Tang San: I'm Sorry, I Was Wrong

"It was nothing. That Mandala Snake wasn't that old, or I wouldn't have been able to beat it either!"

Ai Fike modestly waved his hand, but when he saw Yu Xiaogang being helped over by Tang San, his expression turned stern again.

"Thank you, sir, for saving our lives. Otherwise, this child and I might have died here."

Yu Xiaogang forced out a smile. Of course, on his already miserable-looking face, that smile looked even worse than crying.

Ai Fike pointed at Lin Hao, who was standing nearby, and said:

"If you want to thank someone, thank this kid. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the time to come save you!"

Li Si glanced at Tang San beside him and reprimanded:

"This is the disciple you took in, Tang San, right? I'm not trying to scold you on purpose, but don't you know how dangerous the Soul Hunting Forest is?

If your luck is bad while hunting for a Soul Ring, you could end up staying in the forest for a long time. Even when I helped Xiao Hao obtain his Soul Ring, I specifically invited Lord Ai Fike to come along.

Don't you know your own strength? You actually dared to bring him here alone. If something had happened, how would you explain it to his family?"

Li Si's words were full of mockery toward Yu Xiaogang, leaving him no dignity at all.

Yu Xiaogang smiled bitterly. The facts were right in front of him, and he had nothing to say in rebuttal.

He could only forcefully change the subject.

"What a pity. That Mandala Snake would have been very suitable as Xiao San's First Soul Ring."

The moment those words left his mouth, Tang San's impression of Lin Hao worsened even further. He wasn't blind. Ai Fike could clearly have subdued the Mandala Snake with ease.

Yet he had directly blasted it into scraps. He obviously didn't want Tang San to obtain that Soul Ring.

Lin Hao was unaware of what Tang San was thinking. Smiling, he said:

"Xiao San, I saved your life today. Remember to treat me to a meal later!

Also, I heard that when you sparred with Xiao Wu a few days ago, you even used weapons. Is that true?"

Ignoring the change in Tang San's expression, he continued:

"I'm telling you, that was really too much. You actually used weapons in a spar between classmates."

Just as Li Si had reprimanded Yu Xiaogang, Lin Hao criticized Tang San from beginning to end.

With the Sleeve Arrow hidden in his sleeve, heaven knew how badly Tang San wanted to fire it directly.

Even with his temperament, he could no longer endure it. With a cold face and gritted teeth, he said:

"Shut up. I don't need your concern over what I do. Put away your hypocritical concern.

You stole the Mandala Snake and destroyed this Soul Ring. I'll remember this!"

Heh, since you delivered yourself to me, don't blame me!

A trace of surprise appeared on Lin Hao's face. He turned to Ai Fike and said somewhat aggrievedly:

"Uncle Ai Fike, Teacher, does he mean we were wrong to save him? Does he even want to take revenge on me?"

Li Si's face darkened as well. He sternly said to Yu Xiaogang:

"This is the fine disciple you taught? Fine. When I return, I'll report this to the dean!"

Ai Fike said nothing, but the killing intent in his eyes sent a chill down Yu Xiaogang and Tang San's backs.

That instantly sobered Tang San, whose mind had been clouded by rage. He truly wanted to slap himself. He had even forgotten that trouble came from the mouth!

Yu Xiaogang's already stiff expression became even uglier. He had merely sighed over it.

But Xiao San had actually reacted like this and even provoked the killing intent of that Soul Ancestor. Had he really chosen the right person?!

But this was not the time to think about that. The most important thing now was to dispel that Soul Ancestor's killing intent!

Yu Xiaogang made a snap decision and gave Tang San a hard slap, making his head buzz.

Then he shouted sternly:

"Xiao San, apologize to Lin Hao and this Soul Ancestor!"

As he spoke, he kept winking at Tang San. He knew perfectly well how brutal those Soul Hunting Squads were!

When Lin Hao saw it, he asked Li Si curiously:

"Teacher, is there something wrong with his eyes?"

"Ignore him. He's no good person either!"

Li Si sneered coldly and quietly watched Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

Seeing that Tang San remained silent, Yu Xiaogang shouted sternly again:

"Apologize, now!"

"I'm sorry!"

Tang San also realized something. With his face swollen and his heart full of rage, he spoke softly.

"Louder. Didn't Yu Xiaogang teach you how to apologize to the strong?"

Li Si was dissatisfied and spoke coldly.

Tang San froze. Asking him to bow and apologize to Lin Hao—how could that be possible?!

Seeing Tang San like this, Yu Xiaogang raised his leg, intending to kick him.

But a heart-rending pain suddenly followed!

Yu Xiaogang lowered his head and discovered that a piece of flesh on the inside of his thigh had been corroded away by the Mandala Snake's poisonous mist!

At that moment, for some reason, Yu Xiaogang closed his eyes and fainted on the spot.

"Teacher, he should be poisoned, right? He won't be in danger, will he? I remember the Mandala Snake's venom is very potent!"

Lin Hao knowingly asked Li Si.

"He was only corroded by the poisonous mist, not bitten. With Soul Power in his body helping him, he won't die anytime soon!"

Li Si took one look and came to a conclusion.

"Li Si, your colleague really is a strange one. Afraid that I'll kill him, this guy chose to pretend to faint and handed all responsibility to a six-year-old child!"

Ai Fike glanced at Yu Xiaogang and said with a chuckle.

"No way. He really looks like he fainted to me!"

Li Si's acting was excellent. After observing for a moment, he refuted him.

"Who knows? Doesn't he often do this sort of thing?"

Lin Hao shook his head and looked at Tang San.

"Tang San, your teacher pretended to faint, so the choice of whether to apologize is now in your hands.

I'll tell you this: he's been poisoned by the Mandala Snake. Although his life isn't in danger for now,

if it drags on too long, that might not remain the case. At the very least, his lower body could be crippled by then."

With memories from his previous life, Tang San could naturally tell that Yu Xiaogang was truly pretending to faint.

Moreover, Yu Xiaogang was not very good at pretending. When Lin Hao said those words, Tang San even saw Yu Xiaogang's body twitch.

He didn't know how to express how he felt right now. He was furious and aggrieved!

But he was at another's mercy, with no choice of his own.

His eyes bloodshot, Tang San bowed to Lin Hao and Ai Fike respectively and shouted:

"I'm sorry! I truly know I was wrong! I shouldn't have said those things!"

If looks could kill, Lin Hao and Ai Fike would probably have died a hundred thousand times over already.

Lin Hao nodded and said with a smile:

"That's more like it. I forgive you. Correcting your mistakes once you recognize them is the greatest virtue. Leave your Soul Ring to us!"

Then he said to Ai Fike:

"Uncle Ai Fike, I remember you brought some antidote pills, right?

Give him some simple treatment first. Otherwise, I'm worried he might be in danger!"

"You really are kindhearted, kid!"

Ai Fike helplessly shook his head, took out a bottle of pills, and tossed it to Tang San.

"These are Antidote Pills sold by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Give him one, then clean and bandage his wound!"