The Tang Family Were All Furries

Meanwhile, amid his fury, Tang Hao felt another emotion rising within him: an indescribable fear.

Tang Hao remembered that he had made sure his plans were flawless, leaving behind no trace.

Even Ah Yin, who had willingly sacrificed herself for him, had never realized that everything had been carefully orchestrated by him.

But how could the Heavenly Curtain know everything so clearly?

A fear that came from deep within began to rise in Tang Hao's heart.

Elsewhere, not far from Tang Hao, Tang San stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded.

After seeing the Heavenly Curtain, he felt conflicted. He truly hadn't expected his father's character to be just like his own—to be so...

Let's not get into that. Still, he had his father's selfishness to thank. If Tang Hao hadn't schemed to force Ah Yin to sacrifice herself for him, then Qian Xunji wouldn't have found Ah Yin.

If Qian Xunji hadn't found Ah Yin, then the shockwave from his attack wouldn't have killed the child of Tang Hao and Ah Yin.

And if Tang Hao and Ah Yin's child hadn't been killed, then Tang San wouldn't have been able to smoothly take over the body of the deceased, nor would he have possessed the peerless talent of twin martial souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer.

What's more, if Ah Yin and Tang Hao's child hadn't died, then Tang San might have had to possess someone else who had died.

If he'd been unlucky and ended up possessing a good-for-nothing like Yu Xiaogang, his life would've been over.

Although Tang Hao had saved him, then again...

Tang Hao was far too devious. He was almost as bad as Tang San himself.

To get a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, he'd even traded his wife's and child's lives. How ruthless!

While Tang San was musing, Xiao Wu's expression turned angry and fearful.

Tang San's father, Tang Hao, was a Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Hao's wife had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Xiao Wu had been thrilled when she'd heard this earlier.

After all, her future father-in-law had married a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had reincarnated as a human. He surely wouldn't mind his son marrying one too.

Wouldn't that mean she and her Brother Tang San could naturally end up together?

But now that she'd seen Tang Hao's true nature, Xiao Wu was afraid. She was beginning to feel uneasy about staying with Tang San.

Xiao Wu was genuinely afraid that Tang Hao would force her to sacrifice herself for Tang San, just like Tang San's mother had.

At this point, Xiao Wu wasn't that deeply in love with Tang San yet. Their feelings hadn't reached the point where she'd disregard everything and give him all she had.

So, after weighing the pros and cons, the lovestruck part of Xiao Wu slowly faded, and reason took over again.

Just as Xiao Wu began thinking rationally again—

Wait!

Suddenly, Xiao Wu realized something.

She was only at level thirty. She hadn't yet reached the maturity stage of a Soul Beast reincarnated as a human, and Titled Douluo on the human side could recognize her identity at a glance.

Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo, and when Tang San had come to study at Notting College, Tang Hao hadn't left.

That Titled Douluo might have been secretly watching Tang San the whole time.

And she, Xiao Wu, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, had been by Tang San's side all these years.

There was no way Tang Hao hadn't noticed her. And given his status as a Titled Douluo, he couldn't have failed to sense that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

So, all these years, Tang Hao had said nothing and never exposed her identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became!

For all she knew, Tang Hao might even be somewhere in Shrek Academy right now, watching her.

At the thought, Xiao Wu suddenly felt as if a pair of dark, ravenous eyes were watching her from the shadows. Her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Tang San, who had still been questioning everything he knew, now noticed that Xiao Wu's body was trembling beside him.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

As he spoke, Tang San reached out to touch her forehead, hoping to check her condition.

But faced with Tang San's concern, Xiao Wu instinctively took a step back, shaken by what the Heavenly Curtain had revealed.

"Hm?"

Seeing Xiao Wu step back, Tang San's outstretched hand hung awkwardly in the air, and the smile on his lips slowly froze.

The other members of Shrek around them noticed that something was wrong between the two as well.

They stared at Tang San's hand hanging in midair, then at Xiao Wu as she avoided him. Their expressions grew meaningful.

Under the unwavering gazes of Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, even Tang San couldn't keep a straight face.

Awkwardly, he lowered his hand and scratched the back of his head. Then, pretending to look confused, he gazed at Xiao Wu and asked:

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao Wu came back to herself after her moment of fear. Facing Brother San, whom she'd spent more than six years with, she felt a jumble of emotions.

Her Brother San wouldn't be like his father, would he? He wouldn't trick her into sacrificing herself for him in the end.

Xiao Wu thought it over, then suddenly remembered that the Heavenly Curtain had said her Brother San wasn't actually Tang Hao's son, but came from another world.

So her Brother San shouldn't be like the Tang Hao on the Heavenly Curtain and trick her into sacrificing herself for him.

Besides, Tang San was destined to become a god. How could he resort to such tricks?

At last, after reassuring herself over and over, Xiao Wu managed to convince herself.

Then, as if nothing had happened, she bounced toward Tang San and threw herself at him, speaking in a coquettish voice:

"I'm fine, Brother San. I just spaced out for a moment. Please don't be mad at me."

Seeing Xiao Wu throw herself at him, Tang San finally smiled again, a smile he hadn't worn in some time:

"It's fine, it's fine. How could I possibly be mad at you?"

On the surface, Tang San and Xiao Wu had made up as if nothing had happened.

But Tang Hao's actions, revealed on the Heavenly Curtain, and Xiao Wu's earlier evasiveness had both planted a thorn in their hearts.

The crack in their relationship only grew wider.

The other members of Shrek, who had been watching all along, noticed the awkward atmosphere too. Not one of them spoke.

Except for Ma Hongjun, who had no idea how to read the room.

Seeing that nobody was easing the tension between Xiao Wu and Tang San, he blurted out loudly:

"That's right, Xiao Wu. Don't worry. Brother San and his dad are definitely different. He'd never make his own wife sacrifice herself like that."

"After all, our Brother San isn't even Tang Hao's biological son, hahaha!"

No one responded, and the atmosphere grew even stranger.

Ma Hongjun realized something was wrong too, and his laughter grew quieter and quieter.

He looked around and saw what felt like countless icy eyes fixed on him.

He really had a talent for saying the worst possible thing at the worst possible time. He'd managed to offend Xiao Wu, Tang San, and even Tang Hao.

Just as Ma Hongjun felt that an invisible force was about to crush him, the Heavenly Curtain spoke up and saved him.

"Tang San is just like his old man. You could say the entire Tang family are a bunch of furries!"