Little Nine-Tails, are you home?
It was nighttime~~
Knock~~ Knock~~
Just as Hao Shuai was getting ready for bed, someone knocked on his door.
"What's Sasuke doing here so late at night instead of sleeping?" Hao Shuai knew who was outside without even opening the door.
After all, Sasuke's icy presence could be felt from several meters away.
Whoosh~~
As soon as Hao Shuai opened the door, Sasuke bowed at a perfect ninety-degree angle and said earnestly, "Please teach me how to become stronger!"
"Come in and have a seat first." Hao Shuai let Sasuke into the room.
Sasuke walked in, seeming a little nervous. He looked at Hao Shuai, his eyes full of longing.
"Sit."
Hao Shuai gestured for Sasuke to sit down.
After pouring Sasuke a cup of tea, Hao Shuai looked at the boy before him, whose eyes were full of longing, and sighed inwardly. This kid had had a rough life, too!
No matter how arrogant and overpowered Sasuke became later on, right now he was just a child who had lost his parents and was consumed by grief and hatred.
"I want to become stronger! Please teach me, Sensei!"
Sasuke sat ramrod straight, staring at Hao Shuai without blinking. His expression was tense, and he looked extremely nervous.
"Become stronger?" Hao Shuai said solemnly. "The path to strength is bound to be filled with thorns. Can you endure that kind of pain?"
"I can. As long as I can become stronger, I can endure any hardship," Sasuke replied at once, brimming with confidence.
To gain the strength to take revenge on that man, he was willing to give up anything. A little physical pain was nothing.
"Are you really willing to give up anything?" Hao Shuai suddenly grinned mischievously. "Including your body?"
"Huh?!"
Sasuke sprang