Chapter 1409: Chapter 1409

Upon hearing this, Hao Jian’s face changed drastically.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, I have already sent people to annihilate the Hao Family."

Tang Ming looked at Hao Jian with amusement.

"Tang Ming, you’re too ruthless!"

Hao Jian stammered as he yelled.

"Ruthless? At least I didn’t set fire to your Hao Family, whereas you burned Heavenly Cloud Palace to ashes, killing so many people. Compared to you, I am quite merciful, and your family was still putting on airs before they died. You really reap what you sow."

Tang Ming snorted coldly, looking at Hao Jian with disgust.

"Hao Jian, you beast!"

Old Master Wu trembled as he stood up.

"Grandpa Wu, save me, save me! For the sake of my grandfather having saved you, you must save me!"

Seeing Long Aiyu ignoring him, Hao Jian hurriedly knelt in front of Old Master Wu for help.

"You deserve to die."

Old Master Wu gritted his teeth and slapped Hao Jian.

"Woo woo, I know I was wrong, please save me."

Hao Jian begged for mercy while kowtowing.

Old Master Wu sighed, looking at Tang Ming: "Young Master Tang, what do you plan to do with this beast?"

"After declaring war with the Ming Group, I will use him as a sacrifice, to avenge those he has harmed."

Tang Ming said calmly.

"No, I don’t want to die."

Hao Jian pleaded repeatedly in panic, "Grandpa Wu, save me."

"Can you spare his life for the sake of me and the Wu Family?"

Old Master Wu trembled, looking at Tang Ming, suddenly appearing decades older.

Old Master Wu had been a storm-wielder for decades, yet it was his first time lowering his voice to this extent.

"Is the Wu Family standing up for him?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Ming’s face turned cold.

"Not standing up, it’s just that the Hao Family is already destroyed, only this little bloodline remains. His grandfather once saved my life, I can’t watch the Hao Family’s bloodline be severed."

Old Master Wu hesitated for a moment, looking helplessly at Tang Ming.

"I’m sorry, I can’t grant this favor."

Tang Ming shook his head, saying coldly: "Hao Jian must die, otherwise those Heavenly Cloud Palace disciples and my relatives who were killed will die without peace."

"Tang Ming, don’t be so excessive, my father begged you so much, and you still don’t give any face."

Seeing Tang Ming’s stone-heartedness, Wu Dao couldn’t withstand it.

Tang Ming smashed the table in front of him with a palm.

"Don’t talk to me about face, other things can be discussed, but this person must die."

Tang Ming looked coldly at Wu Dao, gritting his teeth and yelling: "The lives of many disciples from Heavenly Cloud Palace can be forgiven, I can also overlook my scars, but how do we account for my grandfather Wang Chen, a dignified Two-star Martial General, being harmed to the point of having no remains?"

"Two-star Martial General?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was bewildered, unable to believe how Hao Jian managed to pull off such a monstrous act, even killing a Martial General.

Hao Jian was also shocked, previously unaware of this matter.

"A Two-star Martial General, even if we added everyone from the Hao Family and Wu Family together, can that make up for it?"

Tang Ming tearfully yelled; Wang Chen was not only a Two-star Martial General, but was also related to his family background, sacrificing himself to save Tang Ming, leaving him filled with guilt.

A dignified Two-star Martial General who stands at the peak of Urban Martial Arts can enjoy all good things in life, but now Wang Chen died such an unjust death to save him, filling Tang Ming’s heart with guilt and remorse.

Also, adding the likelihood of his origins forever remaining a mystery, left him so angry.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Wu was dumbfounded, genuinely surprised at how excessive Hao Jian’s actions were.

Long Aiyu shrank his neck, daring not to speak, afraid of bringing disaster upon himself.

Su Tianyu and Lin Qingfeng exchanged glances, always suspecting some incredibly powerful entity existed behind Tang Ming, making this so-called Two-star Martial General likely a very significant person to Tang Ming, and now being killed, it’s no wonder he’s driven to madness.

"Grandpa Wu, save me, save me."

Hao Jian shivered as he clung to Old Master Wu’s leg, desperately pleading with tears and snot.

"Get lost, you incompetent wolf in sheep’s clothing."

Wu Dao kicked Hao Jian away.

"Young Master Tang, although Hao Jian is deeply sinful, I owe the Hao Family my life."

The situation being as such, Old Master Wu still didn’t give up, looking tragically at Tang Ming: "If Young Master Tang insists on revenge, I am willing to give my life to spare Hao Jian."

Upon hearing this, Wu Dao’s face changed drastically.

"My mind is made up, the Wu Family must not seek revenge against Young Master Tang; all of this is solely Hao Jian’s fault."

Old Master Wu cut off Wu Dao’s words, firmly stating: "I should have died years ago, living extra years now can only be returned by giving this life back to the Hao Family."

"Old Master, please stop talking."

Tang Ming frowned, firmly saying: "I, Tang Ming, have always distinguished between kindness and vengeance. Hao Jian is Hao Jian and you are you. I won’t trade your life for Hao Jian’s; he is destined to die."

"You... You insist on making me kneel?"

Old Master Wu looked at Tang Ming sorrowfully.

"Even if you kneel, it’s useless, he must die."

Tang Ming snorted coldly, suddenly reaching out to grab Hao Jian’s neck, stuffing a mass of black energy into his mouth.

"What have you fed me?"

Hao Jian rubbed his mouth in horror.

"Poison! Considering Old Master Wu, I’ll give you three days. After three days, the poison will activate."

Tang Ming slowly stood up, "Within these three days, you are free to move around, but when I negotiate with the Ming Group, you must be present."

With those words, Tang Ming strode outward, truly moved by Old Master Wu’s actions; if it weren’t for Hao Jian’s excessively grave crimes, he might have softened, and now letting the opponent live for three more days is the limit.

"Young Master Tang, truly cannot forgive him a bit more?"

Old Master Wu sorrowfully watched Tang Ming’s back, "The old man begs you."

"My mind is made up."

Tang Ming snorted coldly without turning back, disappearing at the door.

"Grandpa Wu, save me, I still don’t want to die, I beg you to save me."

Hao Jian rolled on the ground, pleading tearfully and snot-filled to Old Master Wu: "As long as I can live, I will mend my ways and never commit crimes again."

"Sigh, you brought disaster upon yourself, your beastly nature harmed not only yourself but the entire Hao Family alongside you, truly infuriating me."

Old Master Wu lamented, slapping his thigh in heartache, but faced with Tang Ming’s hardened resolve, he had no solutions.

"Dad, let it be, this wolf in sheep’s clothing isn’t worth saving."

Seeing his father in such a state, Wu Dao helplessly implored.