Chapter 929: Chapter 43 Sword Saint of the Tian Gang_3
Xi Wen patted Ah Dai on the shoulder and said in a solemn voice, "Child, stop crying. Rest assured, Owen’s death will not be in vain. The Master has always been protective of his own and he will definitely not let the Assassin Guild’s people get away with this. You must be exhausted from the journey. Rest up first, and then we’ll talk. The Master has already recognized you formally. From now on, don’t call us uncle. Address us as ’martial uncle,’ understand? And refer to Master as ’grandmaster.’"
Ah Dai wiped his tears and nodded, saying, "Yes, Martial Uncle."
Upon returning to the Sword Sect, Ah Dai was arranged to stay in an ordinary small room. Yan Shi’s and Xuan Yue’s rooms were next to his, but the Yan Shi brothers had already gone to sleep. Xuan Yue had been waiting for his return all the while.
"Ah Dai, what’s wrong with you? Why are your eyes so red? Did something happen?" Xuan Yue asked with concern, seeing Ah Dai’s sad expression.
Ah Dai took Xuan Yue’s hand and said, "Yue Yue, the grandmaster said he wants to accept me as his disciple, to become the third-generation disciple of the Tian Gang Sword Sect. I’m fine, it’s just that thinking of Uncle Owen’s death makes me sad."
Xuan Yue was taken aback and replied, "Grandmaster? You mean the Sword Saint of Tian Gang, right? But if you join the Tian Gang Sword Sect, you won’t be able to wander the continent with me. How can that be? You’re supposed to stay with me as my companion."
Ah Dai hung his head and said, "I don’t know, I’m just confused."
Seeing Ah Dai like this, Xuan Yue couldn’t bear to press him further and gently said, "You’ve been traveling all night, and you must be tired. Rest first, we can talk about everything else after you wake up." After saying this, she forcefully pushed Ah Dai onto the bed and covered him with a cotton quilt herself. She was about to leave, but Ah Dai grabbed her hand and said, "Yue Yue, can you stay with me a little longer? I feel so lonely."
Xuan Yue nodded gently, pulled over a stool and sat beside Ah Dai, allowing him to hold her hand and whispered, "Go to sleep now, everything will be over when you wake up."
Clasping Xuan Yue’s soft hand, Ah Dai’s agitated emotions gradually calmed down, and he was indeed tired. In a short while, he had fallen into a deep sleep.
It wasn’t until evening that Ah Dai awoke from his slumbers, Xuan Yue was gone and the room felt empty. Ah Dai laid flat on the bed, gently stroking the Sword of Hades on his chest, recalling the scene of meeting the Sword Saint of Tian Gang that morning, his heart undulating like waves. The formidable presence radiating from the Sword Saint, Xi Wen, and the others made him feel so insignificant. He knew clearly that even if he used the Nether Flash, he could not even touch them. With his current level of skill, it was impossible for him to avenge Uncle Owen. It seemed that he had no choice but to keep cultivating!
Just then, the door suddenly opened, and Xuan Yue slipped inside. Thinking Ah Dai was still asleep, she tiptoed to his side, but when she saw Ah Dai’s open eyes, she got startled, "Hey, when did you wake up? Why didn’t you say anything when I came in? You scared me. Really!"
Ah Dai managed a wry smile, sat up, and said, "I just woke up too. Yue Yue, didn’t you rest for a while?"
Xuan Yue replied, "I slept for a bit. Come on, the old men are calling us to have dinner. Yan Shi and Yan Li have already gone."
Ah Dai frowned and said, "Yue Yue, you must not be disrespectful to the martial uncles. They are all respectable elders."
Xuan Yue stuck out her cute little tongue and said, "I know, let’s go."
Ah Dai got out of bed, straightened himself up a little, and followed Xuan Yue to the main hall of the Tian Gang Sword Sect. Another table had been added to the hall, and the second-generation disciples of the Tian Gang Sword Sect, including Xi Wen, were all present. Yan Shi and Yan Li were sitting respectfully at the lower end of the table. The table was laden with a few big bowls of dishes, and the aroma wafted through the air, stirring up the hunger in Ah Dai’s belly.
Xi Wen smiled slightly and said, "Ah Dai, come on over, we’ve been waiting for you." Ah Dai and Xuan Yue took their seats next to Yan Shi and Yan Li.
Xi Wen said, "You’re new to the mountain, and there isn’t much to offer you, just some local specialities from the mountains, so just make do. Everyone in the Sword Sect eats these, and though you were guests originally, you’re not exempted now."
The four of them were already starving and didn’t bother to be picky, enjoying the delicious food voraciously. Even Xuan Yue ate a lot. In contrast, Xi Wen and the six others ate very little, their mood still not recovered since they learned of Owen’s fate earlier today.
"Ah Dai, how did you come to know Yan Shi and the others? I heard from Feng Ping that when he saw you, you seemed to be alone. Not much time passed, so how did you end up together with Yan Shi and the others? And this lady from the Holy Church, whose child are you? Why would the Church let you wander the continent alone? You don’t seem to be of age for training yet," Xi Wen probed.
Ah Dai glanced at Xuan Yue and recounted how he met Xuan Yue, the subsequent mission to the Death Mountain Range, and their encounters with the Pu Yan Clan and the Elf Clan. He left out the detail that Xuan Yue’s father was one of the Red Bishops of the Holy Church.
After listening to his account, Lu Wen laughed and said, "You young people are truly ignorant of the dangers of the world. The Death Mountain Range is not a place for you to venture to! Fortunately, the kind Elf Clan stopped you. Otherwise, if you had really gone there, you might never have made it back."
Xi Wen looked at Yan Shi with gentle eyes and said, "I didn’t expect that your wife would be killed by Yan Ju. Sigh, Yan Ju was originally a good kid, but his desire for power led him astray. It’s tough for you. Death cannot be reversed, so grieve no more. Yan Shi, if you wish to stay, I can formally make you a disciple of the Tian Gang Sword Sect." He knew of Yan Shi’s character and, now that he had become the Sect Leader, he could make such a decision easily.
