1171 A Trial (1/2)
”You're not qualified to know who my Master is.” Tang An replied indifferently while still kneeling. ”All you need to know is that you must stay here and wait for the Grand Master's arrangement. I'll take you to see my Master if he doesn't want to pick up a sweet hot potato like you.”
Incredulity filled the Saintess' face. ”Your Grand Master… don't tell me it's Tang Xiu?”
”Upstairs!”
Standing by the windows on the second floor, Tang Xiu spoke with a tone full of indifference.
Joyous Palace Saintess looked up at his indifferent expression and then glanced at Mo Awu's group in the courtyard. She hesitated for a while but then finally decided to go upstairs.
”What do you want?”
”You must stay here from this moment on and wait for the arrival of the Buddhist Sect,” Tang Xiu said indifferently. ”I hope you can stay honest and follow them if they're willing to bring you back to China, but you can expect that I'll spare your life if they're not willing.”
”I must return to the Joyous Palace.” The Saintess retorted with a slightly indignant tone.
”Can you still go back, huh?” asked Tang Xiu.
She fell into silence. She knew that Tang Xiu was right. Could she still be able to go back? It was Tang An who rescued her when she ran away. Outsiders may not be aware of Tang Xiu's identity, but Ki Kitagawa knew it clearly. Once that man spread the news that she was related to some Chinese cultivators, it was very likely that the over suspicious Palace Master would hold some bad intentions towards her.
What should I do? Must I stay here and be at their mercy? But where can I go?
Once the victor of the battle between the Joyous Palace and Japan's authority was determined, it was likely that she would be their first target. Unless she could escape from Japan as quickly as possible, she would be captured by either the Joyous Palace or this Japanese agency.
For a time, she fell in a dilemma.
Tang Xiu turned around again and headed to the sofa in the room. After taking a seat, he added, ”I'm sure you're already aware of what kind of fate you'll be facing. The Joyous Palace Master sees you as nothing but a furnace, and when the time is ripe, he'll use you and send you to your death. I always held the belief that everyone must hold their own destiny in their hands. Hence, you gotta choose and think well on the road ahead of you.”
Having said that, his fingers moved and Kuwako quickly appeared in front of him.
While pointing to Kuwako, Tang Xiu indifferently said, ”If I'm not mistaken, you should know her too, right?”
The Saintess shot a deep look at Kuwako and silently nodded. Then, she said, ”The new Matriarch of House Yamamoto, and the young Master of the Northstar One Blade School. Had it not been for the Palace Master's command, Kuwako Yamamoto would have been the Northstar One Blade's Schoolmaster already.”
”That's all correct, but did you know her 2 years ago?” asked Tang Xiu.
”No.” Gong Wan'er shook her head.
”She was a nobody, but in less than 2 years, she has now become the Head of House Yamamoto and the future Schoolmaster of Northstar One Blade style,” said Tang Xiu with a light smile. ”Why do you think she can do these feats while also having her present strength?”
”It was all your merits,” Gong Wan'er replied.
”True. Kuwako was willing to follow me then, so I naturally bestowed her the strength she needed to be a hegemon here. I've never been a miser when it comes to my subordinates. Do you… understand what I mean?”
”I understand. But Miyaji once taught me that I must clearly remind myself that no matter what happens, whenever and wherever, I must not lose the falcon until I see the hare,” said Gong Wan'er.
”Is that so?”
Tang Xiu looked for a pen and paper and spent a little over 10 minutes to compile a Buddhist cultivation art. He then took out two jade bottles and placed them in front of Gong Wan'er, lightly saying, ”What you see before you are a Buddhist cultivation technique which can take you to ascend to the Buddhist Realm someday if you can also obtain a massive number of cultivation resources to assist you. As for those two jade bottles, each separately contains two Essence Amassing Pills and Blood Seizing Pills.”
Gong Wan'er's eyes contracted with disbelief in them. She shook her head and said, ”That's just impossible. Miyaji himself once said that it's impossible to have the complete cultivation technique to ascend to the Buddhist Realm. It's also the main reason why he has been stranded in the Buddhist Master Stage all this while since he doesn't have the following cultivation manual and thus, can only do a bit of experiment to create some.”
”It's all there. You'll know it after you read it,” said Tang Xiu. ”However, I advise you to think clearly before reading it. Once you read and cultivate to the point that you can really ascend to the Buddhist Realm, you'll have no other choice but to follow me, unless you want to die.”
The woman gritted her teeth. But she eventually reached out to pick up the Buddhist cultivation manual. She spent two hours reading the whole content and slightly trembled afterward. A tempestuous storm flooded her whole being and the shock she felt was extremely hard to describe.
That's right. She may have an insignificant cultivation level at the present, but she could tell whether this was a genuine or a fake Buddhist cultivation technique, and what stage one could achieve with it.
It was… all true.
Gong Wan'er reluctantly put down the cultivation manual. She now took the two pill bottles and asked, ”I've heard of the Essence Amassing Pill which is said to be a great elixir in the cultivation world. But it's also said that the concocting method has been lost, so I didn't expect you to have it. But… what pill is this Blood Seizing Pill, though? What effect does it bring?”
”The Blood Seizing Pill is the remedy for physique and constitution refinement. I know you have a good cultivation level, but your physique and constitution are awful, which is the chief cause that affects your progress. Taking two Blood Seizing Pills will make your physique stronger by at least two times.”
Gasp…