The Whispering Wind Sword

17. Chapter 17's

―Teacher... if so, of course..... of course... Wang Dou will search and try to get back the sword by all means. And the first place he went…‖

Sighing Gu Tong Dang continued his disciple's words,

―Ya... The first place he investigated was of course the residence of the Huang family.‖ermark

―Teacher... according to the teacher, is it better to do what I do?‖ermark

For a moment Gu Tong Dang was silent, for him it was hard to say what he thought.

―Hehh. Ding's son, in my opinion, there is no other way, you must leave the city as soon as possible. And never come back again before you can convince your swordsmanship.‖ermark

―You must sever your ties with the Huang family, only then can you clear Huang's surname of this affair.‖ermark

Ding Tao's pale face grew even paler, even more so,

―Teacher... is there no other way? What if I just give this sword to Master Huang or maybe I return it to Master Wang Dou?‖ermark

With a heavy heart Gu Tong Dang shook his head, Son Ding, try to think with a clear heart. If you return that sword to Wang Dou, your life will be lost.

Because for Wang Dou not only the return of the sword was important, but also the existence of the sword on him must be a secret.‖ermark

―And to keep that secret, whoever knows that he has the sword must be destroyed. If you return, the Huang family will be dragged into this matter.‖ermark

While biting Ding Tao's lips shook his head. In his heart he still could not accept the reality. It had been since he was a child that he had lived with the Huang family. Since stepping on adolescence his heart has been tethered to young lady Huang. And just now she had the courage to hope to get the heart of her young lady.

―Teacher, is Wang Dou stronger than the Huang family, if I give this sword to Master Huang, won't the Huang family be strong because of it?‖ermark

―Children Ding, swordsmanship and strength of the Huang family as a whole, may still be in balance with the strength of Wang Dou and his group. But do not forget, the martial world is full of figures who have intelligence like a god. If not for their existence, naturally Wang Dou would not have needed to keep the existence of that sword a secret.‖ermark

―Wang Dou might not have dared to snatch the sword, but if so, then there was no reason for him, either, to not broadcast the news that the Huang family had obtained the sword and that I knew the character of Lord Huang, he would not let go of the sword just like that.‖ermark

―Although it has been several generations we concentrate more on trading efforts. But I know for sure, that in his heart, the ambition to rule the martial world was there. Maybe now he harbored it but if he were to have this sword, that pent-up ambition would flare up and the flames of its flames could burn the peace of the Huang family.‖ermark

―Anak Ding, the existence of the sword, will invite disaster for the Huang family. If you don't want to see the peace that the Huang family has now lost, you should take the sword away from them.‖ermark

Ding Tao put down the bowl he was holding, cupped his two trembling hands held back the feeling.Slowly he tried to breathe slowly and regularly, thinking about his position at that moment carefully.

The young man could imagine Wang Dou's reaction when the old figure found his sword missing along with his disappearance.

The first thing he did was to check the well where he had fallen, when he found Ding Tao had already disappeared along with the sword, then suspicion would be transferred to the people in the Huang family. If he still had time to come back to the Huang family residence after that incident, of course Wang Dou would have thought that it was possible that the sword was within the Huang family's power. Although Ding Tao then left the Huang family home, that suspicion would not just disappear.

For him there was no other choice but to immediately leave the city, without saying goodbye to anyone.

But the condition of his body while in the well was very bad, it was impossible for him to come out without help and if Wang Dou was meticulous enough, it was impossible, of course it will also be known that his teacher Gu Tong Dang had left the Huang family residence that night.

Ding Tao opened his eyes and looked at the figure of the old geezer before him. He noticed the wrinkles on the old face and a smile that did not come off as well despite the shocking incident, he said,

―Teacher, if so the teacher thought, it means, the teacher can not go back home.‖ermark

The old teacher nodded patiently, ―Yes, you seem to have understood. Maybe many people will see us as people who do not know the meaning of the word faithful and do not know to return the favor.‖ermark

―But if we don't want to bring trouble into the Huang family, this is exactly what we have to do.‖ermark

Ding Tao nodded, though bitter to him, but he saw no other way.

Gu Tong Dang let out a sad sigh, the old teacher was not ignorant of how Ding Tao felt towards young miss Huang. Slowly he got up and patted Ding Tao on the shoulder, ―Be patient, in two years, if you are diligent in practicing, of course your intelligence can increase rapidly and at that time, you will be able to train, there is no need for you to be afraid of Wang Dou. At that moment, with the sword of Wind whispering in your hand, not many can match you.‖ermark

Ding Tao tried to smile and nod, although his heart was still too poignant to say anything.

Gu Tong Dang could dive into his student's feelings, "Once it is, I will prepare provisions for our journey, believe me, I will try to help you as much as possible."

Gu Tong Dang left the room and Ding Tao was alone. The young man looked at the ceiling of the room, reflected in his eyes, the sweet smile of young lady Huang.

It is also seen how shocked they were with the family when they found himself and his teacher just disappeared. The moment they found the two left on their own terms, how they would berate and look down on them.

Ding Tao let out a sigh, his eyes closed and a short grievance shot out from his mouth.

For some time he remained silent, when his eyes opened, his face was no longer adorned with worry, but a strong will was emanated there.

Ding Tao is not a young man who is avid in martial arts, if he practices diligently, it is because he wants to please young lady Huang. If he had ever dreamed of becoming a swordsman, it was because he wanted to win the heart of young miss Huang.

Now fate had already forced him to take the path that the young miss would look down on. But Ding Tao was determined to galvanize himself diligently, so that one day he could return, he said, to correct this misunderstanding and eliminate all the bad impressions that young lady Huang had on her.