Douluo: Ruo Tuo Save Me

Of course, he could have put it away. But he refused to!

"Here. It suits you quite well."

Zhu Zhuqing did not refuse. She had already decided to remain devoted to Zhong Li for the rest of her life, so naturally she would not reject something he gave her.

When she first met Zhong Li, although he said he had not intended to save her, without him, she might have already died at the hands of the people Zhu Zhuyun had sent.

The second time, he had spoken up for her and beaten that scumbag Dai Mubai...

The third time...

Such a cold and aloof person would not refuse her. The more Zhu Zhuqing thought about it, the redder her face became.

Wait, Zhong Li could not be exposed. He was such a genius—what if someone wanted to harm him...

As she thought, Zhu Zhuqing's icy gaze turned toward Dai Mubai beside her...

"Mubai, nothing happened tonight, right?"

Before Zhu Zhuqing could make a move against Dai Mubai, Zhong Li spoke to him.

His meaning was simple: the matter of the Soul Bone. He was not afraid of holding it himself, but Zhu Zhuqing did not have his strength, much less anyone to protect her.

If it were exposed, what awaited her would be endless pursuit and assassination.

Hearing Zhong Li's voice, Dai Mubai shuddered. What did Zhong Li mean? Was he going to kill him to silence him? No! He definitely did not want this to be exposed!

"Nothing happened tonight. We came straight back to the academy from Suotuo City."

Dai Mubai was quite clever!

Although his thoughts differed, he answered perfectly.

After hearing Dai Mubai's words, Zhong Li nodded and continued, "Zhuqing, put the Soul Bone away. Someone may come to investigate this place. Let's return to the academy first."

Zhu Zhuqing obediently put away the "token of love" Zhong Li had given her.

She softly answered, "Mm."

Seeing that Zhong Li had no intention of killing him to silence him, Dai Mubai let out a sigh of relief. Then he thought of something else: After what happened this time, my relationship with him has grown closer, right? And he can casually give away something like a Soul Bone...

Not long after the three left, the Suotuo City Lord arrived with more than a dozen Spirit Masters.

Spirit Hall's White Clothed Archbishop arrived at roughly the same time as well.

This place was not far from Suotuo City. The "great battle" that had just occurred, along with the sight of Heavenly Star descending, had drawn the attention of the forces stationed in Suotuo City...

When everyone saw the hundred-meter-wide crater, they all sucked in a breath of cold air. Their backs turned icy, and cold sweat broke out.

"This definitely was not a natural disaster! It was absolutely an attack that only an ultimate powerhouse could unleash!"

There was no meteorite in the crater. No one was blind, so they could naturally see that.

After Heavenly Star collided with the ground, it had turned into the most primordial Geo Element Power. Naturally, no meteorite had remained.

"What terrible sin could have been committed to make this esteemed one so furious..."

After investigating for a while, they found nothing. They also gave up on continuing their investigation. That was an ultimate powerhouse—how could they dare to keep looking into it?

How could they have known that this had truly been nothing more than Zhong Li's casual strike...

After the three returned to the academy, they found Ma Hongjun sitting on a large rock at the academy gate.

"Fatty, what are you doing here?"

Dai Mubai asked.

Logically, Ma Hongjun should have returned after them. Why was he here instead?

"Ah, Boss Dai! You're finally back. Earlier, when I was looking for Zhong Li and Zhu Zhuqing, I happened to run into Teacher returning with Tang San and Xiao Wu. Teacher said Tang San was fine, so I came back with them..."

Ma Hongjun jumped down from the rock and spoke to the three.

"After I got back, I found that you still hadn't returned, so I waited here. If you still didn't come back soon, I was going to go check the Soul Fighting Arena..."

"Right, Zhong Li. Did you know? Tang San, he..."

Tang San Wakes Up (Thanks for Your Support, Bonus Chapter!)

"Gasp..."

Tang San suddenly woke from his coma. He had had a dream.

After waking, under Zhao Yun and Xiao Wu's stunned gazes, he pulled down his pants to inspect himself... It was bare. Truly gone!

"Th-Third Brother." After thinking it over, Zhao Yun decided it was better to call him Third Brother. Although that part was gone, calling him Third Sister seemed rather strange.

"Little San, are you... are you okay..." The mark on Xiao Wu's forehead was still there, but she chose to stay here and watch over Tang San.

This, this was love!

Tang San ignored Xiao Wu and Zhao Yun.

He remembered! He remembered everything!

"Hehehe... Tang San, I'll give you one last chance!"

Tang San had wanted to surrender after the second blow Mo Bai landed on him.

But Mo Bai's second attack had struck him on the jaw, leaving him unable to speak.

If he had not had some Soul Power protecting his body at the time, Mo Bai might have beaten him to death.

"One's body, hair, and skin are bestowed by one's parents. Even if it was an unintentional mistake, I, Tang San, will still kill this man!"

After discovering that his little brother was gone, Tang San's heart was unexpectedly calm.

"Father! I, Tang San, have left no heir!"

In Tang San's heart, life and death were minor matters; leaving no descendants was the greatest matter.

The place where he had once lived, the Ba Shu Tang Sect, had been a famously formidable assassination organization. He had seen too much life and death, and had long since become indifferent to it.

In his previous life, he had been an orphan adopted by the Tang Sect. For secretly learning... he had even been willing to prove his resolve through death.

Yet in this life, he had a father. When it came to having no descendants, the first thing he thought of was how he had failed his ancestors.

Seeing Tang San's expressionless face, Zhao Yun became a little panicked. Third Brother would not be thinking of...

"Third Brother, are you... are you alright? What's done is done. Death can't solve anything, so don't do anything rash."

Zhao Yun spoke carefully. He was afraid of provoking his friend.

Xiao Wu's face darkened. Even a rabbit with emotional intelligence as low as hers knew this was not the time to bring that up...

"Don't worry, Zhao Yun. I won't do anything rash."

Hearing Zhao Yun's words, Tang San eased up a little and spoke.

Only, his voice no longer sounded as it had before. Instead, it carried a somewhat feminine quality.

That gave Zhao Yun a fright...

But he did not dare say anything...

Teacher, is it too late for me to switch dormitories now?

"Little San, it's wonderful that you're alright."

"Mm. Huh? Xiao Wu, what happened to your forehead?"

The moment Tang San saw the mark on Xiao Wu's forehead, he even forgot about his own mutilation and hurriedly asked.

"Ah! This..." Xiao Wu found it difficult to say. She had been knocked unconscious by someone striking her with the back of a blade. It was simply too embarrassing to mention. She was Sister Xiao Wu!

"She was struck with the back of a blade," Zhao Yun explained from the side. Seeing Xiao Wu acting all coy, he thought, Wasn't it just a loss? What's the big deal?

Over all these years, aside from the time he and others had ganged up on his Second Uncle Zhao Wuji, he had never won. A loss was a loss. What was the big deal?

"What! This man deserves death!"③

Tang San instantly became anxious. He had said he would protect Xiao Wu and not let anyone bully her...

"What?" Zhao Yun's expression changed drastically. He had never expected Tang San to say something like that. The other person had only used the back of a blade! Not the blade itself! He instinctively moved farther away from Xiao Wu.

But Xiao Wu was very happy. In the world of Soul Beasts, fighting to the death was perfectly normal.

In truth, if not for the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, how could she have acted so tyrannically in the core region? Even if she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

On Sea God Island, she had even said to Xiao Bai, "If I hadn't taken human form and lost my cultivation, I would definitely fight you..." If they really fought, it would be a joke—a rabbit challenging a shark one-on-one... No matter how weak Xiao Bai was, she had once been the Sea God's mount. Hehehe.

Knock, knock, knock.

Three knocks, no more and no less. One knocked three times.

Zhao Yun hurriedly went to open the door. There were only a few people in the academy; whoever it was, they were either a teacher or a student. Why would he need to ask?

When he opened the door, he was stunned. All the students had come.

The one knocking was Zhong Li. He had come to watch the joke—no. He had come to care for his fellow students.

"Big Brother Zhong Li, this is wonderful! Hurry and take a look. Can Third Brother's little brother still be saved?"

Seeing Zhong Li arrive, Zhao Yun became so excited that he could barely speak coherently. Tang San's condition had truly frightened him!

"Mm." Zhong Li composed himself so that he would not reveal a smile. Keeping his handsome face stern, he walked into the room.

"Zhong Li?" Tang San still did not know who had treated him. At first, he had thought it was Zhong Li, but judging from their conversation, it did not seem so.

When Zhong Li approached, Xiao Wu quickly rose from beside the bed and made room for him.

"Lie still. Let me take a look."

Zhong Li did not say much. He was afraid he would not be able to stop himself from laughing.

Although Tang San was puzzled, he still lay down and allowed Zhong Li to examine him.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing did not enter. The room was already small enough; it would be too crowded if they went in.

"Hmm?"

"Where is it?"

After examining him for a while, Zhong Li pointed at Tang San's lower body and asked.

Tang San's injuries had basically healed. Yet that spot was completely clean—there was nothing there at all. Even eunuchs were not this cleanly cut.

"Uh, an old man cut it off. He said the remaining half inch was useless anyway, and those two things were... crushed. On our way back, we even saw that old man throw them to a dog by the roadside..."

That Healing Type Soul King had walked with trembling steps, so naturally he had not been as fast as Flender and Xiao Wu. Not long after they left the Soul Fighting Arena, they ran into him again.

Xiao Wu had been there. She had watched the old man perform the operation.

Upon hearing this, Tang San nearly wanted to ask Xiao Wu where that man was. How could his xx be fed to a dog!

Everyone: ...Old man, you went a little too far.

...Hold it together, Zhong Li! Morax! You cannot laugh! Hold it together!

"Your injuries have mostly healed. Later, I'll treat you once more, and you'll be completely healed. But since that thing is already gone, there is nothing I can do."

Zhong Li shook his head as he spoke.

He truly was not lying to Tang San. Although his Third Spirit Skill was absurdly powerful, it did not have the ability to reconstruct a body.

"This..."

"Then what if it were still there?"

Zhao Yun asked. That was also what everyone wanted to know.

"The severed part might not have been recoverable. But at least it would not be like this now, with nothing left at all... That old gentleman's surgery was too successful. There's nothing I can do either..."

Tang San: That old man deserves death! Where did Zhong Li go before this? Why didn't he help treat me? He has...

Yunfu Mountain, Above and Below

As previously mentioned:

After Zhong Li finished using his Third Spirit Skill on Tang San, everyone went back to rest...