[Tang Hao, You Wouldn't Want Anything to Happen to Ah Yin, Would You?]
Tang Hao?
As a devoted hater of Douluo Continent,
Cao Mengde recognized the man as Tang Hao at a glance.
It looked like he was going to kill him to keep him quiet, so he couldn't tell anyone about Tang San's embarrassing affair.
"Are you Tang San's father?"
"Didn't I tell Tang San I'd keep this secret?"
"Besides, even if I told someone, who would believe a grown man got pregnant by accident?"
Even so,
Tang Hao wasn't grateful in the least.
"At the very least, you know about it. You're an outsider, so of course you have to die."
Good grief.
Was Tang Hao really that narrow-minded?
Did he have to put him to death?
It looked like he was in danger.
As a Healing System Soul Master, Cao Mengde was at Soul Power rank 94, but he was definitely no match for Tang Hao.
Quick!
Who would come save him, Cao Mengde?
Bibi Dong, it had to be you.
With his life hanging by a thread, Cao Mengde immediately thought of Bibi Dong, who wasn't far from Rejuvenation Hall.
System.
Inflict Bibi Dong with a gu curse.
Make sores grow on the soles of her feet, so painful that she can't stand.
[Ding...] [Disease Treatment System notification: Host successfully inflicted Bibi Dong with a gu curse. Sores have grown on the soles of her feet.]
"Tang Hao, since you're determined to kill me, would you be willing to make a bet?"
"I bet there are no bullets in your gun..."
Hearing that,
Tang Hao froze.
What did he mean, no bullets in his gun?
Cao Mengde caught himself just in time. "No, I bet you can't kill me. Believe it or not?"
Tang Hao was very confident.
He couldn't help letting out a cold snort.
"You're just a rank 94 Healing System Soul Master. You think I can't kill you?"
"Die."
Seeing Cao Mengde raise the Clear Sky Hammer,
Cao Mengde immediately shouted, "Wait!"
Now,
he had to stall for time. Every moment he could buy counted.
"If you've got the nerve, let me warm up first. How about it?"
Tang Hao found it utterly ridiculous.
A mere Healing System Soul Master was like a soft, helpless lamb in his eyes.
Could warming up make him a match for him?
Cao Mengde seized the opportunity to explain again.
"I can't escape anyway. Before I die, I want to unleash my greatest strength. I'm a Titled Douluo, after all. At least let me die satisfied."
Tang Hao thought it over.
Cao Mengde truly was a genius blessed by the heavens.
His emergence had broken Tang Hao's old record as the youngest Titled Douluo.
Out of admiration for him, Tang Hao nodded.
"All right."
"I'll give you three minutes. Warm up."
Cao Mengde was shocked.
"Three minutes? How is that enough?"
"I need at least an hour."
Tang Hao wasted no more words and coldly dropped a sentence: "In three minutes, I'll end your life. You can hate me, but the Tang family's reputation is at stake. I have no choice."
Seeing there was no room for negotiation,
Cao Mengde raised his arms and began warming up.
One moment he twisted his waist, the next he stretched his legs.
He glanced at the window out of the corner of his eye. While warming up, he kept edging toward it, preparing to escape.
"Your Excellency Haotian, your great name resounds like thunder in my ears."
"Can't we talk this over? I really won't reveal that Tang San gave birth to a dog."
Tang Hao remained silent.
He trusted Shrek's teachers and students, but not Cao Mengde.
The reason was simple.
He wasn't familiar with the man; he was a stranger.
How could he trust a stranger?
Time passed, second by second.
When the time was nearly up, Tang Hao's eyes snapped open like a waking beast's.
He raised the Clear Sky Hammer, ready to attack.
"Wait!"
Cao Mengde hurriedly spoke up.
He intended to buy a little more time.
"Your Excellency Haotian, you wouldn't want anything to happen to Ah Yin, would you?"
"I have a way to resurrect Ah Yin."
Ah Yin?
Hearing that name,
Tang Hao trembled all over. "How do you know about Ah Yin?"
Judging by Cao Mengde's age, there was no way he could know about something that had happened decades ago.
Cao Mengde saw that Tang Hao had taken the bait and was delighted.
He hoped Tang Hao wouldn't be so impulsive, for Ah Yin's sake.
"My place is close to Spirit Hall, and I've treated quite a few of its elders. It's not strange that I learned about Ah Yin from them, is it?"
Tang Hao gradually understood.
He couldn't help asking,
"Do you really have a way to resurrect Ah Yin?"
"Come with me now."
Cao Mengde was startled.
He hadn't expected Tang Hao to be so impatient.
"Now?"
There was excitement in Tang Hao's eyes. "Of course. Come with me now and resurrect Ah Yin. If you can do it, I can spare you."
Cao Mengde didn't dare leave Rejuvenation Hall.
After all, he couldn't resurrect Ah Yin right now. If his lie was exposed, he would surely die.
He had to stay at Rejuvenation Hall and wait for Bibi Dong to arrive.
"How could resurrecting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast be that simple?"
"I need to prepare medicine. It'll take at least three days."
Three days?
To tell the truth,
Tang Hao was excited too.
He withdrew his Martial Soul and darted up to Cao Mengde.
"All right. Start preparing the medicine now. In three days, I'll take you to resurrect Ah Yin."
"As long as you can resurrect Ah Yin, I definitely won't make things difficult for you."
Cao Mengde knew how deeply Tang Hao loved Ah Yin.
Naturally, he had never been afraid from the start.
The three days he had bought were more than enough.
He figured Bibi Dong would show up soon to seek treatment from him.
"All right, then I'll start preparing it."
As he spoke,
Cao Mengde left the examination room and went to the main hall.
He found a container and set it on the table.
Then he put herbs from the medicine shelf into it and began working away with an air of purpose.
From beginning to end,
Tang Hao's gaze never left Cao Mengde.
He was afraid the man was talking nonsense and looking for a chance to escape.
"Don't stare at me like that. Do you think I'm going to run away?"
Tang Hao answered coldly, "Cut the nonsense. Do what you're supposed to do."
He hadn't originally believed Cao Mengde could resurrect Ah Yin.
But despite his young age, the man had reached Soul Power rank 94, a miracle in the entire Soul Master World. Perhaps Ah Yin really could be resurrected.
Cao Mengde calmly continued fetching herbs.
In truth, he didn't recognize any of them. He stuffed them all into the container, picked up a pestle, and began pounding them into powder.
By the time night fell,
he no longer knew whether one hour or several had passed.
Cao Mengde still hadn't seen Bibi Dong, and he couldn't help growing anxious.
Bibi Dong.
What are you doing?
Why haven't you come yet?
Given the distance from Spirit Hall to here, a minute was enough for someone of Bibi Dong's ability.
It seemed the sores he had given Bibi Dong on the soles of her feet weren't serious enough.
System.
Cao Mengde planned to inflict Bibi Dong with another gu curse and make her suffer another massive hemorrhage.
The next moment,
a noble, graceful figure flew in from outside, a scepter in her hand.
To be precise, she floated in.
"Cao Mengde, I..."
Bibi Dong was about to describe her condition when her beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed.
She looked at the man in the hall.
"Tang Hao!"
Tang Hao's hatred for Spirit Hall was carved into his bones.
Even if it were a dog from Spirit Hall, he would have wanted to kick it a few times.
Seeing that it was the Pope of Spirit Hall, a towering killing intent burst from his eyes.
Immediately afterward,
the Clear Sky Hammer was in his hand.
Bibi Dong's face turned cold. "Insolence! You dare attack me?"
Considering that Cao Mengde was preparing medicine for Ah Yin,
Tang Hao suppressed his anger for the moment, lest it affect Ah Yin's resurrection.
"We'll settle the grudge between Spirit Hall and me later."
Seeing that Bibi Dong had finally arrived,
Cao Mengde at last breathed a sigh of relief.
"So it was Your Holiness the Pope gracing us with your presence. What instructions do you have for me, Your Holiness?"
"I'm feeling a little unwell. Examine me."
Tang Hao was extremely displeased.
Surely there was such a thing as first come, first served?
Seeing Bibi Dong cut in line for treatment, he was immediately annoyed. His face darkened as he said,
"Cao Mengde, prepare my medicine first."
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