A small town on the border of the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Liena, why did you decide to come out on this mission with me this time, instead of Xie Yue?" Yan asked, looking nervously at the alluring and beautiful woman in front of him.
Hu Liena looked at Yan, recalling everything she had seen during the assessment. She knew that Yan had always liked her, but she had always been arrogant. The more Yan liked her, the less she liked him. She had always fantasized that her other half would be a strong and handsome man.
But after the third test, Hu Liena realized that only Yan truly cared for and loved her. No matter what decisions she made, Yan would always support and accompany her, not because she was the Saintess of the Spirit Hall, but simply because she was Hu Liena.
"Yan, if we defeat Shrek Academy at the tournament, we'll be together," Hu Liena said with a smile, looking at the nervous Yan.
"Are you serious?" Yan asked, shocked and excited.
"Of course, provided we win the championship."
"Great, Liena!" Yan was as happy as a child; he had finally won over the girl he liked.
"Yan, if one day I lose control and betray the Spirit Hall Empire, please kill me in time." Hu Liena was a little scared. She was afraid that she would be deceived by Tang Yin, who was disguised as Tang San, and thus betray the Spirit Hall Empire.
"Nana, did you see something in the God Trials?" Yan put away his excitement and looked at Hu Liena with a serious expression.
Hu Liena didn't say anything, but her silence already indicated agreement.
"Alright, Nana, I promise you. If you lose control in the future and do anything that betrays the Spirit Hall Empire, I will personally kill you, and then go with you." Yan's eyes only held affection and tenderness as he looked at Hu Liena.
"But I believe that as long as we follow the Saintess, what you are worried about will not happen. Nana, if the Spirit Hall Empire unifies the continent in the future, and those people from Shrek Academy, including Tang San, are dealt with, can I propose to you?" Yan looked at Hu Liena tenderly.
"I promise you. Let's work hard together for this goal!" Hu Liena said.
"Yes, girlfriend!" Yan laughed loudly.
"Let's talk about it after we win the championship. Don't be so smug now." Hu Liena gave Yan a reproachful look.
"Heh heh, isn't this inevitable?" Yan scratched his head, embarrassed.
Amid their joking and playful banter, the two arrived at Holy Spirit Village, where Tang San had grown up.
"I didn't expect the Heaven Dou Empire to have such a poor village," Yan remarked with some emotion.
"Those nobles are living a life of luxury in their opulent palaces; how would they care about the lives of ordinary civilians?" Hu Liena said sarcastically, her tone dismissive of the two great empires.
"That's why the Pope wants to unify the continent. If it weren't for the Spirit Hall, which provides subsidies to Spirit Masters every year, helping most of the commoner Spirit Masters, they would probably be even worse off," Yan said, his tone full of admiration for the Pope.
"Yes, but the Spirit Hall's financial income can't compare to the empires. It can only help Spirit Masters at most; for ordinary civilians, the Spirit Hall is helpless," Hu Liena sighed, then pointed to an old man by the roadside. "Let's go ask this grandpa and find out what's going on."
"Hello, we are Spirit Masters from the Spirit Hall. We've come here to ask you some questions, is that alright?" Hu Liena waved to the old man and asked gently.
"Respected Spirit Master, please ask," the old man was the village chief of Holy Spirit Village, Old Jack.
"Do you know who the village chief of Holy Spirit Village is? Do you know a family named Tang Hao and Tang San?"
"I'm the village chief here. You can just call me Chief Jack, Spirit Master," Old Jack said nervously, looking at Hu Liena and Yan, carefully asking, "I wonder what you two are here for regarding Xiao San?"
Hu Liena and Yan exchanged glances, deciding to take Chief Jack to a place where they could rest and chat about Tang San.
They arrived at the village chief's house. Even for the village chief, it was very simple, but it was kept very clean. The old furniture didn't have any musty smell, but rather a faint scent of sunlight.
"Chief Jack, we are from Spirit Hall. We're here to inquire about Tang San. Could you tell us a bit about him?" Hu Liena asked after sitting down.
Old Jack, being old, propped his head up and thought for a moment, then said, "Xiao San, such a well-behaved child."
"When Xiao San was still an infant, Tang Hao brought him to Holy Spirit Village. Because he was a blacksmith, his family didn't need to farm, and their income was decent. However, Tang Hao loved to drink, and all the money in the house was spent on alcohol. If I hadn't taken rice soup from my house to feed Xiao San, I'm afraid he would have been starved to death by Tang Hao."
"Xiao San was sensible from a young age. He knew to dig wild vegetables to cook for his father when he was so small. With the help and support of the villagers, even though Tang Hao was unreliable, Xiao San still grew up like other ordinary children."
"Later, a Spirit Master from the Spirit Hall came to awaken our spirits. Although Xiao San's spirit was Blue Silver Grass, he had innate full soul power. We gave Xiao San the spot for the work-study program in the village and sent him to Notting Academy to study."
"It's my fault, Xiao San is a filial child, but because I couldn't stand his lazy and good-for-nothing father, I said a few words, and Xiao San got angry. After Tang Hao left, Xiao San never came back. I don't know how he's doing now." Old Jack's eyes welled up with tears as he spoke, his voice choked with worry and longing for the child who was away from home.
"From what you've said, Tang San relied on everyone in the village, especially you, Village Chief, to support him when he was young. Has he sent any money or items to Holy Spirit Village recently?" Hu Liena soothed Old Jack while adding a touch of her alluring charm to her voice, helping the village chief relax and speak the truth.
Hearing Hu Liena's question, Old Jack's eyes dimmed, and his words were tinged with sadness and disappointment. "After Tang Hao left, Xiao San never came back, not even a letter or a message, let alone sending money or items. Although he is a Spirit Master, his martial soul is, after all, Blue Silver Grass. Perhaps he's having a difficult time."
Even at the end, Old Jack still found reasons to comfort himself.
Suddenly, Old Jack asked nervously, "Respected Spirit Master adults, are you asking about Xiao San because something has happened to him?"
Seeing the trust in Old Jack's eyes and his worried expression, Hu Liena couldn't bear to tell the truth and turned her head away.
Could she tell this old man that Tang San was doing very, very well, that he could sell a single hidden weapon to the royal family for millions of Gold Soul Coins? That he was now a Soul Sect, and even before, he was receiving subsidies from the Spirit Hall, living a comfortable life.
Yan patted Hu Liena's shoulder and stepped forward to explain, "Tang San is currently participating in the Advanced Academy Spirit Master Tournament. He has great talent, and the Spirit Hall sent us to investigate the situation. If everything is fine, we may recruit him into the Spirit Hall."
To avoid upsetting the old man, Yan had to come up with a decent excuse for Tang San.
"Old Jack, it's getting late. We should head back now. This is a small token of goodwill from the Spirit Hall. Please accept it," Yan said, taking a packet of Gold Soul Coins from his soul tool and handing it to Old Jack. Afraid he would refuse, Yan quickly pulled Hu Liena along and left.
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