To Nuo Ding City
Although Jiang Chen did not blame Tang San for what had happened before, the bitterness of being beaten by Tang San was still there.
At this time, he had finally defeated and beaten Tang San, he had vented his hidden frustrations and felt completely relaxed.
"I am going home first, you should also go home quickly, your father is still waiting for you to cook him breakfast." Jiang Chen hummed a song and went down the mountain, leaving Tang San behind.
After half an hour, Tang San returned home.
His face was still bruised and had colours of every kind, ranging from black, blue and green to purple and red.
"Jiang Chen is really cruel, hiss..." Tang San touched the corner of his swollen lips and took a sharp breath.
In that close hand-to-hand combat, he had no chance to cast his Hidden Weapons and display his techniques. He had lost his speed advantage already and was not Jiang Chen's opponent. From then on, he was abused and easily defeated by Jiang Chen within seconds.
After the battle, he remained behind and tried to soothe his injuries but it was not effective, thus, he had to bite the bullet and go home.
"Dad, time for breakfast! Hiss..." Tang San shouted and accidentally strained his lips again.
Tang Hao came out of his room with a yawn, he instantly noticed Tang San's swollen face, bruised eyes and nose.
"Huh? What happened?" Tang Hao frowned and asked.
"No, nothing, I accidentally fell." Tang San's dodged.
After all, in his opinion, losing to Jiang Chen is a very embarrassing thing, how can he tell his dad about it?
Tang Hao took a sip of his gruel and shook his head. How could Tang San's clumsy lies deceive him?
The wounds on his face came from a fist.
"Did you fight with someone?"
Tang San was silent.
"Was it Jiang Chen?"
Tang San still bowed his head silently.
Tang Hao finished his gruel in a few mouthfuls, he put down the bowl. "It is not a shame to lose in a fight. It is just a matter of defeating and winning later on."
He looked a little nostalgic. When he was a child, he was the king of the Clear Sky Clan. None of the other children could defeat him, each of them, however, were beaten at least once by him.
Unexpectedly, his son was beaten by a child his age, but Tang Hao was relieved when he thought that it was Jiang Chen who defeated him. After all, his mere awakening and training regime showed how abnormal that freak of nature is.
Not to mention the incredible power he wields now that he has a Spirit Ring, so it is not strange for Tang San to lose to him now.
Tang San was a little surprised when he heard Tang Hao's words. He thought Tang Hao would scold him.
"Okay, Dad." Tang San nodded and noted Tang Hao's words. He must defeat Jiang Chen and win his pride back!
"Next time I will use Hidden Weapons, I cannot give him a chance to get close." He muttered inwardly.
(T/N: Poor Tang San, Jiang Chen's First Spirit Ability is precisely a defensive one, his Hidden Weapons won't do sh1t!)
"Today, you do not need to forge, pack your clothes, take a break, and prepare to go to the Academy tomorrow." Tang Hao said as he walked into his bedroom, intending to take a rest.
Seeing Tang Hao departing back, Tang San felt a little sad.
...
The next day, early morning, Jiang Chen had gotten up to make breakfast, after eating, he and Old Jack came to Tang San's house.
Because they were going to the City today, Old Jack wore one of his nicer and more expensive clothes.
At Old Jack's request, Jiang Chen also changed into newer clothes.
"Xiao San, let's go, your slacking dad will not get up by the time we leave." Old Jack went in and greeted him.
Tang San made a shushing gesture, indicating he should be silent to not wake his dad, he then picked up a piece of charcoal and wrote some words on the ground, before grabbing his bag and walking out reluctantly.
Old Jack saw that Tang San's face was still a little bruised, so he couldn't help asking: "What happened to you?"
Tang San glanced at Jiang Chen and shook his head slightly, "It's nothing, I accidentally fell."
"You brat, why are you so careless? Sigh. Let's go, we do not want to be late."
"Yeah."
Tang Hao rushed out of his room, looking at the three departing figures from his window while feeling a bit unwilling.
A sentence was written on the ground, "Dad, I am leaving, you must take care of yourself and drink less. There is some gruel in the pot, do not forget to eat it."
"This brat." Tang Hao shook his head and smiled, his eyes a little moist.
...
An old man and 2 children were walking on the road to Nuo Ding City. The morning sun was very warm, and the sadness of leaving his father in Tang San's heart gradually faded. Like Jiang Chen, he was full of expectations for his Academy life.
Tang San was very curious about Spirit Masters and the Academy, he kept asking Old Jack about it on the way.
Jiang Chen watched Douluo Dalu not long before he reincarnated, so he already knew what Old Jack was telling Tang San.
"Xiao San, Xiao Chen, we are all country folks, you must study hard when you arrive at the Academy, you cannot let others look down on you because of where you came from, okay?" Old Jack said earnestly.
"Yes, Grandpa." The 2 replied at the same time.
"Especially you, Xiao Chen, your talent is better than that of Xiao San. You must take good care of him in the Academy, do not let others bully him. Understood?"
Jiang Chen was a little speechless. With Tang San's ability, only he could bully others, who is strong enough to bully him?
"Okay, grandpa, I will not let anyone bully Xiao San."
Old Jack nodded in satisfaction and looked up. He could already see the thick walls of Nuo Ding City.
"We are here." Old Jack said with a smile.
Jiang Chen and Tang San both looked at the city in front of them in surprise. It was their first time seeing Nuo Ding City.
"Ma Nuo, you did not expect that I, Jiang Chen am not dead yet, know that I, Jiang Chen am coming for you!" Jiang Chen's killing intent soared.
The 3 of them entered the city smoothly after being inspected by the guards at the city gate.
Nuo Ding Junior Spirit Master Academy is in the west of Nuo Ding City. After inquiring a few times on the road, Old Jack finally arrived at the entrance of the Academy with Tang San and Jiang Chen tagging along.
Although it is only a Junior Spirit Master Academy in a small city, Nuo Ding Academy has been built very grandly, as was evident from its entrance.
The entrance was 20 metres wide and 10 metres tall. It is made of tough, fine iron.
Through the iron gate, they could see the tall trees and faintly majestic buildings inside.
Right above the gate, there are a few words: Nuo Ding Junior Spirit Master Academy.
Jiang Chen was a little surprised because he found that Jing Wuming was also in Nuo Ding Academy!
"Is the Assassin Organization hidden in Nuo Ding Academy?" He mumbled in his heart, but from Jing Wuming's previous memory, he did not find this information.
Jing Wuming had reached Rank 20 over 2 months ago, by now, he should have obtained his Second Spirit Ring and become a Spirit Grandmaster.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen could not help smiling, maybe his life at Nuo Ding Academy will be more interesting than he thought.
Though he could sense Jing Wuming was inside, Jing Wuming could not sense that he had arrived.
Old Jack took Jiang Chen and Tang San to the gate when they were stopped by a young man.
"What are you doing? This is Nuo Ding Academy, not a place where you country bumpkins can come!"
The young guard's eyes were full of disdain, but there was a flash of excitement in them as well. Hillibillies are the easiest to bully and extort. Maybe, he can make a fortune from them!
Old Jack quickly negotiated with the young man in a low voice, but the young man's tone became more and more arrogant.
Seeing the familiar plot unfold, Jiang Chen frowned. He did not feel anything when he was reading this before. After all, he was looking at it from a different perspective at that time, but now that it was happening to him, and seeing that young man's ugly face, his anger suddenly burst.
Also, that so-called Grandmaster should be coming soon, Jiang Chen looked at the back.