As old Jack left, within the smithy remained only the two people Tang San and Xiao Wu. Tang San did not open his mouth, then began tidying up the messy room, clearing away the room’s different things.
Unusually, the ordinarily lively and energetic Xiao Wu right now kept silent, walking to Tang San’s side, calmly helping him put various things away, and bringing scoops of fresh water from the water jar outside, helping him wipe the dirt within the room.
……
Nuoding primary spirit master academy.
Grandmaster was in his room reading. Little San having returned home, his heart was empty. Knowing him for a year’s time, even though he never said so aloud, but his attachment to this child constantly deepened.
Until this morning when Tang San left, he still hesitated whether to go to his home to have a look. Finally Grandmaster still vetoed this notion of his. There were very many reasons, even to the extent that including himself was unable to explain clearly.
Peng, peng, peng, at this time, a knocking sound suddenly rose.
Grandmaster’s brows knitted, normally besides Tang San, there were basically no people that would come here.
“Please come in.”
Grandmaster put down the book in his hand, speaking coolly.
Opening the door, a large figure entered from outside. He wore a simple grey robe, messy black hair hanging loosely down to the shoulder, hoary face carved full of the vicissitudes of life, a pair of muddy eyes as if already like a candle guttering in the wind, his appearance didn’t at all correspond to his fifty or so years of age.
“Hello, Grandmaster.”
The visitor’s voice was deep and hoarse.
No knowing why, when this person entered the door, Grandmaster’s entire body subconsciously tensed, even unconsciously spreading spirit power all over his body.
“You are?”
Slowly standing up, Grandmaster’s eyes revealed some uncertainty.
The grey clad person coolly said:
“Speaking of, we should not have met for twenty years, right. With this current appearance of mine, it’s no wonder you do not recognize me. I’m Tang Hao.”
“Tang Hao?”
Grandmaster’s ‘old well makes no waves’ expression suddenly changed greatly, eyes focusing in practically an instant, rigidly staring at this person before him, both hands clutching the table, fingers already becoming pale,
“You-, you are Hao……”
Tang Hao waved his hand, stopping Grandmaster from speaking, coldly saying:
“Past titles need not be brought up again. In those days, for however many reasons, other people would perhaps consider you as only a madman, but I know you are a persistent person.”
Grandmaster gradually calmed down, rigid face somewhat affected at once,
“It seems as if my conjecture was not mistaken, as expected you are Tang San’s father. He already returned home, why would you be here?”
Tang Hao lowered his head, coolly saying:
“Precisely because he returned home, I would be here. I know you accepted him as apprentice. As father, I should have come to see you long ago. I must leave, my only worry is just him, therefore, I hope to entrust little San to you.”
“You must leave? Go where? He is your son.”
Grandmaster glared rigidly at Tang Hao, the expression in his eyes somewhat fierce.
Tang Hao still had a cold appearance,
“He is still your disciple. I have to leave, there are very many matters that are necessary to attend to. Following me, he cannot obtain happiness. I have no other requests, his life, he must choose by himself. Ten years, I have already left this world for ten years, by now he has already grown up, so I have some business that I have to deal with.”
Grandmaster drew a long breath,
“I do not know what happened to you, but, I can see little San is very reluctant to part from you, you do not feel that this kind of departure is too cruel to him?”
Tang Hao coolly said:
“He decided on his own to walk an extraordinary path; being together with me would be cruel to him. Well, I’ve said what I had to say, no matter when, please remember, he is my son.”
Having said this, Tang Hao waved his raised hand, a jet-black token tile dropped onto Grandmaster’s desk with a clanking sound, the token tile was impressively similar to the one Grandmaster originally brought with Tang San to enter Spirit Hunting Forest, only, in this token tile’s pattern were all six……
Part 4
Peng, the door closed, Tang Hao’s large figure had already disappeared. Looking at the door, Grandmaster stood there for a long time without any movement.
After a good while, he could slowly lower his head, gaze falling on that token tile, the corners of his mouth revealed a slight wry smile,
“I would not have thought, my idol unexpectedly already became like this.”
……
Sunlight slanting from the west, side by side in front of the smithy’s door sat two petite figures. They were dressed in similar clothes, sitting quietly.
The glow of the setting sun coloured them faintly red, seemingly branding their bodies a golden red.
The girl on the left inclined her head, looking at the boy, both hands poking her chin, wanting to say something, but she endured in the end.
On the contrary it was the boy who opened his mouth, in his hands holding a brand new forging hammer,
“Xiao Wu, thank you.”
“Thank me for what?”
Xiao Wu full of curiosity asked.
“Thank you for keeping me company all along.”
Tang San lowered his head, looking at the ground underfoot, the expression in his eyes somewhat misted, also somewhat hazy, but in the end without tears falling.
Xiao Wu giggled, pushing Tang San’s shoulder with great force, nearly pushing over Tang San,
“Don’t be gloomy. Your dad only left temporarily, that’s all. Inevitably one day, you will meet again. Maybe, his leaving was only in order to let you grow even better, let you gain even more power. If you again became down like this, wouldn’t it disappoint his efforts?”
Tang San’s face revealed a trace of a wry smile,
“Maybe so, but, why did he not let me see him again. Xiao Wu, did you know, dad is my only family. Home without dad, is also no longer a home.”
Xiao Wu flung back her head, tossing her long scorpion braid in front,
“Without dad, you still have me this friend, right. If you absolutely want to find family, I wouldn’t mind being your older sister. Quickly, let me hear you call me Xiao Wu Jie. Everyone calls me that, only you are an exception.”
Looking at Xiao Wu’s lovely and smart appearance with that evening sunset glow illuminating her flushed little face, Tang San couldn’t help but smile. Just when a person’s heart was the weakest having by his side a person for company, was an extremely happy matter.
“If you want to become my little sister, I won’t be opposed. I remember what was said: although we are of the same year, it seems you compared to me must be a few months younger. I was born on the first month, you on the eighth month, correct.”
“Don’t imagine that’s possible. I will only be the older sister, I’m unsuitable to be the younger sister.”
Xiao Wu angrily raised her hand to knock Tang San’s head.
Tang San’s body in a flash had already leapt up, standing three meters in front of Xiao Wu,
“Xiao Wu, follow me onto the hill, I will show you some things.”
Tang San’s expression was very earnest, seemingly like having decided on something.
Xiao Wu also did not again play, on her little face revealing cleverness, nodding towards him.
Tang San took the initiative and pulled Xiao Wu by her delicate hand, and ran for the small hill outside the village. The two’s shadows under the illumination of the setting sun gradually lengthened on the ground.
Tang San brought Xiao Wu continuously running
to the hilltop before coming to a stop, under conditions of fully pushing Mysterious Heaven skill, he could not help but pant slightly.
Standing on the hilltop, Tang San faced the setting sun, both eyes already filled with purple,
“Xiao Wu, this is my former practice place. I am very seriously asking you a question, and I hope you can seriously answer me.”
Xiao Wu bit her lip,
“Don’t you know, your current appearance is very like that old fogey at the academy?”
Tang San slowly turned around, seriously looking at Xiao Wu,
“Are you willing to be my little sister? I truly hope to be able to again have a family member.”
Xiao Wu was about to say something, but was stopped by Tang San,
“First listen to what I have to say. I have nothing, you have also seen my family’s circumstances, and I am only descended from impoverished commoners. I cannot give you wealth and also cannot give you power. You also have innate full spirit power, but you and I are not alike, I can see your life’s experiences should have some story. But I never asked, because I feared that our backgrounds disparity is too great, and we could not even become friends. But, I truly hope to be able to have a little sister like you, although I am unable to give you what nobles possess, I can give you my promise. I will always protect my little sister, will not let her come to the slightest harm.”
Seeing teardrops glimmer in Tang San’s eyes, Xiao Wu’s eyes gradually reddened,
“If one day, there are very many people wanting to kill me, and you are unable to defeat those people, then what?”
Tang San unexpectedly revealed a tiny smile,
“Then let them to first step over my corpse.”
Xiao Wu was silent, Tang San also did not speak again, and the red of the setting sun gradually slipped away, by now in the sky above stars already softly emerged.
“Ge.”
Xiao Wu simply used one word to break the silence between the two.
All along holding back tears, as this moment finally fell, Tang San’s shaking hands, raised Xiao Wu’s hands,
“Thank you, little sister.”
Father left, but he also had a little sister. Tang San raised his head to gaze at the sky, to the stars in the sky silently making a lifetime oath.
At nightfall, the two children sat on the hilltop, feeling the gentle mountain breeze, looking at the stars and moon in the sky, the tranquil atmosphere and inviting fresh air, without exception produced a comfortable feeling.
“Do I have to call you big brother?”
Xiao Wu turned her head to look towards Tang San at her side.
Tang San was dumbfounded,
“Why?”
Xiao Wu’s face revealed a slight blush,
“How to say, I am also the boss of Nuoding’s students, abruptly having a big brother, how will they see me?”
Tang San smiled,
“Well, you still just call me little San. As long as I in my heart know you are my little sister, what relevance is forms of address?”
While speaking, Tang San raised his hand, pulling down his sleeve, and removed the sleeve dart on his left wrist.
“Having become my sister, I without any valuable things, this is a present to you for defending yourself. It is my first work.”
Xiao Wu curiously looked at the sleeve dart Tang San handed over,
“What is this?”
Chapter 014: Evil Eye White Tiger Dai Mubai
Part 1
Tang San smiled slightly, saying:
“I call it a sleeve dart, it’s also known as a silent sleeve dart. It only requires using a switch and three darts inside will shoot according to your control. It can fire one, and also can fire all three at once. Because the noise of launching is very small, it’s not easy for the opponent to detect, therefore, when confronting enemies on par with you, it’s able to produce very good effect.”
Xiao Wu astonished said:
“Before when we exchanged pointers, how come I did not see you using this kind of thing?”
Tang San smiled calmly, saying:
“Blockhead, we are fellow students, and also friends. How could I use this kind of deadly weapon? Still remember that time I used stones to hit you? You think, that was only coincidence? Look, over there is a mosquito.”
Xiao Wu followed the direction of Tang San’s finger, three metres away, sure enough was a buzzing mosquito flying, and it could with difficulty be seen with the aid of moonlight.
“If I told you I could hit its left wing, and not kill it, what would you say?”
Xiao Wu stared at him saying:
“Are you joking?”
Purple light flashed in Tang San’s eyes, abruptly raising his right hand, a faint shadow softly passed, and that mosquito disappeared in thin air.
Pulling Xiao Wu’s hand, Tang San said:
“Follow me.”
Pulling her to walk a short distance to stop before a large tree, not needing Tang San’s finger, Xiao Wu also could distinctly see, on the tree trunk was a three cun long steel needle, glittering under the illumination of starlight.
Nailed by the needle to the tree, something seemingly struggled with all its effort.
Xiao Wu lowering her head for a careful look, and could not help but shocked make a strangled sound. Under that needle was nailed that same mosquito, the steel needle piercing the mosquito’s left wing, firmly sewing it to the tree, and by that mosquito’s thrashing about, obviously without danger to its life.
“Ho-, how did you do this?”
Xiao Wu gasping with astonishment looked towards Tang San. If not because she had all along been together with Tang San, she even would have thought this was prepared in advance.
Tang San pulled out the steel needle, when he again opened his hand, the steel needle had already disappeared,
“This is my secret, I call it hidden weapons, even dad doesn’t know. I only want to tell you, I have the strength to protect my own little sister.”
Regarding new things, Xiao Wu was always very interested, excitedly shaking Tang San’s hand and saying:
“Good big brother, can’t you teach me that.”
Tang San said with a wry smile:
“With your violent tendencies, if you also learned hidden weapons, who knows how many people would suffer disaster. And also hidden weapon cultivation is not an overnight matter. The sleeve dart I gave you is also a kind of hidden weapon, so first grasp using it well.”
Wanting to study Tang sect hidden weapons certainly was not easy, first of all one must have Mysterious Heaven skill as foundation, and Xiao Wu’s spirit power already was not weak, cultivating Mysterious Heaven skill anew was clearly impossible. Tang San had already secretly resolved, afterward he would make some mechanism type hidden weapons equipment for her body. This should also be considered as sufficient.
Tang San personally put on the sleeve dart on Xiao Wu’s left arm, properly adjusting the sleeve dart’s size, completely fitting to Xiao Wu’s wrist, afterwards he explained once the silent sleeve dart’s use method details to Xiao Wu, letting her try it out several times. Xiao Wu was practically immediately in love with this treasure.
As Xiao Wu left to one side to try shooting the sleeve dart, Tang San slowly raised his head, watching the stars overhead, saying to himself:
“Dad, do you truly fear I would be unable to become strong at your side? You be at ease, I will work hard at cultivation, become a true man. Inevitable one day, I will become your pride.”
“Tang Sect, I already left you for six years, but I will always be a Tang sect person, in this Douluo Continent, I definitely will carry on Tang Sect’s everything to new heights.”
A pair of hands like shining white jade suddenly threw out, light like countless threads of silvery light towered up, and in Tang San’s eyes already was a purple radiance.
……
Five years later.
Balak Kingdom, located in south Heaven Dou Empire, bordering with
Fasinuo Province. Speaking of this kingdom, its actual area was only four thirds of Fasinuo Province, subordinate to Heaven Dou Empire. Within the borders of Heaven Dou Empire it was one of four great kingdoms. Balak’s king Kundela was the current Heaven Dou Empire’s king Aokula’s younger cousin.
Southern Balak Kingdom bordered directly on Star Luo Empire, consequently, among Heaven Dou Empire’s four kingdoms, Balak Kingdom’s military strength was the most powerful, and it could also be said to be the gateway to Heaven Dou Empire.
Heaven Dou Empire originally had ten provinces that were later divided among the four great kingdoms forming six powers: the Empire itself directly controlled five provinces, the four great kingdoms each controlled one, and there was still one duchy second only to kingdoms, occupying the smallest province on the Empire’s eastern side.
On the surface, the four great kingdoms and one duchy must all be subject to Heaven Dou Empire’s rule, but in fact, these five states long ago already became nations within a nation, besides the necessary tribute, they were all entirely independent. If not for Heaven Dou Imperial Family controlling a large number of troops, perhaps a civil war would long ago already have appeared.
Star Luo Empire also had similar circumstances, consequently, while the two empires looked to be strong forces, in fact both were in decline. If someone spoke badly, that day the entire Continent’s situation would abruptly transform.
Within Balak Kingdom were two most important cities, one was Balak king Kundela’s resident capital Balake City, here was the heart of the entire Balake Kingdom’s politics and industry. And the other city was located at the richest granary within the borders of Balak Kingdom called Suotuo City.
These two cities both had massive garrisons, and were the entire Kingdom’s highest priority.
Suotuo City was a large city, this bit could be seen from Spirit Hall’s allocated as the third ranked Lord Spirit Hall.
Currently just past noon, the blazing sun shining fiercely, at Suotuo City’s west gate entered two youths. By looks, they both only appear to be ten-some years old, not carrying any luggage, one boy and one girl.
Part 2
The boy’s clothing was simple, looking like twelve or thirteen years old, about one metre seventy tall, wearing a pale blue fresh attire, very neat. Around his waist a belt inset with twenty four pieces of jade, black hair hanging halfway down to his shoulders, facial features although not considered handsome, gave people a kind of very easy to get along with feeling. At the corners of his mouth he continuously wore a slight smile.
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