Chapter 204 Bitter Love.

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Tang Zen opened a portal that led the two of them to a forest and then she said, "You have the bottle of that spirit rejuvenation potion. Drink those, we are not heading home before you complete the training." Hao Ren was surprised but looking at her stoic expressions he nodded. He obediently took out the bottle of spirit rejuvenation potion and consumed two of them. He sighed and said, "This thing loses its effect as the realm gets higher." Tang Zen nodded but did not say anything. At this moment, Hao Ren heard a calm voice in his mind, "Ren, are you there?" Hao Ren smiled as he realized that Han Lingshi was contacting him. He replied, "Yes, Love, always. Are you okay?" Han Lingshi replied in a calm manner, "I am okay, but I am missing your cooking. How will I survive after you go to the spirit shimmer continent." Hao Ren chuckled and said, "I will cook the entire two years worth meals for you and you can store them in your space ring. What do you say?" Han Lingshi chuckled and said, "I see, so the space ring is our fridge now. How disgraceful." The two joked around before they were called over to continue their practices. Hao Ren stood up and Tang Zen said, "For the next ten days, your task is to locate a herb hidden in this forest. While doing this, you will face challenges and the condition is that you cannot stop. If you take a pause for any longer than ten seconds, I will beat you with the spiritual artifact, and the bruise will not heal for ten days." Hao Ren was shocked and exclaimed, "Are you going back to being the Tiger Empress?" Tang Zen smiled warmly and replied, "When was I ever mellow? Also, before we begin I will seal your vision ability. You will have to hone your other senses as humans depend a bit too much on their eyes." Hao Ren opened his eyes wide, and Tang Zen had already sealed his visual acupoints. She said, "I am aware of your medical prowess but you cannot get away from this poison without a special antidote. Also, I am sealing your spiritual energy as well." Hao Ren began to accumulate the spiritual energy in his nose as he walked around in a small circle. After eight hours, he caught a faint scent that was different that the entire forest and also caused his spiritual energy to react a little more vigorously. He changed his direction and followed the scent, but now he was alternating his spiritual energy in his ears, and nose. His pace was still slow, but he did not stop. In the hundred meters that he had walked, he had collided with seven trees, and countless shrubs and branches have left their marks on his face. However, he was not impatient, and gradually manage to sense the surroundings better. He had stopped using the sensing ability because as he proceeded, he realized that it would only hinder his growth and he only should use it in times when he was in dire need or ambushing someone. As the young man was stumbling and getting cut in different places, he heard Tang Zen talking to Old Man Hao. "Yes, tell her not to worry, he is fine and only going through training. I have an eye on him, and just blindfolded him. Yes, he is totally fine, you will see him after the training, my child." He snorted and said, "How come you have love for everyone but me?" Tang Zen replied, "I have love for you as well, but when I see that you have such a high potential yet you slack of so much, I cannot help but feed you the bitter medicine." Hao Ren sensed his lips twitch and asked, "Can you tell me when have I not done anything?" Tang Zen replied begrudgingly, "Even when your meridians were blocked, you had a sound brain. You probably don't remember but you were able to make out words when you were one. None of the normal human children are able to call names at that age. Yes, I loved Mei a lot, but it was not because I did not like you or because she was talented in cultivation. But because she was my first born and had always understood me like a friend. That day you stood up and distanced yourself from us. You did not even talk to me, and knowing that I was wrong, I accepted it. It was not that I did not love you, but it was because I had fallen prey to the obsession of returning to the world where I once made a name for myself. That was all there is to it. So now, you better start moving again or I will break your butt into new fragments." Hao Ren was scared and jumped up to move forward. He began to think about what his mother said, and realized that her words did have some truth to them. He swallowed the bitter love quickly and moved through the forest again.

Chapter 204 Bitter Love.

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