novelhk Chapter 9 The Teacher's Kindness Can Never Be Repaid
Chapter 9 The Teacher's Kindness Can Never Be Repaid
This black mark of mine can strengthen all things, and there are two main ways to strengthen it: the "original strengthening" that comes with good fortune and the "basic strengthening" that comes with life force and soul power.
"I need to study this carefully when I have time," Qin Xu thought to himself.
The moment Tang San became Tang San's disciple, the black mark on his body was activated. If you said it had nothing to do with Tang San, he would never believe it even if you beat him to death.
Immediately, Qin Xu looked at Tang San. He had just taken Tang San as his disciple and activated the Black Seal. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little curious about Tang San.
"Is it my disciple Tang San who's special?" Qin Xu didn't show any unusual behavior, but secretly pondered the relationship between them.
After activating his Black Seal Martial Soul, Qin Xu realized that the activation of his Black Seal was closely related to "Good Fortune." The Black Seal was only activated after he took Tang San as his disciple, which must have been due to borrowing "Tang San's" luck.
His disciple, Tang San, was bound to be a person of great fortune.
Qin Xu made a judgment instantly.
But at the same time, a question also arose in Qin Xu's mind.
Through the black seal, Qin Xu learned that fortune originates from destiny.
For example, the blue destiny number of Qin Ruins can generate one unit of good fortune every three months. If the good fortune exceeds one unit of good fortune, the destiny number cannot bear it and will dissipate into the world in vain.
However, Qin Xu had also come into contact with those who possessed great fortune. Those who generally held high positions or were strong in the Douluo Continent should all carry considerable fortune.
His own Black Seal Martial Soul hadn't shown any signs of activity for twenty years; there must be a reason for that…
The secrets behind this are worth exploring carefully.
However, now is indeed not the right time to study the Black Seal Martial Soul.
Qin Xu took out a storage bracelet. He put the bedding, clothes, shoes, and several books about the basic knowledge of Soul Masters that he had prepared into it.
"Little San, this is a 30-cubic-meter spatial storage soul tool. After inputting soul power, it can be used to store items, but it cannot store living beings. Consider this your apprenticeship gift," Qin Xu said.
"You can put some of your important belongings in it for safekeeping in the future."
"A mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru? That's incredibly precious."
"Just take it when I tell you to. Don't you understand the principle that 'one should not refuse a gift from an elder'?"
Tang San hurriedly and respectfully accepted the luggage with both hands, then looked at the storage bracelet and was immediately struck by its wonder.
A mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru? He didn't even have such a treasure in his previous life in the Tang Clan.
At the same time, Tang San also thought of something.
If you store your hidden weapons in a storage bracelet, wouldn't they become even more unpredictable?
This instantly excited Tang San, who always valued hidden weapons above all else.
"Storage soul tools are quite valuable, so be careful to conceal them when using them. Most importantly, don't let others notice the size of your soul tool's storage space."
Qin Xu waved his hand, confirming that the storage soul tool was indeed the one he had been using before.
The reason it was given to Tang San was because when Bibi Dong gave him a soul bone before, she also gave him one with a larger space.
Tang San nodded solemnly, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. He did not immediately check the contents of his storage soul tool, after all, in his mind, it was impolite to open a gift in front of others.
"The mistress has taken note."
Qin Xu patted Tang San's head, looked at his pale and bluish face, and suddenly said, "Give me your hand."
Tang San stretched out his hand, only to see his teacher check his pulse and then massage his shoulders. He immediately realized that his teacher was actually checking his physical condition.
A moment later, Qin Xu said in a strange tone, "Your body is so deficient in blood and energy. Your physical constitution is not bad, but how come you are lacking so much nutrition?"
"Enough about the mistress, let's go eat. Also, after you obtain your first spirit ring, I'll teach you a health-preserving fist technique that can enhance one's essence and energy."
Qin Xu was preparing to teach Tang San the Five Animal Fist.
Without the mysterious black mark, Qin Xu would never have taught this health-preserving boxing technique.
After all, the most common way to train the body in this world is to carry stones and drink salt water. Health-preserving martial arts are much more sophisticated than these simple training methods and still have some value.
However, once I have the mysterious black mark that can be continuously strengthened, there's no need to be so stingy.
"Yes." Tang San was grateful and poured tea for Qin Xu and set out a seat.
Tang San was well aware of his severely depleted body; practicing martial arts without internal energy cultivation would be futile in old age. Although his Xuan Tian Gong was balanced and moderate, not following the path of refining essence into qi, his body was strangely weak for some unknown reason. When he cultivated internal energy, he had severely overdrawn his body's reserves.
My body is like a piece of porcelain glued on – it looks sturdy, but it has hidden dangers.
Of course, Tang San dared to do this because he had a solution.
Although Tang San found it difficult to talk about this feeling of being cared for, he thoroughly enjoyed it, something he had never experienced before.
Qin Xu ordered several dishes without asking Tang San's opinion, and then unleashed his first soul skill on Tang San.
Tang San felt as if he were enveloped by a soft, comfortable, and warm energy, like a mother's embrace.
His soul trembled, as if he had just enjoyed a relaxing soak in a hot spring, with every part of his body being gently nourished by the heat. In just a moment, his whole being felt warm and comfortable.
"So comfortable." Tang San closed his eyes, relaxed his whole body, and greedily enjoyed the feeling.
It felt like I was being reborn from the womb all over again, it was incredibly comfortable.
Once the heat subsided, he realized that his actions were extremely rude and disrespectful to his teacher.
So he quickly and respectfully said to Qin Xu, "Thank you, Master, for your trouble in casting the spell. I was just carried away with my pride. Please punish me."
Qin Xu frowned, his tone reproachful: "Alright, a master and disciple are like father and son. I know you respect me. But you don't need to be so cautious. Serving someone like this makes people uncomfortable. I don't know where you learned this from... A boy should be more magnanimous. Don't make yourself so humble..."
Tang San paused for a moment, and a disheveled face with messy hair and stubble suddenly appeared in his mind.
Serving someone… That's how I served and cared for Tang Hao for four years. And if I made him even slightly unhappy, I would be scolded… (Two years ago, Tang Hao was still a baby, still playing PUBG.)
"Teacher... what is that that makes me feel like I've been reborn?" Tang San was filled with melancholy, but he also felt that Qin Xu's methods were exceptionally miraculous, even more so than the skillful hands of the great physician from the 'Apricot Grove Garden' in his previous life.
"This is my first soul skill. It doesn't work this well on normal people. It's only because your body is special and I used the Great Sun Essence I had accumulated that it had this effect. The next time it might only be one-third as effective as this one," Qin Xu said.
His first soul skill, Great Sun Essence, can absorb sunlight particles and transform them into life force and Great Sun Essence. It can also store a portion of the Great Sun Essence.
After being processed by Blue Silver Grass, it can not only nourish flesh and blood, but also has a quality that makes people feel the gentle sunshine of early summer.
With its extraordinary soul ring age, its full-power effect can be compared with a nine-star begonia of the same level. However, its healing is a single-target healing and requires a Blue Silver Grass environment within a two-meter radius.
"That teacher is extremely amazing," Tang San said quickly, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
He's not stupid. After being healed once, how could he not understand the preciousness of the Great Sun Essence?
Qin Xu looked at Tang San and said, "Alright, I'll give you two days off tomorrow and the day after so you can say goodbye to your family."
For the next three days, I will perform this ritual once a day to heal your hidden injuries. Regarding the future development of your martial spirit, I have some initial ideas. What suits me as your teacher may not suit you. We can discuss it further when we have the chance. I'll go and make some preparations first.
Hearing Qin Xu's thoughtful arrangements, Tang San didn't know what to say.
"I'll pick you up from Holy Soul Village in three days. Your body was severely depleted before, so you need to eat more meat to replenish your body and blood. Holy Soul Village doesn't have those conditions. I think it'll be better for you to see the world as soon as possible..." Qin Xu said casually.
"I see."
Just then, the dishes arrived. Seeing Tang San's hungry expression, Qin Xu smiled slightly and said, "Eat, eat. This is all prepared for you. You probably won't be able to enjoy your meal while I'm here. Little San, remember to pack up the leftovers after you finish eating. Don't waste anything, understand?"
After saying this, Qin Xu turned and left, gesturing for Tang San to go about his business.
The food here wasn't particularly good; the variety of seasonings in the Douluo Continent series was limited, relying entirely on the raw ingredients for flavor. Qin Xu himself was someone who liked to put effort into his food, so he didn't even bother to touch a single bite of these dishes.
Immediately afterward, before Tang San could react, Qin Xu vanished from the spot, mainly because he simply couldn't wait any longer.
He even longed to grow wings and fly home like a bird to study his enhanced black mark.
He didn't want to be disturbed by anyone for at least three days, so after thinking it over, he decided to give Tang San a three-day vacation.
As for Tang San's safety, he plans to hire a wet nurse to take care of the little brat's daily life.
After Qin Xu left, Tang San was left alone on the spot. He stared at the table full of food for a long time before he came to his senses, feeling as if it were all a dream.
As Tang San ate the food laid out on the table, his eyes gradually reddened, and then two lines of tears slowly flowed down his cheeks.
He carefully examined the storage bracelet, looking at the clothes, shoes, socks, and bedding that Qin Xu had prepared for him, one by one.
A warm current surged through my heart, and an intense sense of happiness exploded within me.
Having lived two lives, he had never experienced such care before.
In his past life, he was a reclusive assassin, and his only companion from childhood was hidden weapons! In the Tang Clan, he was trained as an assassin.
He had no parents even before he entered the Tang Clan at the age of nine.
Although I have a father and an older brother in this life, my father has never looked at me properly. He always focuses his attention on my older brother. Not only that, but he has almost never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.
His own mother, too, disappeared shortly after his birth. Growing up deprived of love, he felt lost and in pain, but one thing always sustained him: his unwavering devotion to family.
"The teacher also left me three thousand silver soul coins and more than a thousand bronze soul coins... probably because he was worried that if I used gold soul coins to buy things, I would be targeted."
Tang San bit his lip. With this money, even if his father eventually gave the iron essence he forged to his brother, he could still make silent hidden arrows. No, he could even make Zhuge Divine Crossbows directly!
At this moment, Tang San felt that he had received from his teacher what he had not received from his father.
(In this book, the ratio of gold soul coins, silver soul coins, and bronze soul coins is 100, meaning one gold soul coin is equal to 10,000 bronze soul coins.)
"Go to the blacksmith's shop and buy some iron blocks. I want to make some hidden weapons myself. Then I'll give one to my teacher for self-defense."
As Tang San thought this, he recalled what Qin Xu had said about the development direction of martial souls.
He also has a martial spirit, which he must tell his teacher... It's a good opportunity for his teacher to see if he can guess its origin.
A person's martial spirit comes from both parents...
It is said that even with the teacher's profound knowledge, he was able to find out the origins of his martial spirit and his parents.
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Bibi Dong saw Qin Xu leisurely rubbing the mud off the soles of his shoes against the corner of the wall outside the courtyard. Her tightly closed, cold eyes opened, and her deep purple pupils shone with a captivating light: "Why are you back so late?"
"I've taken on a disciple," Qin Xu said. "And, isn't it a coincidence? Master Yu Xiaogang, who has also been at Notting Academy for twenty years without teaching a disciple, has also taken on a disciple. Rumor has it that he's even a disciple with innate full soul power..."
He made his decision to accept this disciple in less than ten seconds, without any scholarly arrogance. It seems the master's arrogance isn't directed at geniuses, but only at good-for-nothings like me.
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted: "What you're saying... is it true?"
Why did Your Majesty react so strongly?
"It's nothing... just a bit of a surprise."
Bibi Dong's hands clenched involuntarily, a fleeting look of confusion crossing her eyes, but her inner reaction was far greater than she showed.
Qin Xu's short sentence made Bibi Dong dizzy.
"Xiao Gang, how exactly are you going to prove yourself?"
She didn't believe Yu Xiaogang would take such a meaningless path. A genius with innate full soul power, even if taught by someone who only understands the basic theory of soul masters, breaking through to the Title Douluo level wouldn't be difficult.
Unless, Xiao Gang discovers that the path of martial soul evolution is a dead end.
Bibi Dong felt a splitting headache, and she could only force herself not to think about it, changing the subject in a hoarse voice: "You've also taken on disciples?"
Qin Xu didn't hide anything and said, "I snatched him from him, so I guess he's a good prospect."
Qin Xu felt that Tang San might not be weaker than his brother, after all, he was blessed with great fortune and would surely be fed by the heavens.
"Your Holiness, something seems amiss..." Qin Xu frowned.
He took a step back.
"It's nothing, just an old problem. It'll be over soon, it'll be over soon. I've been... I've been... I've been doing this for twenty years."
Bibi Dong's eyes were bloodshot, and her face was filled with a complex mix of emotions, including anger, pain, sorrow, panic, and resentment.
She seemed to recall the scene of that bastard's innate level 20 divinely bestowed martial soul shining throughout the entire Spirit Hall, the cold and cunning gaze of Qian Xunji when she was forced to go to the City of Slaughter, the ear-piercing laughter when Qian Xunji died... Countless images and sounds constantly stirred up her evil thoughts and killing intent.
"What...what's wrong with you?" Qin Xu felt a chill run down his spine.