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Shrine of the Son.
The sky was growing dark, as Tang San and Brock dressed in splendid attire, their eyes filled with gloom.
"Teacher, look what I've been beaten into? How miserable! I, a Saint Heir, was humiliated by Xu Ran to such an extent that I've lost all face. My nose is bruised, my face swollen, and as I walk down the streets, everyone knows I've been thrashed. Even if they don't dare to speak openly, who knows how they're mocking me, the Saint Heir, behind my back?" Tang San kept voicing his complaints, his emotions becoming increasingly agitated.
In his eyes were anger and murderous intent, his fists clenched tightly.
He had not anticipated that Xu Ran would be so troublesome. He had thought he could use the Spirit Hall to keep Xu Ran in check, but Xu Ran had resolved the conflict between him and the Spirit Hall by relying on Qian Renxue. Now, to say nothing of relying on the Spirit Hall to take action against Xu Ran, he would be grateful if Xu Ran didn't use the Spirit Hall to trouble him.
The more Tang San thought about it, the angrier he got. Why did all the good fortune fall on Xu Ran?!!
Qian Renxue, the Young Master of the Spirit Hall, was such a noble existence, so why was that beauty also together with Xu Ran? Why?
He, Tang San, was equally handsome and extraordinary, so why did such good fortune never fall on him?
What's more crucial is that Xu Ran already had Qian Renxue, and a Young Master of the Spirit Hall ranked much higher than the Soul Hall's Saintess. That damned Xu Ran, satisfied with having Qian Renxue, actually still wanted to make a move on the Saintess, the bastard!
Moreover, Hulena had obviously taken a liking to Xu Ran.
When he was beaten, Hulena didn't plead for him, allowing him to be toyed with by Xu Ran and those so-called Elders. Heh, that despicable woman, she disdained him when he begged to be with her, yet her attitude changed completely upon merely meeting Xu Ran for the first time.
That despicable woman dared to treat him like this, she deserved to die!
Once he used that method, he would definitely make her beg for life but be unable to seek death!
He would let her know who the true strongest was. Xu Ran would be trampled under his feet, and he would definitely rise and reach the pinnacle of life.
"Xiaosan, what happened?" Brock looked at Tang San in surprise, feeling immensely angry upon seeing the state of his disciple. Tang San's honor was his own.
He and Tang San were in this together, sharing both the glory and the losses. If anything happened to Tang San, there would be no point in him continuing to live this life.
Previously, to get rid of Xu Ran, he had considered relying on Bi Bidong to take action against Xu Ran. But Bi Bidong went to Tiandou City, and after ten days, came back having failed.
"Teacher, I was beaten by Xu Ran. Look at my wounds; they're all his doing." When he saw Brock's concern, an endless sense of grievance surged in Tang San's heart. Brock was the only one who cared about him now, and upon feeling that warmth, his grievances became unbearable.
Damn Xu Ran!
Most crucially, his mother, Ah Yin, was still in Xu Ran's hands, her fate uncertain!
Who knew what despicable and abhorrent methods Xu Ran would use? If he couldn't rescue her immediately, Xu Ran might commit acts that were lower than animals. At that time, he truly wouldn't be able to forgive himself.
He had already lost Xiaowu, his love, and Ah Yin was his family, the closest person in this world. He absolutely could not allow what happened to Xiaowu to happen to his mother as well.
"You are a Saint Heir. Xu Ran dared to strike you, why didn't you go find the Elders? Assaulting a Saint Heir is a serious crime; that alone would be enough for Xu Ran to suffer." Brock was somewhat pleased to see Tang San so grievously injured.
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The Spirit Hall was not a place where Xu Ran could do as he pleased.
If he angered the Spirit Hall and challenged its dignity, and if things were handle well, even the group of Elders in the Elder Hall might take action against Xu Ran. Then, Xu Ran would truly be in a sorry state.
"Let's go to the Elder Hall. Even if they look down on us, they can't just stand by and watch the Spirit Hall being provoked," Yu Xiaogang said loudly. He too despised Xu Ran immensely—Xu Ran had crippled his Martial Soul, rendering him completely useless, and Xu Ran had also taken his Er Long. All of this was enough to sentence Xu Ran to death.
"Teacher, let's forget it. Xu Ran is untouchable, his status is even higher than mine as the Saint Heir," Tang San said with a mournful face. Just thinking about Xu Ran's and Qian Renxue's status made him grind his teeth in anger. Qian Renxue was even more stunning than Hulena, not less than Xiaowu in his eyes. Yet such a beauty had become involved with Xu Ran, which was infuriating to the extreme.
Xu Ran, that damn philanderer, not only flirted around, but also attracted women of high status.
He had even managed to win over the Young Master of the Spirit Hall—was his next target the Spirit Hall Pope? Heh, Xu Ran shouldn't even dream about it. Bi Bidong loved her teacher and wouldn't be as easily deceived as those inexperienced girls.
"What do you mean? How could Xu Ran possibly be related to the Spirit Hall?" Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San in bewilderment, a sinking premonition forming in his heart. He had come to the Spirit Hall to freeload off Bi Bidong; with his strength gone, Bi Bidong was his support.
So what was the deal with Xu Ran now?
"Teacher, most of the injuries on my body were caused by those two Elders. They helped a tyrant do evil and took turns beating me," Tang San said, his eyes brimming with tears. Just remembering the humiliation he had just suffered made him feel despondent.
If not for the desire to gather all his strength in one blow and kill Xu Ran, he really wouldn't have wanted to experience all that. He truly wanted to vent; if he had used some Divine Power, those two worthless Elders, mere Titled Douluos, would have to die.
But it was Xu Ran he hated the most. It wasn't worth it to waste his strength on them.
Yu Xiaogang's heart skipped a beat. What kind of trump card did Xu Ran hold in the Spirit Hall, could it be even more significant than his Bi Bidong? The Pope held power second only to none.
"This time Xu Ran brought back a woman. That woman is called Qian Renxue, the Young Master of the Spirit Hall," Tang San said calmly, observing Yu Xiaogang's reaction.
"Qian Renxue?" Yu Xiaogang's complexion changed upon hearing this name. It struck him like a huge blow, and he became distraught in an instant.
Though Bi Bidong held a high position in the Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue's status was... Behind Qian Renxue, there were Qian Dao Liu and a host of powerful Elders from the Elder Hall.
"So she didn't die after all. I knew she couldn't just die young; Qian Dao Liu wouldn't allow it," Yu Xiaogang mumbled to himself. If Xu Ran had formed a relationship with Qian Renxue, then Xu Ran was Qian Dao Liu's man.
The Pope's Palace, Elder Hall.
He and Tang San were from the Pope's Palace faction, while Xu Ran was from the Elder Hall's.
At the very least, Xu Ran's future status in the Spirit Hall wouldn't be lower than his, and it might even be subtly higher.
"Damn it! Xu Ran really is a lingering evil. I should have come to Dong'er earlier and had Xu Ran killed," Yu Xiaogang said with intense regret. When he had met Xu Ran in Notting City, he should have asked Bi Bidong to kill Xu Ran—without Xu Ran, there wouldn't have been so many problems!
Now, Xu Ran had arrived at the Spirit Hall again, and even held such a high status.
Yu Xiaogang only felt a chill down his spine, feeling that he was going to be messed with by Xu Ran again.
Xu Ran was a devil—Xu Ran would not let him off.