Chapter 862: Unexpected Breakthrough (1/2)

Tang Wulin shook his head. Of course this information was beyond him; the Douluo Palace Master had always been one of the most mysterious people on the entire continent. He had become a Battle Hall agent, but he was far from the higher echelons of the Tang Sect.

Mu Ye said in a low voice, ”His title is Heartless; he's Heartless Douluo Cao Dezhi.”

This was the first time that Tang Wulin had heard the name of the current master of the Douluo Palace, as well as the master of the entire Tang Sect, and his eyes reflexively widened.

”Does that make you think of anything?” Mu Ye asked with a peculiar look in his eyes.

Tang Wulin shook his head in a confused manner. Heartless Douluo? Amorous Douluo? [In Chinese, the two terms heartless (无情) and amorous (多情) are direct antonyms, and they both end with the same character.]

Mu Ye sighed, ”The heartless one denies his innermost feelings, while the amorous one is left to rue what could've been. It's said that the Amorous Douluo and the Heartless Douluo are, ahem, you know what I'm getting at, right?”

Tang Wulin's eyes widened with shock. ”You're saying they're both men?”

”That's right!” Mu Ye confirmed before warning, ”Don't tell anyone else about this! This is one of the best-kept secrets of the Tang Sect.”

Tang Wulin had no idea what to think. The vice-palace master, Amorous Douluo, and the palace master, Heartless Douluo, were a couple?

”Teacher, is this information really reliable?” Tang Wulin asked.

”Of course not!” Mu Ye replied in a justified manner.

Tang Wulin almost threw up a mouthful of blood. ”So you're spreading unconfirmed rumors? Aren't you afraid that...”

Mu Ye smiled, and said, ”I'm just telling you to be on your guard. Besides, all rumors that circulate for long enough must have some kind of basis, so there must be some truth to this. According to my knowledge, neither of the two have married anyone. They're two of the most powerful beings on the entire continent, so as you can imagine, countless outstanding women have pursued them in the past. Are you telling me that they simply didn't like any of their pursuers? On top of that, they've always shared a strong bond, and in the younger days, they formed a partnership that had made countless important contributions to the Tang Sect. Also, are we just expected to believe that there's no connection between their Douluo Titles?”

Tang Wulin sighed, ”This is all just circ.u.mstantial evidence.”

Mu Ye chuckled, ”The Amorous Douluo is renowned for his promiscuity, yet there are no scandals surrounding the Heartless Douluo whatsoever. It's said that the Amorous Douluo intentionally fabricated a promiscuous image for himself so he could hide his relationship with the Heartless Douluo. I don't know about the specific details there, but there's definitely something weird going on between them.”

Tang Wulin cleared his throat in an awkward manner. It wasn't his place to be making comments about his seniors, and he could tell that Mu Ye meant no harm when talking about these matters. After all, the Body Sect and the Tang Sect used to be rival sects, but as time passed, the Body Sect gradually declined while the Tang Sect continued to become more powerful, and the rivalry really wasn't valid anymore.

Mu Ye's cooking skills were truly incredible, and a delicious and diverse feast was quickly prepared.

Zhen Hua invited everyone to take a seat, and Amorous Douluo Zang Xin naturally took the main seat, seeing as he was the most powerful one with the loftiest position among everyone present.

Tang Wulin was the youngest one present by far, so he sat at the furthest seat away from the head of the table. He was currently appraising the delicious feast on the table with a slightly forlorn look in his eyes. With so many seniors present, he would have to hold himself back and eat less than he'd like.

Zhen Hua brought out a bottle of wine with extremely antiquated packaging, and he poured everyone a glass in person, including Tang Wulin.

”This bottle of Dragonblood Wine is an extremely old brew, and it was given to me by a friend as a present. I've never been able to bring myself to drink it, so what better occasion than now to share it with everyone?”

The wine was of an amber color, and a faint fragrance emanated from it. This fragrance was very unique; it resembled the aroma of sandalwood, but also the fragrance of Buddhist incense.

Tang Wulin had never drunk wine before, so he was very intrigued.

”I'd like to propose a toast to Senior Zang and all of my friends present,” Zhen Hua said as he raised his cup.

Zang Xin also smiled as he raised his own cup. ”Dragonblood Wine is extremely precious! It's been many years since I last had some. Hmm, this smells like the blood of a Scarlet Dragon. The aroma is very rich, and there's strong fire element energy in here. It's very effective for enhancing one's blood essence and bolstering one's yang energy.”

Aside from Tang Wulin, all of the other men present gave knowing smiles upon hearing the part about yang energy.

Zhen Hua gave him a thumbs-up, and praised, ”You truly are a wine connoisseur, Senior Zang. ”

Dragonblood Wine? Tang Wulin appraised the wine in his cup with an intrigued expression, and only after everyone else had begun drinking did he take a sip.