Chapter 101 - Come over every month and call me "Grandpa"

After seven days, a middle-aged man dressed in gray, with white hair and standing over two meters tall, appeared outside Heaven Dou City. He was accompanied by an old, crippled man missing his right leg.

A powerful and bold aura, completely unrestrained, emanated from the white-haired middle-aged man.

The pedestrians nearby were all shocked and quickly made way for the two of them.

"Brother, forgive me. I didn't expect Xiao San to do something like this."

The crippled old man lowered his head and spoke with a guilty expression.

He was Tang Hao.

Beside him was Xiaotian Douluo, Tang Xiao.

Originally, the two of them could have arrived in Heaven Dou City five days earlier.

However, before they left, something major happened.

Tang San's secret knowledge of the Great Xumi Hammer and the Nine Absolutes of the Clear Sky was exposed.

He had stolen the family's secrets.

In any clan, such betrayal would usually result in execution.

Fortunately, it was Tang Xiao who discovered it. Had it been another elder, Tang San would likely have been turned to ash on the spot.

In shock and anger, Tang Xiao rushed to find Tang Hao.

But after hearing Tang San's reason for stealing the secret techniques, both of them fell silent.

Especially Tang Hao—he felt a deep connection.

His own wife had been captured and driven to a dead end, much like how Ah Yin had been forced to sacrifice herself.

But Tang San was different from the Tang Hao of that time.

Back then, Tang Hao was already a Titled Douluo. With a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, Clear Sky Douluo could face three Titled Douluos from Spirit Hall alone and beat the contemporary pope to death.

But now, Tang San wasn't even a Spirit Sect member, yet he had to face two of the top three sects—the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan—as well as Spirit Hall, which had long been after him.

So, after Tang Xiao learned of Xiao Wu's situation, he made a decision in his heart.

He had to help his nephew keep the matter secret.

When Tang Hao returned to the sect, he didn't explain the reason for his serious injuries.

He only said that he was hunted by Spirit Hall and handed over his right leg bone to the sect. With Tang Xiao's support, the elders reluctantly agreed to let him return.

Now that Tang Xiao finally understood why Tang Hao had been hunted so miserably and why Tang San had been so depressed, only wanting to grow stronger, he shook his head and comforted Tang Hao.

"Brother Hao, Xiao San really just wanted to save someone."

"After all, what difference is there between your child and mine?"

Tang Hao sighed, stroking the tin box in his hand that held Ah Yin's spirit bone, and his heart ached deeply.

"My poor child, why does he have to follow in the same tragic footsteps as a useless man like me?"

Just as the two brothers were lost in sorrow, a feminine voice rang out from the city gate.

"Clear Sky Douluo, Xiaotian Douluo, Yue Guan is here to pay respects."

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao stopped and looked at Yue Guan standing before them.

When Tang Hao saw the Blue Silver Grass pot in Yue Guan's hand, his eyes instantly burned with fury.

Damn it!

Back in Tiandou City, this bastard and other Titled Douluos had used a strange martial soul fusion technique to force his ring to explode.

Otherwise, even surrounded by those shameless scum, he wouldn't have been driven into such a state.

Now, Ah Yin had been hunted again. Were all Spirit Hall members born in the Year of the Dog? Why did they keep targeting him, Tang Hao, like a dog gnawing on a bone!

"You're Yue Guan? How do you know who I am?"

Tang Xiao narrowed his eyes, not hiding the murderous aura from his body.

When the Clear Sky Sect retired, Yue Guan had only just attained the title, so he was left behind to guard Spirit Hall.

So Tang Xiao had never seen him before.

Yet someone who had never seen him could instantly identify him, which made Tang Xiao instinctively want to kill.

Spirit Hall had clearly put a lot of effort into spying on him.

Facing Tang Xiao's murderous aura, Yue Guan appeared calm on the outside but was panicking inside. If he weren't poisoned right now, he would've already run for his life.

Dugu Bo was truly malicious.

The soul power fluctuation from Xiaotian Douluo in front of him was even stronger than Chen Xin.

And Chen Xin was a level 96 Titled Douluo. What did that make Tang Xiao?

At least a level 97 Clear Sky Hammer wielder.

Damn it, if Tang Xiao wanted to kill him, he could die in an instant.

Yue Guan swallowed nervously, then followed what Dugu Bo had taught him. He ignored Tang Xiao's question and said loudly and steadily:

"I've brought the item. Where's yours?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao's face turned pale. In Spirit Hall's eyes, Ah Yin had become nothing more than a tradable item.

But now in a weak position, he could only suppress his anger, pull out a heavy box from his hand, and say in a deep voice:

"Here."

Yue Guan nodded, raised his hand, and threw over the flower pot he was holding.

Tang Hao quickly caught it and gently stroked Ah Yin's leaves with affection.

Feeling Tang Hao's presence, Ah Yin's leaves trembled, conveying joy.

Seeing Tang Hao's doting expression, Yue Guan felt a wave of disgust and goosebumps rose on his skin.

With an unpleasant expression, he said:

"Tang Hao, the item's been given to you. Hand over yours."

Hearing this, Tang Hao's expression changed. Now that Ah Yin was with him and Tang Xiao was beside him, he didn't want to hand over the spirit bone.

Yue Guan immediately understood the brothers' hesitation from their expressions.

"You two probably don't know just how valuable what you're holding is, do you?"

"That was an order from the High Priest himself to make this exchange!"

"Are you trying to go back on your word?"

The High Priest?

Qian Daoliu!!!

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao couldn't help but tremble.

Especially Tang Hao. After Qian Xunji's death, he had been hunted for years by Qian Daoliu. If Qian Daoliu hadn't spared him, he wouldn't have survived even a day.

Level 99 Douluo—peak of the world.

The strongest person on the continent.

He was the one who forced the Clear Sky Sect to seal the mountain all those years ago.

If Tang Chen hadn't made a deal with him, ensuring Spirit Hall would never set foot on the mountain again, he could have destroyed the entire Clear Sky Sect by himself.

So, when Yue Guan mentioned that name, Tang Xiao and Tang Hao immediately backed down.

After a long hesitation, Tang Hao gritted his teeth, turned around, and reluctantly handed over Ah Yin's spirit bone to Yue Guan, then left with Tang Xiao without looking back.

After receiving the tin box, Yue Guan froze for a moment.

He hadn't expected it to be so easy. Especially when Tang Xiao had been showing such killing intent earlier, he really thought he was done for.

But he never imagined that by just following Dugu Bo's advice and saying a few simple lines, he could actually seal the deal.

Suppressing the urge to open the tin box, Yue Guan flew to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his heart full of questions, and handed the item to Dugu Bo.

But just as he was expecting Dugu Bo to detoxify him, Dugu Bo said:

"The poison I created has no cure in this world!"

"Juhuaguan, from now on, you and Laogui must come see me once a month and call me master."

"If I'm in a good mood, I'll suppress the poison for you."

"If I'm in a bad mood, you and Laogui will just wait for death."