Tang Hao's Darkened Face

A bitch was always so pretentious!

Ning Rongrong wore a smiling expression as she took the word "bitch" to its very extreme.

Dai Mubai could no longer endure it. He instantly unleashed White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, sending it straight at Ning Rongrong's face. Just as she stared in shock, realizing that he truly dared to attack her, a large hand silently pulled her away.

It was Tang San, using Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to pull Ning Rongrong to his side.

Xiao Wu hid behind the others. Watching this unfold, she found it unbearably glaring, and a faint ache rose in her heart.

Ning Rongrong had never expected Tang San to be the one who saved her.

"Tang San, kill Dai Mubai for me. I'll give you money—is ten thousand Gold Soul Coins enough? I'll even let you join my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. From now on, we'll support you without conditions." Ning Rongrong offered generous terms, believing they would move Tang San.

Yet Tang San shook his head, his gaze toward Ning Rongrong remarkably calm.

"Ning Rongrong, what do you take me, Tang San, for? Money and power cannot buy friendship. I know your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is immensely wealthy and influential. But let me warn you: this is an academy, not a place for you to run wild and throw around your young lady temper. If you want to throw a tantrum, go home and do as you please. But not here."

Tang San stepped forward, led Xiao Wu out from behind the others, personally removed the bamboo basket full of stones from her back, then took her hand and headed toward the academy. Before leaving, he did not forget to say, "Boss Dai, something is off about this. I suspect someone is behind it."

"Who?" Dai Mubai was equally baffled. The person he had seen last night had clearly been Ye Ping'an, so how had he suddenly become the master?

Respecting one's teacher was a tradition of Douluo Continent. Even as a prince, Dai Mubai did not dare defy it.

If he had seen from the start that the man was the master, Dai Mubai would never have done it.

"I have a vague answer in my heart, but there's no evidence. That person has no reason to make a move." Tang San shook his head.

"It was Ye Ping'an! It must have been him!" Ning Rongrong said with certainty.

Tang San glanced at Ning Rongrong upon hearing this, then left with Xiao Wu without looking back.

"Hmph!" Dai Mubai let out a fierce breath after removing the heavy stones, then snorted coldly. "I'll spare you for Little San's sake. If you provoke me again, you'll regret it. Others may fear your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but I don't!"

Ma Hongjun made a face at Ning Rongrong and left alongside Dai Mubai like a lackey.

Oscar had followed Tang San here and witnessed everything from beginning to end. There was no longer any place for Ning Rongrong in his heart.

Ning Rongrong's heart ached. Seeing that no one paid her any attention, her gaze naturally fell upon Oscar.

"Little Ao, didn't you say you cared about me deeply? Why have you ignored me from the beginning until now?" Ning Rongrong suddenly grew anxious. Without realizing it, she had already been isolated.

Within the great family of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong had always been surrounded and adored. Yet after arriving at Shrek Academy, she seemed to realize that she was about to lose something.

Oscar looked at the pitiful Ning Rongrong for a long while before sighing. "The one I liked was the you who first arrived at the academy and gave me such beautiful hopes. Back then, you were delicate and charming, playful and lovable. Every frown and smile of yours was deeply imprinted in my heart. I, Oscar, have never forgotten them. But now... perhaps this is what you are truly like. Everything from that day was merely a beautiful disguise, like candy wrapping."

After saying that, Oscar's heart sank slightly. He turned and left.

It was as though thunder had exploded in Ning Rongrong's mind. Her eyes became vacant as she felt the entire world had abandoned her.

"Brother, have you forgiven me?"

Inside the master's hospital room, Xiao Wu, who had remained silent for a long time, asked cautiously.

After a long while, Tang San sighed softly. "Something is strange about this. I suspect someone tampered with things. But when Ning Rongrong said that person was Ye Ping'an, I no longer thought it was him."

Xiao Wu was startled and somewhat confused. "Why? Wasn't Ye Ping'an behind this?"

"Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Hongjun, and Ye Ping'an have grudges against each other. I was there last night when you discussed going together to beat up Ye Ping'an. Ye Ping'an is stronger than I am. I can guarantee that even if all of us attacked together, we might not be his match."

"When we first left Soto Great Spirit Arena, I saw Headmaster Flender leave with Ye Ping'an, and I vaguely sensed something then. But today, Headmaster Flender told me that he had made a fortune last night, earning nearly a thousand Gold Soul Coins and solving the academy's funding problem. Only today did I understand that Ye Ping'an had gone to collect dividends from Headmaster Flender. And the teacher followed them to stand up for us, only for Mubai and the others to mistake him for someone else, and in the end..."

Tang San turned to look at his teacher, who still lay unconscious on the bed, unable to calm his emotions for a long time.

On one side were brothers who had spent years with him; on the other was the teacher he deeply respected. He truly did not know whom to blame.

"There's another question that has been troubling me all along..."

"What?" Xiao Wu asked in confusion.

"Xiao Wu, let me ask you. The person you saw back then—was it the teacher, or... Ye Ping'an?" Tang San asked with a grave expression.

Xiao Wu paused slightly, then thought for a moment. "I can't remember either. I saw Boss Dai and the others charge in, so I charged in too."

Tang San: "..."

"Mubai seemed possessed at the time. I told them that gathering together to beat up a fellow student was absolutely intolerable, but it was as if he hadn't heard me at all." Tang San was perceptive and had grasped the heart of the matter.

"Brother, have you really forgiven me?" Xiao Wu asked cautiously again. She was truly afraid of losing Tang San. In this world, aside from Da Ming and Er Ming, Tang San was her only family.

"Silly girl, I was only thinking about things last night. Besides, the situation was confusing, and there were many unknowns we hadn't investigated. How could I blame you?" Tang San changed the subject. "But after the teacher wakes up, you must apologize to him and earn his forgiveness."

"Alright, Xiao Wu will definitely do it!"

Xiao Wu temporarily let out a breath of relief. As long as Third Brother did not blame her, that was enough.

The master's injuries were quite severe and required constant care.

To make up for their mistakes, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun voluntarily took turns caring for the master in hopes of earning his forgiveness.

Life at the academy was dull and tedious. While cultivating, Ye Tianxing also continued laying out his plans.

After observing for the past few days, Ye Tianxing could confirm that Tang Hao was definitely not at Shrek Academy. As for where Tang Hao actually was, that remained unknown.

Ten kilometers from Spirit Hall lay an unavoidable route leading to Spirit Hall.

Tang Hao, dressed in a black robe, had waited there for seven full days. According to the information Ning Fengzhi had sent, the brat named Ye Tianxing had already left Spirit Hall to travel across Douluo Continent for experience.

Yet over the past seven days, he had seen quite a few people, but they were all ordinary Spirit Hall stewards and other independent Spirit Masters. There had been no trace of Ye Tianxing at all.

A bird's nest sat atop Tang Hao's head, and his eyes resembled those of a panda. A Titled Douluo possessed greater mental strength than ordinary people, but he could not exactly go seven days and seven nights without sleep.

Was Ning Fengzhi's intelligence even reliable? Tang Hao thought darkly, his face blackened.