
"When is big brother Tian coming?" ask Chie Xie.
Yuan Xia smiled gently at Chie Xie while rubbing Chie Xie's black hair and having a shoulder length.
"Please, he'll be here soon!" yuan Xia.
Chie Xie put on a sullen face. Actually he was already impatient to want to see Tian Feng directly because all this time he had only heard his name from his father and his teacher.
"Xie'er, go train with Grandma Chi, we still have something to discuss!" said Zang Yang.
Chie Xie had indeed complied, yet he left by stomping his feet with an increasingly sullen face and came out leaving Yuan Xia and Zang Yang at that place.
"He when angry is really very similar to Yie'er!" yuan Xia.
Zang Yang only responded to Yuan Xia's words with a smile, he also admitted that Chie Xie's nature was indeed the same as Lie Yie's.
"Master Yuan, do you have any plans to hire a swordsman as a representative later on in the match?" ask Zang Yang.
"No Teacher Zang, you are more than enough for me to be a representative in the match later," Yuan Xia replied.
"Why Master trusts me so much, there are still many warriors in this Wu Kingdom who are greater than me! After all, if it was just me alone, I wasn't sure I would be able to win if there were even more powerful Swordsmen to be my opponents!" said Zang Yang.
"Teacher Zang, I've been very trusting of you, wanting to win or lose, all of that doesn't really matter to me, the most important thing is that I've been in the game so I'm not considered a coward by people who want to see me fall!" yuan Xia.
Although Yuan Xia had already said such a thing, but Zang Yang was still hesitant and did not want to humiliate Yuan Xia later in the match.
"Mr Yuan, I promised to devote myself to you, so I will try to win that match later," Zang Yang said.
"Thank you Master Zang, but I also don't want anything to happen to you later, if later you face another stronger Swordsman, you should not force yourself, give up while you still have time!" yuan Xia.
Zang Yang only nodded his head, he felt touched by his heart because Yuan Xia really cared about him so much.
"Three more days Xie'er and I will be there and prepare Mr. Yuan's house, now I will practice first because there has been no improvement in me all along" rich Zang Yang.
"Alright Master Zang, please continue your training, now I'm going home first!" yuan Xia said then he got up and stepped out.
"Xie 'er! Dad comes home first, you and your teacher will be home soon so your mom has friends at home!" yuan Xia.
Chie Xie just nodded without speaking then he went back to training with Grandma Chi.
Yuan Xia only shook his head then he said goodbye to Zang Yang and went home on a horse ride.
Zang Yang remained standing looking at Yuan Xia who had already gone far away and disappeared in the distance.
"There have been events that happened to Master Yuan, since the past there has always been problems even now the problem still keeps coming!" muttered Zang Yang.
Zang Yang let out a long sigh, what flashed through his mind at the moment was Tian Feng, if it was true that Tian Feng was still alive, he was curious what Tian Feng would be like now, he was curious, and it had reached the level of his strength.
"I'd better practice first so that the strength increases a little!" zang Yang said then he went back to practice.
It had been a long time that Zang Yang had not trained so he had not had any increase in strength at all.
Although not improved, but Zang Yang is still a Light Swordsman who cannot be underestimated, let alone he has a lot of experience about fighting, so it would be very difficult for a swordsman who had a level equivalent to Zang Yang to be able to defeat him.
***
As Tian Feng had expected, with his new strength now it would not take long for him to arrive at Xanhuo City.
Previously Tian Feng had the strength of an Upper Swordsman level and had as much Chi as 32 circles, but now Tian Feng already did not know what level he was at because the amount of Chi he had exceeded the limit of a Stage 3 Light Swordsman.
Tian Feng stopped by one of the mask sellers to buy one mask, he was looking for a mask that was quite good and also strong, at least made of jade.
"Young master, what kind of mask are you looking for?" asked the seller a little nervously as Tian Feng covered his face with a cloth.
"Does Uncle sell masks that have the best quality, such as materials and also have a unique shape and do not seem creepy?" tian Feng asked.
"The mask that has the best quality there is only one Master, the mask is made of Jade mixed with stones that just fell from the sky and forged with a very unique design!" said the seller.
"Then where the mask is, I'll buy it at any cost!" said Tian Feng.
The seller took Tian Feng into a closed room, there turned out to be some of the longest masks on the wall, various shapes and very unique.
However what Tian Feng was looking for was a quality mask like his previous mask, therefore he would look for the same mask but have a different shape.
"Please you choose, there are all ten different types of shapes!" said the seller.
Tian Feng started to inspect one by one of the masks, he looked towards the mask that was hanging higher than the others.
The mask's color is black, and the shape is only half of it, "What is the name of the mask uncle?" tian Feng asked.
The mask seller immediately took the black mask and began to explain.
"I don't know his name Young master, this mask we got from an auction event in Toakai Country, he said this mask has a legendary history story there, he said, but we don't trust the story too much because we judge things not from the story, but from the material!" said the seller.
"We? Is the uncle selling masks not alone?" tian Feng asked.
The seller smiled warmly then replied to Tian Feng's question, "Truely young master, I am not alone in selling masks, but rather there are a few more people working together, and some people are from Three Different Countries, we name this store by the Name of Four Mainland Store!" said the seller.
"What a weird name for a store!" muttered Tian Feng.
"Master, we don't just sell masks, we still have a lot of things to sell, but they're all in different stores!" said the seller.
"It's uncle, all I need right now is a mask, so how much does this mask cost?" tian Feng asked who was completely uninterested in the seller's explanation.
"It costs 250 gold pieces Young master!" answer the Seller.
Tian Feng choked on his own breath as the seller mentioned the extremely expensive price.
"The price of this mask is that expensive? Why can?" tian Feng asked.
"Young Master, we just bought from the auction for 230 pieces of gold, that does not include our travel costs, nor is the material from this mask the best of all, if the young master wanted to buy one that was cheaper, in front there were still many masks that had a price of ten to fifteen pieces of bronze!" said the seller then he intended to hang back the black mask just next to it.
"The price is crazy, my old Mask only costs Five Gold Coins, and it's already the most expensive, but this..!" inner Tian Feng.
"Wait a minute, can't the price be less than that?" tian Feng asked.
"Sorry Young Master, it's a fixed price and can't be bargained anymore."
"It's my money!" inner Tian Feng then he took out all the coins he got from Luos.
"This is 250 gold coins count!" tian Feng said at once handed over three bags containing gold coins.
The seller immediately counted the coins and the coins turned out to fit the number no less and no more.
Now there were only about 30 gold coins left that Tian Feng had, if only to buy food was enough for the next year, but if to buy clothes or heirlooms as weapons, if only to buy clothes or heirlooms as weapons, then it will be very less.
"I'm poor again!" inner Tian Feng while receiving the Yang Mask was just next to it.
If he did not worry about his face, maybe he would not wear a mask, since long ago this had become a habit of Tian Feng, but until now the habit was still there.
"Thank you for the visit of Young Master, later if there is a Young Master looking for rare items, you will be happy to find them!" said the seller while delivering Tian Feng who was already wearing his black mask.
Tian Feng only nodded with a wry smile, he felt stifled to come again to that Four Mainland Shop.
The Black Mask that was only half that was very suitable when used by Tian Feng, Tian Feng's forehead was completely covered by the mask, while his right eye to half his lips were still visible.
Despite wearing the Black Mask that was only half that, but there would never be anyone who could guess Tian Feng's face if he actually had a very handsome face.
Tian Feng walked up to a bit far from the mask selling shop, and after being in a deserted place, Tian Feng immediately jumped onto the roofs of the houses as well as ran towards the house of Yuan Xia who had started to be seen.
***
"Emmm... This house has not changed at all the last time I left this house!" muttered Tian Feng who was standing under a tree that was in front of Yuan Xia's house.
Tian Feng was intending to step inside but suddenly there were three guards stopping him.
"Wait who are you and what do you need to do to come here?" ask one of the guards.
The three of them were both holding the hilt of his sword as a form of vigilance, after all the mask that Tian Feng was wearing was very suspicious.
"I want to go inside!" replied Tian Feng.
"Sorry Master, we can't let anyone enter Mr Yuan's residence carelessly, unless Master makes an appointment with our Master, but if not please leave here!" said one of them.
The three Guards tried to speak politely out of fear that Tian Feng wearing the mask would be offended if he was bullied.
Tian Feng knew the reason they were all acting that way, he was certain that the assault of the two Shinobi was what made them all so extremely vigilant and cautious.
"Look, I'm Tian Feng's adoptive son Father Yuan, I want to meet father and mother inside, so please tell them if I Tian has already come home!" said Tian Feng.
The three of them looked at each other, the name Tian indeed they had heard, but they had never seen Tian Feng's face because the guards who had been not on guard.
"Who's coming?" yuan Xia's voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Tian Feng turned his head back and looked at the new Yuan Xia descending from his horse.
"Master, this young man came here and claimed to be Young Master Tian!" said one of them and the other one took Yuan Xia's horse and brought him to the stables.
Yuan Xia was surprised when one of the guards mentioned Tian's name, he immediately walked up to Tian Feng and observed Tian Feng from top to bottom.
Tian Feng's height was almost the same as Yuan Xia's height, yet Tian Feng's body was slightly taller.
"Are you really my Tian Son?" asked Yuan Xia.
"Dad! I'm sorry if Tian just got home, and I'm sorry I left the house without telling you!" said Tian Feng.
"You..! I'm..! I won't forgive you!" said Yuan Xia who no longer knew what to say because he was happy to be mixed with anger.
Yuan Xia immediately walked up to Tian Feng and then raised his right hand as if it was about to hit Tian Feng.
Tian Feng himself simply smiled without dodging or preparing to survive Yuan Xia's punch, and it turned out that Yuan Xia had no intention of hitting him, but rather grabbed Tian Feng's back neck then hugged him.
Although Tian Feng's face was covered by a mask, he was certain that the young man was indeed his long-lost adopted son.
"You left without telling us anything so we all got worried! I really want to punish you for leaving the house without my permission!" yuan Xia said as he hugged Tian Feng.
"I'm sorry dad, but now I'm here!" said Tian Feng.
Yuan Xia immediately let go of his embrace, "Let's quickly meet your mother, since you left she's the most shaken and deeply saddened of me!" yuan Xia.
"I've long missed you and all of you!" said Tian Feng.
"Then welcome back my son!" yuan Xia said with a big smile as he felt happy.
"Eum..! I'm Home..!" said Tian Feng.
The two of them immediately stepped inside to meet Lie Yie as well as giving a surprise to Lie Yie, while the three guards were still both dumbfounded.
"So he really is Young Master Tian who disappeared it?"
"It looks like it is!"
The three of them were relieved that not speaking rudely to Tian Feng, they were sure Tian Feng would understand why they were acting that way to him.
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Sorry too tired so overslept when writing 😅🙏