"At that time, those people were looking for the sun stone, right? You and your people were expert smiths and craftsmen, and the stone strengthened the distinctive scarlet flame in your body."
"You're right, those people are after the sun stone." Hun then recounted everything to Xiao Ai with a sorrowful expression. "I don't know the origins of those cultivators, but they suddenly attacked my realm. Additionally, the beast tribes assisted them, with many dragon riders attacking us at that time. We had so much advanced equipment, but our basic strength was weaker than theirs, so we were powerless to repel them."
Xiao Ai wasn't surprised by that; no matter how advanced the equipment they had, they would never win against those powerful cultivators. "Those beast tribes and dragon riders came from the Thousand Beast Realm. Those cultivators came from the supreme realm called the Celestial Paradise, and the one who led them was called the Flame Emperor. He was one of the best alchemists in the universe, so he was after the sunstones to fulfill his ambition of becoming the best."
"Thousand beast realm, the Celestial Paradise, and the Flame Emperor, huh?" Hun muttered to himself in a voice filled with hatred.
Xiao Ai thought for some time before telling Hun something. "I won't go into too much detail, but Atropos is still intact, and your people are still alive."
"Huh?" Hun suddenly turned to Xiao Ai. "What do you mean by that?"
"You will know the truth someday, but I hope you don't say anything to our master about Atropos, at least for now." Xiao Ai didn't want to hide the truth from Tang Xiao, but she believed that if he learned too much about the future, it could lead to serious consequences. After all, the old Tang Xiao's actions had already changed the past significantly, and she wanted to avoid making things worse. Therefore, she had to be careful when speaking and acting so as not to disturb the order of the universe even more.
Hun, who was once the queen of a realm, could naturally understand what Xiao Ai meant. She didn't inquire further, but deep in her heart, she wanted to prove that the kingdom and its people still existed.
After that, they watched Tang Xiao practice while talking about light things. Hun was quite impressed by his tenacity and seriousness. Even though it was difficult for him to move in double the gravity, he continued to struggle hard to adapt to it, and his expression showed no desire to give up.
After struggling for a few hours, Tang Xiao started to adapt to double the gravity, but he still couldn't adapt completely. He was quite satisfied with his training and decided to rest first, and he would continue later.
"How do you feel, Master?" Xiao Ai and Hun approached Tang Xiao.
"Haha." Tang Xiao laughed before answering her. "I feel great, and I might be able to adapt to double gravity after I train here for another two to three days."
Xiao Ai agreed with that, as she always monitored Tang Xiao's condition through her main chip in her brain. "Once you perfectly adapt to double gravity, your speed will far surpass that of ordinary humans. None of them will be able to see your movements, let alone touch you."
Tang Xiao had never considered ordinary humans because he was already capable of defeating them. "Unfortunately, this is still not enough to face strong cultivators, especially if I want to fight Long Yin in the future. I will continue to improve myself, but I won't do everything in a hurry; otherwise, everything will backfire on me, and I will suffer the consequences myself."
"That's right, Master." Hun joined in speaking to Tang Xiao. "A city can't be built in a day, and neither can your strength. You must take one step at a time, and you must strengthen your basic foundation so that your foundation won't be unstable."
"Yes." Tang Xiao then ordered Xiao Ai to do something. "Yu Xiaoling has wronged me in the past, and I will never forgive her, but her daughter is innocent. Since she is already dead in her eyes, I want you to prepare some things for her so that her future will not be ruined by our actions."
"I will follow your wishes, Master." Xiao Ai immediately left and Hun returned to the Sun Stone.
After cleaning himself up, Tang Xiao returned to their room in the living area, but Tang Yin was already fast asleep. He decided to leave her to rest and returned to the Ouyang House.
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It was already midnight when he came out of the ark, and Tang Xiao decided to rest, but someone suddenly knocked on his bedroom door.
*Knock... Knock...*
'Hmm? Who would come here at this late hour?' Tang Xiao used his true eyes, but his expression was a little surprised to see the woman standing in front of the door. 'I thought it was Su Rou, but I didn't expect it to be Jessica Lie. Why did he come here? I don't need to care about that, right? Since she came to me by herself, I had to think of something about her.'
Tang Xiao opened the door, pretending to be surprised. "Why have you come here at this time of night, Miss? Do you need my help with something?"
"Can I speak with you for a moment, Feng Xiao?" Tang Xiao pretended to be surprised again, but Jessica hastily spoke. "Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to confirm something because I felt something familiar from you."
'Could it be that she recognized my disguise? That's impossible, right? She's not a cultivator, so there's no way she can see through my disguise.' Tang Xiao nodded to her. "Please come in, miss."
Jessica immediately entered the room, but she was shocked because Tang Xiao closed the door. She subconsciously took a few steps back and distanced herself from him. "Why did you close the door?"
"Miss, you certainly don't want other people to see you with a chauffeur like me at midnight like this, right?" Tang Xiao sat on the side of the bed. "So, what do you want to talk to me about, Miss?"
Jessica was relieved by that and sat down in an empty chair. "Have we met before? I feel like I've seen you before, and I feel familiar with you. However, I remember for sure that I have never seen your face before."
"Miss, I came from the countryside, so we shouldn't have met before." Tang Xiao felt strange about Jessica's attitude.
Jessica didn't speak a word and observed Tang Xiao for anything familiar about her, but her heart jolted when she looked into his eyes. 'His eyes... his eyes really resemble Tang Xiao's eyes.'
"Miss? Why are you so silent? Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with my face?" Tang Xiao asked her again.
"There's nothing wrong with your face." Jessica shook her head. "It's just that I feel like your eyes resemble an old friend of mine."
"Eh? Are my eyes really similar to your old friend's?" In his heart, Tang Xiao was surprised by this.
"Yes." Jessica answered with a nod. "His name is Tang Xiao, and we were good friends when we were in middle school, but it's a shame I heard he passed away."
'She feels familiar with me just because of my eyes?' Tang Xiao muttered in surprise, but he remembered that Jessica did often look into his eyes in the past. "I think you must be mistaken, Miss. As far as I know—"
"No." Jessica then stood up and walked in front of Tang Xiao. She reached his face and looked into his eyes, surprising him a little. "When we were in junior high, I often looked into his eyes. I really liked his eyes because they were clear, so I was familiar with them, and yours truly resemble his."
'She liked my eyes since long ago?' Tang Xiao grabbed Jessica's hands, startling her. She wanted to pull her hands back, but he held them tightly and pressed them against his face. "If you feel my eyes are similar to your deceased friend, you can look at them to relieve your longing, Miss."
Jessica unconsciously shed tears as she looked into Tang Xiao's eyes because her guilt still haunted her, even though seven years had passed. Additionally, he was dead in her eyes, compounding her guilt.
Tang Xiao raised his eyebrows for a moment before wiping Jessica's tears. "Why are you crying, Miss? Did your deceased friend mean a lot to you? Did you like him in the past?"
Jessica didn't answer Tang Xiao's questions, and her gaze was solely focused on his eyes. Her eyes seemed to tremble, and her tears endlessly flowed out of the corners of her eyes.
'Why is she acting like this now?' Tang Xiao inwardly wondered and tried to sit Jessica onto his lap, but to his surprise, she didn't refuse and kept staring at his eyes instead. "Miss."
Seeing Jessica continue to remain silent, Tang Xiao tried to take advantage of her sadness. He hugged her waist and kissed her lips immediately, shocking her.
Jessica pressed her palms against Tang Xiao's chest and tried to push him back, but he hugged her tighter and inserted his tongue into her mouth.
'Ugh! What is he doing? Why did he suddenly kiss me?' Jessica struggled to break free, but Tang Xiao was no longer an ordinary human. Therefore, her strength was useless against him, rendering her helpless.
'Heh! Let's see what you will do after today.' Jessica jumped away as soon as Tang Xiao broke their kiss and loosened his embrace. "Miss, I—"
Without saying anything, Jessica fled from the room while wiping her lips and tears.
"Haha." Tang Xiao immediately closed the door before lying down on his bed. "I'm waiting for you to come to me again, Jess. I can do something to you now, but it won't be fun, and I'll slowly destroy your feelings."
- To Be Continued -