Is Tang San Truly Devoted or Truly Despicable? Li Qinglian Watches the Show

"Xiao Wu is back? That's wonderful."

"Zhuqing, look! It's Xiao Wu!"

Within Shrek Academy, a beautiful young woman in a white dress spoke excitedly.

After Xiao Wu had been taken away, Ning Rongrong had been heartbroken for a long time.

In Ning Rongrong's mind, Xiao Wu could not possibly have survived.

Though Ning Rongrong was somewhat domineering, she had very few friends. When Xiao Wu was taken away, she had truly been terrified.

"Xiao Wu is back. That's great. But this situation... seems a little wrong." Beside Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, clad in a fitted black outfit, was excited but even more worried.

"It's all Oscar's fault. He just had to make some stupid bet."

Ning Rongrong shot Oscar a vicious glare.

She had already been unhappy about that bet to begin with. Now, she was even more upset.

Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth, equally helpless. She had actually felt it was inappropriate at the time, but she had only just joined Shrek Academy and was not very familiar with Tang San and the others, so she had not stopped them.

Now that she saw Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing felt somewhat ashamed.

"Ah!"

The bearded Oscar and the plump Ma Hongjun were delighted to see Xiao Wu appear at this moment, but they also felt a headache coming on. What had they been thinking back then?

Xiao Wu had just been taken away, yet they had made Meng Yiran agree to a bet that she would have to kiss Tang San if she lost. Looking back on it now, they were practically inhuman!

With Xiao Wu's fate still unknown, what they had done truly had been beastly.

Even though they were used to being arrogant and overbearing, they now felt that they had gone too far.

If Xiao Wu had not been abducted beforehand, it would have been one thing for them to egg things on a little. But...

"You two..."

Dai Mubai was speechless as well.

He could tell that the feelings between Tang San and Xiao Wu were far beyond anything he and Zhu Zhuqing shared.

Zhu Zhuqing had no feelings for him and even harbored some resentment toward him. Therefore, if he encountered such a situation, he could still simply let everything go to hell.

But Tang San truly had feelings for Xiao Wu. Now that this had happened and their relationship had run into trouble, what was he supposed to do?

"But didn't Third Brother not refuse earlier either?"

Seeing everyone place the blame on him, Oscar felt disgruntled and muttered quietly.

He had indeed egged Meng Yiran on, saying that she should kiss Tang San if she lost.

But hadn't Tang San failed to refuse as well?

If he was not a good person, Tang San was not necessarily any better.

Though Oscar spoke softly, everyone present was a Soul Master, so naturally they all heard him.

Whoosh!

Tang San's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

"Tang San, you already had someone you loved?"

"You really disgust me!"

"You, and your entire Shrek Academy, disgust me to the extreme!"

Meng Yiran had initially been somewhat dazed, but after thinking for a moment, she understood what had happened.

Slap!

Meng Yiran suddenly swung her hand, heavily slapping Tang San across the face.

She had thought Tang San had no one he loved. After Tang San defeated her, she had set aside her previous grudge and had even developed a trace of goodwill toward him.

But at this moment, all that goodwill transformed into disgust and hatred.

Since Tang San already had someone he loved, why had he agreed to make such a bet with her?

At that thought, Meng Yiran could no longer stop the tears from spilling out of her eyes.

"Yiran."

Seeing their granddaughter cry, the Unrivaled Dragon and Snake were heartbroken.

Rage burned within them.

"Zhao Wuji, shouldn't you give us a reasonable explanation?"

Eight soul rings flashed beneath Dragon Duke Meng Shu, and a terrifying aura bore down on Zhao Wuji.

At that moment, he was thoroughly enraged.

He had originally thought Tang San possessed outstanding talent and could be recruited. He had even considered bringing Tang San together with his granddaughter. But he had never expected Tang San to already have someone he loved. If that was the case, why had he not stopped his friends when they egged things on?

And since Tang San's friends clearly knew that he already had someone he loved, why had they still encouraged Yiran to kiss him after losing the match?

Neither Meng Shu nor Chao Tianxiang could understand it, and the anger in their hearts deepened.

Naturally, they could not understand these people's way of thinking.

After all, those who came out of that monster academy were all monsters.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who had only recently joined, had been influenced less.

As for Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai, the old students who had spent more than three years at Shrek Academy, each behaved more beastly than the last.

"Two seniors, I... please give me some time to sort this out."

Zhao Wuji spoke haltingly.

His mind was a complete mess as well.

Xiao Wu's safe return naturally made him very happy.

But had Xiao Wu not returned at an especially terrible time?

He had used Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and the others' identities to suppress the Unrivaled Dragon and Snake. But if they truly became enraged, things would be difficult to handle.

"No, this is actually getting more and more interesting."

Li Qinglian crossed his arms and silently stepped back a few paces.

He looked toward Tang San with a hint of amusement.

Honestly.

He did not know whether Tang San was deeply devoted or utterly heartless.

Generally speaking, when someone was taken away by a ferocious beast like the Titan Giant Ape, the chance of death was nearly one hundred percent. If Xiao Wu had not been a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, she would have long since been nothing more than a corpse.

Yet less than three days after Xiao Wu had been taken away, after displaying such devotion, Tang San had started doing this.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar really are scum. Especially that dead fatso—he's ruined plenty of girls. But Tang San could have refused such a ridiculous bet entirely.

To be honest, even Li Qinglian could not understand it.

Xiao Wu's fate was still unknown, yet Tang San had done something like this.

And somehow, he still seemed to have become one of the rare pure-hearted male protagonists in this fantasy world.

Even the most heartless people Li Qinglian could think of did not seem much worse than this.

Tang San's actions and temperament are highly unpredictable. Perhaps that is precisely why he was later able to become the ruler of the God Realm.

A sudden realization came to Li Qinglian.

Perhaps it was not that gods like the God of Destruction were too weak, but that Tang San was simply too bizarre.

If a person's opponents could not discern any pattern in how he acted, it would be difficult for them to find his weakness.

Tang San's tears and mental collapse over Xiao Wu did not seem fake. But his flirtatious bet with Meng Yiran was real as well.

Following the usual plot, someone like Meng Yiran, who made an erotic bet with someone and then took his first kiss, would generally have to be taken into the household. But Tang San really is difficult to predict.

Li Qinglian recalled that when he had read the original novel, Tang San's behavior had likewise been difficult to predict. Every heroine he had guessed had been wrong; it had been completely contrary to convention.

In the original plot, it would have been one thing if Hu Liena had developed feelings for Tang San. But Tang San had taken advantage of the bet to gain something for himself, which truly made him seem rather irresponsible.

Li Qinglian silently walked to the side, wearing the expression of someone watching a good show.

"It seems... you don't really want to see me return..." Xiao Wu's gaze swept across everyone from Shrek Academy, carrying a trace of disappointment.