Chapter 2300 — Old Ancestor Tagan
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"The Grand Protector?" Tagan Hao was taken aback, then recalled that his father had been in seclusion all this time and knew nothing of what had happened at home—and fearing to disturb his seclusion, Tagan Hao had naturally not told him of the Grand Protector's death either. Now he could only smile bitterly. "The Grand Protector is dead... Father, I will explain this to you in a moment. Tagan Long's injuries admit no delay!"
"Clan Head, Old Ancestor, shall I go and inform Sixth Sir and Twelfth Sir of the Grand Protector's school, and have them come to help?" Lazi had finally found a good excuse to slip away.
"Yes, go quickly!" Tagan Hao knew Lazi as well; he waved a hand, signaling him to hurry and notify Old Twelve and the others.
Tagan Gan had wanted to ask Lazi just what message he had come to deliver, but at the thought of Tagan Long's injuries he let it drop, resolving to question him once he returned.
Lazi felt as though a great pardon had been granted him. He leaped onto the Hummer, floored the accelerator, and careened out of the Tagan clan's estate...
"What on earth happened? While I was in seclusion, how did so many great troubles befall this house? And the enemy could even fight their way into our Tagan clan's estate?" Tagan Gan's tone was less than pleasant. "The Grand Protector—a figure of such prowess—is dead too? His rank may have been below mine, but his strength surpassed my own. And he died?"
"Alas!" Tagan Hao had known his father would ask these things. Anxious as he was about Tagan Long's safety, he knew worrying would do no good—only when Old Twelve and Old Six returned from that place might there be a way. So he said, "This all began when Tagan Long wanted to go up the mountain to capture a little fire lion as his contract spirit beast..."
And with that, Tagan Hao began recounting the earlier events to Tagan Gan...
Meanwhile, once Lazi had driven the car out of the Tagan clan estate, he heaved a great sigh of relief, pulled out his phone, and dialed the Second Protector's number directly! Old Six and Old Twelve had no cell phones and relied on the ancient method of flying spirit beasts to carry messages, but the Second and Third Protectors did have phones!
Of course, Lazi had not mentioned earlier that the Second and Third Protectors had already left the Wulonghaote Mountains with Old Twelve, so calls could get through! But Tagan Gan and Tagan Hao knew none of this; they still assumed Old Twelve and the others were at the foot of the Wulonghaote Mountains, where natural signal shielding made calls impossible. In Ruileida Town, however, there was no such restriction.
"Hello? Lazi? What is it?" The Second Protector answered. He was out searching for traces of Wei Zhao together with the Third Protector and Old Twelve!
"Second Protector, bad news! That Zhang Naipao has actually returned to our Tagan clan estate—he wounded Young Master Tagan! Young Master Tagan is gravely hurt. Hurry back and see to him!" Lazi did not mention that Wei Zhao had already fled, only emphasizing that Tagan Long had been injured.