"Why now?" she asked and was wordlessly hugged even tighter. At some point, Tang Sans's arms embraced her, and she did the same by reflex. Hugged them back.
Tang Hao stepped back and took their hands, infolding them in his hands.
"This blue silver grass belonged to your mother; you may only add spirit rings to this spirit of yours, never to your other one, be it your hammer or your blades." He said, and Tang San nodded obediently.
"Why now?" Tang Yin asked skeptically, "You never cared about us."
"Father, what is the Spirit in my left Hand called?" Tang San asked, taking the topic away from her question, and she smiled sadly.
She would not receive an answer. Never, since her brother wouldn't let it happen while he was there. They constantly disagreed over this.
Elder Jack entered, panting, fighting for air, and with a red face leaning on his wooden walking stick.
"Y-you." Elder Jack gasped, pointing at Tang San, " were supposed to be behaving better than your sister." he complained loudly, earning a shrug from Tang San.
Tang Yin stepped right in front of his finger.
"And an adult is not supposed to point at someone ; it is rude. Anyway, what were you thinking? My brother is a polite and filial person. So what else was he supposed to do but tell Father?" she asked and shallowed the bitterness inside herself down. Who cared about this stuff anyway.
Father showed care for them now; never before did he do so, but now, why, why now? Ah damn, Tang Yin shook off the thoughts once again. It was no use.
"Shut up, menace; your brother is the first person in ten years to show potential to become an honored spirit master, and he has full innate spiritual power; he is a true talent, a genius." Elder Jack interrupted, and Tang San grabbed his arm.
"Do not speak at my sister in this tone." His voice was harsh and so unlike his usual polite self, glaring at the Elder, who huffed and, in opposition to Tang Sans's frigid gaze, he let the issue be and calmed down. "I am sorry, Little San; I was embarrassed; I should have thought this through beforehand." He apologized and walked towards one of the chairs, sitting down.
"It is fine, but I will not go anywhere without my Sister." Tang San said with steely determination.
"I cannot believe it." He whispered to himself and looked sternly at Tang Hao.
"Tang Hao, like Teacher Lee I want to send your children to Nuoding Primary. Teacher Lee has a friend there, and I am certain he is willing to make an exception for Tang Yin for her brothers' sake. She will be entering the normal department and have an opportunity for good education. Despite her unruliness, everyone is convinced she will do well. After all, she is bad-tempered but a good student." Elder Jack said, and Tang Hao smiled sadly.
"I do not want them to be spiritual masters. Education is welcome, but my children are old enough to decide for themselves. Little Yin, Little San, what do you want?" He and the Elder turned towards them.
Tang Yin and Tang San looked at each other. Silently discussing. Since they were twins, they seldom needed words to communicate.
"If we can stay together, yes, we would like to become spiritual masters and go to school.", Tang Yin said and grabbed her brother' Hand. She did not want to stay here with a father that suddenly showed care. The care he had never exhibited before, and she wouldn't accept it. No need for an answer. He was her Father by blood but not by heart till now; it would need a lot to change that, no matter his reasons.
Elder Jack left satisfied with knowing that we would head to Nuoding City.
"Why did it hurt so much?" she turned around and asked. Her voice was stronger than she felt.
"Because your body is not suited yet for that power you possess.", Tang Hao answered suddenly from the back, "twin moon flower blades is a rare spirit, incredibly so, and unlike most. It has an incredibly high requirement for their User."
"Is it dangerous for Yin?" Tang San asked.
"It can be." Tang Hao took a cup and poured water into it. "The cup is Tang Yin, and the water is her spirit power. When someone is born with full spirit power, the cup is full, it enlarges each time one gains a ring, and then you have to fill it again to gain a new ring. The higher you raise, the more you need to fill it." He explained and poured in more water.
"Tang Yin's case is , her Cup is not only full but overflowing, and what happens?"
Tang San looked at it. "The water spills, the power is wasted.", he said.
"It breaks." Tang Yin murmured at the same time.
"Precisely, it breaks, and the more one cultivates it, the more it fills the vessel has to endure. Yin's main problem lies with the twin moon flower blades; it is that they are too powerful a spirit. Even a fully grown adult would have issues with a spirit they cannot control, especially when their inner soul sea under constant pressure and you, Yin, are a six-year-old child. You are too weak for it. Even carrying it exhauses your body alongside a full soul sea that constantly is struggling not to break and you have nothing else but full soul power with this spirit.... should you actively use these blades, it can kill you. The requirement for using those blades is to have a body strong enough to survive them. "
"What happened to the previous users of the twin moon blades?" Tang San asked, and Yin felt she did truly not want to know.