The children nodded in agreement.
"The symbols on the sign should be your respective surnames, written in a very rare script used by a minority group. I only discovered them recently, but I wasn't sure, so I didn't tell you."
I came to Jiaozhou City to confirm the inscription on the bamboo tag Tianxuan wore. Luckily, I found Tianxuan's family.
No, that's not quite right. To be precise, he encountered his family first. Yao Guang mistook one of Tian Xuan's brothers for someone else.
After they went home, they told their parents, and that's when they came looking for them.
The people watching outside this house this morning, the people we were tailing on the street, and the people in the carriage following behind—they were all from Tianxuan's family.
I only told Tianxuan about it right before I left. I had already met his father and used a secret technique to verify that they were indeed father and son.
So, on the way back, I thought about it and felt that I should tell you the truth.
You all have families, and you were all kidnapped by that evil Black Impermanence. You all heard what happened when we captured White Impermanence, didn't you?
He committed many evil deeds in the martial arts world, which implicated his wife and children. While fleeing from the authorities, his one-year-old son fell off his horse and died. His wife, grieving the loss of her son, went mad and drowned in a lake.
Therefore, he harbored resentment. Even though he was arrested by the government and his martial arts skills were crippled, he still managed to escape. Then, out of a dark desire for revenge, he would steal infants around one year old, raise them by his side, and abuse them to vent his anger.
Judging from the fact that Kaiyang and Tianxuan have already found their families, it seems that the Black Impermanence's target was high-ranking officials. However, this is just my personal speculation. I cannot say for sure that the five of you are also children of high-ranking officials.
When I helped Kaiyang find his family, I hadn't yet discovered the secret of the bamboo plaques. Now, I can only identify the runes on two bamboo plaques. One is Tianxuan's, whose original surname was Ye. The other is the bamboo plaque worn by Tianquan, and the rune on it is the character Gong. So, Tianquan, you should have the surname Gong.
Once things are settled with Tianxuan, we'll go find Tianquan's family.
Now, I've told you everything I need to say. I know you don't want to be separated from me, your master, and Sister Feiyan, but finding your families and returning to them is a good thing, isn't it?
You should think of it this way: even if we go back home and are separated, we are still a family. Master is a teacher for a day and a father for life, and Sister Feiyan is still your sister. We just can't be together every day, but it doesn't mean we will never see or interact with each other again.
"And another thing, let me be clear from the start: the characters on your four bamboo plaques are badly worn, and I'm not even sure I can recognize them all. I also can't guarantee I can help you all find your way home. So, if you can't, you'll just have to stay with us." Hong Xiaoduo was going all out, and simply finished speaking in one go…
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