Meeting Xing Xing

"Master, we are cultivators, so our souls are different from ordinary humans." Hun then pointed to the Sun Stone on Tang Xiao's forehead. "Moreover, my soul is bound to that stone and Atropos Glory, and both of them are bound to you, so my soul is also bound to you."

"Hmm?" Tang Xiao frowned after hearing that. "Does that mean both of them will be separated from me after you reshape your body in the future?"

"No." Hun shook her head. "On the contrary, those two items and I will continue to be bound to you, and we will be your strength, so you can ask me if you need my help."

Tang Xiao let out a sigh of relief after hearing that, especially since the sun stone could boost his fire element and the Atropos Glory were extraordinary weapons, so he naturally didn't want to lose either of them. "Does that mean you can fight my enemies in your current state?"

"Yes." Hun then told Tang Xiao about the disadvantages of his situation. "Even so, I'm in my weakest state right now, especially since my strength declined a lot after I destroyed my body, so I can only help you fight cultivators who are on par with my current strength. If I fight cultivators stronger than me, then they can destroy my soul, and I will disappear forever."

"I see." Tang Xiao then rubbed Hun's head. "Even though your realm and your people are gone, you still have me and the others, and we will be your new family."

"Thank you, Master." Hun then disappeared from Tang Xiao's sight and returned to the Sun Stone, but she then spoke in his mind. [Master, you should go see that girl now, and you can explain everything to her. If she can accept everything, then you can teach him cultivation, and you will get a new partner to help you improve your cultivation.]

Tang Xiao just shook his head and looked towards Grandpa Chen's repair shop again, and he saw Xing Xing and Chu Lingxi leaving the place, but they were going in different directions.

Using his true senses, Tang Xiao could hear that Chu Lingxi wanted to go back to their house, and Xing Xing wanted to go somewhere else to buy something, so he jumped down from the building and followed her.

For some time, Tang Xiao followed Xing Xing to find out some things about her, but he was still hesitant about meeting her, especially since they were in a public place, and he was worried that his enemies would notice him, which would put her in danger if they saw them together.

Suddenly, Xiao Ai spoke to him. [Master, my mistress asked me to tell you that you don't need to think much about Xing Xing, and it would be better if you met her as soon as possible.]

Tang Xiao exhaled softly and used his transformation technique to change his clothes, and he went towards Xing Xing, who was doing window shopping, and bumped her gently. "I'm sorry, I was daydreaming, so I accidentally bumped into you."

"Eh?" Xing Xing was surprised to see Tang Xiao, but she then smiled at him. "It's okay; I was also seriously paying attention to that item, but I didn't expect to meet you here."

"I didn't expect we would meet again so soon." Tang Xiao replied as he smiled.

"Anyway, my name is Xing Xing, and I already have your number, but I forgot to ask for your name, so I feel hesitant to contact you." Xing Xing then stretched out her hand to Tang Xiao. "So, what's your name?"

"Feng Xiao." Tang Xiao replied while shaking her hand, but he was confused to see Xing Xing's expression. "What happened to you? Why do you react like this after hearing my name?"

"Nothing." Xing Xing shook her head as she withdrew her hand. "Honestly, I had a friend called Tang Xiao, but he passed away a few days ago, and your name was Feng Xiao, so I suddenly remembered about him."

"Do you like that guy?" Tang Xiao, with a deadpan expression, asked her.

"Yes." Xing Xing had no intention of hiding it. "Actually, our relationship wasn't that close back then, especially since he liked someone else, and I was also busy with my studies."

Tang Xiao inwardly sighed and asked her again. "I remember you approaching me that day because you felt like you had met me before; does that mean you felt that I had a resemblance to him?"

"That's right." Xing Xing then asked back. "Are you busy now? How about we talk somewhere else?"

"I'm not busy right now, but I have to pick up some people in the next few hours." Tang Xiao then looked around them to find a suitable place to talk to Xing Xing, but the area was too crowded. "How about we talk somewhere else while eating? I know a quiet and comfy place to talk, and you might like that place, especially since their foods are really delicious."

"All right, you can show me the place."

'Sigh, I think I should buy my own car.' Tang Xiao inwardly muttered before leading Xing Xing away. "Let's go then; I parked my car not far from this place."

Xing Xing was not surprised to hear that, especially since they first met at a luxury jewelry store, so she had already guessed that Tang Xiao was a rich man. Even so, she had no interest in his other identity, and she was only curious about him because of her familiar feelings toward him.

When they arrived at the side of the car, Tang Xiao immediately opened the passenger door for him. "Come in; I'll take you straight to that place."

"En." Xing Xing nodded smilingly and entered the car, but her eyes never left Tang Xiao, and he himself immediately got into the driver's seat before driving away.

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Sometime later, they arrived in front of an old restaurant, and there were almost no customers there, but Xing Xing looked at the place with raised eyebrows. 'Why did Feng Xiao bring me here? This place is not far from my middle school, and I remember for sure that Tang Xiao often ate here in the past, especially their spicy chow mien and mapo tofu.'

Tang Xiao immediately got out of the car and opened the door for Xing Xing. "Hmm? Do you dislike eating in old restaurants like this?"

"No." Xing Xing answered as she got out of the car. "I often ate at this place in the past, and Tang Xiao also liked the food at this place."

'Crap! I didn't expect that she knew more about me than I thought!' After he closed the car door, Tang Xiao led Xing Xing into the restaurant and took her directly to an empty seat. "What do you want to eat?"

"Hmm? I just want to eat congee and hot jasmine tea."

Tang Xiao immediately called a waiter over and ordered both for Xing Xing, but his subsequent words shocked her. "As for me, I want spicy chow mien and mapo tofu, and I also want chrysanthemum tea."

"Is that all?"

"Yes." After the waiter left, Tang Xiao turned to Xing Xing, who was looking at him seriously. "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something strange on my face?"

Xing Xing responded by shaking her head. "Who exactly are you, Feng Xiao? I feel that you are truly similar to Tang Xiao."

"Why is that?" Tang Xiao asked in confusion.

"Tang Xiao liked eating at this restaurant in the past, and his favorite menu was spicy chow mien and mapo tofu." Xing Xing's answer made Tang Xiao sigh in his heart, and he felt that he was too careless. "Besides, he also likes chrysanthemum tea, and everything makes me feel that I'm looking at him now, but the faces of the two of you are obviously different, so I feel confused by this."

Tang Xiao was completely speechless after hearing that, and he thought that Xing Xing was an experienced stalker; she could even know such details about him. "It seems you like him so much, huh? You even know so many things about him, including his favorite foods and drinks."

"Haha! You must think that I'm his stalker, right?" Xing Xing asked with an awkward laugh, and Tang Xiao nodded to her. "As I told you before, I fell in love with him, but I didn't have the courage to confess my feelings to him, so I just watched him from afar, and I did all that to get to know him better."

"Why don't you dare to confess your feelings to him? What exactly made you fall in love with him?" Tang Xiao curiously asked.

Xing Xing sighed heavily before telling him. "Honestly, my parents were old friends of his parents, and Uncle Ye helped our family a lot in the past. Even so, we never met each other when we were little, and we first met when we entered elementary school. However, he was very cold towards everyone, and my parents told me that he became like that because he witnessed his parents being murdered."

Hearing that, Tang Xiao clenched his fists, but he immediately suppressed his anger so as not to confuse Xing Xing.

Xing Xing then spoke to Tang Xiao again. "Unlike him, Big Sis Tang Yin is much more open and warm, and I'm quite close to her because we met a lot before, so I also heard a lot about him from her, but our relationship was just school friends for so many years. However, everything changed for me after he saved me from Lin Xia and his friends, or else my life was ruined because of them, and I fell in love with him because of that."

'Lin Xia?' Tang Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly as he tried to search through his memories about the incident, and he finally remembered everything. 'So Lin Yan joined Ouyang Qing to frame me because of her brother, huh?'

"Unfortunately, he is no longer here now, so I didn't have the chance to confess my feelings to him." Xing Xing said that with a sad expression, and Tang Xiao could see tears dripping slightly from her eyes, but she immediately wiped them away. "I'm sorry, I got too carried away with my feelings, and it would be better if we talked about something else."

After he thought about it, Tang Xiao asked Xing Xing. "What if he were still alive now?"

- To Be Continued -