Just as Song Hao was pondering this, the door opened and Tang Yu walked in.
"Song Hao, are you from the Golden Needle Sect?" Tang Yu asked directly.
Song Hao shook his head. As long as the question didn't come up with the acupuncture bronze figure, Song Hao would handle the situation himself.
"Could it be that you really are a member of the Lu Clan?" Tang Yu asked, frowning.
Song Hao shook his head again.
Seeing this, Tang Yu felt relieved and smiled sweetly, saying, "That's good!"
Tang Yu's smile was absolutely captivating, and Song Hao's heart fluttered at the sight. He never expected that such a beautiful girl would come to interrogate him.
"Can you tell me where that acupuncture bronze figure is?"
Tang Yu smiled and spoke softly. Seeing that Song Hao was attracted by her looks, she was thinking of using her beauty to seduce him.
"I don't know!" Song Hao replied with a smile.
"You..." Tang Yu was annoyed that her plan had failed.
She then sneered and said, "That bronze figure is useless to you; it will only bring you trouble. Why drag yourself into this mess? Besides, with your abilities, you can't sell that bronze figure, which means it won't bring you any benefit. If you persist, you will end up with nothing. Since you've fallen into our hands, we originally intended to just give you some money and let you go, but you're being stubborn. I naturally have ways to make you talk."
"sorry!"
Song Hao's expression turned serious as he said, "I don't want what isn't mine, and you shouldn't even think about getting what isn't yours!"
"Really? Then let's give it a try!" Tang Yu said, slightly taken aback.
Just then, someone coughed softly outside the door, and then an octogenarian entered. With a long beard flowing down his chest and eyes gleaming with youthful vigor, he was clearly no ordinary person.
"Second Grandfather! What brings you here?"
Upon seeing this, Tang Yu hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.
"Alas! I never imagined that our Tang family would stoop so low as to kidnap people and demand their things! Heaven is blind, for it has given birth to such unworthy descendants as you!" The old man shook his head and sighed.
"Second Grandfather, this matter is extraordinary, so we have resorted to extraordinary measures..."
Tang Yu lowered her head, looking somewhat ashamed.
“Yu’er, your father has been bewitched by that thing, and you’ve followed suit, wasting all the years of my teachings to you. Don’t say any more, go out first, I need to say a few words to this young man.”
The old man looked displeased, turned away, and ignored Tang Yu.
Tang Yu, seeing this, dared not disobey. She glanced at Song Hao, then left, closing the door behind her.
The old man looked Song Hao up and down, and said apologetically, "Your name is Song Hao. I'm sorry, our Tang family shouldn't have done this! But don't worry, our Tang family isn't a bad person. They acted too rashly. I apologize to you."
After speaking, the old man actually bowed deeply to Song Hao.
"Uncle..." Upon seeing this, Song Hao was momentarily at a loss, not knowing what the other party intended to do.
"Child, I am Tang Ji, and although I am an elder, I am not in charge of the Tang family affairs, so I cannot stop their reckless behavior. But please rest assured, no one will dare to do anything inappropriate to you. Just ignore them."
Seeing Tang Ji's amiable attitude, Song Hao felt grateful. However, now that he was in Tang Ji's hands, he knew that Tang Ji might use some trickery to trick him into revealing the whereabouts of the Heavenly Saint Acupuncture Bronze Man. So he stood there silently, wanting to see what Tang Ji would do next.
Upon seeing this, Tang Ji knew that Song Hao still harbored doubts, and said with a sigh, "Child, don't doubt me. You can keep your secret to yourself; no one is forcing you to speak. Since you're already here, stay for a while. I'll discuss it with my nephew in charge, and we'll definitely let you go. Besides, your current situation is very dangerous, and this place is relatively safer. You can move freely in Tang Village, and it won't be too late to leave after things calm down."
"Thank you so much, sir!" Song Hao said gratefully. At this moment, he felt that Tang Ji's attitude was indeed sincere.
After Tang Ji finished speaking, he nodded to Song Hao and turned to leave.
Watching Tang Ji's departing figure, Song Hao pondered, "If what this man said is true, then I am not in any danger. In any case, I cannot act rashly before I have figured out the Tang family's background. I can believe this man's words or not. For now, I should wait and see."
After sitting in the room for a while, Song Hao tentatively stepped out. Sure enough, no one stopped him, indicating that Tang Ji had already explained things to everyone. However, in the distance, Liu Youhe and Zhang Peng kept glancing in Song Hao's direction, clearly still under surveillance.
Tang Yu stood in the window of a building, watching Song Hao strolling around the village, and said to Tang Qingshan beside her, "Father, Second Grandfather is protecting this person, so I can't do anything about it."
"Then let's try to temper his temper first. Have someone keep a close eye on him and make sure he doesn't leave Tang Village even a step. We can't let him run away. I'll think of something else," Tang Qingshan said helplessly.
"I asked around, and this person has nothing to do with the Golden Needle Sect or the Lu Sect. I don't know why the Dou family entrusted such a treasure to him for protection. It seems that he has no other skills besides that inexplicable needle technique that can subdue people," Tang Yu said, shaking his head.
“Not being coerced or tempted is a skill. Being able to evade the pursuit of various factions in the martial arts world for so long is also a skill. Remaining calm and composed in the face of danger is an even greater skill. Coupled with his miraculous acupuncture technique, this person is quite unfathomable!” Tang Qingshan frowned and said.
After a few days, Song Hao's mood gradually calmed down. He knew that as long as he was there, the Heavenly Saint Acupuncture Bronze Man would be safe. They were providing food and lodging, so why not? He was indeed a person who could adapt to any situation.
At noon that day, a minivan drove into Tangzhuang.
After the car stopped, Tang Liang got out. Zhang Peng, who was standing nearby, quickly went to greet him.
"Go and fetch my second grandfather. He's transferred a patient from the hospital. My uncle can't treat him, so let my second grandfather give it a try," Tang Liang said.
Zhang Peng responded and ran off to find Tang Ji.
"Brother Liu Hai, get out of the car. Let my second grandfather take a look at you in a bit. If he can't cure you, you won't need to look for anyone else," Tang Liang said into the car.
A tired, gloomy-faced man stepped out of the entourage.
Liu Hai suddenly jolted, quickly grabbed the car door, and said with a pained expression, "Here we go again!"
A strange sound emanated from the heel of the man's bangs, like thunder piercing the top of his head and reaching his brain; everyone nearby could hear it.
Song Hao, standing to the side, was also surprised, thinking to himself, "What kind of strange illness is this?!"
After a series of noises, Liu Hai let out a long sigh, his face looking even more exhausted. Tang Liang quickly helped him into a house.
At this moment, Tang Ji, Tang Qingshan, Tang Yu, and others arrived. Song Hao wanted to see how the Tang family, a medical sect, would treat this strange illness, so he followed them in, and no one stopped him.