Chapter 1324: Xiao Kang's Mood
Inside a lavishly decorated villa in Honghai City, Xiao Kang was nestled happily in bed, a blushing beauty clasped in his arms.
This villa was built by Xiao Kang after he took up his post in Honghai City. Having grown up living in villas with Yang Haoran, he held a special fondness for such architecture. Thus, upon becoming an Emissary of Death in Honghai City, he chose a secluded spot to construct this villa, mirroring the style of Yang Haoran's villa in Lecheng.
This villa was not Xiao Kang's official workspace, but like Yang Haoran's residence in Lecheng, it was his private home. No one else was permitted entry without his explicit permission, not even the Night Watchers under his command. As a result, the place was exceptionally quiet; unless a peculiar situation arose, no one would come here to disturb him.
Lately, Xiao Kang had been in good spirits. Besides his deepening relationship with his girlfriend, two other matters particularly delighted him.
The first was his mother, Xiujuan, arriving in Honghai City as per Yang Haoran's instructions, intending to live with him permanently. This filled him with immense joy.
In this world, there were two people for whom he held deep affection and profound respect: Yang Haoran and his mother. Both were crucial to him, equally important to his life. If he had to compare the two, his mother would undoubtedly rank above Yang Haoran.
This was a certainty, for the latter was his biological mother after all.
Before encountering Yang Haoran, Xiao Kang and Xiujuan had endured inhuman lives, and Xiujuan had been tortured to death by that man.
At that time, Xiao Kang was still young, but he had already formed memories. Furthermore, these events were deeply significant to him, so he remembered them vividly. Although he was naive then and unaware of how much Xiujuan had sacrificed and suffered for him, he understood it all once he became an adult.
Thus, for his mother Xiujuan, Xiao Kang felt even greater respect and affection in his heart than he did for Yang Haoran, and not merely because Xiujuan's blood flowed within him!
The moment Yang Haoran promoted him to Emissary of Death, Xiao Kang's heart swelled with inexpressible joy. He had been a Night Watcher for many years, and although his status was special, unlike other Night Watchers, a Night Watcher was still just a Night Watcher, not an Emissary of Death.
Moreover, his special status ironically became a reason for other Night Watchers to secretly mock him behind his back, leading him to overhear countless whispers.
Therefore, years ago, he had yearned to become an Emissary of Death, to manage an Underworld Office in a city, promote the Night Watchers he favored, and cultivate his own trusted subordinates. He wanted to achieve great things, just like his Uncle Yang!
To achieve this goal, he performed his duties diligently and cultivated assiduously. Whenever there was a dangerous mission, he would strive to undertake it himself, accumulating merits to lay a solid foundation for his early promotion to Emissary of Death. At the same time, it was also to prove himself—to Yang Haoran, and to those who secretly scorned him.
Yang Haoran's study was filled with many books, among which were numerous precious Ghost Arts. Initially, Yang Haoran's study held only a few Ghost Arts, but as Yang Haoran grew stronger and wealthier, coupled with a significant shift in his status and position, his collection of various Ghost Arts steadily expanded.
Not just anyone could enter Yang Haoran's study, but his trusted confidants were an exception. Any of Yang Haoran's confidants could freely enter and exit his study, and Xiao Kang was naturally among them.
Because of this, Xiao Kang learned many Ghost Arts without expending a single Soul Pill. These Ghost Arts ranged from advanced to basic, and believing it was better to learn them than not, Xiao Kang spent a vast amount of time studying them all.
Although at the time, even if he mastered all these Ghost Arts, they might not unleash tremendous power, what he desired was not for these Ghost Arts to display earth-shattering might then. He simply wanted to learn them all. Once he had, their power would naturally increase when he wielded them as his strength continuously grew.
So, for him, it didn't matter if he couldn't unleash the full power of these Ghost Arts at first; he thought much further ahead.
In addition to secretly and diligently cultivating numerous Ghost Arts, Xiao Kang also spent time learning techniques from other factions.
Feng Xiao was undoubtedly Yang Haoran's foremost Pharmacist, and the first Pharmacist to follow Yang Haoran, much earlier than Xiang Chuan. At that time, Xiao Kang was still a child, but he was already assisting Feng Xiao, following closely behind her.
Because Xiao Kang was an eager, well-behaved, intelligent, and sharp child, and Feng Xiao had no assistants at the time, she not only didn't reject Xiao Kang but also highly regarded him. Whenever Xiao Kang had questions about alchemy, she would patiently resolve his confusion.
It was precisely because of this that Xiao Kang learned a great deal of practical knowledge about alchemy from Feng Xiao at a very young age, also laying a solid foundation in this area. Although Feng Xiao was not Xiao Kang's official master, she did what a master should do, fulfilling the obligations a master should. Had it not been for Feng Xiao, a person who could fully be called his master, lighting the way, Xiao Kang could not have established such a strong foundation in alchemy at such a young age.
As he grew older, Xiao Kang did not abandon alchemy. The foundation he laid in alchemy during his childhood allowed him to achieve some minor successes in the field today.
Besides alchemy, Xiao Kang also understood some Demon Arts, and even some techniques of Demon Hunters. The reason he knew so much was partly his willingness to dedicate more time to research and study, largely due to his intelligence, and also closely related to Yang Haoran, as he learned these from Yang Haoran's trusted confidants.
His diligent efforts were all aimed at improving himself in every aspect, so that everyone could witness his capabilities and he could legitimately become an Emissary of Death.
It was precisely because he had sacrificed so much to become an Emissary of Death that when he successfully achieved the position, his inner excitement was beyond words. He had never been as happy as he was at that moment.
However, this happiness did not last long. After he recovered from the intense euphoria, he realized a serious problem: his jurisdiction as an Emissary of Death was in Honghai City.
This meant he had to leave Lecheng, leave his Uncle Yang, and leave the mother he was most reluctant to part with. Having never left Lecheng before, the realization of this fact not only diluted his joy but also filled him with a tinge of melancholy.
When he arrived in Honghai City alone, he felt very unaccustomed. Although he showed nothing on his face, his heart always felt empty, which made him very uncomfortable. It was in this state that he met his current girlfriend.
Her beauty, her care, her thoughtfulness, her understanding—they were like a bright lamp in the darkness, guiding his path, leading him out of boundless gloom. And she successfully entered his heart, becoming an important figure in his life.
Having a girlfriend certainly made him very happy, and it helped his low spirits recover, rekindling his motivation for work. But occasionally, in the quiet of the night, he would still miss his mother far away in Lecheng, and fantasize about how wonderful it would be if his mother were also in Honghai City.
When Yang Haoran urgently summoned him back to Lecheng a few days ago, he had intended to ask Yang Haoran to let him bring his mother to Honghai City. He had already thought of how to persuade Yang Haoran, but he unexpectedly found that Yang Haoran had summoned him back to Lecheng specifically because of his romantic relationship. In his flustered state then, he completely forgot about the matter.
Of course, even if he had remembered at the time, it would have been awkward for him to ask Yang Haoran in that situation. So, he could only leave Lecheng with regret, planning to find another opportunity to make the request later.
But he never dreamed that shortly after he returned to Honghai City, Xiujuan would arrive in Honghai City, and it was Yang Haoran himself who had issued the order. How could he not be happy when his wish had come true just like that?
This was the happiest event for him recently. Besides this, a second joyful event soon followed: his Uncle Yang was getting married!
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