Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 202, Section 221: As your teacher, I must teach you how to be a person.

That was indeed a brilliant move, but, humph—Tang San snorted coldly.

I, Tang San, am the chosen one of this era, the youth selected by the God of Asura. All your efforts are nothing but a futile attempt to stop a chariot, and you are simply overestimating your own abilities.

"Gangzi." Tang San glanced at Yu Xiaogang with disdain and said, "You just said that you were arrested by the Spirit Hall and imprisoned in the Spirit Hall prison on charges of spying, but after a month, the Spirit Hall released you?"

Hearing Tang San call out "Gangzi" again, Yu Xiaogang felt a pang of pain in his heart. In response to Tang San's question, a mask of anguish instantly appeared on his face: "This past month has been tough for me, Xiao San~"

"Then why don't you use your supposedly brilliant brain to think about why the Spirit Hall only locked you up for a month?" Tang San said.

"Ah—" Yu Xiaogang was slightly taken aback, then pointed at Tang San with a pained expression and accused him: "Xiao San, you actually think that the Spirit Hall has not kept your teacher locked up for a month enough? Your teacher is at least your teacher, can't you wish your teacher a little better?"

"That's not what I meant," Tang San said impatiently. He didn't care what happened to Gangzi during his month-long imprisonment in the Spirit Hall; it was just a chamber pot. He continued, "What I meant was that you were arrested as a spy gathering intelligence. Do you think you'd only be imprisoned for a month?"

Yu Xiaogang instantly realized that he had been released that day and had rushed back to seek comfort from his beloved disciple, but he hadn't thought about this matter.

In the Douluo Continent, no power would easily forgive a spy; they would either imprison them until death or execute them. How could the Spirit Hall possibly release him after only imprisoning him for a month?

"Now it seems there's only one explanation," Tang San said, looking at Yu Xiaogang.

"It was Dong'er." Yu Xiaogang suddenly realized: "In other words, it was Dong'er who released me."

Tang San nodded. According to his memories from his previous life, the struggle between the Spirit Hall's Hall of Worship and the Pope's Hall was extremely fierce, especially regarding the issue of Yu Xiaogang.

If the reborn individual used the issue of the Pope's decree to imprison Yu Xiaogang, then it was likely Bibi Dong of the Pope's Palace who released Yu Xiaogang. This incident reflects the significant internal conflicts within the Spirit Hall.

Gangzi, this piece of trash, still has some use.

“In other words—” Yu Xiaogang murmured.

"Yes, that means that if you had held on a little longer when you were released, you might have been able to see Bibi Dong and ask her to return the soul bone. Perhaps at that time, Bibi Dong hadn't fully fused with the external soul bone yet, but you didn't, Gangzi. You crawled back like a bug." Tang San's eyes were red, and he was panting heavily. He grabbed Xiaoping's collar with both hands and said hatefully, "In other words, you are a useless piece of trash who is good for nothing. I completely lost the Eight Spider Lances external soul bone, all because of you, because of you—" Even if he analyzed the internal conflicts of the Spirit Hall through this incident, so what? This soul bone had been completely fused since it was taken by Bibi Dong. In other words, Tang San had completely lost this precious external soul bone. Xiao Wu didn't like his underhanded methods of using hidden weapons, and the Blue Silver Grass was weak before it gained immunity to ice and fire and awakened the Blue Silver Emperor after absorbing three poison-attribute soul beast soul rings. In other words, without the external soul bone, Tang San would lose many ways to attract Xiao Wu's attention.

If Yu Xiaogang had been shameless enough to go after Bibi Dong after his release from prison, perhaps his external soul bone hadn't fully merged with her yet, and there might have been a sliver of hope of getting it back. Gangzi, you've made me lose so much face! You're utterly wicked and deserve to die!

"This...no, it wasn't me, it has nothing to do with me, how would I know?" Gangzi's eyes were lifeless, and his pupils were unfocused.

"It's you, it's you, it's you." Tang San casually tossed Yu Xiaogang to the ground like trash and then left.

Although Tang San resented Yu Xiaogang for being a useless piece of trash who failed to prove his worth at a crucial moment, he also realized through this incident that Yu Xiaogang was at least useful. It wasn't appropriate to turn against him too badly. He was merely using this incident to increase Yu Xiaogang's sense of guilt. As long as Yu Xiaogang felt guilty, things would be easier. Gangzi would then make amends for his mistake by doing things for him without expecting anything in return.

However, Tang San had a good plan, but he miscalculated one thing: Gangzi was not a person who could reflect on himself at all.

By the time Yu Xiaogang came to his senses, Tang San had already walked far away. He thought of Tang San's previous disrespect, the scene of him being beaten, and the fact that Tang San was unwilling to call him "teacher" but instead called him "Gangzi." Yu Xiaogang felt a pang of heartache.

Immediately afterward, Yu Xiaogang thought of Tang San's talent. Even if he lost this external soul bone, his talent was still there. He possessed the Clear Sky Hammer twin martial souls and had the noble bloodline of the Sun Douluo flowing through his veins. If he used the Blue Silver Grass as a springboard to cultivate a soul ring starting at ten thousand years and having several hundred thousand years, Tang San's future achievements could even surpass those of his father, the Sun Douluo. Just thinking about how he would cultivate such a powerful figure filled Yu Xiaogang with excitement.

However, judging from Tang San's various attitudes, Yu Xiaogang also knew that Tang San did not respect him at all and was distant from him.

This intensified Yu Xiaogang's sense of crisis; he always felt that Tang San might abandon him at any moment.

How could this be allowed? Tang San was his only asset for turning his life around, and Yu Xiaogang would never tolerate Tang San betraying him.

The more rebellious Tang San became, the more Yu Xiaogang's desire to control him intensified.

“Little San, how can you blame your teacher for your mistakes? Parents are never wrong. How can you blame your teacher for a mistake? You should look for the reasons within yourself. I went to the Spirit Hall for you and suffered so much, yet you show no consideration for me at all. Little San, you don't even have the basic principle of respecting your teacher. I've discovered that your character and morals are seriously flawed. It seems that rather than teaching you the theoretical knowledge of a Spirit Master, I should teach you how to be a person. I have an obligation to correct your attitude, to teach you how to be a person, to make you deeply understand the importance of respecting your teacher, and to make you understand that as a disciple, a teacher for a day is a father for life—this is a principle you must abide by.” Yu Xiaogang said deeply, his hands behind his back.

(End of this chapter)