Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 124 Father-Son Rivalry, Tang San Wants a Different Father
Seeing Tang San standing there in a daze, Lin Mu sighed helplessly and explained, "Little San, your mother was originally a soul beast in human form. She had already reached maturity and was almost indistinguishable from a human."

"However, due to a sudden crisis, she had to sacrifice herself to your father, resulting in the loss of all her cultivation and the transformation she has into her current state."

Upon hearing these words, Tang San remained dazed and bewildered.

He actually possessed a portion of the bloodline of a soul beast.
How could he accept this!

Suddenly, Tang San thought of a crucial question, looked up at Lin Mu, and asked, "Master, since this Blue Silver Grass is my mother, why did Father place her in this dark and sunless place?"

“Your father must have had his reasons for doing this. As for whether it was right or wrong, I cannot make a definitive judgment. It is up to you to decide for yourself.”

Lin Mu said in a calm tone.

Just like when Tang San questioned Tang Hao last time, Lin Mu did not intend to make a decision for Tang San. This kind of choice about family ties must be made by Tang San himself.

Upon hearing these familiar words, Tang San fell silent.

Whenever he encountered a question about his father, his master would always ask him to make a judgment, but as a child, how could he criticize his father's right or wrong?

At this moment, he would prefer his master to make the decision for him.

Even if he were asked to sever his father-son relationship, he would not hesitate in the slightest. In his heart, his master was the only elder worthy of respect.

"Little sister, whatever decision you make, I will support you."

Lin Mu patted Tang San's shoulder and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Tang San felt much more at ease. For him, the most important thing was to gain his master's support.

After calming himself down, Tang San took a deep breath and asked in a heavy tone, "Master, what exactly happened back then? Why did Mother sacrifice herself to Father?"

"This matter involves the Spirit Hall, and I am aware of some of it as well."

After a pause, Lin Mu chose not to hide anything anymore and said in detail: "Back then, for some reason, your mother's identity as a soul beast was exposed and the Spirit Hall found out."

“You are also aware of the value of a 100,000-year-old soul beast. For a soul master, whether it is a 100,000-year-old soul ring or a 100,000-year-old soul bone, they are priceless treasures. However, the strength of a transformed soul beast is relatively weak, which naturally attracts the attention of the Spirit Hall.”

"As a result, the Spirit Hall dispatched a large number of spirit masters to hunt down your father and mother, including the previous pope, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides."

"In the end, your mother chose to sacrifice herself, and your father's strength increased greatly as a result. He directly injured the previous pope and broke through the encirclement."

As Lin Mu recounted his story, Tang San's expression grew increasingly grim.

Although his mother was a spirit beast in human form, she sacrificed everything to protect them. In contrast, what about his slovenly father?
Not only did they ignore him, they also abandoned his mother in such a place.

Spirit Hall

A surge of anger flashed in Tang San's eyes, and his heart filled with even more hatred for the Spirit Hall.

Although the Spirit Hall's motives are understandable, his mother had already entered maturity and was no different from a human, yet she was being hunted down by the Spirit Hall.

“Master, you told me that once a transformed soul beast reaches maturity, it is essentially no different from a human.”

After a pause, Tang San's tone became more serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Even so, the Spirit Hall still harmed my mother. Shouldn't I seek revenge against the Spirit Hall?"

Even after learning of the deep-seated hatred, Tang San was not blinded by it, but instead sought Lin Mu's advice.

"Little San, you need to understand that conflicts don't only exist between humans and spirit beasts; there are also many internal struggles among humans, especially those concerning interests."

At this point, Lin Mu changed the subject and said solemnly, "But I'm not saying this to make you give up your hatred, but to prevent you from involving innocent people. If you want to take revenge on the Spirit Hall, I will definitely stand by your side."

Although Lin Mu and Qian Renxue had a relationship, it doesn't mean he would support the Spirit Hall.

As long as Bibi Dong remains in power, he will stand firmly against the Spirit Hall. Seeing his master's concern for him, Tang San was deeply moved and promised, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely not harm innocent people because of personal grudges."

"good."

Lin Mu patted Tang San on the shoulder and smiled slightly.

At this moment, the completion rate of the main quest is increasing at a visible rate, reaching 55%, and the reward of increasing the duration of any soul ring by 10,000 years has been obtained.

Compared to his previous hesitation, Lin Mu was very decisive this time and directly attached the age limit to the second soul ring.

Anyway, he only has two yellow spirit rings left. If he keeps them, it just feels a bit strange. Now that he only has one yellow spirit ring left, if he gets the same reward again, he can strengthen them all to over ten thousand years.

Just as Lin Mu was increasing the age of his spirit rings, Tang San suddenly had a realization.

“Master, I think the Spirit Hall is partly responsible for how my father caused my mother to become like this.”

Tang San said with utmost seriousness.

According to Master, Mother had already entered her mature stage and should no longer have the aura of a spirit beast. Why would the Spirit Hall know about her? It was clearly because Father had failed to protect Mother.

"Then what are you going to do?"

Lin Mu neither agreed nor disagreed, but looked at Tang San calmly.

From his personal perspective, Tang Hao is unqualified as both a father and a husband, without a doubt.

However, there is a problem. Although Tang San was an orphan in his previous life, he thinks like an ancient person and needs to have absolute respect for his father. If he forcibly interferes, it may have the opposite effect.

In such critical moments, the decision can only be left to Tang San.

“Master, I plan to confront my father when I see him in the future and ask him why he failed to protect my mother.”

In the end, Tang San was clearly less confident.

Seeing this, Lin Mu frowned slightly, feeling a little disappointed. But then he thought that it was unrealistic to expect Tang San to disobey Tang Hao based on this incident alone.

So Lin Mu reached out and patted Tang San on the shoulder, saying, "No matter what you do, I will support you."

"Thank you, Master."

Tang San gave a bitter smile, noticing the fleeting disappointment in Lin Mu's eyes.

Clearly, his almost cowardly behavior disappointed his master, but the master did not show it for his sake.

"Alright, we can talk about these things later. Right now, let's focus on reviving your mother."

"what?"

“Your mother lives in a place where she cannot receive sunlight and cannot grow at all. If she moves to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, she will have a chance to transform again.”

Upon hearing this, Tang San's eyes lit up. If that were the case, wouldn't he still have a chance to reunite with his mother?

Compared to the irresponsible Tang Hao, his master was far superior, not only considering his needs in every way but also helping his mother.

Now, a certain idea in Tang San's mind is growing stronger.

How wonderful it would be if his master were his father.

(End of this chapter)