Being forced to grow like a pig? But I'm immune to the consequences!

The training ground fell silent for a moment, save for the heavy breathing and suppressed chatter in the distance.

Xu Wenbo's smile vanished completely, and his voice turned cold: "Instructor Guo, there's no point in you talking like that."

Wu Sheng lay on the ground, taking in everything, his heart filled with unease. Mohan hadn't brought Pasa, and he remained anxious, fearing that Xu Wenbo might recklessly launch another attack, or even reach some kind of tacit agreement with Guo Hui. But now it seemed that the relationship between Guo Hui and Xu Wenbo wasn't just a simple old acquaintance; rather, there was a subtle tension between them.

"How are you? Can you stand up?" On the other side, Zhang Yong also walked over to Wu Sheng, squatted down, and asked in a low voice.

Wu Sheng endured the pain and whispered, "Master Zhang... let me lie down first." Then, he quickly and concisely explained in a low voice, "...his brother stole the contribution points my father earned with his life, so I retaliated and took the money. Now...he's here to silence me."

He paused, then asked with a hint of uncertainty, "Master Zhang, Master Guo and this person..."

Zhang Yong patted him on the shoulder, his tone reassuring: "Don't worry. Rules are rules. Nobody can mess around on Hyena Gang's territory. Old Guo has a fiery temper and can be stubborn at times, but he would never take sides in something like this."

Hearing this, Wu Sheng felt somewhat relieved, at least the instructors were temporarily on the side of the rules.

In the arena, Guo Hui had already made his decision. He pointed at Xu Wenbo and said firmly, "You, come with me now to see the gang leader! Explain things clearly!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wenbo's anger flared: "Guo Hui! I called you instructor out of old friendship, not so you could come and disgust me!" He didn't expect that Guo Hui would not only stop him, but also try to hand him over to the Hyena Gang's higher-ups.

"What? You want to break the Hyena Gang's rules?!" Guo Hui questioned again in a stern voice.

"Rules?" Xu Wenbo scoffed, his tone laced with contempt. "The Hyena Gang's rules are nothing more than a few chains set by the inner city's lords! You're just watchdogs, yet you dare bark at me?!"

"Are we dogs?" Guo Hui's eyes were bloodshot, as if his most sensitive spot had been hit. He erupted in anger, "You think you're not dogs just because you've entered the inner city? You think you've forgotten which muddy puddles you crawled out of just because you put on a skin?!"

"Say what you want!" Xu Wenbo completely lost his patience, turned to leave, and said, "I'm leaving today, let's see who dares to stop me!"

Guo Hui roared and rushed to the entrance of the training field. His burly body blocked the way like a wall, his eyes bloodshot: "I'm standing right here today! I'll see how you get past me!"

Xu Wenbo's eyes were icy cold: "Guo Hui, you're only at the sixth level of Body Tempering, who gave you the audacity to stop me?!"

Guo Hui, like a wild beast utterly enraged, veins bulging on his neck, took a sudden step forward, almost shoving his chest against Xu Wenbo's face, and roared, "You think you're so arrogant?! Come on! Hit me here! Kill me, and you can get past me!"

His desperate, all-or-nothing stance sent a chill down Xu Wenbo's spine, and at the same time, a surge of intense frustration welled up within him. How had things escalated to this point? Injuring a student was vastly different from openly attacking and even killing a Hyena Gang instructor. But judging from Guo Hui's crazed state, if he didn't act, the other party probably wouldn't back down.

Xu Wenbo clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

With conflict seemingly imminent and the atmosphere extremely tense, Zhang Yong strode to Guo Hui's side, forcefully tugged at his arm, and whispered clearly in his ear:

"Old Guo! Calm down! It's not worth it!"

"I heard this guy has actually made some connections in the inner city. If you go head-to-head with him here and ruin things, his backers might trip you up later, and you'll be in big trouble!"

"We should just do our duty in this mess. Why get involved ourselves? It's not worth getting ourselves into trouble! Let him get out of here first, then we'll report the situation to our superiors and let them have a headache. They'll handle the punishment and consequences as appropriate. Listen to me!"

Guo Hui's chest heaved violently, his eyes still blazing with anger, but Zhang Yong's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing some of his impulsiveness. Yes, for the sake of Wu Sheng, for the sake of arguing with that despicable Xu Wenbo, was it worth pushing himself to the forefront of the confrontation with the inner city forces? His duty was to maintain order at the training ground. Now that someone was injured and the conflict had been stopped, the most "correct" course of action was to report it according to procedure, not to risk his life here.

He stared intently at Xu Wenbo, his jaw clenched, his cheeks bulging slightly. After a few heavy breaths, he finally, extremely reluctantly, and very slightly... shifted half a body to the side.

The passageway has been cleared.

Seeing this, Xu Wenbo's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he sneered inwardly. Sure enough, he was afraid of causing trouble. He gave Wu Sheng on the ground one last sinister glance, then swept his gaze over Guo Hui, who was blocking the doorway but had already moved aside. He straightened the slightly wrinkled hem of his suit, raised his head, and walked past Guo Hui without saying a word. His figure quickly disappeared into the corridor outside the training field.

The oppressive atmosphere did not dissipate with his departure. Guo Hui remained standing there, his back to the crowd, his shoulders trembling slightly, whether from anger or some other emotion, it was unclear.

Zhang Yong sighed, turned around and shouted at the surrounding students, "What are you all looking at! Keep practicing!" Then he squatted back down next to Wu Sheng, "Can you get up? I'll take you to get your injuries treated."

With Mo Han's help, Wu Sheng endured the excruciating pain and barely managed to sit up. He glanced at Guo Hui's stiff back, then looked at Zhang Yong and whispered, "Thank you, Master Zhang. Thank you, Master Guo."

He knew that he had temporarily weathered this storm. But the vicious look in Xu Wenbo's eyes as he left made him realize that this matter was far from over.

After learning that Wu Sheng's injuries were not serious, Guo Hui and Zhang Yong inquired about the details of the incident and then hurriedly went to report to their superiors.

Pasa arrived late, after they had already left.

He scrutinized Wu Sheng, whose face was slightly pale but whose breathing was still steady, his expression complex. Mo Han had already given him a general idea of ​​the reason. He truly hadn't expected that Wu Sheng would be involved in such a thorny matter.

Although he was quite surprised when Mo Han said that Wu Sheng had broken through to the second level of Body Tempering, on one side was Xu Wenbo, who was in the inner city, had a solid foundation, and whose connections were unclear; on the other side were students who, although they had potential, were far from mature and whose future was uncertain.

Choosing between what is more important and what is more beneficial and what is less beneficial is not an easy task.

Choosing to help Wu Sheng would be tantamount to openly making an enemy of a powerful figure in the inner city. Not helping... after all, Wu Sheng had a connection with Mo Du, and the young man's talent was indeed remarkable.

After much deliberation and internal struggle, Pasa finally took the plunge. As a member of the Hyena Gang, it was neither morally nor logically appropriate for him to remain completely uninvolved after learning about this matter.