Moral Paragon Tang San Makes His Debut, but the Boomerang Came Too Fast

Bang!

The carved wooden doors were suddenly blown open by a violent gust, interrupting Ning Fengzhi and the others' conversation.

Tang San strode into the hall, his face dark as water.

Behind him, Prince Xue Beng looked utterly flustered.

Even Ning Rongrong hurried in after them, her face full of anxiety.

"Sect Master Ning! Your Excellencies!"

The moment Tang San stepped into the main hall, he clasped his hands in salute.

"Heaven Dou has fallen into disaster. That devil Qian Renxue has acted with utter tyranny and plans to publicly behead Xue Ye the Great in Heaven Dou City tomorrow!"

"His Highness Xue Beng requests that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect send troops to save the Heaven Dou Royal Family and uphold justice!"

His words carried an unquestionable sense of righteous duty, as though he stood upon the moral high ground.

Prince Xue Beng behind Tang San also dropped heavily to his knees on the cold floor with a thud.

Following Tang San's secret instructions to him in the rear courtyard earlier,

Xue Beng now performed the words "desperate and tragic" to perfection.

He shuffled forward on his knees, smashing his forehead against the hard granite floor with repeated bangs until blood streamed down his face.

In a hoarse, hysterical cry, he wailed, "Sect Master Ning, please save my Imperial Father and my Imperial Sister!"

"My Imperial Father was poisoned by that vicious woman Qian Renxue, and tomorrow at noon, he'll be publicly beheaded and left exposed!"

"Xue Ke is still young. What wrong has she committed?"

"Heaven Dou Empire's thousand-year foundation can't be destroyed in Spirit Hall's hands like this!"

Xue Beng wept heartbrokenly, his entire body twitching as his despairing cries echoed through the hall.

At Xue Beng's side, Ning Rongrong's eyes had reddened. Looking at his miserable state, her face was full of sympathy and pity.

She hurried several steps toward the seat of honor,

grabbed Ning Fengzhi's sleeve, and pleaded pitifully through tears, "Dad, Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, please help Xue Beng!"

"If Xue Ye the Great is really publicly beheaded, the Heaven Dou Empire will truly be finished."

"Besides, Third Brother's aunt was framed too. How can our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stand by and watch them die?"

This chained barrage of emotional appeals and familial closeness caught Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong completely off guard.

The scene they had expected, where Ning Fengzhi sympathized deeply and immediately agreed, did not appear.

Instead, the air in the entire council hall froze to its lowest point.

Ning Fengzhi looked at his precious daughter, Ning Rongrong, who was clutching his sleeve.

Then he looked at Xue Beng, kneeling on the floor and sobbing bitterly.

Finally, his wise, profound eyes slowly settled on Tang San, who wore a face full of righteous indignation.

His expression, however, darkened completely.

At Ning Fengzhi's side, Sword Douluo narrowed his eyes slightly as a bone-piercing cold sword intent silently spread through the hall.

Bone Douluo Gu Rong's face looked even worse.

His fierce, skeletal eyes, sharp as a hawk's, locked onto Tang San, radiating a murderous aura as though he wanted to devour him whole.

Tang San had crossed the line!

With Ning Fengzhi's shrewdness and insight into the human heart, how could he fail to see the sinister scheme behind this little performance?

No matter how miserably Xue Beng cried, he was merely a card in Tang San's hand.

What angered Ning Fengzhi even more was

that Tang San had deliberately brought Ning Rongrong here!

He was using Rongrong's kindness and reliance on her family to force the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into sending troops!

This was naked moral blackmail.

He was using Ning Rongrong as a bargaining chip to pressure them!

What a Tang San...

Bone Douluo Gu Rong sneered repeatedly in his heart, his fists clenched so tightly that they cracked.

The way he looked at Tang San was filled with hostility and disgust.

In the past, because Tang San had helped Rongrong evolve her Martial Soul, they had shown him considerable courtesy and given him their full support.

But now, it seemed this brat's thoughts ran far deeper, and his methods were far more self-serving, than they had imagined. It was enough to send a chill down their spines!

Ning Fengzhi patted Ning Rongrong's hand, signaling for her to step aside.

The helplessness and bitterness in his heart were beyond words.

The boomerang... had come back far too quickly!

Just moments ago, he had passionately declared before the sect elders that they must "unite the Clear Sky Sect, unite the Star Luo Imperial Family, and unite every force on the continent opposed to Spirit Hall."

And how much time had passed since then?

Tang San had brought Xue Ye the Great's matter here and slapped that promise viciously across his face.

If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect refused now,

then the banner they had previously raised as the "leader of resistance against Spirit Hall" would collapse completely, and the people's hearts would scatter.

But if they agreed...

Thinking of the overwhelming, cruel, and violent strength Qian Renxue had displayed—strength that had caused even the two Super Douluo, Sword and Bone, to suffer greatly—

Ning Fengzhi's brow furrowed tightly, filled with hesitation and apprehension.

Sending troops to Heaven Dou City now was no different from sending the disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into a sea of fire and a minefield!

Tang San keenly caught the trace of wavering and hesitation in Ning Fengzhi's eyes.

He knew Ning Fengzhi did not want to abandon them. He simply did not wish to confront Qian Sha Yu head-on.

A glint flashed through Tang San's eyes, and he hurriedly stepped forward. "Sect Master Ning, you're concerned about Spirit Hall's strength, but that doesn't mean we have no chance."

"This time, we're not going to clash head-on with Qian Renxue in a fight to the death. Our goal is simply to rescue people!"

Tang San looked directly at Ning Fengzhi and spoke eloquently, laying out his tactical plan. "The execution in Heaven Dou City will be public. The entire city will watch, with too many people and too many eyes."

"Qian Renxue will inevitably focus her attention on the execution itself and maintaining order."

"We don't need to become entangled with Spirit Hall's army. We only need to form a surprise assault team made up of top-tier experts, raid the execution ground when the sentence is carried out, rescue those being executed, and immediately retreat."

At this point, Tang San suddenly turned to look at Bone Douluo Gu Rong, whose expression was grim.

"Besides, we have Senior Bone's spatial abilities."

"As long as we aren't pinned down, what can Qian Renxue do to us, no matter how powerful she is?"

Tang San's words made Ning Fengzhi's eyes brighten slightly.

If they were not fighting Qian Sha Yu head-on in a life-or-death battle, then they had a chance of succeeding.

If they simply launched a hit-and-run surprise raid on the execution ground,

then with Gu Rong's spatial abilities, the odds of successfully saving them were indeed extremely high.

They could save Xue Ye the Great and preserve the imperial authority and righteousness of the cause, while also rescuing Tang Yuehua and earning Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect an enormous favor.

They could even boost the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's prestige without losing a single soldier.

A calculating gleam flashed through Ning Fengzhi's eyes.

This deal... actually seemed feasible!

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, suppressing his displeasure at Tang San's manipulation, and said gravely,

"Very well, Tang San. Your reminder makes sense."

Ning Fengzhi rose to his feet, his gaze sweeping across everyone before him as he finally made his decision.

"For Heaven Dou's greater good, and to stop Spirit Hall's atrocities."

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will accompany you to Heaven Dou City!"

"Thank you, Sect Master Ning!" Xue Beng was instantly overjoyed!

Tang San was ecstatic inside and quickly bowed in thanks. "Sect Master Ning is truly righteous. This junior is endlessly grateful!"

"With Senior Gu's spatial techniques tomorrow, we'll definitely shatter that devil Qian Renxue's scheme!"

"Don't celebrate too soon."

Ning Fengzhi waved his hand, his expression incomparably grave as he cautioned, "Raiding the execution ground in Heaven Dou City will be like plucking a chestnut from the fire."

"Qian Renxue is no easy opponent. There will certainly be countless ambushes around the execution ground."

"We must plan every detail of tomorrow's surprise attack and every retreat route to the utmost precision!"

"One wrong step, and we'll be doomed beyond redemption."