Rui Mengmeng: "Same old rules, one incense stick, I'll go easy."

In the small city of Nuoding.

Tang Hao looked at Rui Mengmeng in front of him with a face full of despair. What did he hear? He heard Rui Mengmeng say that she had caught someone from Xiao Feng's people, and that this person seemed to be a hundred-thousand-year-old spirit beast that had reincarnated as a human. For a moment, his mind went blank.

"Um, senior, I think there might be some misunderstanding here."

Tang Hao felt it necessary to explain. If he explained, he might still have a chance to see tomorrow's sun. If he didn't, he probably wouldn't even see tonight's moon.

In response to Tang Hao's words, Rui Mengmeng said lightly, "I'm not listening to that. You'll have to tell Young Master Xiao Feng yourself. My only responsibility is to rescue that little girl downstairs and bring you before the young master. But I don't think it's a good idea for you to go like this."

Hearing Rui Mengmeng's words, Tang Hao asked tentatively, "Then..."

Rui Mengmeng smiled slightly~

"Same old rules. One incense stick's time. I'll try to hit lightly."

Then, under Xiao Wu's incredulous gaze, Rui Mengmeng began to beat Tang Hao so viciously that even Xiao Wu couldn't bear to watch.

Who would believe this scene? A Title Douluo pinning another Title Douluo to the ground and beating him senseless? The kind of beating where every punch made him cry out "Yamete!" The picture was too beautiful; even a mosaic filter would be necessary.

Although Rui Mengmeng knew through the system that Tang Hao hadn't deliberately tried to capture Xiao Wu, she didn't care about that. All things considered, she had still held back. If it had been Yue Guan who had captured Xiao Wu? She probably would have cut off Yue Guan's limbs the moment she appeared.

Rui Mengmeng's beating of Tang Hao was still done out of a sense of acquaintance. As she pinned him to the ground and pummeled him, she looked at Xiao Wu in front of her and said, "Alright, little rabbit, you can go."

Hearing Rui Mengmeng's words, Xiao Wu asked in disbelief, "You're letting me go?"

Xiao Wu hadn't heard the conversation between Rui Mengmeng and Tang Hao, so she didn't know who this woman was or whether her words were true or false. After all, she was a living, breathing hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and spirit bone. Was this woman just going to let her go so easily?

Rui Mengmeng sat on Tang Hao, punched him in the face, and then looked at Xiao Wu. "I really am letting you go. You're just a little hundred-thousand-year spirit beast. This big sister doesn't care about you."

Then, half-believing, Xiao Wu turned and fled. She ran all the way back to Nuoding Academy, to Dorm Seven, where she hid under the covers, trembling. She had originally wanted to flee Nuoding City directly, but she thought of Xiao Feng and ultimately chose to return here.

On the other side, after Xiao Wu left, Rui Mengmeng no longer held back and began to beat Tang Hao with full focus.

"Senior, go easy! Don't hit the face!"

"Ah!!!!"

After one incense stick's time, Tang Hao lay on the ground, his eyes vacant. At this moment, he felt like he had become a cripple. His whole body was in excruciating pain; he could barely even move a finger. But despite this, Tang Hao held no resentment. Instead, he felt a trace of gratitude.

"Little Haozi, you should be glad you didn't hurt that little rabbit just now. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been just a beating. When the young master learned that Xiao Wu had been captured, he sent me to bring back the culprit. But he said to bring back someone half-dead or half-crippled."

That's what Rui Mengmeng said. So Tang Hao's heart was both terrified and frustrated. He had thought today was his lucky day, but it turned out he was almost on his deathbed. Luckily, he hadn't laid a hand on Xiao Wu. Otherwise, this time next year, Tang San would be burning incense for his father.

After beating Tang Hao, Rui Mengmeng picked him up and said, "The final judgment will be left to the young master. But I don't think he'll make things too difficult for you. After all, in a way, you saved Xiao Wu."

As she spoke, a spatial fluctuation surged, and Rui Mengmeng, carrying Tang Hao, vanished instantly.

When the two reappeared, they were already in front of Xiao Feng and Tang San. At first glance, Tang San didn't recognize the pig his father had become, and Xiao Feng didn't recognize him as Tang Hao either.

Xiao Feng asked with some confusion, "Is this guy Yue Guan?"

Even as he asked, the more Xiao Feng looked at this person, the more familiar he seemed. Finally, after recognizing the familiar set of clothes, he suddenly turned to Tang San and asked, "Xiao San, look, isn't this your father?"

Called out by Xiao Feng, Tang San looked over. First glance: Could this pig head be my father? Second glance: This pig actually does look a bit like my father. Third glance: Wait, this guy really is my father!!

After recognizing Tang Hao, Tang San immediately went to his side and helped him up. With a very sorrowful expression, he asked, "Father, who hurt you!"

Tang San's question was also Xiao Feng's question. He hadn't expected that the Title Douluo who had captured Xiao Wu, as mentioned by the system, was Tang Hao. Naturally, he also hadn't expected that Tang Hao's injuries were all from Rui Mengmeng's beating.

"People from Spirit Hall captured Xiao Wu. Little Haozi saved Xiao Wu. Although he killed the enemy, he was injured."

Rui Mengmeng's words were simple, but Xiao Feng didn't believe them at all. With Tang Hao's strength, how could a mere Yue Guan have injured him?

After thinking it over, Xiao Feng concluded that Yue Guan had probably died at Tang Hao's hands. Given the relationship between Tang Hao and Spirit Hall, Tang Hao wouldn't have let a lone Yue Guan escape. But the problem was, if Yue Guan was dead, why had Rui Mengmeng brought Tang Hao here? Suddenly, a bold guess formed in his mind.

"Mengmeng, don't tell me..."

Under Xiao Feng's gaze, Rui Mengmeng nodded. "That's right. He also had his eye on Xiao Wu's spirit ring and spirit bone. He was going to capture her and offer her to you, young master. But he didn't hurt Xiao Wu. I just gave him a casual lesson and brought him here."

Tang San also understood why his father was in this state. Part of the injuries were from someone else, and the other part was from Rui Mengmeng's beating. What he didn't know was that all the injuries were from Rui Mengmeng.

As for his father's current state, setting aside the first part he assumed, Tang San could only express helplessness regarding the second part. There was nothing he could do. Over the past few days, he had come to understand what Xiao Wu meant to Xiao Feng.

So getting beaten was a light punishment. But none of this was the biggest question in Tang San's heart. The biggest question was what did "Xiao Wu's spirit ring and spirit bone" mean?

But he didn't ask. He figured that when the time was right, Xiao Feng would tell him.

Xiao Feng looked at the bruised and swollen Tang Hao in front of him and felt a wave of speechlessness. At the same time, a sense of alertness rose in his heart. Because of his actions, things that hadn't appeared in the original story were now appearing.

For example, Yue Guan, who shouldn't have been in Nuoding City. Or Xiao Wu, whose identity shouldn't have been discovered so early. Although Xiao Wu was ultimately safe, everything had already changed. The gears of fate seemed to have deviated from their original course.

Faced with these changes, Xiao Feng felt it was necessary to make some preparations. He didn't care about others; he only needed to look after the people he considered important.

"System, can you secretly protect Xiao Wu?"

[No problem, dear host. The Invincible Shield has been deployed. Once Xiao Wu encounters an attack she cannot withstand, the Invincible Shield will automatically activate, reflect all attacks, and amplify the damage by one thousand percent.]

"Thanks."

[You're welcome. I am here to fulfill your requests. It is my duty as a system!]

In the end, Xiao Feng did not make things difficult for Tang Hao. Considering that he had acted out of ignorance, without malicious intent, and had in a way saved Xiao Wu without harming her or Tang San, Xiao Feng had Rui Mengmeng let Tang Hao go.

Although Tang Hao's injuries looked severe, they were actually just superficial wounds that would heal in a day or two. But Tang Hao's experience taught Tang San one thing very clearly: never provoke Xiao Wu, or life would be absolutely miserable.

Why, you ask? I don't want to end up like my father!

And so, Xiao Feng and his group set off on the road back to the city. Rui Mengmeng left again, where to, no one knew. Meanwhile, Tang Hao stayed behind to chat with Tang San for a while.

That night, close to dawn, the three finally returned to Nuoding City. Tang Hao bid farewell to Tang San and left, while Xiao Feng and Tang San returned to Dorm Seven.