Chapter 514

Ziran, you say what's on TV is true? How could Wulin be related to the Spirit Ice Douluo?

In the largest hotel in Tiandou City, Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were sitting on the sofa in the room, discussing what had happened these past two days.

Tang Ziran shook his head and let out a long sigh.

I'm not sure either, but if what's on TV is all true, then I can understand why he has the confidence to find us.

Quite a few things have happened these past two days.

First, a few days ago, while Tang Ziran was chatting with his colleagues, Lang Yue suddenly rushed in and told him their son had appeared on TV.

Tang Ziran remembered clearly that at that time, her expression held more confusion than joy; he was a bit puzzled then, but soon he could understand her feelings.

After seeing the news on TV, Tang Ziran was completely dazed.

Why did his son suddenly grow ten years older? Why did his son become involved with the Spirit Ice Douluo? Why did his son become so powerful?

None of these questions could be answered by common sense; Tang Ziran and Lang Yue racked their brains but could not find an answer.

Clearly, in their last call, aside from Tang Wulin urgently wanting to know where they were, he showed nothing unusual.

After thinking it over repeatedly, he decided to risk being discovered and call Máng Tiān— as Tang Wulin's closest forging teacher and the intermediary who had connected their last call, Máng Tiān should know best what had happened to Tang Wulin.

However, possibly due to Tang Wulin's matter, shortly after that news appeared, Tang Ziran could clearly feel that the institute's surveillance of him had intensified, and he could never find a suitable time to contact Máng Tiān.

He was anxious beyond words, yet there was nothing he could do; watching online public opinion ferment day by day, his anxiety and worry grew ever stronger.

Just as he was about to contact Máng Tiān at any cost, the institute issued a notice ordering him and Lang Yue to go to Tiandou City.

Upon receiving the news, he immediately canceled his plans, because he saw the news saying that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong were in Tiandou City holding talks with the representatives of the world's top powers.

Connecting this news with his current situation, he immediately realized it was likely his son negotiating with the higher-ups of the Spirit Pagoda, which had the Spirit Pagoda send him and Lang Yue to Tiandou City.

What happened afterward confirmed his guess—the Spirit Pagoda quickly sent two Honored Douluo‑level experts to escort him to Tiandou City.

These are Honored Douluo— Tang Ziran had hardly seen any in his life; the only one he had ever seen before was that monster‑like entity he encountered on the Star Net Continent.

Having two Honored Douluo personally escorting him was something Tang Ziran could never have imagined before; he suddenly felt the developments were somewhat unreal.

Originally they were on the western side of the continent, not close to Tiandou City; normally it would take them three or four days to get there.

Now, however, it took only about a day for him and his wife to be sent to Tiandou City, and they ended up in the finest room of the finest hotel.

Although Tang Ziran had experienced good days in his childhood, this treatment was countless times better than what he had enjoyed as a young master.

He never imagined he would one day experience the feeling of gaining status through his son.

This utterly unexpected wondrous experience left both him and Lang Yue feeling dazed, devoid of any sense of reality.

If he didn't know that no news broadcast could ever lie, he would suspect this was an elaborate prank aimed at him.

He looked up at the mechanical clock on the wall, and Tang Ziran felt extremely nervous.

This was already who knows how many times he had glanced at the clock within the past five minutes.

According to one of the two Honored Douluo, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong would arrive within ten minutes.

Although it had been several months since they last saw each other as father and son, due to the series of changes that had occurred, he felt as if they were worlds apart and could not calm down. Just then, the doorbell rang.

Tang Ziran and Lang Yue sprang up from the sofa at once.

They exchanged a glance, swallowed nervously, nodded, and went to the door.

"Who?"

A somewhat uneasy voice came from outside the door.

"Dad, Mom, it's me."

This voice differed from the childish tone of their previous call; instead, it matched exactly the voice of Tang Wulin on TV.

Tang Ziran and Lang Yue exchanged another glance, took a deep breath, and then flung the door open.

Standing outside was a handsome young man who was both strange and familiar, holding the hand of a cute girl and gazing steadily at them.

The visitor was none other than Tang Wulin.

A few minutes earlier, he had received from the Spirit Pagoda's Honored Douluo the news that his parents had already been sent to the hotel; after a brief preparation, he hurried here with Huo Yutong without stopping.

From the moment he knocked until the door opened, Tang Wulin felt his heart about to leap out of his chest from nervousness.

But the instant the door opened, that tension vanished, transforming into a peculiar feeling of emotion.

Usually, when children have not seen their parents for a long time, they feel sad upon reuniting due to their parents' aging.

But Tang Wulin is different.

Because Tang Ziran and Lang Yue truly look exactly as he remembered, with no change at all.

While he remembered ten years having passed, for Tang Ziran only about a month had elapsed.

He had grown up, yet his parents remained exactly as he remembered; this bizarre, surreal experience made his eyes well up.

Sensing Tang Wulin's inner turmoil, Huo Yutong gripped his hand tightly, wanting to give him some comfort.

As the companion who had been by Tang Wulin's side for a full ten years, she was the one who best understood his feelings at this moment.

Don't be fooled by Tang Wulin's usual strength and his seeming indifference to his origins; in daily life, she often senses from him a feeling called loneliness.

Likewise an orphan, Huo Yutong can tell why Tang Wulin feels lonely.

Although she has always tried to warm away that loneliness, she knows only his parents can truly dispel it.

Now he has finally gotten his wish, and she feels genuine joy for him from the bottom of her heart.

"Wulin, go for it."

Hearing that encouraging voice in his heart, Tang Wulin took a deep breath and smiled, saying:

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

(End of chapter)