Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San with an oddly meaningful expression. "Tang San's spirit is made up of Blue Silver Grass, a mutated spirit, and a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear... The spirit you awakened is a mutated spirit with excellent potential."
But when he reached the last sentence, he looked at Tang San with an even stranger expression.
"Huh?"
Tang San froze, his heart thumping.
Could his secret—that he had two spirits—have been exposed?
Should he just admit it?
After thinking it over, he decided against it. There were other students around, and the master seemed to be deliberately keeping it quiet, too.
What was his purpose?
"Master, you understand a lot."
Tang San didn't deny it. He simply voiced his doubts.
"Master? I'm not a master. I'm just a lodger who eats and drinks here. Don't call me Master like everyone else does."
Yu Xiaogang glanced at Tang San, his eyes full of meaning. "The difference between a master and a great master is enormous. To call me Master would be a bit of a stretch, unless..."
At that, Tang San's eyes lit up.
So the great master wanted to take him as a disciple?
Given the great master's insights, he certainly deserved the title. He also seemed to have realized that Tang San had a twin spirit, which showed remarkable wisdom. Rather than pretend otherwise, Tang San might as well admit it.
Perhaps it wasn't the best choice, but it was the most suitable one for now.
Of course, Tang San's confidence came from knowing that this man was also called Master—just like the great master Xiao Wu had met.
If Xiao Wu could have a Master, why couldn't Tang San?
"Hup!"
Tang San dropped to his knees, then kowtowed three times to Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang was stunned. "What are you doing?"
"Master, please accept me as your disciple." Tang San looked solemn.
Yu Xiaogang's face broke into a smile. He helped Tang San up. "There's no need for that. The only people you need to kowtow to are your parents and your king."
"From today on, you are my teacher. You deserve it."
Yu Xiaogang couldn't hide his joy. He blurted out, "What a good disciple!"
"Uh... I mean, what a good student!"
Yu Xiaogang almost slapped himself. How had he let the word "disciple" slip out?
"Master, this is all because of you." Tang San's voice was full of admiration.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes twinkled. "What's so funny?"
"I'll share my secret with you, and then you'll understand."
Luo Mo spoke, sharing the contents of his spiritual sea with the master.
"Hahaha..."
"I'm laughing so hard! I'm about to lose control of myself from laughing at you." Luo Mo's shoulders shook as he laughed, looking utterly delighted.
"To think I'd discover that the boy had secretly followed along. He must have heard the 'what a good disciple' line. Now he's laughing so hard he can barely breathe..."
"That's only part of it. Take another look at Tang San and the master's expressions." Luo Mo continued.
The master fell silent and looked at Tang San and his disciple.
The student had a strange expression.
Tang San's face went dark. When he looked at Yu Xiaogang, his eyes held a faint resentment.
After making Tang San wait a moment, Yu Xiaogang finally beamed with delight.
"So that's what happened?"
The master was at a loss for words.
"Just watch what happens next and you'll understand." Luo Mo held back a laugh.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang couldn't wait to experience the feeling for himself. But he remembered he had students with him, and he didn't want to leave his secret unrevealed. So he suppressed his excitement and looked toward Luo Mo and Xiao Wu.
He went straight to the point. "You called me Master?"
Luo Mo nodded. "When I was young, I met an old man who taught me a great deal about spirits. I've already decided to acknowledge him as my master."
"I'll listen to my brother." Xiao Wu nodded along.
Yu Xiaogang felt a little disappointed, but he didn't mind much.
He had awakened a twin spirit, and yet they were more concerned about the other spirit.
And when he thought of that mysterious, indescribable feeling he'd experienced earlier, he understood that the two of them had encountered a spirit that could awaken on its own. So he brought Tang San over to talk.
"Why did you bring him here?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.
"Don't worry. I'll talk to him first." Luo Mo pulled Xiao Wu toward the teaching building, then used his spiritual sense to firmly lock onto Tang San and his master.
Luo Mo and the others had come to a room in the far corner of the dormitory building.
It was Yu Xiaogang's lodgings.
The room was less than thirty square meters. The furnishings were simple, and what stood out most was a shelf crammed with all sorts of books.
Seeing that Tang San's master wasn't moving, Luo Mo settled down nearby.
That way, he could keep his spiritual sense focused on Yu Xiaogang's situation without drawing attention, and avoid having his movements arouse suspicion.
Even if Xiao Wu asked, he could say he was looking for the instructor.
At that moment, inside Yu Xiaogang's room.
"Xiao San, you sensed it too, didn't you?" Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San, his expression animated.
Tang San hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I really did sense that the spirit of the senior master seemed to resonate with yours."
"Then hurry up and summon it!" Yu Xiaogang was getting impatient.
"But that..." Tang San hesitated.
Yu Xiaogang was taken aback. Then he understood. "Xiao San, the spirit that resonates with the Master—is it your other spirit?"
Tang San said nothing. His silence was answer enough. The Master had guessed it long ago, so he immediately summoned the spirit in his left hand.
But in the next instant, the master and his student were stunned.
The spirit Tang San summoned was a creature that looked like a dog and a bear.
It had four short legs and stood over one and a half meters tall. It was broad around the waist, with rolls of fat covering its body.
Its fur was a pale, mottled purple. Its head was like a little round ball, and its short ears were cute. Its big, dark purple eyes looked even more adorable.
The moment it appeared, it pounced on Yu Xiaogang, rubbing its face against his legs.
But after a moment, it seemed to realize something was wrong.
Wasn't that supposed to be its master?
Its big eyes darted back and forth between Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
One was its long-lost master...
The other was its current master...
Its poor little brain was about to overheat.
"Xiao San, why did your spirit...?" Yu Xiaogang's expression was a mess. He hadn't expected Tang San's spirit to appear like this.
"Could it be..." As if struck by a sudden thought, Yu Xiaogang stared at the spirit in Tang San's left hand. It glowed with a faint black light, and a dark, metallic hammer appeared.
"The Clear Sky Hammer!"
Yu Xiaogang's pupils shrank as he looked at Tang San. His expression was completely different now.
The Clear Sky Hammer—could Tang San be that great man's child?
He felt a little panicked.
If that man found out his child's spirit had ended up with him, wouldn't he beat him to death?
"Master, what's going on?"
"Why does my spirit look like that?"
Tang San noticed that Yu Xiaogang had summoned a hammer spirit with his left hand. He was even more confused.
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