The morning of the third day after Tang Sui's return, Flanders and Liu Erlong, who had gone with the Master to hunt for their third spirit ring in the Spirit Beast Forest, also returned. Upon learning that Tang Sui's spirit power level had not only increased to level 47 but also that her fatal weakness, her physique, had shown signs of improvement, he was more than ten times happier than if he had broken through his spirit power cultivation, which had been stagnant for thirty years.
However...
Zhao Wuji had already informed the Master and the others about Ning Fengzhi and Titan's visit to the academy, including Tang Sui's peculiar reaction. Flanders adjusted the frame of his glasses and looked at the Master, who was lost in thought. He couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Gang, could it be that Sui Sui was really taken away by that person half a year ago?"
He had thought it was just an excuse.
But now it seemed...
The Master shook his head and said to Zhao Wuji, "Wuji, go and find Xiao San and Sui Sui for me. Tell them I'm waiting for them in my office."
"Understood, Master." Zhao Wuji nodded and immediately went to call them.
Since Lan Ba Advanced Spirit Master Academy was officially renamed Shrek Academy, not only did Flanders, who was promoted to dean, have a more luxurious principal's office, but all other teachers were also assigned their own independent offices.
The brother and sister followed Zhao Wuji all the way to the Master's office. Zhao Wuji, having completed his task, left them there and gave the space to the three of them.
"Teacher."
The brother and sister said in unison.
The Master, who was already sitting in his office chair waiting for them, looked up. Upon seeing Tang Sui, whom he hadn't seen in half a year, a hint of softness appeared on his stern face. "You're here. Sui Sui, half a year has passed, and you've grown a bit taller."
His voice carried a hint of relief.
Tang Sui's fair little face broke into a smile, and she happily replied, "Yes! I had my brother measure me yesterday, and I've grown 3 centimeters!"
This was a height she hadn't gained in a year!
Looking at the joy on Tang Sui's face, the Master's gaze softened. He looked at Tang San, whose handsome face also held a faint smile, and got straight to the point. "Your origins... you both know what's going on now, right?"
Mentioning this, the smile on Tang Sui's face faded slightly, and her first reaction was to look at Tang San beside her.
Tang San's smile also vanished, and a layer of inexplicable emotion clouded his dark eyes. Looking at the Master's calm face, he sighed, "Master, you knew all along?"
The Master nodded. His hand resting on the desk moved slightly, indicating for them to sit down.
Tang Sui and Tang San did not stand on ceremony with the Master and sat down as he indicated.
After both of them were seated, the Master continued, "When you first arrived at Nuoding Academy, I took you both as my disciples. I was originally interested in Xiao San's twin spirit potential, as well as Sui Sui's miraculous ability to absorb spirit rings beyond her level without self-destructing, and her terrifying talent of obtaining her first spirit ring at such a young age. However, I couldn't be sure at the time that your other spirit was the Clear Sky Hammer."
Here, the Master paused, a hint of sigh appearing between his brows. "What I never expected was that you two siblings would both have twin spirits, and your second spirits would both be the Clear Sky Hammer. But based on this alone, I couldn't confirm your father."
"It wasn't until one day, your father personally found me and gave me a very important token, acknowledging your identities. It was then that I recognized your father's identity." As he spoke, the Master looked at Tang Sui, whose expression was unusually calm, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
"Sui Sui, Xiao San seems unaware, but you seem to..."
"After 'she' shared her memories with me, I already knew some of the abnormalities my father had revealed since childhood. What I know is that Dad is a Titled Douluo." Tang Sui said, half-truthfully and half-falsely.
Tang San, hearing about Tang Hao's strength from someone else's mouth for the second time, and even that 'someone else' being his own sister Tang Sui, opened his mouth, but a flicker of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
He hadn't expected his sister to know so early.
Even though it was another sister...
Wait.
Tang San, who was unaware that the 'two personalities' had reached an agreement and even 'shared memories,' sensed a tiny hint of something being wrong.
"Yes. He is the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent, Tang Hao. His title, Clear Sky."
A strange light appeared in Tang San's eyes: "Clear Sky... Douluo..."
"Yes. However, your father and I were not well acquainted. He merely instructed me to take good care of you. Especially Sui Sui's physique; if a cure cannot be found, it will always be a fatal weakness in the future." The Master's voice deepened slightly.
"I don't know where your father has been all these years. But from the fact that Zhao Wuji deliberately increased the examination difficulty for you when you were at Shrek Academy, and your father came and beat him up that very night, and from the fact that he immediately appeared when Dugu Bo abducted you this time, it can be seen that your father has actually been paying attention to you all along."
When he mentioned that night, the Master glanced at Tang Sui, who evasively shifted her gaze and landed on the map spread out on the table, staring at the red and green markings.
Tang San, however, was stunned when he heard the latter part of the Master's words.
"Master, what did you say? My father also came when Senior Dugu abducted me?!"
Tang San was shocked.
The Master let out a sound of surprise and his gaze fell on Tang Sui, who had averted her face. He raised an eyebrow. "What, Sui Sui didn't tell you about this? When she sensed you were in danger, she immediately rushed out."
"Huh?! Sui Sui was also there?!"
Tang San looked at his sister in shock.
Tang Sui stared fixedly at the map on the table, sitting up straight.