Tang Hao left, and this family was no longer complete.
The two tidied up the room a little, packed up all the things they didn't take with them when they left, and returned to the academy after only staying two nights.
Before leaving, the two handed the house keys and the gifts they bought for Old Jack to Jack, the village elder, to thank him for taking care of them, and said that if there was an emergency, they could stay at their house, so they left without any delay.
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Although the two of them would come back to visit that wooden house, it was no longer a home, but just a house with six years of memories.
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Five years later.
"Brother...I'm tired from walking..."
Under the bright sun, three people were walking on a dirt road in the fields, unable to see the end of the road.
"Come up, I'll carry you."
"Hey, brother is the best!"
The boy's gentle voice and the girl's clear voice echoed each other, spreading across the fields.
"Oh, I'm so tired too. Mistress, can you add one more person to your back?"
Xiao Wu complained at the side.
In the past few years, Xiao Wu's strange habits and hobbies have been corrected a lot by her best friend Tang Tang. At least she no longer pounces on boys casually, which is gratifying.
"No, Xiao Wu, even if my brother can carry me, I will be crushed by you!"
"Oh, okay, okay. Master, I don't know what to think, even though there are so many intermediate colleges vying for us, we insist on taking the exam at a shabby college that doesn't even have this level."
Tang San said helplessly: "Teacher asked us to come, but you insisted on following. Now you are complaining."
"I'm complaining for Tangtang! You think so, right?"
"Ah? Uh... um..."
Tang Tang helplessly looked at the two people who were bickering, and had no choice but to act as a peacemaker.
In the past five years, the two of them have been bickering frequently, and when the bickering got serious, they would engage in a full-scale martial arts show - although the elder brother couldn't defeat Xiao Wu without using martial arts, and she was the miserable peacemaker, Duan Shui really
It's an art. (tears)
But they can fight at any time. If they dare to fight before going to bed, Tang Tang will let them see her magical speech spirit.
"Soto City is ahead! Let's go shopping together, Tangtang!"
"Okay! Brother, put me down quickly~"
"Hey, please slow down..."
The three of them were shopping in Soto City, and the boxes and bags in Tang San's hands were piling up higher and higher.
"We should have almost finished shopping, right? How about we find a place to rest for a while before continuing our shopping?" Seeing that the reserved space for the soul guide was completely filled up and there was no room for the things he bought, Tang San reminded helplessly.
road.
"Hmm - there's one last store ahead, we'll leave after shopping!"
It was a simple shop with a closed door and no signboard. It was located at the end of the alley. Almost no one paid attention to this shop.
"Is the boss here?" Tang Tang gently pushed the dusty wooden door, and the wooden door opened inward, revealing the messy room inside.
There is a rocking chair in the middle of the room with its back to the three people, and a figure wearing black clothes can be vaguely seen.
"Look around, and if you want anything, just pay." The man in the rocking chair said with his back to the three of them, and waved casually.
There was a strange soul power fluctuation permeating the room, which was very similar to the various detection devices in Wuhun Palace. Tang Tang knew that these fluctuations came from the soul guide.
Soul guides that are not bound by others will emit this kind of energy fluctuation. When the soul guide manufacturing technology was almost lost, this store actually allowed her to sense several different soul guide fluctuations. It seemed that
This store is not ordinary.
Tang Tang wandered around the room casually, walked around in circles and walked to the front of the rocking chair, glancing inadvertently.
Lying on the rocking chair is a middle-aged man who looks to be in his forties or fifties. He is thin but can vaguely see strong arm muscles. His face is flat, his cheekbones are very wide, his chin protrudes forward, and he has a slightly hooked nose. At this moment
He closed his eyes and rocked casually on the rocking chair, as if he didn't feel Tang Tang's gaze.
Although his appearance was very distinctive, he was not someone who needed special attention. Tang Tang took one look and looked away, naturally not noticing that the man slowly opened his eyes and looked at her openly.
After casually scanning around, nothing caught his eye, and he had no luck finding the soul guide among the pile of debris. Tang Tang straightened up and walked towards the two people standing by the wall at the door.
"How's it going? Have you seen anything you want to buy?" Xiao Wu asked.
Tang Tang shook his head regretfully.
"Then let's go. It's already noon and I'm hungry from all the shopping."
Xiao Wu pulled Tang Tang and turned around to leave. Tang San quickly grabbed Tang Tang's arm and dragged them back.
"Wait a minute. Boss, how much does this crystal cost?" Tang San asked, pointing to a turbid citrine in the box.
"Xiao San, you don't want to buy this piece of crappy crystal, do you? Crystals shouldn't be crystal clear? This crystal is turbid. If we want to find a worse piece, we probably won't be able to find it, right?"
Listening to Xiao Wu's quick words, Tang Tang's eyes fell on the crystal in Tang San's hand, and he quickly reacted.
Her brother Tang San has always been a person who has no need for pleasure. Now he is interested in this crystal, probably out of pragmatism rather than appreciation of appearance.
Tang San turned his head slightly and winked at Tang Tang. Tang Tang understood and nodded, his bargaining mouth ready to strike.
"It's not expensive, one hundred gold soul coins." The man on the recliner directly quoted the price without looking back.
"Boss, you didn't even look at which one we want to buy before you quoted a price? Isn't a hundred gold soul coins for such a turbid crystal too expensive? One hundred gold soul coins is enough for us to go to the crystal shop next door and buy it for hundreds of dollars.
Such a crystal.”
Tangtang negotiated the price rationally, but the shopkeeper refused to accept her words at all.
"One hundred gold soul coins is already the cheapest price here. If you want to buy it, pay for it. If you don't want to buy it, please leave."
"Boss, how much is the minimum price for this crystal? If it suits us, we will buy it."
"Two hundred gold soul coins."
Hearing that the bottom price increased instead of decreasing, Tangtang felt that he had been cheated.
"You are just raising your prices on the ground. You just paid one hundred and now you are paying two hundred. No wonder you can't sell anything. Tangtang, mistress, let's go, we don't want to buy anything."
"Boss, I've looked through all your stuff. They're basically second-hand goods. Isn't it good for second-hand items to be so expensive?"
"Well, it's really not good. I changed my mind. Five hundred gold soul coins." The man in the rocking chair turned around and said playfully.
"Then forget it, we don't want this crystal anymore."
Seeing the price jump one after another, the magnitude was more horrifying than loan sharking, even Tang San couldn't hold himself still, so he put down the crystal and prepared to leave.
Although they could indeed get five hundred gold soul coins, their vitality would be severely damaged, and almost all of the savings he had earned from the soul master's allowance and working in the blacksmith shop in the past six years would be taken away. Tang San would naturally not make such a stupid move.
"Wait a minute. Boy, where did you get your belt?"
The middle-aged man who was looking at them looked at the Twenty-Four Bridges on Tang San's waist and suddenly stopped them.
"My teacher gave it to me, what happened?" Seeing the vague look of sadness on the man's face, Tang San and Tang Tang both had some guesses in their minds.
"Take that piece of crystal, it's a gift for you. It's not a valuable thing anyway." The man didn't answer. He glanced at the belt again, sat back on the rocking chair, and rocked slowly.
You also know it’s worthless! Tang Tang was speechless and choked.
"This is what you said!" Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, she quickly hugged the box containing the citrine and ran away.
Although I felt that it was not good to take it for free, the free stuff was too delicious. Tang Tang hesitated for a moment and followed Xiao Wu out with a little regret.
Watching the two girls leave, Tang San took out a hundred gold soul coins from the storage soul guide and threw it to the shopkeeper, then quickly followed him. The money bag landed firmly on the armrest of the rocking chair with a crisp sound.
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"Thank you, uncle, I appreciate your kindness."
The door was gently closed, and silence returned to the room again.
"Hmph, he actually accepted a good disciple..."
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"It feels so happy to have sex for free! I don't have a storage soul guide. Tangtang, you can put it away and give it to the mistress later."
Xiao Wu walked a short distance and thrust the box into Tang Tang's hand.
Ever since he was a child, he had never taken advantage of others so much. Tangtang was holding the box in a tangled state, feeling a little restless.
Suddenly, a warm hand fell on Tang Tang's head and rubbed it gently.
"Tangtang, don't be sorry, my brother just gave me the money."
"Really?" Tang Tang's eyes lit up, he smiled reassuringly, his conscience was immediately soothed, and then he began to consider another question, "How much did you give?"
"One hundred gold soul coins is the starting price."
Although it was already the lowest price, Tang Tang still felt a little distressed. With just this crystal, Tang San lost about one-sixth of his savings. How could this not make people feel heartbroken.
"Don't feel bad. I believe it, brother, it is definitely worth buying this crystal."
"Yeah, brother, please keep the crystal, and we'll find a place to rest and eat."