"Teacher!"
Tang San did not choose to burn his bridges with Yu Xiaogang. Instead, he gripped the other man's hand tightly, looking every bit as respectful as before.
What?
Disgusting or not, that was none of your business!
Tang San knew perfectly well that, with his drunken father's identity still unclear, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind this useless man might be his only chance to turn his fortunes around.
As for those theories?
He had already obtained his Soul Master certificate anyway and could enroll at Nuoding Academy. At worst, he could ignore this useless man's advice and simply follow the school's curriculum.
Seeing that Tang San not only showed no disgust or desire to distance himself but remained as respectful as ever, Yu Xiaogang secretly rejoiced.
Because of the gap in their information, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan angle never even occurred to him, much less the fact that the boy now regarded him purely as a stepping stone.
That's right. That damned old bastard said it himself: Little San took the wrong first step, and every step after that would be wrong. From now on, he can only absorb Soul Rings according to my Martial Soul Mimicry Theory, or risk a conflict between his Martial Soul and Soul Rings~
Little San can't do without me!
The only problem is still Tang Hao. If he finds out what happened today, a wanted criminal won't care about this or that. He might really smash me to death with one swing of his hammer-
After turning it over in his mind, Yu Xiaogang decided that Tang San remained the key.
His disciple was only six this year, still at an age when everything could be forgotten with the next sunrise. Although he matured a little earlier than his