Wu Kui placed his hand on Wu Mengchong's shoulder, pressing gently before turning his head towards Xu Hao and saying, "Fine! From this moment, I officially regard you as a strong contender equal to me. Is it just the title 'grandfather'? Mengchong, if Han Xin could tolerate the humiliation of crawling between legs, I believe you can too!"
Everyone was stunned.
Wu Yong and the others looked at Wu Kui with disbelief.
They had never imagined that Wu Kui would publicly agree to Xu Hao's demand!
Qian Jiuyue's face changed dramatically, and he intervened, "Young Master Xu, you must not! The Tu family can only send out a strong contender of your generation now, but almost none of them are your match. However, if you willingly make yourself Wu Kui's equal, then naturally many from the Tu family will be able to act against you, and those old powerhouses are not to be trifled with."
Xu Hao replied with a faint smile, "Do you think I would be afraid? Besides, given their nature, do you really think they would play fair? Even if I don't elevate my status, they may not dare to openly send someone of higher status than me, but what about behind the scenes?
"If they manage to kill me in the shadows, even if everyone knows in their hearts that the Tu family must be behind it, without evidence, who could do anything to them?"
Hearing what Xu Hao said, Qian Jiuyue fell silent.
Xu Hao had a point; it was better to face them head-on in an open battle than to let them sneak around and shoot from the shadows.
In fact, the Tu family would probably prefer it that way too. Otherwise, even if they managed to kill Xu Hao in secret, it would damage their family's reputation, which is highly detrimental to attracting strong contenders. No one wants to join a family that doesn't play by the rules, unless they had no other choice.
"Impressive! I didn't expect you to have already thought this through. Compared to you, Mengchong truly falls short," Wu Kui said, his voice a mix of anger and praise, extremely complex. If only his grandson Wu Mengchong could be as outstanding as Xu Hao!
Xu Hao spoke indifferently, "Alright, Wu Mengchong, it's now your turn to call me grandpa."
"Really have to say it?" Wu Mengchong lifted his head, looking at Xu Hao with immense anger.
Xu Hao chuckled softly, "See, this is the difference between you and your grandfather. Your grandfather used to be the leader among the kids, stabilizing the Wu Family's position in Huadu, but you can't, because your grandfather is far stronger than you! He knew how to bide his time, but you can't. Alas, you're just too trash..."
Xu Hao's words were full of mockery; not only Wu Mengchong, but also many of the Wu family members felt like hitting him, and even many onlookers felt that Xu Hao deserved a beating.
Although he was clearly humiliating someone, his tone also carried the exasperation of an elder lecturing a younger one, a perfect imitation of a superior teaching their inferior.
Wu Kui looked at Wu Mengchong with an encouraging face, saying, "Mengchong, don't mind a mere title. If you can really take down this Xu Hao, what's a little humiliation? He insists on raising his status to be my equal, but then, the Tu family can send in their veteran fighters.
"If he dies, or is forced to leave, you will still be the number one Young Master of Huadu, and you will still be the one to call the shots for the Wu family in the future! Otherwise, our Wu family will be finished!"
Wu Mengchong glared intensely at Xu Hao, his eyes brimming with humiliation, like a deeply wronged little wife, and called out in a very low voice, "Grand... grand..."
Xu Hao laughed, "Louder, I can't hear you! And remember to precede it with my name!"
Wu Mengchong took a deep breath and shouted, "Grandfather Xu Hao!"
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Everyone was shocked.
Wu Mengchong had actually called Xu Hao 'grandfather' in public!
The once high-and-mighty Young Master Wu, whom no one dared to disrespect, where had he gone?
Today, he had been reduced to this state!
Forced to call his enemy 'grandfather' in front of everyone!
Many who had suffered at the hands of the Wu family were overjoyed; today felt like sweet revenge.
Seeing Wu Mengchong in such a pitiful state made them incredibly excited.
They began to shout, "Wu Mengchong, you little bastard, didn't expect you'd have this day, right? When your Wu family forcibly took my land and didn't pay a penny, I went to your family to reason, but was beaten to a cripple, and my right leg had to be amputated directly, all thanks to you!"
As the old man spoke, he lifted his pant leg, revealing that he indeed had no right leg.
The crowd's anger towards the Wu family grew even more intense; the Wu family had truly pushed people too far!
However, Wu Mengchong coldly snorted, "Hmph! Fabricating lies with just your mouth, who knows if your leg was broken because you were caught stealing!"
"Me stealing? That's laughable! All the neighbors are here, standing around. You can ask them what kind of person I am and whether I've ever done anything bad!" the old man retorted angrily.