บท 228: Golden Iron Triangle’s Past (2)
"Teacher, are worldly opinions really so important? Who says you are trash? To me, you are the most formidable Spirit Master. Knowledge is power. Who dares say they are stronger than you in spirit lore? Nobody. Teacher, you are the strongest. Aunt Erlong waited for you for so many years without choosing someone else, how deep are her feelings for you? Running away like this again will only bring more suffering to the two of you. Even if you truly care about worldly opinions, you can still bring her to run away along with you!"
Grandmaster painfully shook his head,
"No, that's too unfair to Erlong. Little San, loving someone doesn't necessarily mean insisting on having them. I want even more for her to be able to live cheerfully, happily."
Tang San had already forgotten he was a student. Seeing Grandmaster's melancholy, he couldn't help but defiantly say:
"How will running away like this make aunt Erlong happy? If she was happy, would she sing that kind of sorrowful song? Would she weep from one look at you? She didn't even dare use words to try you out, afraid to upset you. Teacher, your heart is too weak. What are worldly opinions? Aunt Erlong is fearless, but you're afraid. You should be together with her, bravely going out to confront all this, cutting open all barriers to walk together. Whatever your family, whatever others think, you being together is no mistake. Even if your bloodlines are close, is there truly no room for this kind of match? Teacher, you're not only afraid aunt Erlong will suffer if she's together with you, at the same time you don't dare accept this reality, you have an inferiority complex!"
Grandmaster looked stupidly at Tang San, lips moving but already speechless. Although he and Flender were equally proud, he who possessed an inferior spirit, deep in his heart always had an inferiority complex. Flender and Erlong had never dared say what they really thought, but the agitated Tang San had hit the key point.
"He's right. Why must you have an inferiority complex, what if ten million people call you trash? As long as I, Liu Erlong, believe you are the strongest it's enough. Xiao Gang, do you truly not understand? If I cared about the family relation between us, would I always search for you like this? Would I always be in such pain?"
Liu Erlong slowly walked out in the distance behind Xiao Gang and Tang San, teardrops constantly rolling down her face, looking at Grandmaster, firmly approaching step by step with a brilliantly tender countenance.
This time, Grandmaster at last didn't once again try to escape Liu Erlong's gaze. Watching her approach step by step, Grandmaster's heartbeat clearly sped up. The obstruction in his heart gradually fractured under the surges of emotion. The protective barrier of twenty years was already unable to further suppress the love deep in his heart.
Tang San very quietly retreated, gradually moving into the forest. He knew that at this moment nobody should disturb them. Inwardly he wished the best for Grandmaster. How would he not have seen the loneliness his Teacher often displayed.
Now the source had finally been found. If it could be dispelled, letting Grandmaster and Liu Erlong truly walk together, then it would be the best conclusion for all sides.
The forest was dark and tranquil and Tang San was in no hurry to return, only quietly walking in the woods. For some reason, hearing the story of Grandmaster and Liu Erlong, his mind suddenly recalled Xiao Wu. His state of mind wasn't that of a thirteen year old child, but that of a middle aged man.
Xiao Wu was his little sister, what was really her place in his heart? Ever since getting to know Xiao Wu, Tang San deep inside pondered on this question for the first time.
If, Grandmaster and Liu Erlong's story had been his and Xiao Wu's, how would he have settled it? Tang San discovered that right now he was somewhat perplexed, at a loss.
The surrounding atmosphere suddenly chilled somewhat, making Tang San shiver. He couldn't help but frown in bafflement.
With his spirit power breaking through the thirtieth rank, his Mysterious Heaven Skill had already reached the fourth tier, heat and cold shouldn't affect him, much less in the summer, so how did he feel cold?
But at this moment Tang San suddenly stopped in shock. Three meters in front of him a man had appeared at some unknown time. A green man.
Green hair, green eyes, green fingernails, eyes as ice cold and vicious as a viper. This person who suddenly appeared in front of Tang San was someone he had met during the day, that Title Douluo with the title of Poison: Dugu Bo.
Tang San almost reflexively released his spirit, but in the next instant Dugu Bo had already arrived in front of him, without being seen to move. Tang San only felt a spell of dizziness, then he didn't feel anything at all.
But at this moment a spirit power fluctuation roused the not distant Erlong who had just melted into Grandmaster's arms.
"Who?"
Liu Erlong's eyes flashed, sharply moving out of Grandmaster's embrace, her gaze shifting in the direction of that spirit power fluctuation. She clearly felt that while the spirit power fluctuation wasn't strong it contained a terrifying energy, figure flickering, she instantly covered Grandmaster behind her.
Grandmaster was first startled, then immediately following his expression changed greatly,
"Not good, it might be related to little San. Quickly go look."
Liu Erlong very naturally grabbed Grandmaster's hand, abruptly accelerating, relying on spirit power to swiftly reach the location. But besides a chill in the air they didn't find any clues. Liu Erlong pushed her spirit power to search with all her strength, but she was still unable to find Tang San again.
Grandmaster promptly said:
"Go, let's first find Flender. This cold air is somewhat familiar. If it's that person, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."
Although Grandmaster wasn't strong, his powers of observation and ability to make snap judgements were far beyond that of ordinary people.
This trace of cold air immediately made him recall meeting Dugu Bo during the day at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy as well as Dugu Bo later meeting his granddaughter Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit Master Dugu Yan.
...
Head spinning, as Tang San awoke from unconsciousness he discovered his surroundings were completely painted black.
There were only two points of green light that glittered eerily in the darkness.
Silently urging Mysterious Heaven Skill, spirit power gradually condensed within Tang San's body, his strength once again returning, but he still didn't move. Grandmaster had taught him that the more dangerous the circumstances the more you had to keep calm, he absolutely couldn't let himself end up in a crisis because of acting blindly without thinking.
"Having woken up there's no need keep pretending. Are you really only thirteen? Your mentality resembles someone more experienced."
A hoarse voice came from the side. Along with his eyes adapting to the darkness, Tang San with the help of the two points of dim light could make out Dugu Bo sitting not far to his side, and that those two points of green light were actually Dugu Bo's eyes.
Turning over and sitting up, Tang San still didn't speak up, only coldly looking at Dugu Bo. His heart was already ice cold. No need to ask, he already knew Dugu Bo's reason for kidnapping him: clearly it was Dugu Yan's revenge. Remaining in the hands of this Poison titled Title Douluo, how could there still be a good ending?
"Kid, you're called Tang San?"
Dugu Bo leaned on the stone wall behind him, calmly asking.
"Right."
Tang San replied very simply. He naturally wasn't resigned to waiting for death, and sitting there he was quietly amassing his spirit power.
Although he knew that a thirtieth level Spirit Master confronting a more than ninetieth ranked Title Douluo basically didn't have a chance, if he didn't at least struggle, how could he be resigned to the result?
Green light flickered in Dugu Bo's eyes,
"I heard, you broke my granddaughter's third spirit ring, and even used poison to restrain her. How did you dissolve her snake venom? Just alcohol isn't enough."
Tang San calmly said:
"An old freak like you is known as the Poison Douluo, don't tell me you don't even understand the effect of realgar on snake venom? Realgar mixed into alcohol can completely show the effects of realgar, further adding flame for heat. Even though your granddaughter's third spirit ring is very poisonous, it's still unable to resist all that."
Dugu Bo suddenly made a strange chuckle,
"How many years, how many years has it been since someone dared talk to me like that? Kid, aren't you afraid to die? You actually dare doubt an old man's poison? Don't you know that even other Title Douluo would change color when talking about my poison."
Tang San snorted disdainfully,
"Your poison? It's just trash, that's all."
"What did you say?"
Green light suddenly set off in Dugu Bo's eyes, with just a flick of his hand, Tang San was flung away by an irresistibly powerful force, heavily smashing into the rock wall behind him and almost losing consciousness again from the pain.
"Kid, if you dare wag your tongue like that in front of me again, even if your poison interests me, I'll still immediately kill you. My poison is trash? I can instantly affect every living creature within a kilometer, not even a blade of grass would grow. If I want to kill you I don't even need to use my hands, I can kill you with poison at once. In this world, there is still no Spirit Master who has been able to compare to me in the poison attribute. You actually dare doubt my poison."
Tang San struggled to stand up, resisting the pain and straightening his back,
"I want to wag my tongue in front of you? As far as I'm concerned, what's even the point of that? Your poison is indeed ferocious, but it's still trash. A poisoner uses poison on his enemies, but you've even poisoned yourself, don't tell me your poison isn't trash?"
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