Tang Hao's eyes lit up, and he nodded. "Good. We'll do that."
With that, he turned to leave.
"Clear Sky Douluo..."
Yu Xiaogang suddenly called him back.
Impatience edged Tang Hao's voice. "What else do you want?"
Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth, but hesitated again and again. Struggle and longing showed on his face.
He wanted a guarantee.
After all, for Tang San's sake, he had now thoroughly offended Li Yuan.
What if Tang San rose to greatness someday, only for Tang Hao to turn on him and forbid Tang San from acknowledging him as his teacher?
Tang Hao looked at his anxious, calculating face and felt a wave of contempt.
He had thought Yu Xiaogang took Tang San as his disciple purely to prove his theories. He had not expected him to be another man hungry for fame and fortune.
Still... for now, he needed Yu Xiaogang's ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to shield Tang San openly.
He also needed Yu Xiaogang to care for and teach Tang San.
Tang Hao suppressed his disgust and said gravely, "Rest assured, Grandmaster. If Little San reaches the pinnacle one day, you, Yu Xiaogang, will always be his one and only teacher."
Yu Xiaogang's aging face flushed with excitement, and even his voice trembled. "Thank you, Clear Sky Douluo! Thank you! With your word, I can rest easy! I'll do everything in my power to make Little San the strongest of the strong on the Douluo Continent!"
Tang Hao said no more. His figure flickered, and he vanished from the office.
Yu Xiaogang glowed with excitement, as though he could already see the day his name went down in history and countless Soul Masters bowed before him in worship.
"Hahaha! Heaven favors me, Yu Xiaogang! Heaven favors my name as the master of theory!"
[Loves Eating Carrots: I'm speechless, everyone. This Yu Xiaogang must have nothing better to do. We're almost graduating, and out of nowhere he's arranged a Soul Fighting exam for us. (eye roll)]
[Big Cat in the Night: Isn't that a good thing?]
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Yeah, you can test your strength too.]
[Loves Eating Carrots: I'd like to, but he only arranged one match: my friend Li Yuan versus Tang San.]
[Ice-Snow Smart: Li Yuan? Is that Group Leader Brother?]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Whoa! Carrot, you're ruthless! You kept this hidden so well? The Group Leader is right there with you?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Oh, they just have the same name. They're not the same person.]
At Notting Academy, beside the Playground.
Xiao Wu stole a glance at the figure beside her, with his white hair, crimson eyes, and impossibly handsome face, then sighed inwardly.
What a shame.
You're called Li Yuan too, and you're so good-looking, but you're not the Group Leader Brother from the chat.
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: I see.]
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Hehe, can you send a video or photo to the chat? I want to see what Tang San looks like, and your handsome friend Li Yuan too~]
The moment she said that, the previously quiet chat erupted.
Every lurking member came out.
Li Yuan perked up at the sight.
They're that eager to see Tang San?
[Child Without Parents: +1. I want to see too.]
[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Hurry up and send it. I want to see what kind of three-headed, six-armed monster this Tang San who killed my teacher really is! (gritted teeth)]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Then I'm sending it!]
Xiao Wu aimed at Tang San, who was posing not far away, and the handsome Li Yuan beside her, looking utterly unconcerned. Click. She took a photo and selected send.
[Loves Eating Carrots: One image.]
[In the picture, Tang San stood on the left, dark-skinned and ordinary-looking. On the right stood Li Yuan, white-haired and crimson-eyed, with a handsome face and a languid, free-spirited air. Side by side, the contrast was as stark as a white swan beside an ugly duckling.]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: No way! Tang San's this handsome? White hair and crimson eyes? That face... he's exactly my type!]
At Dugu Manor.
A graceful young woman in a fitted jade-green qipao reclined languidly on a sofa, her long, fair legs elegantly crossed.
She was Dugu Yan, the chat's "Viper-Hearted Big Sister."
She saw the white-haired, crimson-eyed boy in the photo, with his striking air.
Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes brightened. A blush crept over her cheeks, and she instinctively pressed her legs together.
"Tch... he really is good-looking..."
She murmured under her breath, the tip of her tongue brushing across her red lips.
[Loves Eating Carrots: Hey, hey! The black-haired one beside him is Tang San, okay? The handsome white-haired one is my friend Li Yuan!]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: ... (three seconds of awkward silence) Oh, I got them mixed up. Never mind, then. This Tang San is... hard to look at. (disgusted)]
[Li Yuan: Mm, I'd say this Li Yuan has the makings of a God King!]
[Big Cat in the Night: For real?]
[Li Yuan: Would I lie to you?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: !!! (shocked cat face)]
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: No way. What kind of absurd life are you living? "My God King Friend Li Yuan"?]
[A Life of Bitterness and Solitude: I've said "jealous" so many times the word's worn out.]
Xiao Wu stared at Li Yuan beside her in surprise.
She had never imagined his future would be so extraordinary that even Group Leader Brother would say he had the makings of a God King!
[Ice-Snow Smart: Whoa! Group Leader Brother's personal seal of approval! Looks like this Li Yuan is seriously talented.]
[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: ??? @Li Yuan, you're telling me this thoroughly ordinary-looking nobody could destroy my Spirit Hall?]
At the Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong looked at the dark-skinned, unremarkable Tang San in the photo, her red lips curling with undisguised scorn.
This one?
This ordinary nobody, who'd disappear into any crowd, is supposed to be the Douluo Continent's future chosen one?
He could destroy the Spirit Hall I built with my own hands?
Why don't I believe that?
But the white-haired, crimson-eyed "Li Yuan" in the photo, handsome almost beyond reason, caught her attention.
The Group Leader actually said he had the makings of a God King?
"Looks like this Li Yuan... is worth keeping an eye on. Perhaps I can try to win him over."
Bibi Dong narrowed her violet eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them. "But... this Li Yuan has exactly the same name as the Group Leader. Could he... actually be the Group Leader himself?"
Suspicion crossed her mind, but she lacked evidence and dared not jump to conclusions.
If she acted rashly and guessed wrong, she would make an enemy for nothing. The loss would outweigh the gain.
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Seriously, I'm starting to doubt it too. That Tang San looks so ordinary you couldn't pick him out of a crowd. (disgusted)]
[Li Yuan: Don't be fooled by how ugly he is. He has Twin Martial Souls, and his father is the formidable Tang Hao.]
[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Twin Martial Souls?!! Tang Hao's son?]
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Oh my god! He's Clear Sky Douluo's son!]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Who's Clear Sky Douluo?]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Tang Hao. The ruthless man who smashed the former Pope, Qian Xunji, with his hammer back in the day!]
Danger!
Xiao Wu saw the messages in the chat and sucked in a sharp breath. Her little face went deathly pale.
Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao.
The man who had smashed the former Pope, Qian Xunji.
Tang San's own father.
So... for the past six years, she and Li Yuan had been right under a Titled Douluo's nose?
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