They immediately started running.
Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw that.
‘What the hell is going on?’
At that moment, Tang Hao coughed lightly and shouted, “Since you’re already here, why are you leaving?”
When he said that, the people in the crowd were stunned. Then, they burst out laughing.
‘What the hell is that kid doing? He’s in no position to speak! Get the hell out of here already!’
The man in the traditional Chinese suit turned around to look at him and frowned unhappily. He was frustrated, but he could not release his anger. Those who should leave did not leave, but those who should not leave were leaving. It was ridiculous!
“Why are you still here, kid? Why aren’t you leaving?” He muttered.
Then, he turned around and wanted to continue chasing the two families.
However, when he turned around and looked, he was stunned. The two groups of people actually stopped. They froze at the door and did not take another step.
The people in the crowd were also stunned.
‘What the hell? They actually stopped walking?
‘It must be a coincidence!’
The two families were rooted to the spot at the door, feeling incredibly frustrated and aggrieved. If they had known earlier, they would have run faster. But now, they were caught in the act of running away.
Dejectedly, they turned around with awkward expressions on their faces.
Then, they walked over.
“S… Senior!”
Old Master Qi called out to Tang Hao softly. His face was wracked with anxiety.
Everyone was stunned when they heard that.
‘Oh my god! Are my ears playing tricks on me? Old Master Qi, an expert whose cultivation had reached the late period of the State of Qi Channeling, is calling that young man his senior?’
Many people pinched themselves, wondering if it was a dream.
The Yuan family members were especially dumbstruck.
“Hello, senior! Long time no see!” Old Master Hua said with a smile.
In an instant, everyone’s hearts were filled with shock.
‘Even if I misheard earlier, I can’t mishear a second time, right?
‘How is that possible though?
‘Isn’t he just an unaffiliated young man? Why is he a senior?
‘Could it be that… he regressed in age?’
That thought flashed through their minds, causing them to turn pale with fright.
‘Oh my god! He’s an old freak cultivator who has regressed in age!’
Cold sweat instantly dripped down their backs. They were terrified because they had mocked that senior.
As for the Yuan family members, they gulped hard, and their faces turned pale.
“This… can’t be true!” Yuan Guotao wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. His hands were trembling, and his face was pale.
Just now, he had threatened to kill the senior.
Thinking about it, he wished he could slap himself in the face.
The man in the traditional Chinese suit was also trembling and nearly fainted.
He broke out in cold sweat when he thought about how he had insulted the senior earlier.
At that moment, another group of people came in from the door.
“Oh my god! It’s Senior Zhen Yang of Mao Mountain, an expert at the peak of the State of Qi Channeling!”
Someone among the crowd exclaimed.
The delegation from Mao Mountain saw Tang Hao as soon as they stepped into the courtyard. They walked over and greeted him warmly.
“You’re here too, Fellow Cultivator Tang!”
The crowd was even more shocked when they saw that.
Senior Zhen Yang was the acting elder of Mao Mountain, and he was one of the top figures in the Huaxia cultivation world. Even he was so polite to that senior. Moreover, he seemed to be very familiar with him.
The kid was really a senior!
At that instant, all doubt was erased.
After exchanging some pleasantries, Tang Hao said, “You guys have a good time. I’ll be leaving!”
Taoist Master Zhen Yang was startled. “Why are you leaving, Fellow Cultivator Tang?”
Tang Hao smiled and said, “It seems like I’m not welcome here!”
“F*ck! Who’s the bold one who doesn’t welcome Fellow Cultivator Tang?” Taoist Master Zhen Yang was furious. He glared and looked around.
The people of Octagon Alley were getting more and more terrified, and their legs were trembling.
“No, no… no such thing! This is a misunderstanding, an absolute misunderstanding! Please don’t leave, Senior, you must stay!” He was about to cry.
“Oh! So it’s the Tie family!” Taoist Master Zhen Yang sneered.
“Senior… Senior…” that person stuttered, his face full of fear.
“Go, get Ol’ Tie and ask him to apologize to Fellow Cultivator Tang. Otherwise, we’ll never forgive you! How dare you drive away a Perfected Person? What welcoming hosts you are!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings immediately fell into a deathly silence.
Then, everyone gasped at the same time.
‘Perfected Person?
‘Oh my god! Could he be… that senior who crippled the entire Liu family? The Perfected Person who brought glory to Huaxia?’
Chapter 682 - The Man From Sky Mountain
Yuan Guotao’s body swayed, and he almost fell down.
He pressed his forehead and felt a little dizzy.
‘He’s a Perfected Person?
‘I’ve offended a Perfected Person?’
He wished he could faint and never wake up again.
“Senior, you are my idol!”
“Senior, I am from the Xu family of Province G. Can we shake hands?”
The crowd rushed forward, jostling among each other to be the first to shake hands with Tang Hao.
They had heard about the Senior Tang’s name for a long time. Meeting him in the flesh caused them to be very excited.
Not only Senior Tang had a high cultivation base, but he was also a hero of Huaxia deserving of their respect.
Tang Hao was a little intimidated. He squeezed a smile and shook hands with them. It took him a lot of effort to deal with the crowd.
Soon, a group of people dressed in traditional Chinese suits rushed out of the villa and into the courtyard.
The leader was a white-haired old man.
“Good job, Ol’ Tie!” Taoist Master Zhen Yang grunted.
The old man wiped his cold sweat and walked over. He bowed and said in fear and trepidation, “I’m really very sorry, Senior Tang. Please forgive me!”
“It’s fine!” Tang Hao waved his hand and said.
“Thank you for your magnanimity, Senior. I am eternally grateful! Later, I will definitely give you some compensation,” said Old Master Tie.
Those from Mao Mountain had strange expressions on their faces when they heard the patriarchs call Tang Hao as their senior, though they did not bother correcting them seeing that Tang Hao did not say anything.
Following that, Yuan Guotao and his son walked up to him and kneeled on the ground with a plop.
“Senior… Senior Tang, we were blind to not recognize who you were. We apologize to you for our impudence!”
As he spoke, he kowtowed a few times without any hesitation.
Now that he knew that the seemingly young person in front of him was the person who had crippled the entire Liu family, he did not mind kowtowing a hundred times if he could be forgiven.
After kowtowing a dozen times in a row, Tang Hao clicked his tongue and said, “It’s fine!”
“Thank you, thank you, Senior!”
The members of the Yuan family were overjoyed as if they had received a royal pardon.
Soon, the heavenly masters and the other major cultivator families of the Capital arrived. At around six o’clock, the Mu family also arrived. Tang Hao looke
d at them and did not find Mu Xintong among them.
The other Mu family members were unfamiliar with Tang Hao.
During the Liu family incident earlier, Tang Hao had already left the scene by helicopter when the Mu family arrived.
They were surprised when they saw a crowd surrounding a young man and calling him “Senior” with incomparable enthusiasm.
After asking around who he was, they hurriedly walked over and warmly greeted him.
At seven o’clock, the auction began.
The people from Octagon Alley set up stools and an auction stage in the courtyard. Everyone took their seats.
A lot of items were put up for auction. There were talismans from Dragon Tiger Mountain, antiques dug out from all over Huaxia, and of course, a wealth of medicinal herbs.
Tang Hao was most interested in medicinal herbs. He made a few bids which no one dared to compete, thus winning him the item.
Tang Hao paid some attention to the antiques. They were mostly useless mundane objects.
“The next item up for auction is two stalks of medicinal herbs from the Qin Range. Known as cloud bamboo grass, they are extremely rare herbs even in ancient times. The opening bid is eight million yuan, and the minimum bid increment is one hundred thousand yuan.”
Tang Hao was surprised when he heard that.
His eyes sparkled with excitement.
He had been searching for cloud bamboo grass for a long time.
After obtaining the soul of the giant spirit skate on Changbai Mountain, he wanted to make another pill so that he could breakthrough into the State of Foundation Establishment.
However, the ingredients were a huge problem.
He had requested the Agency to help him in the search, though their resources were limited, and he had taken everything from them.
He managed to trade many medicinal herbs from the Taoist masters, but he was still short on cloud bamboo grass.
Two stalks put on auction was not quite enough, but with enough preparation, he was confident that he could make something useful out of them.
Many people submitted their bids. Very quickly, the price rose to ten million yuan.
Tang Hao raised his hand and shouted, “I bid eleven million!”
When the other people saw that Tang Hao put in his bid, they did not dare to top that bid. The auctioneer shouted the price three times, but no one else made another bid. He tapped the gavel and announced, “Congratulations, Senior Tang!”
Soon, a graceful young woman in a qipao delivered the medicinal herbs to Tang Hao.
Tang Hao took out his credit card and was about to swipe it.
“Don’t worry about it, Senior Tang! These two herbs are from my family collection. I’ll treat it as a gift to you, Senior Tang.”
Tang Hao was surprised, though he did not refuse the gift.
The auction went on for an hour and a half, but Tang Hao stayed back for a while to chat. After that, he bid farewell to everyone, walked out of the villa, got in the car, and drove off.
He headed back to Provincial City in a good mood.
On this trip, he had obtained two stalks of cloud bamboo grass and completed the pill recipe. It was a profitable haul.
It was eleven o’clock at night when he arrived at Provincial City.
As he approached his apartment, he gave Qin Xiangyi a call.
At that moment, a silver Bentley was parked on the street outside the residential area, not far from the main entrance.
Two people were sitting in the car.
In the driver’s seat in front was an old man. He was Liu Yunlai of the Liu family.
Behind him was an old man with graying hair in his sixties dressed in a Chinese tunic suit. His face was thin and somewhat tanned, and his eyes were slightly narrowed. They were bright and full of vigor.
He sat straight with his arms crossed. On his back was a black and ancient-looking sword.
His qi aura was as sharp as a sword.
He looked at his watch and said, “Yunlai, why isn’t that villain back yet?”
“Well…”
Liu Yunlai looked at the time and frowned. “It should be soon. The villain has some business in River Delta City today, but he’ll be back soon!”
Then, he gritted his teeth, and his eyes flashed with hatred.
“Senior Zheng, that vicious villain killed my grandson and crippled my entire family. It’s a heinous crime! I hope that you can kill him and uphold justice, Senior Zheng!”
The old man frowned and grunted. “I didn’t expect that after so many years of seclusion in Sky Mountain, such a villain would appear in Huaxia. It’s simply intolerable!
“Don’t worry, Yunlai. I will uphold justice on behalf of the heavens and eliminate this villain!”
“Thank you very much, Senior!” Liu Yunlai said happily.
“Ha, no need to thank me! It’s every righteous man’s duty to rid evil from this world. Our Sky Mountain is a reputable sect, so it is naturally incumbent upon us! Furthermore, your ancestors were once fated with our Sky Mountain, so you don’t have to thank us.”
Liu Yunlai continued, “Oh right, Senior, this villain is also good at sweet-talking. Please don’t believe what he says!”
“Don’t worry! I won’t be persuaded by that villain’s honeyed words. I’ll kill him once he appears!” The old man said coldly.
“Thank you!” Liu Yunlai said.
‘Today is the day you die, Tang kid!’ He sneered in his heart and thought.
Chapter 683 - Too Well-Equipped
Late at night.
Traffic in front of the residential area was light.
After a while, an A8 drove over.
In the car, Tang Hao put down his phone and slowed down. Not far ahead was the entrance of the residential area.
After driving for a while, his eyes suddenly focused on a certain spot on the road ahead. A street light flashed and suddenly went out.
Then, another one went out.
The street lights continued to go out one after another in his direction.
The road became darker and darker.
In the darkness, a figure walked over. It was an old man in a Chinese tunic suit and carrying a sword on his back. His gaze was sharp and penetrating, and his aura was awe-inspiring.
Tang Hao’s expression changed slightly, and he slowly stopped the car.
Through the car window, he could feel the powerful aura from the other party.
That person was half a Perfected Person, just like him!
However, in the Huaxia cultivation world, apart from the previous generation elders of Mao Mountain and Dragon Tiger Mountain, who else could be a Perfected Person?
Moreover, that person was clearly coming toward him in an aggressive manner.
Tang Hao frowned slightly, feeling extremely puzzled.
Then, he opened the car door and walked out.
The old man walked over and stopped about three meters away. His two eyes were like sharp swords as he stared at Tang Hao.
After a moment, he sneered, “You’ve quite the cultivation base, villain!”
Tang Hao was surprised. Then, he almost rolled his eyes.
‘Why am I a villain again? Do I look like a villain? Oh, right, maybe I’m considered a villain because of what happened to the Liu family?
‘Did the Liu family hire this guy?’
“Senior…” Tang Hao said.
“Hmph! Save the flattery!” The old man sneered and scolded, “You villain, you have done many evil deeds. Today, I will do justice on behalf of the heavens and restore peace to Huaxia.”
When Tang Hao heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes.
Then, he became annoyed.
‘Calling me a villain and wanting to kill me? How arrogant can you get, old man!’
He chuckled and said, “Want to kill me? That will depend on your ability!”
“Ha, how arrogant! After going into seclusion for several decades, it looks like you scum have for
gotten the prestige of our Sky Mountain!” The old man said coldly.
“Sky Mountain? What’s that?” Tang Hao sneered and tore away his tie, revealing a mocking expression.
He had never heard of Sky Mountain before.
Even if they were a major sect, they were nonetheless cowards for going into seclusion for several decades. What was there to be arrogant about?
The old man flew into a rage and scolded, “How dare you! Today, I will let you have a taste of the power of Sky Mountain!”
He stomped his foot, and cracks formed on the road.
Using the force, he shot out and reached out with his hand.
Shing! The ancient black sword on his back broke out of its sheath and slashed downward.
Accompanying the sword was a powerful qi aura.
“You have a death wish!” Tang Hao shouted coldly. With a flick of his wrist, a dozen jade talismans shot out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lightning and fire exploded together and engulfed the old man.
The old man was surprised.
‘Jade talismans? Where did the villain get so many jade talismans?’
“Hmph! It’s just a small trick!”
He channeled his qi into his sword and directly cut through the lightning and fire.
He was about to slash forward when another wave of jade talismans came.
He was quite confused.
‘What’s going on?
‘Aren’t jade talismans very precious? Why is this villain throwing handfuls after handfuls of jade talismans?’
After enduring another wave of attacks, he sneered, “Still have any more of those?”
He was laughing up his sleeve. After two waves of attacks, that villain must be out of talismans!
However, in the next moment, he was dumbfounded.
Another handful of jade talismans appeared in his opponent’s palm.
His other hand was filled with jade talismans.
‘What the hell? This must be fake!’ He cursed internally as his expression changed drastically.
Jade talismans were more powerful than paper talismans. The two earlier waves of attacks had consumed a lot of his qi. The next two waves would deplete his qi reserves, and he would be in no condition to fight.
One had to know that both of them were half-step Perfected Persons and their cultivation bases were about the same.
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