Chapter 29

Even after Huang Xiaolong had left the main hall for a long time, no one dared to speak up.

After a while, Huang Ming looked at Huang Qide’s expression and whispered, "Father, what do you think?"

Huang Qide sighed and then waved his hand, "Everyone, disperse. This year’s assembly ends here." After saying that, he turned and left, his figure somewhat hunched and lonely.

The assembly ended here!

The elders, managers, and disciples of Huang Family Manor looked at each other in surprise.

"Everyone, disperse!" After Huang Qide’s figure disappeared, Huang Ming waved his hand and then left with the support of Elder Zhou Guang and others. Soon after, the elders, managers, and disciples of Huang Family Manor gradually left.

This was the first time in the history of Huang Family Manor that the annual assembly ended midway.

After leaving the front hall, Huang Xiaolong returned to the small courtyard. Not long after he returned, Huang Peng and Su Yan came over. Seeing his parents, Huang Xiaolong knew they had many questions. Without waiting for Huang Peng and Su Yan to speak, Huang Xiaolong pondered and said, "Father, Mother, I know you want to ask about my breakthrough to the Fourth Rank, but there are some things I can't explain to you now."

Huang Peng and Su Yan exchanged glances.

"Xiaolong, that Senior Fei Hou, who is he?" Huang Peng asked hesitantly after a moment.

Senior Fei Hou? Huang Xiaolong thought for a moment and said, "I have apprenticed myself to a remarkable person. Fei Hou is my master’s subordinate, so he calls me Young Master."

Huang Xiaolong did not mention his master Ren Wokang or the Asura Gate.

Huang Peng and Su Yan were enlightened and then overjoyed. They never expected their son to have apprenticed himself to a remarkable person. If Fei Hou was a peak Tenth Rank powerhouse, then what about their son’s master?!

The thought of this made them extremely excited.

"Xiaolong, have you reached the middle stage of the Fourth Rank?" Su Yan asked next, then looked at her son with hope, along with Huang Peng.

At the assembly, Huang Xiaolong had said that the early stage of the Fourth Rank was only part of his strength.

"Middle stage of the Fourth Rank?" Huang Xiaolong was taken aback for a moment, but ultimately nodded, acknowledging his middle stage Fourth Rank strength. After all, the late stage Fifth Rank was too shocking.

Seeing their son acknowledge his middle stage Fourth Rank strength, Huang Peng and Su Yan were overjoyed but more shocked. Middle stage Fourth Rank! It was really the middle stage Fourth Rank!

"Father, Mother, after the New Year, I plan to leave Huang Family Manor to go out and train!" Huang Xiaolong pondered and said.

"What? Train?!" Huang Peng and Su Yan were greatly surprised and almost simultaneously said, "No way!"

"I know what you’re worried about. With Senior Fei Hou around, I won’t be in any danger," Huang Xiaolong said.

"Xiaolong, Father knows you want to leave Huang Family Manor now because of your grandfather, but he is still your grandfather. Don’t bear a grudge against him. Besides, you’re still too young. How about waiting two more years before you go out to train?" Huang Peng said in a negotiating tone.

Although Huang Xiaolong had a Tenth Rank powerhouse with him, he was still too young, not even nine years old. How could Huang Peng and Su Yan let their son go out to train now without worry?

"Father, Mother, I’ve made up my mind. I’ll leave after the New Year," Huang Xiaolong shook his head, his eyes resolute. He admitted that he wanted to leave Huang Family Manor now because he didn’t want to see his grandfather Huang Qide and his uncle Huang Ming, but his decision to leave and train was not entirely because of them.

He wanted to use the training to hone himself, become stronger, and see the wider world outside Huang Family Manor and the many more powerhouses.

Seeing their son’s resolute eyes, Huang Peng and Su Yan sighed inwardly, knowing that further persuasion would be futile.

Thinking of their son about to be far away, Su Yan’s heart softened, her eyes reddening, "Xiaolong, when will you come back this time?"

Huang Xiaolong felt warmth in his heart and smiled, "Mother, don’t worry. I’ll definitely come back to see you before the next assembly."

"The next assembly?" Su Yan felt a bit better and then nagged Huang Xiaolong about many things, such as taking care of his health, being cautious of others’ ill intentions, and not engaging in fierce battles.

Huang Xiaolong could only nod helplessly, saying he understood.

After more than two hours, Huang Peng and Su Yan left the small courtyard.

"Senior Fei Hou, after the New Year, we will leave. See if there’s anything you need to prepare," Huang Xiaolong said to Fei Hou after his parents left.

"Yes, Lord!"

The night passed quietly.

On the jade bed, Huang Xiaolong stopped practicing the Asura Technique, looked at the gradually brightening sky, and walked out of the room. In the small courtyard, he practiced the Hell Wind for a while.

"The Hell Wind has reached its peak. In the future, it will only improve with the enhancement of my martial qi. Next, I will practice the second move of the Asura Sword Technique," Huang Xiaolong thought after an hour, stopping his Hell Wind practice.

Huang Xiaolong took out the diagram and looked at the small illustration of the second move of the Asura Sword Technique.

The second move of the Asura Sword Technique: Asura’s Tears.

Asura’s Tears? The name was quite unique. Huang Xiaolong studied the internal martial qi flow and attack posture of the second move several times, memorizing it completely, then put the diagram back into the Asura Ring. The Asura Blades appeared in his hands, and he leaped into the air, attacking. A series of blade auras fell from the sky, indeed falling, like tears dripping from the sky.

The first move of the Asura Sword Technique, Hell Wind, could be performed while standing on the ground, but the second move, Asura’s Tears, had to be performed in the air.

After one attack, Huang Xiaolong’s body floated down from the air, standing still, recalling the attack posture and comparing it with the diagram. After half an hour, he leaped up again and attacked.

This time, the blade auras became softer, seemingly without any force, like the finest drizzle.

After another half hour, Huang Xiaolong attacked again.

Just like when he started practicing Hell Wind, Huang Xiaolong would stand still and ponder for half an hour after each attack before attacking again.

As Huang Xiaolong practiced, the sky slowly darkened.

After another attack, Huang Xiaolong floated down from the air, standing in the small courtyard, shaking his head inwardly. Although the power of the second move, Asura’s Tears, had increased significantly compared to the beginning, it still hadn’t reached the minor success stage. According to the diagram, the blade auras should produce the sound of Asura’s tears after an attack to reach the minor success stage.

While Huang Xiaolong was practicing, Fei Hou stood guard outside the small courtyard.

Actually, the Asura Sword Technique and another technique, the Asura Ghost Claw, could only be practiced by those who had mastered the Asura Technique, so Huang Xiaolong wasn’t worried about Fei Hou or others learning it.

Not long after Huang Xiaolong stopped practicing, a series of footsteps sounded outside the small courtyard. Huang Xiaolong looked over and saw that the arrivals were his grandfather Huang Qide, his uncle Huang Ming, and his father Huang Peng.

Huang Xiaolong frowned.