The Path to Death (Please Bookmark and Follow!)

The gate guard who had been shoving someone around just moments ago, standing within arm's reach, had died right before their eyes.

Old Jack's face instantly turned deathly pale. He trembled all over, completely at a loss.

Yet Tang San beside him remained utterly calm, as though nothing had happened.

"Murder!" A few seconds later, Old Jack finally came to his senses. He shouted at the top of his lungs while hurriedly pulling Tang San away from the gate guard's corpse.

Tang San did not resist Old Jack's tugging. His eyes were lowered, his gaze as still as an ancient well, like a dark, bottomless pool. He used his sleeve to conceal the Sleeve Arrow on his left wrist.

To him, taking a human life was no more significant than killing a chicken by the roadside.

The third rule of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: Once you determine that someone is an enemy, if they have taken the path to death, show no mercy. Otherwise, you will only bring trouble upon yourself.

During the earlier conflict, the gate guard had shoved Old Jack aside, mocked him with sharp, venomous words, claimed his certificate was forged, and refused to let him enter Nuoding Academy.

In Tang San's eyes, the gate guard had already taken the path to death.

Therefore, when the gate guard charged at him, Tang San decisively followed the teachings of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and used the first hidden weapon he had forged in this world—the Sleeve Arrow—to kill this man who had taken the path to death!

...This time, because Gu Yi had deliberately held Yu Xiaogang back for a while and prevented him from arriving in time as he had in the original story to stop the conflict between both sides.

The gate guard ended up dying on the spot, his eyes still wide open in death.

Yu Xiaogang, who came rushing over, looked grave as he muttered, "Come out, Luo Sanpao!"

With a puff, a mass of pale purple Soul Power emerged from Yu Xiaogang's palm. The next moment, a round, plump purple creature resembling a dog appeared before him.

It was none other than Yu Xiaogang's martial soul, Luo Sanpao!

An intelligent martial soul capable of existing apart from its master, something exceedingly rare across the entire Douluo Continent!

The appearance of Yu Xiaogang and Luo Sanpao made Tang San's heart skip a beat. Did he discover that I killed the gate guard with the Sleeve Arrow? Is he going to capture me?

At that thought, Killing Intent rose within Tang San.

The fifth rule: Tang Sect disciples must not lightly provoke trouble, but if someone takes the initiative to offend them, they may answer with thunderous force.

His lowered left hand slowly rose again, ready to fire the remaining Sleeve Arrows at Yu Xiaogang.

But Yu Xiaogang's next words made Tang San pause.

"Sir, child, get behind me, quickly!"

With a grave expression, Yu Xiaogang strode over to Tang San and Old Jack. He stirred up the little Soul Power he possessed and, together with Luo Sanpao, warily watched for anything unusual around them.

Two yellow rings rose beneath his feet and moved back and forth around his body.

At this, a faint gleam flashed through Tang San's eyes, and he quietly lowered his left hand.

This man did not discover the Sleeve Arrow. I was worrying for nothing.

Of course. How exquisite were the Tang Sect's hidden weapons? How could this man possibly see through them so easily?

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang had no idea that he had just brushed past death and nearly taken the path to death himself.

He and Luo Sanpao shielded Tang San behind them.

In Yu Xiaogang's view, the gate guard had died far too quickly—so quickly that even he, a Soul Grandmaster, had not noticed anything.

That meant there was very likely a high-level soul master nearby who had silently killed the gate guard with some special soul skill!

Though he did not know why a soul master would kill an ordinary person like the gate guard, it showed from another angle that this person was vicious by nature and enjoyed slaughtering the innocent.

Tang San was right beside the gate guard's body. There was no telling whether that soul master might attack Tang San the very next second.

Tang San was one of the best candidates Yu Xiaogang had personally chosen as disciples. Nothing could happen to him.

That was why Yu Xiaogang had rushed over at top speed, determined to protect Tang San from harm.

Of course, Yu Xiaogang had not forgotten about Gu Yi behind them either and hurriedly called for him to come over.

But Gu Yi put on a frightened expression and quickly moved away from Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. He returned to the teahouse and slipped into the crowd of onlookers.

What a joke. Gu Yi had noticed Tang San's movement just now. He had no desire to be considered someone who had taken the path to death as well.

Besides, someone had already died. Nuoding City's city defense troops would arrive soon, and Gu Yi did not want to invite trouble and be arrested as a suspect.

Source Power increased by 300 points

A bit low...

Gu Yi glanced at the increased Source Power on the panel, his brows furrowing slightly before quickly relaxing.

At least it had proven the viability of the second method for obtaining Source Power.

Moreover, the Source Power gained by interfering with and changing the plot was continuous, not a one-time transaction.

This little bit of Source Power was only the beginning. All that had changed so far was whether the gate guard lived or died.

Tang San had not yet been significantly affected. That would depend on how things developed afterward.

If Tang San failed to enter Nuoding Academy because of this, that would be a much greater change, and Gu Yi would gain even more Source Power...

Gu Yi sighed. "I didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly."

"As expected of someone from the Tang Sect. Killing and arson are nothing to Tang San. A minor conflict is enough for him to take someone else's life."

This was the advantage of foresight.

Gu Yi had only delayed Yu Xiaogang slightly, yet it had caused no small change in the plot.

It had turned a famous scene into a truly grim scene.

He wondered what Tang San had been thinking, actually daring to kill someone in broad daylight.

Did he think everyone on the Douluo Continent was stupid? Did he believe he was the only one blessed with unparalleled intelligence?

Or was he simply supremely confident in Tang Sect hidden weapons, believing no one could see through their mysteries or use the Sleeve Arrow as a clue to find him, the murderer?

The two of them had been right next to the deceased. It could be said that they were the prime suspects.

Once Nuoding City's city defense troops arrived, they would certainly search them.

The moment they did, no matter how small and concealed Tang San's Sleeve Arrow launcher was, it would be found.

Then, by comparing it with the Sleeve Arrow found in the gate guard's corpse, they could immediately identify Tang San as the killer.

Of course, even if Tang San were identified as the murderer, nothing would happen to him.

After all, Tang Hao, a Titled Douluo, was surely nearby at this moment. He would not simply stand by and watch Tang San get taken away by the city defense troops.

He might even... divert the cause of the gate guard's death elsewhere and ensure no one connected it to Tang San at all.

Because Tang Hao would never allow Tang San to leave Nuoding Academy. There was an ownerless hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast here.

Gu Yi did not believe Tang Hao had failed to notice Xiao Wu's presence.

In the original story, Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived at Seven Dormitory only a few minutes apart.

But Tang San had been delayed for so long now.

That meant Xiao Wu was not far from Nuoding Academy at this moment. She might even have already reached the street outside its gates.

At that thought, Gu Yi looked around, beginning to search for Xiao Wu.

Sure enough, behind the crowd of spectators, Gu Yi spotted a little girl with a black scorpion braid hanging past her buttocks. Her pretty little face was fair with a rosy tint, soft and pink like a ripe peach.

The little girl was currently watching Tang San and the others at Nuoding Academy's gates with curiosity.

That appearance could only belong to Xiao Wu!!

After discovering Xiao Wu, Gu Yi did not make a move. He knew that part of Tang Hao's attention was surely focused on Xiao Wu.

If he rashly approached her, he would only arouse Tang Hao's vigilance.

In any case, Gu Yi was also a Work-Study Student. Before long, he would meet Xiao Wu in Seven Dormitory, and that would be more natural.

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