Tang San could only answer that way to maintain his image.
Sure enough, when Tang San admitted it, Yu Xiaogang immediately radiated pride and confidence. He raised his head and laughed:
"Just as I thought. It seems my deduction was correct."
"Xiao San, I never expected you to have such good fortune!"
"Then let's choose D. We'll definitely get another reward this time! Maybe I'll even break through to level 30 and escape the bottleneck I've been stuck at for years!"
At his words, Liu Erlong beside him grew excited as well. She quickly exclaimed:
"Exactly, Xiao Gang! If you get this one right too, you'll break through level 30! Your bottleneck will be gone!"
"Who knows? You might take off from there and rise to greatness for good!"
"Xiao Gang, you're amazing~"
Liu Erlong nestled dreamily against Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang was acting like a big shot, and he felt the same way.
This is my chance to rise to greatness!
Only Tang San gave a faint sigh from the side, looking a little helpless.
I just hope that when the answer is revealed, it doesn't actually explain how I stole the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. I'll need an excuse to explain that.
Everyone else was busy discussing it and making all kinds of guesses.
The students from the other academies, especially, couldn't help saying:
"Hey, I overheard Tang San. Choose D! He found it in a cave!"
"Huo Wu, choose D! I'm your simp—uh, I mean, I'm your friend. I'm only telling you!"
"It should be D, right? Tang San seems like a decent person. How could his technique have been stolen?"
"I think so too. Tang San seems like a good guy. He looks like a true gentleman—pure and clean!"
Even quite a few people from Spirit Hall couldn't help weighing in. In the end, they chose either C or D: either it had been passed down by an expert, or he had stumbled across something left behind by the ancients.
Bibi Dong thought it over, then looked at Yu Xiaogang and said:
"Xiao Gang is honest, kind, and talented. His disciple should be no different."
"Perhaps Tang San found it. It could even be some ancient treasure..."
"I choose D! Xiao Gang, I believe your disciple is every bit as outstanding as you are!"
Hidden in the distance, Tang Hao stroked his chin.
Ever since the first question, he had grown more and more certain.
There was at least a ninety-nine percent chance that Xiao San wasn't his child. He just couldn't say so outright yet.
That first question had mentioned something called the Mysterious Heaven Skill, which he'd never even heard of on Douluo Continent.
Now they were asking where Tang San's technique had come from. Wasn't that another kind of hint?
Tang Hao mused, "Sigh. At this point, the Light Screen has practically spelled out the truth."
"But it'd be best if the Light Screen could confirm for me once and for all what Xiao San and I have to do with each other."
"As for this question, I'll still choose D!"
"A is the least likely. If Xiao San stole his technique from a sect, he was so young—what sect could he have stolen it from?"
"There aren't any sects like that on Douluo Continent!"
"Anyway, there's no way he stole it!"
After that analysis, he felt sure he'd got it right. Tang San might have inherited it from an expert or found it, but there was absolutely no way he had stolen it!
The Martial Soul Hall Team.
Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan looked at one another and discussed the question together.
In the end, they came to roughly the same conclusion: Tang San had most likely found the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
But before confirming their answers, Hu Liena suddenly remembered the first question. One of her teammates, Song Ye, had answered it correctly.
As Hu Liena recalled, Song Ye was a sixteen-year-old boy with decent talent who had awakened an Element Disk Martial Soul.
They had trained together before, and their relationship was fairly good.
Hu Liena couldn't help asking Song Ye, "Song Ye, what are you choosing?"
Song Ye frowned as he looked at Hu Liena, who was charming, undeniably beautiful, and rather flirtatious.
He said in exasperation, "Do you even know my name?"
Hu Liena replied, "Aren't you Song Ye?"
Song Ye said, "Exactly. I'm not Tang San! How would I know where it came from? I'm just guessing like everyone else!"
"Uh, all right..."
Hu Liena felt a little awkward at that and didn't ask him anything else.
Like Xie Yue and the others, she chose answer D.
Across Douluo Continent, countless people connected to the matter had no idea what the truth was. They all chose C or D based on their guesses.
Only Tang San himself was torn. Should he maintain his image and choose D, or choose A to get the reward?
In the end, he gritted his teeth and secretly selected A for the sake of the reward!
A moment later, every contestant had made their final choice.
Yu Xiaogang looked at the Light Screen, full of anticipation, and unconsciously murmured:
"If I get this one right, I'll break through level 30 and fulfill my lifelong ambition!"
"As for whether I'll get it right? Xiao San already told me the answer. How could I possibly get it wrong?"
Yu Xiaogang's face was full of smugness. "At last, I'm going to break through!!"
He stared intently at the Light Screen, eagerly awaiting victory and his reward!
But then, the next second.
The Light Screen began to reveal the answer:
[Correct answer: A!]
[Tang San's technique was stolen from a sect!]
[Winners: Song Ye, Tang San!]
[Reward: Soul Power Level increased by 3!]
Yu Xiaogang's face froze. Wait, where was his reward?
What was going on?
And as soon as the answer appeared, it shocked everyone.
Tang San had stolen his technique? It wasn't an expert's legacy, nor had he stumbled across it by chance. He had stolen it!
For a moment, the rewards were a trivial matter. Everyone on the arena turned their eyes to Tang San!
Even Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang, and the Shrek Seven Devils stared at Tang San, their faces filled with suspicion!
Tang San, meanwhile, was extremely tense. He was absorbing the reward from the Q&A Game, a three-level increase in Soul Power.
He felt wonderful, and his Soul Power Level had now reached level 46, matching Dai Mubai's.
But the real problem was that everyone now suspected him.
As soon as the answer appeared, Xiao Wu stared at Tang San warily and asked:
"Xiao San, what's going on?"
Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened. He had been counting on answering this question to reach level 30 and break through his limit!
How had Tang San fooled him?
Yu Xiaogang immediately shouted at him, "Xiao San, were you lying to us?"
"Why does the answer say you stole your technique instead of finding it, like you told us?"
"Yeah, Third Brother, what's going on? How could your technique have been stolen?"
"Isn't stealing shameful? You actually did something like that?"
"Third Brother, did you lie to us because you didn't want to share the reward? Was that really necessary?"
"I thought you cared most about loyalty, Xiao San. How could you lie to us?"
The other members of the Shrek Seven Devils also couldn't help voicing their resentment and complaining to Tang San.
Tang San looked awkward and at a loss.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang continued:
"Xiao San! You have to explain yourself!"
"Otherwise, I don't think people will stop misunderstanding you!"
"How could your technique have been stolen? Are you really a shameless thief who takes credit for other people's achievements and claims them as your own?!"
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