Tang Zihao

  Tang Xin...

  She stepped forward, helped up Tuoba Chengyuan and his wife, and said: "Please get up." With a clear gaze at Tuoba Ye, she looked at the dull and stupid child for a moment. She turned to Tuoba Chengyuan and his wife and said: "The Tuoba family has protected Qing Luan for so many years, this kindness I must repay. Moreover, Tuoba Ye is also my friend. If I couldn't help that would be one thing, but if I can help, I certainly won't decline. Since you are willing to let the child follow me, then I will take him with me. However, I want to tell you first, I won't stay in the Tiger Roar Continent for too long. Once things are settled, I will go to the Cultivation Realm. At that time, it's likely that even coming back once will be difficult. If you want to see this child again, it might be a bit hard."

  They were overjoyed by her words, yet at the same time they felt a deep sense of reluctance. Were they to part again so soon after reuniting? The child had only just returned to their side for such a short period of time, and they hadn't even given him a name yet.

  However, thinking that she was an extraordinary person and being by her side would never be ordinary in the future, Ta Ba Cheng Yuan said: "Tang Niang, you can take him away! Although we are reluctant to part with him, this is also a helpless measure. Now we only hope that he can leave the demonic path in the future, after all, he is still so young and has a long way to go. As for whether they can meet again in the future, it's up to fate!"

  Cultivators, these worldly relationships are inherently shallow and no one takes them too seriously. After all, the deeper the attachment to worldly desires, the harder it will be to advance in the future. As long as they know their children are living well, that's enough for them.

  "Let's call him Tuoba Yi, then. We hope he'll have a peaceful life in the future. As parents, we can't give him anything else, just a name. If he wants to come back and see us someday, that's all the satisfaction we need." He looked down, stroking the head of the child beside him. He was so young, only four or five years old, yet already infected with the demonic path...so young, yet having to leave their side...who knows when they'll meet again?

  Although Tuoba An was young, he had matured a lot after experiencing this series of events. Looking at the boy who looked exactly like himself, his mother said that this was his younger brother, but when he was little, he was stolen by bad people and now he was ill, he forgot who he was, forgot about them, and would no longer say that he was Tuoba An.

  Her beautiful eyes blinked, he walked over, took his hand, and looked up at his parents with a crisp tone: "Dad, Mom, don't worry, sister is very capable, she will definitely cure brother's illness. Later when Xiao An grows up, he will go to sister's place to find brother and bring him back to see you. If brother is not there, Xiao An will stay by your side."

  "Little Anqi." Mrs. Ta Ba's eyes reddened as she tightly hugged her two children without letting go.

  Tang Xin listened and smiled, saying: "Yes, Xiao An must also work hard to cultivate. At home, you have to be filial to your parents and do your brother's share too, understand?" She stroked his head, this child had followed her for a few days, simple and lovely, and was quite likable.

  "Uh-huh, Xiao An will definitely do it." He nodded heavily: "When Xiao An grows up to be as big as his brother, he'll go find his sister and little brother."

  "Thanks, Tong Xin." Ta Ba Ye nodded at her gratefully.

  She smiled and said, "We're leaving too, take care of yourselves." As she spoke, she glanced at Mu Chenfeng beside her, only to see him lost in thought with his eyes narrowed, and couldn't help but flash a glance before following Ta Ba Yi as they walked away.

  "What's on your mind?"

  Mocheng Feng came back to his senses and looked at her in front of him, his phoenix eyes flashing slightly, asking: "What do you plan to do next, are you going back?"

  Tang Xin raised an eyebrow: "Mm." That was what she had planned, but it seemed her plans could never keep up with the changes.

  Since that's the case, I also plan to return to the Immortal Realm first. The words and gaze of Mo Xiu as he departed left a faint sense of worry in his heart. Mo Xiu's strength was rapidly increasing by absorbing the cultivation of Orthodox Immortals, and he didn't know when they would meet again. However, it was necessary to improve his own strength; only then could he stand firm in the Immortal Realm where strong cultivators abounded.

  "Good." She knew he must have some plan in mind, or else he wouldn't suddenly say that. A thought flashed through her mind - could it be because of that demon cultivator?

  "There are twelve dragon riders by your side, and now there is also the Qing Luan. Even if I'm not by your side, I can feel a little more at ease. I'll be waiting for you in the Immortal Realm; once you've taken care of things here, come over. He gazed deeply at her, having been apart for two years and now reunited, their feelings had just warmed up again but they were about to part ways. When would they meet again in the Immortal Realm?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "I'm leaving." He took a deep breath and jumped onto the back of Huo Qilin, looking down at her. Although his heart was reluctant to part with her, he knew that today's farewell was for their reunion in the future!

  As the Huo Qilin's four legs stepped on fire and swept into the sky, that white figure also disappeared into the sky. Tang Xin only then withdrew his gaze, looking at the Twelve Dragon Riders: "We're leaving too." He said, nodding slightly to Tuoba Ye and the others: "Farewell."

  "Take care!"

  Tang Xin walked forward, took Tuoba Yi's hand and instructed Qing Luan to wait for them outside the city. Only then did she leave with the Twelve Dragon Riders. As soon as they stepped out of the Tuoba family's gate, the crowd surrounding the house had not yet dispersed. Seeing them come out, the gazes filled with reverence and admiration all fell on the blue figure in front. The crowd automatically made way for them, standing on both sides, watching Qing Luan fly in mid-air, watching the twelve black-clad men follow closely behind her, their heads held high and their chests out...

  Roars on the mainland, in addition to Tang Xin, there are eight men with extraordinary strength from the East Immortal Gate, a killer named Mo Ran on the mainland, and a female disciple from the North Immortal Gate, a beautiful woman with a variant spiritual root.

  No one would have thought that these scattered individuals were all under Tang Xin's command. At this time, Tang Xin was still unaware that the Eight Evils had entered the East Immortal Gate and become some of its most powerful and rapidly rising disciples. He also didn't know that Mo was now called Mo Ran, a name not given by himself but by others due to his brutal methods, leaving bloodstains on the ground as he fought to improve his strength through killing. Another figure was Xia Xue, known as Snow Fairy by those within and outside the North Immortal Gate. She wore white robes year-round, with a beautiful yet icy face that rarely spoke or smiled. It's said no one had ever seen her smile before. Like Mo Ran, she was also a loner in the North Immortal Gate, dedicating all her energy to cultivation due to her rare electric attribute spiritual root, which made people dare not provoke her.

  Apart from Ba Shuai searching for Tang Xin's whereabouts, Mo Ran and Xia Xue were also searching for her. However, when they rushed to the location after hearing the news, they found that Tang Xin had already disappeared, leaving them empty-handed once again.

  Recently, the master's figure has been frequently appearing on the Tiger Roar Continent. It is known that one of the Eight Evils, Xia Xue from the Eastern Immortal Gate, had secretly contacted them after leaving the Northern Immortal Gate, informing them that the cold-blooded killer who emerged in the Tiger Roar Continent was actually Mo Shi. Everyone was shocked, thinking that Mo would also enter the immortal gate to cultivate, but instead he chose to continue fighting, seeking opportunities for advancement and gaining experience from actual combat.

  On this day, they gathered together in a forest and discussed things.

  "Xia Xue, you actually tested out to be a Variant Electric Spirit Root? I heard from the manor that Variant Spirit Roots are extremely rare. Has your cultivation level reached the Foundation Establishment period?" Leng Shuang asked, as after entering the immortal gate, he had gained some understanding of spirit roots and attributes. Although their spirit roots belonged to the Heavenly Spirit Root, they were still inferior to Xia Xue's Variant Spirit Root. The power, lethality, and combat strength of a Variant Spirit Root were all top-notch.

  "Uh, it's the variant electric attribute. I'm currently at the 9th stage of Qi refinement, but recently it seems to be stuck and I don't know why I couldn't break through. If Miss Tang were here, she would definitely know what to do." Xia Xue said softly, her expression naturally revealing a hint of longing when mentioning Tang Xin.

  As she mentioned Tang Xin, Mo Ran's eyes, dyed with a blood-like color, flickered and asked: "Do you have any news about our master?" He had been running around the mainland, occasionally hearing rumors of his master's whereabouts, but he never managed to find her, nor did he know where she was now.

  "No, not long ago we heard that the master was at the Alchemy Guild, went to find her, but the people in the guild said she had left early, and later heard that she arrived at the Tuoba family in Xiangyang City. When we went there, we couldn't meet her either, but learned some things about the master. The master now has a mercenary group called Twelve Dragon Riders following her."

  "Twelve mercenaries?" Mo Ran raised his bloodshot eyes and gave Leng Xiao a cold glance.

  Seeing his expression, Leng Xiao asked: "Do you know them?"

  "Hmm, consisting of twelve people, each one is a top-notch expert, no one knows where they come from. Before we arrived at the Tiger's Roar Continent, they already had some fame in the mercenary world. Many families wanted to recruit them but failed. Just a few days ago, someone offered me a high price to kill them, but I happened to have Master's business and pushed it aside. Who would have thought that they would be following Master?"

  "With twelve more people around the young lady, it should be easier to find her. However, with so many targets, she's actually less safe. We need to locate her as soon as possible."

  Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent. The Blood Fiend spoke in a low voice: "The master's greatest enemy should be that cultivator who wanted to kill her on the Dragon Ascending Continent. While we were searching for our master's whereabouts, we also discovered others looking for her. I think now that we want to find our master, we can only search secretly and not alert anyone. If all of us gather together, it will inevitably raise suspicions from others. As I said, let's each return to our own places. If there is any news, contact each other secretly. This way, we can maintain communication, and others won't be able to suspect that the few of us are connected."

  "Are you worried that someone will find out and capture us, leading Master Zong to come after us?" Mo Ran glanced at Xue Lian.

  "That's right." He nodded and said, "Although our strength in cultivation has broken through a lot, dealing with those of the same level or slightly stronger than us is naturally no problem. However, if we encounter foundation-building cultivators, we can't guarantee that we can escape from their hands unscathed. Therefore, we must be careful."

  Upon hearing this, Xia Xue nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, what he said makes sense. In that case, let's each go back for now! As soon as there is news about the young lady, we will immediately inform each other."

  "Alright, let's head back to Dongxianmen." Ba Xiao stood up and invited them over, looking at the two of them as they spoke.

  "I'm also going back to Beixianmen." Xia Xue stood up as well.

  Mo Duan glanced at them and stood up, saying: "I still have to go receive the order to kill someone, see you next time! Take care." With that, he left first.

  Watching him leave, Ba Xiao looked at Xia Xue and said: "Xia Xue, take care of yourself, we'll go first."

  "Alright." Xia Xue responded with a soft voice, watching them leave. She didn't hurry to leave herself, instead she lifted her head and gazed at the sky. The faint smile that had been on her beautiful face gradually faded away. She thought of Xiao Yu who had already passed away. Every time she looked in the mirror and saw her own face, she would think of Xiao Yu's death. Every time she felt sad, she couldn't help but think of the man who always called them Little Snow and Little Rain.

  Tang Zihao... Young Master, are you doing well up in heaven? Do you ever occasionally think of us?

  Others say she's cold-blooded, a heartless ice fairy, but they don't know that her emotions, her heart, were all given to the man who has already passed away. Now, she only has Miss as her sole relative, and only the Eight Trigrams and Mo Ran, those sworn brothers who share life and death with her. Her eyes can only see them; others are of no concern to her...

  At the same time, in the Immortal Realm, Tang Zihao was sitting in a wheelchair and pushing it as he walked through the sect. Here, he was an outcast, an oddity in the eyes of others. The disciples of the sect couldn't understand why they had accepted someone like him, nor could they comprehend what use a cripple who couldn't even stand up from his wheelchair could possibly have? With only a few days left until the grand competition of the sect, many famous disciples were busy preparing, and seeing Tang Zihao leisurely pushing his wheelchair through the sect made more than a few people seethe with anger.

  "What right do we have to be stuck here working, while that useless piece of trash gets to loaf around so leisurely?"

  "Haha, you've said it all. That guy is a useless piece of trash who can't even stand up straight, what else do you think he's capable of?"

  "Don't compare us to that waste, he's been in the immortal gate for so long, but still stays on that mountain peak, I don't know if he's even cultivating or not. Probably just came here to pretend and get a free meal. In a few days, it'll be the Immortal Gate's big competition, we all need to prepare for the trial at that time. Look at him, probably his master didn't even plan on letting him go on stage."

  "What a waste, can't even stand up straight, what can they compare with us?"

  Those boys gathered together, deliberately speaking loudly, their contemptuous and disdainful gazes occasionally glancing at Tang Zihao sitting in his wheelchair. The surrounding disciples who heard their words, some snickered quietly, some looked at him with pity, while others shook their heads and sighed as they continued to do their own thing. As for Tang Zihao, he didn't even glance at those people, the wheelchair slowly moving forward, his expression unchanged, without a hint of abnormality.

  Seeing this, the few people exchanged a glance and walked towards him: "Hey, where are you going? The weather is so hot, why don't we push you to a cooler place? Look over there, the lake water is clear and shallow, and there are a few willow trees there. We can take you there to cool off." Several people looked at him with ill intentions, the lake was not far from here, if they pushed his wheelchair into the lake, with his crippled legs he would be unable to stand up, wouldn't it be fun if he struggled and cried for help in the lake?

  As they thought of this, one of the men took a big step forward to push Tang Zihao's wheelchair. But in the next moment, the wheelchair suddenly flew up and jumped away from the man's outstretched hand by two or three meters.

  "Huh? And there are still two of them, who actually know how to control the wheelchair with spiritual energy." Those few people raised their eyebrows, exchanged a strange glance and continued walking towards him. This time, they surrounded him from several corners, leaving him nowhere to escape.

  Tang Zihao's face was cold as he glanced at those people, pushing the wheelchair to leave. These few small potatoes, he didn't even deign to fight them.

  "Want to leave? You didn't ask us if it's okay?" One of the men blocked his way, with his hands clasped behind his back and his chin slightly raised, a look of disdain on his face.

  At this time, Jin Yuyao, who had been searching for Tang Zihao, saw the scene and hesitated for a moment. She hid aside and didn't rush out. Her master said that he was absolutely not an ordinary person, and his strength would be more powerful than her master's other disciples. But so far, she hadn't seen him make a move. Usually, when practicing, her master let him practice alone and never allowed anyone to disturb him. Now that he was surrounded by those few disciples, would he make a move?

  "Get out of the way."

  Tang Zihao gave a cold glance, his aura was intimidating without being angry, which shocked several people, and their feet involuntarily took a step back. The next moment, they realized that they had been intimidated by someone sitting in a wheelchair, and they unconsciously puffed out their chest again and stepped forward.

  "Get lost! If you want to pass through here, it's best to call us grandpas a few times. Otherwise, humph! You'll be the one who suffers!"

  Tang Zihao slightly narrowed his eyes, when his sister was tested to be unable to cultivate before, didn't she also have to face other people's disdain and ridicule? Although she had a pretty good physique, she didn't have martial arts skills or spiritual power. If she encountered a stronger opponent, wouldn't it be very dangerous?

  It's been two years, I wonder how she is doing now?

  "Damn it! How dare you be distracted in front of us?! You don't take us seriously at all!" A man, seeing him being surrounded by several people yet still being distracted, let out a low growl, flipped his palm up and down, and a sharp gust of wind blade shot out from his hand.

  Tang Zihao slapped the wheelchair, and the wheelchair spun around to dodge the attack of that disciple. He didn't rush to counterattack, but instead raised his eyes and glanced in a certain direction with a hint of intention.