Chapter 76: Desperate Situation

  "I feel that the atmosphere is a bit off, be careful." Tang Yan walked on the main road leading to the Tang Mansion, his face becoming increasingly solemn. Although this main road was not particularly prosperous, it was usually quite lively, and at least the wine houses and shops on both sides would not close their doors, but today... all the shop doors were tightly locked, and there was no one in sight on the entire street.

  "There's someone inside the wine tower!" Du Yang vigilantly scanned both sides, and at the top of the wine tower, he could feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy, as well as the feeling that someone was secretly observing them.

  "Turn past the intersection ahead and you'll arrive at the Tang Manor. Who dares to be reckless here? Don't they want to live?" Tang Yan found it somewhat strange, but this unusual scene made him secretly more cautious.

  "We're almost at the intersection. You watch out in front, I'll cover the back." Du Yang walked behind Tang Yan, his mouth moving slightly as he reminded him softly. His hands had turned a grayish color, and the spiritual energy inside him was surging like waves.

  His exceptional talent, variant spiritual pulse, life-and-death experiences, and replenishment of Spiritual Source Liquid allowed him to break through the barrier of Martial Spirit in this half-year period, entering the realm of Martial Ancestor. Although he has not yet consolidated his foundation, the special skill granted by petrification gave him immense confidence!

  Tang Yan nodded slightly without leaving any trace, unsheathing the ancient war sword and placing it on his shoulder. Handing over his back to someone else? This was something he had never thought of in his past life, but today, he handed it over to Du Yang without any hesitation!

  Two people walked towards the crossroads at a moderate pace, an old woman with a sturdy build leaned against the stone wall, her eyelids drooping as if about to fall asleep, showing no reaction to their arrival.

  Tang Yan's footsteps slightly paused, and he vigilantly glanced at the old woman before continuing on his way.

  After turning the corner, continue forward. A sturdy man slowly crawled out from the stone wall on the left side, sat there, carrying a large knife, and coldly stared at Tang Yan. On the right side of the wall, a beautiful woman appeared, her slender fingers moved slowly, three dazzling seven-colored small knives fluttered around her, extremely agile, but with a fierce killing intent.

  The old woman gave Tang Yan a dangerous feeling. The aura emanating from these two people was in no way inferior to that of the old woman!

  Tang Yan and Du Yang walked forward slowly, with various people appearing on the walls on both sides, none of whom were in a hurry to make a move, just coldly staring. By the time they reached the front gate of the Tang Sect, ten people had already appeared on the stone wall behind them! Judging from the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from their bodies, it was likely that all of them were powerful warriors at the Wu Zong level!

  Ten Martial Ancestors! The strongest among them are the old crone at the beginning, the robust man with a big knife on his back, and the pale-faced scholar. Even if they are not third-class Martial Ancestors, they are at the peak of second-class!

  Wu Zong is different from Wu Ling, the gap between them is not just a thousand or ten thousand! Tang Yan is confident that he can challenge the second-stage Wu Zong, but he absolutely cannot withstand the peak of the second stage, let alone provoke the third-stage Wu Zong! This is the gap, and it's also a chasm!

  The Tang Mansion's main gate was tightly closed, with no one in front of it, not even a single guard watching over the courtyard. Tang Yan felt increasingly strange, keeping an eye on the people behind him as he walked up to the gate and knocked heavily twice: "I'm back! Open the door!!"

  Inside is quiet and still, with no response.

  "Father?!"

  "Ah De!"

  "Open the door!"

  "I am Tang Yan! Open the door quickly!"

  Tang Yan shouted repeatedly, but there was no response from inside. It seemed as if the place in front of him was an empty mansion. However, he could feel that there were intense energy fluctuations inside, just within the courtyard, separated only by a single gate.

  "Look at the wine building over there." Du Yang suddenly whispered, Tang Yan turned around and looked over, the windows on the top floor of several buildings in the distance opened one after another, and familiar figures appeared.

  There were Yang Xingwei, Yang Ruyan, Li Shoujian, Li Shouze, Dong Leiming, and also Pang Hai, Ren Lingfeng and other young masters of various families. The heads of each family and their attendants, roughly speaking, it seemed that all the members of the aristocratic families in Giant Elephant City had arrived.

  "Don't bother, no one is going to pay attention to you." A cold and clear voice came from a nearby shop, and a thin woman walked out under the escort of two burly men.

  Zhou Lingluo? Tang Yan's eyebrows furrowed deeply, this woman looked haggard and pale to the point of being frightening, but it was still possible to tell that she was Zhou Lingluo, the county princess of the Ling Wang Fu.

  Aren't you supposed to be locked up in the Tang Manor dungeon? How did you end up here?

  Could it be...

  Tang Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he had an inexplicable premonition.

  Zhou Linglu walked slowly, her expression cold as ice, a hint of deep-seated hatred floating in the bottom of her eyes: "Don't think wildly anymore, all the Tang family members are inside, they're safe, but they won't answer your questions. Want to know the reason?"

  "I'm more curious about which kiln you crawled out of, how did you become so thin."

  "You sharp-tongued bastard, looking for a fight!" The two burly men almost couldn't hold back their anger and were about to charge forward.

  Zhou Linglu's face was gloomy, and she said in a cold voice: "To tell you the truth, your Tang family has already abandoned you. The announcement has been posted, and you, Tang Yan... have been expelled from the house! From now on, no one will protect you, and no one will allow you to be arrogant and domineering."

  "Expel from home? You dare? The Tang family has not fallen to the point of yielding to a woman like you."

  "You may not believe it now, but soon you will accept this reality, and everyone present here will be a witness to it."

  "Tang Yan, I advise you to kneel down and beg for mercy. Perhaps the young lady will take pity on you and spare your life." From a distance, Li Shouze shouted loudly with a playful smile at the corner of his mouth.

  Tang Yan gave him a cold glance: "I won't, you're the teacher in this aspect, come and give a demonstration?"

  "You can be arrogant with your words, but soon you won't be laughing. Today we're here to watch a good show, to see how the once-arrogant Second Master Tang has fallen to what extent, to see what kind of retribution the once-bully Second Master Tang will receive, and to see how you'll end up kneeling on the ground begging." Li Shouze burst out laughing loudly, it's been half a year, he had never felt this carefree before.

  Yang Ruyan also seized the opportunity: "Evil will be punished, and those who commit evil will ultimately get their retribution."

  Dong Lei Meng's expression was cold and indifferent: "I've been looking for you for a long time, always wanting to have a rematch, but you escaped to the Mystic Forest and hid for half a year. Now that you're finally willing to come back, however... it seems like you won't be able to hold on until the day when you can challenge me again."

  Fat Hai stood far away, didn't dare to make a sound, just made a mouth shape: "Run!"

  Ren Lingfeng's face was bitter, and he weakly shook his head. When the Tang family announced the news early this morning, it indeed caused a huge stir, but when they learned that the Ling Wangfu insisted on executing Tang Yan, they closed their mouths in reason and could only silently watch the situation develop, but were completely powerless to do anything.

  Tang Yan's face finally turned ugly, his eyes scanning the crowd one by one, no one was not mocking and ridiculing him, all looking at him with cold eyes, these expressions were the best proof - Zhou Lingluo said it was all true!

  "Du Yang, you can leave now, there's nothing for you here. Go back to Giant Elephant Academy or join the Ling Wang Fu, with your talent you'll have a decent treatment either way. No need to follow Tang Yan to his death." Zhou Lingluo intentionally provoked, she not only wanted to torment Tang Yan's body but also crush his spirit, letting him be destroyed in the most tragic way possible in front of all the young generation in Giant Elephant City.

  Du Yang raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhou Lingluo: "You're talking about me?"

  "That's right."

  "Will I be okay?"

  "Of course."

  Du Yang hesitated for a moment, looking at Tang Yan and then glancing at the distant Wu Zong, who was surrounded by a murderous aura, as well as the young nobles watching from afar. He shrugged indifferently and left without saying a word, disappearing cleanly through the gates of the Tang estate.

  In a certain part of the Tang Mansion, General Tang's face was gloomy: "I warned him, Du Yang is naturally cold and unfeeling, he's not someone to be deeply associated with!"

  "This woman is ruthless!" Tang Mingzhong's face turned gloomy.

  Tang Ming Jing closed his eyes in pain: "What's the use of Du Yang staying? What can three more Du Yangs do?"

  "Father, elder brother! Please, I beg of you, save Tang Yan!" Tang Ying's eyes were blurry with tears as she desperately pleaded with the crowd.

  Tang Mingzhong sighed and gently hugged Tang Ying, who had cried until she was tearful: "We all want to save her, but we can't."

  "Why? Why should the Tang family yield to the Ling Wang Fu? Obviously, they were in the wrong first, so why do we have to pay the price?" Tang Ying struggled with all her might, but was firmly restrained by Tang Mingzhong.

  Tang Ming's expression turned bitter as he smiled wryly: "Because they are the Ling Wang Fu, this is the Northern Wilderness Domain, and this is Zhou Ling Wang's territory."

  Outside the wall, Zhou Lingluo smiled, smiling very happily. For more than half a year, she had never been so happy. Tang Yan's gloomy face was the most beautiful scenery in her eyes: "I can actually give you a chance to live for a few more days, do you want it?"

  Tang Yan took a deep breath, calming the turmoil in his heart, and sneered: "You're so kind? Heh heh, I knew it. You still miss my skills in bed and want to experience them for a few more days?"