"Hmm…wait…" Tang Xiao suddenly thought of a very serious question.
"Little Hao, since you said our grandfather isn't dead and is in the City of Slaughter, then why hasn't he returned to the sect? No matter how good the City of Slaughter is, can it be better than returning to the sect?"
Hearing Tang Xiao's doubt, Tang Hao let out a heavy sigh.
"According to Little San, Grandfather went to the City of Slaughter to inherit the Asura Godhood. But who would have thought that during the eighth trial of the divine examination, Grandfather was ambushed by the Rakshasa God's evil念."
Tang Hao's face showed an expression of resentment as he continued.
"Then he was parasitized by a spirit beast called the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King. Although the current Slaughter King's body is Grandfather's, his consciousness is an entity born after the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King parasitized Grandfather."
"What did you say? Grandfather was ambushed by the Rakshasa God? And parasitized by a spirit beast?!"
Tang Xiao immediately became more agitated. Although he had serious doubts about Tang Hao's words, seeing him speak with such conviction, he feared it might be true.
"Little San also said that he relied on the Sea God's artifact, the Trident, to help Grandfather purify the Rakshasa God's evil thoughts, which freed Grandfather from being further parasitized. However, not long after Grandfather escaped his fate of being parasitized, he fell. The reason Little San could obtain the Asura God inheritance was also because Grandfather laid a solid foundation for him. Now, Little San hopes we can rescue Grandfather soon, perhaps he can still avoid the fate of falling."
Tang Hao nodded heavily, his expression completely serious. This made Tang Xiao believe Tang Hao's words even more. There was no other way; Tang Chen was too important to the entire Clear Sky Sect. As long as Tang Chen didn't fall, the Clear Sky Sect could always maintain its reputation as the number one sect in the world. If the news of Tang Hao's fall spread, the Clear Sky Sect would likely face turmoil. At least until Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Tang San had fully matured, the Clear Sky Sect would still face various suppressions from the Spirit Hall.
"In that case, I'll call all the elders to the family council hall later. I need to tell them all about this."
Tang Xiao's brows furrowed even tighter. He felt it was truly necessary to make a trip to the City of Slaughter. It would be best to bring Grandfather back to the family, but if they couldn't, they needed to ensure his absolute safety.
"Understood, but can this matter wait for a moment? I still have something I want to tell you."
Tang Hao saw that Tang Xiao was starting to trust his words and continued.
"Is there anything more important than Grandfather?!"
Tang Xiao frowned, not understanding what else his second brother wanted to tell him.
"Of course, it's about how our brothers' fates were changed," Tang Hao said, staring at Tang Xiao with an undeniable tone.
"Big brother, do you know? In Little San's past memories, the person we brothers should have met was never Ah Xiu. To be precise, Ah Xiu's existence seemed to have been deliberately arranged in front of us brothers."
"What do you mean by that? What do you mean the person we should have met was never Xi'er? Do you no longer have feelings for Xi'er? Didn't you just claim that Xi'er's heart had always been with you?"
Tang Xiao's voice suddenly turned cold. He had always loved Ah Xiu deeply. He felt that if Tang Hao hadn't taken Ah Xiu away, he might still be living a life like immortal companions with her. But now, Tang Hao was actually saying that Ah Xiu was someone deliberately arranged to be in front of them. Tang Xiao couldn't tolerate this at all and rushed forward, punching Tang Hao repeatedly in the face, knocking him to the ground. After knocking Tang Hao down, Tang Xiao still felt unsatisfied and pinned him down. His fists, like sandbags, kept smashing into Tang Hao's face, while he roared, "If you don't trust Xi'er that much, then why did you fight me for her? Why did you take Xi'er away the night before my wedding? Why didn't you let Xi'er marry me? Now you have Xi'er, and you still slander her like this. Are you worthy of Xi'er?!"
Tang Hao's face was smashed seven or eight times by his brother, making him grimace in pain. He knew that with his brother's current emotional state, anything involving Ah Xiu would make him lose control. Therefore, Tang Hao couldn't just sit there and take it. Even though his brother was just hitting him with his bare hands, the force of those punches was incredibly terrifying. A few more punches, and he'd probably be done for. So, Tang Hao delivered a heavy punch to his brother's abdomen, causing Tang Xiao to double over. Then, Tang Hao landed a sneaky hit below his brother's waist, making Tang Xiao break out in a cold sweat from the pain. Tang Hao then flipped over, pinning his brother down, and his fists also began to smash down on his brother's face as he roared,
"Big brother, can you calm down? That's not what I meant. According to Little San, his original mother was a 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor, named Ah Yin. We brothers were captivated by this woman named Ah Yin at first sight and fell deeply in love with her. She should have been the right person for us brothers. As for Ah Xiu, in the original world, she had no relation to us brothers. Ah Xiu actually appeared to replace this woman named Ah Yin."
Tang Xiao's face was smashed several times, and the immense pain quickly brought him back to his senses. He heard Tang Hao's statement and felt there was some truth to it; Ah Xiu's appearance was indeed unusual. However, Tang Xiao was still unwilling to believe that the woman who promised to marry no one but him for life, to love him for all eternity, and who was a bit of a money-lover, was actually someone arranged in front of them to replace another woman.
Seeing Tang Xiao's disbelief, Tang Hao asked him in a probing tone, "Big brother, you once said that Ah Xiu told you that if she couldn't marry you in this life, she would rather die, right? But she also told me that in this life, she would only marry me. Don't you think there's a contradiction in her words? I've thought about it for a long time, and I feel that Ah Xiu's appearance was likely meant to sow discord between us brothers, and…"
Tang Hao moved off Tang Xiao and sat on the ground. He pulled a black card from his embrace and showed it to his brother. "Big brother, do you know the origin of this black card? I remember Ah Xiu saying that her family wasn't wealthy, which is why she usually acted like she loved money. But do you know? This black card contains a full five thousand gold spirit coins. Ah Xiu left it for Little San and me when she had a difficult labor. I don't want to maliciously speculate about her, but these instances, one after another, make me question the origin of this money."