"Good. Get up."
Setting aside his little sister's matter for the moment, Tang Xiao gave a light wave.
Perhaps many in the sect did not acknowledge Tang San, but as the eldest uncle, Tang Xiao had always acknowledged this nephew.
If not forced by circumstance back then, Tang Xiao would not have expelled his second brother Tang Hao from the sect.
"Thank you, Eldest Uncle!"
Tang San did not rise at once. As he changed his form of address, he knocked his head three times to the floor with solid thuds.
Chu Chengzhou: "…"
What's this? You give your eldest uncle three kowtows the moment you arrive, yet I don't see you knocking a few for your uncle-in-law.
Of course, Chu Chengzhou also understood that Tang San was making this grand salute to his Eldest Uncle on his father's behalf.
Frowning, Tang Yuehua hurried forward to pull Tang San up. "Xiao San, what are you doing? What your father did back then is not something you have to shoulder."
What Chu Chengzhou could think of, Tang Yuehua could think of as well. As she spoke, her dissatisfaction with her second brother Tang Hao grew a shade deeper.
Tang San stood with head lowered and was about to speak, but Chu Chengzhou spoke first.
Shaking his head at Tang Yuehua, Chu Chengzhou said, "That won't do, Yuehua. What you said is not right.
Let's talk about the matter itself. Back then Qian Xunji wanted to kill your second sister-in-law. No matter her origin, since the two were husband and wife, your second brother could not sit and wait to die.
In my view, your second brother did not do wrong. If someone comes to kill his wife, how is he not allowed to strike back?
If there is a mistake to name, it is only that your second brother and the Haotian Sect were not strong enough, not that killing Qian Xunji was wrong.
Since he was not in the wrong, Xiao San does not need to bear any responsibility for it.
Of course, as a member of the Haotian Sect, Xiao San has the duty and responsibility to revitalize the sect."
As he spoke, Chu Chengzhou patted his nephew Tang San on the shoulder.
To be honest, Tang Hao really was rather aggrieved.
His wife was a transformed soul beast, and because soul masters and soul beasts stand on opposite sides, she was rejected by the soul master world.
But he had not betrayed humanity to side with soul beasts. How can you pass judgment now for something that had not happened, and would not happen in the future?
All the more, who on the continent does not know that when Tang Hao kills soul beasts, he is even fiercer than when he kills people?
The couple had been living well, then Qian Xunji came to kill his wife. How could that be tolerated? It could not.
And Spirit Hall was powerful. After his wife offered herself in sacrifice, although his soul power was boundless, for the sake of the Haotian Sect, Tang Hao endured what others could not and spared Qian Xunji.
Unfortunately, by ill chance, the gravely wounded Qian Xunji whom he spared had his head taken by the long-enduring Bibi Dong.
In terms of frustration, Tang Hao was even more stifled than the dead Qian Xunji.
Qian Xunji met his retribution. As for Tang Hao, whom did he provoke?
So he was a bit arrogant when young, a bit domineering, and his wife's worth was high. Was that enough to send three Titled Douluo after him?
Tang Hao: Ah, yes, yes. The brother-in-law is right.
As soon as Chu Chengzhou finished, Tang San looked at his uncle-in-law with gratitude.
Uncle-in-law is right. It was not my Haotian father who was wrong. It was that the Haotian Sect's strength did not match Spirit Hall's, which led to this mess.
Otherwise, if the Haotian Sect had been stronger than Spirit Hall, would it have been forced into seclusion?
That dog Qian Xunji drove my mother to her death. My Haotian father was right to kill him.
Not only Tang San, but Tang Yuehua also blinked. It seemed what Chu Chengzhou said was not wrong.
"And you are?"
After listening to Chu Chengzhou's rambling, Tang Xiao frowned at him.
Kid, who are you?
"Ahem. My name is Chu Chengzhou, big brother-in-law. This is our first meeting, so please be forgiving."
Clearing his throat, Chu Chengzhou spoke.
As he did, he reached out his right hand and clasped the big sister's left.
At once, Tang Yuehua's cheeks flushed hot, a rosy glow spreading across her face.
"!!!"
Hearing Chu Chengzhou call him big brother-in-law, and seeing that his little sister did not refute it but instead showed a shy maiden's air, Tang Xiao's eyes widened.
"Yuehua, you…"
Tang Xiao looked at Tang Yuehua in shock.
Facing her big brother's shock, Tang Yuehua did not reply, but the two hands were tightly interlaced, fingers to fingers.
Tang Xiao: Confirmed. My little sister really is an old cow eating tender grass.
"Hahaha… brother-in-law, sit, sit."
After the shock, Tang Xiao was a bit dazed, then burst out laughing and warmly beckoned Chu Chengzhou over.
As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father. His little sister was no longer young and still alone. Tang Xiao had worried about it from the bottom of his heart.
Originally this should have been their father's concern, but he had been angered to death back then by Second Brother Tang Hao, and their mother had died early. Naturally Tang Xiao, as the eldest, had to worry about Third Sister Tang Yuehua's marriage.
Now it was fine. His sister had found a boyfriend and even brought him back. Though there was a hint of an old cow eating tender grass, Tang Xiao did not mind in the least.
So what if an old cow eats tender grass? Does it not show my little sister has ability?
As for what kind of person this prospective brother-in-law Chu Chengzhou was?
It did not matter.
Tang Xiao had no special demands for a brother-in-law. As long as he is a man, as long as his sister likes him, and as long as he can give him a fine nephew or niece so that when his little sister grows old she has a child, that is enough.
In any case, even the worst is better than his little sister growing old alone.
"Good brother-in-law, tell your elder brother how you and Yuehua got together. By the way, brother-in-law, do you have elders at home? When are we setting the marriage?"
After warmly seating Chu Chengzhou and personally making tea, Tang Xiao hurried to ask nonstop.
When it came to marrying off his sister, Tang Xiao was very anxious.
"Big Brother, must you be like this? Asking this and that the moment you start."
Seeing Tang Xiao look as if he wanted to trace Chu Chengzhou's lineage back eighteen generations, Tang Yuehua spoke in mild displeasure.
Tang Xiao: Well now, my little sister will even speak up for her young lover? That is rare indeed.
"Ahem. I was hasty. Brother-in-law, we can take it slow. Right, Xiao San, sit as well."
Hearing this, Tang Xiao looked embarrassed. He had just been too excited.
Of course, even in his excitement, Tang Xiao did not forget his eldest nephew.
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