Chapter 3987 Taking the Blame for You

That old fox Tang Shangning is really trying to use me in every possible way; he can even come up with such a dirty trick.

However, I think this is definitely not a reliable thing. If I get to know him well, he might help me, but he will definitely not interfere with the Special Investigations Unit's affairs.

Not long ago, I overheard Ge Yu and Chen Yuan Zhenren talking about this. They said that Wu Jiuyin and the Special Investigation Team had always been at odds, especially with Shao Tian. If it weren't for the national righteousness of life and death, Wu Jiuyin probably wouldn't have interfered in the Special Investigation Team's affairs.

I smiled helplessly and said, "Uncle Tang, don't even think about it. Let's go find Tang Ziyuan instead."

After saying that, we turned around and walked towards the Ancestral Master Hall. After passing through the Ancestral Master Hall, we arrived at the small square behind it. In a corner, we saw Tang Ziyuan and the students of the Taoist Academy. They were all sitting peacefully in the magic array, probably unaware of the earth-shattering events that had occurred in the large square in front of the Ancestral Master Hall.

If these Taoist academy students knew that it was Ge Yu and Wu Jiuyin who joined forces to directly kill one of Bai Mile's clones, they would probably regret it for the rest of their lives. After all, they would never see such a grand scene again in their lifetime.

Let alone Bai Maitreya, most of them probably don't even know what the leader of the Maoshan Sect looks like.

I'm different. I not only see Ge Yu often, but I also see Wu Jiuyin. Most importantly, I even held Bai Mile when he was a child.

That's what seniority is; most people can't compare.

When Tang Shangning and I arrived here, Tang Ziyuan, who was inside the magic array, quickly saw us.

I had previously told Tang Ziyuan how to break the magic array. Now, he quickly formed hand seals, broke the magic array, and then rushed towards us.

Upon seeing Tang Shangning again, Tang Ziyuan was still very excited and said in a very low voice, "Dad, why did you come here too?"

"Don't call me Dad outside." Tang Shangning's face darkened.

This puzzled me, so I looked at him and said, "Uncle Tang, you've gone too far. What kind of father doesn't let his son call him Dad?"

“What do you know, kid? Here, he’s just like any other student at the Taoist Academy. I don’t want anyone to know that his father works in the Special Investigation Team, so he can’t get any special treatment,” Tang Shangning said sternly.

That's when I realized that Tang Shangning was afraid Tang Ziyuan would get arrogant, and even more afraid that the students of the Taoist Academy would look at Tang Ziyuan differently, so he told Tang Ziyuan to keep a low profile.

After speaking, Tang Shangning took a closer look at Tang Ziyuan, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"No, Brother Wu has been protecting me the whole time. If it weren't for him, I probably wouldn't be alive along with my classmates." Tang Ziyuan scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Learn more from your brother Wu in the future, help each other out, we're all family," Tang Shangning instructed.

At this moment, I grinned at Tang Shangning and said, "Uncle Tang, haven't I done a great deed? I not only saved Tang Ziyuan, but also so many students from the Taoist Academy. Shouldn't you show your appreciation?"

I'm not going to miss this rare opportunity to make a fortune.

I refuse to believe that just because I saved his son, he wouldn't give me a few more golden talismans or something.

However, Tang Shangning rolled her eyes at me, annoyed: "Show me your ass! I've been taking the blame for you since you were in elementary school, why don't you show me any appreciation?"

"What trouble did you take the fall for? I had no idea," I said innocently.

"You have the nerve to say that? I'm embarrassed to even say anything to you in front of Ziyuan. With your grades, the principal has come to me several times, saying that you single-handedly dragged down the entire school's grades. Even your homeroom teacher has to stay away from you when he smokes, for fear that you, this good-for-nothing, will set him on fire," Tang Shangning said irritably.

Upon hearing Tang Shangning's words, Tang Ziyuan's face flushed red, and he almost burst out laughing.

I was immediately speechless and said, feeling very annoyed, "Uncle Tang, can you give me some face? I have my pride too."

"You still have any shame? If you had any shame, you would have been ranked last in the whole school back then?" Tang Shangning added insult to injury.

Actually, what I want to say is that when I was in elementary school in Jiushan Village, I was at most last in my class. Who knew that when I went to Yanbei, Tang Shangning arranged for me to attend a key elementary school. No wonder I was last in my class.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ziyuan finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Brother Wu, I really didn't mean to laugh, I just couldn't help it..." Tang Ziyuan, the sixth brother, covered his mouth and looked at me.

"Laugh if you want, I don't care." I pretended to be very magnanimous, but my heart was bleeding.

Tang Shangning is really something. He was just showing off in front of Tang Ziyuan, killing a sword slave in eight moves, and his perfect image was instantly shattered by Tang Shangning.

Just then, the students from the Taoist Academy began to arrive one after another.

Two female students gathered around, and one of them smiled and said to Tang Ziyuan, "Tang Ziyuan, do you know this handsome guy? He's really amazing. He easily took down that powerful Guan Dao expert. Aren't you going to introduce him to us?"

Tang Ziyuan looked at the two female trainees and said with a smile, "Let me introduce you. This is my good brother Wu Jie, who is now the section chief of the Yanbei Special Investigation Team."

"Wow, you're so young and already a section chief in the Special Investigations Bureau! Hello, hello, nice to meet you..." The two female trainees came over and wanted to shake my hand.

I felt too embarrassed to refuse, so I quickly reached out and shook hands with them. Instantly, I felt great again, and the worries of being last place vanished.

However, I overheard a few other students whispering among themselves.

One of them whispered, "This person is definitely an evil cultivator. He has demonic energy on him and a red bead that devours people's cultivation. Stay away from him..."

“That’s right, they even took off people’s underwear…” another person responded quietly.

I'm really in trouble. It seems I'm destined to never shake off this label of "heretical practitioner."

Immediately, I said to Tang Shangning and Tang Ziming, "Uncle Tang, Ziyuan, you two have a good talk. I have something to do. The Heavenly Seal is still outside, and I need to retrieve it."

"Go ahead and get busy, but don't forget to build a good relationship with Wu Jiuyin." Tang Shangning waved his hand.

I really admire this Lao Liu.

As I spoke, I walked to the magic array I had set up earlier, put away my Five Elements Flags, and then headed towards the Ancestral Hall. At this moment, I was a little worried, wondering if Wu Jiuyin had left yet. I couldn't miss this opportunity to get to know such a powerful figure.