so don't you think it has something to do with you?"

Seeing Wang Tian's animated expression, Chen Yao was somewhat surprised. He began to recall, and a vague memory slowly surfaced in his mind.

Soon, a scene appeared in Chen Yao's mind: a middle-aged man with a simple face, carrying his son and holding a tattered money bag, pleading desperately.

"So it was him, Chen Ming?"

Chen Yao, who had finally remembered, slowly nodded, then looked at Wang Tian and teased him.

"I never thought that randomly stuffing someone in my lap would actually save you, you old geezer, and allow you to still be able to mess around with those female subordinates. If I had known this would happen, I would never have accepted that bribe back then."

"Go away, you just can't stand to see me doing well!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Tian immediately became quite angry.

But then, as if remembering something, he continued speaking to Chen Yao.

"By the way, that kid is one of the top figures in the academy now. You seem to have a fairly high status in the inner hall as well. If you need someone around you, I'll call him over. The two of you can catch up. Maybe he can help you in the future."

With Wang Tian's mention of it, his initial impression of Chen Ming gradually became clearer.

"No need. That kid acted all respectful in front of me back then, but his eyes were full of resentment. He's not someone to be trifled with."

Chen Yao shook his head indifferently at this person who didn't leave a deep impression on him, and casually mentioned him.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tian paused for a moment, then a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"Knock knock!"

However, at that moment, a gentle knock on the door interrupted their conversation.

Wang Tian was somewhat surprised, wondering who would come looking for him at this time, but after thinking for a moment, he still shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Enter!"

Unlike before, he was now discussing students' education with his female subordinate, and there was nothing shameful about it.

The next moment, the door was pushed open.

When the person entered, Wang Tian was stunned for a moment, then immediately composed himself and a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, it's Chen Ming! Come in, come in!"

"Hello, principal."

Chen Ming, standing outside the door, nodded with a slight smile and walked confidently into the principal's office.