Chapter 118: Tang San Grieves at the Grave, Grandpa Jack Will Understand Me

As Tang San's words fell silent, the scene instantly fell into an extremely eerie quiet.

Old Jack and the villagers of Holy Soul Village stared wide-eyed at Tang San, as if they couldn't believe these words were coming from his mouth.

Even the people from Shrek were quite astonished, shocked by Tang San's attitude.

For those from Shrek, it wasn't that they cared about the life or death of the Holy Soul Village villagers; rather, they were curious about what the Blue Silver Grass that Tang Hao and Tang San spoke of actually was, to the point they would not hesitate to unleash a massacre to force out its whereabouts.

Old Jack raised his arm and pointed at Tang San, his fingers trembling violently, unable to hold back a torrent of curses.

"Tang San, you ungrateful bastard! Don't you remember how I've taken care of your family all these years?"

Facing Old Jack's insults, Tang San shook his head without changing his expression.

"Of course I haven't forgotten, but this matter is too important for me and my father. Since no one among you has voluntarily admitted it, we can't be blamed at all."

"If anyone's to blame, blame the one who rashly entered the cave."

While Tang San was saying these words, Tang Hao had already begun a slaughter.

Although he still suffered from the aftereffects of the burst ring and couldn't unleash the full strength of a Title Douluo, dealing with these villagers who weren't even Soul Masters was nothing short of a one-sided massacre.

In the blink of an eye, the number of Holy Soul Village villagers was reduced by half.

Shrieks, wails, and pleas for mercy all mixed together, turning this area directly into a hell on earth.

"Tang Hao, Tang San, you two damned bastards."

"Why? Why are you doing this to us? What have we done wrong?"

"You two scumbags will surely come to a bad end."

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Tang Hao ignored the villagers' angry curses, his gaze cold as he fixed it on Old Jack and asked.

"Can you tell me now who went there, or if anyone else has come to Holy Soul Village?"

Old Jack slumped to the ground, his eyes filled with pain and hatred as he looked at the corpses around him and shook his head.

"I don't know, I really don't know. Please spare us; this matter truly has nothing to do with us."

"Fine, still being stubborn, huh?"

Enraged, Tang Hao struck again, villagers falling one by one at his hands.

He only stopped when Old Jack was the last one left alive, then Tang Hao finally ceased and asked.

"I'll give you one last chance—if you don't want to die like the others, tell me the truth now."

All his relatives and friends had been slaughtered clean; Old Jack had completely broken down, tears and snot streaming as he roared at Tang Hao.

"Kill me, kill me too!"

Seeing Old Jack actively seeking death, Tang Hao also gradually calmed down.

Only now did Tang Hao fully believe Old Jack, feeling that Ah Yin's disappearance had nothing to do with him or the people of Holy Soul Village.

After all, for ordinary villagers who aren't even Soul Masters, at most they could tell that the Blue Silver Grass Ah Yin had turned into was somewhat different from other Blue Silver Grass, but they had no idea of Ah Yin's identity.

If they had really stolen Ah Yin, they would surely have admitted it just now.

So, did we wrongly blame them?

Tang Hao recalled how Old Jack had once cared for Tang San, hesitated a moment, and ultimately decided to spare his life.

"Considering your past care for Xiao San, I'll let you live."

Old Jack was on the verge of madness, his face contorted as he roared at Tang Hao.

"Why on earth? Tang Hao, you deserve to die! Even if I become a ghost..."

Old Jack's words were cut off mid-sentence.

He only felt a sudden sharp pain in his chest, lowered his gaze, and saw that a crossbow bolt had pierced his heart.

Old Jack lifted his eyes and saw Tang San raising his arm to aim at him; it was obvious this crossbow bolt was his doing.

"Tang San, I was blind— I never saw you as so inhumane!"

Old Jack uttered these words with his last breath, then completely closed his eyes, losing all signs of life.

Not to mention the Shrek bunch; even Tang Hao, seeing this, couldn't help but look toward Tang San and blurt out.

"Xiao San, this old guy poses no threat at all, and he once cared for you so much— why did you kill him?"

Facing Tang Hao's question, Tang San's face also showed a hint of sorrow, his eyes brimming with tears as he choked out.

"I don't want to do this either, but Grandpa Jack's family are already dead; even if I spared him, he would surely live in anguish forever."

"Rather than let him endure this grief and pain, it's better to end his life now; I believe even Grandpa Jack would understand my choice."

At the end of his words, Tang San knelt, crawled to Old Jack's corpse, lay upon it, and burst into silent sobs.

As if he were mourning the other party.

If it weren't for him personally killing Old Jack, this scene might have been quite moving.

But after seeing this scene, whether it was Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, Flandre, or the others, they all felt a chill run down their spines.

Though Tang San was the one who killed Old Jack, and now it's Tang San mourning him, he has played both good and bad roles; moreover, in Tang San's words, it seems he did this for Old Jack's own sake.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang felt a chill in his heart, as if he saw his own future in Old Jack.

Flandre, Zhao Wuji, and the others didn't know the relationship between Old Jack and Tang San, but Yu Xiaogang was well aware of it.

After all, when Old Jack initially brought Tang San to Nuoding City Primary Academy, it was Yu Xiaogang who rescued them from the siege.

Old Jack had once treated Tang San like his own grandson, yet ended up with such a miserable fate.

If one day he also stood in Tang San's way, would Tang San likewise strike him down without hesitation, just as he did today?

Yu Xiaogang didn't know the answer to that question, nor did he dare to think about it deeply.

After killing Old Jack, Tang San indeed kept his promise, personally burying him properly and then collapsing upon his grave, wailing with heart-rending sobs.

After this matter was settled, the Shrek crew helped Tang Hao and Tang San search the surrounding area thoroughly, yet they still couldn't find any trace of Ah Yin.

They also learned Ah Yin's identity from Tang San's words, which gave them a slight understanding of the actions of Tang Hao and Tang San as a father-son pair.

From the perspective of these people from Shrek, regarding the whereabouts of his mother, Tang San's actions are also quite normal.

Tang Hao didn't want to just give up searching for Ah Yin, but he also knew that searching aimlessly was no different than a headless fly.

Moreover, considering Tang San's safety, he could only temporarily give up the search and follow these people from Shrek to Heavenly Battle City.

(End of chapter)