parentshiftbook Chapter 25 Farewell, A New Chapter Begins!
Chapter 25 Farewell, A New Chapter Begins!
A moment later, Xiao Wu opened her eyes. Her pink eyes seemed to hold the light of the moon, appearing incredibly clear. She felt the new, all-powerful power within her, and was immediately overwhelmed with excitement.
"Thank you so much, Master, for imparting your teachings!" She knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Mu once more.
"Okay, get up." Lin Mu then looked at the other disciples beside him and instructed, "This is your only junior sister at this stage. As your senior brothers, you must shoulder the responsibility of protecting your junior brothers and sisters. You must not let her be bullied, understand?"
Seeing that Xiao Wu had also become their junior sister and taken a master as her own, the four of them looked at Xiao Wu with less distance.
Shi Tie smiled憨厚ly, nodded, and solemnly assured, "Don't worry, Master. Anyone who wants to bully our junior sister will have to ask my iron fists first!" The other three nodded in agreement.
Just then, Lin Mu suddenly seemed to sense something, looked up at the deep night sky in the distance, and a cold smile unconsciously swept across his lips.
"Alright, it's late, you should all go back and rest. Xiao Wu, now that you've made your choice, start cultivating here with your senior brothers from tomorrow onwards!"
"Yes, Master!" everyone replied in unison.
Filled with excitement and anticipation, Xiao Wu turned and left the back mountain. She knew that from this moment on, she had embarked on a cultivation path completely different from Tang San's and Grandmaster's. But to avenge her mother, she was determined!
Not long after Xiao Wu left the back mountain, on the distant hilltop, a shadowy figure, imperceptible to anyone, quietly solidified.
Tang Hao, carrying a bottle of ale, stared intently through the night, his cloudy gaze landing on Xiao Wu's departing figure.
"A 100,000-year-old Soft-Boned Rabbit... actually became that kid's disciple?" Tang Hao took a swig of wine, a complex look flashing in his eyes, then muttered to himself, "Well, with his protection, this girl will be safe for now. But..."
With a flick of his finger, Tang Hao sent a very subtle and profound soul power mark, carrying a faint but imperceptible aura of killing intent, silently merging into Xiao Wu's body like an invisible speck of dust, tightly intertwining with her own life force.
"If you and Xiao San are destined to be on different paths in the future, I will personally come and take your spirit ring! I'll keep it for now and see how things go when Xiao San needs it!" Tang Hao muttered to himself. Then his figure blurred again and disappeared into the night wind, as if he had never existed.
On the bluestone behind the mountain, Lin Mu also withdrew his gaze from the distance, and the cold smile on his lips became even more intense.
"Marked? Ha, old fox... But this 'gift' from my disciple isn't so easy to take!"
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Over the next few days, Notting College outwardly returned to its usual order, but the undercurrents never subsided.
The performance of Shi Tie and Ling Chen in the academy's assessment, the exposure of Tang San's twin martial souls and the Clear Sky Hammer, and the assassination attempt within the academy continued to circulate among the students and teachers in private!
However, the people at the center of the storm remained unusually calm.
At this moment, Tang San was still resting in his dormitory, his Xuan Tian Gong circulating continuously within his body, and his wounds were healing quickly. However, he spent most of his time in deep thought.
The mutually destructive battle with Ling Chen, the sudden assassination attempt that night, the vague sense of Xiao Wu's growing distance from him over the past two days, and the increasingly solemn expression on the master's face all made him feel a sense of impending doom.
He knew very well that Nottingham was not a place to stay for long, and he had to find a chance to leave!
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, the master on the other side, has been restless these past two days, unable to sleep at night!
The exposure of Tang San's twin martial souls and the Clear Sky Hammer directly disrupted all his plans. He originally intended to hide Tang San away, nurture him slowly, and then make a name for himself when he grew up.
But now, everything has been exposed to the public eye, and the Spirit Hall will absolutely not let this go! Especially the late-night visit from "someone" the other day, with his rebuke and warning, made him feel even more ashamed!
"Let's go, we have to go, right now!" Yu Xiaogang said to Tang San decisively, "We're going to Soto City. There's an advanced soul master academy there called Shrek Academy. The dean is our teacher's sworn brother. They can definitely provide us with a relatively safe environment and give you better training."
Tang San nodded silently, then asked, "Teacher, can Xiao Wu leave with us?"
"Xiao Wu is a genius, one in a million. If we could persuade her to leave with us, that would be wonderful!"
"Okay, I understand, teacher. I'll go back and pack my things now, and also try to persuade Xiao Wu!" After Tang San finished speaking, he returned to his work-study dormitory and began to pack his few belongings.
After Xiao Wu returned to her dormitory, Tang San told her about the master's plan, hoping that she could leave with them!
However, Xiao Wu refused without even thinking!
"Xiao San, thank you! But I don't want to leave with you now! I've already become Mr. Lin's disciple, and I feel that the cultivation method he taught me is more suitable for me!" Xiao Wu said calmly.
"What?! You also became Lin Mu's disciple? Why? Xiao Wu, do you also think that the teacher's theories are inferior to theirs?" Tang San had thought that Xiao Wu would refuse to go with him, but he did not expect that Xiao Wu would also become Lin Mu's disciple. He asked excitedly.
"What the master taught is indeed very practical, and I believe that by cultivating with him we can become stronger than others! However, compared with the cultivation methods that my master taught me, the master's theories are still far inferior!" Xiao Wu explained slowly.
"No! Xiao Wu, listen to me! I've thought about this carefully these past few days, and I think the teacher's theory is more suitable for us. Only the path of the Soul Master is the only cultivation direction in this world!"
"I have tried other cultivation methods besides martial spirit, but they were all suppressed by some kind of 'rule' of this world. Only after absorbing a spirit ring can I break through the cultivation bottleneck."
"So, Xiao Wu, they may seem powerful now, but as their cultivation level increases, they will inevitably be suppressed, and may even never be able to advance any further in their lives!"
"Oh dear, you wouldn't understand even if I told you! Anyway, Master's strength far exceeds your imagination. Just because you can't do something doesn't mean we can't! Little San, there are some things I can't tell you, but I'm very clear about my choices!" Xiao Wu said impatiently.
Tang San shook his head dejectedly. He understood that since Xiao Wu had already made her choice, he probably couldn't persuade her anymore! After all, he wasn't anyone to her!
However, a competitive spirit had subtly emerged within him. One day, he would prove to himself and to his teacher that only martial spirit cultivation was the right path!
"Alright, Xiao Wu, then we'll part ways here! I wish you all the best in the future, and see you at the future Elite Advanced Soul Master Competition!"
After saying that, Tang San took his luggage and went to the master's residence. Under the cover of night, the two secretly slipped out of Notting City and headed towards Shrek Academy in Soto City!
Thus, a new chapter begins...