Douluo: Poisonous Tongue, Loves Telling the Truth

As soon as these words left his mouth, Yu Xiaogang realized he had spoken out of turn.

Flender, standing to the side, felt a surge of irritation. Xia Ran had been brought into Shrek at the age of six; although he didn't interact much with them old fogies, he wasn't someone Yu Xiaogang could just disparage.

"Xiaogang! We have known each other for many years, and I do not want to hear that again!"

"No, you misunderstand. I am merely worried that he might stray onto the wrong path..."

"Enough! My student does not require your concern. Instead of wasting time on that, you should ask your own precious disciple what he has been up to!"

Hearing this, doubt stirred in Yu Xiaogang's heart, and he looked toward Tang San.

What did this have to do with Tang San? Could there be something he didn't know about?

Chapter 36: Yu Xiaogang Wants to Take Xia Ran as a Disciple?

Originally, Flender hadn't wanted to bring up the incident where Tang San ambushed Xia Ran. They were all adults and long-time friends; who didn't want to maintain a bit of decorum?

But this old fellow's mouth was truly foul. Just because he couldn't achieve something didn't mean others couldn't!

People had different constitutions. Xia Ran had relied on the night-time mimicry environment to cultivate so quickly.

Everyone had seen this with their own eyes, so how could they tolerate Yu Xiaogang slandering him like that?

On the contrary, it was that Tang San who had tried to take someone's life over a mere disagreement. If one wanted to talk about being evil, who could compare to him?

Suddenly mentioned, Tang San felt a pang of guilt. At this moment, he hated Flender to the core; they had already glossed over the matter, yet he had to bring it up again.

"San! What exactly is going on!"

Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of severity.

At this moment, Tang San was like a child caught after causing trouble, clutching his sleeves tightly and not daring to look up and meet his gaze.

Feudal and conservative ideologies were deeply rooted in his mind. He respected Yu Xiaogang immensely, even regarding him entirely as a second father.

If his teacher were to find out that he was a petty person who would ambush others and go for the kill over a simple disagreement, the positive image he had built up would be completely ruined.

Seeing that Tang San remained silent, Yu Xiaogang grabbed Flender's sleeve directly.

Flender didn't coddle the master and disciple either; he immediately laid out everything that had happened on the training grounds that day, without leaving out a single detail.

When Yu Xiaogang heard that Tang San had ambushed Xia Ran to defend his own theories, he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he looked at Tang San with gratification.

"I thought it was something serious!"

"Flender, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you know my theories. Even Title Douluo must show me respect. Does a child who hasn't even grown his hair out yet have the right to question me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Flender and Tang San, standing nearby, were both shocked!

Tang San was shocked that his teacher hadn't criticized his actions at all.

Flender was shocked that his friend of half a lifetime could actually say something like this!

Was the point of this incident whether or not Xia Ran questioned his theories? His disciple was only twelve years old and was ready to kill over a disagreement; was he not concerned about the boy's character?

If he reached a higher cultivation level in the future, would he just kill low-level spirit masters at will?

"Yu Xiaogang! What on earth have you experienced in all these years apart? You are a member of the Upper Three Sects!"

It was impossible to say there were no conflicts between spirit masters and commoners on the Douluo Continent. With great strength came arrogance, and it was easy to develop the urge to oppress others when facing the weak.

But ultimately, very few people could become spirit masters; the entire continent was dominated by ordinary people.

Therefore, as a sect—especially the Upper Three Sects—the greatest taboo was bullying the weak by relying on one's strength. For this reason, the Martial Soul Hall had even established a Law Enforcement Group specifically to discipline such spirit masters.

Now, as Yu Xiaogang's student, Tang San treated human life like grass, ready to take a life just because Xia Ran said something he didn't like. Among these old men, anyone could see that this child had a problem.

Even Tang San himself knew he was in the wrong, yet all Yu Xiaogang cared about was—his theories!!!

Yu Xiaogang ignored their shock because, from Flender's account, he had learned that Xia Ran had defeated his beloved disciple, whom he had cultivated for years, in a single move.

This sparked a bold idea in his heart: take Xia Ran as his disciple!

"Alright, alright! The matter is in the past. I have already had contact with Xia Ran, and I found that he is indeed a good seedling for cultivation!"

At this point, a sharp glint flashed in his small eyes as he met Flender's gaze.

"Since you say he is your student, it must only be a teacher-student relationship."

"With such excellent talent for cultivation, if he were to receive my guidance, he would surely soar to the heavens in the future!"

"I have decided. I can make an exception and take him as my second disciple. Later, 'Old Flender', you can communicate with Xia Ran on my behalf."

"As for that Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, consider it a meeting gift from me."

As he spoke, his expression was incredibly confident and smug, as if he already had the situation in the palm of his hand.

Completely ignoring the deeply shocked Flender and Tang San, he walked out of the office with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.

As soon as he stepped into the sunlight outside, he felt the weather was exceptionally bright today, and he walked straight back to the teacher's dormitory.

Inside the room, Flender looked at Tang San, and Tang San looked at Flender. For a long time, neither of them said a word.

Tang San hadn't expected that the teacher who had always doted on him would actually take a second disciple, and that person was Xia Ran. This gave him a sense of crisis.

He feared that Xia Ran's arrival would drain Yu Xiaogang's energy, or even that hazy sense of fatherly love!

As for Flender, he was curious about what Yu Xiaogang had gone through over the years to have become so shameless!

"Tang San! When you met Gangzi... er, your teacher, was he like this too?"

"Dean! You are not allowed to speak ill of my teacher, not even if you are the Dean!"

"6"

Behind the mountain.

Xia Ran was sparring with Zhu Zhuqing, training their combat techniques. For some reason, his right eyelid suddenly twitched.

In that split second of distraction, Zhu Zhuqing seized the opportunity and tore through his sleeve.

"Hmm? Not bad, you've improved a lot!"

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was drenched in sweat, the eight purple spider legs on her back propping her up from the ground, her chest heaving violently from the high-intensity exercise.

However, having successfully slashed Xia Ran's sleeve, the expression on her face was somewhat smug.

"Let's stop here for today. Practice your control over the External Spirit Bone when you have time."

"Okay!"

The battle ended, and the Eight Spider Lances were retracted into her body, revealing Zhu Zhuqing's smooth, bare back.

To avoid having her clothes shredded every time she used the Eight Spider Lances, she had specially ordered several backless outfits, wearing a jacket over them whenever she didn't need to use the External Spirit Bone.

It had to be said, although Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation talent was average, her attitude was truly beyond reproach.

In just a few short days, she was already able to incorporate the Eight Spider Lances into combat to assist her fighting.

With the boost from the External Spirit Bone, Zhu Zhuqing's speed was even faster; if she were to face her former self from a few days ago, she was confident she could win within ten moves.

"Xia Ran, I want to challenge Dai Mubai tomorrow. When the time comes, could you..."

"Accompany me~"

Xia Ran, who had already returned to the room, heard the voice and turned back to find Zhu Zhuqing already dressed, standing at the doorway with a reserved air.

The young girl buried her head low, her small hands nervously clutching the hem of her shirt.

"I accompany you?"

"The two of us against him?"

"Ah... no, no, I mean, could you just watch from the sidelines while I fight him..."

"..."

"Sure! Just come and call me when the time comes."

"Okay~ Thank you!"

Hearing the answer, a smile bloomed on the girl's face.

Xia Ran didn't say anything more; he hadn't taken a person like Dai Mubai to heart at all.

One could even say that apart from the few people currently involved in his missions, he didn't pay much attention to anyone else.

He would see if there was an opportunity recently to stir up Xiao Wu's resentment toward Tang San. Once the system mission was completed, he would leave Shrek directly.

The matter of the Immortal Herbs should be handled sooner rather than later; if that little brat were to get there first, the loss would be immense.

Chapter 37: The Enraged Tang San

On the other side, Tang San found Xiao Wu and insisted on dragging her along to greet Yu Xiaogang.

In his heart, Xiao Wu was his little sister, and it was necessary for her to join him in "paying respects" to his teacher!

However, ever since he had been crippled, his temper had become extremely volatile, and at times he was even fierce toward Xiao Wu. Out of guilt, Xiao Wu had been enduring it.

Today was no different; she hadn't wanted to visit Yu Xiaogang, but Tang San insisted on dragging her along.

Inside the room, Yu Xiaogang was busy imagining how his reputation would soar in the future now that he had a disciple like Xia Ran.

A knock on the door suddenly interrupted his thoughts. Opening the door, he saw his eldest disciple, Tang San, holding Xiao Wu's hand as they came to see him.

"Hmm? San, why are you here!"

Now that he had a genius like Xia Ran, Yu Xiaogang wasn't very interested in Tang San's affairs, especially since he was now a broken man.

But fortunately, Tang San's attitude toward him was very respectful, which Yu Xiaogang found very satisfying.

What he loved most was this feeling of being respected, and Tang San happened to satisfy this perfectly, because what Tang San loved most was respecting his teacher...

"Teacher, I brought Xiao Wu to see you, and also to talk about my third spirit ring."

Tang San stood outside the door and, noticing that Yu Xiaogang had no intention of letting him in, had no choice but to bring up the spirit ring.

"I see, come in then!"

"What about your third spirit ring? Is the spirit skill effect not ideal?"

Hearing this, Tang San felt a bit awkward and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Er... I haven't obtained my third spirit ring yet."