Chapter 153 Amon: Tang San, let's cooperate
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To figure out how to get the soul bones to Tang San, Amon decided to take the simplest and most direct approach: give them to him.
No need for too many reasons, no need to arrange any opportunities, just throw them directly in front of him.
Tang San would never refuse to use the soul bones offered to him just because he suspected Amon had some conspiracy.
At most, it would make him more vigilant, but Amon didn't care whether the other party was wary of him or not. Without understanding his specific abilities, no amount of vigilance would help.
When Tang Hao and Tang San arrived outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's canyon, they saw Amon, wearing a soft cap with a pointed top, sitting on a rock, looking over with a smile.
Tang San's face was gloomy. Amon's appearance here meant that he had already been one step ahead, and he would return empty-handed this time.
"Good day, Your Excellency Clear Sky.", Amon greeted.
After meeting the people from Shrek Academy, Tang San had learned what happened after they left that day, and also knew that Tang Xiao had died in Amon's hands in the end.
Tang Hao had heard Tang San's account. More than others, he understood the characteristics of the Clear Sky Hammer and guessed what Tang Xiao had done in the end, clearly knowing the real cause of Tang Xiao's death.
His hatred was more focused on the Spirit Hall, on the Qian Jun and Demon Subduer Worships. He was somewhat angry at Amon, who had only blocked Tang Xiao's last blow, but not too much.
Tang Hao nodded in response to Amon's greeting.
"Amon... your being here, does it mean you killed Dugu Bo?" Tang San asked.
Amon adjusted his monocle, a smile outlining his lips: "Dugu Bo? Heh... just a fool who deserved to die. What, were you very close to him, and want to avenge him?"
Before Tang San could speak, Tang Hao had already opened his mouth, "No, Xiao San's relationship with him isn't that close."
Afterward, Tang San echoed, "Yes, I'm not familiar with him."
"Is that so? In that case, the biggest conflict between us is gone. How about we cooperate?" Amon said with a smile.
"Cooperate?"
Tang Hao raised an eyebrow, which was exactly what he wanted.
He had considered that even if he made a move now, he might not be able to keep Amon here. To prevent Amon from becoming Tang San's enemy in the future, the best way was to reconcile.
Amon nodded, looking at Tang San and saying, "Yes, cooperate. We don't have any deep hatred between us, do we?
"I can ignore the matter of you reporting Shi Nian to the Spirit Hall, anyway, it didn't cause me any loss. It's not a bad thing for young people to have a sense of justice... but when acting righteously, you should first think about what impact it will have on yourself."
Tang San was stunned for a moment. Thinking carefully, it seemed to be true... Although he had a great deal of hostility towards Amon before, he didn't know!
The only thing he had done was report Shi Nian to the Spirit Hall, but that could also be explained as "reporting a murderer out of a sense of justice and righteousness", and in the end, he was the one who suffered, without causing the other party any loss.
Amon paused for a moment, then continued:
"As for the matter of Tang Xiao, I only took his last move, he died from the backlash of his soul skill. Burning his body was also a last resort.
"Under the circumstances at the time, even if I didn't have people burn it, his body wouldn't have been treated kindly by the Spirit Hall, it might have been worse, like being hung up for public display.
"I did this to prevent his soul bones from falling into the hands of the Spirit Hall. Before, I even helped you block Bibi Dong for some time.
"To show my sincerity in cooperating, I can return two of Tang Xiao's three soul bones to you."
Soul bones... Tang San's breathing quickened a little. Having the Eight Spider Lances, he naturally knew how precious soul bones were and how much they increased combat power.
"Why are you doing this? How do you want to cooperate?" Tang Hao said in a deep voice.
Amon said softly, "Actually, you don't need to pay anything, just let Tang San continue to grow.
"The Spirit Hall's power is too strong. If we continue to let them grow, I'm afraid we'll all have to live in the shadow of this behemoth in the future.
"Since you have a feud with the Spirit Hall, your growth is a kind of restraint on the Spirit Hall, and that's enough. I'm very optimistic about Tang San's talent, and I believe he will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the Spirit Hall."
Being praised for his talent by Amon, who was not much older than him but far stronger, Tang San only felt a faint sense of irony.
Tang Hao asked, "Do you also have a feud with the Spirit Hall?"
Amon replied, "No, it's just that letting them dominate doesn't fit my interests. Your identities dictate that you don't just represent yourselves, the Clear Sky Sect will also be involved... this can restrain a large part of the Spirit Hall's power."
Tang San thought for a while and said, "Since we're joining forces to deal with the Spirit Hall, then you also need to do something to attract the Spirit Hall's attention, instead of just us being chased down."
"Heh..." Amon chuckled, "If I needed to confront this behemoth head-on, why would I be looking for you to cooperate?
"I don't have any grudges with them, I just enjoy causing them some trouble and hindering the Spirit Hall's development. Whether you agree to cooperate with me or not doesn't have any impact on me.
"Because as long as you live, as long as you continue to become stronger, you can restrain part of the Spirit Hall's power and benefit me from it. Unless, you want to die yourself, or don't consider continuing to become stronger."
Tang San was silent. The initiative was completely in Amon's hands. They had no ability to refuse, but they also had no reason to refuse.
However, he still wanted to fight for more benefits for himself: "Then why not return all three soul bones?"
Amon shrugged, "I've been busy with so much, I have to have some gains, right?"
Tang Hao nodded, making the decision: "Okay, it's settled then."
Amon threw over the right arm bone left by Tang Xiao, as well as the Head Soul Bone of Spiritual Concentration and Wisdom.
After receiving the soul bones, Tang Hao glanced at the head soul bone in his hand and asked, "This isn't the soul bone left by my elder brother, is it?"
"It's more suitable for Tang San," Amon replied.
He didn't stay in the canyon any longer and turned to leave.
Watching Amon's figure disappear into the poisonous miasma left by Dugu Bo, Tang San wore a puzzled expression: "Dad, what he said just now, is it true?"
Tang Hao shook his head: "I don't know. There's some truth and some falsehood in his words... Normally speaking, no one would easily hand over soul bones for this kind of reason."
Tang San suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Is it possible that he's afraid of the Clear Sky Sect and doesn't want to be our enemy? The purpose of handing over two soul bones is actually to make us recognize his ownership of the other soul bone."
Tang Hao nodded slightly, "That possibility cannot be ruled out."
He handed the soul bones in his hand to Tang San, "I've already checked, there are no problems with these two soul bones, the quality is very good, they're over fifty thousand years old...
"No matter what his plan is, you can only face it better by strengthening yourself. It's not safe here, don't absorb them for now."
"Dad," Tang San suddenly called out.
"Hmm?"
Tang San bit his lip and still asked the doubt in his heart: "Was my mother killed by the Spirit Hall?"
Tang Hao's whole body shook, his eyes suddenly opened, and his sharp gaze was like two lightning bolts appearing in the night. A violent emotional fluctuation flashed across his body:
"I said, there are many things you don't need to know yet. If you want to know everything, strengthen yourself as soon as possible and meet my requirements. Now, come with me."
Tang Hao returned to his previous taciturn self, not saying anything, just walking ahead in big strides. Tang San followed behind him, having to gather his soul power to barely keep up.
Along the way, he didn't take the main roads, but instead looked for complex terrain to advance. In the first few days, Tang Hao's speed wasn't too fast.
But later, the speed continued to increase, and Tang San had to do his best to barely keep up.
Because he was advancing too quickly, Tang San couldn't bother to distinguish the directions. By the seventh day, he had completely lost track of where he was.
Every day, Tang Hao didn't leave much time for rest, only two hours, and the rest of the time was spent on the road, pushing Tang San's body to a state of extreme limit.
This walk lasted for half a month.
Tang San stopped behind his father and looked ahead.
Ahead was a continuous stretch of mountains. Even the outermost peaks reached straight into the clouds, obscuring their full view.
"Use your Eight Spider Lances and keep up with me," Tang Hao said, then soared into the air, heading straight for the mountain wall in front, climbing up the almost vertical mountain wall and flying upwards quickly.
Tang San took a deep breath, gathered his soul power, and the Eight Spider Lances pierced through his outer clothing and stabbed out, suddenly stretching out.
Like a spider, he barely kept up with Tang Hao.
Tang Hao was like a tireless machine, taking Tang San to quickly cross one mountain peak after another. After nearly half a day, they went deep into the interior of the mountain range.
Half a day of travel made Tang San, who had been using the Eight Spider Lances to travel, dizzy. Just when he was about to be unable to hold on, Tang Hao finally stopped.
They came to a pool of water. The water in the pool was crystal clear, tranquil and deep, like a huge sapphire.
On one side of the pool, a waterfall about twenty meters wide hung like a jade belt on a mountain wall two hundred meters high, making a deafening roar.
The waterfall poured down, hitting the pool and splashing countless water droplets. Under the sunlight, a rainbow spanned the pool, indescribably dazzling.
Tang Hao stood there quietly, his gaze always falling on the waterfall like a pouring galaxy. His cold and hard expression changed, and a trace of tenderness appeared in his eyes.
The father and son stood by the pool for a long time. After a long time, Tang San turned his head to look at his side.
Tang Hao finally shifted his gaze, looked at Tang San and said:
"In the next two years, this will be where you live and cultivate. Solve your own food and drink, you should have this ability. Now, recover your body and then absorb those two soul bones."
"I understand," Tang San nodded emphatically.
Although Amon had expressed his intention to cooperate and gave him two soul bones, Tang San was always wary of him.
While craving the two soul bones, he secretly thought: No matter what his conspiracy is, as long as I become strong, I can face it. At that time, I will definitely make him get nothing.
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