Chapter 346: Directly Kneeled
"Calm down?"
"Old Gorilla, how do you expect me to calm down?!"
"Back then, my Breaking Clan lost over seventy percent of our people!"
"All because of Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Clan!"
"And now you're telling me to calm down?!"
Yang Wudi roared in fury, his eyes bloodshot, as if he might explode at any moment.
At this moment, a cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes. Yang Wudi really was courting death.
As an affiliated clan, wasn't it only natural to sacrifice themselves to protect the main clan?
They died a worthy death!
But Yang Wudi kept insulting his father, Tang Hao!
His father was a towering figure, a powerful Title Douluo who could go toe-to-toe with two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts at once.
How could someone like Yang Wudi have the right to curse him?
Yang Wudi had now entered Tang San's kill list.
Fortunately, Tang San was extremely patient at this point—his strength wasn't yet enough to challenge Yang Wudi head-on.
Otherwise, he would've made Yang Wudi kneel and apologize right now!
At sixty levels, he would whisper and endure.
Blame Tang Hao.
At ninety levels, Tang Hao was blameless.
After becoming a god, Tang Hao not only wasn't wrong—the ones truly at fault were the Clear Sky Clan themselves!
This was the real Tang San. As someone who began as an assassin, he was highly tolerant.
Do what your power allows.
At least he had some self-awareness…
"Old Goat, the young master is just a child!"
Tai Tan said anxiously.
Those words only infuriated Yang Wudi further.
"Young master?"
"Child?!"
"Tai Tan, you still acknowledge Tang Hao as your master?!"
"Have you forgotten how much he cost your Strength Clan?!"
Yang Wudi didn't even call him "Old Gorilla" anymore!
He had never imagined that upright, loyal Tai Tan would still recognize Tang Hao as his lord.
Was he that eager to be someone's servant?
Tai Tan fell silent at those words. Tang Hao had indeed brought disaster to the Strength Clan, but once a master, always a master.
Besides, Tai Tan didn't believe Tang Hao had done anything wrong. To him, Tang Hao was a true man.
Three Title Douluo had ambushed him—he killed one, seriously injured the other two, one of whom was the former Supreme Pontiff. Not long after returning to Spirit Hall, that Pontiff also died.
With such a powerful master, how could Tai Tan switch allegiance in shame?
Indeed, Tai Tan was completely loyal to Tang Hao.
"Hmph, we walk different paths. There's no need to work together."
Yang Wudi snorted coldly, then turned to Tang San and demanded, "Brat, tell me—where is Tang Hao?!"
"Even if I have to throw away my life, I'll make him pay the price!"
Yang Wudi was nearly unhinged by now, and Tang San couldn't be sure if the man wouldn't just kill him in his rage.
Tang San already knew that Tang Hao had died—Ghost Douluo had told him.
But right now, Tang San couldn't say that.
If Yang Wudi learned that Tang Hao was already dead, wouldn't he lose all restraint and just kill Tang San on the spot?
"Senior Yang Wudi, I truly don't know where my father is. I haven't seen him in many, many years."
Tang San lowered his head, looking a bit "wronged" as he spoke.
Not only couldn't he see him now, he'd never be able to see him again.
After saying this, Tang San took out the letter handwritten by Tang Hao and handed it to Yang Wudi.
Yang Wudi was stunned, temporarily withdrawing his martial spirit and accepting the letter.
"Xiao San… Dad is gone…"
"???"
Yang Wudi was filled with confusion.
"Old Goat, this is the master's own handwriting. I know it well,"
Tai Tan said from the side. He had seen this letter before.
"His Lordship is a pitiful child. His father left him when he was only six…"
"So, Old Goat, the young lord is just a kid. He doesn't know anything about what happened back then. Don't make things difficult for him."
Tai Tan walked up to Yang Wudi, patted him on the shoulder, and said this.
"Heh…"
Yang Wudi let out a cold laugh, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly as he said, "Since you don't know about Tang Hao's past, then let me tell you just how shameless Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Clan really are!"
"Then I'll tie you up. I don't believe Tang Hao won't show himself!"
Tang San: "0.0"
Hearing this, Tang San suddenly thought of his teacher who was still stuck in Spirit Hall—Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang… he was hard to judge.
Though a fraud basking in false fame, he had truly treated Tang San well and had taught him a lot—even if most of it was useless trivia…
'A teacher for a day, a father for life…'
That was something Tang San himself had once said.
Back then, he had stolen the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from the Tang Sect—no, borrowed it!
Yu Xiaogang had stolen research from both Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
They were the same kind of people—master and disciple bound by fate.
Tang San wasn't opposed to Yu Xiaogang's methods.
Only his own knowledge was worth protecting. If others refused to share their findings and hoarded knowledge, then they deserved to have it stolen.
'If they won't give it, I'll take it.'
'Teacher is still suffering in Spirit Hall. Should I go save him?'
After a brief moment of thought, Tang San gave up on the idea for now—his current situation was already precarious.
Thud…
Under the astonished gazes of everyone present, Tang San dropped to his knees.
Both knees slammed into the floor.
"Begging for mercy?"
Yang Wudi froze, stunned.
This was Tang Hao's son?
Fake, right?
It had to be.
Tang Hao was rebellious and arrogant—how could his son turn out like this?
It had to be an illusion!
Tang Hao's son, kneeling to beg?
'Think of it as an early offering to you all. Thanks for your cultivation.'
Tang San thought silently.
"Young lord, what are you doing?!"
Tai Tan was dumbfounded. Why would Tang San just drop to his knees like that?
With him here, Yang Wudi was unlikely to really harm Tang San.
Why kneel?
That single kneel… and Tang Hao's lifelong honor was thrown away with it!
"Respected seniors, and all members of the four affiliated clans."
"I didn't know anything about what happened back then."
"But after hearing your accounts, and doing my own investigation…"
"It's true that the Clear Sky Clan wronged all of you!"
Tang San ignored everyone's reactions. He kowtowed to Yang Wudi and the others, then again to the members of the four clans.
Only after kowtowing did he raise his head and continue.
"As for my father Tang Hao—back then, he was only trying to protect my mother, so she wouldn't be taken away by Spirit Hall…"
"Tell me, all of you here—under such circumstances, who wouldn't resist?"
"My father—what exactly did he do wrong?"
"Is it wrong to protect the woman he loves?"
"Would it have been better for him to hand my mother over to Spirit Hall?"
"He wasn't wrong! I've never once believed my father was wrong!"
"He is a great hero who stands tall and proud!"
As Tang San said this, a few crocodile tears slid down his face.
They were real tears. Just thinking of everything he'd been through over the years made him emotional.
And so, the tears came…
(End of Chapter)
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