No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Unbeknownst to them, the soft-skinned goblin had completely accepted Jiang Shu and believed that his judgment was better than its own, which was the best indication of this.

"With my talent, I probably won't be able to reach the level you expect, teacher, to explore the way of love. I'll just stay honest and be a scumbag who walks the path of lovers from now on."

Hearing this, Jiang Shu patted his shoulder with satisfaction: "That's right. Only enjoy the sweetness of love, not the bitterness. Although the way of lovers has a low ceiling, at least you won't suffer."

"Hmm..." The soft, goblin-like creature nodded thoughtfully.

“However,” Jiang Shu changed the subject, “no matter what, I’ve taught you everything I was supposed to. Whether you use it or not, or which part of it you use, you can’t lose any of the points I’m owed.”

“I understand,” the soft goblin assured him. “I have enough points to push you to the final arena, but I have a small request.”

"what?"

"In the coming period, I want to thoroughly integrate the knowledge you have imparted to me through practice. So, could you please act as my advisor for the time being? If there is anything I don't understand or do poorly, I can ask you for correction at any time."

The soft, glutinous goblin's request wasn't unreasonable.

Although there is an old saying that goes, "The master leads you through the door, but the practice is up to you," times have changed. This is an era where knowledge can be monetized, so teachers, apart from those who provide compulsory education, have almost become part of the service industry.

Even if you hire a fitness coach, they will not only teach you knowledge and skills, but also help you check if your exertion is correct during training, let alone this kind of more advanced knowledge.

Without a strategist or advisor, things really wouldn't work.

So Jiang Shu nodded: "Alright, after all, I taught you all of this, so I will make sure you can master it completely. Besides, our sect's techniques cannot fall into the hands of people with ill intentions. I need to see you use them for the good before I can feel at ease. Let me make this clear from the start: I will not let you harm young girls."

"Uh..." The soft goblin was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but complain, "Speaking of which, isn't it usually only after confirming someone's character that you can preach the way? You've already finished teaching, and only now you think of this? Isn't that a bit... And are you sure this stuff is related to the righteous path?"

"Then don't worry about it." Jiang Shu waved his hand dismissively: "Anyway, if you commit a crime and I catch you, I might as well use the barbarians' superior techniques to subdue them, and use the unique killing move of the Love Cthulhu that almost made me fall back then to cripple you."

"A unique killing move..." the soft, goblin asked cautiously, "What...what will happen?"

Jiang Shu smiled slightly: "I guarantee you'll have a great time."

......

On the other side, Xue Wang and the other two were waiting for Jiang Shu with nothing to do.

Several hours have passed, and they still haven't seen Jiang Shu.

They promised to be back soon, so why have they disappeared without a trace?

The arena is so large, with so many areas, that even if they wanted to find Jiang Shu, they wouldn't know where to start.

"How much time has passed?" Brother Bing asked impatiently, "Hasn't he replied to your message yet?"

Snow King shook his head, also starting to feel confused: "Could he have gone into the hatchery with the other person?"

“That would be terrible,” Sebastian sighed.

Upon hearing this, Brother Bing couldn't help but say, "Although that guy is better than someone with an itchy head, it's not enough to make you so worried, is it? Stop saying such discouraging things."

“It’s not that I’m worried,” Sebastian explained. “It’s just that I can’t witness the young master’s performance firsthand, so it’s terrible.”

"You're amazing."

"But..." Snow King was puzzled, "If it's going into the hatchery, why don't they let us go with them?"

"This..." Brother Bing and Sebastian looked at each other, also at a loss.

Although all three knew that Jiang Shu must have his reasons for doing this, the feeling of not knowing was still very unpleasant.

There's always a feeling of not being trusted.

However, although Jiang Shu mostly acted alone because he didn't trust others, they really misunderstood him this time.

Jiang Shu kept them here mainly to save face for the Soft Goblin.

It's one thing if he's the only one who knows the secret of the Soft Goblin, but if there are more people, even if they point out the Soft Goblin's pain points and needs, it's easy to imagine that the other party will be too proud to admit it and will stick to their guns.

Then it will be difficult to investigate the match-fixing issue.

"Anyway, I can't think of anything else that could take up so much time besides going into the incubator. But if they're in the incubator right now, this place is so big, and there are so many incubators, I really don't know where to look for them." Brother Bing looked around and said helplessly.

Just as the three were at their wits' end, a bald man suddenly appeared in the crowd!

"Huh? Isn't this..." Brother Bing squinted.

Sebastian said in a deep voice, "His head is itchy? Didn't he fall into the advanced stage?"

They hadn't forgotten the harsh words the other party had uttered when they left yesterday, saying that they would return to the arena of masters sooner or later to avenge their humiliation against Jiang Shu.

At the same time they saw the person with the itchy head, the person with the itchy head also saw them.

Without the slightest hesitation, he walked over here.

"I've finally found you guys." He looked itchy-headed and menacing. "Where's your brother? I've come to collect my points!"

Although they themselves did not know where Jiang Shu was, they did not show any fear in front of Jiang Shu, whom they could consider a formidable enemy, and instead bolstered his morale.

"Collect points? What a boastful tone." Brother Bing chuckled. "Where was your confidence when you fled in disarray yesterday?"

"I was just not in good form yesterday." He patted his chest, his head itchy. "I've already regrouped in the advanced arena, and after going through many hardships, I've been able to return to the advanced arena. I'm not the same person I was yesterday!"

Upon hearing this, both Brother Bing and Sebastian frowned.

As people who have been through it all, they know how much a change in mindset can boost the performance of someone who was once arrogant and conceited, after accepting their failures, going through a series of hardships, and regaining confidence.

Could it be that the person with the itchy head came prepared?

Has he truly gained wisdom this time?

However, the Snow Queen was very clear-headed. She asked, "When you mentioned numerous hardships, how many battles did you specifically win?"

"Oh, there's someone here? I didn't see you yesterday." The person with the itchy head first looked at the Snow King with surprise, then answered confidently, "Of course it's just one match. I usually keep my points so that even if I fall into the advancement arena, I only need one match to get back. Otherwise, how could I return to the Land Immortal Realm the next day?"

Brother Bing and Sebastian breathed a sigh of relief.

I almost forgot this gambling addict is a repeat offender.

Accepting defeat is just part of his daily routine, so his strength is probably no different from before.

His confidence might just stem from a genuine feeling that he was careless.

Sure enough, they immediately heard the other party say, "So where is he? Dare to try my other signature incubator? This time I won't treat him like a pushover."

“If you really want to compete with him again, you’ll have to wait in line,” Brother Bing said. “He’s with the Soft Goblin right now, most likely in the hatchery.”

"A soft, goblin-like creature?" The man with the itchy head paused, then burst into laughter, "You guys are even more arrogant than me! You only beat me by luck, and you dare to challenge that dwarf?"

"So..." Snow King asked seriously, "You mean you're much weaker than the Soft Goblin?"

Startled by the itchy feeling on his head, he realized his slip of the tongue and quickly tried to make amends.

"What I mean is, I acknowledge that the dwarf's strength is no less than mine. If you want to be specific about who is stronger or weaker, I can only say that we are evenly matched, and I often beat him."

Snow King then asked, "Does the Soft Goblin know that he's evenly matched with you?"

"Hey, who are you, sis? What's it to you? I haven't seen you yesterday, and I've never seen you in the Anti-Incubation Farm either. I could just ignore you after a couple of words, what are you trying to do?"

Clearly, the itching on his head was getting quite intense.

"Just asking." Snow King smiled gently: "I just heard that he was the one who sent you down when you first fell into the advancement arena. By the way, did you get your revenge?"

"..." He remained silent for a long time, his head itchy. "He's next."

"Oh." Snow King nodded, but didn't offer any further comment.

Brother Bing and Sebastian glanced at her sideways, thinking to themselves, "Why does this girl always seem to be hitting people where it hurts?"

His head was itchy, and he finally couldn't stand it anymore. This casual "oh" became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Damn it, I can't take it anymore! So where are they? Take me there! I'm going to avenge myself today!"

It was at this moment.

A hand suddenly reached out from below and grabbed the itchy collar from behind.

"You mean...you also have a grudge against that guy?"

When everyone looked down, they saw that the soft, goblin-like creature had somehow appeared behind them.

Even though he was right under everyone's noses, no one noticed him.

You can imagine how short he is.

"How come you..." She paused, her head itchy.

"Answer my question, do you also have a grudge against that guy?" The soft, goblin grinned maliciously.

The person with the itchy head immediately became obedient. Seeing this, anyone with eyes could see that there was a clear distinction between the two, and the rumor that they were evenly matched was completely disproven.

"It's not really a grudge, it's just that I lost to him once and I'm a little upset about it."

"Oh?" The soft, goblin-like creature feigned ignorance. "You lost to him too?"

"Why did you say...also?" A sudden unease crept in: "Could it be...?"

“Yes.” The soft goblin said without changing his expression, “He won all my points and is now able to enter the final arena. If you want to get revenge on him, I’m afraid you can only go to the final arena to find him.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, especially those whose heads were itchy.

"No?" Her head itched with disbelief. "You went all in with him?"

"No, I won in two separate rounds, two hundred points each time. I wasn't satisfied, so I started another round and lost four hundred points." The soft goblin gritted its teeth: "Now, I'm already hovering on the edge of the advanced arena."

"Even you..." Her head itched and her eyes widened.

"But!" the soft goblin suddenly shouted, "I'm not convinced! I can't swallow this insult no matter what, so I'm going to take revenge! I just heard that you're going to take revenge on him too, right?"

At this point, Head Itch was already starting to back down, so while pushing the soft goblin away, trying to get him to let go of her hand, she said awkwardly, "Okay, okay, I support you. If you want revenge, then go ahead and take your revenge. There's nothing wrong with that. As for me, I'm not in a hurry. You take your revenge first, and I'll talk to you later."

"No, since we all have a grudge against him, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Brother, I may have wronged you in the past, but that's all in the past. We must unite now and target him together. Only in this way can we wash away our shame."

"No, bro, you've lost twice already..."

"Brother, believe me. I only lost by a narrow margin, while he only won by a hair. And one or two defeats don't mean anything. The one who laughs last is the real winner. Really, as long as we brothers work together, we will definitely have a chance to beat him. We are two of the three giants in the high-stakes arena!"

"Bro, stop talking... Who talks about themselves like that? They've been kicked into a pulp and are still called one of the Big Three... It's actually quite embarrassing to say..."

"Hey, I only wanted to team up with you because I respect you, brother. Why are you making such excuses and saying things like 'dead dog,' which boosts the morale of others and diminishes your own? Don't you respect me?"

"That's not what I meant... Let's unite, let's unite!" (gritting her teeth)

"How about we go over there and discuss this properly?"

"Hmm... okay!"

"By the way, now that we're in an alliance, you can't just leave me out of trouble, right? I'm about to drop to the advanced arena, how about we play a game, bro?"

"No...no? Wait a minute?"

"Let's go~ Let's go~"

Watching helplessly as the soft, cuddly goblin dragged away the listless, itchy-looking goblin, Brother Bing, stunned by this bizarre turn of events, asked blankly, "Are we just going to let those two collude like this?"

Sebastian didn't speak, but seemed lost in thought.

Snow King, ever outspoken, immediately said, "I have a feeling something's off about the Soft and Slim Goblin... This doesn't seem like the Alliance, does it? Aren't they just making an idiot out of someone with an itchy head?"

Meanwhile, Jiang Shu, who was secretly observing this scene from a distance, rubbed his chin, feeling somewhat surprised.

On the way back, after seeing the ill-intentioned Head Itch, the Soft Goblin said he wanted to clear obstacles for Jiang Shu to prevent villains from plotting against him. So he told Jiang Shu to wait here while he dealt with the situation. But unexpectedly, his way of dealing with the situation was to infiltrate the enemy's ranks.

What's most interesting is that he was using the social skills that Jiang Shu had just taught him.

Is he really a genius who can apply what he learns in a practical way?

"I didn't expect that your first subject of practice would be him?"

Chapter 227 The Hellish Rules of the Final Arena

Although the first person used for practical operation was someone with the same surname rather than someone of the opposite sex, it was clear that the soft and cuddly goblin really tried its best and truly absorbed the knowledge that Jiang Shu had imparted.

First, gain recognition, then find common ground and shared topics to establish a sense of authority, create beneficial demands, and even resort to unspoken rules and coercion.

It flowed incredibly smoothly.

Moreover, no matter how hard Ren Tou Youqiong racked his brains, he couldn't figure it out. The so-called alliance and revenge were nothing more than a task for the soft goblin. No matter how much Ren Tou Youqiong cooperated, he would eventually find that he was just a part of the play between the master and his apprentice.

It's possible that the revenge plan he painstakingly devised, which he only told the Soft Goblin in the morning, will turn into the Soft Goblin's crazy Thursday opening move in front of Jiang Shu in the afternoon.

With such ill intentions in mind, Jiang Shu had already returned to her companions.

"I am back."

Noticing that he was following closely behind, Xue Wang and the other two didn't have time to be surprised that Jiang Shu had won the final round's entry qualification from the soft goblin in one go. They wanted to tell him what had just happened and remind him that he was now itching for a fight and had huddled together with the soft goblin for warmth.

However, before they could finish speaking, Jiang Shu raised her hand to interrupt: "No need to say anything, I just saw it all, it's okay."