Chapter 11: The Monster of Wò Lóng Pool!

  Tang Tian finished speaking and left the main hall. Tang Lin parted ways with his elder brother and returned to his own room, still feeling as if he was in a dream.

  "Mother, just one more year and I'll be able to see..." His eyes blazed with determination as he gazed out at the drifting snow, clenched his fist, picked up his book bag, and in a few swift movements arrived at the Wudangchi by the side of the sleeping dragon pool.

  Although he has now reached the level of a high-ranking martial artist, his finger strength hasn't had time to be trained. Tang Lin's sensitive senses detected that there was no one around, so he put Xiao Hui aside and did handstands with both hands, supporting his entire body with just one finger, slightly bending it to exercise his muscles.

  "One, two..." Tang Lin's fingers kept bending.

  Such exercises can not only improve the strength of fingers, but also exercise one's balance. Balance is an important factor in learning qinggong.

  Deep snow fell on his shoe soles, piling up a thick layer.

  Just as Tang Lin was practicing in the rain, he suddenly heard a quiet and powerful gust of wind coming from not far away, and his heart skipped a beat.

  "Someone's coming, could it be Father?" Tang Lin's body spun around and he immediately landed on both feet, his movements as light as a feather, hiding behind the fake mountain and peeking out from a small gap.

  Only a young man in black clothes with a uniform figure was seen, who lightly jumped down from the wall, and his toes gently touched the bamboo leaves behind the wall, and then landed by the side of the Sleeping Dragon Pool.

  "What an incredible lightness skill, it's as if he's treading on snow without leaving a trace!" Tang Lin was shocked in his heart.

  Even with his father's strength, he couldn't achieve such lightness, putting the weight of his entire body on a small bamboo leaf and still being able to exert force. This kind of qinggong is simply divine.

  "Who is this person, how did they sneak into our home?" Tang Lin furrowed his brow, held his breath, and didn't dare to stare directly, only sneaking a peek, worried about being discovered.

  The young man in black seemed to have great confidence in his own strength and was not overly vigilant. He lightly landed by the side of Wulong Pond, found that there was no one around, and sneered, "This Chunyang Martial Arts Academy is indeed declining, allowing outsiders to enter without any defense."

  He said, walking to the side of the Wulong Pool, gazing out at the clear water, seeing that it had not frozen over, and the pool's water was crystal clear all the way to the bottom. He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly his figure flashed, falling towards the surface of the water, his toes lightly touching the water's surface, using the force to jump up, and in his hand he already grasped a handful of water.

  The young man licked the water stain, as if savoring it carefully, "Indeed, there is no spiritual energy at all, just ordinary hot spring water. Has the spirituality inside really been completely lost?"

  Tang Lin looked at the young man's behavior, feeling somewhat puzzled. Just then, he suddenly noticed that when the young man raised his arm, there was an embroidery on the cuff of his sleeve - a flying dragon with its teeth bared and claws outstretched!

  "Heavenly Dragon Martial Hall!" Tang Lin was taken aback for a moment, and his face immediately darkened.

  "This Tianlong Martial Arts Hall is indeed eyeing our Wudangchi, they even sent someone to secretly check it out, and they're so arrogant that they didn't even change into night attire, coming over directly in their martial arts uniforms, they really don't put our martial arts hall in their eyes!"

  In Tang Lin's heart, when the young man was angry, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally made up his mind. His figure flashed and he darted into the Wulong Pool like a fish, slowly diving down in the warm pool water.

  "At that time, Wolongchi was famous in Longxiang City, and all the martial arts schools knew about it. But later, the martial arts school declined, and everyone knew that Wolongchi had become an ordinary hot spring pool. How could Tianlong Martial Arts School still be so persistent? Did they know some secret?" Tang Lin thought to himself.

  Just then——

  Pfft!

  The water surface suddenly burst open a wave, and the young man in black was drenched from head to toe, like a drowned chicken, rushed out of the middle with a look of horror on his face, hastily stepped on the stone beside him, borrowed strength to quickly escape.

  Tang Lin was somewhat stunned, and after the young man disappeared in an instant, his gaze fell on the pool, only to see a circle of ripples opening up. In the clear water, it seemed as if a black shadow flashed by, like an illusion.

  "What's going on? Why did that young man leave so suddenly, as if he saw something?" Tang Lin was stunned.

  "Leave quickly." Xiao Hui's voice suddenly rang out.

  Tang Lin looked at him with a puzzled expression in his heart, but he didn't ask any more questions. He left with Xiao Hui and returned to the room.

  "It's good you didn't get close just now." Little Gray let out a breath of relief and said thankfully.

  "What's going on?" Tang Lin couldn't help but ask.

  "In your family's pool, a big monster actually lives." Xiaohui's heart still had lingering fear, saying: "This monster is hidden very deeply. For so many days, I didn't detect any demonic energy there. Today that young man dove in and must have startled the monster. If you were closer at the time and were discovered by the monster, it would definitely drag you down to eat."

  Tang Lin's face was filled with shock, his scalp tingling as he said: "How could a monster appear in our family's pool? We've lived here for so long, how come we never discovered it?"

  Xiao Hui shook his head and said, "I'm absolutely sure I didn't mistake it. That wisp of evil energy was very obvious earlier. This demon has clearly gained spiritual intelligence and is extremely cunning. Your Dragon Elephant City is a medium-sized city with warriors stationed there, so it doesn't dare to come out and harm people at will. Otherwise, your whole family would have been killed long ago."

  Tang Lin's whole body was chilled, and he said: "Could it be that the Wodragon Pool in our house suddenly lost its spiritual energy because of this demon's mischief?"

  "It should be." Xiao Hui shook his tail and said, "You'd better hurry up and invite a warrior to suppress it. I think the demon's aura is already very strong, and with the massive spiritual energy of this Wodragon Pool promoting its growth, if it breaks through and reaches the level of a Demon King, even a warrior would be useless. Your entire Longxiang City might be destroyed in one night."

  Tang Lin felt a chill in his heart.

  He had heard many terrifying rumors about the monster, but he never thought that his own home was hiding one. Fortunately, it was triggered by the young man today, otherwise he would still be unaware of it.

  "I'll go inform Father and Big Brother first, then head to the 'Martial Temple' to ask the martial artists for help in suppressing the situation!" Tang Lin looked at Xiao Hui and said: "You wait here for me."

  "Uh-huh." Little Gray nodded.

  Tang Lin immediately left the room and quickly came to his father's study, knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside, "Come in."

  Tang Lin pushed open the door and entered, seeing that his father and older brother were both present. He hastily said: "Father, I have something very important to discuss with you."

  Tang Tian saw his younger son's anxious expression and felt a slight chill in his heart. The warmth on his face turned solemn, and he asked, "What's wrong?"

  "In our family's Wulong Pond, a big monster lives!" Tang Lin hastily said.

  "Ah?" Tang Tian and Tang Long were both stunned for a moment, almost doubting their own ears, "What did you say?"

  Tang Lin let out a bitter laugh and said, "Today I unintentionally passed by Wò Lóng Chí (Serpent Dragon Pool) and discovered a large demon inside. I suspect that the spiritual energy of Wò Lóng Chí has been depleted, and it was swallowed up by this demon."

  Tang Long stared in shock: "You're not seeing things, are you? How is this possible?"

  "Ling'er, is this true?" Tang Tian looked at Tang Ling seriously.

  Tang Lin nodded firmly, "Absolutely no mistake."

  Tang Tian furrowed his brow, although Tang Lin was still young, he never lied. He hesitated for a moment before standing up and saying: "Follow me, we'll go to the 'Martial Temple' and ask the martial artists to help us get rid of the demon."

  "Alright, I'll go too." Tang Long hastily said.

  "Hmm." Tang Tian nodded slightly.

  The three of them immediately left the martial arts hall and quickly headed towards the "Martial Temple" in the city. In every city, there is a "Martial Temple", which is the martial institution that guards the city, where all the warriors live to protect their respective cities.

  In the distance, a magnificent building stands tall on an open ground, while the nearby streets are prosperous, but outside the gate of this building, it's somewhat deserted, and everyone who passes by will take a detour.

  At the gate there is a "snowflake" emblem representing that those who reside inside are warriors belonging to the Imperial Guard!

  Tang Tian led the way and left.

  At the entrance stood eight guards, all clad in high-grade animal hide-sewn exquisite armor, exuding an aura of coldness, like statues.

  "Halt!" A guard stopped Tang Tian and asked, "What brings you here?"

  Tang Tian cupped his hands and said humbly, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to announce this, but we have a monster at home and I hope the martial expert can help us subdue it."

  "Monster?" The guard's face warmed up and nodded: "I know, you wait here for a moment, I'll go inform Lord Wu."

  "Thank you." Tang Tian smiled and said.

  The guard immediately entered the building, and only came out after a stick of incense. Behind him was an additional middle-aged man in white robes with a shaved head, wearing a kind smile on his face. He appeared before Tang Tian and said: "Your family has a demon? Are you certain?"

  Tang Tian turned his head and glanced at Tang Lin, nodding: "I'm sure." He knew that deceiving a martial artist would result in severe consequences, ranging from imprisonment to being killed by the martial artist in anger.

  "Take me to see." The white-robed bald man nodded slightly, saying: "If it's just a small demon, I'll take care of it with ease. If it's a big demon, I'll call in a few more people."

  Tang Tian cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, sir."

  "Lead the way." The white-robed bald man waved his hand and said.

  Tang Lin wanted to speak up, but stopped himself. He knew that even Xiao Hui said it was a powerful demon, so this demon must be extremely strong. With just one person in white robes and a shaved head, he feared it would still be far from enough. But if he spoke up to remind them, who would believe him?

  Soon, several people returned to the martial arts hall. The white-robed bald man saw that Tang Tian's family business was actually running a martial arts hall, and his cold and proud expression slightly subsided. He followed behind Tang Tian to the side of the Sleeping Dragon Pool.

  "The monster is right inside." Táng Tiān stopped far away and pointed towards Wò Lóng Chí (Serpentine Pond).

  "Ah?" The white-robed, bald-headed man with exceptional skills and great courage walked closer to the Wòlóng Pool. A faint, starry light appeared in his dark eyes, like a misty aura, as he gazed into the pool water. After a long while, he finally withdrew his gaze, his face slightly somber as he looked at Tang Tian and said: "There isn't even a monster in here! You actually dare to deceive me!"