Travel with Tang San (Part 3)

Three days later. Random town on the way. Inside the restaurant.

"Aiden?" - Tang San was currently devouring food on the first floor of the restaurant. He didn't pay attention to his surroundings, unlike his brother in front.

"Don't mind me. I've noticed something interesting and want to see more. Do you mind waiting for a bit? It seems something is brewing here." - Aiden snapped out of his thoughts and took a bowl of rice, placing meat on it.

"Sure. Hour or two won't make a difference." - San nodded. - "This food can't satiate me at all. Bro Aiden, can you teach me the way you cook food? I think that without you we will all starve to death."

"Easy. Next time we stop in the wilderness, I'll show you the trick. It is rather simple actually."

"Good. So, what are we waiting for?"

"Look around. With your skills, I don't think there is a need for me to tell."

A pretty waitress skimped through the rows of tables, placing another load of food on their table. She smiled at the duo and did it even more radiantly after hiding a gold coin in her apron.

"She is having hots for someone here."

"Is she ill?" - asked Tang San with a calm look and a mouth full of food.

Aiden stared at him blankly.

= Master, if you die, exclude your friend from the list of the people who can inherit me. With him, I will be single for a lifetime.

'And with me you will what? Have a damn harem? Do you want me to die in bed prematurely?'

= Master is thinking too much. My analysis is relative. Relatively speaking, your friend is very dense. Not suitable for this Nexus. Furthermore, If you use my special dual cultivation arts, you won't be exhausted in bed at all. So if you ask me, you can go for it.

'Good thing I never asked you.'

Aiden looked at Tang San again and said with all seriousness.

"No, San, she is not. What I'm saying, she is attracted to you."

"Why?"

Aiden sighed and just shook his head. Tang San shrugged and continued eating while looking around. The girl passed their table again. Her hips waved from one side to another with more force than usual.

"That young man is rather anticlimactic here. He came to kill."

"True. The target is inside but on the higher floor. See, he is giving the stairs an impatient look periodically."

"He is not professional. Too obvious. At least he should order something to eat. Seems like it is revenge against someone with a high position in society."

The waitress came again, leaning over the table to get the farthest plate. Her bust was nearly out in the open. Tang San sat straight to see Aiden after she blocked his line of sight. The girl was suspicious.

She pouted and drifted away under the amused smirk of Aiden.

"Is she assassin too? She could expertly block my view of you."

"No, San. She is not assassin. She is just huge." - sighed Aiden helplessly.

"Sometimes I don't get what you mean. Her height is clearly a head shorter, and she didn't have any excessive fat."

"San, looks like the show is on." - said Aiden, noticing the sudden change in the expression of the young man in black. His face turned grim when the sounds of footsteps came from the higher floor.

The man who stepped on the stairs wasn't anything remarkable. Slightly plump, with thin arms and elongated face. His hook-like was rather big too.

"Looks like I'm finally witnessing young master revenge plot!" - Aiden sat comfortably and watched.

"What is that?" - asked Tang San looking at the strange salty food in the hands of Aiden.

"Popcorn. Want some?"

"Sure. Hm, not bad. One can use it as a snack while watching the moon."

Waitress never came again. She noticed more than eyes can see. Experience told her not to meddle into affairs of the masters.

"Guo Yun Shan! Hand over your life!" - screamed the youth in black and stood up.

'You are here to kill, no? What's with the drama. You need to smash his head or pierce his heart to do the deed, not talk him to death.' - thought Aiden and stuffed a mouth full of popcorn.

"who the hell are you to badmouth young master Guo?"

Aiden nodded with gusto. Yes, one needs to have lackeys eager to die by the hand of the assailant. Tang San watched with a neutral expression. But his rate of devouring the popcorn increased slightly. Aiden initiated the fourth ring seamlessly and entered a special dragon sense.

Nothing will escape his perception. The lie is not permitted.

"Chen Lei? Why are you here? Didn't you leave the town two months ago?" - young master Guo asked with a friendly smile. He was as gentle as water.

'That dude is one ruthless fucker.' - summarized Aiden.

"You, Guo Yun Shan, kidnapped my girlfriend and forced yourself on her. You killed my family and tried to kill me. But today I'm here to take your head." - roared Chen Lei.

It wasn't a lie. Aiden felt it clearly.

'Sadly, that Guo something is protected by the elderly. A spirit king.'

"What are you talking about?" - young master Guo made a face full of incomprehension.

That was a lie.

"Okay, I've seen enough. What do you think, San?"

"Who is lying?"

"Guo something. Chen Lei didn't lie."

"Then help Chen Lei. If you really want to interfere. Not like it concerns you." - Tang San didn't want to waste his time here anymore. He was keen to continue the journey.

'But there is one troubling issue.' - Aiden sighed and looked at Chen Lei. His entire body reeked of demonic power. Apparently, for revenge, he somehow acquired help from Dark Spirit Hall.

One was innocent at first and nearly died at the hands of a person, who stole his girl and killed his parents. But he joined the wrong side. Another was a two-faced lowlife. What side to take?

"Why choose? Just kill them both." - came a voice transmission from the opposite side of the hall. There Third was sitting quietly and looking at the scene. She was always like that. Sometimes Aiden even thought she can use some mind-reading technique, but he never found proof. Meanwhile, she continued. - "You are too kind for your own good. Sometimes one needs to weed out the root cause through thorough slaughter. That is one of the cases. One is already with demons, another a person who will gladly join them in the future. It is better for such people to die early."

"That way I might as well kill more than half of humanity's population in Soul Land." - Aiden answered calmly. But inwardly he had a deep aversion to such strategy.

"Then do so. The remaining people will be core and genuine power. And don't look at me that way. We ultimately belong to different species, and we think differently. Aiden, the decision is yours, but I think you need someone to point out the most radical ways, as you never even think of them. Ponder my words carefully. You need to be ruthless and decisive to fight the enemy that by the virtue of existence alone brings death and destruction. I'm with you because I see the potential of a person who can be the leading figure in the upcoming war. If you prove to be otherwise, I will take my son and leave after repaying my debt."

"I'll bear it in mind. Third, deploy Dragon Fang here. Find the source of his corruption. For now, don't kill him, we need a lead. Later I can purify him. As for the young master. Dispose of him. That man is a menace like any demon." - said Aiden.

He didn't care what will happen next.

The duo continued on their way. Third returned only at night, reeking of blood.

Aiden silently cleaned her with Horont and nodded, continuing his meditation and contemplating today's events.