Chapter 83: Tang San's Reputation Collapses

Y-you've got to be kidding, right?

Yu Xiaogang was somewhat dumbfounded.

He had seen it with his own eyes, and the desperate roar of Yu Yuanzhen before his death still echoed in his ears.

Everything, every single thing, was locking the "impossible" in his heart into a shackle of certainty.

He gulped down a mouthful of saliva.

An emotion called despair began to erupt from the bottom of his heart.

The Blood Knife in Flender's hand continued to descend.

But it was different from just a moment ago.

Perhaps it was because the hope in his heart was completely gone.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang felt that these Blood Knives landing on his body were exceptionally painful.

Every knife that came down felt as if it were gouging out his very heart; that feeling was even more agonizing than being gnawed on by a hundred thousand ants.

"Desperate now, are you?"

"Yu Xiaogang, don't think I don't know you."

"Up until that moment just now, you must have still been thinking that Yu Yuanzhen could take you away from here."

"Right? I didn't guess wrong, did I? You must have still been dreaming that Yu Yuanzhen could take you away from here."

"When the time came, you would only need to wait until your injuries recovered to continue your swindling and bluffing; if you really ended up becoming a Title Douluo, you would definitely come to settle scores with me, right?"

"Your little schemes, Yu Xiaogang, might fool others, but they certainly can't fool me!"

"Now, I will shatter all your fantasies!"

The Blood Knife moved even more ruthlessly.

Flender completely ignored how Yu Xiaogang was screaming at this moment.

As if to vent all his resentment, having completely confirmed that Yu Yuanzhen had died here, he put a few more points of strength into every single strike.

As everyone knows.

When a knife lands on the body.

The difference in force also brings about a difference in the sensation of pain.

If it could be said that he was torturing Yu Xiaogang before, then now he was truly making Yu Xiaogang wish he were dead.

"Flender, give me a quick end!"

"For the sake of how many years we've known each other, give me a quick end!"

Yu Xiaogang began to beg for mercy.

He suddenly realized that he really had no chance of turning the tables.

Realizing that he could not turn the tables, he now only wanted to find relief quickly.

At this very moment, he only hoped that Flender could finish him off completely with one knife.

If that happened...

Although he would be unable to realize his great ambitions.

At least, he would not need to continue suffering like this.

Just in the one-in-a-million chance.

If Wei Zhangfeng, this Tianwu Great Emperor, really possessed a way to save the dead.

If he saw that he had been unyielding to the very end, perhaps he would have a change of heart and revive him?

By then, there would still be a sliver of a chance to turn the tables.

Although such a possibility was slim to none, it still counted as a possibility.

And now...

It was indeed painfully unbearable.

From head to toe, not an inch of his skin was intact.

He had now turned into a bloody mess.

He really did not want to continue enduring such inhuman torture.

"Dean Flender, please stop!"

At this time, Tang San also stood out.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang in such a state, he couldn't help but want to boost his own reputation once again.

Being powerless in Yu Xiaogang's situation, he certainly couldn't change the miserable ending of Yu Xiaogang being tortured to death.

But...

If he could beg for a quick death for Yu Xiaogang at this moment.

Strictly speaking, it would still count as his disciple having played a tiny role.

With such gilding.

His, Tang San's, reputation could be bolstered even further.

When that time came, whenever others mentioned him, Tang San, everyone would have to nod in praise.

Not for anything else, but simply because he, Tang San, was a good person who "honored his teacher and respected the Dao."

And when that time came, his goal would be achieved.

Flender was like a bloodthirsty lion.

At this moment, he was completely enraged.

Like a wild beast, he glared viciously at Tang San.

"Xiao San, I said, do not plead for Yu Xiaogang!"

"This is a matter between him and me; do not try to interfere in it."

"If not, do not blame me for showing no mercy at all. From now on, whoever wants to help Yu Xiaogang is an enemy of me, Flender!"

"You saw the death of Dean Er Long with your own eyes, and all of this was caused by that piece of human trash, Yu Xiaogang."

"For such a piece of human trash, how can you still bring yourself to plead for him!"

Flender was furious.

He berated Tang San with spittle flying everywhere.

Suddenly, he realized that he had never truly understood Tang San in the past.

It was as if he had suddenly experienced an epiphany; by crazily abusing and slow-slicing Yu Xiaogang, it was as if his own extraordinary meridians had all been cleared.

The gilding on Tang San's body in the past.

At this moment, it was also vaguely about to have its mystery revealed.

Tang San was extremely displeased.

He had come specifically for the gilding, and he had come specifically to boost his presence.

Having already had his face slapped by Flender earlier, he already felt very uncomfortable.

And now, he had been slapped in the face by Flender once again.

Suddenly, he felt an urge to have his emotions explode on the spot.

Facing such a scolding from Flender, he could not help but clench his hands tightly right there.

In the spectator stands.

Many people from the academy teams were watching all of this.

Many sharp-eyed people noticed Tang San's reaction at this moment.

They saw that Tang San had actually clenched his fists.

They saw the veins on Tang San's forehead beginning to bulge visibly.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Tang San had already turned Flender into his imaginary enemy at this moment.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this Tang San is really not a good thing either."

"It is just as Flender said; being able to plead for a piece of human trash like Yu Xiaogang, he is certainly not good stock."

"Look at him now; it is obvious that he wants to make a move against Flender!"

In Tianshui Academy.

Xue Wu had a relatively fiery temper.

Noticing Tang San's situation, she could not help but mock him.

In Chihuo Academy.

Seeing Tang San like this, Huo Wu was even more disdainful.

As if answering Xue Wu, she replied coldly:

"Heh, Tang San was never a good thing to begin with."

"Didn't you notice the first time just now? Tang San couldn't help but want to make a move then, but it was because he is truly no match for Flender."

"Moreover, Flender didn't speak too harshly just now, so he was able to control his emotions."

"Now that Senior Flender's words are a bit more stinging, he is starting to lose control."

She said these things with a sneer.

The more Huo Wu looked at Tang San, the more of an eyesore he became.

Upon hearing Huo Wu say this, many people could not help but think of Tang San's various reactions from before.

Subsequently, many people also analyzed the purpose behind Tang San's willingness to stand out at this moment.

Tang San, who cherished his own reputation more than Yu Xiaogang, had nowhere to hide under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Tang San's expression began to change crazily.

He glared viciously toward the spectator stands.

A sense of resentment began to accumulate in his heart.

Even...

The look he cast toward Flender already contained much malice.

If he had been just a little bit unhappy after being scolded by Flender before.

Then at this moment.

It was because of what Flender was doing to Yu Xiaogang that he truly felt resentment.

It was not that he was truly feeling sorry for Yu Xiaogang.

Everything was because he had originally come to act as a lobbyist.

Yet in the end, he had ended up being pointed at by a thousand fingers.

And all of this.

Was because Flender was slow-slicing Yu Xiaogang.

If not for this whole affair, he would not have needed to step forward.

If he did not have to step forward, he would not have needed to face the scene of being pointed at by a thousand fingers.

Others would not be verbally attacking him like this either!

"Guilty!"

"This Flender is guilty!"

"It is all because of his business that these people are verbally attacking me!"

"This debt must also be settled with Flender; he has become completely obsessed because of Dean Er Long's affair."

"Such a deluded person, I must redeem him."

Tang San said coldly in his heart.

Beneath an appearance that seemed still calm, he was actually already brewing a grand plan.

His fingers fell inadvertently onto the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist.

With just a light tap, he could completely retrieve the Yama's Invitation hidden within the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.

He was very close to Flender.

One shot of Yama's Invitation would be enough to make Flender die instantly.

As long as he killed the deluded Flender on the spot, he could then send Yu Xiaogang on his way once and for all.

Only then would his reputation be considered saved!

As for whether Flender deserved to die?

On this point, Tang San no longer wanted to give it much consideration.

If he determined someone deserved to die, then they must deserve to die; he had his own set of behavioral principles.

In his view.

Flender at this moment.

Had long since possessed the path to his own death!

"Xiao San, take your hand off the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges!"

"I know you have many Hidden Weapons inside your Soul Guidance Device; if you try to use a Hidden Weapon on me, you had better put that thought away!"

"Since I know you have Hidden Weapons, I will not give you the chance to fire one; if you really want to fire a Hidden Weapon, I will definitely take action against you!"

"At that time, I certainly won't consider the existence of His Excellency Vast Sky, because you know the Tianwu Great Emperor is endorsing what I am doing!"

"You are also my student; do not force me, as your teacher, to take action against my own student. I believe you know how to judge the situation!"

Flender keenly noticed Tang San's small movement.

Seeing Tang San's hand pressed onto the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.

He scolded coldly and continued to wield his Blood Knife to attack Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang's wails continued.

Tang San's expression changed.

His little scheme had been exposed by Flender.

Suddenly, he felt unable to keep his composure.

In the spectator stands.

Many people, after being reminded by Flender, noticed Tang San's small movement even more.

Those who knew Tang San had a Soul Guidance Device.

At this moment, all focused their gazes on Tang San's waist.

They didn't know until they looked, and upon looking, they thought to themselves that it was indeed so.

On the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, a faint fluctuation of soul power rippled across the Soul Guidance Device.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Tang San was indeed planning to take something out of the Soul Guidance Device.

However...

Regarding the Hidden Weapon suddenly mentioned by Flender.

Those who knew Tang San had Hidden Weapons did not find it surprising.

Those who did not know Tang San had Hidden Weapons, upon hearing such a term at this moment.

Suddenly seemed to have a moment of clarity.

Hidden Weapon, Hidden Weapon!

This kind of thing does not seem like a good item at all!

Tang San prepared such things, and even at this moment wanted to fire it directly while Flender was not paying attention.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Tang San's character can be seen from this!

One must know, Flender is the Dean of Shrek Academy after all.

Tang San is merely a student of Shrek Academy; for a student to actually want to fire a Hidden Weapon at his own Dean.

Respecting teachers and valuing the Dao?

Heh, using such words on a person like this is an insult to those words themselves.

Connecting this to the truth of why Tang San wanted to step forward.

It was clearly intended to stand up for Yu Xiaogang.

And Yu Xiaogang was his true teacher.

Unfortunately...

Yu Xiaogang is a piece of human scum.

For the sake of such human scum, Tang San was willing to take action against Flender, who truly acted as a teacher.

The disparity was immediately apparent.

Noticing that the public opinion in the spectator stands was beginning to shift again.

Tang San's mood became even more unpleasant.

Even though he had been warned by Flender, his palm remained pressed on the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.

Just because you, Flender, say something, I, Tang San, must do it?

If it goes on like this...

Wouldn't that make me, Tang San, look very disgraceful?

"Dean Flender, I hope you can understand me!"

"I am not being disrespectful to my teacher; I just want to secure a decent way for my teacher to die!"

"You want to execute him by slow slicing, but I am, after all, the teacher's disciple; I absolutely cannot watch you continue to treat the teacher this way!"

"Even if you have determined that the teacher has a path to death, that is still no reason for you to torture him!"

Tang San attempted to persuade Flender.

However, Flender had long since been disgusted by Yu Xiaogang's actions by this point.

Expecting him to let Yu Xiaogang go at this moment was simply impossible!

"Xiao San, I already said just now, do not try to persuade me; the matter between me and Yu Xiaogang is simply not something you can understand."

"When I was traveling through the Spirit Master World with Yu Xiaogang back then, you hadn't even been born yet, so you don't know what kind of things Yu Xiaogang did!"

"If I hadn't been looking at Yu Xiaogang through rose-colored glasses at the time, he would have been killed by me countless times already!"

"Now, I am merely settling all the grievances between him and me!"

"As soon as these grievances are settled, I will send him on his way!"

Flender roared.

Tang San's meddling made him feel extremely irritated.

Tang San completely ignored Flender's irritation at this moment; in his view, Flender should not be targeting him like this right now.

What could he possibly have done wrong?

He hadn't even said he wanted to save Yu Xiaogang.

He just wanted to give Yu Xiaogang a decent way to die.

To not even agree to such a small request from him, Flender was simply too wicked.

For such a person, he would not have the slightest psychological burden when taking action himself.

He took a deep breath.

Tang San solidified the thoughts in his eyes.

Suddenly, he retreated a great distance, his hands moving as fast as lightning across his Soul Guidance Device.

At the same time, a cold and stern voice rang out:

"Dean Flender, forgive my offense!"

(End of this chapter)