Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

Xuan Hao felt increasingly aggrieved as he spoke, and even began to curse:

"Who knows what's going on in that old madman Tang Hao's head! He came out in the middle of the night and started attacking me with a hammer without saying a word?!"

"That's right!"

Xuan Hao suddenly sat up straight on the sofa, as if he had suddenly remembered something important, his eyes becoming extremely resentful and indignant:

"I must go to Yuexuan and have a serious talk with Tang Yuehua about this!"

"That shameless old man Tang Hao, a titled Douluo, actually had the audacity to bully a kid like me who's not even fifteen years old! He almost broke my bones!"

"Damn it! Isn't he ashamed?! I'm still a child!"

They could just pack up and go.

Xuan Hao greeted Na'er and the others, and without waiting for Xue Qinghe's consent, he grabbed the Crown Prince's arm and led him out of the hotel, heading straight for Yuexuan in the center of Tiandou City.

It was morning. In the main hall of Yuexuan, Tang Yuehua, dressed in a silver palace gown, sat behind a harp, teaching court etiquette and music to a group of noble children from Tiandou City.

Xuan Hao swaggered into the lobby entrance.

Upon seeing the familiar figure outside the door, Tang Yuehua paused slightly in her playing. She shook her head helplessly, stood up, and said gently to the students below, "That's all for today. Please practice on your own."

After dismissing the students, Tang Yuehua led Xuan Hao and Xue Qinghe, who was dressed casually, straight into the private room on the top floor.

As soon as he entered, Xuan Hao acted as if he were at home, casually sprawling on the soft sofa, pouring himself a cup of top-quality snow-topped cloud tea, and stuffing the delicate pastries on the table into his mouth, without needing Tang Yuehua to serve him at all.

Tang Yuehua was already used to his behavior.

When Xuanhao was eight or nine years old, he started coming to Yuexuan to play. Over the years, he has come to the top floor from time to time to freeload.

On the surface, they pretended to be studying etiquette at Yuexuan, creating a "gentle and elegant" image, but in reality, they treated it as a high-class playground.

In Tang Yuehua's eyes, no matter how powerful Xuan Hao is on the outside, he's just a mischievous kid at heart.

"Tell me, what happened?" Tang Yuehua sat down opposite Xuan Hao, glanced at Xue Qinghe with a strange expression beside her, and laughed, "This early in the morning, not only did you come to bother me, but you also dragged His Highness the Crown Prince over."

Xuan Hao swallowed the pastry in his mouth, patted the crumbs off his hands, and began to complain with a wronged expression:

"Madam Yue, you have to be my judge! I went out to Soto City a while ago to look for Ning Rongrong, who ran away from home. But a few days ago, I ran into an old madman named Tang Hao there!"

"That bastard was completely out of the blue. He suddenly jumped out in the middle of the night, grabbed a hammer, and beat me up without saying a word! If I hadn't been quick-witted and immediately introduced myself, bringing up my family elders and the powerful figures behind me to threaten you, I might not even be alive to see you today!"

Chapter 205 Do You Dare to Admit Your Desires?

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Upon hearing the name "Tang Hao," Tang Yuehua's originally dignified and gentle expression instantly changed.

"Tang Hao has appeared?"

She grabbed Xuan Hao's wrist, her voice trembling uncontrollably, her eyes filled with anxiety: "Is he alright? Where is he now? Is he injured?"

Hearing this barrage of questions, Xuan Hao's aggrieved expression froze instantly, and he looked at Tang Yuehua speechlessly.

"No... Sister, are you kidding me?"

Xuan Hao pointed to his nose and raised his voice, "I'm the one who got beaten up! He almost broke my bones! Not only do you not care about me, the victim, but you actually ask the perpetrator a question?"

Xuan Hao laughed in exasperation, shaking off Tang Yuehua's hand and giving a self-deprecating snort: "That's right, what am I anyway? You're the family, blood is thicker than water. Excuse me, farewell!"

As he spoke, Xuan Hao made a move to get up and walk out.

"Hey! You child, don't go!"

Seeing that he was really angry, Tang Yuehua felt a mix of helplessness and guilt. She quickly got up and forcibly pulled Xuan Hao back down onto the sofa.

"It's my fault, don't be angry." Tang Yuehua sighed with a bitter smile, her eyes slightly red. "I was just worried sick. He... he's been missing for over ten years, without a single word. When I first heard news about him, I was really worried."

"He's a Title Douluo, possessing the number one weapon spirit in the world. He can flatten a mountain with a single hammer blow. Does he need someone like you, with only level nine soul power, to worry about him?"

Xuan Hao rolled his eyes and muttered irritably, "You should worry about me! That old bastard is shameless, bullying a fourteen-year-old kid like me when he's over ten!"

Tang Yuehua was both amused and exasperated by his unseemly accusations, but doubts also began to arise in her heart.

She composed herself and looked at Xuan Hao seriously, asking, "But you and Tang Hao didn't know each other at all before, and you had no interaction whatsoever. Given his personality, why would he attack you for no reason?"

"How should I know?!"

Xuan Hao shrugged and replied confidently, "If I knew what was going on in his head, would I have gotten this beating?"

Beside her, Qian Renxue held a teacup, quietly watching Xuan Hao pour out his grievances, her eyes full of inquiry and incomprehension.

She really didn't understand what the point was of Xuan Hao coming all the way to tell Tang Yuehua all this.

No matter how extensive Tang Yuehua's connections and how much influence she had in the noble circles of Tiandou City, in the end she was just an ordinary person who could never break through to the ninth level of soul power.

Could she possibly interfere with Tang Hao, a Title Douluo who dared to confront even the Spirit Hall?

After chatting idly for a while in the private room, Xuan Hao, having had his fill of tea and snacks, clapped his hands contentedly, then pulled the suspicious Qian Renxue to his feet to say goodbye.

Stepping out of Yuexuan's gate and onto the bustling streets of Tiandou City, Qian Renxue finally couldn't hold back any longer and turned to ask, "You came all this way just to complain to Tang Yuehua? Why are you telling her all this?"

"Just a heads-up."

Xuan Hao put his hands behind his head, looked at the crowds coming and going on the street, and casually replied, "Tang Hao attacked me first, so this feud is now set in stone. If Tang Hao is unlucky enough to have an accident and die out there one day, then that guy deserves to die."

“We’re friends, after all. Since future developments might involve the life-and-death feud between her and her brother, I have to give her a heads-up beforehand and consider her feelings.”

After hearing this, Qian Renxue frowned even more deeply, her tone revealing a hint of absurdity: "Aren't you being too naive? If Tang Hao really dies, even if you are in the right and Tang Hao struck first, do you really think Tang Yuehua will stop hating you just because of your preemptive 'warning' today?"

Whether she hates me or not is her business.

Xuan Hao stopped in his tracks, his eyes becoming incredibly clear. "I simply don't like getting involved in those melodramatic misunderstandings caused by 'information gaps'."

“I’ve laid out the whole story clearly, including who started it. As for what others choose to do next, whether they hate me or understand me, that’s their own problem.”

Xuan Hao turned his head, looked at Qian Renxue's face disguised as Xue Qinghe, and shrugged: "To put it bluntly, I only strive to do things without leaving any regrets."

"I hate getting involved in those sentimental, self-indulgent, and melodramatic sentimental stories."

“I will say what I want directly and bluntly, and I will even go after it. I will never give up until I get a clear rejection from the other party.”

"But similarly, if the other party gives a clear and unambiguous rejection, I will absolutely not pester them anymore, and I won't even waste another word."

"Respecting other people's choices is also respecting myself."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's eyes flashed with suspicion. She stared intently into Xuan Hao's eyes. "That sounds so high-sounding. But what if one day in the future, your beloved Na'er suddenly says she doesn't like you anymore and tells you to get lost? Would you turn around and leave without hesitation?"

Xuan Hao stopped and turned to look at Qian Renxue, but he was not angered by this sharp assumption.

"First of all, Na'er would never do that."

“Secondly,” Xuan Hao paused, “even if that day ever comes and she says something like that to me, there must be another reason. I will investigate and find out the whole story before making a decision.”

"But if I find out the truth, and discover that she really had no secrets, wasn't coerced by anyone, and that she genuinely had those feelings for herself..."

"Then I will naturally leave and never look back."

Qian Renxue sneered, clearly not believing her words: "It's easy to say. When it really comes to that, the obsessions and resentments of human nature can't be put aside with just a few words."

"The reason you doubt me is because you yourself cannot do the same."

Xuan Hao astutely saw through Qian Renxue's thoughts.

"But I won't doubt myself. I don't like to dwell on things because I only live in the present. If I want something, I will pursue it, fight for it, and get it by any means necessary. And the only purpose of all this is to make myself happy."

Xuan Hao tilted his head slightly, looking at the azure sky above Tiandou City: "But if this forced entanglement ultimately turns into a meaningless mutual torment, then I have no interest in it."

"That's the biggest difference between us."

Xuan Hao withdrew his gaze and turned it back to Qian Renxue. "I am no more noble than you, nor more merciful than you. In many things, I have gone far too far and been far more ruthless than you."

“But I know very well what I want, and I'm aware of that. And you…”

Do you know what you really want?

"No, I should say, do you dare to admit what you really want?"

"..."

Qian Renxue remained silent for a long time.

The hustle and bustle of the busy street seemed to be shut out from the two of them at this moment. She stared at Xuan Hao's face, which was so close yet seemed impossible to see through, took a deep breath, and the mask of gentleness and refinement she had been wearing finally cracked.

"You really enjoy lecturing people."

Qian Renxue coldly retorted, her tone sharp with a hint of hurt, "Since you've explained yourself so clearly, then tell me, what do you think... is exactly what I want?"

Xuan Hao looked at her, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Of course I know."

"You crave power, are obsessed with authority, and yearn for the supreme power that can control everything. On the surface, you look down on these mundane petty squabbles, but at the same time, you are angry in your heart that these ordinary people do not worship you and look up to you."

"In the end, you are just a half-baked person who can't live without the worship and admiration of the common people, yet thinks he is extraordinary."

Chapter 206 I've Always Respected You

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"You're talking nonsense!"

Qian Renxue was instantly enraged. She subconsciously took a step forward, wanting to refute this argument that belittled her as worthless.

"Save it."

Xuan Hao interrupted her without any politeness: "If you were really as noble and extraordinary as you appear, you wouldn't feel anything about what I just said. You would only find it laughable and dismissive."

Xuan Hao pointed to Qian Renxue's slightly heaving chest: "But you're angry now, you can't wait to refute me, to prove me wrong. Why?"

"Don't you understand why?"

Qian Renxue laughed in anger, gritting her teeth as she stared at Xuan Hao: "Is this how you see me? Is this how you view me?"

"It's not about how I see you, it's just that you are who you are."

Xuan Hao showed no sign of backing down. "You can't distinguish between love and mere desire for conquest. In your world, everything based on your self-centered logic is taken for granted."

"Those who follow the rules prosper, those who resist perish. This is your most fundamental and authentic self-logic."

"You never consider what other people think when you do things. You only use your own superior logic to judge and evaluate others."

“You are a person who is extremely lacking in empathy, and deep down you disdain to understand those ‘ordinary people’ whom you consider inferior to you.”