Led by Old Jack, Tang Hao and Ah Yin first went to the office beside the village administration building to complete the necessary procedures, collect the keys to their home and some daily necessities, then followed Old Jack toward the square, three- or four-story buildings built beside the river.
Most of the people living in these buildings were outsider Soul Masters and commoners, and quite a few had joined the Red Assembly as well.
"Village chief Jack, you're still looking as spirited as ever."
At the stairwell, a young, burly man stepped out. The moment he saw Old Jack, he greeted him, but when his gaze landed on Ah Yin, he froze.
"Huyan Li, snap out of it. She's somebody else's wife," Old Jack said. "And they're Tang San's parents."
"Tang San's parents... You're...!!!"
The Huyan Li before them was the grandson of Huyan Zhen, the Sect Master of the Elephant Armored Sect.
Over the past two years, the matter of Tang San's father being "Tang Hao" had been widely discussed in private among the major factions. Huyan Li had naturally formed his own suspicions.
"Enough, stop making a fuss. I still need to take them upstairs and find their room."
Old Jack impatiently waved his hand. "So what if he used to be a Titled Douluo? Now that his right arm and left leg are gone, he's only a Soul Saint. Nothing to get worked up over."
Huyan Li gave an awkward laugh and hurriedly stepped aside.
Tang Hao merely snorted at Old Jack's blatant mockery, unwilling to stoop to arguing with an old man.
"Heh, don't look so unconvinced."
As they climbed the stairs, Old Jack said to Tang Hao, "These days, even if a Titled Douluo came to this area, they'd have to treat this old man