Tang San flipped himself up from the ground and quietly moved to the drawer of his room's wooden table. He pulled it open and took out a sharp dagger he had forged from fine iron over the past two days. Holding it in his hand, he cautiously approached the door, step by step.
No one.
There was no one anywhere.
After searching all around the room and even calling out softly, Tang San received no response.
He frowned, completely bewildered. There were no signs of a struggle or theft in the room. Instead, it seemed...
"Could it be that Father took Sui Sui and left voluntarily?"
But at this hour, where could Father and Sui Sui have gone?!
Subconsciously, Tang San looked towards the great mountain range looming outside the window. He couldn't sit still any longer. He returned to his small room, gathered the hidden small needle-like hidden weapons, took his door bolt, and left the house. He headed towards the back mountain, picking up his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to move swiftly.
His father's abnormal reaction to his martial soul during the day, and the force with which he had crushed the chair earlier...
Although he didn't know what his father was hiding, he guessed it wouldn't be anything good.
With his mind focused on his family's safety, Tang San rapidly passed over obstructing boulders and leaped over tall bushes. His violet eyes scanned his surroundings; even the slightest changes in the environment didn't escape his notice.
His originally careless gaze paused, and he stopped his strange footwork.
That was...
He stopped on the uneven path, crouched down, and picked up a pink hairpin used by a girl. His lips tightened.
This was a birthday gift he had given to Sui Sui the year before when her hair had grown longer.
"Sui Sui was here?" Tang San murmured, his voice dispersed by the cold night wind.
"Rustle, rustle."
The vegetation in the green bushes swayed, making a friction sound.
Tang San's expression stiffened. He vigilantly clutched the hairpin in his palm and held his sharp dagger horizontally in front of him. He watched as a large black claw slowly parted the green bushes that blocked his view, revealing a pair of sinister, greedy beast eyes.
"A wolf?!"
Tang San stared at the creature's body, which was several times larger than the ordinary wild wolves he knew. He was suddenly shocked.
"Roar—!"
The demon wolf, with its deep purple fur, looked at the fresh human child. Greed flashed in its emerald beast eyes. It opened its sharp fangs, its blood-stained canines mixed with saliva, forming a sticky and disgusting string. It lunged at Tang San fiercely and swiftly, intending to kill him in one blow!
"Bang—!"
Tang San rolled to the side, his cloth clothes getting dirty. The spot where he had just stood was now a large pit bitten by the demon wolf. Its attack was incredibly fierce!
"What astonishing bite force! If it had bitten me directly just now, I wouldn't be alive!" Tang San's expression became even more vigilant. After the magical martial soul, his understanding of this world was once again refreshed.
What's more...
Combining the hairpin he found on the ground, the fresh bloodstains on the wild beast's teeth, and the whereabouts of Tang Sui and Tang Hao being unknown, Tang San's heart sank. A chill and heartache spread from his heart, filling his limbs.
[Profound Heaven Treasure Record, Article Three of the General Principles: Once you confirm your opponent is an enemy, and they have a path to death, show no mercy. Otherwise, it will only bring you trouble.]
Having confirmed that the wild wolf in front of him was hostile and very likely connected to his family's disappearance, Tang San's gaze towards the wolf suddenly changed.
It was like a drawn sword, cold and murderous.
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Author's notes---
Demon Wolf: ??? A scapegoat from the heavens???
Today is a bit earlier than yesterday!