Meng Yiran's Resentment

Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Xiao frowned.

"Big Brother, what do you think?" Tang Hao asked.

He had been cultivating when his elder brother suddenly dragged him out, and only then did he see the Sky Screen.

Unfortunately, he had come out too late and missed the preview Q&A. He clearly knew the correct answer.

Now, watching his bargain son display such might on the Sky Screen, using hidden weapons forged from memories of his past life to actually take down a half-crippled Man Faced Demon Spider—

Tang Hao became interested in blacksmithing.

The future Tang Hao was one of the three great Divine Craftsmen.

The hidden weapon Tang San had forged was called the "Godly Zhuge Crossbow." Compared to the crossbows already found on Douluo Continent, it had a rapid-fire mode that unleashed many bolts at once. It was only through that numerical advantage that it had managed to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Seeing the "Godly Zhuge Crossbow" show such power, Tang Hao became interested in the one Tang San used.

He wanted to replicate the "Godly Zhuge Crossbow."

But that was a major undertaking. Without blueprints for the "Godly Zhuge Crossbow," it was impossible for him to reproduce it exactly from the start. He would need to study it and proceed bit by bit.

By the time the "Godly Zhuge Crossbow" was replicated, it would probably already have been obsolete.

The times were always advancing.

The advantage of the Douluo One era was Tang Sect hidden weapons.

The advantage of the Douluo Two era was Soul Tools.

Each generation had its own gods. The rise of Soul Tools and the decline of Tang Sect hidden weapons were inevitable.

"What else is there to think?" Tang Xiao said. "Dragon Grandpa acted that way because he wanted to invite your bargain son into his family. He cherishes talent and believes your bargain son will achieve great things in the future, so he wants to recruit him in advance. But if your bargain son refuses, he will strike without mercy."

"He definitely won't agree, so how will he escape?" Tang Hao asked curiously.

"Keep watching. The Sky Screen will reveal it," Tang Xiao said.

Tang San felt that the situation was far from good.

After Meng Yiran acted coquettishly toward Dragon Grandpa, Dragon Grandpa gave Tang San two choices.

One was to join their family, and the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring would be given to Tang San.

The other was to leave behind an arm as compensation.

The moment Tang San heard Dragon Grandpa's words, he was furious. He wanted nothing more than to take out the "Godly Zhuge Crossbow" and fight them to the death!

Dragon Grandpa was a Spirit Douluo, while Snake Grandma was a Spirit Emperor.

Tang San had only just broken through to Spirit Elder and had yet to obtain his third Spirit Ability.

Against the Peerless Dragon Snake couple, even with Tang Sect hidden weapons, victory was far from certain.

The main issue was that a Spirit Douluo was simply too powerful.

Tang San had needed to reveal every trump card he possessed just to deal with Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint. Now, against a Spirit Douluo... he had no confidence in winning at all.

But even if he could not win, he would still have to bite off a piece of flesh.

Tang San fixed his gaze on Meng Yiran.

Yet before flipping the table, he planned to try bluffing them one more time and see whether he could muddle through.

Tang San proposed that he could join their family, but only if they helped rescue the friend who had been taken away by a spirit beast.

When the Peerless Dragon Snake couple joined forces, they could even contend against a Title Douluo.

They did not believe they would encounter any spirit beast in the Star Dou Great Forest that they could not handle.

Since Tang San had made a condition, he clearly wanted to join their family. As long as they fulfilled his request, they would gain a genius.

However, when they learned that the one who had taken Tang San's friend was the Titan Giant Ape, the overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest, they felt Tang San had deceived them.

The overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest was not something the two of them could provoke.

Dragon Grandpa immediately attacked Tang San.

Just as Tang San fell into despair and prepared to fight them to the death, Zhao Wuji finally arrived.

It was not just Zhao Wuji. Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing had come as well.

Zhao Wuji blocked Dragon Grandpa's casual strike.

He had already been injured during his confrontation with the Titan Giant Ape. Although he had eaten Oscar's recovery sausage, it had not taken effect immediately.

Now that he had also suffered Dragon Grandpa's attack, Zhao Wuji spat out blood.

Dragon Grandpa was knowledgeable and recognized Zhao Wuji at a glance, but he did not take Zhao Wuji seriously. He was merely a Soul Saint.

He might have been old, but he was not on the verge of death. He had no fear of Zhao Wuji, a young Soul Saint.

Zhao Wuji was in a difficult position as well. A mere Soul Saint like him could not defeat Dragon Grandpa, a Spirit Douluo, much less a couple who possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

The only way to escape the current predicament was through wits.

Zhao Wuji was not entirely brainless. He asked Dragon Grandpa to speak privately and revealed Tang San's background.

There was no need to say more: the son of the Clear Sky Douluo.

As long as Dragon Grandpa knew, he would know where to draw the line.

Dragon Grandpa could certainly refuse to give the Clear Sky Douluo face, so long as he was not afraid of being targeted afterward.

After weighing the pros and cons, he felt that unlike those with nothing to lose, he had a granddaughter. He had to compromise when necessary; he could not drag his granddaughter down with him.

Dragon Grandpa gave face and spared Tang San, even finding a convincing reason—out of respect for Grandmaster.

Tang San breathed a sigh of relief, astonished by Grandmaster's influence.

Dragon Grandpa intended to call Snake Grandma over and leave with his granddaughter to search for other spirit beasts.

But his granddaughter, Meng Yiran, was unwilling. The spirit rings that should have belonged to her had been taken away twice in a row. She was deeply frustrated, and if she did not vent the resentment in her heart, it would be detrimental to her future cultivation.

Dragon Grandpa said that he could not bully the young with his seniority.

Meng Yiran immediately took the initiative. She approached Tang San and challenged him, only to be mocked. She had lost before—did she think she could win now?

In the end, they changed the method of competition to something similar to throwing hidden weapons. Tang San was extremely adept at that.

As expected, Tang San was the victor.

Meng Yiran was heartbroken.

She had lost, and then lost again. Was she truly incapable of winning?

Tang San stopped while he was ahead. He took the initiative to comfort Meng Yiran, taught her the technique for throwing hidden weapons, and even gave her a hidden weapon.

Meng Yiran broke into a smile through her tears, changing her opinion of Tang San.

Before leaving, she even stole a kiss from Tang San.

It affected Tang San somewhat, but... Xiao Wu was still what concerned him most. Until he rescued Xiao Wu, he would not be able to settle down.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Xiao Wu was no longer playing with the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python. Today, she had rare time to watch the Sky Screen with her parents.

She had occasionally watched it before, enough to remember the parts related to her.

She also knew that the version of herself on the Sky Screen, decades in the future, had taken human form, gone to the human world to attend school, and acknowledged a human as her brother...

She had stayed by Third Brother's side.

From the age of six to twelve.

The feelings cultivated over six years must have been deep.

That was why, after she had been taken away by the Titan Giant Ape, Tang San still wanted to save her, even at the risk of his life.

Xiao Wu, innocent and naive, could not understand.

But Xiao Wu's parents, having lived through more, understood. It was not simply an older brother saving his younger sister—put the word "love" before everything, and it all made sense.