Brother? I Have a Brother

"Oh, right. That child didn't just have ice elements. While you were unconscious, we also learned that not only did her Martial Soul contain ice elements, but her bloodline was extraordinary as well."

"Huh? Could Gu Yue be like me too?"

"Mm, it's possible. Even if she doesn't have a bloodline like yours, her control over ice elements and certain other elements can still help you," Old Long said.

After that, Old Long, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress gave further instructions regarding this incident.

And, coincidentally because of this incident, although Wu Yang Jin's body had suffered some injuries, his bloodline and body seemed to have undergone tempering, breaking through once again.

The specific benefits were naturally improvements to his Soul Power, soul skills, soul spirits, strength, and other areas.

More importantly, Old Long, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress could now possess Wu Yang Jin's body for a certain amount of time—three minutes.

Three minutes was not actually that short. For the three of them, it was enough to handle any troublesome or unusual situation.

And although something like this had happened, once Wu Yang Jin and the others gradually grew stronger, they would no longer need to possess him, nor would they be limited to only three minutes.

Back in reality, it was the last day before school started. Although Wu Yang Jin had not fully been discharged from the hospital, he could go out with Tang Wu Lin for a walk and look around. Since his body was recovering quickly and school had not started yet, they could familiarize themselves with the area.

After the two went out for the entire morning, they did not eat lunch outside. But when they returned, they discovered that there was unexpectedly another person inside. The two of them instinctively stepped back out and checked the room number, thinking they might have gone to the wrong room, only to find that they had not.

"Mm... you, are you alright now?" the man asked.

"Huh? Ah, I'm fine..." Wu Yang Jin was just about to continue asking.

"It's been a long time since I called you that, little brother..." The man suddenly found it difficult to speak.

"Ah, so you're my brother... I only remembered recently..."

"Huh? Yang Jin has a brother..."

"Brother?!" Tang Wu Lin shouted.

His shout practically echoed throughout the entire area, spreading even through the hospital and nearly startling everyone nearby.

After a while, once the shock from this news had settled, they patiently listened as the man explained what had happened.

In fact, the person Old Long had mentioned—the one who had left Wu Yang Jin some money and provided other support—was the man standing before them.

But how could such a young Wu Yang Jin have been all alone back then? That was impossible. It made no sense.

Indeed, but who was Old Long?

He had said before that he had taken human form and cared for Wu Yang Jin for a period of time. But once he decided to stop taking human form, no one mentioned him again, because at that time, he had done his best to ensure that no one would remember him.

It was during the time Old Long had taken human form that he met this man. When the man had first seen him, the emotions on his face had been obvious.

Old Long had not asked why the man had suddenly come to this place, but when the man saw Wu Yang Jin, he abruptly decided to adopt him, nearly leaving Old Long dumbfounded.

It was not that Old Long was unwilling, but he was afraid that this person would alter Wu Yang Jin's path.

He feared that the man might be someone who would disrupt the path Wu Yang Jin was supposed to take. There was also the possibility that the man was not strong enough, and his background was unclear.

But after observing him at the time, Old Long was reassured. Besides, Old Long discovered that this fellow had studied at Shrek Academy.

And he had connections with some people Old Long knew... but... this man was different from the others.

After introductions were made, Old Long also met someone the man knew. For a period of time, he arranged for Wu Yang Jin to meet the man who wanted to adopt him.

But Old Long had also made an agreement with him: before Wu Yang Jin went to study at Eastsea Academy, Old Long would take care of him himself. And when he first entered junior academy, they were not to meet for the time being.

The reason was that he did not want such a young Wu Yang Jin to receive too much attention or meet too many important people. He also said that Wu Yang Jin's best friend, Tang Wu Lin, was here, and that they would go to Eastsea Academy together.

But why had Wu Yang Jin never mentioned having a brother in his memories before? There were two reasons.

First, he had been too young back then, so it was normal for him not to remember clearly.

Furthermore, his bloodline and identity were inherently special, which had caused some physical discomfort in the beginning. It just so happened that Old Long took advantage of that time.

To ensure that Wu Yang Jin would not be affected by the sudden meeting and reunion, Old Long temporarily sealed away his memories of having met the man back then.

As for if he asked about it in the future, they would simply say that because his bloodline was too special, he had fallen seriously ill and forgotten.

Besides, his bloodline truly was special. If anything happened, it would be obvious enough. That was more or less the situation.

As for the man, he looked somewhat lean, but his eyes were bright and spirited. He had a high nose bridge and thin yet well-proportioned lips, and his entire bearing gave off an exceptionally upright impression.

His long hair draped behind his back. When a gust of wind blew in through the window, they could vaguely see that his lake-blue hair reached all the way to his waist.

This... he's so handsome! But also so cold! x2

That was what Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin thought. This was their simple assessment of the man.

"Yang Jin, Yang Jin, you have a brother?"

"Hm? Didn't I get seriously sick before? I only just remembered that I have a brother too. I was planning to tell you today that I remembered."

"What do we do?"

The two children communicated through their internal voices as they watched the man speak.

"Has your body really recovered?" the man asked.

"Mm, no... no problem," Wu Yang Jin said.

"It's still been too long since we last met... Mm, that's normal," the man said.

"Um... big brother, can I call you that?" Wu Yang Jin asked.

"Mm... for now, sure. You wanted to ask my name, right?"

"Ah, yes... I forgot..."

"It's alright. My name is... Wu Zhangkong," Wu Zhangkong said, introducing himself.

"Huh? You really do share the same surname," Tang Wu Lin said in surprise.

"It's not convenient for me to say much more. You should have heard from that gentleman that Yang Jin was the name he gave you. Naturally, your surname followed mine. But since you're my younger brother, you don't need to be too reserved around me sometimes..." Wu Zhangkong said.

"Ah, alright... okay," Wu Yang Jin said with a nod.

"Oh, right. That... gentleman, he already left?" Wu Zhangkong asked as he looked at Wu Yang Jin.

"Ah, yes."

"I understand. Then that's that, but..."

"But?"

"You need to remember that in dangerous situations like that, you must better understand how to deal with them. Solving it was a good thing... but... looking at your injuries now, you need to be more careful in the future... And more often, you can come to me..."

"Big brother..."

"Come to me for special training. Train so that if you encounter something like that again, you'll have a way to handle it," Wu Zhangkong continued.

Ah, so... special training was what he meant? Wu Yang Jin suddenly withdrew his emotions.

He had thought Wu Zhangkong meant he could rely on him. They had not seen each other for so long—give back that momentary warmth!