Late at night.
A small tavern in a secluded alley in Star Luo City.
A burly man stepped inside, his gaze sweeping across the tavern before settling on a petite figure in a remote corner, cloaked and veiled.
"Yuehua…"
Tang Xiao called out softly.
His tone turned icy.
"You dared to steal the Clear Sky Sect's treasure with Lin Xiao, and now you dare to come looking for me? Do you think that just because you're my sister, I won't kill you?"
As he spoke, Tang Xiao's Titled Douluo aura erupted.
"Puh."
As an ordinary person, how could Tang Yuehua withstand it? She immediately grunted and spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, she showed no nervousness or panic, let alone fear.
She even laughed.
"What a Clear Sky Sect. Brother, why don't you show your might in front of Qian Daoliu or Lin Xiao? You're so impressive in front of a weak woman who isn't even a Soul Master."
Hearing Tang Yuehua's sarcasm, Tang Xiao's face turned ashen.
"That's still better than you, an ungrateful wretch!"
"The sect raised you, fed you, and clothed you in silk, yet you committed such a beastly act!"
Tang Yuehua stopped laughing.
She stared fixedly at Tang Xiao with her eyes. Even though she was just an ordinary person without any soul power fluctuations, Tang Xiao felt uneasy and somewhat intimidated.
"You call me an ungrateful wretch?"
"Say I'm eating inside and out?"
Tang Yuehua sneered, "But who dragged the Clear Sky Sect into the mire, into eternal damnation? Wasn't it you?"
"My good brother, Tang Xiao!"
"You are the sect master of the Clear Sky Sect. Isn't the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect caused by you alone?"
"Why get involved with Slaughter City? Why are you unrepentant? And now you even want to get involved in the Star Luo Royal Family's struggle. I really doubt what your intentions are."
"Are you determined to see the Clear Sky Bloodline die out?!"
By the end, Tang Yuehua was roaring hoarsely.
If Tang Xiao hadn't set up a soul power barrier when he entered the tavern, these words would have been overheard.
Tang Yuehua said coldly:
"I brought Lin Xiao to retrieve the Phoenix Bone because I made a deal with him: to have him stop your good nephew from bringing the Slaughter King to the Clear Sky Sect, so that the Clear Sky Sect would be clean and not associated with the fallen."
"Besides, to this day, what good is that so-called sect treasure for the sect's development? Lin Xiao has even proven that it should have belonged to him in the first place."
Tang Xiao laughed in anger.
"Lin Xiao this, Lin Xiao that. I think you've been brainwashed by Lin Xiao!"
Tang Yuehua suddenly flew into a rage.
"Even now, you still won't reflect!"
"Why was the Clear Sky Sect sealed off, and why has it fallen to its current state? Think carefully about whose fault it is!"
"If you had listened to me, the Clear Sky Sect wouldn't have been so passive from the start! It's your shortsightedness and arrogance that ruined the entire Clear Sky Sect!"
"How could I have such a stupid brother like you! Now, the most important thing for the Clear Sky Bloodline is to hide our identities, keep a low profile, and multiply!"
"Come with me, don't wade into the muddy waters of the Star Luo Empire!"
Tang Yuehua shouted sharply.
"Hide our names for decades, even a century! Time will wash away all the filth…"
"Wait for an opportunity to come out again."
However, no matter how Tang Yuehua tried to persuade or scold him, Tang Xiao always crossed his arms and looked at her indifferently.
"After all, you're just a woman, you only know how to escape, only know how to cower."
"You can leave. You've been expelled from the Clear Sky Sect, and it's not your place to interfere in the Clear Sky Sect's affairs."
Tang Yuehua suddenly felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained, and her body went limp.
Unprecedented fatigue descended in an instant.
She had already exhausted her efforts in searching for Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect's whereabouts these days.
When she heard Tang Xiao's words, "After all, you're just a woman," and "It's not your place to interfere in the Clear Sky Sect's affairs," she finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Tang Yuehua took off her veil.
Tang Xiao was shocked.
The once elegant and beautiful Tang Yuehua, like a peony, a symbol of wealth and honor, was now a shadow of her former self!
Even her once cloud-like hair was now loosely scattered, revealing strands of gray. Her once smooth and delicate face was now etched with wrinkles.
"Yuehua, how have you aged so quickly!"
Tang Yuehua calmly replied, "Everyone ages, sooner or later. Only gods are immortal."
These past few days, she had been mentally and physically exhausted, her heart filled with sorrow and indignation. Unknowingly, when she looked in the mirror, she saw a hint of an old woman in the once beautiful and charming young woman.
In that instant, Tang Yuehua was terrified.
But later, she slowly came to terms with it.
What else could she do?
This was all her own choice.
She had repeatedly said that the Clear Sky Sect had broken her heart and that she would no longer care about it, but in the end, she worried about it time and time again.
But still, she couldn't stop the tragedy of the sect's destruction.
At this point in her life, all hope had turned to ashes.
Tang Yuehua only hoped that the Clear Sky Sect could preserve its only bloodline, so that she could face her mother without shame in the afterlife.
Seeing Tang Yuehua in this state deeply moved Tang Xiao.
He couldn't help but begin to doubt his own choices.
Could it be that he had really made a mistake?
He wasn't unaware that getting involved in the Star Luo Royal Family's struggle meant putting the last remaining Clear Sky Bloodline in danger.
But he had lost too much.
He was now like a gambler who had lost everything, standing in front of the gambling table with bloodshot eyes, willing to bet his limbs and even his life, even after losing all his money.
Tang Yuehua was like a close relative, desperately trying to dissuade him.
In the end, Tang Xiao stood silently for a long time.
His tall and sturdy figure seemed to blend into the dark night, his muffled voice revealing unwavering determination.
"Yuehua, it's my fault."
"I spoke too harshly."
Tang Yuehua's eyes lit up slightly as she stared at Tang Xiao and asked, "Brother, have you finally decided to withdraw?"
"No!"
Tang Xiao said in a deep voice, "I am unwilling! I know you're suffering, Yuehua, but haven't I been living like a walking corpse, wishing I were dead?"
"There were 19 of us who escaped the Clear Sky Sect together. I'll give you the 9 weaker ones. Tang He is the most loyal outer sect elder. I'll tell him to delegate authority to you, and he'll assist you in managing the remaining 9."
"The other 10 will follow me to the Star Luo Empire, to make a desperate gamble for the Clear Sky Sect's resurgence!"
Tang Yuehua sneered.
"Good brother, you can't be unaware that a sect's inheritance is a completely different matter with or without a Titled Douluo."
"You are clever."
"You came here to dump the burdens from that group on me, and you want me to be your last resort."
"I, Tang Yuehua, am truly cheap."
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