Chapter 65 Tang Hao Returns
As evening approached and business at the canteen gradually slowed down, Tang San found Tang Chuan, who was tidying up his tools. After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked, "Brother, could you give me some gold soul coins?"
How much do you want?
"About fifty gold soul coins."
Tang Chuan looked up, didn't ask any questions, and directly took out his money bag, counted out one hundred gold soul coins, and handed them to Tang San: "Here, take more, don't go short."
"That's how it is, brother."
Tang San took the money bag and explained, "I met a mercenary at the tavern before. He's been to many places and has a lot of experience."
"He said he has some notes he made about rare spirit beasts and special plants, as well as some obscure ancient book copies, which are hard to find outside. He said he would bring them to me in a while, but they are not cheap."
"So I want to prepare the money in advance, so that I won't be unable to come up with it when the time comes."
He didn't say that these books actually belonged to Yu Xiaogang, but planned to find excuses to give them to his brother later to avoid arousing suspicion.
Upon hearing this, a look of understanding flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes.
He roughly guessed what the notebook Tang San was talking about was, but he didn't reveal it. Instead, he readily took out another money bag from his storage bracelet and handed it to Tang San.
"Here's another hundred for you."
"Tell me if you need more; knowledge is priceless."
"If we meet, remember to let me know. Don't go to secluded places alone at night."
"Okay, bro."
Tang San agreed, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
No matter what he does, his brother will always trust and support him unconditionally.
"Um."
Tang Chuan ruffled his hair: "Don't come back too late, remember to eat."
"Yes, I will."
Tang San nodded quickly, stuffed the gold soul coins and money bag into the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night, turned and left the canteen, heading west of the city.
Just then, a pink figure hopped and skipped over.
"Karakawa Karakawa!"
"This new flavor of fluorescent fruit honey tea is so delicious!"
Xiao Wu squeezed next to Tang Chuan, holding a cup of iced tea with a dreamy color and a faint fluorescent glow, and praised it indistinctly.
"It's so refreshing and beautiful!"
"How did you do it?"
Tang Chuan turned to look at her, his face bearing his usual gentle smile: "I'm glad you like it."
"It's made primarily with fluorite fruit, with some refreshing herb juice, a small amount of century-old royal jelly, and some calming and nourishing herbs... It has a refreshing effect and is also beneficial for soul power cultivation."
"But you can't drink too much, or you'll have trouble sleeping at night."
"Okay, okay!"
Xiao Wu nodded vigorously, then looked at Tang Chuan expectantly: "Then... will we be able to drink the starry sky berry tea you mentioned tomorrow?"
"It should be about the same."
Tang Chuan chuckled lightly: "The taste is still a bit sour and astringent right now. Adding honey can't cover it up, and adding too much will make it too cloying. I'm trying to use other ingredients to remove the astringency..."
"I'll let you try it as soon as it's ready."
"It's a deal then!"
Xiao Wu happily squinted her eyes, took another big gulp of iced tea, and swayed her ponytail contentedly: "Then you go ahead with your work, I'm going to find Xiao Chenyu to play!"
As she spoke, she rushed towards Xiao Chenyu, who was tidying up the tables and chairs.
Tang Chuan watched Xiao Wu's lively figure and her closeness to him, and the smile on his lips deepened slightly.
Night was falling.
As soon as Tang San turned into the alley, he sensed something was amiss from afar.
The gate to the small house in the west of the city was ajar, and a dim light shone from inside; it was not the same as when he left.
A faint smell of blood lingered in the air, sending a chill down his spine.
Who is it?
Could it be that Yu Xiaogang's affair has been exposed?
Has it been the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan who came looking for us?
He subconsciously reached out with both hands to pull out the hidden arrows from his wrists, quietly activating his Mysterious Heaven Art within his body. He lightened his steps and circled around the courtyard wall to the entrance.
The wooden door was ajar; he gently pushed it open.
In the once quiet courtyard, several bulging, mud-stained burlap sacks were carelessly scattered, and the smell of blood was emanating from them.
One of the burlap sacks was slightly loosened, revealing half of a dried animal leg inside.
"who?"
The person inside noticed the commotion and spoke in a hoarse voice. Tang San breathed a sigh of relief; it was his father's voice.
He pushed the wooden door open completely and saw Tang Hao sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, holding a wine flask in his hand and tilting his head back to drink the wine.
"Dad... Dad?"
Tang San called out softly, standing at the doorway without daring to approach.
The tension in his nerves eased, and there was the joy of a long-awaited reunion, but more than that, there was a habitual restraint and awe.
Tang Hao glanced at him, but his gaze didn't linger.
He still looked unkempt, with messy stubble, heavy eye bags, and his eyes swept over Tang San with his usual indifference.
"Um."
Tang Hao snorted in response.
His gaze passed over Tang San, landing on the empty doorway behind him, his brow furrowing habitually: "Where's your brother?"
"Why wasn't he with you?"
His tone was natural, suggesting that Tang San should have gone home with Tang Chuan that night, as it was abnormal for Tang San to be alone.
"My brother is at the Academy; he's probably still busy with his food delivery business."
Tang San was already used to this kind of differential treatment and didn't care about it. Instead, he answered respectfully.
"takeout?"
Tang Hao snorted, took another swig of wine, and kicked the sack beside his feet: "Go, call your brother back."
"I brought back some soul beast meat and fruits and vegetables from the Star Dou Great Forest for your brother."
"Many of them are air-dried, so they keep well."
He paused, then added, "There's a 30,000-year-old dragon-blooded yak here. Its blood and energy are incredibly strong, and its quality is extremely high. It should be able to help him break through 10,000 years with his first soul ring."
Throughout the entire process, he didn't ask Tang San a single question about how he had been doing lately, as if Tang San were merely a tool for delivering messages.
"Yes, Dad!"
"I'll go right now!"
Tang San quickly agreed, feeling happy for his brother.
A bitter feeling welled up in his heart. As expected, his father loved his brother the most, even bringing back meat from a 30,000-year-old soul beast.
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
Tang Hao gave a casual instruction, then looked away and returned his attention to the wine gourd.
Tang San turned around and ran quickly towards Notting Academy.
Dad finally came back, but he only thought about his brother. However, as long as his brother was happy, he was happy too.
Notting Academy, Dormitory 7.
Tang Chuan had just finished calculating today's income and was about to rest when he saw Tang San running in, panting, with an excited and eager expression on his face.
"elder brother!"
Panting, Tang San rushed to Tang Chuan, his voice low and barely concealing his excitement: "Dad's back!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan stood up with a look of surprise and asked, "Dad's back?"
"Um!"
Tang San nodded vigorously, seeing his brother's joy, and he became happy too: "Dad even specifically said that he brought you a lot of soul beast meat and fruits from the Star Dou Great Forest, and a 30,000-year-old Dragon Blood Yak!"
"Very good!"
With a loving smile, Tang Chuan took Tang San's hand and said, "Let's go back quickly, don't keep Dad waiting."
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