The war of annihilation in Heaven Dou City has ended; Tang Xiao is dead, and the Clear Sky Sect has been wiped out. Yet, the reinforcements that Tang San endured humiliation to secure have still not arrived. Is this a distortion of human nature, or a loss of morality?
Cough, cough! For that bizarre father-son duo of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, Yu Yuanzhen and Gang Zi, it seems that both human nature and morality are somewhat lacking in both of them.
To tell the story from both sides, just as Tang Xiao and Yun Ming were locked in a fierce battle, Bai He brought Yu Xiaogang back to Heaven Dragon Mountain, the seat of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Heaven Dragon Mountain resembles a giant dragon at daybreak, lying across the mountain range. One can vaguely see the dragon's head held high with pride, its tail swaying freely. When the morning light first hits, the Dragon Gate looks like an entrance to a fairyland—majestic and mysterious.
Yu Xiaogang looked at the familiar mountain gate, memories of the past flooding his heart, filled with unwillingness and sighs. The world only knows him, Yu Xiaogang, as shameless and vain, but they never knew the reason that made him this way.
As the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader, the Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, he should have had a bright future and a legendary life. For this, he began learning how to be a Young Master of the Upper Three Sects from the age of three. All those bad habits—feeling superior, looking down on others, and being self-righteous—were initially cultivated during those lessons that taught him how noble his status as an heir was.
However, heaven gave him the best background but forgot to give him the talent to match it. His life in the Blue Lightning Yu Family underwent a massive change on the day of his Spirit Awakening. Half a level of innate Soul Power and the negative mutation of his martial spirit caused him to suffer ridicule within the clan after the age of six, eventually leading to his departure.
Although Soul Master families on the Douluo Continent do indeed value talent, it is quite bizarre that the son of the clan leader and the only Title Douluo could be ridiculed to the point of being unable to stay. Given the same status, look at Tang Yuehua; she lived quite comfortably.
Just as Yu Xiaogang was thinking about those unbearable experiences from the first half of his life, their arrival was discovered by the young guards stationed at the clan.
The guard saw the unfamiliar Yu Xiaogang and his companion and shouted, "Who comes there? What are you doing at our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?!"
Hearing the guard's impolite tone, Bai He frowned. Last time, he had flown up directly without passing through the mountain gate, but now he saw that even a mere outer sect disciple was this arrogant! Had the atmosphere of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan really become like this?!
Yu Xiaogang was quite used to it; the Yu Family had always been this way. He took an indigo dragon-patterned token he hadn't used in a long time out of his spatial soul tool and said flatly, "Any more questions?"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's Inner Sect Disciple Token, the guard's expression changed. He quickly changed his tune, fawning, "No questions, no questions!"
"This junior was blind and didn't realize you were a senior from within the sect. Please forgive me, senior."
As he spoke, he bowed in salute.
Yu Xiaogang didn't even look at the guard, walking straight past him into the sect, saying over his shoulder, "If I see you tarnishing the sect's image like this again, you won't need to be a disciple of our sect anymore."
Hearing this, the guard's face turned pale. He quickly knelt and kowtowed to repent for his mistake, but Yu Xiaogang continued forward without looking back.
Seeing the guard change his face as quickly as flipping a book, Bai He shook his head. That transition from arrogance to servility was truly ugly! It seemed that in the years since the Clear Sky Sect closed its mountains, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had changed quite a bit. He remembered that the outer sect of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan wasn't like this before!
The atmosphere within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family had always been problematic. As a father, Yu Yuanzhen completely allowed rumors to run rampant within the clan, putting pressure on his own son. As a clan leader, he fostered the crooked atmosphere of the clan. He was not a qualified father or clan leader, and the final result of annihilation seemed to be self-inflicted.
Regardless, Bai He followed Yu Xiaogang up the mountain. With Yu Xiaogang leading the way, the two reached the Sect Leader's Mansion where Yu Yuanzhen resided without obstruction.
After announcing their presence, the two were brought before Yu Yuanzhen by a servant.
Seeing his son, who had regained his vitality, Yu Yuanzhen's expression remained unchanged, like still water. Normally, he should have been happy that his son, who hadn't been home in a long time, had returned, but thinking of all of Yu Xiaogang's messes, he couldn't bring himself to be happy.
Yu Xiaogang saluted, "Father, I have returned."
Yu Yuanzhen responded coldly, "What is it?"
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen get straight to the point, Yu Xiaogang was equally direct, "Father, the Breaking Clan has launched a surprise attack on the Clear Sky Sect, causing heavy losses and capturing their clansmen. Now, the Howling Sky Douluo wishes to save them but lacks help. If our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan can bestow a favor upon him, wouldn't that be a great kindness to the Clear Sky Sect? This is a good opportunity!"
Yu Yuanzhen remained calm. He already knew about the Clear Sky Sect's situation, but he had no intention of interfering because Dugu Bo was also involved.
Comparing the favor of Tang Xiao to that of Dugu Bo, his future in-law, it was easy to choose; a Tang Xiao wasn't worth it. The fact that he hadn't helped Dugu Bo was already out of respect for the Upper Three Sects. Thinking of this, Yu Yuanzhen ordered, "I know. Go away! Dugu Bo may be our future in-law; we will not interfere in this matter."
Hearing that Yu Yuanzhen would not help, Yu Xiaogang became anxious. He had already made promises to Tang San; if he couldn't deliver, where would his dignity as a teacher be? The Clear Sky Sect would be finished... wait, if the rescue was successful and the Clear Sky Sect didn't fall, and Little San returned to the Clear Sky Sect, would it still be his credit for training Tang San? The world would likely only attribute it to the Clear Sky Sect.
If Little San went with Tang Xiao this time, and Tang Xiao was defeated, he would surely die to send Little San away, falling into danger himself. Then, wouldn't the credit for Little San's success... He would just have to beg his father two more times! If his father still refused, there was nothing he could do.
Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang spoke righteously and loudly, "Father, the Upper Three Sects are like branches of the same tree; how can we abandon an ally like this!"
Yu Yuanzhen watched Yu Xiaogang spout nonsense and said coldly, "My mind is made up. Leave!"
Seeing that Yu Xiaogang wanted to say more, Yu Yuanzhen didn't want to waste words and waved his sleeve, using his power to blow Yu Xiaogang away.
Bai He had wanted to say something, but seeing that Yu Yuanzhen wouldn't even listen to his own son, he could only take his leave.
Yu Xiaogang shouted again, his face flushed with excitement, "Father, the Clear Sky Sect is a top-tier Soul Master family not inferior to our own; they are not comparable to Dugu Bo! Please, Father, think twice!"
Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen was even more determined not to help. One top-tier Soul Master family, the Blue Lightning Yu Family, was enough. Having the opportunity to wipe out the Clear Sky Tang Family didn't seem bad at all! As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Ning Family, a support family, they were not in Yu Yuanzhen's eyes at all.
"Get out!"
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's resolute refusal and seeing the unwillingness on Yu Xiaogang's face, Bai He sighed and said to Yu Xiaogang, "Grandmaster Yu, thank you for your help, but it seems Clan Leader Yu truly will not interfere!"
Yu Xiaogang beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying anxiously, "So, what should we do now?"
"What about Your Excellency Howling Sky?"
Bai He said helplessly.
"There's no other way; we can only leave it to fate. You have already done your best, Great Master."
Yu Xiaogang also responded with a pained expression on his face.
"That is all we can do!"
Yet, in his heart, he did not feel pained at all. He had successfully gained favor with Tang San and had more or less cleared the obstacles; everything was perfect, and the plan had succeeded.
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