Balak Kingdom, Shrek Academy!
Tang Hao?
Looking at the figure that had appeared on the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, and thinking of the "surprise" Yu Xiaogang had mentioned, Tang San had a bad feeling.
Holy crap, so this was what he meant by a surprise?!
But the spirited Clear Sky Douluo in the video had nothing in common with the disheveled blacksmith in his memories.
More outrageous still, if this Tang Hao really was that Tang Hao...
Did that mean his own father had plotted against his mother?
If that was true, should he still avenge his mother?
For Tang San, who had come from a feudal age and was also a bit too filial, this was a dilemma.
Faced with such a question, his two sides immediately started fighting it out.
"Teacher, tell me honestly. My father... is he really the Clear Sky Douluo in the video?"
Gang Zi: "..."
What a mess!
Having a Titled Douluo for a father should have been a good thing.
Take him, for example. If he weren't Yu Yuanzhen's son, could he have spent all these years coasting through life?
But before Yu Xiaogang could build up Tang Hao's lofty image and set the scene, the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking had exposed Tang Hao's identity outright.
Even more outrageous, it had revealed some scandals, too.
What was this about conspiring with Qian Xunji to ambush his own wife, then forcing her to sacrifice her Spirit Ring and Soul Bone?
With a reputation like that, could the father and son possibly stay on good terms once Tang San had heard this story?
And besides...
He stared at the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking. Tang San wasn't the only one torn in two; Yu Xiaogang wasn't feeling any better, either.
After all, when he learned that his goddess, the love of his life, had been forced into a secret chamber and taken by force, who could possibly feel fine?
I hadn't even gotten in line yet... no, I hadn't even gotten on the ride!
"Qian Xunji!"
"Qian Xunji!"
"You despicable bastard! Driving me out of Spirit City back then was bad enough. I never imagined that, just to keep Dong'er from coming to find me, you'd resort to such a vile trick!"
Yu Xiaogang had no confidence in his own strength.
But when it came to manipulating people, he was quite confident in his skills.
No wonder Bibi Dong hadn't eloped with him back then. If this was what had happened, then everything made sense.
His eyes bloodshot, he panted like a bull!
After cursing Qian Xunji's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind, Yu Xiaogang turned his anger on Bibi Dong, too, to cover up his own impotence.
"And you, Dong'er—no, Bibi Dong!"
"I may have been powerless, but were you?
"As the Saintess of Spirit Hall, a once-in-a-century prodigy on the Douluo Continent, why didn't you dare fight Qian Xunji?
"He wanted you, so you just gave in?
"Someone who couldn't even protect her own chastity doesn't deserve to be my, Yu Xiaogang's, woman!
"No, to be precise, after this happened, you didn't even deserve to live!"
But...
He had barely finished cursing Bibi Dong when he remembered that he had also provoked Bo Saixi. To stay alive, he seemed to have no choice but to turn to Bibi Dong for protection.
Unlike his earlier hesitation and awkwardness, now that he had a hold over Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang was brazen as could be.
Come on, you'd lost your chastity, so you'd wronged me.
Shouldn't you make it up to me?
Meanwhile, it wasn't only the people at Shrek Academy who were enjoying the gossip. People everywhere else were doing the same.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy—or, more accurately, Heaven Dou Academy!
The three members of the education committee, including Meng Shenji, had just left, and Qin Ming hadn't even had time to get in some cultivation.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Come in!"
At the knock, several spirited figures walked in.
At the front were the slightly older Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan. Behind them were Ye Lingling, the support member of the Heavenly Dou First Team, and Zhu Zhuqing, whom Qin Yun had arranged to enroll not long ago.
"Teacher!"
"I was wondering who it was. So it's you, Tianheng. What's the matter? Are you having trouble with your cultivation and came to ask me?"
After speaking, Qin Ming noticed Zhu Zhuqing, who had come with the sect leader, and paid special attention to her.
"And you, Zhuqing. You've just moved to Heaven Dou Academy. Is anything about life here making you uncomfortable?
"If there is, just tell me.
"After all, in a way, I'm not only your dean, but also your senior fellow disciple!"
As a direct member of Qingyun Sect, Qin Ming had become Qin Yun's disciple many years ago.
Since Zhu Zhuqing had become Qin Yun's disciple a few years back, he was indeed entitled to call himself her senior fellow disciple.
"Thank you for your concern, senior fellow disciple. I'm doing just fine. Sister Yan and Lingling have both been looking after me, so I haven't had any trouble adjusting."
"Good, that's great." Qin Ming nodded.
Then, after casually answering a few unimportant questions about cultivation, Qin Ming watched as the three girls exchanged glances. Yu Tianheng, steeling himself, slowly stepped up to him and asked,
"Teacher, is what the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking says true?
"Was the Clear Sky Douluo really that kind of person?"
Well, I thought you'd come to ask about cultivation. Turns out you're here for gossip!
And sure, it made sense for girls like Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.
But who would've thought that a serious-looking guy like Yu Tianheng would be into this, too?
In that case...
Qin Ming's expression turned stern. The four of them thought he was about to lose his temper.
But instead, Qin Ming straightened up, took a handful of melon seeds out of the cabinet, and beckoned them over.
"Come on over. What are you standing around for?"
Yu Tianheng: "..."
Qin Ming: "To be honest, when I trained under the sect leader, I did hear a few rumors from him back then. Ahem, I mean, details!
"I actually know a thing or two about what happened!"
"Teacher, you're so happy!"
Apparently realizing she'd said something wrong, Dugu Yan quickly changed the subject.
"Teacher, are the things on the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking all true? Did the Clear Sky Douluo really fall for a hundred-thousand-year-old Blue Silver Emperor?"
"Not entirely!"
"According to the sect leader, it wasn't just Tang Hao. Tang Xiao liked that Blue Silver Emperor, too.
"To obtain her Spirit Ring and Soul Bone, Tang Hao—an eighty-ninth-rank Spirit Douluo—went to the Clear Sky Sect in full view of everyone, even though the Blue Silver Emperor had just given birth and was at her weakest.
"He didn't hide her away. And, as it happened, Qian Xunji and his men had already laid an ambush along the route they were sure to take.
"One coincidence might be luck, and two might be an accident. But when it happens a third or fourth time, it can hardly be explained away as chance!"
"It's one thing for two brothers to fall for the same person. After all, everyone appreciates beauty. But the one they liked was a Spirit Beast?
"Are there really no human women left who interest them?"
Feeling she'd sounded a little perverted, Ye Lingling finished in a small voice and stuck out her tongue sheepishly.
"Teacher, if the Clear Sky Douluo's story is true, then does that mean the story about Spirit Hall is true, too?"
Qin Ming looked deeply at Yu Tianheng, who seemed a little confused, and nodded.
How to put it? The root of all this actually lay with the Yu family!
If Yu Xiaogang hadn't meddled, perhaps everything would have turned out differently!
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