
Right then, Zheng Wei instantly knew that Xika was the son of Xing Taiyang. He doesn't need any other evidence, he's very sure of it. Unfortunately, not everyone is the same as him. They will not just believe.
While thinking, Zheng Wei was not aware that he opened his mouth. This made Xika confused. Should he give a clearer answer?
"Eh...Are you okay?"
Zheng Wei blinked his eyes a few times before coming to his senses.
"Ah, yes......Are you......really Taiyang's son?"
The deg!
So this man does know his father. He didn't hear wrong yesterday. He should not have been his father's enemy given how the men had greeted him kindly before.
"Yes. I am indeed his son. Do you know my father?"
"I felt old. Xing Taiyang's? Have kids? And it's this big? Hahhh."
Xika was confused as to how to respond. This time it was his turn to be confused by the answer Zheng Wei gave. He had hoped to have memories of what the man did with his father or where he last went. But this is totally unexpected.
"Ehhh...so? Can I enter your village?"
Zheng Wei's face turned serious.
"I'm not sure it'll be that easy. Other villagers won't believe you like I do. They need proof that you really are Xing Taiyang's son. Do you have any?"
"I'm not sure if this can be used as evidence or not but you just check first" Xika said as she handed over the Cosmos to Zheng Wei. The man accepted it with wide eyes and held it slowly as if it was a precious object.
"This.....Where did you get it?"
"My father, of course."
Zheng Wei took out a few cards and flipped them over to get a clearer look. After that he nodded and breathed.
"I'm not sure they can recognize this card. Taiyang must have used it very often until it was shabby like this. I'm sorry, but this card can't prove you're Taiyang's son. Do you have anything else?" zheng Wei said regretfully while giving the card back to Xika.
Xika received the card while thinking. A few moments later he shook his head.
"Unfortunately no. The card was the only thing I had that came from my father. Is there no other way?"
"Eitherway. Let's try it first. Maybe some of the residents will recognize you. Let's go in."
Zheng Wei stepped away while Xika returned to take Heiliao and Huo Bing with her. But the arrival of the two made Zheng Wei half-dead shocked. His hands were shaking like yesterday.
"W-do they too........Know Taiyang......?"
"No. They're my pals. Is there a problem?"
Zheng Wei swallowed his saliva before speaking. But his gaze was fixed on Heiliao.
"My suggestions.don't bring them in. If you still want to be accepted by the citizens......"
Xika was puzzled to see Zheng Wei's reaction, but she knew it wasn't a made-up reaction. From his feet, he could see that Zheng Wei was trying hard not to escape.
"Alright," said Xika, then she turned around, "You guys wait here for a while. I'll be back when I'm done."
Heiliao nodded in understanding while Huo Bing snorted in annoyance. After that Xika walked in led by Zheng Wei with her legs shaking violently.
The village he entered was not much different from other villages, but Xika could feel peace and a sense of kinship only from the existing buildings. Zheng Wei's legs were still trembling but it was already better. He saw some villagers who had just come home fishing.
They looked at him then smiled kindly while greeting him.
"Oi, Taiyang! Where have you been fucking!"
But their faces changed as they walked over and realized that the one with Zheng Wei was not Xing Taiyang. They immediately put down their lures and stood on guard. And once again, Xika saw a terrified expression.
Zheng Wei went straight ahead and tried to calm the newly-returned troupe.
"Calm, relax. He's not dangerous."
"Zheng Wei's. Who's she?"
"Calm down first. Let's see him well. Doesn't it look like someone?" zheng Wei asked hoping they could see Xing Taiyang in his son just as he did.
"I don't care who he looks like. All I care about is who he is and why he's here. Can you explain that, Zheng Wei?"
The others nodded in full agreement while maintaining their vigilance. Zheng Wei was at a loss for words. He had no idea he would be rejected so soon. By the way, he had absolutely no idea what the name of this child was.
"You heard what they said. Can you introduce yourself?" zheng Wei said he had no other choice.
"My name is Xing Xika, Xing Taiyang's son. I made it to this place after passing through the misty bamboo forest and the figure of a guard who was none other than my own father."
In fact, saying Xing Taiyang's name at the beginning was quite good and could add to the impression on the village warag. But somehow the entourage was even more suspicious because of Xing Taiyang's name. Well, though it must be admitted that the entourage was shocked when he declared himself the son of Xing Taiyang.
"Xing Xika, Xing Taiyang's son, huh?"
A burly man came forward and watched Xika from top to bottom. The man stared at his face for 30 seconds without blinking though reminding Xika of the eye-to-eye race he used to play with his father.
Seeing Xika who was starting to get distracted, Zheng Wei immediately ended the activities that the burly man had done.
"Ah, Fu Shang's. Didn't you just go home fishing? You must be tired. Just rest first. Don't think about me and this kid."
Then Zheng Wei darted away while carrying Xika ignoring the piercing gaze that the fishing troupe gave her. He stopped after finding a quiet place.
"sorry. They don't trust people easily. But they should be able to see the Taiyang within you. I don't understand what they're thinking. Do you want to try to meet other citizens?"
Xika nodded. Zheng Wei took him around just to get the same response as before. Being greeted as friendly as Xing Taiyang thought, then treated as a savage beast. Xika was annoyed, but she was more curious about the reason why they behaved like that.
Right now he was following Zheng Wei who seemed to be tired. The guy's pretty good. He apologized every time the citizens rejected Xika and gave some words of encouragement. But the man was also exhausted. He just walked erratically and introduced Xika to everyone he met.
Suddenly Xika saw something shining. The shape feels familiar. He walked up to the shining object without caring about Zheng Wei who was walking in the other direction.
"Hahhhh. Are we trying again tomorrow? What do you think, Xika? The xika? Where're you?"
Zheng Wei walked in front so he did not pay much attention to Xika. However, due to their close distance, it shouldn't take long to realize Xika is missing. Unfortunately, when she realized Xika disappeared, Xika had already arrived in front of the shining monument.
"Xika! What are you doing?" Zheng Wei immediately ran up to Xika about to pull her away. But it's too late. Some villagers saw him and called the others with a dislike face. This time, their dislike expression was greater than their fear expression.
"Zheng Wei? Found her. I feel this monument calling me."
"That's not important now. We have to go."
"Wait a minute. I should have looked at the monument closer."
Xika walked forward regardless of Zheng Wei's warning. He got closer until he finally stood in front of the shining stone monument. His hand he raised was about to touch the monument, but a knife floated from the crowd that had not been gathered since when.
"Fucking basics! What are you doing?!"
Luckily, Xika pulled her hand in time so that the knife did not hit her target. He turned around and only realized that the citizens had gathered and they looked at him with dislike. Not very fond of.
The other citizens started to pull out their weapons and prepared to fight seeing Xika who had no intention of leaving the monument. They can't let the monument get stained. They will protect him even if they have to sacrifice their lives.
"Down you, you fucking boy!"
"Just go!"
"What do you want?!"
Xika had wanted to retreat to see how excited they were. But it looks like he won't get a chance to touch this monument again next. So he decided to ignore them and touch the monument.
A SHOCK!
A knife flew back. And other knives too. But Xika didn't care. Not even looking. He picked up a card and parried the knives with his left hand while his right hand struck a stone that had called him long ago.
"ZHENG WEI!"
Taps!
Shortly after Xika touched the stone monument, the light grew brighter and made everyone including Xika close their eyes.