Chapter 249: Enemies Meet, Their Eyes Turn Red with Fury!
Chapter 249: Enemies Meet, Their Eyes Turn Red with Fury!
"I will not sell the blueprints for the Hidden Weapons. Please put aside this idea, School Master Ning."
Tang San never expected that Ning Fengzhi would actually request to purchase the blueprints.
The blueprints for the Tang Sect’s Hidden Weapons were the foundation of his future livelihood and the very basis of the Tang Sect; how could he simply hand them over to someone else?
He, Tang San, could never commit such an act of betraying his teachers and ancestors.
Furthermore, once the blueprints were handed over, with the financial and human resources of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they could flood the entire continent with Hidden Weapons in an instant.
At that point, his Tang Sect would no longer have any core competitiveness.
"School Master Ning."
Tang San’s tone deepened a bit.
"The blueprints are the core secrets of the Tang Sect and can never be shared with outsiders."
"At most, I can provide the finished products or blueprints for individual components. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be responsible for manufacturing the parts, but the final assembly and debugging will be handled by me personally."
"Aside from this, there is no room for negotiation."
The Tang Sect’s Hidden Weapons were not just exquisitely designed.
The assembly techniques involved were also quite unique.
As long as he controlled the special techniques and core components, the leakage of some part blueprints would not allow the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to replicate the Tang Sect’s Hidden Weapons.
Ning Fengzhi’s brow furrowed slightly, and the smile on his face faded a bit.
"Young friend, if I cannot obtain the core blueprints, then this cooperation might as well not happen."
"???"
Tang San froze right where he stood.
He couldn’t understand why Ning Fengzhi would refuse so decisively.
He had already prepared to haggle and had even thought of how to respond if Ning Fengzhi tried to drive down the price.
But Ning Fengzhi had flipped the table directly, leaving no room to continue the discussion.
"School Master Ning."
Tang San’s voice carried a hint of disbelief and urgency.
"I think you should be clear about how much benefit these Hidden Weapons can bring to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
"Even without the blueprints, just the supply of finished products would be enough to increase the self-defense capabilities of your school’s ordinary Disciples several times over. Is that not enough?"
"It is enough, and yet it is not," Ning Fengzhi replied calmly.
"The Hidden Weapons are indeed ingenious, but for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they are merely the icing on the cake, not indispensable."
"My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is one of the Upper Three Sects and holds a transcendent status. With two Titled Douluo presiding over it, few in the world today would dare to lift a hand against the Disciples of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Anyone who could act against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would surely be a power comparable to it.
But against such powers, what use would these small Hidden Weapons be?
In Ning Fengzhi’s eyes, the value of this Powder Shooting Shadow was not high.
Its true value lay only in the technology to create such Hidden Weapons—the technology of the Tang Sect represented by Tang San.
However, because of the earlier evaluations of Tang San by Ning Rongrong and the others, Ning Fengzhi had a preconceived impression of him.
"Moreover, young friend, you aren’t even willing to reveal your real name, showing not even the most basic sincerity toward my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. How could I dare to discuss long-term cooperation with you?"
These words struck right at Tang San’s weakness.
He wore a mask and hid his identity precisely because he didn’t want too many people to know his whereabouts.
This had actually become Ning Fengzhi’s reason for refusing cooperation?
Tang San was stunned for a moment. His mind raced, and he casually made up a name.
"I am Tang Yin of the Tang Sect."
"It was not my intention to hide it, but the Sect has rules. When traveling abroad, it is inconvenient to reveal too much information. I hope School Master Ning can forgive me."
He felt this name was perfect.
It was related to his real name, making it unlikely he would slip up, yet it wouldn’t expose his true identity.
But just as he finished speaking...
"Pfft!"
A crisp female voice suddenly rang out, carrying an irrepressible laugh that instantly broke the rhythm of the entire scene.
"Aren’t you Tang San? Since when did you change your name to Tang Yin? And that name change is just too lazy, isn’t it?"
"???
Tang San’s breath hitched, and he froze in place.
Someone recognized him?
All the blood in his body seemed to rush to his head at that moment.
He stiffly turned around and looked toward the direction the voice came from.
The several people by the corridor pillars took off their masks one after another.
Familiar faces appeared before him without any warning.
The spirited and clever Ning Rongrong, the cold and taciturn Zhu Zhuqing.
And standing behind Lin Qingmo was the face he thought of day and night, the one he even saw in his dreams.
Xiao Wu!
The cooperation, chips, and future plans that were swirling in his head just a second ago...
...all vanished the moment he saw Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu!
Only this one name and this one figure remained in his mind.
A long-suppressed cry erupted from his throat as Tang San pushed off with his feet and charged forward: "Xiao Wu!"
He no longer cared about anything.
Not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, not the cooperation, not the exposure of his identity—none of it mattered anymore.
He only wanted to rush to Xiao Wu and ask where she had been all this time, and why she had chosen to go with Lin Qingmo.
But just as he took his first step, a figure landed lightly in front of him.
Unerringly, it blocked his entire path.
Lin Qingmo took off his mask, a faint, mocking smile playing on his lips.
He stood tall and unmoving, shielding Xiao Wu behind him.
"Tang San, long time no see."
Lin Qingmo’s tone was leisurely, with a hint of playfulness. "Oh, wait, should I be calling you Tang Yin now?"
"It’s you again!!!"
Tang San’s gaze was locked onto Lin Qingmo’s face, the fire of rage in his eyes nearly bursting forth.
His teeth ground together with a clatter, and the spirit power around his body surged uncontrollably.
When enemies meet, their eyes turn red with fury.
It was this person before him who had snatched away his Xiao Wu, destroyed everything he had at Shrek, opposed him at every turn, and made him lose all face.
"Lin Qingmo!"
Tang San’s voice carried a towering rage, squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Get lost! Don’t block me from seeing Xiao Wu!"
As he spoke, his spirit power circulated, and he prepared to charge through by force.
But Lin Qingmo remained where he was, as steady as Mount Tai, without moving so much as a step.
It was as if he hadn’t even noticed the spirit power surging around Tang San.
"See Xiao Wu? On what grounds?"
"Xiao Wu is my girlfriend, and she has explicitly said she doesn’t want to see you."
"Don’t come any closer; you’ll only soil her eyes."
Lin Qingmo’s tone remained flat, yet every word was like a blade tempered in ice, stabbing straight into Tang San’s heart.
With a single sentence, he crushed every cherished thought Tang San took pride in.
Before he could even retort, Xiao Wu stepped out from behind Lin Qingmo.
She stood at Lin Qingmo’s side, her small hand still clutching his sleeve.
Her small face was icy cold, without a hint of the gentleness and spirit she usually showed Lin Qingmo.
The look she gave Tang San was filled with unabashed disgust.
"Tang San, don’t call my name again. I find it disgusting."
Every word reached the ears of everyone present clearly.
That short sentence was like a bolt of lightning striking the top of Tang San’s head.
It crushed the very last of his mental support.
(End of Chapter)
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