Reunion

Tang Liu smiled and ran off, joining Dai Mubai and the others, who had been waiting for him where they stood.

"Sorry for the wait," Tang Liu apologized first.

"It's fine, let's go." Dai Mubai shook his head and took the lead. "But are you really going to eat that guy's sausages? You heard his Soul Incantation just now, didn't you?"

Perhaps because they were bound by blood, Tang Liu subconsciously still stayed closest to Tang San.

Hearing Dai Mubai's words, he replied, "You're classmates with that uncle. I don't believe you've never eaten them, and I don't believe you don't know what his sausages do."

This was the first time Tang San and Xiao Wu had heard Tang Liu speak here.

Xiao Wu was fine. She had only seen Tang Liu in Dorm Seven before and could not recognize his voice now.

As for Tang San, the black-robed person before him felt even more familiar.

Yet he still did not dare conclude that this black-robed person was Tang Liu.

"Uh..." Dai Mubai stammered, unable to say anything, and subconsciously glanced at Zhu Zhuqing.

By coincidence, Zhu Zhuqing was looking at him as well. Her beautiful, icy eyes held a trace of teasing and disdain, as though she were asking him, "Does Oscar's big sausage taste good?"

Dai Mubai became somewhat annoyed and said to Tang Liu, "I have eaten them. Oscar's sausages do work well, but the Soul Incantation is just a little too disgusting."

"Mm, then let it be disgusting." Tang Liu waved the sausage in his hand, unwilling to dwell on the matter.

Dai Mubai said nothing more and simply led the way in silence.

"This... fellow student, my name is Tang San. You are..." Seeing that no one was speaking, Tang San took the initiative to address Tang Liu, hoping to confirm his identity.

But before he could finish, Tang Liu interrupted him. "I don't want to talk to someone taller than 1.7 meters." Then, radiating disdain, he ran off.

Tang San: "..."

Although he had been snapped at, for some reason, he could not get angry at all.

Very soon, Dai Mubai brought them to the site of the fourth-round assessment, where they saw a short, burly, imposing man seated in a chair with his eyes closed.

Dai Mubai hurried over and said to the man, "Teacher Zhao, I've brought the candidates taking the fourth round."

"Oh, we finally have candidates who made it to the fourth round this year? Not bad, not bad. Let me see. Oh, there are five of you this time." The burly man opened his eyes. When he saw them, excitement flashed through his gaze. "In that case, I'll personally play with you. Listen carefully. Your final test is to last for the time it takes one incense stick to burn under my attacks. If you pass, you'll clear the test and be admitted to the academy. If you fail, then all of you can get lost. Now, I'll give you the time it takes one incense stick to burn to get acquainted with each other. After that, the assessment begins."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out an incense stick. With a flick and twist of his fingers over its tip, he lit it.

Then he gave it a gentle toss, and the incense stick plunged deeply into the soil without wavering in the slightest.

After doing all that, he closed his eyes again and sat in his chair, ignoring everyone present.

Dai Mubai walked over with a wry smile and began explaining just how terrifying Zhao Wuji was.

Tang Liu, who remembered the original story, had no interest in listening to him. He fished Little Funi out from inside his clothes and started petting the fox.

Little Funi had initially refused. After all, it was a hundred-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox. If people petted it like some household pet, where would its dignity go? But the instant Tang Liu's hand landed on its fur, it immediately gave in.

Mm, so comfortable. Like that, a little to the left, then a little higher...

Everyone sitting cross-legged saw Little Funi that Tang Liu had taken out. The girls in particular had their eyes light up at its adorable appearance.

Even the cold Zhu Zhuqing could not help stealing a few more glances at Little Funi.

"Carry on. Don't mind me," Tang Liu said when he noticed Dai Mubai's faintly dissatisfied gaze.

"If we want to last the time it takes one incense stick to burn against Teacher Zhao, we first need to work well together. How about this? Let's tell each other about our Martial Souls and Soul Power Levels first, so we can better understand one another." Tang San spoke, taking the lead.

Then came Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

When Ning Rongrong mentioned that her Martial Soul was the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, everyone could not help casting astonished looks her way. Naturally, Tang Liu was the exception.

Finally, it was Tang Liu's turn, and everyone looked at him.

"Hey, I'm saying, now that everyone has introduced themselves, are you still going to keep wearing that black robe of yours?" Dai Mubai looked at Tang Liu and spoke in a dissatisfied tone.

Tang Liu ignored him. He stood up with Little Funi in his arms, walked over to Tang San, and finally sat down beside him.

Tang San was surprised, but oddly enough, he did not move away.

After placing Little Funi on his lap, Tang Liu began unfastening his black robe and said, "My name is Tang Liu. I'm twelve this year."

At that moment, he lifted his hood and revealed his face. His youthful yet incomparably handsome features astonished everyone present.

Tang San, upon hearing this, was so excited that he could not speak.

"My Martial Soul is the Ethereal Blue Silver Emperor. I'm a support-type Soul Master," Tang Liu said calmly. "As for the supportive effects of my soul skills, you'll find out when we start fighting."

"Xiao Liu, you're back!"

The moment Tang Liu finished speaking, Tang San beside him threw his arms around him.

"Xiao Liu, you came back without telling us!" Xiao Wu was equally excited as she reproached him.

"Alright, Brother, I know you missed me, but can we pass the assessment first?" Though Tang Liu's tone carried a hint of disdain, his face was full of smiles.

Held tightly by Tang San, he did not resist. Instead, he rather enjoyed it.

When they had been young, the person who had held him most was not Tang Hao, but his older brother Tang San.

"You're brothers?" Dai Mubai said in surprise.

"Yes, I'm his twin younger brother." Tang Liu nodded.

"Xiao Liu, we haven't seen each other for so many years. Have you been well? And Father, is he well?" Tang San asked eagerly.

"Don't worry, he's doing perfectly well. It's just that he's been worried about you all these years, so he's been taking me to watch you from afar. For you, it's been six years since you last saw us. But for us, we've been able to see you almost every day..." Tang Liu smiled and picked out a few things from the past six years to tell Tang San.

Though they were only trivial little matters, Tang San listened with great interest.

Damn it, the college entrance exams have actually been postponed!!!

That means I can only start mass-updating after July 9!!!

That means I have to keep building up my backlog!!!

Sigh, anyway, the author starts school today and will be out of contact.

See you all in July.

Don't worry, updates won't stop.