"Landlord, I'm sorry..."
After recognizing Tang Hao's despicable nature, Tang Yuehua went to confess to Xiao Yexuan.
"I'm actually Tang Hao's younger sister. I came here to help Tang Hao draw pills and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone."
"Tang Hao has a sister like you? Heh, you're revealing your identity now? What, are you planning to distance yourself from Tang Hao?"
Ning Rongrong gave a soft scoff and looked at Tang Yuehua in surprise.
Although Tang Yuehua looked like a beautiful mature woman, she wasn't a Soul Master.
Tang Hao was so powerful, yet he actually had an ordinary person like her, who hadn't become a Soul Master, for a sister?
That really was peculiar.
"Tang Hao was expelled from the sect long ago. He's not my brother. I no longer acknowledge him as my brother! Someone like him doesn't deserve to be my brother!"
Tang Yuehua had thoroughly seen Tang Hao for what he was, and her eyes brimmed with deep hatred.
It was all Tang Hao's fault that she had a home she couldn't return to, that her father had died of anger, and that so many of her relatives had been killed by Spirit Hall!
And in the end, Tang Hao had even tried to deceive and use her?
She wished she could eat Tang Hao's flesh and drink his blood to ease the hatred in her heart!
"Sister Yuehua, I don't care what your identity is. All I know is that you're a tenant of my Maple Forest Evening, someone my Maple Forest Evening serves."
Xiao Yexuan made his position very clear.
"But... my motives for coming to Maple Forest Evening weren't pure... I wanted pills and Soul Bones..."
Tang Yuehua spoke with immense guilt.
Xiao Yexuan shook his head in disagreement.
"Who doesn't want pills and Soul Bones? I put them in the prize pool for you to draw."
"All right, today's check-in activity is over. You're free to do whatever you like now. Do you want to return to Maple Forest Evening or look around?"
Xiao Yexuan didn't want to bring up Tang Yuehua's matter and planned to leave.
His purpose in coming out had already been achieved.
Once he returned to Maple Forest Evening, he still had to properly nurture Ah Yin and Tang Yuehua.
There really was nowhere worth staying in Holy Soul Village. After bidding Old Jack farewell, they returned together to Maple Forest Evening outside Suotuo City.
Tang San and the others hadn't come to cause trouble, but Tai Tan of the Strength Clan had been pacing outside all along.
Tang Yuehua still hadn't come out, leaving him burning with anxiety.
Those pills were far too important to his master, Tang Hao.
And there were Soul Bones and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. If he could get a few more and use them to break through to Titled Douluo, that would be wonderful too.
Just then, Xiao Yexuan returned from outside with a group of girls.
Spotting Tang Yuehua among them, Tai Tan was overjoyed and quickly jogged over. "Miss, why are you coming back from outside?"
Tang Yuehua looked at Tai Tan with a dark gaze. This fellow was Tang Hao's most loyal dog.
His clan had been suppressed to such a state because of Tang Hao, yet now, a single letter from Tang Hao had sent Tai Tan eagerly scurrying over.
Tang Yuehua was making plans inwardly. Simply falling out with Tang Hao and telling him to get lost would let him off too easily.
Becoming the mistress of Moonlight Pavilion, respected by everyone in Heaven Dou City, had required brains too.
She wasn't stupid. On the contrary, she was very clever.
If she could bring Tai Tan under her command, she could deal Tang Hao a heavy blow!
She could even use Tai Tan to capture Tang Hao.
Tang Hao had committed those wrongs, yet he had kept hiding outside and living so freely.
She wouldn't stand for that.
She would capture Tang Hao and bring him back to the Clear Sky Sect, making his crimes known to the world!
"Landlord, go back ahead of me. I still have some things to do."
Tang Yuehua gave Xiao Yexuan a faint smile.
"Mm." Xiao Yexuan merely nodded lightly.
After everyone else had left, Tang Yuehua held out her hand.
"Did you bring it?"
Tai Tan nodded emphatically, took out a Storage Soul Tool, and said with a little excitement:
"There are a million Gold Soul Coins in here. How did things go on your end? Did you draw any pills?"
Tai Tan desperately wanted to heal Tang Hao's injuries.
"Hmph! Tai Tan!"
After taking the money, Tang Yuehua gave Tai Tan a cold snort.
Tai Tan frowned. What did Tang Yuehua mean by this?
"Tai Tan, does your loyalty lie with the Clear Sky Sect or with Tang Hao?"
"What's wrong with you? What do you mean?" Tai Tan had a bad feeling. This was the first time he had seen Tang Yuehua address Tang Hao directly by name.
"Who was the reason you were abandoned by the sect? Answer me!" Tang Yuehua's tone hardened.
"They've... turned you?" Tai Tan gritted his teeth. What kind of magic did Maple Forest Evening possess that even Tang Hao's own younger sister, Tang Yuehua, had gone over to their side?
How awful would Tang Hao feel if he found out?
"They haven't. I've simply seen Tang Hao's true face! Tai Tan, give me a proper answer. Is the Tang Hao you're trying to help now worthy of your help?"
"Tang Hao is my master. I will never betray him in this lifetime!"
Tai Tan was resolute.
"Heh... did the clansmen you've lost over the years think the same way?"
"They should have shone brightly under the Clear Sky Sect's protection, yet Tang Hao's moment of impulsiveness left countless dead and wounded."
"Back then, Tang Hao caused trouble and simply walked away. He didn't even tell the sect. When Spirit Hall came attacking, we were still completely in the dark."
"How devastating were our losses when we were caught unprepared? In the end, the four affiliated sects were beaten so badly that they had to leave the Clear Sky Sect just to cling to life."
"If Tang Hao had taken some responsibility and come forward to confess back then, would the Clear Sky Sect have fallen into such decline? Even if he'd merely stepped forward and said this had nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect, drawing all of Spirit Hall's hatred onto himself, the four affiliated sects wouldn't have suffered so badly."
"Or even if he'd just told the sect and let us prepare, things wouldn't have ended up like this!"
"Because of Tang Hao, I lost my father and so many relatives. And I was actually still thinking of helping Tang Hao. They... cannot close their eyes in death!"
"Tai Tan, as the chief of the Strength Clan, you, of all people, should never, ever defend Tang Hao! How can your dead clansmen rest easy in the underworld and move on to reincarnation?"
Tang Yuehua grew more agitated as she spoke. Every sentence was like a sharp knife piercing Tai Tan's heart, leaving him dazed and wracked with heartache.
The Strength Clan had suffered devastating losses in the great battle over a decade ago. Even now, their ranks of talented people remained depleted, and a second Soul Douluo had yet to emerge.
Seeing that Tai Tan was still hesitating, Tang Yuehua spoke in a ringing, forceful voice:
"Do you want to lead the entire Strength Clan to destruction alongside Tang Hao, or return to the Clear Sky Sect with me?"
"Re... return to the Clear Sky Sect!"
Tai Tan's eyes trembled. Although Tang Hao was his master, he wasn't the master of the entire Strength Clan.
There were also quite a few people in the Strength Clan who hated Tang Hao.
To them, the Clear Sky Sect was their home.
He couldn't bury his entire clan because of his own selfish desires.
"Then... how will you bring us back to the Clear Sky Sect?" Tai Tan's question made his stance clear.
Tang Yuehua smiled faintly. "Tang Hao was the chief culprit behind that incident. We just need to capture him and bring him back to confess."
"Capture Tang Hao... well... although Tang Hao is seriously injured, taking him down will still be difficult." Tai Tan had to acknowledge Tang Hao's strength. His Divine Slaughter's Domain alone was beyond Tai Tan's ability to withstand.
"For now, we'll pretend to help Tang Hao just as before. Go contact the chiefs of the other three sects. Once we've gathered enough strength, we can take Tang Hao down in one fell swoop!"