The Heaven and Earth Dragon Spear

Sword Palace

Zhen Ping looked at the blood spots on Wang Tian Sin's hand which made him quite worried. Although he saw for himself how the fight went and was sure that the stab was not deep, but guilt continued to fill his heart.

"Mr Zhen, you don't have to worry .. Just my robe is broken. It's just a blister and it heals without even a single treatment." Wang Tian Sin held Zhen Ping hand trying to calm him down.

Zhen Ping realized that if his reaction was excessive, immediately apologized to Wang Tian Sin, while the young man felt strange. "Mr Zhen, we fellow humans must help each other. Let's just say this is my gratitude because Mr. Zhen didn't prolong the matter yesterday,"

"But ..." before Zhen Ping filed a protest, Wang Tian Sin first shook his head. "Alright then, I won't think about it anymore,"

"It seems like I have to find someone to fix this robe," Wang Tian Sin muttered softly. Although it was so slow that it was almost inaudible, but Zhen Ping who was a few steps away from it could hear it clearly.

"Dongdong may not be sweet, but she's a good housewife-to-be, she's good at cooking and sewing" Zhen Ping said.

"Right ...His large hips will definitely make it easy to bear a child," muttered Wang Tian Sin who made Zhen Ping choke by his own breath.

"What did you say?" zhen Ping asked to make sure he didn't hear wrong. Wang Tian Sin realized his mistake and shook his head quickly.

In Zhen Ping's mind, it flashed a thought that Wang Tian Sin was interested in his daughter. However, recalling that the young man before him had a girl who was no less beautiful as a couple made him mutter, "if not being the first, the second is not a problem."

This time it was Wang Tian Sin's turn to choke on his breath.

"If Miss Dong can help, maybe I'll trouble her a little" said Wang Tian Sin timidly.

Zhen Ping immediately asked the servant to call Zhen Dong into his room. Meanwhile, he and Wang Tian Sin drank tea together.

There was actually some good wine in Zhen Ping's residence. However, Zhen Ping's current condition did not allow for drinking wine.

An artisan-made porcelain jar from the famous Lingnan soil was removed, then filled with two different kinds of tea.

The first tea is tea from the leaves of the tea that has a strong taste, then the second tea is a tea with a delicious fragrant aroma. The porcelain was then closed. Zhen Ping lifted it up and shook the porcelain several times.

Reopening the porcelain lid, Zhen Ping then inhaled its aroma for a moment before smiling faintly and grabbing a teapot without the lid.

A copper kettle filled with water heated over the burning embers had let out a slow whimper, indicating the water in the kettle had boiled. Zhen Ping poured the water into the porcelain until it was filled with three-quarters of it.

Close the porcelain tightly, white smoke billows from the porcelain mouth. Zhen Ping shook the teapot several times, the same as before, before the teapot was placed in an inverted position into the teapot without a lid.

Wang Tian Sin who had never seen this way, watched him closely.

"The taste and aroma will blend perfectly if you pour it in another teapot, separating with the dregs of the two teas." Zhen Ping said that as if knowing the content of Wang Tian Sin's thoughts.

"I've seen some tea brewing techniques before, but this one is the first time I've seen it" Wang Tian Sin said.

"really?" zhen Ping asked in disbelief.

For nobles or other officials, this tea brewing technique is common, not special. If Wang Tian Sin had only seen him for the first time, it was only two possibilities namely, Wang Tian Sin had never dealt with government people or Wang Tian Sin had only seen the world.

"really. This was the first time I saw him .. rather this was the first time I visited a government place," Wang Tian Sin looked at Zhen Ping curiously, "Master Zhen, usually people of the martial world and the government do not want to interfere in each other's affairs. You are a top swordsman, why would you bother looking after and taking care of us Xiang?"

Zhen Ping laughed heartily upon hearing Wang Tian Sin's question. This was not the first time he had gotten questions like this, but for the size of people who had just known each other, Wang Tian Sin was the first.

Xiang was the first city, it could also be called the oldest city on the Xiang continent. Therefore, these two places have the same name and meaning.

"Tian Sin, you're young, maybe this will be a lesson for you in the future. No matter how cold and unfair this land may be to us, we live and grow in this land. Our job is to keep our grandchildren comfortable on this land" Zhen Ping said, pouring tea into a cup, then shifted the cup to Wang Tian Sin's side. "If I die, I will die peacefully for devoting half my life to this land."

"Why half? People would usually say their whole lives," Wang Tian Sin interrupted.

"How can I say it for a lifetime? I live, practice, eat, and rest on this land. I seek pleasure in this land. How can it be counted as devotion while the goal is personal?"

Finally Wang Tian Sin nodded, slightly understanding Zhen Ping's words.

Zhen Ping lifted his cup, inhaling its aroma for a moment before starting to sip it slowly. The fragrance and bitterness of the tea come together in the mouth, creating a soul-soothing sensation.

Wang Tian Sin did a similar thing, the difference was that the young man closed his eyes as the aroma of tea began to seep into his nose.

Just as Wang Tian Sin was about to sip his tea, a step was heard approaching. Shortly after, a girl in a light blue dress came into the room.

"Dongdong greeted Father and Young Master Tian," Zhen Dong said softly.

Zhen Ping nodded and asked his daughter to sit down.

"Dongdong, Tian Sin has already helped us out of some trouble, as he fought with senior Xin his robe was broken. Help us fix it" Zhen Ping said.

Zhen Dong had a few questions in mind, but what bothered him the most was, since when was his father so familiar with the young man who had helped him? But the girl did not want to get dizzy and immediately nodded in agreement.

Zhen Dong asked the waiter to pick up the sewing kit in his room.

"Give me your cape." Zhen Dong extended his hand to Wang Tian Sin.

Wang Tian Sin unfolded his robe, leaving behind a thin white garment that wrapped around his body. Because it was not tied properly, then when Wang Tian Sin took off his robe, the clothes slightly opened, revealing many scars on his body.

"You're young, why so many wounds? And also .. The wound was like a poison scar," Zhen Ping said as he accidentally saw the wound on Wang Tian Sin's chest.

Zhen Dong glanced for a moment, but turned his face back.

"Oh .. This. At that time I was hit by the centipede poison arrow of the night, it seemed to have indeed melted some tissue," Wang Tian Sin replied.

Wang Tian Sin then gave his black robe to Zhen Dong who was still shocked upon hearing the poison of the centipede of the night. However, the first to react was Zhen Ping.

"Isn't the poison of the night centipede deadly?"

"I don't know how I survived either. Obviously, I had a lot of people willing to fight and sacrifice."

***

The sword palace was a martial party that focused on one weapon, the sword. The people who took shelter in the sword palace came from various backgrounds but they were united in one path which was the way of the sword.

Xin Dong had been the leader of the sword palace for the past dozen years, replacing his father who was a martial artist who had once been in the top ten martial arts experts of the Sky Pavilion. He was also the one who created the Water Moon technique and the golden crow, making people start to get interested in the sword palace.