Tang San, Moved to Tears

After finishing their meal, everyone went back to cultivate. The appearance of Yun Qi had especially made the atmosphere at Shrek become intensely competitive. After all, with this monster Yun Qi around, everyone's fragile nerves were being constantly stimulated.

Yun Qi watched Tang San, who was about to leave, and stepped forward to stop him. With a thought,

(Task: Have Tang San forge a Dark Tool from the Ironclad Sword Dragon Corpse!)

(Reward: Retrieve the forged Dark Tool!)

Tang San looked at Yun Qi, who was blocking his path, in confusion and could not help asking:

"Brother Qi, is something the matter?"

Yun Qi asked directly:

"Xiao San, back when we were still at school, I noticed that you collected ores whenever you had nothing to do. What did you need that stuff for?"

When Tang San saw that Yun Qi had noticed his ore collecting, his expression changed, but it quickly vanished. After all, he had a favorable impression of Yun Qi, so he answered while concealing part of the truth:

"It's nothing. Brother Qi, you know that my family are Blacksmiths. I don't want to lose the craft, so I find things to practice with whenever I have time!"

Yun Qi cooperatively nodded. He said to Tang San:

"I saw that little thing you used during yesterday's entrance test. Did you make it yourself too?"

Tang San panicked a little. This was the foundation of his survival on this continent. Even though the person before him was Yun Qi, he still felt somewhat nervous!

He answered vaguely:

"Mm-hmm, I made it myself! But the materials are relatively rare, so I don't have many left!"

Yun Qi casually patted Tang San's shoulder and said with a smile:

"It's fine. I was only asking. I'm not going to take your things!"

Seeing the amiable Yun Qi before him, Tang San felt ashamed. But then he thought that Brother Qi could not use the Dark Tool Technique of the Tang Sect anyway, so he relaxed somewhat and decided to take one out for Yun Qi to see.

Tang San reached his left hand toward the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at his waist, but nothing immediately appeared. Confused, he probed inside with his Soul Power. When he saw the scene within, his eyes instantly turned red! He muttered:

"Where are my Dragon Beard Needles? Where are my Dragon Beard Needles?"

Seeing that Tang San had finally discovered that his things were gone, Yun Qi secretly rejoiced, but outwardly he asked with concern:

"What's wrong, Xiao San? Did something go missing?"

Tang San raised his head in a daze and looked at Yun Qi. His voice was filled with sorrow:

"Brother Qi, all the things I used yesterday are gone!"

Yun Qi asked:

"Xiao San, you put your things inside a storage Spirit Tool. How could they possibly disappear? Don't tell me you're making up such a poor lie just because you don't want to show them to me!"

Tang San grew anxious and hurriedly said:

"How could I lie to you, Brother Qi? I've always remembered how you helped me and Teacher!"

Yun Qi nodded thoughtfully and slowly said:

"Looks like your things really did disappear. Could it be because of the Spirit Tool?"

Hearing Yun Qi's words, Tang San recalled how he had frequently lost money and Dark Tools over the past six years. He both loved and hated this Spirit Tool, and for a moment, he could not make up his mind!

Seeing Tang San wavering because of his words, Yun Qi said directly:

"How about this, Xiao San? Sell this thing to me. You keep losing things whenever you carry it around anyway, which means it's already old and in disrepair!"

Tang San hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said to Yun Qi:

"This thing was given to me by Teacher. It wouldn't be right to sell it!"

Yun Qi did not get angry when Tang San refused. He had a way to control Tang San completely! He put on an apologetic expression and said:

"What a pity. I only saw how weak you are and figured you must be having a hard time, so I wanted to help you."

Tang San was deeply moved. After coming to this world, his father had never treated him kindly, though they were still bound by blood. Yu Xiaogang had taught him knowledge, but apart from Yun Qi, there was no one who truly cared about him!

Seeing that the moment was right, Yun Qi directly took the Ironclad Sword Dragon Corpse out of his ring. Tang San was greatly shocked by the enormous creature before him. Especially after recognizing the various ores on the Ironclad Sword Dragon Corpse, his breathing grew noticeably heavier!

His eyes revealed intense longing, but his remaining rationality kept him from losing control immediately!

Yun Qi gave a timely cough, interrupting Tang San's thoughts.

Tang San looked at Yun Qi excitedly and hurriedly asked:

"Brother Qi, this is?"

Yun Qi said casually:

"This Ironclad Sword Dragon was a spirit beast that I hunted together with your Sister-in-law Xiao Wu. It also gave me my Fourth Spirit Ring. I almost lost my life to it back then. Seeing that you like ores, I preserved it for you, but I never found the right opportunity to give it to you!"

As Yun Qi spoke, he put on an expression of lingering fear.

This time, tears fell directly from Tang San's eyes. The knowledge he had learned from Yu Xiaogang made him understand how difficult it was to hunt a ten-thousand-year spirit beast. And an Ironclad Sword Dragon, whose entire body was a treasure, was even more impossible to find!

Seeing Tang San shed tears, Yun Qi continued to stir his emotions:

"That battle was truly terrifying. Although I also gained a ten-thousand-year Fourth Spirit Ring, it was worth it as long as this corpse could help you!"

After saying that, Yun Qi patted Tang San's shoulder and slowly lifted his feet, preparing to leave!

Tang San looked at Yun Qi, who had shown him such consideration, and felt utterly ashamed. The Ironclad Sword Dragon Corpse would be worth several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins even if sold, yet Brother Qi was giving it to him simply because he had noticed that Tang San liked ores!

Seeing Yun Qi about to leave, Tang San hurried forward.

"Brother Qi!"

Yun Qi turned back to look at Tang San and asked with mild confusion:

"Xiao San, is there anything else?"

Tang San looked into Yun Qi's eyes and directly removed the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges that Yu Xiaogang had given him, placing it into Yun Qi's hands.

"Brother Qi, you can have this thing. If I keep it, it'll only keep losing things. Brother Qi, make sure you don't put anything valuable inside it!"

Yun Qi smiled and nodded. He turned around, waved his hand, and disappeared from Tang San's view with the Three Girls!

Tang San watched Yun Qi's carefree demeanor with great envy, but he also completely abandoned his thoughts about Xiao Wu and steeled his heart! He muttered:

"Xiao Wu is my Sister-in-law now. If I ever have those unrealistic fantasies again, I should slap myself hard across the face a few times!"

Only after Yun Qi had been gone for quite some time did Tang San finally calm the emotion and excitement in his heart. He turned to look at the enormous creature before him and suddenly thought of something!

"It's so big—where am I supposed to put it?! And how am I supposed to transport it back?!"

Meanwhile, Yun Qi had no idea about Tang San's current dilemma and difficulties. But even if he had known, he would only have smiled. As for helping Tang San?

Yun Qi did not have such a strong sense of responsibility. He had given Tang San the Ironclad Sword Dragon Corpse only to slow down Tang San's cultivation and freeload on the results of his labor. Did Tang San really think Yun Qi was some noble person?