Legend of the Heavenly Swordsman
Ch.11 - Truth

In the morning, the two of them continued their journey. Fu Chen did not speak at all, but behind his silence, he was still trying to accept that reality

Tang Shu could not do much, himself allowing Fu Chen to calm his mind first.

On the second day, their journey this time had to cross the river and head towards the direction of the stream that came from. During the trip there was also no meaningful conversation, the two of them were busy with their respective thoughts.

the horses they rode on the racecourse were faster to arrive soon. When they reached their destination located not far from a waterfall and there is a hut around it. Tang Shu immediately tied his horse beside the hut.

Fu Chen was so stunned to see it, the place was so beautiful and clean as if it was taken care of at all times. Under the waterfall there are many large rocks as a barrier to flowing water. Tang Shu had indeed prepared this place long ago. And the last few hours he spent to repel the wild animals that might still be around.

feeling such a calm and refreshing atmosphere made Fu Chen's mind also feel calm. He immediately looked for twigs and dry leaves to make a bonfire, because indeed when they arrived at that place, the day had begun to evening.

Fu Chen used the manner taught by his father, he did not want to ask his father for help even though his father could make a fire in the blink of an eye.

Tang Shu who saw Fu Chen had already started to calmly try to approach him. "Chen'er, are you calm now?" he said as he rubbed Fu Chen's head

"Yes.. I think so!" Fu Chen hugged both of his knees which he folded.

"if you want to rest then go to bed first, I can still wait for tomorrow until you're ready" Tang Shu suggested to her son.

"No need for father, I'll try to understand him." Fu Chen replied in the same position. Tang Shu let out a long sigh afterwards.

"Alright if so. don't think too much about what I'm saying this Chen'er, I just hope you can train properly afterwards.." Fu Chen nodded his head understandingly.

"Father actually comes from the Central continent, the largest known continent among the five continents. In the continent it is also the same as the continent we live in today where the continent is controlled by several great empires and clans. And father came from one of those great clans…"

Fu Chen's body trembled violently, he increasingly tightly hugged his knees to reduce the vibration he felt. His gaze remained down not daring to look at Tang Shu.

"Father was from the Tang clan which could be said to be the strongest clan back then. Therefore father has the Tang surname, you and your sister are the same. But because of an incident caused by the greed of the people there who wanted to seize the inheritance owned by the Tang clan, the clan was attacked by various forces in the central continent." Tang Shu took a breath for a moment, she really did not want to remember that back. Tang Shu then looked at Fu Chen who was now looking at him.

"Due to the attack, the Tang clan had to abolish its name in the central continent." Tang Shu explained everything in her past until she met Xin Xue in the Falling Star Village.

"And why I hid your marga by the name of Fu is so that you don't get into trouble later on Chen'er. Father didn't want the father's family to be ruined because of past grudges" Tang Shu smiled gently saying so.

Fu Chen who listened to her even shed tears. He didn't think he had a big family out there.

"Chen'er, I hope you don't seek trouble or take revenge with the people of the central continent. And don't use the Tang clan if your strength isn't enough to protect yourself Chen'er" Tang Shu let out a long sigh, he was still hesitant to hand over the burden of carrying his clan's heirloom to Fu Chen for now.

"Did you also hide it from mom and Mei'er?!" although it looks calmer but his mind and soul are turbulent to accept the reality he just heard.

"Your mother was the first to find out in the village and I didn't want to tell her to Mei'er, you know why, right?" Tang Shu raised his eyebrows.

Fu Chen thought for a moment, many conjectures flashed across his head. But what convinced him was only one, "doesn't you want Mei'er to be a swordsman?"

Tang Shu smiled widely, her son's statement was indeed true. "Daddy actually also hopes that you will not become a swordsman as well, but after seeing your dantian. I'd feel like the dumbest man to stop you from being a great man!" Tang Shu laughed after saying so. He was really proud of his son who was blessed with a special dantian.

"What do you mean dad?!" Fu Chen slightly raised his voice, he hated seeing his father acting mysterious.

"hahah, your dantian is a special dantian that even the Tang clan's lemurs only have. In the Central continent even if it's just a forgotten history..."

Fu Chen's eyes widened in disbelief. "Can you be serious about this?!" Fu Chen felt being toyed with by his father who even occasionally ate dry bread when telling stories.

"Chen... The dantian you have is contained in the clan records that say the dantian is a special dantian. There is also mentioned by the name of the Heavenly Dantian, because in its history, the Tang ancestors possessed powers that had been destined by Heaven.

But behind it all, there are some records that say the dantian is a curse dantian. Although not explained in more detail, but many think people will hunt down the owner of the Heavenly Dantian to be killed so as not to develop further"

Fu Chen did not know what to react to, he just kept silent with his mouth slightly open as if he wanted to say something but could not. He was too surprised to just talk.

His mind was a little happy to feel that his dantian was not flawed but he also felt worried at the same time.

If indeed the person who has the Heavenly Dantian has been determined by heaven, he feels he must be responsible for having been granted such a Dantian. He also felt anxious about the people who hunted him later.

"You don't need to worry about Chen'er, the records regarding the Heavenly Dantian belong only to the Tang clan. Although there are some people who know about it, but it is only a handful of people in the Central continent."

"Isn't the Tang clan wiped out?" fu Chen asked in astonishment.

"Do you forget, if it was the father who brought the last relic of the clan" Yang Shu then showed his left hand which had something coiled around his ring finger.

"Ring?" Fu Chen was astonished. The heirloom he thought of was a weapon with a shiny color.

While the one in Tang Shu's hands was a worn Ring with a size that was quite large and thick, the color itself was slightly brownish.

"No not this. All the clan relics are inside this ring.I guess this ring is also included" Tang Shu smiled awkwardly.

Fu Chen increasingly did not understand the purpose of his father's words, how could such a small sneaker could hold so many objects. "Dad, can you explain first what's with the ring?"

"This ring is commonly called the Earth ring by the swordsman in the middle of the world. Its existence is quite rare in this world, even in the middle even though it is only owned by clan and sect heads and certain people who are lucky to have it"

"Is everything the same?" Fu Chen pointed at the chicin in Tang Shu's hand.

"Of course not, the ring in my hand looks worn because I was not allowed to open it. Every time father wanted to open it, then the Qi energy that father was transferring would be repelled by him" Tang Shu then took off the ring and showed it to Fu Chen.

Inside the Ring was an ancient inscription that Fu Chen could not understand. "What's in here Dad?" Fu Chen noticed the ring further, he even fondled the weight of the ring.

"It was a soul seal that the clan head gave to keep the ring from being opened by just anyone. The clan head accidentally sealed his soul within the ring at the last moment before his death. The soul of the clan head would also disappear by itself after the ring was opened"

the feeling of guilt about her grandfather's death back then really took Tang Shu by storm. Thanks to the sacrifice of his grandfather as well as the other clan members made him have the opportunity to run away along with several others.

He felt like a loser who could do nothing but run away.

"Know Chen'er, what's inside this ring could even make one continent crumble by the commotion. And I want you to resurrect the Tang name on this land with an heirloom in it!" Tang Shu said firmly.

"But isn't that-…"

"No problem, no one thinks a ring like this is in your hand. After all, this ring will only open when your strength has at least reached the Combat General" Cut Tang Shu first.

"What if I can't grant Dad's wish?" Although his Dantian was a Special Dantian, but he realized how vast the martial world as his father explained before.

"No need to think, just practice and be strong. Then Tang's name will rise by itself." There was a slight sense of compulsion felt by Tang Shu to give her son considerable responsibility.

Yet he also had no other choice but to expect his son with the Heavenly Dantian he had.