Chapter 353: Hei Ren - 353
Ying Xiong, Tong, Lu Zhong, and Feng Lie were walking up Zhou Fan's mountain in the direction of his courtyard.
Despite being in his own sect, Ying Xiong did not use his divine sense to look at Zhou Fan, mostly out of respect. Tong was the same. He also did not fly with the children, and instead walked up most of the way.
Of course, his walking speed was incomparable to a normal cultivator's full speed, but the children walking with him did not sense anything abnormal.
It had been a little more than a month since Zhou Fan and the rest of them had gone their separate ways, and the children were now at the 1st level of the foundation establishment realm.
As they got closer to Zhou Fan's courtyard, they heard the sound of metal clashing.
Not a single person in the group was uninterested in what was making the sound, and they soon reached the doors.
The two children went ahead and opened the doors with excitement.
As they looked inside, they saw two black blurs flashing around the courtyard, occasionally meeting, causing the clashing sounds.
When the two children were noticed, Zhou Fan appeared in front of the lake and the tree, while the child, Hei Ren, appeared behind him with sweat covering his entire body.
Hei Ren was wearing custom made black clothes, and his black pupils intimidated Lu Zhong and Feng Liu for a moment.
Suddenly, Hei Ren's facial expressions changed and they saw what seemed to be an innocent child behind Zhou Fan.
Over the past month, Zhou Fan had not only taught Hei Ren techniques and fighting skills, but also how to act.
Zhou Fan did not mind Hei Ren's personality, but the children would.
With Hei Ren's intimidating looks gone, Lu Zhong and Feng Liu began to approach Zhou Fan with excitement.
They seemed so energetic that Zhou Fan feared they would begin to climb on his body, but they became interested in Hei Ren behind him.
"Who is this, Uncle Zhou Fan? Is he a new disciple?" Feng Liu asked.
"Indeed. He will join the cosmic sect, but he is my personal disciple." Zhou Fan said.
Both Feng Liu and Lu Zhong instantly showed faces of jealousy.
"Why is he your personal disciple, but we aren't?" They asked.
"He's a little bit different from you. I don't know if Ying Xiong could handle him." Zhou Fan said with a laugh.
He gestured for Hei Ren to step out in front of him, which he did.
"Hello. I've heard a lot about you. My name is Hei Ren." Hei Ren said with a smile.
Feng Liu felt a slightly uncomfortable feeling when Hei Ren spoke, but Lu Zhong did not. Feng Liu called herself crazy and acted normal again.
"Hello Hei Ren. My name is Lu Zhong. This is Feng Liu." Lu Zhong excitedly introduced.
Hei Ren shook his hand, and then Feng Liu's.
Only then did he turn his attention to Ying Xiong. He could instantly recognize him, although he seemed different from the paintings he had seen.
In the stories, he seemed domineering and arrogant, but the man in front of him seemed like a peaceful old man.
As for Tong, Hei Ren instantly considered him on the same level as Ying Xiong.
Over the past month, he had begun to believe what Zhou Fan had told him, but only now did he finally lose any doubt.
"Go and greet them. They can also be considered your teachers." Zhou Fan said with a nudge.
Hei Ren hurriedly trotted forward and slightly bowed his head.
"Student Hei Ren greets teacher Ying Xiong and teacher Tong." He said with respect.
"Hello Hei Ren." Ying Xiong said. "It seems you found a respectful and calm student. I wish I could say the same."
Zhou Fan chuckled.
"You kids go out, me and uncle Zhou Fan are going to talk for a little bit." Ying Xiong said to Feng Liu and Lu Zhong.
Zhou Fan said the same to Hei Ren, and the three went out on the mountain to do who knows what.
Only Ying Xiong, Tong, and Zhou Fan were left in the courtyard.
"I don't think I like that kid." Ying Xiong said.
"Me neither." Tong agreed.
"Don't worry, I won't let him corrupt the other two. He is my personal disciple. If you don't want him to, he doesn't even have to join the cosmic sect." Zhou Fan said.
"Don't worry about it. It's just a personal thing, he can join." Ying Xiong assured Zhou Fan.
"I expected so." Zhou Fan said.
"Still, I am interested. Can you explain his talent?" Ying Xiong asked.
Tong was also curious.
"Sure." Zhou Fan said as they walked over to a table with chairs. Ying Xiong even brought out tea.
They spent around 10 minutes talking about Hei Ren before leaving the courtyard to go find the children.
The children had gone up the mountain, and Zhou Fan, Ying Xiong, and Tong soon found them next to a river, sparring.
Both Lu Zhong and Feng Liu were teaming up on Hei Ren, but Hei Ren was effortlessly fighting them off without counter attacking.
They had only cultivated and barely learned a few techniques, but Hei Ren had been undergoing harsh training with Zhou Fan.
When he saw Zhou Fan arrive, Hei Ren helplessly glanced at him. Zhou Fan gave him a signal, allowing him to defeat the children, though not harshly.
The battle was mostly being fought with weapons, but there was no intent to kill or seriously harm. Only a little bit of Qi was occasionally being used.
When Hei Ren saw Zhou Fan's signal, he suddenly fell into the ground as if he had been turned into water.
Both of the other children were confused, and as they were looking at where Hei Ren disappeared, he silently came out of the ground behind them.
Another knife had appeared in his hand, and he held both of them to the other children's throats.
"I win." He said.
Chapter 354: Manor Visit - 354
As the two children stood stunned, clapping was heard from not too far away. They turned around and saw Ying Xiong clapping his hands while Tong nodded in approval.
The two children were suddenly overcome with embarrassment and quickly moved away from Hei Ren.
"He truly is talented." Ying Xiong said as he stopped clapping.
"I wouldn't have brought him here otherwise." Zhou Fan responded.
Hei Ren hurried over to Zhou Fan's side and stood there silently.
Meanwhile, the other two children's anger had finally built up.
"He only beat us because he was specially trained by Uncle Zhou Fan. It's unfair, and his win should not count." Feng Liu said.
"I agree. If our situations were reversed and that punk had to be trained by two old men, then we would have beaten him easily." Lu Zhong added.
Ying Xiong sighed and suddenly felt jealous of Zhou Fan.
"Alright you two. Stop whining, it's embarrassing for me." Ying Xiong said. "Your uncle Zhou Fan and I decided that he would take all of you on a trip to gain experience among other cultivators. One of my biggest regrets was that I did not do so for Tong, though he luckily turned out fine."
"A trip? Where?" Feng Liu asked in excitement.
"I don't know, but your uncle said that it was very far away." Ying Xiong said.
"No time to waste! Let's go!" Feng Liu and Lu Zhong said as they ran down towards Zhou Fan and circled him in excitement.
Zhou Fan said his goodbye's to Ying Xiong and Tong before creating a giant sword with a dome bubble around it.
Zhou Fan, Feng Liu, Lu Zhong, and Hei Ren stepped on the sword and it flew away at an astonishing speed.
All three of the children watched in amazement as the universe sped past them.
Soon, they exited the galaxy. Luckily, they were within Zhou Fan's bubble, so nothing seemed to change for them.
It took around an hour of traveling to reach the teleportation array. Before the children even noticed it, they were in the tree-like galaxy cluster and flying towards the Heaven galaxy.
Suddenly, Zhou Fan remembered something and took a slight detour. After a while, the sword began to slow down and a giant dome covered in ice appeared in front of the children.
They looked in amazement as the ice melted and the manor was shown in its full glory.
As the sword began to land on the manor's ground, it shrank until it was barely big enough to hold all 4 passengers.
As everyone's feet touched the ground, the sword disappeared.
"Brother Fan. Did you leave without me again?" The chicken asked as it ran towards him.
"Sorry. I found some strange children and brought them here." Zhou Fan said.
"I see. If you were saving children, then you are forgiven." The chicken said.
The children did not say a word as they were shocked. After all, they had never seen a talking chicken.
"Brother Fan, these poor children must have brain injuries. Look at the way they're looking at me. It's as if they've never seen an elegant chicken before." The chicken said.
"Indeed, it must be so. Outside, there are no chickens as incredible as you. They must be adjusting." Zhou Fan said while stroking an imaginary beard.
"I see. I see. In that case, this chicken will forgive their rudeness." The chicken said with what could only be said to be a smirk.
Soon, the other animals came from various directions and surrounded the children.
"Big Brother Zhou Fan, did you bring guests?" The butterfly said excitedly.
"It seems so." The deer said.
"H-Hello. I'm Feng Liu." Feng Liu said with some hesitation.
"So she can speak!" The chicken shouted at the revelation.
"In that case, hurry up and greet this chicken." The chicken said arrogantly.
"Hello Mr.Chicken?" Feng Liu said questioningly.
"It needs some work, but it's ok for the first time." The chicken said.
As they spoke, Lu Zhong curiously went to the bearded dragon and picked him up.
The bearded dragon seemed to like him as it climbed up his arm and sat itself on his head.
Lu Zhong did not mind.
Hei Ren stayed near Zhou Fan quietly, but the crow landed on his shoulder and sat there.
Hei Ren unconsciously began to pet him as he stayed silent.
After all the animals introduced themselves, Zhou Fan led them all to the pond with the waterfall.
They set up a table for everyone and Zhou Fan soon served breakfast as the animals had just woken up.
Everyone ate in harmony, and the children soon got used to the animals.
"So where exactly are we?" Feng Liu asked once everyone was back in the yard.
"In a different galaxy cluster. I just call this place the manor." Zhou Fan said.
The animals had no concept of planets, galaxies, or even space, so they just listened with confusion.
"Wow! We must be the first humans to ever arrive here." Lu Zhong said in excitement.
"Arrive here, yes. But not the first humans to ever be in this galaxy cluster." Zhou Fan said.
"Alright. This chicken cannot understand what you are talking about. Change the subject." The chicken commanded.
Zhou Fan karate chopped his head lightly, but did indeed change the subject.
"On my travels, I found a beautiful place, but it's too far for me to take any of you there." Zhou Fan said.
"How beautiful?" The butterfly asked curiously.
"Perhaps the most beautiful place I've ever seen. It's a place called the purple star sea. You don't have to worry about it, I'll take you all there eventually." Zhou Fan said.
They would remain in cryostasis for a long time. He may even have set up teleportation arrays between the Zhou supercluster and the purple star sea by the next time he visited.
It did not feel like a long time passed as they talked, but night soon fell and Zhou Fan set up a place for the three children to sleep. He then said goodnight to the chicken and entered his room.
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