At the Strength Clan's compound.
Tai Nuo and Tai Long carried Tai Tan back to the compound. The moment they laid him on the bed, he opened his eyes.
He propped himself up on his elbows, pain tearing through his wounds. He had lived for decades and held sway in Heaven Dou City for just as long, yet today a few little creatures had beaten him so badly he could not fight back.
"Gather the clan." Tai Tan's voice was hoarse, his anger tightly leashed.
"Father..."
"Gather them."
Tai Nuo gritted his teeth and went out.
Within half an hour, more than two hundred members of the Strength Clan stood across the compound square. Every one of them possessed the Great Strength Gorilla Martial Soul. Tai Tan came out of the main hall, supporting his injured body. Blood had seeped through his clothes around his shoulder again. When the clan members saw his injuries, an uproar swept through the square.
"Clan chief, who did this?!"
"Who dares lay a hand on the Strength Clan?"
Tai Tan raised a hand. The square fell silent.
He clenched his teeth and forced the words out.
"Tai Long got beaten. Tai Nuo got beaten. And I got beaten too."
Dead silence.
"I can't swallow this insult."
He looked at Tai Nuo.
"Find someone from the Speed Clan to carry a message. Tell them I've been beaten, and have the chiefs of all three clans come here."
Tai Nuo nodded and hurried out of the compound.
The Speed Clan had hidden lookouts in Heaven Dou City, and word traveled fast. Within half an hour, a member of the clan entered the main hall of Linyuan Pavilion.
Bai He was discussing matters with Yang Wudi and Niu Gao. The clan member stepped forward and reported that