Tang San searched one dangerous place after another for what he needed.
The scarlet in his eyes deepened by the day.
Still at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lan Changsheng watched the ever-deepening scarlet in his eyes, his fists unconsciously tightening.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Wu had returned to Shrek Academy. Even the Iron-Armed Azure Ape had finally yielded to Headmaster Flender's wishes and accompanied her back to the academy.
That day, a gentle breeze drifted through the mountain valley, and the vegetation stood tranquil.
Tang Hao still wore his tattered black robe, his figure tall and straight. Arriving here and sensing Ah Yin's presence, his expression unconsciously softened.
He had come, first, specifically to see Ah Yin, and second...
Reunited after a long separation, the husband and wife shared a warm atmosphere. Yet as they talked, Tang Hao finally asked the question that had long weighed on his mind: "Ah Yin, where's little San? Why haven't I seen any trace of him lately? He hasn't returned to the valley, and he hasn't gone back to Shrek Academy either."
That single question instantly left Ah Yin frozen in place. She stammered for a while, unable to form a complete sentence.
She had only learned from Lan Changsheng that Tang San had ventured deep into Sunset Forest to train, deliberately honing his hidden weapons in preparation for Slaughter City.
Ah Yin had avoided steering the conversation toward Tang Seng all along precisely because she did not know how to explain Tang San's "true identity" to Tang Hao.
Just as the situation threatened to lapse into an awkward stalemate.
Lan Changsheng, who had stood silently to one side watching, spoke calmly. "Little San is mature beyond his years, far more so than his peers.