All three of them were now traveling through the Dead Valley. They felt safe with Sun Bo, as he was strong. They talked and asked many questions, getting to know each other.
"Hey Sun Bo, what is wrong with Heavenly Guardian Sect? Why is Ying Ning'er such a bad person? What about We Fu? Be Bu?"
Sun Bo sighed.
"Slow down Beng Hun. There is a time and place for everything, and right now you do not need to concern yourself with those affairs. You will know in time."
"Oh..."
Beng Hun was disappointed because of his curiosity not being satiated. So much mystery surrounded this sect that he greatly wanted to know. Feng Shu also felt this way, but he was thinking about something else. Sun Bo saw this and asked him.
"What are you thinking about Feng Shu?"
"It's just that I don't know why you trusted us. What if we were the one who killed Be Bu and for that reason he was a corpse? Likewise We Fu?"
"Haha! You think you could kill those people? You guys were not even born back then! Even if they were still alive now, you would be shortsighted to think that killing them was possible as of right now. You kids are strong I'll give you that, but they were geniuses when it came to cultivation. Only that bitch Ying Ning'er could snake her way into their life, resulting in their death. I was naïve to think she was a good person. That is why I took the drink and slept for 9800 years! Killing her would arouse suspicion of course, but during that fight with me it confirmed that her cultivation was indeed suppressed because you kids are weak. If you could not defeat me, you could not defeat her. Simple as that. The heavens would look down upon me for trusting her...."
Sun Bo shook his head. At the same time, the kids realized that Sun Bo was a reasonable man.
"I do not get it. How strong were Be Bu and We Fu? How would Ying Ning'er be the cause of their death?"
"They were strong, much stronger than Ying Ning'er. I'm much weaker than her. For the second question, all you need to know that the Heavenly Guardian Sect..."
He went silent for a moment before talking again.
"It is a long story. Like I said, in time you will all know the truth."
Beng Hun and Feng Shu looked at each other and shrugged. Even though they wanted to know more, they certainty didn't want to press upon the matter even further if Sun Bo doesn't want to. They could learn about it later, for cultivation was also on their mind. But before they could speak, Sun Bo questioned them.
"Feng Shu, Beng Hun I have a question for you kids. You told me that you were brothers, so why have different last names? Are one of you guys adopted?"
Beng Hun laughed. Lots of the disciples asked them about this. It was an inside joke with Beng Hun's original brother. Fu Si was one of them, which made Beng Hun angry for a second before he took a a deep breathe.
"You see, I do not have parents. I remember being in a Skylark's nest and being taken care as one of them. There was also another person next to me, and that was Feng Shu. We did not know each other's name, not even ours! We played with each other everyday and started to be able to talk. I kept saying something that sounded like 'Feng Shu', while he said something that sounded like 'Beng Hun'. We called each other that as we grew up. Once the Skylark's mother died and her children were gone, we were alone. We set out to travel and came upon the Oplo Village."
[I should visit there again.]
"One of the Ling Fu Sect elders in that village were looking for kids with potential to be apart of their sect, and we signed up. But we were outer disciples for not showing talent...."
"I just wanted to know why you guys had different last names, but that was a whole another story. You do resemble each other though. With the same brown hair, blue eyes, nose, mouth. You guys look alike! But for your lower parts though I cannot say the same... Haha!"
Feng Shu suddenly was suspicious of something. He questioned Beng Hun.
"Wait Beng Hun, how old are you?"
"Do you not know Feng Shu? I'm 14, while you are 15!"
"Ok, but how do you know that?"
"That's because! because... because? Huh, that is a good question."
"Let's use our system to confirm again."
Originally when they used on the system on each other, they couldn't see each other's age. But as they leveled up and new features were unlocked, the information tab about people became more expansive. They never bothered to see each other's info again after that, because Feng Shu told him to change the info setting so it doesn't pop up when you look at someone. His reason was because it would distract them during a fight if there was a big system box just floating above the opponent's head, you would be unfocused. Beng Hun agreed and did what Feng Shu told him to. Instead, they can look at someone and think in their head: [System, show me that person's info!] if they want. If they made any movement, then the box would disappear. Also, there were many things on their mind that caused them to not pick up on these new changes about the info tab. It was a hassle, along with training and fighting that caused a lack of interest in checking each other's info again.
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"We are both 14 years old Beng Hun..."
"We could be twins..."
"No wonder we looked so alike. Even being brothers, you are bound to have some differences."
"Feng Shu! It does not mean anything to me. I feel like you are still my senior brother, so what differences do being twins make? None at all!"
Feng Shu smiled.
"You're right. All it matters is that we both become stronger! Work hard! Work smart!"
They proceeded to laugh. But Sun Bo was now curious.
"What is this system thing? Info tab?"
Feng Shu and Beng Hun told Sun Bo about their system. Sun Bo was shocked but at the same time excited.
"No wonder you guys knew my name before I even told you! You kids will be monsters if utilized correctly. You know what, I won't force you to do anything. It seems you guys have got it figured for now. But listen to my advice and warnings, they will be important for the future."
"Yes Master!"
Sun Bo became embarrassed.
"Just call me Sun Bo."
They were walking until the darken skies became pitch black. Sun Bo told them that it was now night time. They wanted to rest, but he warned them that they must find a cave first. This is because the jiangshis left by blood practitioners of the Emperor Era will start to awaken and roam the land until day time again. They found a cave, but not before encountering one.
Sun Bo was about to kill it, but Beng Hun and Feng Shu wanted to test their strength against a Body-Refining stage opponent. Sun Bo watched from the sidelines.
"Beng Hun! Let's test our new skills."
"Ok!"
Feng Shu summoned his spirit and rushed at it. When he punched the Jiangshi, it blocked it. The Jiangshi grabbed Feng Shu after.
[Shit! His grip is too strong..!]
It went to bit his neck but Beng Hun used his Heavenly Void Step to knock him up. When it fell, it got up unscathed and rushed towards Feng Shu again. But Feng Shu ran around before stopping and breathing out a purple flame.
It set the Jiangshi on fire. Beng Hun used his Heavenly Void Steps again to knock him up after, but it still was unscathed after falling and burning. Feng Shu started to attack it again. The Jiangshi blocked Feng Shu and slashed him with it's fingers before proceeding to punch Feng Shu. He spat out blood before getting up quickly and putting the Jiangshi in a chokehold. Feng Shu held it still despite the strength difference. Feng Shu also wasn't hurt by his own flames.
Beng Hun ran forward to kick it with the Heavenly Void Step. This time, the Jiangshi didn't block it and took the full blow to the body. Beng Hun and Feng Shu backed off only to see that it was still unscathed.
"Beng Hun! Feng Shu! Take off it's head! That is how you kill a Jiangshi!"
They heard Sun Bo and went to go for the head. Feng Shu held it with another choke hold. But this time, he told Beng Hun to kick it's body from the side. The Jiangshi's strength steadily got weaker as the flame kept burning, making it easier for Feng Shu to hold it.
Beng Hun went from the side. This time, his foot was a mix of yellow and black. When he kicked, the Jiangshi's body flew to the side, leaving only his legs and head being held by Feng Shu.
[That last kick was strong! Beng Hun.... Am I...?]
<150 EXP gained. Splitted between Beng Hun and Feng Shu 70% each.>
"You kids are monsters! Not even in a realm, but killing that Body-Refining Jiangshi! I'm impressed!"
"We did it Feng Shu!"
"Yeah...."
Beng Hun could notice something wrong about Feng Shu.
"What's wrong?"
Even though they won against the Body-Refining opponent, Feng Shu could not help but be disappointed. He didn't do much for that fight, only to set up for Beng Hun to kill. He decided that he will need to make some changes to carry his own weight.
"It's just that you could kill that Jiangshi easily, while all I do is weaken it and set the kill up for you. I want to also do significant damage. So that's why, I will start learning some new things so that I do not fall behind you in the future against more opponents."
Feng Shu opened his inventory.
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