When Tianji suddenly heard his real name from Situ Ye, he trembled all over as if struck by lightning. His brain went blank in an instant and he was stunned.
Time seemed to suddenly freeze, and the whole world seemed to become unusually quiet.
After a moment, Tianji came back to his senses and his face suddenly changed. He stared at Situ Ye with vigilance and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Uncle, I don't understand what you mean by these words. My name is Tianji, not Tianqi. Please don't speak nonsense!"
"Tianqi..." Situ Ye looked directly at Tianji, his eyes filled with endless sadness and regret.
"My family has been loyal for generations, serving our country and our people wholeheartedly, devoting themselves to their country and their people until their death. But who could have imagined that we would end up innocently bearing the eternal infamy of treason, and even be brutally executed along with our entire clan, not even nine generations of our family. This is all my fault. It was my uncle who implicated you..."
"Uncle..." Tianji only felt his head buzzing, as if it was about to explode.
The scene before him began to blur. He could vaguely see a figure wearing golden armor, holding a long sword, and standing in front of him with an imposing manner. That face was clearly the appearance of his uncle Tianlang in his deep memory!
"Silly boy!" Situ Ye patted Tianji's shoulder vigorously and said earnestly, "Do you really think that my fatherly love is overflowing and I suddenly had a whim to grab anyone and claim him as my relative? Tianqi, my previous life as Situ Xuanye was your real uncle - Tianlang!"
Although these words sounded so absurd and bizarre, for some reason, Tianji felt an indescribable sense of trust in his heart.
Situ Ye turned his head and looked towards the Zhaoyang Kingdom in the east, and said quietly: "Tianqi, perhaps... you will find my uncle's words absurd, but this matter is absolutely true..."
Then, Situ Ye told him what happened a few months ago. At that time, he was still in Yunshui Town, Fufeng County. One night, he fell asleep at Jinghuayuan snack bar, and he dreamed all night about the scene of Tianlang Wushan's suppression of bandits eighteen years ago.
"Tianqi, the excruciating pain of being pierced by thousands of arrows still lingers, yet when I opened my eyes again, eighteen years had already passed. Do you know how joyful I was when I learned you were still alive..."
Talking about the past, even Situ Ye, who still had the memory of Tian Lang, could not help but feel sad and shed tears. He blamed himself for the misfortune of the Tian family and felt sorry for the 10,000 pioneers who died tragically.
Tianji heard this and suppressed his astonishment. He asked hesitantly, "Then...then Situ Cejun, you..."
"Situ Xuanye is the reincarnated Tianlang, and Tianlang is Situ Xuanye's previous life." Situ Ye was concise and to the point, directly pointing out the relationship between himself and Tianlang.
Then he added, "It's just that I now possess the memories of two lives. Perhaps this is God's way of letting us, uncle and nephew, recognize each other..."
Although Tianji had already believed most of what Situ Ye said deep down, he still remained highly alert. He stared at Situ Ye sharply and said slowly, "Uncle, it's not that Tianji likes to doubt others, it's just that what you said is too unbelievable. How can you prove that you were really Tianlang in your previous life?"
Situ Ye nodded slightly, expressing his understanding of Tianji's cautious attitude. Then, without hesitation, he reached for a wooden sword from the shelf. His figure flashed with lightning speed, and the sword in his hand danced with it as if it had come to life. Every movement was smooth and clean, without a trace of hesitation.
Tianji, standing nearby, was completely stunned by the scene before him, his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open. This was because Situ Ye was unleashing the unique sword technique of the Tian family! After a moment of stunned silence, Tianji came to his senses and quickly picked up a wooden sword, using the Tian family sword technique to engage Situ Ye in a duel.
"Tianqi, looking back to those days, I personally taught you these moves. It seems that after all these years, you've never slacked off and have practiced diligently. Now you can already display more than 80% of the level I was able to perform back then. However, there are still some details that need to be slightly corrected..."
When Situ Ye sparred with Tianji, he not only had to contend with his opponent's fierce attacks, but also had to keep an eye out for flaws in Tianji's swordsmanship and offer timely guidance. Back then, when Tianlang passed away, his nephew Tianqi was only five years old. Now, Tianji was able to fully execute the Tian Family Swordsmanship taught to him by Tianlang, retaining 70% to 80% of Tianlang's power. This was no mean feat, and his talent was truly astonishing.
After witnessing Situ Ye truly unleash the Tian Family's secret sword technique, Tian Ji was even more astonished. Especially after seeing Situ Ye accurately point out the shortcomings of his own sword technique, he became even more convinced that the person before him was the reincarnation of his deceased uncle, Tian Lang.
The two men held wooden swords and practiced the Tian family sword techniques against each other, and by the time they both put away their wooden swords, half an hour had passed.
Situ Ye slowly placed the wooden sword back on the shelf, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his turbulent emotions. Then he carefully took out a crystal-clear jade pendant from his bosom. On the jade pendant, a celestial horse, head held high and chest puffed out, galloping with its hooves puffed out, seemed about to break free and soar into the sky.
"This is..." Tianji couldn't help but stare in amazement. He recognized the jade pendant at a glance. It was exactly the same jade pendant that his uncle Tianlang promised to give him.
Back in the day, the young and naive Tianqi once confided his deepest desire to change his name to Tianji. His reason was simple: he aspired to emulate his uncle, Tianlang, and become as fearless and brave as the celestial horse, galloping across the battlefield, invincible, and heroically slaying his enemies. Tianlang, in response, insisted that the name change required his parents' approval.
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