allendalepharm Chapter 161 It's all Tang Hao's fault
Chapter 161 It's all Tang Hao's fault
It is true that the Rat Clan has over a thousand members.
However, most of them are subordinate forces, and there are fewer than 500 members of the Tang family who actually possess the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul.
After the Spirit Hall's sweeping suppression and massacre, only a little over a hundred men remain from the Rat Clan.
The decline of the Rat Sect is an established fact.
However, Pope Qian Xunji had no intention of letting the Rat Sect off so easily.
This time, Qian Xunji finally set his sights on the elders of the Rat Sect.
"Tang Tian, Tang Xiao, Tang Xuan, and elders of the Rat Sect, it's time for you to make sacrifices for the Rat Sect."
"Qian Xunji, what are you trying to do now?" Tang Tian stared with those bloodshot eyes, his breathing rapid and labored.
At this moment, he truly felt the urge to fight the Spirit Hall to the death, regardless of the consequences.
Qian Xunji said calmly, "You dared to attack my Spirit Hall, so naturally you must pay the corresponding price for the crimes you have committed. I don't want much. How about this, I'll take one arm from each of you. As for which arm, you can choose for yourselves."
"What?"
Upon hearing Qian Xunji's request, Tang Tian and the elders of the Rat Sect were all greatly alarmed.
With their talent, their chances of breaking through to the Title Douluo level are still very high.
But if you lose an arm, you can forget about ever making a breakthrough in this lifetime.
Qian Xunji is going to ruin them!
To ruin someone's path is like killing their parents. These people truly wished they could tear Qian Xunji to pieces at this moment.
"Qian Xunji, you've gone too far!" Elder Tang Xuan's beard trembled, his anger reaching its peak. He was already very old, and cutting off an arm was practically the death of him.
"The Spirit Hall will never let us go, Father, let's fight them to the death!" Tang Xiao held the Clear Sky Hammer, ready to fight Qian Xunji to the death, but Tang Tian held him back tightly.
"Qian Xunji, are you really going to fight to the death with my Haotian Sect for some peasants?" Tang Tian stared intently at Qian Xunji, his resentment and anger so intense that even the floodwaters of the rivers could not extinguish it.
"Hahaha..." Qian Xunji threw his head back and laughed loudly, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Tang Tian, you think too highly of yourself to fight to the death with my Spirit Hall. Also, I must remind you that you are now the Rat Sect."
Tang Tian and the elders were so angry that their chests felt like they were about to explode. They clenched their hands tightly, staring with bloodshot eyes, looking like a pack of mad dogs, ready to bite at any moment.
Qian Xunji was not annoyed at all when he saw this. He said slowly, "Tang Tian, look at your Rat Sect. How much sacrifices have others made for your Rat Sect? They have lost their wives, daughters, and mothers, but they are still enduring in order to preserve the foundation of your Rat Sect."
Now it's your turn. Can't you old guys make a sacrifice for the sake of the Rat Sect?
"Do you intend to drag the entire Rat Sect into the abyss for your own selfish interests?"
A sinister smile appeared on Qian Xunji's face, almost imperceptibly.
From the very beginning, he separated the members of the Rat Clan.
Kill some, spare others. Give the Rat Clan members a glimmer of hope to survive, and they won't fight back desperately. Even if they do, it won't be everyone.
Every time the Spirit Hall killed someone, most of the others just watched from the sidelines.
Why? Because these people were hoping the fire wouldn't burn them.
Admittedly, even in a full-scale war, the Spirit Hall could destroy the Rat Clan, but there would certainly be casualties.
But now, the Spirit Hall crippled the Rat Clan without suffering any casualties.
Kill some, spare others. That's the brilliance of Qian Xunji.
Now, even if the weakened Rat Sect wanted to fight desperately, it would be difficult to inflict any casualties on the Spirit Hall.
Faced with Qian Xunji's unreasonable request.
Tang Tian was caught in a fierce internal struggle. Qian Xunji's scheme was blatant and open, clearly aimed at weakening the Rat Sect step by step.
Even if he knew it all along, what could he do?
If they were to fight the Spirit Hall recklessly, the Rat Clan would only face annihilation. Following Qian Xunji's instructions might offer a glimmer of hope.
Tang Tian is currently in a state similar to a gambler who has lost everything. The Rat Sect has already sacrificed and paid too much. If they were to overturn the table now, it would mean that all their previous sacrifices would have been in vain.
At this moment, the men, women, and children who were still alive in the Rat Clan looked at Tang Tian and the elders of the Rat Clan with pleading eyes.
As long as the sect leader and elders make sacrifices, they can survive!
When the Spirit Hall attacked these women and children before, Tang Tian, the sect leader, did nothing. Now that it's his turn to sacrifice himself, he hesitates.
The eyes of each member of the Rat Clan gradually underwent a subtle change.
If Tang Tian doesn't sacrifice himself, it will implicate the entire Rat Sect. How selfish!
The silence and hesitation of Tang Tian and the elders angered the members of the Rat Sect.
These people have lost their wives, mothers, and children, and their hearts are already filled with a lot of negative emotions.
Fearing the Spirit Hall's bloody methods, they could only vent their anger on their own people.
Someone couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, what are you hesitating about? When the Spirit Hall was killing people, you all acted like it was none of your business, but now that it's your turn, you're unwilling to participate."
"Sect Leader, are you really going to just stand by and watch everyone get dragged down by you?"
"Tang Tian, it's all your son's fault! If Tang Hao hadn't caused trouble outside, our Haotian Sect wouldn't have suffered such a calamity, and my wife wouldn't have..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into tears. The thought of his gentle and delicate wife being taken advantage of by other men filled him with deep sorrow.
His words were like a wake-up call, making everyone instantly realize that all of this was caused by Tang Hao.
"Yes, it's all Tang Hao's fault. I, Tang Mietian, am sworn enemies with you."
"Damn Tang Hao, it's all your fault! My wife and daughters have been kidnapped by the Spirit Hall."
"Tang Hao, you bastard, take responsibility for your own actions instead of dragging the sect into it. What kind of hero are you? Look at the mess you've made of us. Why don't you just die?"
"Tang Hao, because of you, I'm now completely cuckolded. You better never come back, or I'll tear a piece of you off even if I die."
"..."
Suddenly, the situation changed drastically.
Throughout the entire Rat Clan, everyone was verbally and in writing condemning Tang Hao. Some even went so far as to curse his ancestors for eight generations.
Even the way Tang Xuan and the other elders looked at Tang Tian changed.
(End of this chapter)