**Chapter 308: Tang Hao Hears the Bad News**

**Chapter 308: Tang Hao Hears the Bad News**

It is a small town located dozens of kilometers away from Tiandou City. This place is none other than the location of the Haotian Sect, one of the top three sects. However, at that time, the town's population was as high as five or six thousand people.

Now, however, the population of the town has dropped to less than 4,000 due to the abduction of members from the four affiliated sects by Zhao Ling.

Tang Hao appeared outside the mountain gate of Haotian Sect, wearing a conical hat. His eyes gradually became sharper.

He remembered that Tang San had told him the Haotian Sect had been severely suppressed by Spirit Hall because of him and a woman named A Yin. This had led to heavy casualties in the Haotian Sect, forcing them to relocate to a small village three hundred miles from Tiandou City.

He had visited that village based on the map provided by Tang San, only to find no members of the Haotian Sect there. Instead, the former Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family had moved in.

Tang Hao couldn't understand why the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family would choose to live in this small village. So, he went to meet Yu Yuanzhen in person, only to discover that the former leader of the Haotian Sect had suggested they move here.

Since the Haotian Sect was not under any serious threat, it hadn't relocated to the remote village.

Tang Hao reflected and realized that Tang San's predictions had not come to pass in this timeline. Spirit Hall had not launched a large-scale crackdown on the Haotian Sect in pursuit of the 100,000-year soul ring of A Yin. Therefore, there was no reason for the Haotian Sect to move to a remote corner.

As for why the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family had relocated to this village, that was not something Tang Hao needed to concern himself with.

Tang Hao then went to the village where the two brothers had met A Xiu and conducted a thorough investigation. Almost everyone in the village claimed not to know A Xiu, and even the elderly residents had no recollection of her.

This made Tang Hao skeptical, as A Xiu had clearly stated she was born and raised in this village. Why did almost no one know her?

Unwilling to give up, Tang Hao brought an old man to A Xiu's former "hometown" and said, "This is the house where my wife was born and grew up. Think carefully. Do you know the girl who lived here? She was very pretty, elegant, and gentle…"

The old man glanced at Tang Hao as if he were a fool and replied, "This house has been uninhabited for a long time. More than ten years ago, a woman did live here for a while, but she only rented the house. How could this be the place where she was born and raised? Although I'm old, I'm not senile."

Tang Hao was stunned. Since this village wasn't where A Xiu had been born and raised, why had she lied to him? Why had she met the two brothers near this village? Could it be that she had some ulterior motive?

After thinking it over, Tang Hao couldn't understand A Xiu's actions or what benefits they could bring her.

He then left the village and stayed at the place where A Xiu was buried for two days, during which he gained many insights.

Finally, he returned to the Haotian Sect, intending to meet his brother in person. He believed that by talking about these matters, they could resolve their conflict.

Additionally, he wanted to share something he thought was very important with his brothers and the elders.

So, Tang Hao slowly walked to the mountain gate of the Haotian Sect, only to have the foreign personnel guarding the gate attempt to stop him.

"This is the Haotian Sect. Outsiders are not allowed to enter without a special invitation from our clan leader."

Tang Hao slowly removed the hat from his head, revealing a face somewhat similar to Tang Xiao's. The guards immediately recognized him. However, they knew that Tang Hao had escaped from the Haotian Sect nearly ten years ago. Now that he had suddenly returned, their expressions became serious.

"Second Young Master, you already defected from the Haotian Sect. Why have you come back?"

"I have my reasons for returning. I want to visit my brother. Please help me pass the message to him, but don't let my father know," Tang Hao replied, his expression serious.

He knew that he still had some influence in the Haotian Sect, and these side branch members or outsiders would likely listen to him.

"Your father... even if the old sect leader knew, you don't have to be afraid..."

One of the side branch members choked on his words, which made Tang Hao uneasy.

"What do you mean? What happened to my father?"

The side branch member sighed, "What else could it be? After you defected, the old sect leader was so enraged that he became paralyzed. Not long after, he passed away after meeting with the young lady. He literally died of anger because of you..."

The member's sorrowful expression became even more intense as he spoke, ridiculing Tang Hao without hesitation.

"How... how is it possible that my father died from anger?" Tang Hao stammered in disbelief. His father was a Titled Douluo—how could he have been angered to death? It seemed absurd.

Another family member affiliated with the Haotian Sect saw Tang Hao's disbelieving expression and added, "Nothing is impossible, Second Young Master. The old sect leader was indeed angered to death a long time ago. This is no secret. Where have you been all these years? How did you not know about his death?"

Tang Hao suddenly felt lightheaded. He recalled that in the version of events his son had shared, it was true that his father had been angered to death by him. The heavy losses suffered by the Haotian Sect due to suppression from Spirit Hall had partially caused this. But in this timeline, the Haotian Sect hadn't faced such devastation. How could his father have died from anger just because he had taken Xiu'er away?

As Tang Hao struggled to process this, a side branch member turned and began walking toward the mountain gate. However, this member wasn't going to pass the message to Tang Xiao. Instead, they intended to inform the other elders, who had long been dissatisfied with Tang Hao.

These elders had wanted to capture Tang Hao for a long time, particularly since he had fled the Haotian Sect and caused the old sect leader's death. Now, with Tang Hao returning to the sect, they saw it as a perfect opportunity.

The side branch member believed that telling the elders would lead to Tang Hao being captured and punished, which would then increase the member's status in the sect—possibly even raising their monthly salary.

(End of this chapter)