Chapter 176

But slowly, Tie Zhi realized something was wrong; Tie Kuangtu had not made a sound for a long time.

And the hand he had placed behind Tie Kuangtu felt the temperature of Tie Kuangtu's body growing colder and colder.

He lowered his head to look, and saw that Tie Kuangtu had already bowed his head; he reached out to touch Tie Kuangtu's nose and discovered that Tie Kuangtu had already stopped breathing.

He said in sorrowful, painful grief:

"Second Senior Brother!"

After Tie Kuangtu had seen Tie Lan and witnessed with his own eyes that she was truly happy, the conviction that had supported him to live on was gone.

Competitive and suspicious, he had a sudden awakening at the end of his life, and finally departed without any regrets.

Leaving behind Tie Zhi, who had just regained a relative only to lose one again, weeping bitterly there.

"Second Senior Brother!"

Duan Fengyun and the others stepped forward, patted Tie Zhi on the shoulder, and said:

"Please accept my condolences.

Since Tie Kuangtu was able to fulfill his final wish at the end of his life, he passed away very peacefully."

Tie Zhi replied:

"I know.

Duan Fengyun, thank you all for bringing back my Second Senior Brother for me.

Rest assured, I will look after that stone coffin in the Imperial Mausoleum well for you."

"Then we shall leave everything to you, Senior."

After Duan Fengyun and the others bid farewell to Tie Zhi, they departed.

As for Tie Kuangtu, this was the fate he deserved for his crimes, and Duan Fengyun and the others would not help Tie Zhi handle Tie Kuangtu's funeral arrangements.

The moment Tie Kuangtu died, the Divine Official within Heaven's Gate received the news from his subordinates.

The Divine Official also immediately brought the news to the brothers Huaimie and Huaikong.

"Brother Huaimie, Brother Huaikong, the news just received is that Tie Kuangtu is dead!"

Upon hearing this, Huaikong stood up and asked:

"Dead? How did he die?"

The Divine Official shook his head and replied:

"That is not very clear; the people below said that Tie Kuangtu died very peacefully."

"That really lets him off easy!"

Huaimie said.

The two brothers were still indignant about Tie Kuangtu's death, believing that Tie Kuangtu had died too simply and that it had let him off too easily.

At this moment, Shenmu Luoxian entered, and along with her came a box wrapped in black cloth in her hand.

"Huaikong, here, this is a gift for you from Di Shitian."

The Shenmu handed the black box in her hand to Huaikong.

Huaikong took the box in confusion and tore off the black cloth wrapping it.

"This... is this Heavenly Sin?"

Huaikong said in disbelief.

The Shenmu nodded and smiled:

"Correct, this is indeed Heavenly Sin.

Di Shitian ordered me to retrieve the Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor precisely to extract the parts of Heavenly Sin within it, and then find someone to recast Heavenly Sin.

Di Shitian said his plan requires Heavenly Sin, and he hopes you will be able to use Heavenly Sin to assist him when the time comes."

Huaikong nodded and said:

"Di Shitian helped me avenge my grudge; I have said I would complete his plan for him, please tell him to rest assured."

After hearing this, the Shenmu left with satisfaction.

Having regained Heavenly Sin, Huaikong hugged it tightly; this was the last thing his master had left him, and he had to cherish it well.

And Heavenly Sin inside the sword box also sensed Huaikong outside the box, and it kept leaping within the sword box.

Huaikong felt the excitement of Heavenly Sin, opened the sword box with one hand, and Heavenly Sin flew directly out, transforming into a weapon.

Huaikong flew up and grabbed Heavenly Sin, saying happily:

"Old friend, it has been a long time!"

Having learned the Iron Refining Hand, Huaikong felt that the power of the Heavenly Sin in his hand was even greater than before; it seemed Di Shitian must have spent a great deal of effort when recasting Heavenly Sin.

This also made Huaikong begin to wonder what kind of plan it was that made the god-like Di Shitian recruit so many martial artists.

All these various things filled Huaikong's mind with clouds of suspicion.

After Duan Fengyun and the others parted ways with Tie Zhi, they returned once again to Huangcheng.

The bond between Tie Zhi and Tie Kuangtu as fellow disciples deeply moved Duan Fengyun and the others.

And Duan Fengyun thought about how he had not been to see Duan Lang for a long time.

Since Duan Lang was right here in Huangcheng, he felt uneasy if he did not go to see him.

Duan Fengyun brought the others to the private school where Duan Lang taught, but after searching the entire school, they did not see Duan Lang.

Duan Fengyun stopped a teacher and asked:

"Sir, hello.

May I ask if Duan Lang is no longer here?"

The teacher looked at Duan Fengyun, who had the same appearance as Duan Lang, and was about to ask a question in return.

"Teacher Duan, are you playing a joke on me?"

Chapter 168: Visiting Duan Lang

However, after observing them carefully, he still discovered the differences between the two.

Duan Lang looked gentle and refined, while Duan Fengyun looked strong and powerful; there was still a great distinction between the two.

"In these past few days, Teacher Duan's wife is about to give birth, so Duan Fengyun has taken leave to go home and take care of his wife."

Upon hearing that his younger brother was actually going to be a father, Duan Fengyun was very happy and immediately asked:

"Then where does Teacher Duan live now?"

The schoolteacher pointed out a direction for Duan Fengyun, saying that if he walked over there, he would be able to see the two characters for Duan Mansion.

The place where Duan Lang lived was not far from the private school, and it did not take long for Duan Fengyun and the others to reach the location the schoolteacher had pointed out.

Just as the schoolteacher had said, the place where Duan Lang lived could indeed be identified at a single glance.

It was a small courtyard with an exquisite and elegant exterior design, and the two characters "Duan Mansion" were written in a free and easy hand on the door plaque.

Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"It seems the money I gave this guy didn't go to waste; this guy still knows how to enjoy life."

Duan Fengyun was very satisfied; at the very least, Duan Lang had not blindly acted as a great philanthropist by giving away the money he had given him.

Duan Fengyun stepped forward and knocked on the main gate; the steward opened the door and, seeing Duan Fengyun, who had the same appearance as his master, he dared not be negligent and asked:

"May I ask who you are?"

Duan Fengyun smiled slightly:

"Go notify your master and say that an honored guest has arrived."

Hearing Duan Fengyun's tone, which suggested he should be very familiar with his master, the steward dared not be easily negligent and took off running toward the main hall.

Upon hearing that someone claiming to be an honored guest had arrived, Duan Lang was very puzzled, but he still followed the steward out.

Before he had even reached the main gate, Duan Lang saw at a glance Duan Fengyun smiling at him from outside the gate.

"Brother!"

Duan Lang took off running to Duan Fengyun and hugged him tightly.

The scene of the two, who were basically identical in physique and appearance, embracing each other left Long Er completely bewildered.

He tugged at Nie Feng's clothes and asked:

"Uncle Feng, who is this?

How come he looks exactly like Dad?"

Nie Feng smiled and said:

"This is your father's twin brother—Duan Lang."

After hearing Nie Feng's answer, Long Er muttered to himself:

"A twin brother? How come I've never heard Dad mention him?"

Meanwhile, having finished embracing Duan Fengyun, Duan Lang walked up to Long Er, patted his head, and asked:

"Brother, since when did you have such a big son?

Where are Sister-in-law Youruo and the others? Why don't I see them?"

Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"This little fellow is named Long Er; he is my adopted son."

"Long Er, hurry and greet Uncle Lang."

Long Er obediently called out:

"Uncle Lang."

Looking at the lively and cute Long Er, Duan Lang could not help but pat his head again.

Duan Fengyun then added:

"It's a long story regarding your sister-in-law and the others; let's go inside to talk."

Duan Lang rubbed his head and said embarrassedly:

"Brother, I'm sorry, I completely forgot to invite you all in to sit.

Brother, Big Brother Qin Shuang, Big Brother Feng, Big Brother Yun, please come inside and sit."

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