When the epithet "Cowardly Woolai" began to spread in the Civic Academy, Guru sat on the steps in the courtyard of his residence, crying until his eyes were red and swollen.

Wu Lai, who was sitting next to him, felt a little helpless. He didn't expect that Guru would care so much. If he had known this, he would definitely choose to teach Boti a lesson and beat Boti so hard that even his mother wouldn't recognize him.

"Gulu, don't cry, it's nothing." Wu Lai patted Guru's shoulder gently.

Guru continued to cry.

"Enough, Guru, you are not a woman, why are you crying like this? Besides, it's me who doesn't dare to duel, not you." Wu Lai continued.

Guru raised his tear-stained face and said, "Wu Lai, I am very disappointed in you. Although you are the one who dares not to duel, I am your friend. Your shame is my shame, and these things will definitely be reported back to Saipan and Seneca. This matter will become a lifelong shame for both of us, but you don't realize the seriousness of the problem."

Wu Lai was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "It's not that exaggerated."

"This is a fact. The impact of this incident will exceed your imagination. You may not know that the academy advocates bravery in every subject, and your refusal to duel will be seen as cowardice by everyone. No city-state will accept a cowardly official. In other words, Wu Lai, your future has been largely ruined by yourself." Guru sobbed.

"But even if this is the case, I should be the one crying. Why are you crying?" Wu Lai did not expect this to happen.

"I said, I am disappointed in you, very, very disappointed." Gulu's voice rose a few degrees, "You should not betray our friendship. Even for me, you should accept the duel."

Wu Lai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Gulu, you are not a woman, are you?"

"Nonsense." Gulu glared at Wu Lai, "I am the same as you."

"I don't believe it." Wu Lai looked Guru up and down, then reached out and touched Guru's neck. "Fortunately, there is a Adam's apple."

"Are you still in the mood to make trouble at this time?" Guru slapped Wu Lai's hand away.

"What else can I do? By the way, is there any way to remedy this? For example, should I go and challenge him back now?" Wu Lai asked.

Guru hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "You dare not accept Boti's challenge to a duel, which means you actively acknowledge that he is the winner. According to the rules, you cannot actively challenge him."

"Why is there such a rule?" Wu Lai almost jumped up.

"There are many rules in the academy, some are written, and some are customary practices. Wu Lai, you have basically no hope now. Otherwise, you should just leave the academy, at least you can avoid their ridicule." Guru wiped his tears and said.

"I won't leave. Everything has been arranged at home. I also planned what I wanted to do before I came here. It would be too unreasonable to leave without doing anything. It's just a duel. At most, I can challenge them one by one, starting with the ancient library. What do you think?" Wu Lai asked.

Guru shook his head and said, "I forgot to tell you that anyone who refuses a duel challenge once cannot challenge anyone else within six months."

"Ah?" Wu Lai's mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg. "Didn't you just say that I just can't challenge Boti actively? How come it becomes anyone now?"

"These are two different things. As for Boti, you cannot challenge him before you leave the academy. You are not allowed to challenge other people in the academy within half a year." Guru explained.

You can’t play with people like this... Wu Lai almost suffocated to death from his own breath.

Wu Lai and Guru, who had stopped crying, stayed in their residence the whole afternoon. Guru was busy writing "essays on assigned topics", not only his own but also for Wu Lai. Wu Lai lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze, also feeling annoyed.

Why don't I give that guy a good beating? Wu Lai muttered to himself.

Maybe it's not as exaggerated as Guru said? Wu Lai couldn't help but comfort himself.

Before dinner, Guru walked out of his residence alone. In addition to handing in the "essay he had written", he also brought back dinner and Mo Li - the gate guard who took Wu Lai to visit the college a few days ago.

After respectfully performing the salute, Li Qiye chuckled and moved closer to Wu Lai: "Citizen Wu Lai, you may not know this yet, but your reputation has spread throughout the academy. Everyone is talking about you."

Wu Lai glanced at Guru, then sighed and said, “Li Qiye, I didn’t call you here to listen to these things of yours.”

"Of course. Then, may I ask, Citizen Wu Lai, how can I help you?" Mo Li bowed and asked with a smile.

Wu Lai glanced at Guru again and said, "I just want to ask, can you bring food to us? The food in the academy is really not that good."

"Yes, absolutely. There is no problem at all. You just need to tell me what you like and don't like to eat, and I promise to arrange it properly for you. By the way, do you want some wine? We have both new and old wines." Mo Li became more enthusiastic.

“About this, you should ask Citizen Gulu, he has the final say.” Wu Lai pointed at Gulu, then at the clothes on Li Qiye, “Your black clothes are nice, sell them to me for two silver coins?”

"Don't even mention selling it. I can even give it to Citizen Wulai. Thank you so much for your generosity, Citizen Wulai." Li Qiye quickly took off his black coat and handed it to Wulai, but his face turned to Guru on the side. "Dear Citizen Guru, Li Qiye is very happy to serve you and Citizen Wulai. May I ask how much do you plan to spend on your and Citizen Wulai's food every month?"

"This, I need to think about it first." Guru scratched his chin and began to think.

On the side, Wu Lai began to fiddle with Mo Li's coat.

At nightfall, in a room in the main building of the college, candlelight flickered. The three vice presidents, Ibe, Rini and Huban, each sat behind a large table. A thick stack of manuscripts was placed on the table in front of each of them. The three of them had the same serious expression as they reviewed the "essay writing".

After a long while, Ibe raised his head first, and while gently massaging his aching temples, he said, "Lini, Huban, I'm a little tired of watching, and I'm sure you guys are the same, so let's take a rest first."

Hu Ban nodded and put down the manuscript in his hand.

Lini didn't even raise his head. "You guys take a rest. I'm not tired. Tonight, no matter what, I have to pick out the suitable freshmen first. Don't blame me for not reminding you two. The quick hand gets the reward, the slow hand gets the reward."

Huban laughed and said nothing. Ibe shook his head and said, "Rini, you have enough good students. Leave a few for us. Besides, we can't send all the students to the legion, right?"

"Okay, got it." Although Lini said this, his eyes still did not move away from the manuscript.

"By the way, Ibe, have you heard? Today a freshman in the academy refused the duel challenge." Huban said with a smile.

"Oh? Who is so timid? It can't be a girl." Ibe became interested.

"He's a man from the Seneca city-state, his name is Ulegrindo." Huban also inquired carefully, "He was recommended by the city-state."

"You shouldn't be like that. He was recommended by the city-state. He wouldn't be that cowardly, right? Huban, are you kidding me?" Ibe frowned.

Huban smiled and shook his head: "Who is kidding you? This is the fact. It was Bottichuman who challenged Wulagrindo. It is said that Wulagrindo refused the challenge without even a moment's hesitation."

"Maybe it's because he doesn't understand the rules for students, otherwise how dare he do this?" Ibe said.

"What is there for him to be afraid of?" Lini still didn't look up. "I have an impression of this boy. He looks pretty, but I can tell at a glance that he is not a good person. Besides, he even dares to bribe me. What else can he not dare to do? In my opinion, he is not a coward, but a rogue."

"Bribing you? Haha, so it seems that he is not only brave but also extremely courageous." Hu Ban laughed.

Ibe's brows knitted together again. After thinking for a while, his face straightened and he asked, "By the way, which one of you has the manuscript of Wulaglindo?"

"Here, the first two are from him." Lini took out a copy from the manuscript and handed it to Ibe. "Take a look. Maybe it will suit your taste. It's full of praise for the code."

Ibe stood up and walked to Rini's desk. He took the manuscript, glanced at it, and nodded. "The handwriting is quite neat. Not bad. I should find time to learn the whole story tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Just like Rini said, he may not be a coward, or he may not have realized what refusing a duel means. If he is not a coward, we should not indulge him to degenerate, because this will undoubtedly violate the purpose of the academy, right?"

Huban nodded: "That makes sense. Boti is used to being domineering. Maybe this Wulaglindo just doesn't want to pay attention to him."

"You can think and do whatever you like. Anyway, I don't like students like this. They have bad intentions." Rini picked up another manuscript.

Ibe frowned, pursed his lips, and turned to walk towards his table.

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At noon the next day, the college's freshman list was posted. In fact, it consisted of three lists, each representing a major course, namely the Code chaired by Vice Dean Ibe, the Military Affairs chaired by Vice Dean Lini, and the Finances chaired by Vice Dean Huban. In addition, the names of teachers for each subject would be written on the edge of the list. After all, the three vice deans only presided over, were responsible for, and taught the most core courses, and most of the courses were taught by full-time teachers.

The appearance of Wu Lai and Guru caused a small commotion. Some students who were watching the freshman list recognized Wu Lai, and then they began to talk and laugh at him.

Wu Lai's nonchalant expression made Guru's cheeks even redder. After seeing that his name and Wu Lai's name both appeared on the list of Code majors, he dragged Wu Lai away from the freshman list quickly.

"Wu Lai, let's hide for another day. Classes don't start until tomorrow anyway." Guru said as he walked.

"Why should we hide? Maybe it's not that serious. Besides, it was Boti, oh, and Guku, who spread the news that I refused to duel. There was no one else around at the time. As long as we pretend that nothing happened, others will slowly treat it as a rumor." Wu Lai said with a smile.

"Impossible, Boti and Guku will definitely spread it everywhere. Believe me, they will do it." After Guru finished speaking, he couldn't help but sighed.

"I don't think so." Wu Lai laughed and said.

"You are too stubborn, Wu Lai." Gulu turned around and said, "You went out last night, right? Where did you go? Why didn't you call me?"

"How did you know?" Wu Lai asked curiously.

Guru chuckled and raised his chin proudly. "Don't accuse me of bragging when I tell you this. I have a strong eye for things. This morning when I opened your door, I found fresh mud marks on the edges of your boots placed beside the bed. It rained for a while near midnight last night, but your clothes were not changed and were not wet. I thought you must have gone out to do something bad."

"Not bad, good analysis." Wu Lai was impressed by the short guy Guru. "Go on, guess what I did?"

After a slight hesitation, Guru asked uncertainly, "Boti and Guku?"

Wu Lai was stunned: "Why do you guess so?"

"Intuition, and also based on what you just said." Guru replied.

Wu Lai rolled his eyes and gave Guru a thumbs up: "Guru, in my hometown, this is a compliment. I give you a thumbs up."

“I didn’t understand the last sentence. Can you say it again?” Guru asked.

"Catch up with me first." Wu Lai laughed and suddenly ran towards his residence. He felt relaxed now.

If Wulai is at ease, Guru may also be at ease, but that doesn’t mean that others will be at ease.

At the same time, in a small stone building, Eddie leaned against the door frame with his arms folded, frowning, his eyes fixed on Boti's face for a while, then moved back to Guku's face.

Boti is still the same Boti as yesterday, and Guku is still the same Guku as yesterday, but their faces, wow, have changed fundamentally.

Boti's face had grown almost one third larger, with large bruises on his eye sockets, his eyes were swollen into two slits, his cheeks were swollen with fingerprints, his upper lip had a small tear and was swollen and curled up, allowing one to see the gap left by his front teeth being knocked out.

Guku was slightly better off than him. The bruises on his eye sockets were not as severe as Boti's, and his eyes were not as swollen as Boti's. His cheeks were not swollen or had finger marks, and his front teeth were still there, but his neat long hair, which he was proud of, was cut into pieces, as if it had been chewed by a pig.

After a while, Eddie almost gritted his teeth and asked: "Who did it?"

Boti and Guku shook their heads at the same time.

"Was they attacked by a sneak attack?" Addie asked with a frown. Quick, who had been hiding behind her, covered his mouth desperately to hold back his laughter, because the current appearance of Boti and Guku was too funny.

After Boti and Guku looked at each other, Guku lowered his head with a wry smile, while Boti was stunned, nodded, and then shook his head.

"Speak!" Eddie became impatient and couldn't help but kick Boti.

"Eddie, forget it. Boti has been tormented enough." Gu Ku hurriedly stopped Eddie. "After it rained last night, before dawn, a man in black appeared in my room. He woke me up first, and then he threw a sword at me..."

Eddie was a little confused after hearing this. After a long while, he asked in disbelief: "You mean, the other party beat you with weapons with bare hands?"

Gu Ku didn't dare to look Eddie in the eye, and quickly turned his face to the side, then nodded gently: "I have never seen his attack routine before, the speed is very fast, the angle is tricky, and every attack and defense of mine seems to be within his calculations. In front of him, I can only get beaten."

"You two haven't offended any fighting teachers recently, have you?" Eddie asked.

"No, absolutely not," said Gu Ku.

"Woole, Woole Grindo." Boti said vaguely.

"Shut up, you idiot, the shame of the Shuman family. Wuleglindo is a coward. If it were him, would he still refuse your challenge?" Eddie frowned, "I have to think about it carefully. Maybe it's the kids from other families..."