The Grandmaster said, "Little San, I warned you on the very first day I accepted you as my disciple that you must never reveal your second spirit. Twin spirits are extremely rare, and coupled with your innate full spirit power, this unparalleled talent easily arouses jealousy, potentially leading to your demise."
Ma Hongjun interjected, "Grandmaster, we all know that. But what does this have to do with your experience in Spirit City?"
Tang San's heart stirred, and he asked, "Teacher, is the Spirit Hall planning to attack me because of my talent?"
The Grandmaster praised, "Little San, you are very clever; you quickly grasped this."
"I am well aware of the Spirit Hall's despicable nature. They will use destructive methods against anything that poses a threat to them. When you revealed your second spirit, I began to worry. Therefore, on the first day we set off for Spirit City, I left the group and arrived early to meet Bibi Dong."
"I used to work at the Spirit Hall, and I'm an old acquaintance of Bibi Dong. I came to Spirit City beforehand to beg her to let you go. Who knew she would tell me that she had already sent people to assassinate you a few days before I arrived in Spirit City."
"Her words were like a bolt from the blue. I lost my temper and said a few threatening things to the Spirit Hall. As a result, she beat me severely, had me dumped on the street, and had people watching me."
After Grandmaster finished speaking, Tang San's fists clenched tightly, his whole body exuding murderous aura.
"That crazy woman, I'm going to confront her!" Liu Erlong stood up angrily.
"Stop!" Grandmaster shouted.
Liu Erlong stopped and turned to look at Grandmaster.
"This is her territory. There's a large group of Title Douluos in the Pope's Palace. Going there is tantamount to suicide!" Grandmaster said mercilessly.
"So this is how we're going to let this go? I can't swallow this!" Liu Erlong shouted.
"You have to swallow it, unless you want to kill us all." Grandmaster said.
Liu Erlong's full chest heaved violently. After a long while, she finally sat down again
, still fuming. Tang San comforted her, "Teacher Erlong, my teacher is right. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. We can wait until we have the strength to seek revenge before we go after her."
Grandmaster said, "Little San is right, Erlong, you need to change your temper."
"By the way, Little San, Bibi Dong sent someone to assassinate you. She must have sent a Title Douluo. How did you escape?" Grandmaster asked curiously.
The moment he saw Tang San on the street today, his heart, which had been pounding for days, finally settled down. Only now did he voice his doubts.
He was very curious about who had saved Tang San. Could it be that Tang Hao had returned?
Tang San frowned and said, "Teacher, I found it strange when you were talking earlier. From the day you left the group until we arrived at Wuhun City, everything went smoothly. No one tried to assassinate me."
"That's right, Grandmaster. We didn't even see a single bandit on the road, let alone any assassins," Ma Hongjun said.
Grandmaster was stunned, and after a long while, he asked, "Brother Flander, Erlong, is that really true?"
Flander replied, "Indeed, we haven't encountered any assassins along the way."
Grandmaster's brows furrowed deeply, and he said, "That shouldn't be the case. Bibi Dong told me this herself, and her expression at the time didn't seem to be faking it. Could it be... that he's back? And defeated those assassins?"
Flander shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. If he really was secretly protecting Xiao San, then the location where he fought those assassins must not be far from the group. We couldn't possibly miss the commotion of a battle between Title Douluos." "
Brother Flander is right," Liu Erlong said.
Oscar asked curiously, "Master, who is this 'he' you were talking about? How could he be secretly protecting Xiao San?"
Tang San was filled with doubt and asked, "Teacher, how could a Title Douluo be secretly protecting me? Who exactly is this 'he' you were talking about?"
The master's brows remained furrowed as he said, "I'll answer your question later."
He looked at Flander and said, "In that case, there's only one possibility: Bibi Dong didn't send anyone to assassinate Xiao San at all; she was just toying with me."
Zhao Wuji said, "Master, then your trip to Wuhun City was... a wasted trip?"
The master fell silent, his expression pained, as if he had suffered another great blow.
Everyone felt great sympathy for Grandmaster. Just as Liu Erlong was about to offer some comfort, he spoke up.
"So the Spirit Hall never sent anyone to assassinate Xiao San! I even came all the way to Spirit City, enduring so much torment for nothing! I was just wasting my time! I brought this on myself!"
Grandmaster pounded his chest, his expression one of deep anguish.
This truth was a devastating blow.
The torment he had suffered for the past two weeks had nearly driven him mad, leaving a lasting psychological scar.
Yet, the truth was that he had brought it all upon himself.
How could he not be heartbroken?
Thinking this, blood trickled from the corner of Grandmaster's mouth, and he nearly fainted.
"Xiao Gang, what's wrong?" Liu Erlong asked anxiously.
"I'm fine," Grandmaster said, coughing a few times, then coughing up another mouthful of blood.
"You said you were fine, but you're coughing up blood!" Liu Erlong exclaimed worriedly.
Tang San grabbed Grandmaster's hand and examined it, saying, "Teacher already had internal injuries; what he coughed up was just some stagnant blood. It's nothing serious."
Liu Erlong finally relaxed.
Flander said, "Xiao Gang, don't be too regretful. Everything you did wasn't without value. What if Bibi Dong really wanted to harm Xiao San? I think if you had another chance, you would still come looking for Bibi Dong without hesitation, right?"
Grandmaster finally felt a little better.
Tang San was moved and said, "Teacher, it's all because of me that you've suffered so much."
Grandmaster said, "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. It's all in the past. Let's think about the upcoming Soul Master Competition."
Flander nodded and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince has already informed everyone that the finals will be held in three days. The Spirit Hall will give us three days to rest and adjust our condition."
"Hypocritical!" Liu Erlong sneered.
Grandmaster sighed and said, "This time, we owe a great debt to His Highness the Crown Prince. If he hadn't pleaded with the Cardinal, you might have clashed with the Spirit Hall over saving me."
Flander said, "Indeed, if it weren't for him, we might have already been killed or captured by the Spirit Hall."
Grandmaster said, "This isn't over yet. He still wants to go to Bibi Dong to plead for me and Xiao San. We truly owe His Highness a huge favor. Xiao San, come with me later to thank His Highness in person."
"Yes, Master," Tang San said.
"By the way, since I left the team that day, has His Highness summoned you?" Grandmaster asked.
Tang San shook his head and said, "No."
Grandmaster frowned and said, "Strange, I still can't understand why he refused Xiao San and my visit that day."
Liu Erlong said, "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Why don't you go and ask him yourself later? He won't refuse to see you this time, will he?"
"That's true," Grandmaster said.
Tang San said, "Teacher, there's a question you haven't answered yet. You just said that someone might be protecting me in secret. Who is it?"
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