Tang Hao Comes to the Rescue! Everyone Is Bullying Gangzi!

Ghost Charm wasted no words and reached straight for Tang San's neck.

Dai Mubai and the others still considered Tang San their brother. They rushed forward, trying to save him.

"Xiao San!"

"Third Brother!"

But before they could get close, another terrifying surge of Soul Power erupted in an instant.

"Shua!"

An even stronger figure flashed into view, yanking Tang San away from behind.

Ghost Charm grabbed at empty air.

He and Yue Guan looked toward the distance at the same time. Sure enough, a desolate middle-aged man in a coarse cloth robe was standing there, holding Tang San.

"It's you?!" Ghost Charm cried in alarm.

Yue Guan frowned as well. "Well, well. Your Excellency the Pope was right. This brat really is your son!"

"Tang Hao, you've been hiding in the shadows to protect your son?!"

Tang Hao!

The name immediately drew everyone's attention.

Even Yu Xiaogang, who had no idea what was happening, muttered to himself as he stared in shock.

Sure enough, the wind lifted the cloak, throwing back the hood and revealing a scruffy, somewhat dispirited man whose eyes brimmed with killing intent.

He was none other than Tang Hao!

"Dad... Dad?"

Tang San could hardly believe it. Looking back, he never could have imagined that he would see the father he had missed day and night at such a moment!

"Dad, why are you here?!"

"Who are these two... Wait, have you been protecting me in secret all this time?!"

At that thought, warmth finally entered Tang San's sorrowful heart.

Tang Hao nodded, setting Tang San down as he said calmly, "Xiao San, Dad won't let anything happen to you."

"I never expected Xiao San to come to such a godforsaken academy and still be found by you people from Spirit Hall."

"Who was it because of?"

"Those girls who left, or..."

As he spoke, Tang Hao's face darkened as he stared at Yu Xiaogang.

Two days ago, Tang Hao had also seen the letter Xiao Wu left behind. Though he did not know why, the three girls, including Xiao Wu, had suddenly seen through Yu Xiaogang's uselessness and left in disappointment.

But the letter said that Yu Xiaogang's theories had received support only because he and Pope Bibi Dong had once been lovers.

Tang Hao guessed that Xiao Wu might have known this as well and, fearing discovery by Spirit Hall, had left for the Star Dou Great Forest.

That was why Tang Hao had not stopped her. Xiao Wu and Tang San had a decent relationship anyway; even if there were some conflicts, they were misunderstandings. If Xiao Wu went to the Star Dou Great Forest, they could simply find her later.

Yet he had never expected that Spirit Hall's two great elders would suddenly arrive today!

And their target seemed to be either Xiao Wu, that Soul Beast, or Tang San.

Xiao Wu could not possibly have voluntarily told Spirit Hall that she was a Soul Beast, could she? That would be seeking death.

So the only person who could contact the Pope of Spirit Hall was Yu Xiaogang!

"Hmph!"

"Yu Xiaogang, answer me. Was it you who told Bibi Dong that we were here?!"

"Huh?"

The question left Yu Xiaogang completely dumbfounded. Tell her my ass!

He did have a connection with Bibi Dong, but why would he need to inform on them? What was in it for him?

Tang San was his disciple and would prove his theories in the future. How could he possibly harm him?

Yu Xiaogang immediately grew anxious, clutching his chest and enduring the pain as he explained.

"No, no!"

"Your Majesty Haotian, how could I harm Xiao San or tell Bibi Dong about him?"

"Your Majesty, you mustn't misunderstand! Xiao San is my disciple!"

"Hmph! Disciple?" Tang Hao sneered. "Do you still consider Xiao San your disciple?"

Tang Hao's face was grim as he looked at the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo before him, then at Yu Xiaogang's hypocritical face, weighing whether to stay or leave.

But after hearing Yu Xiaogang's words and recalling how Tang Hao had saved him at such incredible speed, Tang San was immediately startled.

"Your Majesty?"

"Dad, he called you Your Majesty!"

"Could you be...?"

How could Tang San have imagined that his father might be the legendary, rumored Titled Douluo?

Tang Hao merely snorted. "Xiao San, I'll tell you about these matters in the future."

"The urgent matter is dealing with these two beasts!"

"I can tell you this: we have a blood feud with Spirit Hall, and these two neither-human-nor-ghost things are Spirit Hall's two great elders!"

"Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo Ghost Charm!"

"Titled Douluo?"

"They're Titled Douluo?!" Tang San was even more astonished.

Even Dai Mubai and the others, who stood nearby like wooden statues, could not comprehend what had suddenly happened.

Why had Titled Douluo appeared to capture Tang San?

Why did Tang San's father seem to be a Titled Douluo as well?

They had always treated Tang San as a commoner brother. Who the hell knew that this Third Brother had such a terrifying background?

Tang Hao continued, "Xiao San, these two are likely here to capture you."

"And the person who informed on us, the one who knew where you and I were, was likely your teacher, Yu Xiaogang."

"Because only he could contact the Pope, and only he knew I was by your side!"

"What?!"

"Gangzi, you!!"

Upon hearing that, Tang San grew even more furious with Yu Xiaogang.

He had originally thought Yu Xiaogang was merely useless and had only caused Xiao Wu to run away. He never expected him to want to harm both Tang San and his father as well.

He truly was on a Path to Death—and not just one death, either!

Yu Xiaogang felt utterly numb. "No, it wasn't me!"

"I didn't inform on you! Xiao San, don't misunderstand!"

"You're my disciple. I could never harm you, and I could never harm your father. Your father is my idol!"

"Um, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, explain it!"

Yu Xiaogang said anxiously, "We've met before! Please prove that I didn't inform on them, all right?"

Yue Guan and Ghost Charm could not be bothered with a useless man like Yu Xiaogang. They had only come to capture Xiao Wu, that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Yue Guan mocked, "We don't know who gave the information. We merely obeyed the Pope's orders and came here to capture someone!"

"Still, Tang Hao, rest assured. The Pope indeed had intelligence that you and your son were here!"

"Unfortunately, the target of the two of us today is not you, but a girl named Xiao Wu!"

"I'm asking you, where is that Xiao Wu?!"

"Xiao Wu?"

The moment Tang San heard that name, he became agitated again. "You want to hurt Xiao Wu?!"

"No! I will never let you hurt her!"

"Oh?" Yue Guan sneered. "That isn't up to you!"

"You there..."

Yue Guan swept his gaze around. Knowing that Tang Hao and Tang San could not be captured, and that they might not even be able to defeat Tang Hao, he quickly spotted Yu Xiaogang.

He grabbed Yu Xiaogang and asked coldly, "Yu Xiaogang!"

"You're also the Pope's best friend! Tell me, where is that girl named Xiao Wu?!"

"I-I don't know!"

Yu Xiaogang was about to cry. Why was every single one of them targeting him?

If I knew where Xiao Wu was, would I have argued with my only disciple until we nearly fell apart?