Chapter 248: The Prime Suspect: The Devastated Xiao Wu

"My Spirit Ring and soul bone, I would rather give them to someone else than give them to you!"

Hearing the final last words of the Titan, Daming felt a wave of sorrow in his heart; this was indeed something Er Ming would say, and something he was capable of doing.

Even if that young man had not appeared, Er Ming would likely have chosen an even more extreme path of self-destruction.

"So that is to say, Er Ming's Spirit Ring is on Nan Feihuang!" Daming said, while also digging a slight pit.

Because so far, what Red Hare said seemed reasonable, but it was, after all, a one-sided account; even if the probability was less than one in a thousand, one could not rule out that it was colluding with that young man to deceive others.

"Nan Feihuang? Is that the name of that young man?" Red Hare quickly gave a standard answer; it did not know any Nan Feihuang, only that he was a young man, "Speaking of which, that young man is indeed a rare genius; not only is his aptitude extremely high, but he also possesses Twin Spirits, which is truly rare to see in a hundred years."

"Twin Spirits!" Xiao Wu was startled, then realized, "That's it, he must have Twin Spirits. No wonder you said Er Ming sacrificed to him, yet I have never seen a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring on him; he must have placed it on his Second Martial Soul."

Everything made sense again; after Nan Feihuang saved her back then, he chose to hide the truth. Although it was a deception, this was the choice a normal person would make.

Given the relationship of having only met once at that time, would Nan Feihuang have foolishly told her the moment she asked that he had Twin Spirits and that his Second Martial Soul had even obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring—such a heaven-defying secret?

Daming's suspicion regarding the acquaintance between Red Hare and Nan Feihuang also subconsciously lowered a few notches; after all, if they were in cahoots, Red Hare would have no need to reveal such a big secret as Twin Spirits.

Once they went out and spread the word, what Nan Feihuang would face would be either endless solicitation or the reckless assassination of hostile forces.

"No, I still don't believe it. Uncle Tang would not treat my younger brother like this. His wife is also a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, so both he and Brother have deep feelings for us Spirit Beasts. They have said that in the future, they will only hunt the Spirit Rings of Evil Spirit Beasts." Xiao Wu still shook her head in denial, insisting.

In fact, this was within Nan Feihuang's expectations; just based on the fact that Tang Hao was Tang San's father, no matter how logical and well-founded he made the story, Xiao Wu would not believe it unless there was irrefutable evidence.

"Sister Xiao Wu, you believe such talk about only hunting Evil Spirit Beasts? Don't you know how great the attraction of a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast is to a Spirit Master? Even if I believe that father and son are sincere to you, can they treat me and Er Ming as family?" Daming questioned sternly.

For the first time in his life, he lost his temper at Xiao Wu.

Combining all the current evidence, Tang Hao was indeed the prime suspect.

"Rabbit, humans are not to be trusted, even that young man who saved you that day was only there to pick up scraps. If it weren't for the fact that when he arrived, the Titan was in a fierce battle with that Title Douluo, and you were fainted on the ground, he would likely have guessed your identity as a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast if he had seen the interaction between you and the Titan. At that time, you would surely have died; don't think he truly saved you." Red Hare spared no effort in speaking ill of humans, including Nan Feihuang in it, which served to further distance itself from the situation.

"Then what about you? Weren't you present at the time? Why didn't you intervene? If you had intervened, how could my younger brother have been forced to sacrifice?" Xiao Wu looked up at Red Hare, unwilling to accept it; although her words were still respectful, they carried a tone of questioning.

This frightened Daming; what kind of character was this Red Hare? They were in no position to question it.

To such a powerhouse, the battle between Super Douluo was just a minor scuffle; it was a favor if he intervened, and his duty if he did not.

After all, it was the king of all horse-type Spirit Beasts, and the Titan had not pledged allegiance to it; what obligation did it have to save anyone?

"Hmph, little rabbit, if I hadn't intervened at the time, do you think you could have been safely taken back by that brat?" Red Hare said coldly, "I was indeed watching the show, but seeing that the Titan was working so hard to keep you alive, I was slightly moved and released my aura to scare off that Title Douluo."

"For... me?" Xiao Wu asked in confusion.

"Sister Xiao Wu, of course it was for you. Do you think Er Ming's purpose in sacrificing was just to prevent that Tang Hao from getting the Spirit Ring and soul bone? Then why didn't it just self-destruct and perish together with that Tang Hao?" Daming had thought it through by now and answered, "Because the power of a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast's self-destruction is too great, and you were in the center of the battlefield at the time. Once Er Ming self-destructed, it's unknown if Tang Hao would die, but you would definitely be dead, so it couldn't do that."

"And when a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast performs a Sacrifice, it creates a Barrier. When this Barrier is created, no one can easily enter. If I am not mistaken, Er Ming's Sacrifice Barrier at that time must have enclosed you as well."

"Furthermore, the huge fluctuation caused by the Sacrifice could attract my attention; this was also Er Ming sending a distress signal to me. Am I right, Lord Red Hare?"

Red Hare nodded, "That is exactly so. That Titan was thinking of you until the very end, trying its best to win a chance for you to live, even if it was just one more second. Every extra second meant one more possibility for you to survive. Such a spirit moved even me."

Having reached this point, no matter how stubborn Xiao Wu was on the surface, she could not help but accept the "truth" of the facts in her heart; she feared it really was her Uncle Tang who did it.

Xiao Wu knelt on the ground, holding her head, "No, it shouldn't be like this. Why would it be like this? Er Ming didn't have to do this. Uncle Tang would never hurt me. I am Brother San's sister."

"Sister Xiao Wu, but Er Ming wouldn't know that. It didn't know the relationship between you, Tang San, and that Title Douluo. It only knew that a Title Douluo had appeared before you, a transformed Spirit Beast who had not yet entered the Mature Period. If it didn't fight to the death to protect you, you would surely die," Daming sighed.

Xiao Wu did not reply, because she knew Daming was right; Er Ming didn't know the relationship between Tang Hao and her, it just wanted to protect her with its life.

"You don't need to be too sad. That the Titan sacrificed to that young man may not necessarily be a bad thing. After all, its true spirit has not dissipated, and this young man has the potential to become a god; perhaps in the future, the Titan can break through and be reborn." Red Hare comforted them slightly, said nothing more, turned around, and walked back into the cave.

"Thank you, Lord Red Hare, for providing the information today." Seeing this, Daming thanked it, placed the devastated Xiao Wu on his head, and also returned to Life Lake.

The information obtained today had locked most of his suspicions onto Tang Hao.

But he still wanted to have contact with both parties involved, Tang Hao and Nan Feihuang, to determine the real culprit. In any case, Er Ming's revenge must be avenged.

(End of chapter)