Chapter 288: The Influence of the Spirit Master Guild
On the way back to Notting Academy, Tang San and his three companions were very happy.
Even Tang Weiwei, who was puzzled, was briefly puzzled after witnessing Tang San's strange entanglement skill.
However, her joy at becoming a spirit master was replaced by her own. She subconsciously felt that Sangie's acquisition of the entanglement skill was destiny.
In the carriage, Yu Xiaogang solemnly explained the two of them in detail about their respective spirit skills and spirit development paths, then reminded them, "Since you have obtained spirit rings, when you two arrive in Notting City, remember to visit the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Master Guild."
"Why go to the Spirit Hall? Haven't we already awakened our spirits? And the Spirit Master Guild, isn't that where we accept quests?" Tang San asked doubtfully.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes flashed with what he thought was wisdom. "It's not about awakening your martial soul, but about undergoing a soul master appraisal. First, it tests your soul power, and second, you can receive a soul master subsidy. This way, you won't have to work as part-time students anymore and can spend more time practicing."
"As for the Soul Master Guild, you can just go there to register as a mercenary. The Soul Master Guild will recommend some suitable tasks for you based on your martial soul and cultivation. This will help hone your skills, and secondly, you can earn a good commission. The most important thing is that when you become a mercenary of the Soul Master Guild, you can remain free and be protected by the Soul Master Guild from illegal infringement. In other words, as long as you haven't committed any crime, not even princes and nobles can touch you."
Hearing that there were so many benefits to registering as a soul master and mercenary with the Spirit Hall and the Soul Master Guild, Tang San smiled faintly. "It seems that the Spirit Hall and the Soul Master Guild are not as bad as we imagined."
"Hmph, it's all just buying people's hearts. The subsidies granted by the Spirit Hall are funded by the two empires. As for the Spirit Master Guild, it's just a means for that hypocritical Guild Master to enslave the world's spirit masters."
Hearing Tang San praise the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Master Guild, Yu Xiaogang instinctively frowned and snorted.
You have to know, over the years, he had been terribly harmed by the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Master Guild.
Needless to say, the Spirit Hall falsely accused him of stealing Spirit Hall secrets, causing him to be mistakenly considered a traitor by his clan and expelled from the clan. Not only did he suffer eight years of imprisonment, but his descendants were also cut off. The consequences were simply too numerous to mention.
Although Qian Xunji was defeated by his idol, Clear Sky Douluo, this still couldn't absolve the Spirit Hall of its guilt.
The Spirit Master Guild was even more despicable.
Not only did they destroy his Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, but they also singled him out as a negative example in the Spirit Master Training Manual.
As a result, he dared not reveal his real name for over a decade.
Yet, the world is still being deceived by the Spirit Master Guild, believing the damned president is a savior, bought off with a few small favors.
Absolutely foolish.
Hearing this, Tang Weiwei was no longer surprised. After all, Yu Xiaogang had been constantly indoctrinating her about the evils of the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Master Guild for years.
Tang Weiwei simply didn't care.
She simply focused on being the group's favorite and following Sangiegie's lead.
But Tang San frowned. "Then the royal families of the two empires won't care?"
He had already been resistant to the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Master Guild because his uncle, Tang Hao, had kept him from contact since childhood. What little goodwill he had left towards them was instantly extinguished.
He believed that the Spirit Hall, through this method, was interfering in their affairs and committing rebellion.
The Spirit Master Guild was even more despicable.
Putting the Spirit Master Guild's rules above Imperial law—isn't this akin to a state within a state, effectively undermining the two empires?
"How can we manage this? The current Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire is nothing more than a puppet propped up by the Spirit Master Guild. The Xing Luo Empire isn't, but fearing the Spirit Master Guild might ally with the Heaven Dou Empire to wage war, they've chosen to let it run its course, no different from a puppet."
With a sneer, Yu Xiao'an speculated with the utmost conspiratorial fervor.
And indeed, his guess was correct.
But the driver, who had been driving them, couldn't stand it. He yanked the reins, bringing the carriage to a screeching halt. Yu Xiao'an, Tang San, and Tang Weiwei, master and apprentice, were so slow to react that they were left feeling dizzy.
"Driver, what's going on? Did something happen up ahead?"
Yu Xiao'an felt a surge of irritation, but to maintain his masterly persona in front of his disciples, he suppressed his anger and lifted the curtain to ask.
"Get off the horse! I'm done with you!"
The driver, a middle-aged man with an honest, simple appearance, was now etched with anger.
Yu Xiaogang thought she'd misheard. "Are you crazy?"
"I won't say it again. You... and that ugly fellow inside, get off the horse!"
The driver refused to budge.
Tang San, sitting inside the carriage, sneered. "How come you took our money and kicked us off before we're even halfway? Do you think such a thing is possible? What can you do if we don't get off?"
As he spoke, Tang San's silent arrows were ready to fire. This driver had cheated and deceived people, practically seeking his own death.
"Not much, I'll give you all your money back. Get off the horse! If you don't want to, then just keep wasting time. I have plenty of time anyway," the driver said. Without a second thought, he pulled out his purse and tossed it to them like trash.
"You're courting death." The driver before him was just an ordinary man. Tang San was confident he could kill him with a silent hidden arrow without his teacher and Weiwei knowing.
That way, without evidence, no one could trace him.
Moreover, even if there was evidence, he was now far away from the Soul Hunting Forest Market. He could easily erase the evidence after killing the man, and wouldn't have to worry about his teacher and Weiwei betraying him afterwards.
"Why, you want to take action? I hope you'd think it through before you act," the driver said, pointing to the side of the carriage. There, an ice-blue flag was placed on it, with a huge snowflake on it. Faintly visible beside the snowflake were the four egg-sized characters of the Spirit Master Guild in regular script, along with a line of numbers.
This was the Spirit Master Guild's distinctive symbol.
Yu Xiaogang naturally knew this and hurriedly stopped Tang San, "Xiao San, don't be impulsive. This coachman is also a mercenary of the Spirit Master Guild and is under their protection. If anything happens to him, the Spirit Master Guild can easily find the murderer through the last sighting of the carriage. In the past, almost no one who attacked the Spirit Master Guild mercenaries escaped capture."
These words instantly infuriated Tang San.
No wonder his teacher and father—no, teacher and uncle—hated the Spirit Master Guild so much. Even a mere coachman could use the Guild's influence to bully others. It was simply outrageous.
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