Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

Ah Si, still by the fire, looked at his companion who had just been talking. Now, he stuck out his tongue, gasped for breath, and made a "gurgling" sound in his throat—his face was full of fear!

"Monster! Don't come any closer!"

Ah Si's legs trembled, and his hand holding the knife also trembled violently!

He never expected that the two children, who were originally easy to manipulate, would suddenly become so powerful!

"It must be the work of a demon!"

He recalled the strange events that had occurred in the lake earlier, and realized that these two people had emerged from the lake—their eyes held not only terror and despair, but also a hint of madness!

"If you come any closer, I'll kill you!" Seeing the two men closing in, the thug couldn't hold back his rage and held a large knife to the neck of the old man next to him.

Li Qing secretly rejoiced that the three of them hadn't rushed up at the same time.

He calmly took the throwing knives from the necks of the two burly men who were lying on the ground and approached them.

Looking at the burly man's crazed appearance and estimating the distance of more than ten meters between them, Li Qing frowned and dared not make any rash moves.

Although his throwing knife was fast, it was still slower than the fierce man's broadsword when it came to traversing a space of more than ten meters.

"laugh--"

Just as Li Qing was hesitating, suddenly, a hand reached out from somewhere and stabbed into the neck of the thug.

The burly man looked on in disbelief!

He turned his head, his eyes wide open, a gurgling sound coming from his throat, his tongue lolling out, and drops of blood dripping from it...

"Hmph! Although my Eagle King Clan has declined, the name of my Eight-Clawed Eagle King still stands!"

The usually stern old man had bloodstains splattered on his beard, and he exuded a menacing aura beside the gloomy black forest!

Like a ferocious demon or ghost!

Upon hearing the old man's words, the burly man's eyes revealed a hint of understanding, and he slowly closed them.

"Zhi'er, and that boy, come here!"

"Grandpa!" The girl cried uncontrollably as she looked at the old man, who was covered in filth and lying on the ground.

"Now you can tell me, a dying man, about your identity!"

Li Qing was taken aback, not expecting that even now, the old man still didn't believe him.

He said with a hint of helplessness, "I'm not lying to you. Ever since I woke up at the bottom of the cliff, I've forgotten everything from before! I don't even know if I have any relatives left in this world."

"It would be a miracle if a time traveler like me knew!" Li Qing thought to himself.

The old man gave Li Qing a deep look and sighed helplessly.

"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. For the sake of this old man who's about to die, I hope you can help me take care of Zhi'er in the future."

If there were other options, and if the young man in front of him wasn't so bad, he really wouldn't want to entrust his beloved granddaughter to someone of unknown origin.

Hearing this, the girl, though overwhelmed with sadness, lowered her head, blushing with shyness.

"Good, good!" The old man looked at the girl with satisfaction, put their hands together, and seemed to have put his last worry to rest.

"I never imagined that I, the Eagle King, who was wise and brilliant all my life, would be harmed by a few petty villains in my old age! Hahaha—" His words and laughter were filled with indignation!

This is truly the end of a hero's road!

The laughter suddenly stopped. The old man seemed to remember something, and pointed behind the house, but he couldn't utter another word...

"grandfather!"

The girl threw herself onto the old man, weeping bitterly...

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On the hillside, flames blazed across the sky!

With a strong wind blowing, the fire spread even more fiercely!

Beside the fire, a girl leaned against a boy, her eyes glazed and red, staring blankly at the flames and the person directly in front of them, her thoughts unreadable.

No more tears can be shed!

Li Qing held the girl's body tightly, afraid that she would collapse to the ground.

He didn't have much affection for the old man, but a faint melancholy and sadness lingered in his heart.

The fact that someone who was perfectly healthy just a few days ago has left him with a sense of sadness.

Perhaps, there is also a sense of cherishing, reverence for, and attachment to life...

With the strong wind blowing, the flames soon burned out, leaving only a pile of ashes!

Li Qing followed the girl, carrying a large jar, filling it with all the dust from the ground.

Reaching the lakeside, I gently raised my hand, and the dust vanished. Soon, the lake surface became murky.

When the girl threw the large jar into the water, the lake became clear again, reflecting the green mountains and waters in the distance.

"Relatives may grieve, others may sing, but what can be said of the dead? Their bodies are entrusted to the mountains."

Ripples spread across the lake, and faintly, Li Qing seemed to hear a song from the distant past, from an immeasurable distance...

"Li Qing, will you also leave Zhi'er like this?"

Li Qing paused, then turned to see the pitiful and helpless girl. A chord in his heart was gently plucked. He put his arm around the girl's waist and comforted her, "No, I won't leave Zhi'er."

Li Qing disliked the hurtful atmosphere. Suddenly remembering something, she said, "Your grandfather pointed to the back of the house at the end, as if he was about to say something."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing wanted to slap himself—of all things to say, he had to mention that old man again.

"I don't know either, but Grandpa used to really like to rest under that tree behind the house."

"Maybe there's something important here. Shall we go take a look?"

The girl glanced at Li Qing and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Behind the house, there was a wide, flat area with a small locust tree in the middle. There was a stone table and benches under the tree. Some time ago, Li Qing would often sit on the stone benches when he was bored.

According to the girl, her grandfather planted the locust tree when they arrived here.

Upon hearing this, Li Qing's eyes flashed.

"The thing might be under the tree!"

Li Qing picked up a hoe and swung it down heavily, digging a large pit several meters deep every now and then.

"Huh, what's this?" the girl asked, looking at the piece of brown paper wrapped around her that was peeking out from the side of the pit.

Li Qing dug the object out with a few strokes of his hoe and unwrapped the large piece of brown paper that was wrapped around it.

Inside was a large, square, black iron box, its surface coated with oil, without a trace of rust.

The large box was easy to open, and inside was another layer of kraft paper.

Li Qing opened the package completely, and on top of it was a letter that read: To my granddaughter Zhi'er.

Li Qing handed the letter to the girl beside him, and then flipped through the contents below—besides two martial arts manuals on "Eagle Claw Kung Fu" and "Toad Fishing Strength," there was also a small, dark token with the character "王" (king) engraved in ancient seal script on it, and behind it was a picture of an eagle with outstretched claws, poised to pounce.

The eagle's feathers in the picture are clearly visible, lifelike, and imposing! It's impossible to ignore.

The rest consisted of copper coins, gold and silver jewelry.

By this time, the girl had finished reading the letter and handed it over.

Without hesitation, Li Qing took the letter and began to read it...

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Finally, the contract was signed! It wasn't easy!