Tang Hao had already begun to think about leaving.
He couldn't find any hope of revenge in his son, so he had to look elsewhere.
Tang Hao had secretly gone to check on that little girl named Yun. She was quite impressive: Innate Full Soul Power, and her Martial Soul was a powerful scythe. But unfortunately, even so, she still wasn't good enough for him.
Innate Full Soul Power?
Who didn't have Innate Full Soul Power?
But so what?
Without Twin Martial Souls, there was no hope of revenge.
Ah Yin!
I've already wasted too much time!
The child has grown up. It's time for me to leave and avenge you!
Tang Hao made up his mind.
Tang San naturally had no idea what his father was thinking. Looking at the disappointment in his father's eyes, he felt an unbearable ache in his heart.
Tang San didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only lower his head helplessly and go to the kitchen to ladle out some porridge.
After he had served the plain rice porridge, Tang Hao said nothing, acting as if Tang San weren't there. Once he finished eating, he went back to his room and slept.
Although everything was still the same as before, Tang San could clearly feel that his father was treating him even more coldly than before.
When had it started, exactly?
It seemed to have been after his Martial Soul Awakening, when he learned his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass.
Tang San didn't understand.
Was it just because his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass?
Was it because he had lost to Yun?
Why? Why was Tang Hao treating him like this?
He had been so obedient. Once he could control his body, he had stood on a chair to cook for Tang Hao, wash his clothes, and look after him in every way.
He hadn't asked for much—just a little bit of affection!
But no matter what he did, Tang Hao was as hardhearted as a stone, unwilling to spare him even the slightest bit of fatherly love. He was even worse than Yun.
Yun comforted him, cheered him up, spared his feelings, worried that he might not get enough to eat, and made him breakfast...
Compared with Tang Hao, Yun seemed more like family.
At that moment, Tang San even began to doubt whether Tang Hao was really his father.
Lost in confusion, Tang San stared at the bowl of plain rice porridge on the table, with no appetite at all.
After sitting still for a while, he gathered up the bowl and chopsticks, stood, and prepared to go out for a walk. He wanted to be alone for a while.
But just after he left the village, a call as sweet as a songbird's rang out behind him.
"Little San Gege!"
Tang San turned around and saw Su Yun running toward him.
The girl was fast. In just two or three seconds, she had reached him. Perhaps because she had run so quickly, her face was flushed. Before Tang San could ask anything, Su Yun held out a small porcelain bottle to him.
"Little San Gege.
"This is medicine for bruises and sprains.
"Little San Gege went so easy on me.
"And I still hurt you.
"I'm really sorry."
As she spoke, Su Yun looked remorseful and gently pointed at Tang San's arm. There was a patch of bruised skin there.
"Little San Gege must be hurting a lot right now."
Tang San stared blankly at Su Yun. She bit her lip, her face full of apology, yet her eyes were brimming with concern.
Then he looked down at the small porcelain bottle in his hand.
Tang San's heart surged.
[Friendship Points +101 from Tang San.] [Friendship Points +106 from Tang San.] [Friendship Points +111 from Tang San.] ...
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Holy crap!!!
What the hell!
I'd thought giving him medicine might trigger a burst of Friendship Points. But I never expected this many! I got 308 Friendship Points in one go!
What's gotten into Little San Sheep?
Su Yun's heart was surging too. He'd originally planned to hand over the medicine and go back to eat, but now he decided to stick around and find out what was going on.
Tang San thought of himself as a strong person, but for some reason, after meeting Su Yun, he felt like he'd become much more prone to tears.
He felt like crying at the drop of a hat. It really wasn't manly at all.
Tang San gripped the porcelain bottle tightly. It took him a great deal of effort to hold back his tears and keep from crying in front of Su Yun again.
"Thank you, Xiao Yun."
"Not at all."
Su Yun quickly refused.
"This is what I should do. After all, you wouldn't have gotten hurt if it weren't for me, Little San Gege."
Tang San naturally didn't blame Su Yun. He replied frankly, "No. I was simply outmatched."
Uh...
His blunt admission left Su Yun at a loss for words, so he could only forcefully change the subject.
"By the way, Little San Gege, you seem to be in a bad mood.
"Did something happen?
"If you don't mind, you can talk to me about it."
At the direct question, Tang San looked into Su Yun's bright, blinking eyes and almost blurted out all the hurt he was feeling.
Unfortunately, it involved his father. What was more, Tang San instinctively didn't want to burden Su Yun with all those negative feelings. After all, it had only been two months since this girl had lost both her parents. In the end, he forced a smile and kept it to himself.
"It's nothing. I just want to go out and be alone for a while."
"Oh."
Su Yun answered as if disappointed, but he understood perfectly well. Tang San had fallen out with Tang Hao.
After all, in Holy Soul Village, there weren't many people who could affect Tang San's state of mind besides Tang Hao.
Even Su Yun could only do it by playing his little tricks. He knew where he stood compared to Tang Hao.
Tang Hao was his real father, after all, and Su Yun had only known him for a few months.
But Su Yun couldn't figure out what the two of them could have fallen out over. The original story had never mentioned it.
On the day Tang San revealed his Twin Martial Souls, Tang Hao should have shown his fatherly love, and then they should have been a devoted father and filial son.
But looking at Tang San now, nothing about him suggested that had happened.
Though his mind was full of questions, Su Yun continued.
"Then I won't ask.
"If Little San Gege wants to be alone, I won't bother you."
With that, he waved at Tang San and quickly left.
Watching Su Yun disappear from view, Tang San suddenly found himself anxious and reluctant to let her go.
He had said he wanted to be alone, but now that she'd left, he felt sad. Honestly...
Tang San wanted to slap himself.
He shook his head. Tang San's thoughts and feelings were a tangled mess. He took a deep breath and pushed the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to its limits, racing out of the village.
Tang San didn't know how far he ran. He only knew that he kept running.
By the time he came to his senses, his Mysterious Heaven Skill was almost completely depleted, and a bright moon had risen in the sky.
Tang San looked around in confusion and realized he was in a forest. He had no idea which mountain he'd run to. He wasn't in a hurry to go back anyway. No one at home would worry about him.
He leapt onto a tree and sat on a branch. Leaning against the trunk, he stared at the bright moon in the sky. A gust of night wind blew past, making him shiver.
But his heart felt even colder than his body.
He thought of his past life, then his present one.
He let out a long sigh.
Meanwhile, beneath a tree not far from Tang San—
Su Yun, who had followed him all the way there, watched Tang San sitting on a branch and sighing. A background song unconsciously began playing in his head.
"I don't hate, and I don't cry; my tears were cried dry long ago~"
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