Chapter 252

Chapter 252: Seven Bulls

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

There was no official farewell or whatsoever .

When the helpless and teary Ro Li was at the door, ready to leave, Ro Yan called him back . He walked over and hugged his son and also gave the unconscious Ro Xin a gentle kiss on her forehead . He also patted Tang Ling’s shoulder strongly .

An unknown emotion rose in Tang Ling’s heart . He had no idea what it was, but it was transformed into words that he muttered, “Don’t worry . ”

It was Tang Ling’s promise to Ro Yan who smiled . He was relieved and happy when he heard Tang Ling’s promise . “I won’t . ”

Night in autumn arrived a lot earlier, especially in the mountains . It was not just breezy anymore in the mountains . Instead, there was a spine-chilling cold that roamed the bumpy paths . The people in the camp were in their respective mobile homes and only a handful of people knew that three people had snuck out of the camp, two of which were Ro Yan’s children .

Ro Li was leading the way . According to Ro Yan, leaving through the west exit of the camp would lead them to two iron-scaled horses which had been prepared by Ro Yan’s men .

The night was windy and the sky drizzled as Tang Ling tied his luggage to the horse before he leaped up .

Ro Li wiped his tears as he strapped Ro Xin onto the horse before he got up . However, he was reluctant to leave and kept looking back at the Ro Drifter Camp .

“Let’s go,” said Tang Ling .

Ro Li wiped his face with his sleeve, still refusing to go .

“You said you’d follow me wherever I went and I’m going now . If you can’t keep up, you can just throw your bottom line away, so man up . ” Tang Ling did not look at Ro Li when he said that . He just gazed into the night to confirm the direction before he shook the reins and squeezed his legs . The iron-scaled horse then galloped away .

“You!” Ro Li got agitated, but he could not do anything about it . He shook the reins on his horse and chased after Tang Ling . The two horses disappeared into the night .

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A blazing fire was dancing in front of Ro Xin and a teardrop rolled down her cheek . Beside her, Ro Li cried like an idiot .

Tang Ling did not say a word . The cigarette remained lit at his mouth as he lay down on the pile of dried iron thorn grass, peering into the drizzling night sky quietly . They were on a ledge, or more precisely, the lair of the demon apes .

Despite the Ro Drifter Camp having roamed the mountain ridge for many, many years, no one knew that the demon apes built their lair on a ledge .

Firstly, the Drifters dared not engage a demon ape . They avoided the apes like the plague .

Secondly, they were not as lame as Tang Feng who had searched for the lair of the demon apes .

Although Tang Ling already knew where the Ninth Ruins was, he did not follow the route Ro Li pointed out . Instead, he used the detailed map Tang Feng provided him and set a route himself . The first stop before the Ninth Ruins was the lair of the demon apes .

Tang Ling’s own consideration was also added to the decision . Firstly, this empty lair was safe . Only he knew that the demon apes were away from their lair to hunt the raging bulls at this time of the year . Therefore, the Santos Branching Ridge was free of demon apes for the time being and the lairs were safe .

On top of that, it was Tang Ling’s small effort to make up for the brother and sister duo . Although the lair was quite far away from the Ro Drifter Camp’s valley, the camp was still visible from up here .

What might seem near was actually far . Furthermore, they were on the top of the ledge, which was a great vantage point in the Santos Branching Ridge . Despite the distance, they were able to get a clear view of the Ro Drifter Camp .

Ro Yan had bid farewell to his children in a hurry, so Tang Ling thought of making it up to the children through this little idea of his . Even though the ending would be a tragedy, it would be better than keeping it a secret from the two of them .

Lastly, it was because Tang Ling wanted to take a shortcut since it was necessary . Tang Ling had asked Ro Li for some details along the way . The Ninth Ruins was not a secret within the camp since many of them knew where it actually was and the secret that revolved around it was another thing altogether .

Therefore, it was inevitable that the Stardust Council would make their way there soon . If Tang Ling and the duo had followed the original route, they might end up in danger and lose their advantage . Read more chapter on our vipnovel . com

Judging from the current situation, the map and details that Tang Feng had left behind became utterly important . The doubt in Tang Ling’s heart grew heavier . Did he foresee all this?

“I’ll avenge you! I’ll avenge you, Dad…” Ro Li’s sobs interrupted Tang Ling’s thoughts . Although it was impossible to know what had really happened back in the camp, judging from the blazing fire and the messy scene, the outcome was self-explanatory .

Ro Xin hugged her brother from behind, then turned around to Tang Ling to say, “Thank you . ”

“Are you okay with it?” Tang Ling raised a confused brow .

“I have my reasons . ” Ro Xin had no desire to talk, so her answer to Tang Ling was curt and simple .

Meanwhile, as Ro Li sobbed on and off, the autumn wind at night seemed a lot sadder . Tang Ling just remained quiet .

Ro Xin continued to comfort her brother to the point that he fell asleep . She then looked at Tang Ling with a serious look . “What’s next?”

“It’s a race against time . We’ll rest here for two hours and avoid the most dangerous time in the night when the vicious beasts roam . After that, we’ll continue our way to the Ninth Ruins . ” Tang Ling’s mind was always clear .

“What about the long term?” Ro Xin pressed the topic . She was not worried about herself but thought of her brother .

“My destination is Darkness Port . What do you think?” Tang Ling pulled some dry grass and chewed on it after he answered her question with a question of his own .

Ro Xin was a smart girl, so there was no need to overexplain things since she should be able to understand Tang Ling . “Darkness Port? It’s a great place albeit being messy and disorderly . While most of them govern themselves, there are many great people too,” she answered briefly .

“Yeah, that’s what I thought . What about you?” Tang Ling looked at her .

“Me? You know better than anyone what I’ll do . I have arrangements for myself . I’ll follow you to Darkness Port and settle down there to learn more medical knowledge . Like I said, there are many great people there . ” Ro Xin did her best to hold back the heavy grief and grudge in her eyes while remaining calm . From a certain aspect, she was similar to Tang Ling but not entirely . She did not share his recklessness to go all out .

“Are you trying to ask me about Ro Li? Is that it?” Tang Ling truly admired Ro Xin and her intellect .

“Yes . ”

“You’ve said it yourself . The Darkness Port has many great people there . I’ll give him my bone marrow and it will be enough for him to make it to 22 years old . Given his talent, he won’t even have to worry . ” Tang Ling did not hold back anything from Ro Xin .

“But my brother is a stubborn man . ”

“So am I . If I don’t acknowledge him, this isn’t going to happen . Besides, from another angle, Ro Li isn’t losing out in this deal, is he?” Tang Ling sat with his legs crossed, really looking and behaving like a young boy although sometimes, the aura around him and the words he said were mature and steadfast .

“Can we just…leave it to fate?” Ro Xin went silent for a while before muttering something vague .

With a nod, Tang Ling could not reject what she said and had no reason to .

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The Ninth Ruins was located at the edge of the Santos Branching Ridge, and the journey there was everything but short . After traveling day and night for three continuous days, the three of them had only covered a tiny part of the distance . The facts proved that Tang Ling was correct .

Tang Ling plotted a rather secluded path beforehand, and aside from saving time and distance, the group avoided many dangerous encounters, including the Stardust Council’s large scale search for them .

The closest encounter was when the group was only 500 meters away from the Stardust Council’s soldiers . Fortunately, because Tang Ling managed to locate an empty nest of a Level 3 mutated insect called the poisonous ice spider, they avoided the potential conflict .

Tang Ling’s vigilance and action shocked Ro Xin . She felt like he was almighty and all-knowing . He might have understood the mountain ridge better than her despite her being the one who had grown up in the mountains .

He only gave her a simple reply, “There’s a naggy man who provides me with all the details . ” Indeed, Tang Feng’s notes and maps, including those that seemed like useless mockery and sneers, proved to be vital information that was useful during critical situations . Despite a lot of them remaining as pure taunting, Tang Ling absorbed lots of precious knowledge from the notebook .

On the fourth day, he brought the siblings to a relatively safe place where Ro Xin finally had the chance and time to continue the second healing session .

Bathing in the steamy hot bath, Tang Ling started the painful process again, but compared to the first, the second session bore obvious results, so he was able to consume a lot more of the blue active energy than before . To begin with, the healing session was a long and tedious process, but thankfully, the condition was better than Ro Xin’s expectation .

After the second healing session, Tang Ling realized his strength was only a little shy from the standard of seven bulls . With just a little bit more, he could break through the strength of seven bulls .

At night, a fire was built . Ro Li was busy tidying some menial stuff while Ro Xin was busy reading the Ro family’s teachings . When Tang Ling walked over to her, she gave him one of the books .

As a matter of fact, whenever they were free during the journey, Tang Ling would ask her for the Ro family teachings to read . The family teachings were complicated and most of them were ancient knowledge passed down from ancient Huaxia .

Many of the knowledge was about some vague divination, some feng shui, and geographical knowledge, but there was a little part that piqued Tang Ling’s interest: the part about the medical knowledge and another part about a profound way of cultivating .

In terms of medical knowledge, Tang Ling was not as gifted as Ro Xin though learning more could do no harm . As for the profound cultivation method, despite his intellect and wisdom, he could barely understand any of it . Nevertheless, he had a feeling that it was vital and might be very beneficial if he could learn it, so he paid extra attention while reading .

He realized that this profound cultivation seemed to be cultivating one’s spirit but it was not just the spirit alone . It also seemed to match Ro Li’s strange talent a lot . Therefore, whenever Tang Ling understood any part of the family teachings, he would take notes to explain it in detail . He did it as a token of appreciation for Ro Xin who shared the family teachings with him .

The journey was exhausting and nerve-wracking, but no matter the danger, one had to grow stronger .

It had been eight days since they left and the three of them were very close to the Ninth Ruins . Throughout the eight days, Tang Ling had gone through four sessions of healing and almost half of the strange blue energy in him had disappeared . It also granted him the strength of eight bulls .

As for the profound cultivation knowledge from the Ro family teaching, Tang Ling miraculously deciphered the first part and made a summary about it .

After all that, the relatively peaceful days came to an end . Soon, the three of them would have to face the strange Ninth Ruins .