You're Lusting After Her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, You Despicable Wretch!

Dugu Bo listened to Tang San's words.

His vertical pupils blinked, and he gained another layer of understanding of Tang San!

This kid actually asked me to set him up and manipulate people's hearts.

He considered himself ruthless enough, but compared to Tang San, he was utterly insignificant.

He had seen many ruthless people in his life, but few were like Tang San, who openly and confidently spoke of manipulating beasts' hearts.

He suddenly remembered something.

"You said... to avenge Ye Lin and the Grandmaster? What do you mean?"

Tang San casually said, "You forgot? Of the two people you killed, only Flender and Liu Erlong escaped."

Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment.

He realized what was happening.

It turns out they thought I had killed Ye Lin and the Grandmaster.

He suddenly found it somewhat amusing; this was supposed to be scheming against people?

I spent ages calculating but still couldn't figure it out. Are you doing prenatal education?

"It seems that Xiao Wu has a very good relationship with Ye Lin and the Grandmaster."

Tang San gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Wu and Ye Lin have a very good relationship now. They're practically a couple."

He paused for a moment, clenched his hands behind his back, and his tone carried a hint of bitterness.

"But that's my Xiao Wu, my Xiao Wu,"

"I love Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu loves me too."

"Ye Lin is just a third party. Although Xiao Wu hasn't realized this yet, everything will become clear after she sacrifices herself for me."

Dugu Bo was shocked once again.

He silently recited a sentence in his heart.

"What's wrong with Tang San's brain? It's like you're the third wheel, and he doesn't even seem to care about you."

"I've truly witnessed the diversity of species today."

He lowered his arms from his chest and put his hands back into his sleeves.

"You love her so much, yet you still orchestrate a scheme to make her sacrifice herself for you?"

Tang San snorted coldly.

He pulled his hands out from behind his back, letting them hang at his sides, clenching them tightly.

"Only after she sacrifices herself for me will I realize how deep her love for me and for her was!"

He paused for a moment, then emphasized the last few words.

That was the deepest love between us!

Dugu Bo stood there, going over Tang San's words in his mind.

Looking at Tang San's face, he suddenly blurted out a curse, "Bullshit!"

Is that love? Is that what you call love?

"You're just lusting after her Spirit Bone, lusting after her Spirit Ring, you despicable person!"

Tang San's lips twitched twice.

He silently recited a sentence in his heart.

"How come I never knew this old monster was so annoying? What do you mean you're craving Xiao Wu 'Xiao Wu Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone? They're just four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill! Teleportation, Void, Invincible, Eight-Stage Fall —these four Soul Skill are completely useless. I'm not even interested."

"I just want Xiao Wu to realize my deepest love. Even if I gain Soul Skill, I'll have to return it to Xiao Wu eventually."

He swallowed his anger, his tone becoming several degrees more subdued than before.

"Senior, will you help me with this?"

"I can detoxify you first, but it will take about six months."

"Six months later, you helped me. Then I helped you remove the poison from your granddaughter's body."

"You probably miss your granddaughter the most, don't you?"

"Without me, there's no one else in the world who can help you."

"Your granddaughter will suffer a hundred times more than you, and be a hundred times more miserable."

"She's at the peak of her beauty now, like a flower in full bloom. Just think of her tragic end, her body covered in festering sores..."

"Shut up."

Dugu Bo's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth.

He raised his right hand, palm facing forward, and a beam of emerald light shot out from his palm at great speed, striking Tang San squarely in the chest.

Tang San didn't even have time to react before he was blasted backward by the force, his feet leaving the ground and his back slamming heavily onto the gravel outside the Poison Formation.

He groaned, and a mouthful of blood gushed from his throat, trickling down the corner of his mouth.

Tang San lay on the ground, panting for a few breaths.

"Dugu Bo, what do you want to do!"

"You dare hit me? You don't want me to help you detoxify anymore?"

Dugu Bo stood at the edge of the Poison Formation, his light green robes fluttering in the night wind.

He looked down at Tang San lying face down on the gravel.

He spoke.

"Get out of here. I'll spare your life for Ye Lin and the Grandmaster's sake."

"If there's a next time, I'll take your dog's life."

After saying that, he didn't look at Tang San again.

He turned around, his turquoise robe swaying in the night wind, and his figure merged into the turquoise mist of the Poison Formation, disappearing behind the stone wall at the valley entrance.

The open space outside the Poison Formation fell silent, leaving only Tang San lying face down on the gravel, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his hands bracing against the ground.

Tang San wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly stood up, supporting himself on his arms.

His chest burned with pain. Although Dugu Bo's attack was just a casual strike, it was still an attack from Titled Douluo. To a level 28 Soul Grandmaster, it was no different from having an iron hammer driven into his chest.

He straightened up, dusted off the hem of his clothes, and glanced in the direction of the Poison Formation.

Tang San clenched his teeth.

He couldn't understand why Dugu Bo would reject him. Why would he rather let his granddaughter end up in such a miserable state than accept his rejection?

Is it really that difficult to set up a trap for yourself and get a Soul Beast to sacrifice itself for you?

Did it violate his inner principles or his moral bottom line?

He lifted his foot and limped back the way he came, muttering curses under his breath.

He walked slowly, each step causing a sharp pain, but that pain was nothing compared to what was weighing on his mind.

Dugu Bo, you just wait.

If you don't help me, don't blame me for making you pay the price later.

In your past life, you were a very useful tool, but that was all.

Since you don't cherish the opportunities I gave you in this life, that's your loss.

He slowly exhaled from his chest, his mind racing.

However, it seems I need to reconsider having Xiao Wu sacrifice herself for me.

I don't know where my father is, otherwise I could go find him and have him force Dugu Bo to help me.

Damn it, why didn't you come out when you saw Dugu Bo attacking me?

Aren't you afraid I'll get slapped to death by Dugu Bo?

In my previous life, he claimed to be protecting me in secret, but he only showed up after the Soul Master Tournament was over. What the hell were you protecting me for?!

He tucked his hands into his sleeves, shrank back, and limped toward the edge of Sunset Forest.

Not far away, on a tall, ancient tree, a man in black robes stood among the branches of the canopy.

His figure was hidden in the dense foliage, and his face was completely obscured by the shadow of his straw hat.

Tang Hao looked down at the limping figure as it walked away from outside the Poison Formation.