Journey to the Clear Sky Sect

"Did we win?"

Tang Hao's expression was utterly comical—he wanted to laugh, yet he also wanted to cry. Only when Fifth Brother's body crashed to the ground did he snap out of his daze. He rushed to where his brother Tang Xiao lay and clumsily tried to stop his bleeding.

They had won!

Yang Dong let out a breath of relief. After using that strike, his Ghost Hand Martial Soul had immediately dissipated, and he would be unable to summon Ghost Hand again for three hours. If he had failed to kill them just now, death would likely have awaited him.

Compared to his life, a three-hour period of weakness was hardly worth mentioning.

"Brother, we won. It's all right now."

Tang Hao knelt beside him, desperately trying to stop his brother's bleeding. Yet no matter what he did, the five wounds across Tang Xiao's chest continued to bleed.

"Cough, cough. Good. Brother Yang Dong, this is not a place to linger. We need to leave quickly."

Tang Xiao coughed, his face pale and weak from blood loss.

"You're right. We need to leave at once."

Yang Dong nodded in agreement. He walked over to the two of them and examined Tang Xiao's wounds, his expression changing sharply. The wounds were deep enough that the ribs beneath his chest could already be seen.

Despite wounds like that, this young man had not even cried out in pain. His willpower was truly astonishing.

"No. You two should leave. I'm badly injured. Taking me along will only make me a burden."

Tang Xiao's face was exceptionally calm as he said this. Could a boy of only fourteen truly have no desire to live? Of course not. But he also knew that bringing along someone as badly injured as himself would only slow the other two down.

"No, Brother. If we leave, we leave together. I will never abandon you and escape alone."

Tang Hao's eyes reddened. How could he leave his brother behind and flee for his own life?

"Tang Hao is right. If the three of us leave, we leave together. There's no way we'll abandon you. Tang Hao, go break down two trees. We'll make a simple stretcher and carry your brother out!"

Tang Hao turned to look at Yang Dong, wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes, and silently went to carry out Yang Dong's instructions.

In less than two minutes, two arm-thick trees of uneven lengths were laid before Yang Dong.

Yang Dong first cut the two trees to equal length, then took off the clothes he was wearing and spread them between the trunks.

Seeing Yang Dong's actions, Tang Hao also removed his clothes. The two sets of clothing were tied together, and they finally made a simple stretcher.

"It may hurt a little. You'll have to bear with it."

Yang Dong and Tang Hao worked together to place Tang Xiao on the stretcher, then lifted it, one at the front and one at the back.

"Go!"

Yang Dong gave a low shout, and the three of them began their flight once more.

When dawn broke, the three had successfully reached the outskirts of the Spirit Hunting Forest. However, Yang Dong stopped, not daring to truly leave the forest.

"Why have we stopped?"

Tang Hao helped Yang Dong set down the stretcher. He glanced worriedly at Tang Xiao, who had already fallen unconscious, and asked softly.

"I'm afraid there's an ambush outside."

Yang Dong looked back at Tang Hao as he spoke.

This ambush had clearly been carefully prepared. The attackers were apparently called the Shining Five Freaks, but there might be others lying in wait outside, waiting for them to flee the Spirit Hunting Forest and walk right into their trap.

"What do we do, then? My brother is already unconscious. If we delay any longer..."

Tang Hao's expression changed after hearing this. He looked back at Tang Xiao, his voice full of anxiety.

He knew Yang Dong was right.

If people were waiting for them outside, then going out like this would be walking into a trap.

"I'll go out and test the waters first. If anything happens to me, I'll leave my brother to you."

Tang Hao gritted his teeth and stared intensely at Yang Dong.

"All right. I promise you."

Yang Dong nodded solemnly.

Tang Hao looked back at his brother once more, then headed toward the forest exit without hesitation.

One hundred meters.

Fifty meters.

At last, he reached the exit.

Everything was completely quiet. Tang Hao felt that perhaps Yang Dong had been mistaken. He instinctively wanted to turn back for a look, but forcibly held himself back and broke into a run outside.

If someone was waiting out there, they would never simply let him leave.

"Catch that brat! Don't let him get away!"

He had not run far before someone grabbed him like an eagle snatching a chick.

"Heh heh, Tang Hao, the Haotian Douluo's second grandson. I didn't expect you to come out after all. Where are your brother and Yang Dong of the Wind Sword Sect?"

Tang Hao looked at the man holding him, but did not recognize him.

However, the hideous scar on the man's face was something no one could forget after seeing it once.

"They're dead. Grandpa Tang Feng and my brother are both dead. I'm the only one left. Scarface Uncle, please let me go. I don't want to die. My grandfather is the Haotian Douluo. If you let me go, our Clear Sky Sect will definitely give you a generous reward!"

Tang Hao burst into "frightened" sobs and cries, very cleverly passing the words "Scarface" to Yang Dong, who was still hiding in the forest.

"Oh? To ambush and kill Tang Feng and Yang Tianlang together, the Shining Five Freaks do have some skill."

The scar-faced man muttered to himself, an unreadable look in his eyes as he watched Tang Hao.

Then, carrying Tang Hao in one hand, he headed deeper into the Spirit Hunting Forest.

Half an hour after the scar-faced man left,

Yang Dong finally emerged from the forest with Tang Xiao on his back and ran frantically outward.

Take care, future Haotian Douluo!

If Yang Dong had been asked to risk himself to test whether anyone was waiting outside, he could not do it. His bond with the Tang Hao brothers had not reached the point where he would sacrifice himself for them.

But safely taking Tang Xiao away was a promise he had made as a man.

A man kept his word and saw it through!

After leaving the Spirit Hunting Forest, they had two choices. One was to return the way they had come and seek help from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Yang Dong could not be sure whether the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had leaked their whereabouts.

If they had, then taking Tang Xiao back there would be like walking into a tiger's den.

The other path was to head for the Clear Sky Sect.

The Clear Sky Sect was three days away. Under normal circumstances, three days of travel was not long, but during an escape, those three days were the dividing line between life and death. Moreover, Yang Dong was not in good physical condition himself, and he had to bring along an injured man. It would take even longer.

"Forget it. We're going to the Clear Sky Sect!"

After only a brief hesitation, Yang Dong made his choice.

Going to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might lead them into an ambush, and heading to the Clear Sky Sect could be the same. In that case, they might as well go directly to the Clear Sky Sect.

At least the Clear Sky Sect could not have been behind this operation!