NOVPUB806: Chapter 21: Tang Xian’s Emotional Intelligence
806 -21: Tang Xian’s Emotional Intelligence
New year, new outlook.
People, even though they fully understand that it is just a unit of time, and that bad days are likely to continue being bad, and a good life is also unlikely to take a sudden turn for the better, still cling to hope every New Year.
Just like at this moment, Tang Xian who had been in a coma for over two weeks woke up, and Li Xiaoyu heard the words she had been longing to hear, which turned the page on her worries of the past days.
And Tang Xian’s words, it seemed, leaped over a length of time.
It was as if she and Tang Xian were not here in Baichuan City at this moment, but had returned to that day, at that time and place where Tang Xian had first said those words to her by the artificial lake in the third district’s school area.
He had wanted himself to live a little longer, so that was what he meant.
It was noisy outside the clinic, while inside there was only the dim light and the two of them.
Especially after the last line was spoken, the entire room’s atmosphere changed.
Li Xiaoyu thought, whatever Tang Xian is about to do now, it all seems so justified.
But Tang Xian did nothing.
Li Xiaoyu was not surprised.
When it comes to expressing his emotions, as a Son of Order, Tang Xian was indeed much more normal than someone like Ju Mang, but ultimately too reserved.
“What do you mean by that…”
Li Xiaoyu wiped away her tears, picked up the water cup, poured out the water inside, and refilled it for Tang Xian.
Tang Xian said:
“My body has fully recovered.
I will return to the mining area tomorrow.
Judging from the difficulty, the Beast God’s inheritance will not be easy to obtain.
I do not know if I can survive…
so there’s no special meaning, it’s just that I said some things ahead of time that needed to be said.”
Li Xiaoyu was still a bit dazed, spilling some water again as she poured.
Carefully, she handed the water cup to Tang Xian, her eyes fixed on him, but eventually, she looked away.
For Tang Xian, having said what needs to be said was already pushing his limits.
To actually do what needs to be done would be an extraordinary, even off-script performance.
This night was doomed to be less than beastly.
The night sky was splendid with fireworks, Tang Xian stood up, and only when he truly began to take control of his body, he suddenly felt that there might have been some changes, although he couldn’t define this change.
“How long have I been unconscious?”
“Just over half a month.”
“In the end, there has been a miscalculation,” Tang Xian voiced his concern.
There seemed to be some unknowable changes in his body, changes he yet could not comprehend, but Tang Xian was certain they must be related to the inheritance of the Nether Phoenix.
There were no hints in his sea of consciousness.
Clearly, the methods left by his parents were not applicable to a special entity like the Nether Phoenix Persistence.
“We tried a lot of ways, but we couldn’t wake you up.
Everyone has been worried during this time, and a lot of work has fallen behind,” Li Xiaoyu said.
“Before I leave tomorrow, I will arrange all these matters.
We still have two months left.
I will definitely find the last two Beast Gods’ inheritances.”
Tang Xian was not really confident deep down.
He didn’t know where to find the Zudun Giant, but it wouldn’t be difficult to start looking.
The creatures of the Hungry Sea had become ferocious, a trait that led Tang Xian to believe that he would likely be facing the strongest of the Beast Gods there.
With the reputation of a War God and Destroyer, all it took was its physical prowess to severely injure the strongest of the Orderers.
It’s disdain to associate with others and its willingness to fight to the death might just be the cause of the Hungry Sea creatures’ ferocity.
The other Beast Gods are adept in laws and domains, hence in terms of physical combat, they don’t pose an insurmountable challenge.
But the Destroyer was the complete opposite.
Tang Xian shook his head, deciding not to ponder about the Destroyer anymore.
Now, all he could hope for was that the guardian of the Destroyer’s inheritance wouldn’t be too strong.
In the hours that followed, Tang Xian and Li Xiaoyu didn’t stay in the room but chose to go out for a walk, wandering the streets until the once lively night grew silent, and they were still strolling around.
Compared to the ambiance of the streets earlier, the topics Li Xiaoyu and Tang Xian discussed were quite out of place.
For example, the current state of affairs in Baichuan City.
Old problems were continuously being solved, but new problems also kept emerging.
After getting a thorough understanding of all the issues in Baichuan City, Li Xiaoyu completely entered a ‘talking about work with you’ mode.
Tang Xian, however, suddenly changed the topic and said:
“Have I ever given you a gift?”
“Huh?”
“The process of dating generally begins with expressing mutual likings.
If there’s something you like, I can give it to you.”
Li Xiaoyu was a bit puzzled.
Tang Xian could be quite flirtatious at times.
Some of the time…
he was simply an outsider.
However, this was also a very normal phenomenon.
If a person doesn’t like someone, then his actions tend to be very natural, but this ‘naturalness’ might unwittingly allure the opposite sex.
But if he starts liking someone, and begins to take these matters seriously, committing to them, that’s when things might fall below the standard.
Back in Fortress Thirty-Nine, those men who wanted to charm her would also give gifts.
But did the second miss of the Li family lack these things?
Li Xiaoyu shook her head.
“You don’t need to give me anything…
it seems like you’ve already given me everything I want.”
After a few seconds of contemplation, Tang Xian said:
“Then let’s skip this step.
Normally, the next stage would be dating.”
“What would you like to do on our date?”
“Talk about work?”
