"Brother Hong, the five young masters are still squatting in those buckets," Wu Jinbin said as he hurried in.
"Heh, consider them lucky," Zhou Hong smiled with satisfaction. Otherwise, he would have chased them all the way to their homes and made them soak for four class periods.
And so, time slowly passed.
After the first class ended, the second class soon began.
At the entrance of the School of Economics, the five young masters, lacking the courage to leave, continued to soak in the buckets. Countless passing students snickered.
Seeing the students chuckling, the five young masters immediately threatened, "What are you laughing at? Anyone who dares to laugh again won't be spared our wrath."
The students who had been snickering immediately shut their mouths. Although the five young masters had been severely dealt with by Zhou Hong, their reputation still lingered, and they were not individuals that ordinary students could offend.
Soon, the bell for the noon dismissal rang.
Zhou Hong walked out of the teaching building, preparing to go to the cafeteria with Wu Jinbin and Liu Hua for a meal.
As he passed the entrance of the School of Economics, Zhou Hong said to the five young masters, "Alright, you've soaked for the entire morning. You can get up now. However, I don't want to smell any stench here when school starts this afternoon, or else I'll hold you accountable."
Only then did the five young masters stand up from the buckets. Their hearts were filled with rage. They had squatted in the buckets for an entire morning, and their legs were numb. If they hadn't practiced martial arts, they probably wouldn't have been able to stand.
Zhou Hong ignored them and walked with Liu Hua and Wu Jinbin towards the cafeteria.
"Zhou Hong, you just wait. If I let you go, I'm not the number one young master," Guo Yueming gritted his teeth and said. He had lost all face this morning. If he wasn't mistaken, countless people on the Jinzhou University forum had seen pictures of the four of them soaking in the buckets this morning.
"Damn it, after this morning, our reputation as the five young masters has been thoroughly disgraced," Song Chudeng said angrily.
"Alright, Zhu Zihan, I'm ordering you now to clean up all the excrement you brought before school starts this afternoon. If there's even a hint of stench in the air, don't blame me for being harsh," Guo Yueming warned Zhu Zihan.
"That's right, Zhu Zihan. Zhou Hong told us to clean it up before school this afternoon, but this excrement was all brought by you. We're not cleaning it with you. If you still want to have a place at Jinzhou University, clean it up honestly," the other three young masters also warned Song Zihan.
Meanwhile, Zhou Hong had already arrived at the cafeteria.
As Zhou Hong entered the cafeteria, many eyes were cast his way, as if Zhou Hong had suddenly become a renowned figure on campus.
"Brother Hong, so many people are looking at you. It seems you've become famous in just half a day. You can be considered a prominent figure at Jinzhou University now," Wu Jinbin said with admiration in his eyes. Although Zhou Hong's behavior was not commendable, when a person becomes extremely bad, they cease to be merely bad and instead inspire a sense of awe.
Zhou Hong glared at Wu Jinbin unreasonably, but it was within his expectations.
That's right, after this morning, Zhou Hong had indeed become a famous and influential figure at Jinzhou University.
Making the five young masters squat in buckets for half a day was probably something that only the Four Great Madmen could achieve.
Even on the forum, many people were advocating for Zhou Hong to be named the Fifth Madman.
After all, what Zhou Hong did this morning was quite audacious.
This post received numerous comments from students on the forum, and all of them agreed that Zhou Hong was qualified to be called the Fifth Madman.
After Zhou Hong and the other two got their food, they sat down at a table.
Wu Jinbin immediately took out his phone and opened the Jinzhou University forum. At this moment, Zhou Hong was indeed dominating the trending topics.
The entire forum, from top to bottom, was discussing Zhou Hong. Furthermore, every student's words in the posts conveyed a sense of fear towards Zhou Hong.
"Fellow students, Zhou Hong has reached the fourth stage of martial cultivation and defeated the five young masters. I believe he should be called the Fifth Madman. What do you all think?" someone said in the most popular post.
This post had tens of thousands of replies.
"I agree, Zhou Hong is qualified to be the Fifth Madman."
"Yes, I used to dismiss this person, but this morning, the five young masters were all dealt with by him, and he forced them to soak in buckets for half a day. This incident has shocked the entire school. If he's not called a madman, it's truly unreasonable. At least in my heart, he is already the Fifth Madman."
"I agree too. Jinzhou University no longer has just the Four Great Madmen. Now we can add Zhou Hong, making it Five Great Madmen."
Every student who replied unanimously agreed that Zhou Hong could be considered a madman.
"Brother Hong, look at the forum quickly! You've been named the Fifth Madman!" Wu Jinbin said in shock after seeing the posts.
Zhou Hong was eating when he heard Wu Jinbin's words and frowned slightly. He had heard the five young masters mention something about the Four Great Madmen this morning and was puzzled. Who were the Four Great Madmen?
"What do you mean?" Zhou Hong asked, confused.
"Zhou Hong, in our school, there are four people who are truly terrifying existences. Everyone calls them the Four Great Madmen. These Four Great Madmen are outrageously mad. Let alone students, even teachers would turn pale at the mention of their names. I really didn't expect you to be named the Fifth Madman. Now that I can be friends with a madman, I'll have a great backing at Jinzhou University," Wu Jinbin chuckled, seemingly a little excited.
"Who made me the Fifth Madman? This is ridiculous!" Zhou Hong scoffed and asked.
"Of course, it's the entire school, all the students. The previous Four Great Madmen were originally just four tough guys. Later, on the forum, everyone called them the craziest people, and then everyone collectively referred to them as the Four Great Madmen. And now, the university forum has also named you the Fifth Madman. Although there's no official evaluation, when everyone thinks you are, then you are."
Zhou Hong also opened the university forum and indeed, everyone said he deserved to be the Fifth Madman.
Zhou Hong felt a bit dejected. He never expected that by dealing with the five young masters, he would be recognized by the entire university's faculty and students as one of the Five Great Madmen.
Although he was the lowest-ranked madman, no matter the ranking, being recognized by the entire school's faculty and students was an extraordinary feat.
"Zhou Hong, congratulations on receiving the esteemed title of Fifth Madman," Liu Hua said quickly.
"Esteemed title, my foot!" Zhou Hong couldn't help but glare at Liu Hua, as if it were something to be proud of.