"Both of our innate soul powers are level 10. We don't know our birth dates, but I am six years old this year because we awakened a month ago," Xie Yue said sweetly.
Hearing Xie Yue's reply, everyone stood up from their seats, utterly dumbfounded. Is this really true?
The first thing that made them stiff was the first sentence. They had only intended to kidnap Xie Yue, but because Hu Liena seemed important to him, they kidnapped her as well. Although everyone present was strong enough to easily perceive others' cultivation levels, they hadn't focused on her; to them, she was just a sidekick. Their main purpose was Xie Yue.
Now, hearing his words, they could clearly feel her soul power—level 10 indeed. But could it really be innate soul power?
The second thing that made them stand up from their seats was Xie Yue and Hu Liena's ages. They had thought these kids were 7 or 8 years old. Even when Xie Yue mentioned escaping from the villain uncle at six years old during the awakening ceremony, they had assumed these kids had been on the run for a year or two afterward. If Xie Yue's second statement was true, then his first statement must also hold true.
In a flash, Bone Douluo came in front of the two. He took their hands and examined them. After careful scanning, his eyes were filled with shock. Ning Fengzhi also reacted upon seeing Bone Douluo's expression.
"Uncle Bone, what is the result? Why do you look shocked?" Ning Fengzhi inquired.
"Fengzhi, what this kid said is true..." Bone Douluo replied slowly, leaving everyone in shock.
"If I were to specify their ages, their bone age is 6 years and 3 months. From my inspection, both of their bone ages are exactly the same. They are TWINS."
**SILENCE**
When Bone Douluo finished speaking, the room became completely silent. It was a silence so profound that it felt like they could hardly breathe.
After a minute or two, Sword Douluo also came in front of Xie Yue and Hu Liena in a flash. He took their hands and checked them again and again carefully.
"Fengzhi, what Old Bone said is true," Sword Douluo broke the silence.
"Uncle Sword, this... this..." Ning Fengzhi stuttered. Yes, he stuttered. For the STGT clan, Xie Yue and Hu Liena's arrival signified something very important. Initially, they had kidnapped them because they thought they were just normal talented kids. They had done this many times; each time they kidnapped a child, they would go through the same process—showing some favor and winning their hearts. It was simple as that.
Seeing Ning Fengzhi's reaction, Bone Douluo reminded him, "Fengzhi, we can discuss this later. Let's first let the kids go to rest."
"Yes, yes... You're right," Ning Fengzhi said, coming to his senses and composing himself.
"Kids, Uncle has arranged a good room for you. You can go and rest. Don't worry about those kidnappers. Uncle will solve every problem for you. If you stay here, Uncle and Grandpas will protect you," Ning Fengzhi said to Xie Yue and Hu Liena gently. He even gave them a hug like a neighborhood uncle.
"Mm," Xie Yue and Hu Liena nodded their heads. After that, Ning Fengzhi arranged for a maid to take them to their newly prepared room.
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**Ten minutes later.**
In the main hall of the STGT sect, four figures stood there silently, each lost in their own thoughts.
Among them, the beautiful lady took the lead in speaking. She was Ning Fengzhi's wife and was now 6 or 7 months pregnant with Ning Rongrong.
"Dear, what should we do about the kids?" she inquired softly.
"Ahh, wife, I plan to adopt them. You know they will be the future of our sect," Ning Fengzhi said after some thought.
Ning Fengzhi was an extremely kind person with a big heart. He did not care much for nobility and valued talent above all else, especially those talented in attack-oriented systems, since he was an Auxiliary System Spirit Master. Despite his gentle nature, he could be imposing when needed. That didn't mean he was a saint; he was also calculating but generous.
The STGT sect was an auxiliary sect and the richest sect since their martial soul had the innate ability to identify treasures. It was easy for them to earn money. But could they earn it peacefully without strength? That was a resounding no. If the STGT sect wanted to maintain its position as one of the upper three sects, they needed the protection of attack spirit masters.
Ning Fengzhi was the current generation sect master. For this generation, he had Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo as sect guardians. But what would happen after he and the two guardians died? Paving the way for the next generation's development was his duty. His father had convinced Sword and Bone Douluo to be the sect guardians. After his father's death, he took the position and enjoyed his father's hard work. But he also had the same duty to uphold. He couldn't let the sect face downfall in his hands. He knew about Sword and Bone Douluo's loyalty; he wasn't worried about them. However, he had to convince another guardian before their deaths.
After becoming the sect leader, he never slacked off in his search for talent. Now he had a godsend opportunity—how could he miss it? Only a fool would do so.
"Wife, you can understand how talented those kids are, right? There are currently only two people with full innate soul power in this generation. One is Feng Xiaotian, who awakened four years ago and is now 10 years old. The other is the current Spirit Hall's saint, Bibi Dong. She is also a twin martial spirit soul master. Innate full-level talent is not something that occurs every year. There will be no more than four or five every 200 years. What does that mean? It is extremely rare. Even if someone awakens innate full soul power, it is not our turn to fight for them. After all, Spirit Hall will snatch them away before we can. Everyone likes to join the holy land of soul masters, the Spirit Hall.
Now, what about us? We have two of the possible five most talented kids in 200 years. This is very important for our sect. With them, I won't have to worry about our sect's safety for another 300 years," Ning Fengzhi analyzed everything perfectly.
"Dear, you are right. But what if their parents come looking for them? Those who can give birth to such talented kids won't be weak," she said, also concerned as a mother-to-be.
"Didn't those kids say they were orphans? We will wait and see. I'll arrange for someone to investigate their details carefully. Even if their parents rise from the grave, we can't let them take those kids," Ning Fengzhi said resolutely.
"And most importantly, they are only six years old. We can guide them well. It's also easy to instill loyalty from a young age. If we treat them well, with enough time, their attachment to the sect will only increase," Bone Douluo added.
Winning people's hearts was not hard for them. What they needed to do now was guide them well.
'If they don't harbor any resentment towards our sect or us, they will surely be grateful to us in the future,' Ning Fengzhi thought to himself.
After a while, Ning Fengzhi passed the order to erase all traces of their kidnapping. He wanted to be cautious; for that, he would not hesitate to kill innocent people if necessary.
He also sent another team to investigate Xie Yue and Hu Liena's identities and past. But would they find anything? Ning Fengzhi and the others could feel the killing energy on Xie Yue's body, so they were sure he must have killed someone. It was not easy to fool powerful soul masters. However, without knowing the ins and outs of the matter, they didn't want to make any hasty decisions.