The afterglow of the Clear Sky Sect's engagement banquet had yet to fully fade when Tang Xiao sought out Tang San with a grave expression. He held an ancient wooden box in his hands, his voice heavy. "Little San, word has come from the Tang Sect. Elder Lou Gao... completed three peerless hidden weapons, but he sacrificed himself for the Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needle. These are his belongings, along with the three hidden weapons."
"What?" Tang San shot to his feet. The relaxed expression left over from the engagement banquet froze instantly. He strode forward and gripped Tang Xiao's arms tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force. His voice trembled uncontrollably. "Uncle, tell me clearly. How could Senior Lou Gao have sacrificed himself? What happened to the Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needle?"
Tang Xiao sighed and handed the wooden box to Tang San. "I do not know the details either. I only know that the Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needle's core components had to be fused with a Soul Master's Soul Power and blood essence for the hidden weapon to unleash its greatest power. To make the weapon perfect, Elder Lou Gao ultimately exhausted his life. Inside this box are the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, the Peacock Plume, and the Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needle, as well as a handwritten letter he left behind."
Trembling, Tang San opened the wooden box. Three peerless hidden weapons lay quietly within. The petals of the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus gleamed with a cold metallic sheen; the eye-shaped mechanisms of the Peacock Plume were so exquisite they resembled works of art; faint bloodstains still remained on the needle barrel of the Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needle—marks of Lou Gao's painstaking effort and life. He picked up the letter and saw its vigorous