Chapter 42: Su Yun's Speculation about Tang Hao
"Somebody wants to see us?" Su Yun and Tang San were both surprised.
"On the day before school starts, why would someone want to meet us? Could it be the dean or a teacher?" Thinking of this, Su Yun and Tang San rejected this idea.
If it were the dean or a teacher looking for them, the teacher who delivered the message would surely provide details, rather than using the vague term "somebody."
Su Yun and Tang San exchanged glances, understanding each other's confusion. They didn't say much, just put down what they were holding and walked out of the dormitory.
Before leaving, Su Yun reminded Xiao Wu, "Wait for me to come back. I'll treat you to something delicious tonight."
Xiao Wu nodded. Getting a good meal without spending money was her favorite thing.
"I must empty Su Yun's wallet tonight! Hmph! He made me sleep on the floor during the vacation... Hmm... forget it, spend less of his money. The bed he made for me with Blue Silver Grass is quite comfortable. I'll give him a chance." Xiao Wu thought to herself, waving to Su Yun as he left the dormitory.
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Leaving the dormitory, in the corridors of various buildings at the Notting Academy, Su Yun asked the teacher who was leading them, "Teacher, who exactly wants to see us?"
This question from Su Yun was also Tang San's question.
"Oh, um... I'm not at liberty to tell you. I only know that this person is of a higher status than our dean, and even Master Ma Tao from our Spirit Hall follows behind that person, looking extremely deferential." The teacher hesitated for a while after hearing Su Yun's question, then revealed what he saw in the principal's office.
A person whose status was higher than even the dean and Master Ma Tao?
Su Yun's eyes revealed a profound light, and he thought to himself, "Could it be a Soul Ancestor... No, at least it must be a Soul Sage or higher-level soul master to make them act this way."
The guiding teacher noticed the "uneasiness" on Su Yun and Tang San's faces, smiled, and said, "You don't need to be so nervous. You two are so young; how could a big shot trouble you? Tang San, don't be too nervous. I've just sent for your teacher, Master Yu Xiaogang, to accompany you to the principal's office."
Upon hearing this teacher not addressing his teacher as a master but directly calling him by name, Tang San frowned slightly, feeling a trace of discomfort in his heart.
Humph, he remembered that when this teacher saw his teacher before, he respectfully called him Master. Now, it was just a friendly match, and he addressed him like this. Truly a cold-hearted person.
The guiding teacher obviously didn't notice Tang San's slightly chilling gaze. He continued, "I think that this person came because he heard about your life-and-death duel. It's just a small matter, but it turned into a life-and-death duel. It's a good opportunity now, while this person is here, for you two to shake hands, make peace, and maybe even ask that person to cancel your life-and-death duel."
"This life-and-death duel, you probably don't know how serious it is yet. If one party dares to violate the contract ten years later, even if you are a prince, the enforcers of the Spirit Hall can directly rush into the royal palace and arrest you. So you two kids, think about it carefully..."
The teacher's nagging naturally couldn't ease the conflict between Su Yun and Tang San.
Tang San thought about standing up for his teacher.
Su Yun was thinking about the threat Tang Hao made to him using Xiao Wu on that day.
During the vacation, Su Yun increasingly felt that Tang Hao was not just a heavy armored warrior who only knew how to wield a hammer but a cunning and ruthless character.
He even thought that the sacrifice of the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin might have been a conspiracy from the beginning.
In theory, when Tang Hao and Ah Yin met, the latter had already passed the maturity period, making it impossible for a Title Douluo to discover she was a soul beast.
The only known information was that only Tang Hao and Tang Xiao knew Ah Yin's true identity. Tang Xiao had detached himself from the relationship between the three early on, leaving Tang Hao as the only one consistently with Ah Yin. Therefore, Tang Xiao couldn't possibly know the whereabouts of both.
Su Yun could deduce with a 99.9% certainty that Tang Hao leaked Ah Yin's identity.
Moreover, facing Qian Xunji and two Title Douluos, along with the pursuit of the Spirit Hall's army, Tang Hao still had room to maneuver.
One, if Ah Yin successfully sacrificed herself, he could obtain a soul ring.
Two, if Ah Yin didn't sacrifice herself, he could escape with her and kill for a soul ring when he reached Level 90.
However, the reality was that Tang Hao not only perfectly accomplished his goal but also gave birth to a child with Ah Yin.
Tang Hao didn't have much affection for Ah Yin, treating her with indifference, not to mention how he treated Tang San. This could be seen from Tang San's childhood experiences.
However, what Tang Hao didn't expect was that what he originally planned as a heavy blow to Qian Xunji turned into a complete failure.
Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the situation to return to the Clear Sky Clan. With a hundred thousand-year soul ring in hand, the clan would surely protect him.
He could also come out and declare that he collaborated with the soul beast for the soul ring. In this regard, even the Spirit Hall couldn't condemn him.
However, Qian Xunji's death led to the complete failure of his plan. This forced him to flee for many years, not daring to easily abandon Tang San. He was afraid that the Spirit Hall would find him through the half-blood of the Blue Silver Emperor in Tang San.
The more Su Yun thought about it, the more certain he became. Tang Hao's threat to him that day was to make Tang San's martial soul grow into a genuine Blue Silver Emperor.
Because of his existence, Tang San's martial soul could never grow into a true Blue Silver Emperor in his lifetime.
Only when he died could Tang San's martial soul evolve naturally with the help of Blue Silver King or Ah Yin's true form.
This point was also something Ah Yin mentioned to him during the holidays, recalling when she discovered it.
Su Yun vividly remembered Ah Yin's conflicted expression and tone at that time. She felt her husband becoming increasingly unfamiliar, and this knowledge was also what she told Tang Hao.
Su Yun didn't immediately reveal his deduction to Ah Yin because he knew that to make Ah Yin truly give up on Tang Hao, she had to personally uncover the truth.
"Tang Hao, it seems that now you hope Tang San will grow up soon and lead the Haotian Sect to rebuild its glory, maybe even seeking revenge against the Spirit Hall?" Su Yun speculated on Tang Hao's motives, glancing at Tang San.
Coincidentally, Tang San also turned to look at Su Yun, and a clash of coldness was felt in the air from their eye contact.
Both of them sensed a hint of hostility in each other's eyes.
Just as Su Yun was about to start mocking, the voice of the guiding teacher interrupted his train of thought:
"The principal's office is here. You two go in first."
(End of this chapter)
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