Chapter 64: Tang Hao Appears and Ning Rongrong Takes the Blame!
With his mind made up, Tang Chuan no longer hesitated.
He immediately chose a dry and flat spot next to the Yin Yang Ice and Fire Eyes, took out the small alchemy furnace he carried with him, and began to prepare for alchemy.
He first properly set up the Pill Furnace, then took out a fire-starting Flame Stone from his soul tool, threw it into the furnace, and slowly ignited it by injecting spirit power.
A moment later, firelight rose in the Pill Furnace, and heat waves surged.
Frowning slightly, Tang Chuan looked at the Beautiful Silk Tulip in his hand, carefully plucked a petal from the top of the stamen, and then took out a small amount of flower stem and roots, meticulously separating them.
Then he put them into the already heated Pill Furnace.
The small portion of the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid just entered the flames and turned into a pink liquid. Immediately after, Tang Chuan used his spirit power to separate the harmful substances from the pink liquid, then threw them onto the ground nearby.
After repeating this several times, this small portion of Beautiful Silk Tulip was completely refined.
Finally, only a small pinch of red powder remained, containing no substances harmful to the human body. Afterward, Tang Chuan used the same method to refine other Immortal-grade items.
A few hours later, a colorful medicinal pill completely formed in the Pill Furnace.
This medicinal pill was specially refined by Tang Chuan for Dugu Yan.
It included Beautiful Silk Tulip, Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Bone, Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, as well as some medicinal materials that strengthen the foundation, detoxify, and improve physique.
The purpose was to help her improve her physique, increase her spirit power, remove the spirit ring poison from her body, and see if it could help her Spirit, the Jade Phosphor Serpent, evolve into the Jade Phosphor Serpent ahead of time!
At the same time, inside the Shrek Academy principal's office.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the room was somewhat heavy, and the air seemed to have solidified a little.
Flender sat behind the desk, his face gloomy, his gaze sharp as he stared at Ning Rongrong in front of him, his tone filled with anger as he questioned:
"Why did you speak that way about the Academy's Grandmaster?"
"What's more, Yu Xiaogang is my good brother of many years. How is his strength? How is his Spirit theory level? As the Dean, how could I not know?"
"What I said wasn't wrong. This Yu Xiaogang really has no skill. Otherwise, why would he vomit blood and faint after I said a few words to him?"
Ning Rongrong stood to the side, arms crossed, her face full of defiance.
"You..." Flender slammed the table, angrily interrupting, "If you keep this up, then pack your bags and get out immediately!"
Ning Rongrong smiled. Although she was only twelve years old, it had to be admitted that her harmless smile at this moment was somewhat unsettling.
"Flender, who do you think you are? You're just a mere Soul Sage."
"You want to kick me out? I'm not leaving, what can you do to me?"
Hearing this, Flender did not get angry because of Ning Rongrong's words, but smiled slightly and said, "That's right, I'm just a small Soul Sage, but this is my territory, and I call the shots."
"If you anger me, I'll directly kick you out of Shrek Academy!"
"Flender, you wouldn't dare!" Ning Rongrong shouted proudly, hands on her hips. Although she was only a teenager, she exuded an extremely fierce aura at this moment.
"In all my life, you're the first person who dared to treat me like this."
Flender smiled sinisterly and said, "In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, your father can't bear to discipline you, but that doesn't mean I can't. You're not my daughter. Nor are you my precious one. In my eyes, any student here is stronger than you."
"Don't you look down on Yu Xiaogang? But do you know? Tang San is Yu Xiaogang's direct disciple. If you can defeat Tang San, or rather, if your spirit power Rank surpasses Tang San's, then I will acknowledge what you said, that Yu Xiaogang is a good-for-nothing, and I'll kick him out and keep you."
"Do you dare to compete with Tang San?"
"If Yu Xiaogang is truly as useless as you say, why hasn't your cultivation surpassed Tang San's? Or are the people of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect even worse than Yu Xiaogang? All of you are useless..."
"You—"
Ning Rongrong's chest heaved violently, and for a moment she didn't know how to refute.
Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, when it comes to sophistry, if the people of Shrek Academy dared to claim second, probably no one would dare to claim first. Ning Rongrong was only a teenager, so how could she be Flender's opponent?
At this moment, inside a quiet room in Shrek Academy.
The light in the room was dim, and Yu Xiaogang lay quietly on the bed, his face ashen. His body was wrapped in a quilt, and he appeared extremely weak.
On the wooden table beside the bed, the freshly delivered meal was still radiating warmth.
Tang San had brought it himself, and he had only just left the room.
Slightly opening his eyes, Yu Xiaogang suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, slow but steady. He thought it was Tang San returning, and he forced a trace of strength, whispering:
"Little San, you go cultivate first. I can manage by myself, you don't need to take care of me."
However, the footsteps did not stop, but came closer and closer.
A moment later, the door creaked open slowly.
A tall and upright figure appeared in the doorway.
The person wore a worn gray robe, full of dust and patches, his face was covered with a messy beard, his eyes were deep and cold, and he exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.
Yu Xiaogang was stunned.
A look of disbelief flashed in his eyes, and he instantly recognized the person in front of him as Tang San's father, and said hoarsely, "Tang Hao?! Why are you here?"
"Grandmaster! Long time no see." Tang Hao slowly walked into the room, his voice low as he said, "Ever since Little San encountered Zhao Wuji's bullying when he enrolled, after I beat that guy up, I've been staying near Soto City, just in case Little San had any accidents."
"But the result was just as I expected, an accident really did come."
Suddenly, the room fell silent.
"Grandmaster, do you know? You've been targeted by Spirit Hall." Tang Hao stood by the bed, his eyes sharp and solemn, and said slowly.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's face froze, his eyes filled with doubt: "What do you mean? How could we be targeted by Spirit Hall?"
Tang Hao said no more, only took out a letter from his embrace, which had been folded many times, and handed it to Yu Xiaogang on the bed.
"You'll understand after reading this letter."
Yu Xiaogang took the letter and carefully unfolded it. The paper was a bit wrinkled, but the handwriting was still clear. The sender was the Bishop of Soto City Spirit Hall, and the recipient was clearly written as—Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong!
He quickly scanned the contents of the letter, his eyes gradually becoming serious.
The letter clearly stated:
Soto City, a Spirit Master with a Blue Silver Grass Spirit, named Tang San, has been discovered. He is suspected to be the person sought by His Holiness the Pope. This has been reported to Spirit City, awaiting further instructions.
Yu Xiaogang's heart trembled violently, his face full of shock, and he asked doubtfully, "The people of Spirit Hall are looking for Little San? Why would they target him?"
"Perhaps the higher-ups of Spirit Hall have already guessed that he is my son." Tang Hao's expression remained unchanged as he slowly said, "But don't worry, I have already dealt with the person who delivered the letter."
"Including everyone who knew about this matter, I have already dealt with them all."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was even more confused, frowning:
"That's not right. Little San's Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, how could they possibly guess he's related to you? Did Little San use the Clear Sky Hammer at some point and was discovered by someone?"
Tang Hao's voice was low, his gaze as sharp as a blade, and he said seriously, "Since Little San came to Shrek Academy, he has only used the Clear Sky Hammer twice."
"The first time was during his fight with Zhao Wuji, when he accidentally exposed it in an emergency. The second time was while hunting the Man Faced Demon Spider in the Star Dou Great Forest. That time... apart from me watching in the dark, no one else saw it."
As his voice fell, the room fell into a brief silence.
Yu Xiaogang on the bed looked solemn, his brows slightly furrowed, clearly deep in thought. A moment later, he murmured softly:
"Zhao Wuji... I understand him, he's Flender's old brother, straightforward in nature, and disdains doing such tattling. And the teachers present at the time were all people Flender trusted."
"There should be no problem within the Academy. Then it can only be... among the students present at the time, someone might have leaked the fact that Little San used the Clear Sky Hammer."
Slowly sitting up, Yu Xiaogang's face was still pale, but a glimmer of wisdom shone in his eyes as he began to analyze: "Xiao Wu, she absolutely couldn't betray Little San. She and Little San are like siblings, and even between them... it has long surpassed ordinary friendship."
"Although Dai Mubai and Oscar have different temperaments, they have been studying and living at Shrek Academy for many years, and were both taught by Flender himself. Their loyalty will not be an issue, they can be considered Flender's confidants, so there will be no problem."
"Then, there are only two people left—Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong."
Hearing this, Tang Hao lowered his head in silence, not uttering a word.
Yu Xiaogang continued to analyze:
"Zhu Zhuqing comes from the Star Luo Empire. I heard Flender mention that her relationship with Dai Mubai is extraordinary, and she mostly came to Shrek for Dai Mubai. Moreover, she is consistently quiet, calm, and cautious, and doesn't seem like someone who would actively interfere in others' affairs."
"Then... only Ning Rongrong from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect remains."
As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Hao's brows immediately furrowed, his gaze deep, and he murmured in a low voice:
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."
Yu Xiaogang looked up at Tang Hao, and said slowly:
"Your Majesty Clear Sky, I remember that many years ago, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always been dissatisfied with your Clear Sky Sect. They are a pure support-type Sect, and your Clear Sky Sect is known as the number one Sect in the world, always suppressing them. You say, could it be..."
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