Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 273, Page 292: If we lose, the captaincy is yours.

"Little San, where have you been? You've really worried me a lot." Unlike the others, Yu Xiaogang seemed to have a telepathic connection when he saw the dark-skinned man in front of him, and came up to him, taking his hand and asking him about his well-being.

Tang San shook off Yu Xiaogang's hand with a dark face and said, "I've already asked Dai Mubai and the others to submit a leave request. You don't need to worry about things at home."

"What happened at home?" Yu Xiaogang was stunned. Then he realized that his beloved apprentice had become darker and shorter, just like a black pig raised in the countryside. He said in shock, "Xiao San, what happened to you?"

"To get a tan," Tang San stammered.

After a long and arduous process of deflecting the questions from Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and Liu Erlong, Tang San arrived at Shrek Academy's base and was met with a face he no longer wished to see—Yu Tianheng.

"Oh, oh, oh, how dark-skinned I am, Tang San!" Yu Tianheng walked up to Tang San in an extremely exaggerated tone, gleefully placing his hand on Tang San's head before moving it towards his own collarbone: "How did you become so short, so dark-skinned, and so ugly~"

Tang San didn't care much about looks. Although he was incredibly handsome when he awakened his Blue Silver Emperor in his previous life, and had countless admirers in Douluo Continent and the God Realm, did he become arrogant? So what if he was a little handsome? What's so great about being a little handsome?
However, Tang San sensed a strange gaze. He followed the gaze and saw Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu curiously looking at him from behind Yu Tianheng. Tang San didn't care what Ning Rongrong was like, but Xiao Wu's strange gaze made Tang San feel a deep pain in his heart.

"Yu Tianheng, if you have something to say, say it quickly. If not, get out of the way. I don't want to see you," Tang San said angrily.

Dai Mubai, standing behind Tang San, shouted at Yu Tianheng, "Did you hear that, Yu Tianheng? If our Ah San has something to say, say it quickly. If you have something to say, then say it. If you don't, then get out of here, understand?"

"Tang San, actually, I don't have anything else to say. After all, you're the captain, so I have to report to you on the results of the first four days, right?" Yu Tianheng said smugly, taking out the previous match reports to show Tang San: "In the four days you were away, I led Shrek Academy to three consecutive victories (not counting Canghui Academy's bye). Each time, it was my and Xiao Wu's spirit fusion skill that played a crucial role~"

Tang San: "#@#￥%#￥."

"For the sake of Shrek Academy's championship, I think we should do this: from now on, Xiao Wu, Er Ming, and I will lead the charge in all the matches. You can watch and learn from the sidelines. Brother Tianheng will lead you into the finals and win the championship. If we encounter the Xinghuo Academy team, Brother Tianheng will avenge you for that."

Yu Tianheng's words reminded Tang San of what happened in the illusion of that year. The tragedy of his life all stemmed from this Soul Master Competition. It was because he allowed Yu Tianheng and Xiao Wu's martial souls to fuse too much that Xiao Wu eventually fell in love with Yu Tianheng. Tang San absolutely could not allow this to happen.

"You're dreaming. I'm the captain, and I'm responsible for deciding who plays tomorrow." Tang San said to Yu Tianheng, his eyes red. "I will never let you play again, never—"

Yu Tianheng chuckled and said, "Sure, you are the captain after all. But you have to be responsible for what you say. If I can't play and Shrek loses the game, you'll have to take responsibility!"

"Don't worry, I can take responsibility," Tang San said angrily.

After saying that, he turned and left, and the three Shrek heroes followed closely behind Tang San.

After walking a distance, Tang San asked Dai Mubai, "Who is Shrek Academy's opponent tomorrow?" If it was an ordinary team, Tang San was confident that he could put on a great performance and change Xiao Wu's bad impression of him.

"Hey, San, our opponent tomorrow is the Wind and Fire Team," Dai Mubai said with a troubled expression.

"The Wind and Fire Team?" Tang San didn't react immediately.

"Ah San is the team formed by the combination of Shenfeng Academy and Chihuo Academy," Ma Hongjun said. "This..." Tang San was a little flustered; this opponent was a bit tricky.

"What is their current strength?" Tang San asked.

"So far, only those from Blazing Academy have appeared, and their strength is almost the same as in my previous life," Oscar said.

“If that’s the case, we can still defeat our opponents, but we’ll need to go all out tomorrow,” Tang San said, looking at the Shrek Three.

Dai Mubai patted his chest and said, "A-San, I'll listen to you. We'll fight however you tell us to."

“Me too,” Ma Hongjun and Oscar said at the same time.

"Thank you all," Tang San said, moved.

Since Yu Tianheng and Erming didn't cause any trouble, Tang San naturally took over the captain's position. Then, Tang San looked around and said, "Tomorrow, it will be me, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Tailong playing. Do you have any objections?"

Yu Tianheng crossed his arms and said, "We have no objections, Captain."

Erming said, "But I have to explain first, Captain, what will you do if we lose tomorrow?"

Yu Tianheng said with a smile, "If our captain loses tomorrow, he will definitely shamelessly continue to cling to the position of captain and refuse to leave."

Tang San said angrily, "If I lose tomorrow, I'm quitting as captain. Yu Tianheng, you can have it!"

Yu Tianheng's eyes lit up, and he said, "Okay, then let's do it your way."

After making this vow, Tang San immediately realized that he had fallen for Yu Tianheng's provocation. After losing his captaincy, that bastard Yu Tianheng would definitely arrange for him and Xiao Wu to compete in future matches, using their spirit fusion skills to steal Xiao Wu's heart. Obtaining Xiao Wu would mean obtaining the Asura God's position and everything from his previous life. How could Tang San possibly tolerate this?
But the vow has already been made, and there's no going back. So no matter what, we can only win tomorrow, we can't afford to lose.

Fortunately, according to Tang San's deduction, this is just a round-robin tournament, and the Wind and Fire Team should not reveal too much of their strength. Therefore, the Wind and Fire Team is likely not at its peak in tomorrow's match.

If that's the case, he can put on a great victory tomorrow.

The next day, at the competition venue, it was Shrek Academy's turn to face off against Wind and Fire Academy.

Tang San looked at his companions. Apart from Zhu Zhuqing, everyone else had arrived, which reminded Tang San of the past.

(End of this chapter)