By the next day,
Tang Yuehua finally pulled Tang San over to sit beside her and asked,
"Little San, have you rested enough? Can you tell Auntie how you and your father managed all these years? And what happened to you? How is Second Brother now?"
After resting for a night, Tang San had recovered his Soul Power and most of his strength. Tang Yuehua had also had his external injuries treated. Hearing this, he told her about the first twelve years of his life.
From the time he could remember, he had never seen his mother and knew nothing about her. Later, once he could cook and take care of himself, he had supported himself while also caring for his father, Tang Hao. After awakening his Martial Soul, he had entered the academy as a working student, but Tang Hao had disappeared without a trace.
He then spoke of the six years he had spent at the academy, where he met Xiao Wu and took Yu Xiaogang as his teacher. Not long after arriving at Shrek Academy, he had encountered Tang Hao again—but only while being hunted by Spirit Hall. Then Tang Hao's fate had become unknown once more, while Tang San had his hand broken and had been bullied all the way here.
After hearing all this, tears welled up in Tang Yuehua's eyes. She could not imagine that her nephew had been forced to live without ever seeing his mother at such a young age, while also having to care for himself and her second brother.
And now, Spirit Hall had broken his hand, leaving him covered in injuries, while her second brother, Tang Hao, was still missing, his life or death unknown.
At that moment, Tang Yuehua's resentment toward Spirit Hall reached its peak. Twelve years ago, they had separated her siblings. Then they had suppressed the Clear Sky Sect, causing it devastating losses and forcing it into seclusion.
And now, they had even hunted her second brother, leaving Tang Hao's fate unknown, while bullying her nephew, Little San, to such a state.
But anger was anger, and hatred was hatred. Tang Yuehua knew perfectly well that, with only level-nine Soul Power, there was nothing she could do.
Thus, Tang Yuehua asked Tang San,
"Little San, your father told you to come find me. Did he leave any other instructions?"
Hearing that, Tang San stated directly,
"Auntie, Father told me to find you and have you take me back to the Clear Sky Sect to acknowledge my ancestors and return to my roots, so I can find my eldest uncle."
As he said this, Tang San's gaze turned resolute. He then said to Tang Yuehua,
"Auntie, I want to find Eldest Uncle and have him teach me. I have Twin Martial Souls. I believe in myself. I will definitely work hard and grow stronger, so I can avenge Father and myself for what we have suffered."
Hearing this, Tang Yuehua nodded. She knew that her nephew possessed Twin Martial Souls and had already become a level-thirty-two Soul Elder at twelve years old. If he were allowed to mature, he would become a tremendous asset to the Clear Sky Sect. However, with one of his hands broken, his Soul Power could no longer circulate through all his meridians. If he wanted to achieve great things in the future, he would need to work even harder than ordinary people.
Naturally, Tang Yuehua would not say such things and damage the child's confidence. She merely smiled and said to Tang San,
"Alright, Little San. Auntie believes in you."
After saying that, Tang Yuehua remembered how bitterly her nephew had lived before. Now that he had found her, if she sent him straight back to the Clear Sky Sect to remain deep in the mountains, it would be far too harsh.
So Tang Yuehua said to Tang San,
"Little San, you still need more rest. Besides, we've only just reunited as aunt and nephew. If you go to the Clear Sky Sect, you'll have to stay deep in the mountains. Why don't you stay by Auntie's side for a while and recover? Auntie will take care of you for some time, then bring you to the Clear Sky Sect. How does that sound?"
Hearing this and seeing Tang Yuehua's eyes filled entirely with concern for him, Tang San also felt a mother's love from her that he had never experienced before. Thus, he said,
"As long as Auntie doesn't find me troublesome, Tang San is willing."
Tang Yuehua nodded in satisfaction.
Then, just as Tang San and Tang Yuehua were sharing a touching moment between aunt and nephew, the Spirit Hall group arrived at the entrance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Naturally, they had come to settle the matter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect daring to ambush Qian Renxue and Tai Yi.
But when Qian Daoliu led Spirit Hall's pontiffs, along with Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, to the gates of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,
Ning Fengzhi was already waiting there with Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Ning Rongrong, and the entire sect.
They had come to welcome Qian Daoliu's group and seek Spirit Hall's forgiveness.
Ning Fengzhi looked once again at the formidable Spirit Hall lineup before him, and he could only smile bitterly. Everyone had once believed that Spirit Hall only had Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Bibi Dong, and two or three others who had only recently broken through to become Title Douluos.
At most, they knew that the Worship Hall had Qian Daoliu, a powerhouse from the previous generation.
But with Golden Crocodile's arrival and the appearance of Qianjun Douluo and Xiangmo Douluo, the emergence of three powerful Super Douluos had shown him just how deep Spirit Hall's foundations truly were.
He had heard Qian Daoliu call Golden Crocodile Douluo Second Brother, and refer to Qianjun Douluo and Xiangmo Douluo as Sixth and Seventh.
That meant Spirit Hall had at least three more Super Douluos.
At that thought, Ning Fengzhi felt that Spirit Hall was simply too kind. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed such strength, would he be able to resist eliminating the other forces across the continent and reigning supreme alone?
At that moment, Qian Daoliu looked at Ning Fengzhi and spoke.
"Sect Master Ning, what are you planning here? Do you intend to gather the entire sect's strength to deal with my grandchildren?"
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi was greatly alarmed. He hurriedly had the prepared compensation brought out: three Spirit Bones over eighty thousand years old, along with half the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth, all placed before Qian Daoliu and the others.
Then Ning Fengzhi hurriedly said,
"Grand Pontiff, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was deceived by the Heaven Dou Empire and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect at the time. That was why we dared to act against Spirit Hall's two young prodigies. This was never our true intention. Therefore, as compensation, we have offered three Spirit Bones over eighty thousand years old and half the wealth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, in exchange for the forgiveness of Grand Pontiff, Young Master Qian Renxue, and Young Master Tai Yi."
Qian Daoliu said nothing upon seeing these items. He merely stared at Ning Fengzhi.
At that moment, Tai Yi spoke.
"Sect Master Ning, you led people to ambush us. Do you think these things are enough to dismiss us? Spirit Hall could eliminate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect right now, and these things would still belong to Spirit Hall."
"So, Sect Master Ning, why don't you reconsider before continuing this conversation with us?"
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