"Who the hell is causing trouble at the Marquis's mansion gate?!"
Before the words had even faded, two burly figures charged out. They were Niu Gao and Tai Tan.
The two had originally been discussing matters inside the mansion. Hearing the commotion at the entrance, they came out to investigate, only to find Tang Xun and Tang Lie. Their fury immediately flared.
"Tang Xun! Tang Lie! It's you!" Tai Tan, the more hot-tempered of the two, glared with his eyes wide. "What are you doing here?"
Niu Gao was relatively more composed, but his expression was equally grim. He stepped forward and said in a low voice, "This is not the Clear Sky Sect. Please show some respect."
Rather than being intimidated upon seeing Niu Gao and Tai Tan, Tang Lie became even more smug. "Well, well! Old Gorilla, Old Rhino, you're both here! Perfect. Saves me the trouble of looking for you one by one! What, gathering together gave you guts? You dare bare your teeth at me now?"
"Tang Lie! Watch your filthy mouth!"
Tai Tan roared, "If your Clear Sky Sect hadn't gone back on its word back then, sealed its gates, and abandoned our four clans, would we have fallen this far?"
"Now that we've finally found a new path, you want to come and meddle again? Dream on!"
"Gone back on our word?" Tang Lie sounded as if someone had stepped on his tail, his voice suddenly rising. "Bullshit! Tai Tan, you brainless old gorilla, listen carefully!"
He pointed at Tai Tan's nose, his spit nearly spraying onto Tai Tan's face. "What did what happened back then have to do with the Clear Sky Sect? That was the disaster caused by that bastard Tang Hao himself!"
"He killed the Spirit Hall Pope. When Spirit Hall