far away at Notting Academy, hadn't gone to class because of what happened last night. She stayed in Dormitory Seven, lying on Ye Qiu's bed, playing with a bamboo dragonfly in her hand.
She also held the little note Ye Qiu had left her, constantly complaining.
"Xiao Qiu is really something, going to hunt souls without calling me. What if something dangerous happened?"
The bamboo dragonfly slowly spun in her hand.
"Crack!" A sudden crisp sound rang out, and the pole Ye Qiu had repaired broke again. "Xiao
Qiu~" Xiao Wu seemed to sense something, and quickly stood up in a panic, clutching her chest, tears streaming down her face.
...
In Yu Xiaogang's residence, Tang San could now get out of bed and walk around, but he had no heart for cultivation.
Sitting in the spot where Grandmaster usually read, he stared blankly at the scenery in the distance, looking towards Dormitory Seven through the window.
Crack! Yu Xiaogang walked in from outside. He had already seen Tang Hao.
"Xiao San, are you still thinking about what happened that night?"
Tang San seemed not to hear him, still in a daze.
"Sigh!"
Yu Xiaogang sighed, put down the medicine in his hand, and patted Tang San's shoulder.
"Hehe. Don't worry, that girl will fall in love with you sooner or later. I heard that guy named Ye Qiu has already left Notting Academy."
"What?!" Tang San's eyes widened when he heard this. "Teacher! Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true. Maybe he's scared!" Yu Xiaogang knew very well that this was definitely true. This time, His Majesty Haotian personally took action.
Dealing with a child was a piece of cake. With him there, there would be no surprises!
But it wasn't that he was scared, but that he was dead and had left this world forever! But lying! He, Yu Xiaogang, was a professional. Even the Holy Maiden and his cousin had been deceived by him back then.
"What about Xiao Wu?" Tang San excitedly grabbed Yu Xiaogang's arm, eager to know where Xiao Wu was.
"She's still at the academy."
"Great! I'm going to find Xiao Wu!"
Tang San stood up, about to rush out the door, but was stopped by Yu Xiaogang. "Alright, you should focus on healing your injuries first! Otherwise, you might develop a chronic condition that could affect your future cultivation."
"She can't leave." Looking at Tang San, Yu Xiaogang felt as if he were seeing his former self, equally devoted, yet having everything destroyed by others!
His fists clenched; he vowed to make Bibi Dong and that shameless person regret their actions!
Tang San was his hope!
Under his reassurance, Tang San had no choice but to obediently focus on healing his body.
...
The sunset painted the sky, a gentle evening
breeze blew, the trees swayed, and the leaves rustled.
In an open space lay the 'corpse' of a young man in black, his face deathly pale, with streaks of blood on his cheeks, and dried blood staining the black ribbon covering his eyes.
Seemingly moved by the breeze, the young man's fingers trembled slightly.
A gust of wind blew past, blowing away the blood-stained black eyeliner from the boy's eyes,
revealing a pair of blood-red eyes. Three tomoe swirled within them, and his pale face, framed by those bloodshot eyes, made him look like a demon!
Lying on the ground, expressionless, Ye Qiu slowly grinned, his cracked lips bleeding from being exposed to the sun all day.
But Ye Qiu felt no pain, laughing wildly.
"Heh...hahaha!"
He chuckled, then sneered, then roared with laughter. He laughed at his own survival, at Tang Hao's arrogance, at the Tang family father and son's self-destructive path!
"Tang Hao! You wait! I will take your dog's life!" he shouted towards the sky, venting his anger.
After this outburst, Ye Qiu, exhausted, stumbled away.
Ye Qiu hadn't expected that not only had he survived Tang Hao's attack, but he had also managed to evolve his Sharingan again at the last moment, transforming it into its three-tomoe state!
As if by some stroke of luck, Ye Qiu decided to proceed according to his original plan and quietly head towards Notting City! "Xiao Wu! Wait for me!"
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Night fell, and the crescent moon peeked lightly through the clouds.
Ye Qiu, draped in a black robe, arrived at his small workshop.
"Knock, knock!"
After a couple of simple knocks, a sound came from inside.
"Who is it? We're closed!"
"Grandpa Jerry, it's me—Ye Qiu—I've come to get something!"
The footsteps inside grew louder, and with a click, the door opened, revealing an elderly face.
"Xiao Qiu? You child, why haven't you returned to the academy so late? Come in quickly!"
"Thank you, Grandpa Jerry, I'd like to stay here for the night." Ye Qiu apologized.
"It's alright, your skills are excellent. Since you came here, my business has improved considerably. This is just a small matter; how could I refuse?"
Grandpa Jerry yawned, told Ye Qiu to make do in his own private workshop for the night, and left.
He trusted Ye Qiu's character and wasn't worried about him being dishonest.
In his workroom, there was a table and a small bed—more than enough for a night's rest.
He lit a candle, keeping it far from the table; he didn't want to blow himself up while taking out gunpowder from the drawer. Having 'died' once, he was even more wary of life.
He quickly prepared everything, placed it by the bedside, extinguished the candle, and promptly lay down.
Before falling asleep, he pondered how to get revenge on that bastard Tang Hao. He couldn't beat him in a fight, but Ye Qiu could seek revenge in other ways.
Since both father and son were trying to take his Xiao Wu away, then he…
"Hmm?"
Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul suddenly flashed through Ye Qiu's mind.
"That's right, Blue Silver Emperor! Hehe, Tang Hao, don't blame me! You brought this on yourself!"
After the Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed itself, it left a seed, which Tang Hao planted near Holy Soul Village.
Ye Qiu believed that once he found the location of Holy Soul Village, with his Sharingan's X-ray vision and perception abilities, finding the cave would be quite easy!
Tang Hao wanted to break him and Xiao Wu up, not only to kill him but also coveting Xiao Wu's spirit ring. So, he had no choice but to retaliate in kind.
He'd uproot Tang Hao's wife, Tang San's mother, and take her away!
Thinking of this, Ye Qiu's mood improved, his mind relaxed, and he quickly drifted off to sleep.
Meanwhile, in Dormitory Seven of Notting Academy,
while Ye Qiu was asleep, Xiao Wu was still there, wrapped in Ye Qiu's blanket, unable to fall asleep.
'Xiao Qiu, you must come back safe and sound!' Tang San was
also suffering from insomnia.
To make it easier to care for her, he lay next to Yu Xiaogang, his eyes fixed on the ceiling, filled with longing, lost in his own fantasies
. 'Xiao Wu, Ye Qiu is indeed just a coward, a good-for-nothing! I, Tang San! I will definitely make you happy.'
The moon, only its lower half visible, seemed like a grinning mouth, mocking Tang San's wishful thinking.
(End of Chapter)