Douluo: Star-Breaking Sword God

Chapter 157 Tang San's Recent Situation, Qin Ming's Withdrawal from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Qibao Glazed Sect.

"I'm sorry, Tang San, a contract is a contract, and those who break it shall be punished. I gave you gold soul coins, but you failed to deliver the number of hidden weapons I needed within the agreed timeframe."

You, Tang San, pride yourself on being pure and virtuous. I originally thought you had your own principles and were a person of your word. What, are you going back on your word now?

Tang San gritted his teeth. Who knew that his attempt to make a hidden weapon would be plagued with problems? First, there was a problem with the supply of materials. Defective metals or key parts often malfunctioned, causing the hidden weapon to fail frequently during assembly.

Later, thieves would sneak into the workshop at night and cause damage whenever he was not there.

The last time Tang San died from a hidden weapon in an avalanche, for some reason, it caused a great stir in Tian Dou City, which led some raw material suppliers to gradually reduce their support for Tang San and secretly raise prices.

In addition, there is also covert pressure from certain business forces.

A series of uncontrollable accidents occurred one after another, leaving Tang San with the will but not the strength. He originally thought he could save some hidden weapons and gold soul coins, but now he has to give them all to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and he has inexplicably taken on a huge debt.

Tang San took a deep breath. "Sect Leader Ning, I, Tang San, am by no means a person who breaks faith and abandons righteousness."

These unexpected circumstances were truly beyond my control. But please rest assured, I will do everything in my power to make amends and give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School an explanation.” He said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

“Alright,” Ning Fengzhi nodded, “Then hand over the method for making the Flying Claw first. This is the price for your breach of contract.”

Tang San's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

Among this set of hidden weapons, the Flying Claw is certainly not the most complex in terms of production difficulty and precision.

However, the practicality of this hidden weapon and its assistance to a support sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the wild are likely to be its greatest.

He was willing to hand it over, but he was still somewhat reluctant, since he had initially only wanted to hand over hidden weapons such as the Soul-Breaking Nail and the Willow Leaf Knife.

So he decided to try bargaining one more time, and said with a forced smile, "Sect Master, the method of making the Flying Claw is of utmost importance to my Tang Sect, and it is really difficult to hand it over easily."

I am willing to make up for this breach of contract with other more sophisticated and numerous hidden weapons, such as improved versions of the Soul-Breaking Nail and the Silent Sleeve Arrow, which I can deliver within a month and will surely satisfy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

In addition, I will forge a top-tier hidden weapon and give it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School free of charge. Its power will be at least ten times that of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes. He really hadn't expected that Haotian Douluo's son would be so hypocritical. Back then, when you accepted the gold soul coins, you couldn't help but smile.
“Tang San,” Ning Fengzhi said with a meaningful smile, “when you accepted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s order and received those gold soul coins, you were overjoyed and vowed to deliver on time.”

Now, because of these unexpected circumstances, they're trying to fob me off with these conditions. What do you think the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is, a place where you can haggle as you please?

Tang San's expression changed. Just then, a deep voice suddenly rang out beside Tang San, "Kid, don't think that just because you and Rongrong have some classmate friendship, I won't attack you."

To think that you can fob off the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with these empty promises is simply wishful thinking.

"You made the bet, and you set the timeframe yourself."

A slightly thin but long and strong hand gently rested on Tang San's shoulder. "Kid, be careful what you say and do."

Gu Rong squinted, and Tang San felt as if a thousand pounds were pressing down on his shoulder. An incomparably powerful force entered his body through that withered hand, immobilizing him.

He clenched his teeth, frantically circulating his Xuan Tian Gong within his body, trying to resist this force. Veins bulged on his forehead, and large beads of sweat rolled down his face.

"Is this the Bone Douluo? Why do I get the feeling this guy wants to kill me!?"

Tang San grinned, forcing a smile, "Senior, you jest. It's just the Flying Claw. I'll hand it over."

"Humph."

With a cold snort from Gu Rong, the force enveloping Tang San's shoulder suddenly dissipated, causing Tang San to stumble and fall to the ground, panting heavily. "I will deliver the blueprints tomorrow."

Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction, then quickly came to Tang San's side and helped him up. "Oh dear, look, why didn't you say so sooner, my dear nephew?"

My Uncle Gu has the worst temper, so I didn't want to interfere too much just now.

"Nephew, if you had said you were willing to hand over the drawings earlier, you wouldn't be suffering like this. Now that you've agreed, you must deliver the drawings on time tomorrow, and make sure nothing goes wrong."

Hey!
Tang San's face darkened, and he cursed Ning Fengzhi's rapid change of expression in his heart.

"These two are playing good cop and bad cop, clearly coveting my Tang Clan's hidden weapons. Hmph, if it weren't for the need to befriend you, they would all be courting death."

"It's just the funding and materials."

Ning Fengzhi patted Tang San on the shoulder, "Since you are so sincere, I will give you another chance. I can forgive the breach of contract fee and the missing hidden weapons this time."

I can give you another 1.5 million gold soul coins, but it's a loan, so you can try again. This time, the term is one month.

If this loss can be made up for, I will not make things difficult for you or ask for anything.

However, the contract remains in effect. If you breach it again, I will need more methods for making hidden weapons.

Tang San secretly pondered that Ning Fengzhi, who seemed generous, was actually pressing him step by step, wanting both money and the method of making hidden weapons.

However, he urgently needed funds and materials to keep the operation running, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was a powerful force, so it was not advisable to completely antagonize them for the time being.

So, Tang Sanqiang suppressed his dissatisfaction and put on a smile, "Thank you for your understanding and care, Senior Ning. This time, I will definitely hand over all the hidden weapons."

"Yeah, let's go."

Tang San left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School feeling utterly dejected. The past few months had been a complete waste; he hadn't earned any gold soul coins, hadn't kept any hidden weapons, and his cultivation had been hampered.

"Hmph, just a few minor setbacks. When it comes to bets, I, Tang San, have never lost. This time, I'm sure I can finish this perfectly."

Inside the Qibao Glazed Sect.

Sword Douluo revealed himself and said calmly, "Tang Hao's aura has left with Tang San."

Bone Douluo snorted coldly, "This Tang Hao is far too disrespectful to us, deliberately revealing his aura. Is he afraid that we will attack that little brat?"
He had better pray that the kid didn't try anything funny, or he'd take care of Tang Hao too!
"We have our offense, defense, and support all present, and this guy dares to show his face? Isn't he afraid we'll kill him instantly?"

Ning Fengzhi waved his hand, "Uncle Gu, don't be so aggressive. The current sect leader of Haotian Sect is Brother Tang Hao. It's best not to have too much conflict."

Bone Douluo clicked his tongue indifferently, "If you ask me, Feng Zhi, you're just too indecisive. You're always worrying about this and that, and you're not exactly close to any of the various forces, but you're not exactly distant either. To put it bluntly, you're just a fence-sitter."

Lanba Academy.

With a smile, Flander welcomed Qin Ming inside. After being expelled from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Flander took the opportunity to bring the academy to Blue Tyrant Academy.

This was his sycophantic behavior in order to fulfill his desire for Yu Xiaogang to meet Liu Erlong and to satisfy Liu Erlong's wish.

After a brief period of feigned reluctance, Yu Xiaogang quickly accepted the fact. After all, he did need a qualified academy to take Tang San to the Soul Master Competition and prove himself.

Flanders, through persistent pleading and cajoling, managed to bring Qin Ming here to become a teacher at the academy.

(End of this chapter)