Chapter 43 (1/2)

An Zheng did not sleep during the long night. He could hear the noises outside. Out there, lights were up and people were crowded. Many people had to fight to get good seats. In the Illusory Perennial Domicile, fighting was not a rare or strange occurence, and it also did not need any reasons.

Moreover, tomorrow was the compet.i.tion between the TianQi martial school and academythe Illusory Academy. Everyone was excited, so fighting without a reason was even more exciting.

The outside noise caused An Zheng to smirk bitterly. In the half past year, those three people had improved very quickly, but he did not.

Based on common sense, a pract.i.tioner could have felt his Qi Sea power, and this was the simplest skill. However, so far, An Zheng had not felt his cultivation base inside of the Qi Sea power.

He stood up, opened the windows, and turned pale.

Du ShouShou, Qu Liu'er, and Xiao QiDao, the three of them stood outside the window tidily. Seeing An Zheng, the three of them bowed down,

– ”Sect head!”

An Zheng was terribly surprised and he was about to cry.

Qu Liu'er with all of her courage said loudly,

– ”No matter how tomorrows compet.i.tion results in, you are still our sect head. They a.s.sume us to be children, and that fighting with us is just for fun. This does not matter. The matter is for us is to know how strict and how acceptable we are. An Zheng, you perhaps have made yourself stressful because you worry that you have not taught us well. However, all you have done is want the best for us. No one can replace your position in our hearts.”

Du ShouShou waved his hands and said,

– ”Together we take risks, and don't care about the results. Although we may lose, the worst thing for us is just drifting around the world!”

Xiao QiDao also sided with him,

– ”Together we take risks!”

An Zheng said huskily,

– ”But when I said that I was your sect head, I was just joking. I have cheated you. I am insufficient to be considered as a sect head. I am also insufficiently abled to stably develop this place.”

Qu Liu'er adjusted her messy hair,

– ”We all a.s.sumed it's true.”

Du ShouShou,

– ”That's right. So, your joke is not a joke at all. You are really our sect head, our Dean, and our teacher.”

At the watchroom, Qu FengZi held old Huo's arm,

– ”These children… why, I am gonna cry.”

Old Huo shook to take his arm away, but he could not, so he had to unwillingly accept his grasp. Qu FengZi's grasp became tighter as he continued looking at the children. He used old Huo's sleeves to clean his snot then Old Huo turned back and bonked the wine gourd on Qu FengZi's head once.

– ”Take a break!”

An Zheng smiled with tears,

– ”If you insist on being cheated by me, then I will keep cheating you, together we move onwards. At the moment, we will take a break, and you don't care about the people outside. We will have the nicest dreams and then we will devote all of our strengths for tomorrow. We may fail, but we cannot surrender.”

The three of them, again bowed down respectfully before leaving. Walking for half of the way, Du ShouShou turned back to look at An Zheng,

– ”In my mind, you are the most handsome boy.”

An Zheng laughed and nodded.

He took a deep breath, and suddenly he did not care about tomorrow's result anymore. He had changed Du ShouShou, Qu Liu'er, Xiao QiDao, and even Qu FengZi so that they believed each other. They were not influenced by the dirty environment of the Illusory Perennial Domicile. They were still kind-hearted. Although they would be apart, they would still have humanity in their hearts.

An Zheng knew that his most successful job was not teaching them how to practice but helping them to care about and believe in each other.

When An Zheng went to the room, Qu FengZi was still holding onto old Huo's arm and melting in tears. Old Huo asked An Zheng where he wanted to go, and An Zheng pointed out,

– ”I suddenly remember that I don't have any good clothes, but tomorrow I will have to be spiffy. So, I will go out to see if any boutiques are still open.”

Old Huo shook his head,

– ”It's too late now. There must be no boutiques opening at this time. Although they open, it is not possible for you to find a pleasant outfit. It's lucky for you that I have prepared this.”

He pulled out a box from under the bed and took out some clothes for An Zheng,

– ”Things made by me will surely be. I a.s.sure you that they will fit you.”

An Zheng smiled and said,

– ”Old Huo is really never impossible.”

Old Huo said satisfactorily,

– ”As long as things can be made by hands, I can make them all.”

An Zheng took the clothes and left, and then he separated the clothes and put each set in front of the three's room. When he returned to his room, he realized that the clothes were for an adult, very formal and earnest. The black line lasted right to the ankle no more or less. The clothes totally fitted his body, making An Zheng more state. He looked like a real head of a sect.

On the left chest of the clothes, old Huo carved two more words… Tian Qi.

He was a true hero when he put on the clothes and went out.

He looked at himself in the mirror, and then he took a deep breath,

– ”You used to cope with  situations which were thousands of times more dangerous than now, and you have always won.”

When the sun s.h.i.+ned, the people outside were crowded on the streets. Especially in front of the TianQi's gate, the crowd looked as if they wanted to push down the main gate to get inside. Those people could not help shouting, ”Come out, come out!”

When An Zheng left his room, those three had already been ready. Everyone wore the black TianQi's uniforms which were very well fitted. Although they had not rest well, their spirits were quite excited.

Old Huo left the watchroom slowly and opened the main gate of the martial school. The people outside separated like a tidal wave, and they could not help raising their hands.

– ”Victory! Victory!”

They did not cheer for the martial school but for their bet.

A bearded person looked at An Zheng's people and said,

– ”My father has bet all of his properties on you, and I will only wait for your victory. If you lose, my father will beat you to death.”

An Zheng turned back, and suddenly he sent out a fist throwing the man away. The man fell back into the crowd, and he did not also know how many people hit him then. An Zheng looked at the crowd with a calm face. At that time, everyone kept silent. They looked at that ten-year-old boy and suddenly saw him as mighty with their reverent awe.