Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 322, page 341: Ah San Giegie, you're so awesome!
In a corner outside the square, a burly man was half-squatting. His head was covered by a hat, making it impossible to see his face. He was drinking cheap beer while his sharp eyes were fixed on the Papal Square.

His name is Tang Hao, Tang San's father.

After vying for the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Tang Hao was injured and went to find Ye Renxin. However, Ye Renxin's whereabouts were uncertain, so Tang Hao only recently found Ye Renxin and received treatment, recovering to his best condition.

They arrived at the Spirit Hall not long ago.

Because of his past life experiences and memories, Tang Hao trusted Ah San completely.

Upon hearing the news that the Shrek Academy team had advanced to the semifinals, Tang Hao felt genuinely proud of his son. He said proudly, "He truly is the son I'm so proud of." In Tang Hao's opinion, nine-tenths of Shrek Academy's success in reaching the semifinals was due to Tang San's efforts. After all, his son was a chosen one, a man skilled at creating miracles.

Tang Hao dared not get too close, for fear of being noticed by the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall, so he could only squat in a corner at a distance and watch his son.

Then, he saw Bibi Dong and other powerful figures walk out of the Papal Palace, saw them shout "Long live the Spirit Hall Pope!" three times, and saw everyone kneel down in turn, even the members of Shrek Academy knelt down one after another.

"What a spineless Fei Wu, actually kneeling down to Bibi Dong, unlike my son." Tang Hao looked proudly at his son, then was dumbfounded.

He looked at the figure standing in the Papal Palace Square and began to doubt his own existence. So, he rubbed his eyes and looked at the proudly standing youth with the unique vision of a Title Douluo. From his raised, coal-black face, he could discern some features of Tang San.

"This is... Tang San?" Tang Hao's brain seemed to freeze.
Why has the mistress gotten so dark? Did she get a tan or drink too much soy sauce? Also, why has he gotten so short? Has Shrek been so incompetent lately that the mistress has been under too much pressure?
Tang Hao took a couple of sips of cheap beer before accepting that his son had turned out this way. Although he didn't know what had happened, he was a child of destiny who could always turn bad luck into good. Maybe his son's dark complexion was due to his mistress receiving some kind of divine guidance.

"As expected of my son Tang San! My Tang family is the ruler of the Douluo God Realm and the Douluo Continent. We are a noble God King family. How could we possibly kneel down to these ants from the Spirit Hall?" Tang Hao said disdainfully.

Of course, Tang Hao wasn't worried about Tang San getting into trouble. After all, Yu Xiaogang was still there. He was Bibi Dong's old flame, and the reason he made Tang San become his disciple was precisely for this. Now it was time to use this chamber pot.

Because Tang San was the only one standing there like a golden rooster on one leg, and because of his unique appearance—dark skin, ugly appearance, strange looks, long arms and short legs, resembling a gorilla spirit beast that had escaped from some unknown Soul Hunting Forest—he was impossible to ignore.

Bibi Dong quickly turned her attention to that person.

At the same time, countless gazes fell upon Tang San, and all the members of the Spirit Hall glared angrily at him.

"Since you have seen the Pope, why do you not kneel?" the cardinal angrily questioned.

Tang San didn't answer, but instead held his head high, like a proud boy.

Bibi Dong frowned, and just as she was about to say something, Ning Fengzhi quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Holiness, could you please give me the honor of persuading him? Tang San is new here and may not know the rules."

Chrysanthemum Douluo sneered, "Even someone who doesn't understand the rules will know what rules are when they see everyone around them kneeling respectfully before His Holiness the Pope. I think his problem isn't a lack of understanding of the rules, but rather a lack of respect for the Pope." Bibi Dong waved her hand and said, "Elder Yue Guan is right. However, Sect Leader Ning, I'll give you this face. Please begin your performance. I want to see how you persuade this beastman to obey."

Ning Fengzhi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Holiness the Pope."

As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi gave a subtle signal to Sword Douluo, who nodded and made a few pursed sounds towards Tang San, urging him to kneel down.

But Tang San's knees were stiff and couldn't bend.

At this moment, Xiao Wu suddenly reached out and tugged at Tang San's sleeve. Tang San turned his head slightly, and Xiao Wu asked with a worried look, "Ah San, aren't you afraid that the Spirit Hall will punish you later?"

Seeing Xiao Wu like this, Tang San felt a pang of heartache deep in his heart. He thought to himself: "Little Wu, I know your mother died at the hands of Bibi Dong, but even so, are you still going to endure hardship and kneel before Bibi Dong? Don't worry, Little Wu, I, Tang San, will definitely avenge you. It won't be long, and I won't let you suffer any injustice."

So Tang San said, "Little Wu, I, Tang San, a man, have knees worth gold. I only kneel to heaven, earth, and my parents, but I will never kneel to the Pope of the Spirit Hall!"

Xiao Wu's expression turned to one of adoration, and she said in the tone of a fangirl admiring her idol, "Wow, A-San Giegie, you're so awesome!"

Xiao Wu's praise was like a shot of adrenaline to Tang San's heart. He immediately saw this as an opportunity to show Xiao Wu his fearless attitude in the face of Xiao Wu's enemies, and thus win her heart.

It's only because everyone is watching that Tang San would have already used his overly long arms to pound his chest and let out a high-pitched male baboon call to show Xiao Wu his masculinity.

Tang San hesitated to kneel down, and said with a ghostly smile, "Sect Leader Ning, our Pope is willing to give you this face, but some beastmen don't seem to be buying it."

“However, Sect Leader Ning, what you said might be true,” Yue Guan said. “Since they are all beastmen, it is understandable that they do not understand our internal rules and etiquette.”

"Hmph, Yue Guan, since this beastman doesn't understand the rules, then use our human methods to teach him what the rules are," Bibi Dong said with a cold snort.

“Yes, Your Holiness the Pope.” Yue Guan stepped forward.

Behind them, Yu Xiaogang, seeing that something was wrong, hurriedly said to Bibi Dong, "Your Holiness, I don't remember the Spirit Hall having a strict rule that people who come to the Pope's Palace must kneel before the Pope."

“Yu Xiaogang, just because you don’t know doesn’t mean this rule doesn’t exist.” The cardinal explained to Yu Xiaogang, then said dismissively, “But that makes sense, you’re just a level 29 Soul Master, there are many things you don’t know.”

Yu Xiaogang was once again deeply stung by the number 29. He turned to look at Bibi Dong and said, "Dong'er." However, Bibi Dong seemed not to have noticed him.

(End of this chapter)