The Kingdom of Setis is a prosperous commercial and trading country. In addition, it is recognized as the oldest birthplace of mankind and has a variety of legends.
Not only did the descendants of brave men settle here, but various ancient martial arts schools also flourished here.
However, with the advent of the commercial age, these ancient martial arts schools began to decline.
The surviving ancient martial arts schools are either hidden in the mountains or their activities are limited to small towns, making them unable to compete with the mainstream martial arts schools.
The skills that Yang Yu wanted to acquire came from an ancient martial arts school that had been around for nearly three hundred years—the Shadow Stream.
This school, as the name suggests, is a school of fighting by manipulating shadows.
When he looked up this ancient martial arts school, a strong sense of déjà vu instantly overwhelmed Yang Yu. He seemed to see two shadows of one person, twisting their bodies and dancing a strange dance in his mind.
"If you could start over again, would you love me
Love brings happiness, but also torture.
I once walked with you along the legendary river of love.
It has been drowned in my tears and turned into a river of painful love. "
After all, humans have their limits, and the skills that can be thought of with the brain are limited. Fighting with scissors, fighting with hair, and fighting with mouths have become quite common settings.
Most of the skill settings you can think of can be more or less thought of by others, and it is not uncommon for some settings to overlap.
The existence of Shadow Stream in this world is barely within Yang Yu's acceptable range.
The small town that Yang Yu took a detour to - Luocun Town, is where Shadow Stream is located.
But this "Shadow Stream" also gradually declined with the tide of the times.
Nowadays, except for the leader, there are no disciples under him.
For most persistent and capable young people, practicing martial arts is pointless. Instead of spending the time practicing martial arts, they might as well think about how to make money. Once they have money, they can hire a bunch of bodyguards to protect them. Isn’t that great
Do you really have to learn martial arts, only to work for others
Under the guidance of this kind of value, naturally there will be no young people who will seriously and diligently practice martial arts, and capable young people all go to the city to work.
After walking for nearly a day, Yang Yu and his team finally arrived at Luocun Town.
It is not difficult to inquire for people who know ancient martial arts. Soon Yang Yu and his friends found out the whereabouts of Guishuo Heralotes, the last generation successor of Shadow Stream, and drove to the bar where Guishuo was.
As soon as he arrived at the bar, Yang Yu saw a down-and-out middle-aged man chasing a well-dressed woman and running out of the bar.
The middle-aged man was slightly plump, wearing a black cotton tights, with a small braid on the back of his head. He was the person Yang Yu was looking for, said the Shadow Lord Ghost.
The exquisitely dressed woman is his current girlfriend, or to be more precise, his ex-girlfriend.
The relationship between the two has come to an end, but Gui said he can't bear to let go.
"Lili, please don't leave. How can I live without you?"
The woman glanced at Guishuo with contempt, and shook her delicate hair.
"Look at your miserable appearance. You have no money and no power. You have a lot of skills, but you stay in this small town and don't want to go out and make big money. There is no future for the two of us. Get out of here as far away as possible!"
After saying that, the woman got into a luxurious carriage without looking back, ignoring the down-and-out middle-aged man crying outside the carriage, and asked the coachman to drive.
The carriage started moving slowly, and Gui Shuo ran behind it, trying to save the relationship, but the carriage only moved farther and farther away from him, and finally abandoned him completely.
The ghost said that he stared blankly at the receding carriage, wanting to cry but unable to, and could only watch his beloved woman slip away from him.
He also wanted to become more successful, but he was forced to inherit his ancestors' legacy and become the last successor of the Shadow Stream, so he had to stick to his post.
There's no way he could leave here unless he found an heir.
Seeing Guishuo gradually calm down, Yang Yu got off the carriage and walked straight towards Guishuo, who was feeling lonely and isolated in the cold wind.
"Hello, Master of Shadow Stream's Ghost Talk. My name is Yang Yu, and I want to talk to you about something. It seems that you are busy, so I don't want to disturb you. Please come visit me when you have time."
After saying that, Yang Yu turned around and left. Gui said that he looked at the direction where his lover had gone, feeling extremely sad, but he still responded to Yang Yu.
"Don't call me Master. I am the only one left in Shadow Stream. Don't beat around the bush. What do you want from me?"
Guishuo's eyes never left the direction where the luxurious carriage disappeared. There was a hint of sadness in his tone, but his eyes revealed a different kind of determination.
Yang Yu didn't care what Gui was thinking, and was as straightforward as ever.
"Then I'm welcome. Sir, I'm very interested in a certain skill of your Shadow Stream. If possible, I hope to learn that skill from you, and I will pay you a reward that satisfies you."
Abandoned by a woman because of money issues, Yang Yu thought this was a great opportunity for him to obtain the skills he wanted from Gui Shuo in a fair and honest way.
"Skill?"
After hearing what Yang Yu said, Gui Shuo turned his head and looked at Yang Yu from head to toe. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration passed through Gui Shuo's mind.
This young man was of imposing bearing, and his every move and gesture revealed an air of dominance. It was obvious at first glance that he was a one-in-a-million martial arts genius.
If he could train him to become Shadow Stream's last disciple and pass on the title of Shadow Lord to him, he could retire and become a free man. He could also go to a big city to work and earn money, become a wealthy man, and impress Lili.
The fact that he came here from afar to learn from a master is enough to show that he has an extremely strong interest in Shadow Stream. I can rest assured if I leave it to him.
Thinking about it, the ghost frowned and said with a smile, indicating that he was in a dilemma.
"It's not impossible for you to learn skills from me, but Shadow Stream's techniques are never passed on to outsiders. If you really want to learn, you must join my school and become my disciple."
As soon as he finished speaking, a new task popped up on Yang Yu's panel.
[The inheritor of Shadow Stream.]
Mission requirements: Accept the guidance of the Ghost Master and become the successor of Shadow Stream.
Mission Reward: One Shadow Stream.]
After taking a closer look, Yang Yu immediately frowned. There were countless mysteries hidden in this short task.
My goodness, I just want to learn a skill, but this Shadow Lord actually wants to give me the entire Shadow Stream. Isn’t this too decisive to give it to me for free
Perhaps, for those who are deeply in love, carrying the entire genre is too heavy a burden.
Only if you get rid of the things you are carrying as soon as possible can you freely pursue what you want and need.
Of course Yang Yu refused this kind of pie-in-the-sky thing.
If it were that simple, he could become Shadow's successor, and this uncle wouldn't have to wait until now to regret it.
Becoming a Shadow Lord is a big pit in itself.
(End of this chapter)