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Hearing Xiao Wu's reasonable explanation, Yu Xiaogang was once again speechless.
His old face, which was already swollen on one side, turned red and white in turns, looking like a spilled palette.
Tang San, standing to the side, also looked extremely uncomfortable.
He knew very well that the reason he disliked Xuan Hao so much and was even hostile to him was not entirely because of his teacher Yu Xiaogang.
The deeper reason was that as soon as Xuan Hao appeared, he took away Xiao Wu, whom he regarded as his Achilles' heel and his only hope.
But now, Xiao Wu was angry and blamed Tang San's refusal to go to Heaven Dou City on "the teacher's instigation".
This made Tang San feel both embarrassed and secretly delighted.
This at least proves that in Xiaowu's heart, she has always trusted him and cared about him as a good friend.
Just as Yu Xiaogang was speechless and trying to find a flaw to counterattack, Dugu Yan, who always had a fiery temper, couldn't stand it any longer.
"Enough!"
Dugu Yan slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and looked down at Yu Xiaogang with undisguised contempt and mockery in her eyes:
"Master, do you think that everyone here can't see through your dark and filthy thoughts?"
"Aren't you just jealous of Xuan Hao?!"
"You're jealous of his unparalleled talent, which you can never achieve in your lifetime!
You're jealous that he possesses terrifying strength that crushes you at such a young age!
You're even more jealous that he can thrive in Heaven Dou City through his own abilities!"
"You're even jealous that so many girls are willing to be with him.
Even if he's maliciously slandered by people like you, we will stand up for him without hesitation!"
Dugu Yan sneered: "And what about yourself? What do you have?"
"Yes, your innate martial soul is mutated and your talent is extremely poor, there's really nothing that can be done about it, after all, it's a gift from God.
But, Master, you come from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the three upper sects!
You are the son of the dignified sect master Yu Yuanzhen!"
"With Yu Yuanzhen, this towering tree, supporting you, whatever you do in your life, won't your starting point be a hundred or a thousand times easier than that of ordinary people?!"
"Back then, you left the sect in a huff to join the Spirit Hall in Spirit City.
Did you really think you had some extraordinary talent that allowed you to so easily access the Spirit Hall's top-secret collection and learn so many core theories?
Did you really think that just because you have a silver tongue, you could be called a 'master' and even easily get in touch with the lofty Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall?!"
Dugu Yan sneered mercilessly, "Stop deceiving yourself!
The higher-ups at the Spirit Hall only gave you a break because of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and your father, Yu Yuanzhen!
This title of 'Grandmaster' is, to put it bluntly, just the last bit of dignity they gave you because of your father!"
Yu Xiaogang's body trembled violently. He stared intently at Dugu Yan, his eyes bloodshot, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Dugu Yan had no intention of letting him off the hook so easily. "Let's not talk about distant people, let's just talk about our acquaintances in Tiandou City."
"Both of them have mutated martial souls and useless martial souls. But Tang Yuehua from the Clear Sky Sect is now the master of the Moon Pavilion!
Her mutated martial soul is not just a simple mutation; it has been stuck at level nine for her entire life, preventing her from breaking through to become a Soul Master!"
"Moreover, who here doesn't know what kind of situation the Clear Sky Sect has been in all these years?
Back then, when it had a fierce conflict with the Spirit Hall, the entire sect was forced to close its doors and go into seclusion.
It couldn't borrow any of the family's power at all, and even had to face pressure from the Spirit Hall. But what was the result?"
Dugu Yan pointed at Yu Xiaogang's nose:
"She is a weak woman who has no strength to even kill a chicken, but she has managed to gain a firm foothold in this ruthless Tiandou City by relying on her social skills and intelligence.
Even the Emperor of Tiandou has to show her some respect!"
"And what about you?
What have you been doing all these years, Yu Xiaogang?!"
"What achievements do you have to show for yourself?
At your age, besides the empty title of 'theoretical master' that you gained in your youth by riding on your father's coattails, what else do you have?!"
"Honestly," Dugu Yan frowned in disgust, "if it weren't for the fact that your father is Yu Yuanzhen and I don't want to provoke the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I would have already sprinkled a handful of poison powder on you and made you crippled and mute just because of your shameless and unreasonable behavior today!"
"In this world, how many people with less background and less talent than you have achieved a thousand times or even ten thousand times better results through their own efforts?
Yet you chose the most despicable path."
"Do you really think I can't see through your little schemes?
When you were young, you didn't want to work hard, you just wanted to live off powerful women like Dean Liu Erlong and the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall.
Now that you're older and can't rely on women anymore, you've started thinking about relying on your disciples, haven't you?"
"Do you think that as long as Tang San achieves great success in the future, you, his 'carefully guiding' teacher, will naturally be carried along by him and once again enjoy the praise of the whole world?!"
Dugu Yan directly pointed the cannon at Tang San, whose expression was complicated.
"No, Tang San, I'll just ask you one question.
Your unpredictable footwork, those incredibly powerful hidden weapons, and your special Jade Hand... which of these skills that allow you to fight beyond your level was taught to you by your useless teacher?!"
"Even if we take a step back and consider the worst-case scenario, with your talent, Tang San, and those mysterious inherited techniques... now, whether you have him as your teacher or not, is there really a big difference?"
These words plunged the entire room into dead silence once again.
Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San, tilted her head and thought seriously for a moment, then nodded with utmost sincerity:
"Hmm... thinking about it carefully, it seems that there really is no difference."
Xiao Wu counted on her fingers, and began to recount in a serious tone:
"Yu Xiaogang seems to be helping Xiao San in every way as an elder and teacher. But if you look closely, it seems that he hasn't actually helped her in any substantial way."
"even..."
"If you were to completely remove Yu Xiaogang from Tang San's life and cultivation over the years, you would be surprised to find that his influence on Tang San's strength is almost zero!"
"Oh no, it's not that it has absolutely no impact."
Xiao Wu suddenly remembered something and added angrily, "At least because of this shameless, blather-talking guy, Xiao San has been brainwashed by all the prejudices he's instilled in her! It's made her misunderstand Xuan Hao, and now she doesn't even hang out with me much anymore!"
After being bombarded by Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu's rapid-fire attacks, Yu Xiaogang's old face had completely lost its color, turning ashen and ugly.
But at this moment, he couldn't care less about his shattered dignity; what he was most worried about was Tang San's reaction.
When Dugu Yan was speaking, Tang San subconsciously wanted to retort.
After all, in his heart, his teacher had indeed taught him a lot of martial spirit theory over the years and had always been doing his best to "guide" his cultivation.
However, when even Xiao Wu stood up and seriously came to the conclusion that there was "no difference", Tang San's desire to refute was instantly extinguished as if doused with a bucket of ice water, and was stuck in his throat.
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