"No!"
Tang Hao let out a roar, pulled back his hand, and fiercely pulled his fairy-like wife into his embrace.
The difference in their builds and appearances was like Beauty and the Beast, a sight that would strike fear into anyone.
"No! Ah Yin, you are the woman I love most. I don't care who you are, whether human or beast, you are the woman I love most, and I will never kill you just because of what others think!"
Ah Yin was deeply moved; this was the man who had once promised that he would even pluck the stars from the sky for her.
At this moment, her heart was filled with guilt.
"I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry."
"It doesn't matter. Although I have no home, I still have you. If you were to leave me too, what would I do?"
Tang Hao said, forcing himself to stay strong.
Even though he was homeless, he still had a wife.
Even if he really wanted his wife's spirit ring and spirit bone, he wasn't at a high enough level yet; he was only at level eighty-four, still six levels away, which would take at least two or three years.
Of course, breaking through to a level ninety Title Douluo was no easy feat; countless spirit masters were stuck at level eighty-nine, unable to make any progress.
However, Tang Hao was confident that he would be able to break through to level ninety before the age of forty.
"Hao-ge, being able to meet a man like you in this life, Ah Yin is already content," Ah Yin said, her eyes brimming with tears.
Tang Hao released Ah Yin, his bull-like eyes reddening, his breath coming in heavy gasps as he raised his hands to swear to her: "For your sake, Ah Yin, what does it matter if I, Tang Hao, stand against the entire world? No matter who it is, anyone who dares to harm Ah Yin, I, Tang Hao, will not let a single one of them go!"
"Hao-ge~"
Ah Yin shed tears of happiness once more.
Then, Tang Hao knelt down, extending a single hand—empty-handed—and began to propose: "Ah Yin, marry me. I will protect you for the rest of my life and treat you well."
Ah Yin was moved to tears again, and even though Tang Hao had nothing in his hand, she covered her mouth, deeply touched.
"Okay, Hao-ge, I am willing to marry you."
Ah Yin immediately wove two rings out of Blue Silver Grass and placed one on her man's finger.
"Hao-ge, it's your turn."
Tang Hao happily placed the Blue Silver Grass ring on Ah Yin's finger and promised: "Ah Yin, don't worry, next time I will definitely give you a real one, the best ring in the world."
"I believe you, Hao-ge."
Their wedding was very simple.
On a night with a particularly bright starry sky, on a small hillside from which one could see the sect grounds of the Clear Sky Sect in the distance.
Without an officiant, Tang Hao and Ah Yin completed their wedding bows.
Tang Hao looked at Ah Yin, who was dressed in a white wedding gown, beautiful and moving like an elven fairy, and his heart was filled with joy.
Yet, he still put on a show: "Ah Yin, I've wronged you, having a wedding with just the two of us."
Ah Yin shook her head: "It doesn't matter, having you is enough for me."
After sharing a cup of wine, it was time for their wedding night.
Tang Hao began to grin cheekily: "Ah Yin, I'm a bit nervous, I need to go to the bathroom."
Ah Yin said shyly: "You're annoying, are you men all so impatient?"
Tang Hao laughed: "Who told me to love you so much?"
As for being expelled from the sect and his home, he had long since cast that aside; his mind was filled with nothing but lustful thoughts.
Just as they were preparing for their wedding night, several uninvited guests kicked open the door of the small hut where they were about to consummate their marriage and strode into their view.
Tang Hao and Ah Yin looked up to see his fifth uncle, Tang Kun, and several disciples of the Clear Sky Sect.
Seeing the Fifth Elder Tang Kun, the happiness on Tang Hao's face instantly turned gloomy, while Ah Yin became incredibly nervous.
Tang Hao asked, bewildered: "Fifth Uncle, why are you here?"
"You brat, you still remember that I'm your fifth uncle? I thought you'd forgotten!"
Tang Kun walked straight up to Tang Hao, looked at Ah Yin in her wedding dress, and said angrily: "Tang Hao, oh Tang Hao, I never expected you to really intend to be with this demoness! And you even dare to come to the hills near the Clear Sky Sect! You have a lot of nerve!"
"Fifth Uncle, Ah Yin has already married me, I won't allow you to speak of her like that!" Tang Hao's tall, sturdy frame blocked Ah Yin from view.
"Hao'er, you have been blinded by this woman all these years. You have now committed the crime of betraying humanity, but considering you were bewitched by this spirit beast demoness, I, your Fifth Uncle, will give you one more chance," Tang Kun advised; he was still willing to give his nephew a chance.
"As long as you leave this woman, everything can be discussed. If you can't bring yourself to do it, we will do it for you. Then you can return to the Clear Sky Sect, return to our big family, and the world's perception of you will no longer be a misunderstanding."
Tang Hao was heartbroken: "Fifth Uncle, why must you make things so difficult for me? Can't you just accept Ah Yin?"
Tang Kun looked at Tang Hao: "Why should we accept her? Do you not know how the outside world views our Clear Sky Sect? They say our sect raised a traitor, and they might even say that every Clear Sky Sect disciple was born of a beast."
"I don't care. Even if I don't return to the Clear Sky Sect, I want Ah Yin. You should know that with my talent, I will definitely surpass Grandfather in the future," Tang Hao insisted, refusing to back down.
Tang Hao's talent was indeed plain for all to see, but in Tang Kun's eyes, it was currently of no use; the Clear Sky Sect did not have the strength to face the entire continent's human population right now.
He looked deeply at Tang Hao: "Hmph! So what? I'm telling you, that is impossible."
Tang Hao asked angrily: "Why?"
"Because this enchantress has bewitched my two good nephews, committing numerous robberies of others' treasures across the continent."
Tang Kun pointed at Ah Yin and said, "Tang Hao, return to the Clear Sky Sect. The Clear Sky Sect will not hold your past reckless actions against you. We can even say that as for this enchantress, our Clear Sky Sect was merely playing with her; once it's enough, we can kill her to obtain her spirit ring and spirit bone."
For some time now, various factions had used trumped-up charges, claiming that when Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Ah Yin were together, they had stolen treasures from their sects and kingdoms, all just to curry favor with that spirit beast.
Although the parties involved, Tang Xiao, had repeatedly explained that it was not the case, the others stubbornly refused to acknowledge it; after all, opportunities to carve up the resources of the number one sect in the world were rare.
Hindered by the impact of this situation, they could only swallow their grievances.
"Fifth Uncle, Ah Yin is not an enchantress, and I will not do what you say," Tang Hao retorted angrily.
Ah Yin was moved to tears once again: "Brother Hao, you should listen to your Fifth Uncle. That way, you can go home."
"Ah Yin! I say it again: I, Tang Hao, will never fail you!" Tang Hao declared dominantly.
Tang Kun said, "The sect is still giving you a chance now; do not be ungrateful."
The other disciples chimed in one after another: "Brother Hao, do not remain obsessed. As long as you are willing to return, you will always be the idol we worship."
"Brother Hao, don't worry about me. Go back to the Clear Sky Sect. You don't have to betray the Clear Sky Sect for my sake. Ah Yin is already content to have met a man like you in this life."
After saying this, Ah Yin stepped forward with an expression of calm resignation to death.
"Seniors, brothers of the Clear Sky Sect, come ahead."
Tang Kun immediately caught a whiff of that thick "green tea" scent on Ah Yin, which was so pungent it ruined his mood. He flew into a rage and said, "You enchantress, you are still sowing discord! Watch as I finish you off right now."
As he spoke, he channeled his spirit power, preparing to strike and take down Ah Yin.
Tang Hao pulled Ah Yin behind him once more, his bull-like eyes turning red as he panted heavily: "Fifth Uncle, Ah Yin is not sowing discord! She is wholeheartedly looking out for us. What a kind and gentle girl she is—you wouldn't find another like her even if you searched the whole world with a lantern."