73: Yu Xiaogang under the influence of prison

City Lord Xiao took Yu Xiaogang back to Nuoding City.

There was nothing much to interrogate.

"Are you a noble?"

"No."

"Do you come from some Spirit Master Family?"

"No."

"Oh, then take a beating first."

And so, twenty solid strikes of the wooden plank came down.

Yu Xiaogang was half-dead, fainting from the pain.

His pants were stripped off, and well, the bird's nest and both eggs were completely gone.

City Lord Xiao was merciful and couldn't bear to see this, so he sent Yu Xiaogang straight to a cell and had someone send word to the Dean of Nuoding Academy.

"Do you still want this birdless man?"

"If so, come and pick him up!"

Inside the prison.

Having suffered a humiliating disgrace and nearly died, Yu Xiaogang lay prone on a haystack, trembling all over as he slowly regained consciousness.

When he opened his eyes, they were bloodshot.

He gnashed his teeth as a surge of intense hatred and shame erupted simultaneously.

The dignified Grandmaster of Theory, once a guest of honor at Spirit Hall, was now being so humiliated by a minor city lord in a remote place?

"Die... all of you, die..."

Yu Xiaogang panted heavily, huffing and puffing.

He didn't understand. He had clearly handed City Lord Xiao a weapon to use, so why was he being treated like this?

Even if the City Lord couldn't afford to offend the Azure Dragon Temple, there was no need to go this far, right?

Wasn't this making an enemy?

Was he not afraid of retaliation?

Did he not know that Yu Xiaogang still had connections that reached the heavens?

But when he thought about how to actually take revenge on City Lord Xiao, Yu Xiaogang's fire died out.

The only connection he could use now was Flender, but Flender didn't even know he was here, and that guy was unreliable anyway.

He also didn't want anyone to know about his miserable state.

As long as he didn't show his face, the Great Master would remain a legend!

"That Dean fellow, why hasn't he come to save me yet?" Yu Xiaogang bared his teeth and hissed in pain; the cold wind on his backside brought waves of burning agony from time to time!

Before long.

A figure suddenly appeared at the cell door.

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly looked up, but it wasn't Dean Nuoding; it was Tang Hao.

Tang Hao opened the cell door; the rusty lock was like clay in his hands.

He crushed it easily and entered the cell.

"His Majesty..." Yu Xiaogang squeezed out a smile.

Tang Hao walked up to Yu Xiaogang, his gaze cold. "Did I not tell you not to provoke the Azure Dragon Temple?"

Tang Hao's voice grew even colder, and the temperature in the entire cell seemed to drop.

Yu Xiaogang's heart trembled. Looking into Tang Hao's icy eyes, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Tang Hao was no saint; he even dared to beat the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall.

Let alone someone like Yu Xiaogang... "His Majesty, please listen to me. I didn't take the initiative to target them... it's just that they went too far! And I used a 'borrowed knife to kill' plan..."

Yu Xiaogang wept bitterly.

In front of his idol, he didn't mind exposing his own sorrow.

Tang Hao's lips twitched slightly. He had witnessed Yu Xiaogang's ordeal with his own eyes but hadn't shown himself.

It wasn't like his own son had lost his member; he couldn't be bothered to reveal himself to save Yu Xiaogang.

However, in the end, it was because of Tang San that he had ended up in this situation.

Tang Hao said coldly, "If one day that Divine Lord reveals his true circumstances, I will take action for you. But for now, do not act recklessly..."

Yu Xiaogang expressed his gratitude repeatedly, but in his heart, he thought: You're just a brute, how could you possibly understand my brilliant maneuvers?

Tang Hao crouched down and pressed his hand on Yu Xiaogang's shoulder. Then, gentle Soul Power entered Yu Xiaogang's body, helping him mend his injuries.

Feeling the changes in his body, Yu Xiaogang's eyes immediately grew watery.

"His Majesty..."

"Sigh, I just don't know about my Spirit..."

As he spoke, a purple flame suddenly flickered beside Yu Xiaogang, and Luo San Pao was summoned.

Luo San Pao had not yet completely separated from Yu Xiaogang.

Appearing suddenly, Luo San Pao also looked at Yu Xiaogang in a daze.

Fire instantly erupted in Yu Xiaogang's eyes. "Damn it! You're finally here! I will make you pay for everything I've suffered!!!"

...On the other side, at the Azure Dragon Temple, the fanatical Believers were being sent home. Many of them knelt and pleaded, hoping to serve the Azure Dragon Temple forever.

But they were all rejected by Yu Mengzhang.

He didn't want to establish a religious sect and had no intention of becoming some cult leader.

There was a Cuier over in Heaven Dou City, but that was just going with the flow.

Now that the Azure Dragon Divine Lord had gained "popularity," he didn't plan on recruiting any more priests.

A Rou and Xiao Wu stayed behind; they could handle external matters for Yu Mengzhang.

For example, investigating whether those scoundrels truly deserved to die.

If he were to kill an evil person just because of the Believers' expectations, and that person didn't deserve death, he would lose Karma.

"High Priest, I have a premonition that I will be breaking through Level Sixty soon..."

A Rou was somewhat worried; Level Sixty was a major hurdle for a Spirit Beast's human transformation.

Once past it, she would be a true Spirit Master from then on!

But during the Breakthrough to Level Sixty, the Spirit Beast's aura would spread once again, and anyone at the Spirit Saint level or above would be able to sense it.

Yu Mengzhang said indifferently, "You may level up in the temple."

A Rou was instantly overjoyed and immediately moved to kneel and kowtow to Yu Mengzhang.

At the same time, she pressed down on Xiao Wu's head, making her kneel along with her.

A gentle force supported her, preventing her from kneeling.

Xiao Wu, however, didn't receive such treatment. Pressed down by her mother's hand, she instantly fell face-first into the dirt with a "thud," nearly chipping her front teeth.

Just then, a sudden cry of alarm rang out from outside.

A Guard appeared at the door and said respectfully:

"High Priest, on the mountain... a Spirit Beast suddenly appeared and has trapped two Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall..."

Yu Mengzhang frowned slightly, guessing that the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon had arrived.

If it were the "Green Lizard," with its current majestic appearance and the divine aura it carried, it would be mistaken for a manifestation of the Divine Dragon.

Yu Mengzhang, A Rou, and Xiao Wu immediately headed to... the mountainside of Azure Dragon Mountain.

On the stone steps.

An ordinary-looking young man and a glamorous woman with a fiery figure wearing a short skirt were both standing in place, motionless like two statues.

But their faces were covered in sweat, and their bodies were drenched, their clothes soaked through.

Beside them, a Dragon Clan Spirit Beast the size of an ox or a horse was circling them, sniffing around with its nose, putting immense psychological pressure on the two.

It was indeed the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon, its eyes filled with curiosity and inquiry.

As Yu Mengzhang approached, the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon sensed his presence and immediately ran over, rubbing its large head against Yu Mengzhang's chest.

This "Kang Metal Dragon," having been enlightened by Yu Mengzhang, had gained great intelligence, yet it acted like a child in his presence.

Looking at the Single-Horned Thunder Dragon, A Rou and Xiao Wu couldn't help but feel a faint sense of fear.

Logically, this shouldn't be the case; even with Spirit Beast racial suppression, both mother and daughter were transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts...