noveltune Chapter 3 The Sound of the Wind!
Chapter 3 The Sound of the Wind!
The old man was a talkative person.
It's so frustrating to be alone when you're rushing to catch a train. But if you finally run into someone, even a little kid, you can chat for a bit.
"Which direction did you come from? South? The south has been quite turbulent lately."
Mingfei didn't reply, but just looked up at the old man with a blank look in his eyes.
There was no need for acting; he genuinely didn't know what the old man meant by "not peaceful."
"Oh, you're still young, you don't understand these things," the old man said to himself.
"Just a few months ago, the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect went to war. It was a huge upheaval; I heard even the patriarchs of the Hall of Worship got involved."
Mingfei's fingers twitched slightly.
Wuhun Temple.
Haotian Sect.
Offering Hall.
When these three words were put together, the corresponding information immediately came to mind.
It's not entirely the original owner's memories, but more of his knowledge as a transmigrator.
The top power in Douluo Continent, the Spirit Hall's trump card, and the crisis facing the Clear Sky Sect.
"Haotian Sect lost?" he asked softly, his voice filled with a child's curiosity about "winning and losing a fight".
"Lost? It's not a matter of winning or losing." The old man clicked his tongue, as if savoring something.
"Those hammers from the Clear Sky Sect are not to be trifled with; even the Spirit Hall didn't gain much advantage when they attacked them."
"But ultimately, the Spirit Hall is the largest power on the continent. No matter how strong the Clear Sky Sect is, it's just a sect. How can it withstand them?"
"In the end, the Haotian Sect sealed off the mountain and hid in their lair, which can be considered an admission of defeat."
The mountain is closed.
Retire.
Mingfei silently memorized this information.
The retreat of the Clear Sky Sect is an important event in the original novel, which occurred before Tang San was born.
Tang Hao escaped from the Clear Sky Sect with Ah Yin, then Ah Yin sacrificed herself, and Tang Hao took Tang San to Holy Soul Village.
If the Haotian Sect has already closed its gates, it means that Tang Hao is no longer with the sect.
"Why did they fight?" he asked again.
The old man sighed, lowering his voice as if he were talking about something secret.
"It's a long story. Do you know the former Pope of the Spirit Hall? Qian Xunji."
Mingfei nodded.
Of course he knew.
"Dead. Beaten to death."
The old man's tone carried an indescribable meaning; it was neither regret nor schadenfreude.
It's more like a simple lament—such a great person, just died like that, this world is truly unreasonable.
"Who killed him?" Mingfei asked.
"Tang Hao. Tang Hao of the Haotian Sect." The old man clicked his tongue again.
"That battle was incredible. Tang Hao, all by himself, killed the Pope."
"That was the Pope of the Spirit Hall, a Title Douluo-level powerhouse, and he was brutally beaten to death."
"You didn't see what happened back then. I heard the sky was cracked."
Mingfei lowered his head and remained silent.
Tang Hao killed Qian Xunji with a hammer—this is the "official statement" in the original work.
As a time traveler, he knew this claim was false.
What truly killed Qian Xunji was not Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer, but Bibi Dong's Spider Spear.
The woman who became pregnant after being humiliated and imprisoned by Qian Xunji delivered the fatal blow after Qian Xunji was seriously injured.
But nobody knows about this.
Or rather, those who know won't tell.
"And then?" Mingfei asked.
"And then?" the old man snorted.
"Later, Qian Xunji's disciple took over. Bibi Dong, ever heard of her?"
"He is said to be the most talented person of that generation, with twin martial souls, and he is incredibly powerful."
"As soon as she took power, she started clamoring to avenge her master and mobilized troops to attack the Haotian Sect."
"Those old monsters in the Hall of Offerings naturally made their move as well."
"After all, our own pope was beaten to death by someone else, it wouldn't be right not to take action."
The old man sighed deeply as he spoke.
It is indeed quite common for the Hall of Offerings to take action.
The Hall of Worship is the most mysterious institution of the Spirit Hall, where the strongest figures of the Spirit Hall throughout history are enshrined.
Each of them is a Super Douluo of level 95 or above. Their duty is to protect the foundation of the Spirit Hall, not to participate in external conquests.
Unless—this matter touches upon the very foundation of the Spirit Hall.
Qian Xunji was the previous pope and also the son of Qian Daoliu.
The master of the Hall of Offerings, Qian Daoliu, is Qian Xunji's father and Qian Renxue's grandfather.
With their son dead, how could the temple not intervene?
Even if Qian Daoliu knew that the real culprit was Bibi Dong, he couldn't say it.
Because speaking out would mean exposing the internal strife within the Spirit Hall to the public.
This means that the lineage of the Angel God has been fractured.
This means that his only granddaughter, Qian Renxue, will lose her last remaining loved one.
So he chose to remain silent.
He placed Bibi Dong on the throne of the Pope, had the Hall of Worship cooperate with Bibi Dong in "revenge," and made everyone believe that Tang Hao had killed Qian Xunji.
He preserved the dignity of the Spirit Hall, the legacy of the Angel God, and Qian Renxue's childhood—at the cost of keeping the truth forever buried in darkness.
"Is that Bibi Dong powerful?" Mingfei asked.
"Impressive? That's incredibly impressive." The old man's voice carried a hint of awe.
"I heard that since she took office, the Spirit Hall has become even more powerful than before."
"When Qian Xunji was around, the Spirit Hall could still negotiate with the two great empires. Now that Bibi Dong has come up, she's directly trying to suppress the two great empires."
"And she's still young, supposedly not even forty yet. What will she be like in the future?"
A titled Douluo under the age of forty, possessing twin martial souls, ruthless and cruel, who endured for many years and finally succeeded in his revenge.
Bibi Dong's story, if told from her perspective, is probably more exciting than that of most main characters.
But Mingfei knew that her ending was not good.
"What about Tang Hao?" Ming Fei asked again. "He killed the Pope, and the Spirit Hall didn't arrest him?"
"Catch? How do you catch them?" The old man chuckled twice.
"That kid Tang Hao ran away right after the fight, like an eel. The Spirit Hall searched the entire continent but couldn't find him."
"Some say he hid in the Star Dou Great Forest, some say he fled overseas, and some say he's dead—secretly killed by the Spirit Hall. Who knows?"
Tang Hao did not die.
Mingfei knew where Tang Hao was.
Holy Soul Village, an extremely remote village, is located on the border of the Fasno Province.
They were so poor that even the Spirit Hall was unwilling to set up a branch there.
Tang Hao, with his newborn son Tang San, hid in a corner where no one noticed him, numbing himself with alcohol.
He was immersed in the pain of losing Ah Yin day after day.
Tang San has already been born.
This point in time is approximately six years before the original story begins.
Tang San awakened his martial soul at the age of six, then entered Notting City, met Xiao Wu, became Yu Xiaogang's apprentice, and gradually walked towards the main storyline of his destiny.
Right now, Tang San is still a child who has just learned to walk.
Mingfei silently calculated the timeline.
Qian Xunji's death occurred during Tang Hao and A Yin's escape. After A Yin's sacrifice, Tang Hao took Tang San into seclusion.
The Haotian Sect sealed off its mountain after Qian Xunji's death and after Bibi Dong took over.
In other words.
It is now about six years before the original story began.
In other words, it will be more than five years before Tang San awakens.
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