The old man was vigorous and alert, tall and thin with black hair and beard, and piercing bright eyes. He wore a black robe identical to what Tang Hao once wore—this seemed to be the Haotian Sect's traditional skill for hiding their identity.
The moment the old man entered, his gaze immediately locked onto Tang Hao in the tavern.
"Beast!"
The first words the old man said upon seeing Tang Hao were an unhesitating angry curse.
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao slowly stood up and walked before the old man.
"Seventh Uncle..."
Tang Hao called out in a hoarse voice.
The old man stared intently at Tang Hao, his eyes blazing with fury.
"Beast, what are you doing seeing me? If you had any conscience, you should commit suicide to atone for your sins right now!"
Blazing Sun Douluo said mercilessly.
Meng Bei and the others sat in the back, watching this scene with great interest.
On the scene, after hearing Blazing Sun Douluo's words, Tang Hao was briefly silent, then with a thud, he actually knelt directly before Blazing Sun Douluo.
Blazing Sun Douluo's expression changed slightly. Even he hadn't expected that Tang Hao would actually kneel before him to apologize today.
No matter what, Tang Hao was still a genuine Titled Douluo and the son of the former sect master. Now that Tang Hao had knelt before him in front of everyone, even though Blazing Sun Douluo harbored deep resentment, he couldn't help but feel somewhat relieved.
However, this slight relief wasn't enough for Blazing Sun Douluo to forgive Tang Hao.
"You... do you think kneeling can make up for your mistakes?"
Blazing Sun Douluo said hatefully.
Tang Hao said nothing. Kneeling on the ground without a word, he kowtowed three times with loud thuds.
This kowtowing even moved Ning Fengzhi behind them.
A man's knees are worth their weight in gold. For Tang Hao, a dignified Titled Douluo, to put aside his dignity and disregard his image like this—such tremendous courage was truly shocking.
If others were in the same situation, very few could do what Tang Hao was doing.
Little did Ning Fengzhi know that this wasn't Tang Hao's great courage—Meng Bei had long given him orders, and all his current behavior was following Meng Bei's commands.
At this moment, Tang Hao's forehead was covered with dust, and tears flickered in his eyes.
"Seventh Uncle, Tang Hao is guilty. What happened back then was my wrong to everyone!"
Seeing this scene, Blazing Sun Douluo's words couldn't help but become slightly softer.
"You... what are you doing? Get up quickly, don't disgrace yourself here!"
Tang Hao didn't get up but continued kneeling on the ground:
"Seventh Uncle, Tang Hao knows his sins are grave and has no face to meet the sect. I only have two spirit bones left in my body, granted by father back then. Tang Hao, being a sinner, dares not keep the spirit bones for himself. Please, Seventh Uncle, take the spirit bones and bring them back to the sect for Tang Hao!"
Saying this, Tang Hao took out a short knife, held it high, and offered it to Seventh Elder Blazing Sun Douluo.
"This... this!"
Blazing Sun Douluo looked at this scene in extreme shock.
Before coming, he had thought about the reasons Tang Hao might want to see him.
It might be that Tang Hao wanted to apologize to him.
It might also be that Tang Hao had encountered trouble outside and wanted to ask him to return to the sect.
There was even the possibility that Tang Hao had heard of his dissatisfaction and wanted to retaliate against him.
But he never expected that Tang Hao wanted to surrender the spirit bones in his body.
You should know that spirit bones couldn't just be removed at will. The two spirit bones in Tang Hao's body were a leg bone and an arm bone. To extract these two spirit bones, he would need to break his arm and leg.
If Tang Hao lost one arm plus one leg, he would almost become a cripple!
Blazing Sun Douluo hesitantly took the short knife Tang Hao handed him, sweat already slightly appearing on his forehead as he received it.
He held the knife, looking at Tang Hao kneeling below, unable to bring himself to act.
"Do you really want to return the spirit bones?"
Blazing Sun Douluo asked for confirmation.
Tang Hao nodded firmly.
"Seventh Uncle, please act. Tang Hao has no other requests, only hoping to use these two spirit bones to slightly repay some of the sins I committed against the sect!"
After saying this, Tang Hao closed his eyes and offered no resistance, allowing Blazing Sun Douluo to act.
At this moment, Blazing Sun Douluo was deeply moved.
Looking at Tang Hao who was letting him do as he pleased, at this moment, Blazing Sun Douluo's resentment toward Tang Hao suddenly lightened considerably.
He couldn't help thinking that if Tang Hao could do this much, then after taking the spirit bones, he could also bring Tang Hao back to the sect and call on everyone to forgive Tang Hao's crimes.
Blazing Sun Douluo's palm holding the short knife was slightly sweaty as the blade slowly moved toward Tang Hao's arm.
Behind them, Meng Bei tapped his fingers, feeling somewhat anxious.
It should be time now, why haven't they come yet?
Seeing that Blazing Sun Douluo on the scene was already preparing to act.
Meng Bei had no choice but to speak up and delay for time.
"Your Majesty Blazing Sun, please wait."
Meng Bei stepped forward and stopped Blazing Sun Douluo who was about to act.
Meng Bei introduced himself:
"Your Majesty Blazing Sun, I am Meng Bei, a friend of Tang Hao uncle's son Tang San. I wonder if you've heard of me?"
Upon hearing this, Blazing Sun Douluo temporarily put away the short knife, looked at Meng Bei, and said:
"Oh, I know you—the live-in son-in-law of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, right? Your reputation has long spread throughout our Upper Three Sects!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei knew Blazing Sun Douluo was mocking him.
He wasn't a live-in son-in-law, but he had indeed borrowed considerable influence from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect along the way, which led to this evaluation.
He noted this matter in his heart for later but didn't seem to care about it on the surface.
Meng Bei spoke: "Your Majesty Blazing Sun, before you act, may I ask a question?"
Upon hearing this, Blazing Sun Douluo nodded slightly: "Go ahead and ask!"
Meng Bei said: "May I ask Your Majesty Blazing Sun, is your enemy Uncle Tang Hao or Spirit Hall? I heard that Spirit Hall killed your son, but why don't you dare seek out Spirit Hall to act, instead wielding your blade against your own clan members?"
"You, insolent!"
Blazing Sun Douluo was instantly enraged, his powerful aura sweeping forward, wanting to press Meng Bei down.
However, Meng Bei stood calmly before Blazing Sun Douluo, completely unmoved.
This composure made Blazing Sun Douluo secretly alarmed.
This boy truly lived up to being someone who could become the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's live-in son-in-law—his strength could be said to be unrivaled among his generation.
At this time, Meng Bei easily withstood Blazing Sun Douluo's pressure, raised his head, and pressed: "Your Majesty Blazing Sun, you still haven't answered my question."
Seeing this, Blazing Sun Douluo snorted coldly: "Tang Hao is my enemy, and Spirit Hall is even more my enemy. Sooner or later, I will destroy Spirit Hall and avenge my son..."
As Blazing Sun Douluo was speaking, suddenly, a "boom" of explosion came from outside.
This was followed by intense fighting.
A somewhat weak roar came from outside.
"Ghost Leopard Douluo, how dare you!"
This was followed by sinister wild laughter.
"Ge Long, accept your fate! Your time has come! Ghost Shadow Divine Movement, Netherworld Cold Light!"
Blazing Sun Douluo in the tavern instantly stood up.
(End of Chapter)