Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 130 Tang Hao's slap completely shattered Tang San's illusions.

Hearing Tang San's rather cold words, Tang Hao swallowed back all the words he had finally managed to prepare.

After a long while, Tang Hao finally controlled his emotions and slowly said, "Little San, it's been a long time. You look much stronger than before."

"So what if it is? None of this concerns you."

Tang San's tone remained cold. He used to be so weak because of malnutrition.

Faced with this sudden concern, he felt quite uncomfortable. When he was a child, they were indifferent to him, but now that he has grown up, they have begun to care about his growth.

At this moment, Tang San felt more resentment and even a hint of rejection.

After learning the truth, he realized that his father was not a truly useless person, but a top expert renowned throughout the continent.

Yet, this very top-tier talent had the heavy burden of his family placed on his shoulders when he was only four years old.

While he himself was struggling to get enough to eat, he also had to take care of a Title Douluo.

Is this what you call a father?

Even now, when they offer their concern, he still doesn't feel any warmth; instead, he feels it's all very hypocritical.

Seeing Tang San's rejection of him, Tang Hao frowned. He used to be so sensible, how did he become like this?

Could it be that he's been gone for too long?
Therefore, Tang Hao immediately said in a deep voice, "Xiao San, there is a reason why I cannot stay by your side."

"what reason?"

Tang San's eyes were like torches, staring straight at Tang Hao.

In his view, even if his mother's death was a major blow to his father, it was not a reason to abandon him. He also found it incomprehensible to leave his mother in a dark and sunless cave.

Hearing Tang San's question, Tang Hao opened his mouth, but couldn't find a reasonable explanation.

Could it be that he hasn't done anything all these years except secretly keep an eye on Lin Mu?

After a moment, Tang Hao took a deep breath and said earnestly, "Xiao San, I'm doing this for your own good. Rather than suffering by my side, you should stay with your teacher."

"Then why are you looking for me now?"

Tang San's gaze sharpened, his tone carrying a hint of questioning.

Previously, he still held a sliver of hope that his father had some reason beyond his control, but hearing this sophistry only deepened his disappointment.

Since his master is fulfilling the responsibilities of a father, he might as well treat his master as his father.

Faced with his son's aggressive questioning, Tang Hao was speechless and could only say with a stern face, "Xiao San, I didn't come to you to talk about these things. I just want to ask you one thing."

"How did you achieve the Blue Silver Emperor Awakening?"

At this moment, Tang San finally realized that his appearance had changed drastically, perhaps because he resembled his mother, which was why his father was able to recognize him.

After a moment of silence, he looked up at Tang Hao and explained simply, "My master led me to the Blue Silver King. With the help of the Blue Silver King, I completed the Blue Silver Emperor awakening."

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao was filled with doubt. How did Lin Mu know the whereabouts of the Blue Silver King? Could it be that he had consulted some ancient book and happened to know the location of the Blue Silver Forest?

Seeing that his father only cared about whether or not he would awaken the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San felt increasingly disappointed.

After a pause, a resolute glint flashed in his eyes as he questioned, "You've completely disregarded your mother; have you ever considered her feelings?"

"What did you say?" Tang Hao's expression changed slightly. He quickly took a few steps forward, grabbed Tang San's shoulders and shook him a few times, hurriedly asking, "How did you know about this?"

With Tang Hao gripping his shoulders tightly, Tang San endured the pain and spoke words that pierced his heart:

"You'd rather drink and sleep all day than take care of your mother. Have you ever really cared about us?"

These words struck Tang Hao like a thunderbolt, causing him to stagger back several steps, barely managing to regain his balance, his entire dejected state escalating. Questioned by his son, Tang Hao felt a surge of anger welling up within him. He strode forward and slapped Tang San across the face, shouting furiously:
"I raised you with so much hardship, and this is how you talk to your father?"

Feeling the burning pain on his cheek, Tang San was first stunned, then took two steps back in disbelief, the image of his father that he had been so painstakingly maintaining completely shattered.

Seeing the slap mark on Tang San's face, Tang Hao felt a pang of regret, but the die was cast, and he would never bow his head and admit his mistake.

"Mistress, think it over carefully first, I'll come back to you later."

After saying this, Tang Hao vanished from the alley in a flash, seemingly too ashamed to face Tang San again.

After Tang Hao left, Tang San remained stunned in place. After standing there for a while, he collapsed to the ground as if he had lost all his strength, and he was still in a daze.

Although Tang Hao used a lot of force in that slap, the physical pain was nothing compared to the mental breakdown.

This breakdown was even worse than the previous ones. He had always longed for fatherly love, but now he found it was completely different from what he had imagined.

A dozen minutes later, a blue hurricane flew down from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Mu and Xiao Wu emerged from the hurricane.

Seeing that Tang San had not returned for a long time, Xiao Wu was worried that something might have happened to him, so she immediately went to the teachers' dormitory to ask Lin Mu for help.

At this moment, Xiao Wu's pretty face was flushed, not from the pressure of high-speed flight.

However, upon arriving at Lin Mu's dormitory, they happened to hear some strange noises, which sounded like Teacher Xue's voice.

Seeing Tang San lying on the ground looking utterly hopeless, Xiao Wu quickly helped him up, asking anxiously, "Brother, are you alright?"

However, no matter how Xiao Wu called out to Tang San, he did not respond.

Just then, Lin Mu noticed the swollen handprint on Tang San's face and immediately frowned. With the healing skill of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg soul bone, this injury could be healed instantly.

However, physical wounds are easy to heal, but psychological wounds are not.

Lin Mu already had a guess about the owner of the slap.

So he reached out and tapped Tang San on the forehead, saying firmly, "Little San, what did I tell you before? No matter what happens, your master will always be on your side. How can you be so weak!"

Hearing this, Tang San finally came to his senses, looked up at Lin Mu, and said in a deep voice, "Master, Father came to see me not long ago."

"What did you say?"

"He asked me how to complete the Blue Silver Emperor Awakening, and I told him the truth. Then, I questioned him about why he abandoned his mother. He didn't refute me, but just slapped me."

After saying those words, Tang San seemed to have shed all the pressure and felt much more relaxed.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu was furious and said indignantly, "What kind of father would hit his own son so hard!"

In the past, Tang San would have definitely made excuses for his father, but now he is completely disappointed in him.

Seeing this, Lin Mu did not belittle Tang Hao like Xiao Wu did. Instead, he chose to soothe Tang San's emotions and said, "Little San, whatever decision you make, your master will support you."

"Master, he is still my father. What should I do?"

Even at this point, Tang San was still incredibly conflicted. Although he was an orphan in his previous life, he knew the importance of filial piety.

“Mistress, although he is nominally your father, he has not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. You only need to do what you think is right and don’t need to worry too much.”

As Lin Mu explained in detail, Tang San's perspective gradually changed.

Compared to his master who was wholeheartedly good to him, his father was completely incompetent. Not only did he fail to fulfill his duties as a father when he was young, but he also had the audacity to throw tantrums.

(End of this chapter)