Another Spirit Bone (2)

He wasn't injured, he had simply exhausted too much of his mental and internal strength, leading to unconsciousness. Now, after a moment of rest, he had already recovered to some extent.

Only now did Tang San discover a small hand in his, naturally it was Xiao Wu's. At the moment she was sitting by the side of the bed, leaning over next to him, deep asleep. He could vaguely see that her eyes were still red, and her tender little face somewhat red. Her slender scorpion braid hung over the bedside, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly from time to time. Clearly, her sleep was uneasy.

Seeing that gentle and beautiful face, that black long hair, as well as the pursed brows still not recovered from dread, Tang San found it difficult to control the overwhelming tenderness in his heart.

Softly getting off the bed and gently picking her up, carrying her like a piece of muslin, he placed her on his bed to let her rest a bit more comfortably.

Whether it was because Tang San moved too softly or Xiao Wu was too tired, but she didn't wake up, only unconsciously winding her arms around his neck in her sleep, refusing to let go no matter what.

Everything happened very naturally, and he pulled her soft body into his embrace, covering them with the quilt. Without using cultivation to recover his internal strength, but with a warmth in his heart, he once again slept together with her. Without a trace of worry, only endless tenderness.

Her brows unconsciously smoothed, and his heart comforted by the warmth at his chest, an unprecedentedly peaceful warmth blossomed on the simple bed.

In early morning, as the first rays of sunshine filtered through the windows, Xiao Wu wiggled a bit in Tang San's embrace. Perhaps it because of a mutual tacit understanding, both opened their eyes practically at the same time, then quickly closed them again at the same time.

A rich red color spread across her face, and he awkwardly wanted to let go, but was again held onto by her.

Neither of them spoke up, and neither of them had anything to say. Only their heartbeats peculiarly sped up.

At the sound of footsteps approaching the room, both of them quickly separated like startled birds. Unable to manage the embarrassment, Tang San swiftly leapt off the bed and pulled on his outer clothes.

"Xiao Wu, is little San a bit better?"

A knock resounded, followed by Oscar's voice.

Tang San looked at Xiao Wu. By now Xiao Wu had already gotten off the bed, but was unable to conceal that blush on her face in any way. The two looked face to face, Xiao Wu pointed first to herself, then to the door, again at Tang San, and finally to the bed.

Wordless understanding let Tang San lay back down on the bed, while Xiao Wu drew a deep breath. Calming her heartbeat, she then opened the door.

Seeing the blushing Xiao Wu, Oscar was somewhat puzzled:

"Xiao Wu, how is it?"

Xiao Wu said:

"He still hasn't woken up, but his breath has already evened out. There shouldn't be any problem."

Oscar gave her a deeply meaningful glance, and grinned:

"That's fine, that's fine. Let him sleep a bit longer. I'll go eat breakfast first. No need to go together. Oh, that's right, Grandmaster said to have Tang San go find him as soon as he wakes up."

Xiao Wu nodded hastily. At this moment she was eager for Oscar to leave quickly, so she could steady her mood a bit.

Once Xiao Wu had closed the door, Tang San sat back up from the bed. The two looked face to face, and Xiao Wu somewhat panicked lowered her head. Tang San walked over to her side, rubbing her head,

"I'm already alright. I'll go find Grandmaster."

Only once Tang San had left the room did Xiao Wu's mood gradually calm. Both hands cupping her face, she discovered that things she hadn't been able to see clearly before were becoming clearer and clearer in her mind. Her beautiful eyes displayed a somewhat extraordinary radiance and resolution, and she had a trace of a smile.

She gave the bed a final look, then quickly stepped out.

"Grandmaster, it's me."

When Tang San reached Grandmaster's room, the door was open.

There was a sumptuous breakfast arranged on Grandmaster's table.

Grandmaster smiled slightly, saying:

"Eat something first. We'll talk after eating."

Tang San didn't refuse. He hadn't eaten anything last night, and having never lacked appetite, he immediately sat down and began to eat heartily. Grandmaster didn't ask any questions in the meantime, only quietly pondered something.

Once Tang San had swept the table clean of breakfast, Grandmaster looked at him with a meaningful gaze, saying:

"Did someone ambush you yesterday? Tell me about it in detail."

Tang San wouldn't hide anything from Grandmaster, and he nodded immediately, saying:

"It was Blue Sunshine Academy's Shi Nian."

Grandmaster's complexion suddenly changed, the pupils of his eyes contracting,

"You're talking about Brutal Dream Shi Nian?"

Tang San nodded,

"Yes."

While speaking, he walked over and carefully closed the door; some things shouldn't be seen by others.

Grandmaster's expression was very unsightly, his brows tightening,

"Does he have such good intentions that he would actually let you go? Shi Nian was always widely known as a cruel person, and further adding that special spirit of his, whether attacking or escaping, both are fairly troublesome. Considered an atypical control system Spirit Master, he's very difficult to deal with."

"He's dead. I killed him."

Tang San directly delivered the result.

Grandmaster was stunned, raising his head to look at Tang San,

"You killed him?"

Tang San nodded,

"It went like this..."

Immediately, he gave a detailed narration of what happened to him after he left Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena yesterday.

He didn't even conceal the secret of Yama's Invitation. If he had to say who he trusted the most in this world, it might not be his father Tang Hao, but rather Grandmaster.

From Tang San's point of view, Grandmaster had given him far more than Tang Hao. He felt affection for his father, but affection and respect for Grandmaster.

Listening to Tang San's account, Grandmaster couldn't keep his expression from becoming bizarre. As he heard Tang San say he had taken that rainbow-colored spirit bone from Shi Nian, he almost cried out in surprise, shooting up from his chair.

Looking at Tang San with extreme agitation, he even trembled somewhat.

"Take it out so I can see it. Quickly."

Grandmaster said somewhat impatiently.

Tang San took out the rainbow-colored spirit bone from Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, leaving it in Grandmaster's hands.

As Grandmaster held the spirit bone, his heartbeat accelerate constantly. Even though he had researched spirits all his life, this was still his first time seeing a spirit bone so clearly.

He had never been in such close contact with a spirit bone even when he was at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan.

To Grandmaster, spirit bones were like a second life. Nobody would easily reveal their spirit bones, and kept the fact they had one under even more extreme secrecy. Even Title Douluo were the same.

Even fewer people would carry a spirit bone on them. As long as they obtained such a priceless treasure, anyone would instantly absorb it, increasing their strength.

Grandmaster focused his attention on that spirit bone, beside himself for a long time.

"Little San, you truly have grown."

Sighing softly, Grandmaster cautiously and solemnly returned the spirit bone to Tang San's hands, indicating he should immediately put it back in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.

Putting away the spirit bone, Tang San somewhat puzzled looked at Grandmaster. He didn't understand why Grandmaster would say something like that.

Grandmaster sighed,

"On encountering a spirit bone, you still didn't forget my warnings, and didn't absorb it directly. This already proved that your temperament is already far beyond ordinary people. Now I can also finally at ease let you graduate after this tournament."

There was some yearning in Tang San's eyes,

"No, Teacher, I still want to continue learning from you."

A laugh escaped from Grandmaster:

"You've long ago practically already learned what I can teach you. What you must do now is constantly take my theory and turn it into reality. This is also what I hope for the most. Little San, you must remember, no matter when, real combat is most important. If not for plentiful combat experience, right now you might already be a corpse. I didn't expect that mysterious eye skill of yours could actually break Shi Nian's Brutal Dream Spirit, and then that toxic hidden weapon as well. I think you should also be aware just how lucky you were in that fight yesterday. Only the slightest difference would have turned you into a corpse."

Of course Tang San knew. Let alone the spirit bone, if Shi Nian hadn't been so cruel and insisted on using his abnormal spirit ability, if he had only relied on strength, perhaps Tang San would already be dead. And then Shi Nian even had a spirit bone on top of that.

Grandmaster's expression suddenly became serious,

"Don't speak of this matter to anyone again. Not even the Shrek Seven Devils, Flender and the others. Brutal Dream Shi Nian has gone missing, but that's entirely unrelated to you. That goes double for this spirit bone, don't let anyone know about it. What is called 'treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime, I don't want you to provoke some deadly calamity because of it. Understand?"

Tang San nodded, but he still couldn't help asking:

"Grandmaster, just what is the effect of this spirit bone?"

Grandmaster muttered to himself:

"From observing its appearance and aura, it seems it was extremely wise of you not to absorb this spirit bone. Because it doesn't suit you. This spirit bone should be a gem type, most applicable for auxiliary system Spirit Masters and illusionist type Spirit Masters, a very good match for Shi Nian. But you're different, you're not that category of Spirit Master. Even if you used it, the ability you would gain would be of little value. The added properties also wouldn't be too good. Of course, it's still a lot better than not having one."