Tianlin flew back to the sect on his sword, where Ning Rongrong was waiting for him at the gate.
"Brother Sword, you're finally back. Dad told me to wait for you here. As soon as you return, he wants you to go to the main hall. There's a guest."
"A guest? What kind of guest?" Tianlin asked, puzzled. As the number one support sect in the world, they usually had quite a few visitors. For example, Titan once requested the sect to send a support Soul Master to assist him in hunting his eighth Spirit Ring.
Under normal circumstances, Ning Fengzhi wouldn't refuse these small requests. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had accumulated a lot of goodwill over the years through such means.
But usually, Ning Fengzhi never let him handle these matters.
Ning Rongrong shook her head and said, "I don't know. When he came, he wrapped himself completely in a gray robe, very mysterious. But I always felt his figure was a bit familiar."
"In that case, let's go together. Maybe it's an acquaintance," Tianlin said, taking Ning Rongrong's hand, and they headed to the main hall together.
Inside the main hall, the gray-robed man Ning Rongrong mentioned was sitting at a table drinking tea, below the Sect Master's seat and the four Titled Douluo seats.
This meant that this person's strength or status was extremely high. Otherwise, no matter how courteous Ning Fengzhi was, he wouldn't let just anyone sit on equal footing with him and the four Sect Protecting Douluo.
Tianlin stepped forward and said, "Uncle Ning, I'm back. Who is this?"
The gray-robed man lifted his hat, revealing an extremely weathered face, and said in a low voice, "Long time no see, Sword Prince kid. It's me."
"Tang Hao!" Tianlin immediately recognized the person.
It turned out to be Tang Hao. No wonder he had to hide himself. He was probably afraid of being discovered by Spirit Hall. No wonder Ning Rongrong said he looked familiar; after all, she had seen Tang Hao saving people at Spirit Hall before.
"Xiao Tian, don't be rude, you should call him Your Excellency Clear Sky!" Ning Fengzhi said.
Today, Tang Hao was not an enemy, so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not lose its courtesy to a visiting Titled Douluo.
"No need, I don't care about these things." Tang Hao stood up and said, "Jun Tianlin, I'm here today for two things. First, I've gathered the 70,000-year Spirit Bone I promised you, and I'll hand it over to you now."
As he spoke, Tang Hao swiped his arm, and a storage Soul Tool seemed to be hidden in his sleeve. Three Spirit Bones, yellow, black, and red, suddenly appeared, floating in front of him.
They were a Left Arm Bone, a Right Leg Bone, and a Right Arm Bone.
"These three are a 35,000-year Thousand Jun Ant Left Arm Bone, a 20,000-year Bloodthirsty Berserk Right Leg Bone, and a 20,000-year Volcano Gorilla Right Arm Bone. How about it? Does it meet the requirements of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? It's even 5,000 years more, consider it a free gift," Tang Hao introduced.
Looking at these three Spirit Bones, Ning Rongrong was also surprised. They were all Spirit Bones over 20,000 years old. They still had some Spirit Bones stored in their sect, but their quality was far inferior to these three. She didn't know what had happened back then and was wondering why Tang Hao was giving their family such a big gift for no reason. Tianlin noticed that among the three Spirit Bones, the Thousand Jun Ant Left Arm Bone belonged to the Titan family, and the Volcano Gorilla Right Arm Bone should be the prize from the Blacksmith Competition. After all, it added both strength and fire attribute, making it perfect for a blacksmith.
As for the last Right Leg Bone, could it be Dai Mubai's from the original story? It seemed that Tang Hao had taken advantage of Tang San being with Xue Beng to go to the edge of the continent to kill Wolf Thieves.
Ning Fengzhi accepted the three Spirit Bones. "Not bad, Your Excellency Clear Sky. Now that you have fulfilled your promise, the past between you and my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is written off."
"You said there was a second thing before, let's talk about it now."
"The second thing is what I saw when I went to the edge of the continent to hunt Wolf Thieves. Take a look." Tang Hao released seven corpses from his Soul Tool, which looked disgusting.
However, everyone present was a Soul Master. Even Ning Rongrong was only slightly uncomfortable and quickly recovered. Tianlin had seen hundreds of thousands of corpses in Slaughter City, so this little bit couldn't even move him.
"Tang Hao, since the place you went to is the edge of the continent, where there are few formal Soul Masters and a lack of military protection, it is a paradise for evil Soul Masters and Wolf Thieves. It is very normal for killings to occur there, right?" Tianlin asked, puzzled.
Tang Hao shook his head. "If it were just these few people, I wouldn't find it strange at all. But the place I went to had five small towns or villages completely slaughtered. There were no less than 10,000 deaths, and the deaths were all different. I just took seven typical ones to bring here."
"What did you say?" This time, even Ning Fengzhi lost his composure. 10,000 lives were no small matter no matter where they were. Although that area was a no-man's-land for Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and Spirit Hall, such a huge massacre had occurred, yet no news had spread. If Tang Hao hadn't happened to go there to hunt Wolf Thieves, they would probably still be kept in the dark.
Tianlin stepped forward to examine the corpses. As Tang Hao said, they shouldn't have been killed by those Wolf Thieves, because their deaths were completely different.
Some people died smiling, as if they had received great satisfaction before death, while others had angry expressions, dying with great unwillingness. Still others had a lot of food in their mouths, as if they had been stuffed to death.
"You've all seen it. Such a massive slaughter, our Upper Three Sects cannot ignore it. But I have already been expelled from the Clear Sky Sect and cannot use the sect's power. Therefore, this matter can only be entrusted to your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Be sure to investigate it thoroughly," Tang Hao said in a deep voice.
Although he wasn't exactly a great philanthropist, he had done quite a few chivalrous deeds back in the day to make a name for the Clear Sky Sect. Otherwise, he and Tang Xiao wouldn't have earned the resounding and positive nickname of the Clear Sky Twin Stars.
"Rest assured, Your Excellency Clear Sky Tang Hao, I, Jun Tianlin, will take this matter. No matter who the perpetrator is, I will make them pay the price!" Tianlin said angrily.
Although he had become decisive in battle after his experience in the Slaughter City, that didn't mean he regarded life as worthless. In any case, continental disputes should be contests between armies and Soul Masters, those who wield power. What did it have to do with ordinary people who had no power to defend themselves? People who disrespect life like that have no reason to live.
"Uncle Eagle, please go and inform Marshal Ge Long and have him send people to investigate the Heaven Dou border. What Tang Hao saw may only be a small part. Finding out the truth is not something that can be done in a short time, but at least we must first ensure that the casualties do not continue to increase," Ning Fengzhi ordered.
"Understood, Sect Master!" Yin Yang spread his wings and flew up. With a Titled Douluo level expert like him going in person, Ge Long would not dare to take it lightly.
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