"Hmph! One day, I'll make you pay for this!"
Watching that stubborn figure walk away, Yang Ziyuan frowned. "A damn rabbit with one foot in the grave thinks she can threaten me? Once Second Uncle becomes a Titled Douluo, let's see if you're still so defiant!"
When word spread that Yang Ziyuan and the others had returned, the entire Yang Family immediately sprang to life.
Yang Tianyu and his wife were especially excited, tears of joy welling in their eyes.
After all, their foolish son had actually brought home a little girl!
Clearly, they'd mistaken Xiao Wu for their future daughter-in-law.
"Haha! Ziyuan, I never thought you'd find yourself a wife while you were away. Tell me, which family is she from? Does your grandfather approve?"
"You fool! Your father returned with Ziyuan. How could he not approve of this daughter-in-law? Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Ziyuan bring her back."
Hearing his parents' discussion, Yang Ziyuan looked awkward.
He'd never imagined Xiao Wu's arrival would cause such a huge misunderstanding.
Besides, he was only a little over nine. Why would he be looking for a wife?
Wait, no! People in this world seemed to marry pretty young!
That was too criminal—far too criminal!
He pushed the thought aside, then couldn't help smiling wryly. "Hehe, Mom, Dad, don't make things up! She's not your daughter-in-law. Her true form is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. I brought her back to be Second Uncle's ninth Soul Ring!"
At that, Yang Tianyu and his wife looked a little disappointed.
But they quickly recovered.
"Why, you little rascal! Your father treats you so well, yet you never brought me a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as a show of filial piety!"
"Exactly! I don't have one either! But I don't want a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Next time you come home, Xiaoyuan, just bring Mom a daughter-in-law!"
Yang Ziyuan felt a headache coming on.
His father's request was easy enough. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? He could just capture Da Ming and Er Ming and bring them to his father. That would surely satisfy him!
But his mother's request? Where was he supposed to find her a daughter-in-law?
Unless...
Then he suddenly thought of Qian Renxue.
She seemed pretty good, too~
Meanwhile, hearing what her future held in store, Xiao Wu's face instantly went pale.
Someone in this family was about to become a Titled Douluo?
What should she do? Was she really supposed to sit back and wait for them to take her Soul Ring and Soul Bone?
But in her current, weakened state, what could she possibly do?
Xiao Wu clenched her teeth and balled her fists in frustration.
No! She had to find a chance to escape!
She hadn't avenged her mother yet! Third Brother was waiting for her to return. She couldn't die here!
As she considered her escape route, a servant hurried in with a report.
"Young Clan Leader, the Clan Leader requests your presence in the main hall. We have an honored guest!"
Yang Family, main hall.
At that moment, Yang Wudi was talking with an elderly man whose hair and beard had turned white.
"Old Orangutan, what brings you here?"
Tai Tan was rather displeased. "What, I can't come? Old Goat, you're really not much of a friend. Last time you came to Heaven Dou City, you didn't even stop by to catch up with me. If I hadn't happened to be taking my son out to hunt for a Soul Ring, I would've made you spar with me!"
Hearing Tai Tan's complaints, Yang Wudi didn't bother explaining. He calmly took a sip of tea.
"Old Orangutan, you didn't come all this way just to chat, did you?"
"Heh! I heard the Breaking Clan had produced a Titled Douluo, so I came to pay a visit! May I ask where that esteemed Douluo is now?"
The members of the Four Great Clans knew one another well.
So the Breaking Clan suddenly producing a Titled Douluo without a word had truly surprised him.
After all, based on their strength, he should've been the most likely to break through to Titled Douluo among the Four Great Clans!
He was, after all, the highest-level member of the Four Great Clans.
But even so, he'd only just reached level 82, still a long way from becoming a Titled Douluo.
And yet the Breaking Clan, which had always been absorbed in refining medicine, had produced a Titled Douluo. It was hard for him to accept.
If Yang Ziyuan and the others hadn't made such a commotion in Heaven Dou City, he might still have been in the dark.
So, after getting the details, he'd rushed over to visit Yang Wuhui, hoping to enlist his help in returning to the Clear Sky Sect!
The Clear Sky Sect?
At Tai Tan's mention of the Clear Sky Sect, Yang Wudi shook his head helplessly.
Remembering what Yang Ziyuan had once said, he sighed inwardly. It seems Old Orangutan and the others still aren't cut from the same cloth as me!
He knew Tai Tan simply wanted to use a Titled Douluo as a bargaining chip to rejoin the Clear Sky Sect.
Under normal circumstances, as an old friend, he shouldn't have been so heartless.
At the very least, he shouldn't have embarrassed him.
But he'd had enough of living like a dog!
Besides, the Breaking Clan wasn't his alone to decide for anymore.
So he didn't want to get involved in Tai Tan's little scheme.
"Old Orangutan, if that's why you came, then please leave. The Breaking Clan will never go back to being the Clear Sky Sect's dog!"
Seeing Yang Wudi speak so rudely, Tai Tan demanded angrily, "How dare you—"
Yang Wudi was about to retort when a powerful, aged voice came from outside.
"Outrageous! A mere Soul Douluo like you has no right to act out in the Breaking Clan!"
As the words fell, the pressure unique to a Titled Douluo descended upon Tai Tan.
"Boom~~~"
In an instant, he felt the blood in his body freeze. Even moving became difficult.
This Titled Douluo was no ordinary Douluo who'd only recently advanced, as the rumors claimed.
His strength was undoubtedly on par with that of the former Sect Master!
At that thought, Tai Tan forgot all about repaying kindness and hurriedly begged for mercy.
"My lord, please be magnanimous and forgive me this once!"
Seeing this, Yang Wudi hurriedly pleaded as well. "Uncle, Old Orangutan is blunt and outspoken. He didn't mean to insult the Breaking Clan. Please forgive him this once."
"Hmph! If it weren't for Wudi, you wouldn't be walking out of here alive!"
With that, Yang Wuhui strolled into the room.
At the same time, he casually withdrew his pressure.
In an instant, Tai Tan felt as if a crushing weight had lifted. He let out a relieved breath and slumped to the floor.
"Thank you for showing mercy, my lord."
"Hmph!"
Yang Wuhui snorted and said no more.
Seeing this, Tai Tan hurriedly scrambled to his feet and secretly sent Yang Wudi a voice transmission. "Old Goat, I won't say anything more about you refusing to return to the Clear Sky Sect. But you have to help me persuade your uncle to protect the Strength Clan on our way there."
The reason he wanted Yang Wuhui's protection was that he feared the Spirit Hall would strike again.
He'd previously sent people back to the Clear Sky Sect in secret.
But every one of them had died.
So, if they wanted to return to the Clear Sky Sect, they first had to deal with the Spirit Hall's attacks.
If he'd been strong enough, he wouldn't have had to ask the Breaking Clan for help.
"No, that's not it! Back then, the Clear Sky Sect only refused to take us in because they were afraid of the Spirit Hall. Now, as long as we can break through the Spirit Hall's blockade, they'll definitely take us in!"
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