Yu Xiaogang was stunned for a moment, and his originally aggressive expression froze on his face.
Even Tang San's pupils dilated in shock as he looked at Xiao Wu in disbelief: "Xiao Wu, you... what did you say? You've known each other since childhood? How is that possible! I've never seen him in the six years you spent at Notting Academy!"
Xiao Wu was even more confused. She looked at Tang San and asked, "Tang San, didn't I mention this to you when I was in Soto City?"
Actually, Xuanhao makes time to visit me every year, and Na'er always comes along.
However… because of their special identities, we didn't want to attract the attention of the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall, so we always met secretly in the grove outside Notting City. Of course, you wouldn't know that.”
"How come in your mouths it's become that he lied to me?" Xiao Wu pouted, looking completely puzzled.
Yu Xiaogang was caught off guard by this sudden truth, but he was not about to admit defeat and immediately retorted with sophistry:
"Absurd! If Xuan Hao has been doing so well in Tian Dou City these past few years, if he really knew you since childhood and really cared about you, why would he be so heartless as to leave you alone in a remote and impoverished place like Notting City for six long years?!"
Don't be fooled by him anymore, and stop foolishly defending him here!
"Oh dear, Master, why can't you just listen to people properly!"
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes, completely speechless: "I already said, that's because Xuan Hao didn't have a firm foothold in Tian Dou City in previous years!"
He's busy every day fighting for territory and recruiting followers. His career is still in its early stages and he's barely making ends meet.
Now that he's finally got the Tiandou Self-Improvement Association up and running and his business is completely stable, he has the ability to protect me, so why doesn't he bring me over to enjoy the good life with him?
Yu Xiaogang was still relentless, pointing at Na'er who was sitting quietly beside him, and continued to attack like a mad dog: "Since he couldn't even protect himself back then, what about this little girl named Na'er?! How come she was able to stay by Xuan Hao's side so safely and wasn't abandoned?!"
"Master, I've noticed that you're not only cowardly, but you also seem to enjoy rambling and making up nonsense."
Xiao Wu sighed helplessly and patiently explained, "Xuan Hao and I were the first people I met. After Xuan Hao settled me in Notting City, he went to Tian Dou City to make a name for himself. As for Na'er, she was a poor little thing he happened to meet on his way to Tian Dou City."
"Xuanhao saw that she was all alone and helpless, and couldn't bear to leave her to die in the wilderness, so he simply took her with him and brought her to Tiandou City. Is that wrong?"
Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was about to continue his sophistry, Xiaowu directly raised her hand to interrupt him, cutting off all his escape routes like a machine gun:
"Are you thinking again: Since Na'er could be taken in later, why didn't Xuan Hao come back and bring me to Tian Dou City as well, right?"
"Sigh, I really don't know how to explain this to someone like you who's full of conspiracy theories and judges others by their own standards!"
Xiao Wu, hands on her hips, puffed out her cheeks. "Do you even know how far apart Heaven Dou City and Notting City are? It would take an ordinary person at least two months to travel there and back! Even for a Soul Master, it would take a month!"
"Back then, Xuan Hao barely managed to establish himself in Tiandou City, and it wasn't until a year later that he managed to find time to return to Notting City to find me!"
"I was doing very well at Notting College back then, attending classes and cultivating every day, and I also made so many good friends like Xiao San and Wang Sheng."
Meanwhile, Xuan Hao was in the prime of his career in Tian Dou City, working non-stop every day.
If he had forced me to go there then, not only would he have had to take care of me, but I would also have faced the constant danger of being targeted by his enemies.
"Besides, I was really happy at Notting College, so I asked to stay there."
But like I just said, Xuanhao comes to see me every year without fail, and Na'er always comes with him. Our bond has never broken!
Xiao Wu glared at Yu Xiaogang, her mouth spewing out venomous words: "Does Master, in your logic, I should disregard everything and insist on following Xuan Hao to Tian Dou City?"
When he has a ton of troubles to deal with and can barely take care of himself, why should he be a burden who only knows how to hold him back?
And should I really just look down on all those classmates and friends I made at Notting College, turn around and forget about them all, and kick them aside?!
"No... Master, what's wrong with your brain? How come it's filled with such selfish and self-serving thoughts?"
Xiao Wu pointed at Tang San beside her: "Even if I'm now in Heaven Dou City and following Xuan Hao, does that mean I'm going to ignore Xiao San and disown him as a friend?"
"Besides!" Xiao Wu was even more furious when she recalled what had happened before. "When Xuan Hao went to Soto City to pick me up, didn't he also invite Xiao San to come and develop in Tian Dou City with us?!"
"Isn't it because he thinks the mistress is my good friend, and because he feels that she has been taking care of me all these years in Nottingham, that he thought he could give her a hand and a better future?"
"And what was the result?! It's all because of you, this so-called master, stirring up trouble and spreading those nonsensical theories! It's made the mistress prejudiced against Xuanhao and refuse to come with us no matter what!"
"Now, instead of reflecting on your cowardice back then, and seeing your fig leaf being torn to shreds, you actually try to drag Xuan Hao out as a scapegoat, attempting to divert everyone's attention from your abandonment of Dean Erlong?!"
Xiao Wu huffed angrily, "You're truly the most shameless person I've ever met!"
Chapter 295 Without your father Yu Yuanzhen, what kind of master are you?
……
Hearing Xiao Wu's reasonable explanation, Yu Xiaogang was once again speechless.
His old face, which was already swollen on one side, turned red and white in turns, looking like a spilled palette.
Tang San, standing to the side, also looked extremely uncomfortable.
He knew very well that the reason he disliked Xuan Hao so much and was even hostile to him was not entirely because of his teacher Yu Xiaogang. The deeper reason was that as soon as Xuan Hao appeared, he took away Xiao Wu, whom he regarded as his Achilles' heel and his only hope.
But now, Xiao Wu was angry and blamed Tang San's refusal to go to Heaven Dou City on "the teacher's instigation".
This made Tang San feel both embarrassed and secretly delighted.
This at least proves that in Xiaowu's heart, she has always trusted him and cared about him as a good friend.
Just as Yu Xiaogang was speechless and trying to find a flaw to counterattack, Dugu Yan, who always had a fiery temper, couldn't stand it any longer.
"enough!"
Dugu Yan slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and looked down at Yu Xiaogang with undisguised contempt and mockery in her eyes: "Master, do you think that everyone here can't see through your dark and filthy thoughts?"
"Aren't you just jealous of Xuan Hao?!"
"You're jealous of his unparalleled talent, which you can never achieve in your lifetime! You're jealous that he possesses terrifying strength that crushes you at such a young age! You're even more jealous that he can thrive in Heaven Dou City through his own abilities!"
"You're even jealous that so many girls are willing to be with him. Even if he's maliciously slandered by people like you, we will stand up for him without hesitation!"
Dugu Yan sneered: "And what about yourself? What do you have?"
"Yes, your innate martial soul is mutated and your talent is extremely poor, there's really nothing that can be done about it, after all, it's a gift from God. But, Master, you come from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the three upper sects! You are the son of the dignified sect master Yu Yuanzhen!"
"With Yu Yuanzhen, this towering tree, supporting you, whatever you do in your life, won't your starting point be a hundred or a thousand times easier than that of ordinary people?!"
"Back then, you left the sect in a huff to join the Spirit Hall in Spirit City. Did you really think you had some extraordinary talent that allowed you to so easily access the Spirit Hall's top-secret collection and learn so many core theories? Did you really think that just because you have a silver tongue, you could be called a 'master' and even easily get in touch with the lofty Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall?!"
Dugu Yan sneered mercilessly, "Stop deceiving yourself! The higher-ups at the Spirit Hall only gave you a break because of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and your father, Yu Yuanzhen! This title of 'Grandmaster' is, to put it bluntly, just the last bit of dignity they gave you because of your father!"
Yu Xiaogang's body trembled violently. He stared intently at Dugu Yan, his eyes bloodshot, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Dugu Yan had no intention of letting him off the hook so easily. "Let's not talk about distant people, let's just talk about our acquaintances in Tiandou City."
"Both of them have mutated martial souls and useless martial souls. But Tang Yuehua from the Clear Sky Sect is now the master of the Moon Pavilion! Her mutated martial soul is not just a simple mutation; it has been stuck at level nine for her entire life, preventing her from breaking through to become a Soul Master!"
"Moreover, who here doesn't know what kind of situation the Clear Sky Sect has been in all these years? Back then, when it had a fierce conflict with the Spirit Hall, the entire sect was forced to close its doors and go into seclusion. It couldn't borrow any of the family's power at all, and even had to face pressure from the Spirit Hall. But what was the result?"
Dugu Yan pointed at Yu Xiaogang's nose: "She is a weak woman who has no strength to even kill a chicken, but she has managed to gain a firm foothold in this ruthless Tiandou City by relying on her social skills and intelligence. Even the Emperor of Tiandou has to show her some respect!"
"And what about you? What have you been doing all these years, Yu Xiaogang?!"
"What achievements do you have to show for yourself? At your age, besides the empty title of 'theoretical master' that you gained in your youth by riding on your father's coattails, what else do you have?!"
"Honestly," Dugu Yan frowned in disgust, "if it weren't for the fact that your father is Yu Yuanzhen and I don't want to provoke the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I would have already sprinkled a handful of poison powder on you and made you crippled and mute just because of your shameless and unreasonable behavior today!"
"In this world, how many people with less background and less talent than you have achieved a thousand times or even ten thousand times better results through their own efforts? Yet you chose the most despicable path."
"Do you really think I can't see through your little schemes? When you were young, you didn't want to work hard, you just wanted to live off powerful women like Dean Liu Erlong and the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. Now that you're older and can't rely on women anymore, you've started thinking about relying on your disciples, haven't you?"
"Do you think that as long as Tang San achieves great success in the future, you, his 'carefully guiding' teacher, will naturally be carried along by him and once again enjoy the praise of the whole world?!"
Dugu Yan directly pointed the cannon at Tang San, whose expression was complicated.
"No, Tang San, I'll just ask you one question. Your unpredictable footwork, those incredibly powerful hidden weapons, and your special Jade Hand... which of these skills that allow you to fight beyond your level was taught to you by your useless teacher?!"
"Even if we take a step back and consider the worst-case scenario, with your talent, Tang San, and those mysterious inherited techniques... now, whether you have him as your teacher or not, is there really a big difference?"
These words plunged the entire room into dead silence once again.
Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San, tilted her head and thought seriously for a moment, then nodded with utmost sincerity: "Hmm... thinking about it carefully, it seems that there really is no difference."
Xiao Wu counted on her fingers, and began to recount in a serious tone: "Yu Xiaogang seems to be helping Xiao San in every way as an elder and teacher. But if you look closely, it seems that he hasn't actually helped her in any substantial way."
"even……"
"If you were to completely remove Yu Xiaogang from Tang San's life and cultivation over the years, you would be surprised to find that his influence on Tang San's strength is almost zero!"
"Oh no, it's not that it has absolutely no impact."
Xiao Wu suddenly remembered something and added angrily, "At least because of this shameless, blather-talking guy, Xiao San has been brainwashed by all the prejudices he's instilled in her! It's made her misunderstand Xuan Hao, and now she doesn't even hang out with me much anymore!"
After being bombarded by Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu's rapid-fire attacks, Yu Xiaogang's old face had completely lost its color, turning ashen and ugly.
But at this moment, he couldn't care less about his shattered dignity; what he was most worried about was Tang San's reaction.
When Dugu Yan was speaking, Tang San subconsciously wanted to retort.
After all, in his heart, his teacher had indeed taught him a lot of martial spirit theory over the years and had always been doing his best to "guide" his cultivation.
However, when even Xiao Wu stood up and seriously came to the conclusion that there was "no difference", Tang San's desire to refute was instantly extinguished as if doused with a bucket of ice water, and was stuck in his throat.
Chapter 296 A teacher for a day is a father for life
……
Seeing Tang San fall into an eerie silence, Dugu Yan chuckled and continued her relentless pursuit.
"Tang San, I know what you're thinking right now."
Dugu Yan crossed her arms. "You probably think that although Yu Xiaogang didn't teach you any real fighting skills, he taught you a lot of vast theoretical knowledge and pointed you in the right direction, right?"
"But the problem is, have you ever seriously considered how much practical significance those commonplace or vague theoretical things actually have for a genius like you?!"
"You are a genius soul master with a bright future! You have exceptional talent, unlike Yu Xiaogang, who is a waste who can never break through due to congenital defects!"
If you're truly interested in those theoretical concepts, wouldn't it be better to study them slowly after you reach the level of Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, or even become a titled Douluo?
"Your primary task right now is to improve your strength! What use are those lousy theories to you right now? Are they just for showing off how much you know to the enemy before battle?"
Dugu Yan retorted mercilessly, "Please, wake up! You're a Soul Master! In this cruel world, what makes a Soul Master stand out and earn respect? Is it through empty words? It's through fists! It's through absolute strength!"
"If it weren't for the fact that you've been forcibly brainwashed by him over the past few years, wasting a lot of your precious energy and time on those incredibly boring theoretical concepts..."
Do you really think that with your innate full soul power, you'd only have a cultivation level of a mere thirty-something?!
Dugu Yan shook her head. "Isn't it enough to know some basic and necessary common sense about theoretical knowledge?"
You insist on learning a bunch of useless theories that you can't use now or even in your lifetime, wasting all your most crucial and precious golden time on this garbage.
Tang San, you can't even grasp the most basic concept of priorities, can you?!
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