At Odds!

At Odds!

Ma Hongjun sneered at his words.

"No matter what you say, there's no room for negotiation in this matter. I will never leave Xiao Wu," Ma Hongjun said bluntly.

Tang Hao's expression turned cold as well.

"Kid, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. I'll ask you one last time. Will you leave that little girl?" Tang Hao said.

"Impossible," Ma Hongjun answered again.

This time, his answer was utterly resolute.

Clearly, he would never yield on this matter.

He had put considerable effort into winning Xiao Wu over.

How could he simply give her up because of a few words from Tang Hao?

That simply was not his style.

So what if Tang Hao was a Title Douluo?

Seeing Ma Hongjun's determination,

Tang Hao was somewhat speechless.

To be honest,

given his status, he would not normally make a move against Ma Hongjun.

He could not afford to lose that much face.

But now, it seemed that he had no choice but to act.

Seeing Tang Hao fall silent,

Ma Hongjun was actually somewhat nervous inside.

After all, the man standing before him was a Title Douluo.

He had merely taken advantage of Tang Hao's mindset and character.

Otherwise,

Ma Hongjun would never have dared to act like this.

Still, he probed, "Senior, why do you want me to leave Xiao Wu? Is it because Tang San likes her? If that's the case, then I have to say that even if I left Xiao Wu, she still couldn't possibly fall for Tang San. There's already no possibility between them. And with Senior's status, doing this seems rather unjustifiable, doesn't it?"

Clearly, Ma Hongjun was testing Tang Hao.

Of course, Tang Hao understood what Ma Hongjun was thinking.

So he snorted coldly.

He said directly, "Don't test me. What I told you just now was only a notification. If you refuse, then don't blame me for taking measures."

Ma Hongjun's expression changed.

Then he said, "What does Senior intend to do?"

"What do I intend to do? Naturally, make you leave that girl," Tang Hao said again.

At those words, Ma Hongjun's expression turned cold as well.

It seemed that Tang Hao was determined to separate him from Xiao Wu.

And, just as he had suspected,

Tang Hao definitely knew Xiao Wu's identity.

Otherwise, he would never have spoken to him like this.

As for why he wanted him to leave Xiao Wu,

Ma Hongjun did not actually know the reason.

Perhaps he wanted to keep Xiao Wu around?

After all, Xiao Wu was a 100,000-Year Soul Beast.

She could be said to be incredibly precious.

Tang Hao's wife had been a 100,000-Year Soul Beast.

But that did not mean Tang Hao bore goodwill toward every 100,000-Year Soul Beast.

Xiao Wu's allure could be said to be immense.

Of course,

Tang Hao certainly had no use for her himself.

That meant she was being prepared for Tang San.

It was clear Tang Hao had made plans from the very beginning.

Of course,

under normal circumstances, Xiao Wu really would have fallen for Tang San.

Tang Hao naturally would not have needed to intervene.

But because of him,

Xiao Wu no longer liked Tang San.

She might even be hostile toward Tang San.

Under such circumstances,

Tang Hao certainly could not stand by and watch.

That was why he had come looking for him.

In just a moment,

Ma Hongjun had pieced together most of the situation.

But then he smiled bitterly.

Because even if he had figured all this out,

there was nothing he could do to stop Tang Hao now.

"I don't have time to waste here with you. Since you've made up your mind, I'll just take that little girl away directly," Tang Hao said.

Ma Hongjun's face changed drastically at once, and he said, "No."

"Can you stop me?" Tang Hao said disdainfully.

Though it was somewhat beneath him to make things difficult for a child,

that little girl's importance far outweighed his pride.

If Xiao San received that little girl's help in the future,

he would surely rise to even greater heights. That would give them greater confidence in dealing with Spirit Hall.

Originally, he had decided to muddle through the rest of his life,

and raise Tang San as an ordinary person.

He did not want him dragged into these disputes.

But in the end, Tang San had still chosen the path of a Soul Master.

And his talent was so outstanding.

That allowed Tang Hao to see hope.

Hope for dealing with Spirit Hall.

It was precisely because of this

that Tang Hao had agreed to let Tang San enter a Soul Master Academy to study.

He had even protected him in secret.

What surprised him, however, was that

on the very first day after arriving at Notting Academy,

he discovered a 100,000-Year Soul Beast that had just taken human form.

After a Soul Beast took human form,

before reaching Rank 70,

it was easy for him to see through them.

So the moment he saw Xiao Wu,

he recognized that her true form was a 100,000-Year Soul Beast.

At the time, he had been truly astonished.

One had to know that 100,000-Year Soul Beasts were exceedingly rare.

The only 100,000-Year Soul Beast Soul Ring on his body had come from Ah Yin's sacrifice.

If not for that incident,

he would never have wanted that 100,000-Year Soul Ring.

He had not expected Xiao Wu to be so bold.

Forget Rank 70.

She had entered human society before even reaching the level of a Soul Ancestor.

In Tang Hao's eyes, such behavior was simply courting death.

Though Notting City was a remote little city,

there was no guarantee she would not encounter an expert at the level of Soul Douluo or above.

Xiao Wu's actions could be said to be extremely dangerous.

Of course, that was considering the matter from Xiao Wu's perspective.

Tang Hao stood on his own son's side.

All he could think was that his son had encountered a 100,000-Year Soul Beast that had just taken human form. This luck was simply unbelievable.

And what surprised Tang Hao most was

that this transformed 100,000-Year Soul Beast seemed to have formed quite a bond with his son from the very beginning.

Under such circumstances,

Tang Hao was naturally happy to see it happen.

If Tang San and Xiao Wu ended up together,

it might not be a bad thing.

It could even make up for the regrets between himself and Ah Yin.

What Tang Hao had not expected, however, was that

after he and his son returned from obtaining a Soul Ring,

that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast seemed to have already been won over by the brat before him.

At first, Tang Hao had not cared.

Because he believed his son could handle the matter well.

But reality once again exceeded his expectations.

The brat before him possessed incredibly formidable combat strength.

His talent was equally astonishing.

He had directly defeated Xiao San.

And that was not all.

This brat was also quite skilled at courting girls.

In only a few days,

he had won the favor of that 100,000-Year Soul Beast.

And through what seemed like unintentional actions,

the relationship between that 100,000-Year Soul Beast and Xiao San had grown worse and worse.

Then tonight, this brat had beaten Xiao San into that state.

Naturally, Tang Hao could no longer sit still.

That was why this scene had come to pass.

However,

Tang Hao had never actually intended to do anything to Ma Hongjun.

After all, his status was what it was.

He also disdained bullying children.

Of course,

that was provided Ma Hongjun knew what was good for him.

But now, it seemed

that the brat before him was also someone with a firm will.

Once he made a decision, he would not change it easily.

(End of Chapter)