The golden dragon—that was the Golden Sacred Dragon formed by the Golden Iron Triangle's fusion.
The emerald-green serpent—that was Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
An enormous hammer—that was the Clear Sky Hammer.
With those pieces brought together, the outline of what had happened slowly took shape in his mind.
Tang San's abduction must have alerted Yu Xiaogang and the others. They had tracked him down, but failed to reach an agreement. The Golden Iron Triangle had fused and fought Dugu Bo, only to lose. Just as the two sides reached a stalemate, Tang Hao had appeared and fought Dugu Bo himself.
At that thought, most of the stone hanging over Lin Chen's heart finally settled.
From the looks of it, the only grievance between Tang San and Dugu Bo was the abduction.
That being the case, he could set aside much of his earlier worry.
Lin Chen paid for his tea, rose, and left the teahouse, returning to the academy with light steps. Along the way, he turned every word he had just heard over in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more worthwhile this trip seemed.
He went straight to Mo Yuan and gave him a full account of what he had seen and heard at Blue Tyrant Academy that day, along with the great battle he had heard about in the teahouse.
"The Golden Iron Triangle, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, the Clear Sky Hammer..." After hearing him out, Mo Yuan mused, "Then Tang Hao really did appear near Heaven Dou City, and even exchanged blows with Dugu Bo."
"Exactly."
Lin Chen nodded, a sharp gleam flashing through his eyes.
"Liu Erlong and the others may be protecting Tang San, but Tang Hao isn't actually by his side."
"With Tang Hao absent, this is