Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 10 Extorting Gangzi
After saying goodbye to Ye Miaoyun and her daughter, Lin Mu took Tang San and returned to Notting City by carriage.

[Main Quest: Take Tang San as your disciple and reshape his values. The greater the contrast, the richer the reward. Completion: 9.5%]

This trip to hunt for a spirit ring for Tang San was definitely worthwhile.

As a disciple of the Tang Clan, Tang San's mindset is deeply ingrained. To change his values, one can only rely on subtle influence and some deliberate guidance.

After returning to the city, Lin Mu sent Tang San to Notting Academy, where they unexpectedly ran into Yu Xiaogang.

Compared to a few days ago, Yu Xiaogang is now noticeably more dejected, unkempt, and looks like an extremely disheveled beggar.

After his disciple was snatched away, Yu Xiaogang fell into self-doubt.

However, despite the scorn of countless people, his heart was already unbreakable. Even though Tang San had become his disciple, he still did not intend to give up.

Upon seeing the two appear, Yu Xiaogang immediately perked up, quickly walked up to them, and stared at Tang San with burning eyes.

Tang San's eyes were filled with disgust as he looked at Yu Xiaogang, who seemed like a lecherous man eyeing a beautiful woman.

The old man is very bad.

If he hadn't met his master, he might have really been fooled by this old man. Just thinking about it made him want to kill the old man with a hidden arrow.

“Gangzi, I admit that what I said to you before was a bit cruel, but it was the truth, and there was nothing I could do about it. However, I really didn’t expect this to affect you so much.”

Lin Mu feigned a sigh.

I wonder what Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong would think if they saw Yu Xiaogang like this.

It's laughable, really. I don't know where Yu Xiaogang's charm comes from, that he can make two women so interested in him. Which of you guys here is far superior to him?

Hearing Lin Mu's teasing, Yu Xiaogang almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Wasn't this just blatantly calling him a good-for-nothing?

Moreover, this guy actually called him Gangzi, how could he!
Having learned from past mistakes, Yu Xiaogang has become much more restrained and is no longer as arrogant as before. At least he doesn't dare to be arrogant in front of Lin Mu.

"Tang San hasn't been at the academy for the past few days. Did he go hunting for spirit rings?"

As a theoretical master who has studied countless martial spirits, Yu Xiaogang believes that no one understands the Blue Silver Grass martial spirit better than him.

As long as Lin Mu attaches the wrong soul ring to Tang San, thus giving him a useless soul skill, Tang San will naturally realize who the real master is.

"That's right, we went to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Upon hearing this, a strange light flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes. This guy actually dared to take Tang San to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Although the Soul Masters are powerful, in a dangerous place like the Star Dou Great Forest, they are not even able to protect themselves, let alone protect Tang San, who doesn't even have a Soul Ring.

This guy's martial spirit is just a piece of metal; he can't think of any other way to attack except by smashing people.

I'm afraid they can't even handle a thousand-year-old soul beast.

"Then what kind of spirit ring did you attach to Tang San?"

Seemingly worried about provoking Lin Mu's hostility, Yu Xiaogang added, "Don't misunderstand, this is just my first time encountering a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with innate full soul power, and I want to study him."

"Gangzi, you can't hide your little schemes from me."

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's timid and hesitant appearance, Lin Mu curled his lips and directly exposed him.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly explained, "I really didn't have any other thoughts."

"Gangzi, why are you so nervous? Even if you have some ulterior motives, it's none of my business, right?"

Lin Mu changed his attitude from before and became more understanding.

This left Yu Xiaogang completely bewildered. How could this guy suddenly seem like a different person, actually thinking of him? Was he dreaming? Could it be that he felt guilty?

"Master."

Tang San simply couldn't understand why such a swindling old man should at least be taught a lesson, even if he wasn't killed.

Seeing Tang San's dullness, Lin Mu felt somewhat helpless. No wonder he was so easily fooled by Yu Xiaogang.

"Gangzi, how about we make a bet? Let's bet on Xiao San's first soul skill."

"What kind of bet?"

Yu Xiaogang vaguely guessed that this might be a trap set by the other party, but a drowning person will not let go of any lifeline. Even if he knew it was a trap, he had to try.

Anyway, he had nothing to lose, so he just kept going with his life.

Lin Mu's eyes flashed. Now that the prey had taken the bait, it was time to reel it in. So he continued:

"It's very simple. If you can break free from Xiao San's first soul skill, I will grant you one request. Otherwise, you grant me one request."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was immediately tempted. As a level 29 Great Soul Master, he did not believe that he could not withstand a Soul Master's first Soul Skill, let alone a weak Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass, which could at most obtain an Entangling Soul Skill.

It is absolutely impossible for Blue Silver Grass to control a Great Soul Master.

How do I know you won't change your mind?

Yu Xiaogang still had some sense. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great. If Lin Mu lost and refused to admit defeat, there was nothing he could do.

"Do you have any other choice but to trust me?" Lin Mu countered.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was speechless. Although it was somewhat unreasonable, he truly had no power to resist.

This continent has always been ruled by strength, so even if Lin Mu regrets his actions later, he has no one to reason with.

"If I win, you will sever your master-disciple relationship with Tang San."

After some consideration, Yu Xiaogang made this request. Having lived for decades, he now has only one obsession left: to prove his theory of martial spirit.

Tang San was his best experimental subject.

Upon hearing this request, Tang San frowned. After spending the past few days together, he had already accepted this master.

After all, even his father hadn't treated him as well as his master, who not only helped him hunt for spirit rings but also roasted rabbits for him.

"Gangzi, this is my best disciple."

After a brief pause, Lin Mu stepped forward, looked directly at Yu Xiaogang who was clearly lacking confidence, and slowly said, "You have to produce something that satisfies me."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there was a need.

After some thought, Yu Xiaogang took out a very beautiful belt. This soul tool was the most valuable thing he owned, and he couldn't think of anything else that would satisfy Lin Mu.

Could it be that we should send out his theory of martial spirits?
Forget it, with this guy's limited perspective, he definitely wouldn't see its greatness.

Tang San felt dissatisfied when he saw that his master treated him like a commodity, but he could only keep it to himself because of his master's status.

"This is a storage soul tool. Each piece of jade can provide one cubic meter of storage space, for a total of twenty-four cubic meters. Its value is immeasurable."

After Yu Xiaogang's explanation, Tang San's eyes lit up. If he had this soul tool, he would have a place to store his hidden weapons.

(End of this chapter)