Chapter 3: Secret Technique System

  The storm has stopped.

  Summer thunderstorm comes quickly and goes quickly, after a while, the sky is clear again.

  The sunset glows on the western horizon, with large tracts of fiery clouds dyeing the sky a deep red. Amidst this splendor, there is also a seven-colored rainbow.

  The sky was no longer early, Tang An walked silently alone on the street, his hand no longer held a sword. It wasn't his sword, having killed people, it naturally got discarded.

  Passersby saw that Tang An's body was covered in wounds, and they all gathered around, pointing and whispering to each other. They were probably questioning what he had done. He must have been chased by someone, otherwise how could he have so many injuries? Looking at his young age, hopefully he won't go astray. The sky is already dark, his parents should be worried sick, who knows whose child he is...

  Tang An's body was wet all over, but it dried quickly. She finally arrived at the entrance of Yue Lai Inn. Originally, he had killed people, hundreds of them, and would definitely be wanted by the whole city. It would have been best to escape early. But he couldn't, nor would he run away alone. Because in his heart, he still remembered that Miao Miao was still at the inn. He had promised Miao Miao to take her with him, even if the whole world was chasing and killing them, he wouldn't abandon her.

  But Tang An had never thought that if Miao Miao was unwilling, then he himself would return, wouldn't that be jumping into the net himself?

  Miao Miao was currently pacing back and forth at the entrance of the inn. Her small hands were constantly fiddling with the small braids on her cheeks, taking quick steps in front of the gate, her expression extremely anxious, pouting her mouth, very worried.

  "Brother Tang hasn't come back yet? He went to sign up for the martial arts competition, but it's already been a whole day and now the sky is almost dark, why hasn't he come back?"

  Miao Miao furrowed her brow, wrinkled her nose, and the jade butterfly on her forehead also dimmed slightly. She suddenly thought of a difficult-to-accept possibility: "Could it be that Brother Tang has abandoned me and left me behind?" As soon as Miao Miao thought of this possibility, she couldn't help but feel wronged in her heart. However, she immediately regained confidence in Tang An, or perhaps it was confidence in herself.

  She suddenly straightened up her small bud that had just developed, and smiled brightly: "How is it possible? Brother Tang will definitely not abandon me and leave. He promised me to let me follow him forever. I also promised him that I would never steal again. I'm so beautiful, he must be reluctant to abandon me."

  But Miao turned around and stomped her foot, unwilling to give up, she stuck her head out to take a look: "But why hasn't Brother Tang come back yet?"

  Then, the guess in her heart that Tang An had abandoned her floated up again.

  Man is indeed a contradictory creature.

  But in those repeated guesses, it always tends towards the worse result as time goes on.

  Miao Miao suddenly felt like crying.

  Because she suddenly realized that Tang An seemed to have given her all his money before he left.

  She suddenly felt that he gave her money because he wanted to get rid of this burden!

  Because when her master left that year, she also handed over all the money on her body to her and told her that no matter what she liked to eat, she could use this money to buy it.

  Miao Miao suddenly thought of this and burst into tears. Xiao Er Ge came to comfort her, but she cried even harder.

  When she's sad, she likes to run alone to the riverbank and skip stones. This was a method her mother taught her when she was young. A daughter's home isn't like a boy's, you can't tell others everything, so her mother taught her to go to the riverbank and tell the river god. The river god will listen and won't tell others, maybe it'll even silently help you.

  Miao Miao suddenly thought of this and stood up, but as soon as she did, she saw a familiar yet deathly pale face.

  That pale face still had a smile on it. This smile, to Miao Miao, was undoubtedly the most intimate and warmest smile in the world. Miao Miao suddenly covered her mouth, and tears flowed even more fiercely. Seeing Tang An return, her heart was filled with joy, but she cried even harder.

  Humans are a strange species, whether happy or sad, they like to express themselves with tears.

  Miao Miao rushed up and wanted to hug Tang An tightly, but just then, Tang An suddenly stumbled and his body became unstable, almost falling to the ground. It was only then that Miao Miao discovered that Tang An's body was covered in numerous small wounds. Although the wounds were no longer bleeding, the exposed flesh with its dark color and squirming movement was even more worrying.

  She immediately understood that Tang An must have just had a fight with someone.

  She suddenly stopped speaking, hastily wiping away her tears, and didn't care that the waiter was still there mocking her as a useless little girl.

  Miao Miao's small body was weak, but she held Tang An with ease. She also used her petite body to block others' line of sight towards Tang An. Because she knew that from this moment on, she could finally do something for Tang An.

  She wants to use her own small body to bear all unknown dangers.

  Miao Miao rushed in, quickly took out the band-aid from Tang An's bag and applied it to him. She also called for hot water to be brought over and carefully cleaned his wounds. Tang An had a total of thirty-four wounds on his body, all of which were minor, but how much blood must he have lost with thirty-four wounds?

  "Brother Tang will definitely be fine."

  Miao Miao muttered to herself in her heart, and immediately she closed the door, guarding it tightly by herself, not letting anyone enter.

  She knew something big must have happened just now. Otherwise, Tang An wouldn't come back in this state.

  Miao Miao didn't know what kind of trouble Tang An had gotten into, she only felt that at this time, she should do something. But she didn't know what she should do. She was anxious because she was at a loss for what to do. However, in her heart there was still one thought, this thought was simple yet extremely firm, "Later no matter who comes to catch Tang Da Ge, I will carry Tang Da Ge and escape."

  At this moment, Tang An was unconscious, but he had only fainted due to excessive blood loss. In fact, the injury wasn't that severe and didn't damage his internal organs. For someone who had cultivated to the Tian Ren Wu Chong realm like him, recovery was just a matter of time. After a while, Tang An woke up.

  He looked at the clean bed and the medicine on his body, knowing it was done by Miao Miao. He felt a little comforted in his heart. Just as he was about to call out to Miao Miao, the system voice in Tang An's mind sounded again.

  "Ding~ System Prompt: Due to the host's failure to meet system requirements and defeat Wang Feng on the arena, the system reward is cancelled. However, the host unexpectedly killed Wang Feng and triggered the plotline [Bloody Shu Mountain]. To make up for this, the system will maintain the original reward unchanged and upgrade the host's mental state cultivation to Great Perfection. From now on, the host's martial arts practice will no longer be delayed due to insufficient mental state cultivation! Additionally, the host will receive 20 points of reputation."

  "Ding~ Due to the host's self-created sword technique, six moves, killing intent fills the sky, has reached the system requirements. The system specially named this sword technique as [Killing Sword], categorized as a Jianghu top-tier sword technique. Moreover, in this great battle, the host fought against hundreds alone, making a big name for himself. The system certifies that the host has obtained the title of [Tian Jian] (Heavenly Sword), from now on, the host's reputation will spread far and wide, becoming a symbol of Jianghu. Reward: 20 points of prestige."

  [PS: The host currently has 51 reputation points, meeting the requirements. The system officially launches the "Secret Technique System", and the host can exchange one secret technique for 50 reputation points.]

  【Secret Technique: It is the ultimate understanding of the strong towards heaven and earth and themselves, creating a profound meaning. This is a special means of using the natural laws of heaven and earth, which can be generated by colliding with the human body's large week sky through true energy or true yuan in several major acupoints. The power is extremely great, the consumption is extremely great, please choose a secret technique carefully for the host.】

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