Volume 4: It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes Chapter 3: A Letter from Home Is Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold
This time, Tang Xiaotang didn't bother to be polite with Tang Zheng. She just took the envelope and opened it.
After the scented wax was torn off, the contents immediately fell out...
Tang Zheng and Tang Xiaotang were both stunned when they saw it.
Three notes.
That was an important memory of the happy time when they were still in Tangjiabao.
Tang Xiaotang still remembers that they were learning calligraphy from Tang Zheng in the lecture hall of Tangjiabao. Tang Zheng asked them to write a time capsule each and bury it under his yard.
He is also looking forward to digging out these children's ten-year visions from his yard ten years later to see how much of them have been realized.
Unexpectedly, the box that Ban Yiluo swore was extremely sturdy, had multiple protection measures, and had a text lock similar to a "password", was unlocked for some unknown reason.
If the box containing the children's time capsules is not opened, it is impossible to take out the contents.
Unless someone can pick up objects remotely.
But who is so bored as to try something like telekinesis?
It’s not a treasure!
Of course, for Tang Zheng, his students' ten-year vision is really his treasure...
"Oh my god, Ban Yilou sold me counterfeit products." Tang Zheng looked embarrassed when the note he wrote fell out.
When Tang Xiaotang thought about what that thing was, her face immediately turned red, and before Tang Zheng could reach out his hand, she snatched the note away.
When Tang Zheng bought this box with a secret lock, it was indeed a purchase to make up the difference. He bought it just to make up the total amount for Ban Yilou.
But, after all, it was something produced by Jubao Pavilion, so there is no reason why it should break so easily.
"Wait, why are there three?" Tang Zheng reached out and picked up the last one, "The one with the little bell?"
Tang Zheng remembered that Meng Fengling didn't write it very clearly at the time. She shouldn't have sent over the vision of such a young child, right?
Tang Xiaotang took it, opened it, and her face changed immediately. She immediately returned the note to Tang Zheng.
Because the paper is not big, it looks a little wrinkled, but you can see the youthful spirit in the neat handwriting...
The vision for ten years later on that note consisted of only eight simple words.
However, these eight words are thrilling.
"Ten years later, I will be the Shadow King..." Tang Zheng subconsciously recited these eight words.
A very affirmative tone.
It doesn't seem like a vision, but rather an established fact.
But……
When had a future Shadow King ever come to their school in Tangjiabao?
Tang Zheng and Tang Xiaotang thought of the same person at the same time and looked at each other suddenly.
Then they turned their attention to the signature on the paper.
Fang Youxie, date.
"Uh...Azhi?" Tang Xiaotang never dreamed that the visitor to their Tangjiabao would be of such an important background!
Although she had also guessed that anyone who could have a master of Oni Grandpa's level by his side must be an important figure in Yingshan.
However, the next Shadow King is still far from being just an "important person".
Tang Zheng touched his nose and said, "If I had known that he was so powerful, I should have accepted a Nine-Star Shadow King Token as tuition from him."
"Is that the point?!" Tang Xiaotang stroked her forehead.
A warrior who has reached the initial stage of two-star at the age of twelve and later broke through to the intermediate stage, at least has the absolute strength to take over Kageyama, right?
The good news is that one more person has been confirmed on the blacklist.
Tang Jiabao was probably so shocked by this note when they were looking through their ten-year vision that they sent it to Tang Zheng and the others.
However, even though this was 90% true, Tang Zheng still found it difficult to connect that weird kid with Shadow King of Shadow Mountain, one of the five famous cities on the mainland.
No matter how you look at it, it makes people feel that this style of painting is terrible.
"Let's take a look at the letter. How could something bought from Jubao Pavilion be destroyed so easily?" Tang Zheng temporarily put away Azhi's note and pulled out a stack of letter papers from the envelope.
When they were in Feishi City, they would often communicate with Tangjiabao.
Before leaving for the academy to attend the martial arts competition, they wrote back saying that they would definitely get good grades and try their best to get a place in the Su Shi Wen Xing Tower tomorrow.
However, it is clear that there is a big problem at the border. After the winter, the situation on the entire border has become tense...
Especially after Tang Xiaotang learned about the blacklist, she became even more worried about the safety of Tangjiabao.
Fortunately, I opened a stack of letters and found they were all reporting safety.
Tang Boyuan said that just as winter was about to begin, the demon tribe launched a small-scale attack. They wanted to bypass the barrier from Wuqing Mountain. Wang Danyang, who was visiting Tangjiabao at the time, urgently dispatched troops to defend Wulong Town and killed all the demon tribes who were exploring the way.
However, Tangjiabao also suffered some serious damage, and the box was destroyed at that time. Although the box was torn into pieces, it saved the life of a child from Tangjiabao.
Tang Xiaotang became a little nervous after reading Tang Boyuan's description, and hurried to look through other people's letters.
One, two, three...
The thick stack of letters gave a comprehensive description of the small-scale conflict.
Tangjiabao did not have the habit of reporting good news but not bad news. The letters to Tang Zheng and Tang Xiaotang were all restorations of real situations. So, although Tang Xiaotang was worried at the beginning, she almost cried with laughter when she saw that there was no danger in the end.
If you think about it carefully, they have been away from home for a very long time.
After returning to Jade City from the martial arts competition at the academy, winter vacation was about to begin and they could go home!
Although the border is very dangerous in winter, and especially dangerous this year, Tang Xiaotang still can't wait to go back.
"Thanks to the Tang Family Fort you designed... Daddy and the others said that those bastards of the demon tribe never expected that there would be such a fortress at the foot of Wuqing Mountain!" Tang Xiaotang sneered, "It can attack and defend, and with the rapid deployment of troops by Commander Wang Danyang, not a single demon tribe member was sent back to the border. The leader of the team is a quasi-chieftain-level demon tribe member."
Speaking of the brand new Tangjiabao designed and rebuilt by Tang Zheng and completed by Luo Fei himself, Tang Xiaotang was looking forward to going home even more.
Wang Danyang said that it was a place comparable to a fortress, but as a person from Tangjiabao, she herself had never seen it!
The more Tang Xiaotang spoke, the redder her eyes became.
She was only seventeen years old, and it was her first time away from home so far, so it was really not easy.
Tang Zheng smiled and pulled her over, patting her back gently.
" Okay, okay, there's another letter." Tang Xiaotang didn't like putting herself in the situation where she had to be comforted by Tang Zheng. She always felt that something was weird. She immediately held back her tears and opened the last letter.
There was a thick stack of letters in the envelope, and I had already read the last one.
When Tang Xiaotang saw the title, she uttered "Huh" in a low voice, because the title of the letter was "How are you, Brother Tang?", followed by a very standard opening, exactly the same as what Tang Zheng had taught them. However, in reality, few people would write letters like this.
She quickly turned to the signature at the end of the letter and saw the two words "Tian Meng".
"Ah, is that the teacher you impersonated?" Tang Xiaotang still remembered this Tian Meng. He met Tang Zheng in Fengmen Village. Because Xingbao could not get to Tangjiabao immediately, he handed over the children of Tangjiabao to Tang Zheng.
Tang Xiaotang was really grateful to him.
If it wasn't Tian Meng, how would they, Tangjiabao, know Tang Zheng?
Tian Meng, this name means even more to Tang Zheng.
He is Tang Zheng’s first friend in this world!
Although they had known each other for only one day, they had exerted a huge impetus on each other's life trajectory!
If it weren't for Tian Meng, Tang Zheng would have no idea how to get started in Fengmen Village. If it weren't for Tian Meng's starburst, Tang Zheng might have shamefully become a time traveler who died on the first day of the journey.
And if it weren't for Tang Zheng and Tang Zheng's purple gold belt, with Tian Meng's combat experience, he would not have survived in Fengmen Village. If it weren't for the stories Tang Zheng told him, Tian Meng would not have made up his mind to join the army!
True friends, even if you haven’t seen each other for ten years, when you meet again, you will still feel like you just met last week.
Because Tian Meng received a good education, the format of his letter was very formal, and it was obviously a standard scholar's habit. However, the content of his letter surprised Tang Xiaotang.
When he saw Xiao Tanzhi, he was already unconscious. Xiao Tanzhi took him back to Tianyi Valley immediately. After several months of continuous treatment, the damage to his body caused by the starburst was finally reduced to a minimum.
Moreover, Xiao Tanzhi has confirmed one thing—this starburst gave him an unexpected surprise!
Originally, there was a tattoo mark of a guilty minister on Tian Meng's star vein, which was the "Three Evils Star-Suppressing Curse", but it was destroyed because of this star explosion.
After Tian Meng repaired the star veins, his strength immediately improved by leaps and bounds!
When he wrote the letter, he had already reached the peak of three stars and was preparing to strive for four stars.
"Hahaha, I said that he is a standard loser template. He will definitely become a general, marry a beautiful and rich woman, and reach the peak of his life..." Tang Zheng laughed as he looked at him.
It’s a pity that Tian Meng’s family members are no longer around.
And the road for him to prove that he is not a criminal is probably still very long...
But what if the road ahead is difficult?
Tian Meng’s journey has just begun!
Without destruction there is no construction. Tang Zheng believes that Tian Meng will definitely return to Tulun Pass to wash away the bad history of their Tian family and restore the Tian family's reputation!
Tang Zheng immediately took out a pen and paper and wrote a letter back to Tian Meng...
"The country is ruined but the mountains and rivers remain. The city is covered with grass and trees in spring. The flowers shed tears when they feel sad, and the birds startle my heart when they say goodbye. The war has lasted for three months. A letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold. My white hair is getting shorter and shorter, and I can hardly hold a hairpin."
In fact, Tang Zheng hated this poem in his previous life, because all the textbooks and teaching aids explained it as particularly sad and tragic. However, when Tang Zheng saw the first sentence, for some reason, he felt the exact opposite and even saw a hint of inspiration.
Maybe this is what people often say, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people?
Tang Zheng stopped writing after he finished writing. There is no need to elaborate on it. He is giving it to Tian Meng at this time, partly because he thinks it is appropriate and partly for the purpose of sharing.
"The war has been going on for three months, and a letter from home is worth a ton of gold..." Tang Xiaotang couldn't hold back any longer after seeing this sentence, tears immediately welled up in her eyes, and she silently fell into Tang Zheng's arms...
