In Douluo, All the Goddesses Have Fallen Apart

The reason he noticed was because Ning Rongrong, that little witch, had playfully sent him a message.

Wu Xing's gaze naturally drew the attention of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. Following his line of sight, they too spotted the group from Shrek standing before the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Seeing Tang San's expression, their little tsundere, Dugu Yan, directly raised her middle finger at him.

As for why she knew that gesture, after spending so much time around Wu Xing, she had naturally picked up some of his shameless tricks.

Seeing Dugu Yan's strange gesture, although they did not understand its meaning, they instinctively felt it was not a good thing.

"Yanzi, what are you doing?" Wu Xing looked at Dugu Yan's raised middle finger and found it rather amusing.

This girl had not learned any of the good things, only all sorts of nonsense. Especially the national essence—she had become remarkably proficient at it.

"Hehe, it's fun." Dugu Yan answered with a grin.

Wu Xing could not help laughing and crying at the same time. Then, as if he had thought of something amusing, he teased, "Then next time I turn over your plaque at night, give me a little 'yamete.'"

"I... I won't!" Dugu Yan's face instantly flushed red. This big bad guy loved teasing her and was always obsessed with role-playing.

It would have been fine if it could ease her burden, but whenever she played along with him, this guy became even more terrifying than usual. Ever since then, she had firmly refused to role-play with Wu Xing.

That left Wu Xing a little disappointed. Sometimes, being too fierce was not a good thing either—just like the many readers of this book. What a troubling problem.

Watching the two flirt, Zhan Minghui and the others looked envious. Brother Wu was truly awesome. Even after taking the field, he still had the leisure to flirt with goddesses.

However, his behavior drew a vicious glare from Tang San. Was that guy looking down on him?

A petty man would always be a petty man. As long as it was someone he disliked, no matter what they did, he would think they had ulterior motives.

"The match officially begins!"

At the same time, the host on the arena raised one hand and swung it down, signaling the start of the Soul Fighting Master match.

"Watch that guy carefully. It will help everyone understand the enemy better," Yu Xiaogang said gravely to the little monsters when the match began.

Yet the slap to the face came swiftly. Wu Xing did not move at all, nor did he even summon his martial soul. He simply stood there like a statue.

No, not a statue. At least statues did not smile.

Seeing the strange looks Dai Mubai and the others cast his way, Yu Xiaogang could barely keep his face straight. He had just made that declaration, yet Wu Xing truly gave him no face at all, making him lose all dignity before the little monsters.

More importantly, the battle ended in less than a minute. The complete, overwhelming victory made his face burn even hotter.

He could practically feel the little monsters saying, This is the match you told us to watch with full concentration? This is what you said would help us understand our enemy better? Are you messing with us?

This guy had to be eliminated!

Like master, like disciple. For Yu Xiaogang, who regarded face and reputation as the most important things, how could he possibly maintain his expression? His eyes filled with malice.

Just like when he had previously heard Qin Ming say that Wu Xing had shattered his theory, he once again came to hate Wu Xing.

Poor Wu Xing had done nothing. He had merely followed the previous plan and made tactical arrangements based on information about the opposing team. Yet Yu Xiaogang, that hypocrite and ungrateful wretch, had remembered it and wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of him.

Of course, even if Wu Xing knew, he would only sneer. People like this were even more disgusting than Tang San.

After the battle ended, Wu Xing put his hands in his pockets and leisurely walked off the arena with his team before the audience had even recovered.

"Hubby, where are you planning to go?" Seeing that Wu Xing had no intention of returning to the waiting area after leaving the arena, Dugu Yan asked curiously.

"To see a few pen pals," Wu Xing replied directly, without hiding it from Dugu Yan.

The pen pals he meant were naturally Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.

That little bastard had already slandered him. How could he possibly remain indifferent? Naturally, he had to go show off in front of him.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Dugu Yan understood who those pen pals were and asked again.

"No need. I can go by myself." Wu Xing declined Dugu Yan's plan to accompany him. After all, he was going to put a green hat on Tang San. With his own woman beside him, he would not be able to act freely.

Hearing him say that, Dugu Yan did not insist further.

Meanwhile, on Shrek's side, seeing the match end so dramatically, Yu Xiaogang could not keep his face straight and called the little monsters to leave.

But they had not gone far before they ran into Wu Xing, who was walking toward them.

"Xiao Wu, Rongrong, Zhu Qing, what a coincidence. You're here too?"

When Wu Xing approached and looked at the three beauties, he paused slightly before putting on an expression of great surprise.

He looked exactly like someone who had happened to spot acquaintances while passing by.

With acting like that, he would definitely have won Best Actor in his previous life.

Lifting a Stone Only to Smash One's Own Foot

Wu Xing's words startled everyone. Yet before they could react, Xiao Wu and the other two girls answered in unison, "Brother Wu Xing."

"Y-you know each other?" Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were dumbfounded by the scene.

They clearly remembered that more than a month ago, the group had only met briefly, and it had been obvious that they did not know one another then. Yet now they appeared extremely familiar with each other, leaving them utterly confused.

After all, since entering Blue Tyrant Academy, they had barely seen Xiao Wu, Rongrong, or Zhu Qing leave the academy.

But what was going on now? Whether from their behavior or the way they addressed him, their relationship was clearly unusual.

As for Tang San, his initial shock turned into an incredibly ugly expression. Xiao Wu's sweet voice in particular had once belonged solely to him, but ever since more than a month ago, she had never called him Third Brother again.

Yet now, she addressed an outsider so intimately. It hurt him as much as it possibly could.

That alone would have been one thing, but Xiao Wu clearly knew about the grudge between him and Wu Xing and still behaved this way. How could Tang San possibly keep his composure? He angrily demanded, "Xiao Wu, what is going on?"

He felt that Xiao Wu had betrayed him—betrayed the love he held for her!

"What do you mean, what is going on? Tang San, why are you yelling at Xiao Wu?" Hearing Tang San's angry rebuke, Ning Rongrong immediately stepped forward.

Unlike Xiao Wu, who still remembered their past friendship, Ning Rongrong had long found the hypocritical Tang San unpleasant.

She had once refrained from tearing off all pretense for the sake of being teammates. But now that he had shamelessly acted this way, they might as well lay everything bare.

"Shut up!" Tang San had likewise reached the limit of his patience with Ning Rongrong. Hostility filled his entire body, and there was no trace of affection for a teammate.

Previously, he had still held back because he felt he needed to maintain his image. But now that Xiao Wu was intimately calling someone else brother, if he did not get to the bottom of it, she would practically become someone else's woman. How could a hypocrite like him care about anything else at a time like this?

Tang San's shout stunned Ning Rongrong and left Oscar, Dai Mubai, and the others frozen in disbelief. It felt as though he had become a different person, someone unfamiliar.

Was this really the calm and steady Tang San they knew? Why did he seem like a madman?

Yu Xiaogang was also shocked. However, he was deeply disappointed that Little San could not keep his composure.

Losing one's sense of proportion over a woman was simply laughable to him.

Tang San seemed to have lost his mind. His eyes were frighteningly bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Xiao Wu like a demon ready to devour someone.

He ignored the looks from the little monsters and his teacher alike. He only wanted to figure out what was happening!

Seeing such a terrifying Tang San, Xiao Wu subconsciously shrank back and wanted to hide behind Ning Rongrong.

But Tang San had already been consumed by rage. How could he let her evade him? He shouted again, "Xiao Wu, tell me what is going on! What is your relationship with this guy? Why are you calling him brother? Say it! Say it!"

"Tang San, Xiao Wu isn't yours. She can call whoever she wants brother. What does it have to do with you?" Once Ning Rongrong recovered, she rebuked him again.

Seeing Ning Rongrong stop him once more, Tang San's gaze shifted again, becoming incomparably dark. He said viciously, "Ning Rongrong, don't think I won't lay a hand on you just because you're a woman!"

"Then do it!" Ning Rongrong was not someone who could be easily intimidated. Unlike Xiao Wu, who would be frightened by a glare, she was the little witch who feared neither heaven nor earth.

Seeing the atmosphere suddenly become tense and that a fight might break out at any moment, Dai Mubai and the others were alarmed. Oscar hurriedly stepped forward to mediate. "Little San, calm down. Calm down. We're teammates. Whatever misunderstanding there is, just talk it out. Talk it out."

"Yeah, Third Brother. Didn't you say that the Seven Monsters are one body? Don't act impulsively," Ma Hongjun nodded as well.

It was also his first time seeing such a terrifying Third Brother, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Little San, Oscar and Hongjun are right. Whatever misunderstanding the Seven Monsters have, we can just talk it out," Dai Mubai likewise tried to persuade him.

Tang San's behavior was giving him a headache as well. Whenever the matter involved Xiao Wu, he became irritable and impulsive.

"Little San, calm down." Seeing that he had no choice but to step forward, Yu Xiaogang sternly criticized him. "Rongrong is also a Shrek student. How can you speak to her like that?"

Although he had no favorable impression of Wu Xing, now was not the time for internal conflict.

Hearing everyone's words, Tang San finally regained a little of his rationality. He knew he had been too hasty and had likely fallen into Wu Xing's trap. Suppressing his fury, he said word by word, "Xiao Wu, I'm sorry. I raised my voice a little, but it's only because I care about you so much. I don't want you to be deceived."

"Oh? How did I deceive her?" Wu Xing, who had been watching the show all along, saw Tang San begin looking for excuses and looked at him with amusement. "Are you talking about what happened at Dugu Manor? Did I slap you, or did I insult you? Please explain it clearly."

Wu Xing's words changed Tang San's expression. How did this guy know? He had only mentioned it earlier, so could it be...?

Suddenly, he thought of Ning Rongrong, who had left for a while earlier. Only that could explain why Wu Xing knew what he had said.

"So what if it is? If not for you, I would have left Dugu Manor long ago. How would I have suffered such humiliation?" Having already put Ning Rongrong on his death list, Tang San snorted coldly.

Seeing the little bastard speak so righteously, Wu Xing laughed inwardly. The more that guy tried to defend himself, the more clearly Xiao Wu would see his true nature. Wu Xing would not even need to deliberately steer the conversation.

Sure enough, before he could answer, Xiao Wu said angrily, "Tang San, you've disappointed me too much. Even now, you still refuse to repent and keep slandering Brother Wu Xing. Is this what you call sincerity?"

"Exactly. Tang San, don't think we don't know what happened at Dugu Manor. You slandered Brother Wu Xing again and again, so I don't need to give you any face anymore. Since you want to tear off all pretense, then let's lay it all out. Weren't you the one who provoked Brother Wu Xing first, looked down on him, and then got slapped in the face? Yet in the end, you turned around and claimed that Brother Wu Xing humiliated you?"

Ning Rongrong's face was full of disdain. Now that all the people involved were present, she wanted to see what else this disgusting guy could say in his defense.

Hearing the two girls' words, Tang San's expression changed again, and his heart sank. However, as the protagonist of the world and a Child of Fortune, he had never believed that he was in the wrong.

"Xiao Wu, you would rather believe this guy than believe me?"

"Don't flatter yourself. Xiao Wu saw through what kind of person you are a long time ago," Ning Rongrong said coldly.

This disgusting Tang San did not dare confront Wu Xing, so he wanted to play the emotional card. How could she let him have his way?

Luring Xiao Wu

"Ning Rongrong!" Tang San gritted his teeth, wishing he could kill this woman. But he could not, so he could only swallow his anger and remain silent.

Seeing Tang San's stifled expression, Wu Xing felt delighted. Still, it became boring once this guy started acting like a turtle hiding in its shell.

But that was not all Wu Xing wanted to see. Glancing indifferently at Tang San, Wu Xing said to Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, I have something I want to discuss with you alone."

When Tang San saw Wu Xing's look, he knew something was wrong. Sure enough, what happened next confirmed his suspicion.

"Xiao Wu is about to participate in the individual match. She doesn't have time to chat with you." Before Xiao Wu could answer, Tang San impatiently answered for her. He did not want Xiao Wu to be alone with this guy.

Of course, he knew Xiao Wu was now very dissatisfied with him, so he did not directly stop her. Instead, he brought up her upcoming Soul Fighting Master match.

But Xiao Wu's next answer nearly made him cough blood.

"Okay, Brother Wu Xing." Xiao Wu nodded sweetly.

Ever since she learned of Tang San's hypocritical true face, the only thought in her heart had been reviving her mother.

Now that Brother Wu Xing wanted to speak with her alone, she naturally would not refuse.

"Xiao Wu, no!" Tang San's eyes turned green as he hurriedly tried to stop her.

But Xiao Wu no longer listened to Tang San at all. She followed Wu Xing forward, then turned a corner, her petite figure disappearing from his sight.

Watching Xiao Wu disappear, Tang San felt as though he had been struck by five bolts of lightning. His entire body became numb.

His Xiao Wu, the Xiao Wu he cherished most, had actually left with another man right in front of him.

Dai Mubai and the others could only sigh helplessly upon seeing this. They did not know how to comfort Tang San, but they knew he had indeed gone too far.

Setting Ning Rongrong's matter aside, his slander against Wu Xing had already been confirmed.

They were not fools. Through the conversation just now, they understood that what had happened to Tang San at Dugu Manor had nothing to do with Wu Xing at all. It was entirely Tang San's one-sided account. No wonder Xiao Wu had fallen out with him.

"Brother Wu Xing, what did you want to talk to Xiao Wu about?" After turning the corner and walking only a few steps, Xiao Wu saw Wu Xing stop. She paused as well, a glimmer of light appearing in her eyes.

Wu Xing rubbed Xiao Wu's head and said, "Xiao Wu, I found a method that might help with Ah Rou's resurrection."

"What method?" Xiao Wu's face filled with anticipation.

Sure enough, Brother Wu Xing had wanted to speak with her alone because of her mother.

"This..." Wu Xing did not answer immediately. He hesitated for a moment, appearing as if he found it difficult to speak, as though he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

His manner immediately made Xiao Wu nervous. She quickly said, "Brother Wu Xing, is there something you need Xiao Wu to do? Just say it. If Xiao Wu can help, then I'll definitely help."

Only after hearing Xiao Wu say that did Wu Xing slowly explain, "It's not really about helping or not. I noticed a pattern with the Diary Instance. The more contact I seem to have with Diary holders, the better the rewards I receive."

"Huh?" Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "Brother Wu Xing, do you mean you want Xiao Wu to spend more time with you?"

"Mm." Wu Xing nodded. He would be in Heaven Dou City for the next three months, which was the perfect opportunity to put a green hat on Tang San. He would not let such a heaven-sent chance slip away.

Of course, he was not simply making things up. Better rewards really were related to contact with Diary holders. Whether it was the Teleportation Card or the Resurrection Technique, both had been obtained that way.

He had received the Teleportation Card after coming into contact with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, sparring with them, and then receiving it.