Come Back, Tang Hao, Return to Gotham

Come Back, Tang Hao, Return to Gotham

Tang Xiao picked flowers from around him and wove them into a bouquet, which gave off a fragrant scent.

Once he was satisfied, Tang Xiao hid the bouquet behind his back. Using Soul Power, he silently approached Ah Yin step by step from behind. "Ah Yin, you can turn around now."

"Mm, Brother Xiao." Ah Yin turned around and immediately saw Tang Xiao's imposing figure before her. Feeling the aura radiating from him, her cheeks instantly flushed crimson.

Tang Xiao dropped to one knee and raised the bouquet in his hand. With deep affection, he confessed, "Ah Yin, from the very first moment I saw you, I realized I had fallen hopelessly in love with you. You are the warmest light shining into my heart. My soul has long drifted with you, and my world blooms into spring because of you. This bouquet cannot compare to your smile, which could topple a city; my life would gladly stop at this very moment for you. Ah Yin, will you marry me?"

Hearing Tang Xiao's heartfelt confession, Ah Yin's delicate body trembled. She covered her mouth, unable to hide her excitement. Her eyes brimmed with affection, and she made no effort to conceal her love for Brother Xiao.

She tremblingly extended her fair hand, accepted the bouquet from Tang Xiao, and said, "Brother Xiao, I do."

The two gazed deeply at each other. Warm sunlight fell upon them, casting a dazzling halo around them. A gentle breeze stirred, and flower petals danced gracefully in the wind.

At that moment, the scene seemed frozen at its most romantic instant, as though the two of them had become the protagonists of this world. Oh, no—there was still a "So Many Fish" nearby ruining this harmonious scene.

The moment he saw Ah Yin accept Tang Xiao's confession, Tang Hao's mind instantly crashed. He had just... succeeded in confessing?

Tang Hao felt as though his memories of his past life had become scrambled. In his past life, he should not have been the Lord of the Plane on the Douluo Continent. He should have been in Gotham, battling wits with someone called Batman.

After his brain rebooted, the first thing Tang Hao did was—

"No!"

Tang Xiao and Ah Yin had been immersed in that romantic moment, only to be interrupted by Tang Hao's ill-timed "No!"

Tang Hao looked at Ah Yin anxiously and said, "Ah Yin, you haven't accepted my confession yet. I love you. Be with me."

Ah Yin looked at Tang Hao with a guilty expression. "Little Hao, I'm sorry. You're a good person, but I only see you as my younger brother. The person I truly love is Brother Xiao."

Tang Hao froze completely.

"Come back, Tang Hao. Return to Gotham. I promise I won't beat you to death." The man dressed like a bat seemed to whisper in Tang Hao's ear.

"No, Ah Yin, you're not like this..." Tang Hao looked utterly disbelieving, his eyes reddening as he said, "The one you should like is me. The one you should like is me—"

As he spoke, Tang Hao unconsciously stepped toward Ah Yin.

Just as he was about to touch Ah Yin, Tang Xiao pulled her behind him and stood in front of her. Displeased, he said, "Little Hao, Ah Yin has already accepted my confession. She is my woman now. Could you stop pestering her?"

"I'm pestering her?" Tang Hao's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at his older brother, panting like a bull. "Tang Xiao, the person Ah Yin was supposed to like was me. You must have used some underhanded method to make her fall for you."

"Little Hao, you..." Tang Xiao looked at Tang Hao in disbelief. He could not imagine that his younger brother would maliciously speculate about him like this.

Tang Hao's eyes grew even redder. Divine Slaughter's Domain erupted around him, and he summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, pointing it directly at Tang Xiao. "A duel, Tang Xiao! Today, we brothers will settle this once and for all. The winner gets Ah Yin!"

"I refuse," Tang Xiao said. "Ah Yin is a person, not a bargaining chip."

Hearing that, Tang Hao grew even more agitated. He looked imposing as he shouted, "Are you afraid?"

A small hand pressed against Tang Xiao's waist, and Ah Yin's voice came from behind him. "Brother Xiao, step aside. I have something to say to Little Hao."

At those words, Tang Hao's aura, which had been on the verge of exploding, immediately calmed. What did Ah Yin want to say to him? Could it be... Tang Hao was overjoyed. His eyes were no longer red, and his breathing gradually steadied.

Tang Xiao stepped aside, and Ah Yin walked out from behind him.

"Ah Yin, what do you want to say to me?" Tang Hao asked expectantly, secretly thinking, It's finally back on track. The woman who deeply loves me is bravely walking toward me.

Slap—

Ah Yin slapped Tang Hao. In an instant, Tang Hao's aura of supremacy and his decisive, murderous Divine Slaughter's Domain were slapped clean away. His face was knocked to one side as well.

"Tang Hao, I only see you as a friend, as someone like a younger brother. If I don't like you, I don't like you. Don't be such a sore loser, or you'll only make me look down on you," Ah Yin said coldly.

Tang Hao stood there blankly, clearly not yet recovered from that slap.

"Little Hao, do you remember our agreement? We would confess to Ah Yin together, and whoever lost would leave voluntarily. Since Ah Yin chose me, I could never give her to you. Are the men of the Clear Sky Sect incapable of even keeping an agreement?" Tang Xiao asked.

At this moment, Tang Hao felt utterly humiliated.

This should not have happened! In his past life, Ah Yin should have liked him. Why? Why...

But in order not to provoke Ah Yin's disgust, Tang Hao could only suppress his negative emotions deep within his heart.

This confession seemed to have pierced through the final layer of paper separating them, and Ah Yin and Tang Xiao's relationship became even more intimate.

Watching their inseparable closeness, Tang Hao's eyes turned red and he panted like a bull, yet he could only rage helplessly. His fists clenched tightly, and his teeth ground with crackling sounds.

After Ah Yin and Tang Xiao got together, doing anything became inconvenient, especially with Tang Hao's hostile gaze making Tang Xiao uncomfortable. Feeling displeased, he held Ah Yin and said:

"Little Hao, Ah Yin and I are planning to travel the continent next. Our next stop is Coconut Grove City. Where do you plan to go next?"

Tang Hao heard the dismissal in Tang Xiao's words, and his heart felt as though it had been cut by knives. He recalled memories from his past life:

During that confession, Ah Yin had rejected Tang Xiao and chosen him. Not long afterward, Tang Xiao had voluntarily left their group of three and returned to the Clear Sky Sect.

Before leaving, Tang Xiao had held Tang Hao's hand, his face full of sorrow, and said, "Little Hao, since Ah Yin chose you, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to stay any longer. I entrust my share of this love to you. Please cherish Ah Yin well, together with my love for her."

Back then, Tang Hao had looked pleased with himself. He scratched the back of his head and said, "Don't worry, Brother. No one loves Ah Yin more than I do."

"You're so rough and careless; you don't know how to cherish someone. I hope you'll be gentler. When you do that, don't hurt Ah Yin. It pains me to think of it," Tang Xiao said.