CHAPTER 86: TANG CLAN.7

T.P.P

The Founding Patriarch tells his story to the four other Founding Patriarchs.

Silently they listen to him.

They were surprised and at the same time they felt sorry for him.

"Wow, that is...

We are sorry for all you have had to suffer." The Founding Patriarch of the Moyong says.

"No, you didn’t do anything..." The Tang Founding Patriarch replies.

They remained there throughout the night sympathizing with him.

They consoled and comforted him.

And for the first time in three weeks, he slept.

Their love and warmth was able to let him sleep.

He wakes up the following day to the scent of a delicious meal mixed with barbecue.

He tries to sit up and sees he had been covered up by the robes of the men who came to visit him.

Looking to his left where he heard the rattling of fire he sees the Habuk Peng Founding Patriarch roasting the meat of a buffalo he had gone to hunt earlier in the morning.

Coming out of his little house were the Namgoong, the Jeagal and the Moyong Founding Patriarchs.

In their hands were plates of food.

They walked towards where the Habuk Peng Founding Patriarch was roasting the meat.

"Wha... what..." The Tang Founding Patriarch confused says.

"Do not worry, we just decided to prepare a delicious meal so we could all eat together this morning." The Namgoong Founding Patriarch says with a proud face as he drops his plates of food.

"He didn’t cook shit, it was I and Jeagal here who did the cooking, all he did was offer emotional support, all this old man is good at is fighting and leading wars." The Moyong Founding Patriarch says with an annoyed look as he drops his plates.

"Hey, that’s not true, I helped dish the food didn’t I?

That requires extreme skill and precision." The Namgoong Founding Patriarch objects.

"Yes yes, you have worked hard old man" The Jeagal Founding Patriarch responds as he drops his plates.

"If you guys are done arguing, can we please eat? I’m starving." The Habuk Peng Founding Patriarch says as he rubs his belly.

The Founding Patriarch of the Tang sat under the tree looking at them quite surprised.

"Come on brother, don’t just sit there, come join us." The Namgoong Founding Patriarch says.

The Tang Founding Patriarch looks at them and for a moment it seemed like a smile was about to creep up his face but then he looks away.

"Sorry but, you guys should leave now." The Tang Founding Patriarch says.

"Huh? but why?" The Habuk Peng Founding Patriarch asks.

"I... I cannot hold my Ki any further, everyday I need to release a certain amount of Ki to not feel uncomfortable." The Tang Founding Patriarch says.

They look at him for a while.

"Well, I heard your Ki was incredibly poisonous." The Jeagal Founding Patriarch says.

"Yes, that is why..."

"But you do not do it here do you?

If you did, this tree would be dead by now." The Jeagal Founding Patriarch says cutting off the Tang Founding Patriarch.

The Tang Founding Patriarch looked stunned, like he had just been caught red handed.

"I see, why don’t we escort you then?

And we can all come back together." The Namgoong Founding Patriarch says as he began walking towards the Tang Founding Patriarch.

The Tang Founding Patriarch tries to object but he is pulled up to his feet by both the Namgoong and Habuk Peng Founding Patriarch.

"I do not think it is a bad idea." The Jeagal Founding Patriarch says, knowing fully well it was indeed not a wise decision since depending on the I tensity of his Ki and how far away they are they could be affected.

"Huh? aren’t you supposed to be like the smartest?" The Tang Founding Patriarch questions.

"Yes and I have a wife and children waiting for me at home, so do not make me regret this." The Jeagal Founding Patriarch replies with a smile.

They began moving.

They followed the Tang Founding Patriarch a few hundred meters away from his little shack.

All around nothing lived.

The only thing on the ground were dead grasses and dead trees.

He gets to a completely barren spot where only soil was within radius of about fifty meters.

He tells them to step 150 meters backwards.

They do and he takes a deep breath.

Suddenly they felt chills over their bodies.

The Tang Founding Patriarch suddenly emits a vicious amount of Ki that scares the other four Founding Patriarchs.

They felt like they should move away more.

But they stood their ground, they said they were going to be there with him and that is what they were going to do.

They stood still watching him emit a vast amount of Ki and directing it towards the earth so it doesn’t spread.

This went on for almost an hour and then he stopped and fell to his butt.

"That took longer than expected." The Namgoong Founding Patriarch says as they approach him.

"Yhhh, I usually don’t release this much but I felt like I should so I wouldn’t need to come here for a while." The Tang Founding Patriarch replies.

He looks up at the four men now standing above him.

He notices something.

They were affected.

They all return to the shack.

Immediately, he began rummaging through his things to try and cure them.

They were only affected a little and they had simply pushed it out but he didn’t want any residual energy to come back and hurt them later on.

They kept assuring him that they were alright but he wouldn’t listen.

He carefully analyzed them and came up with a pill to cleanse their body off any possible residuals.

They injest it and it actually works.

There were little residuals which left their system.

The Moyong was eased through his skin.

The Jeagal had to urinate his out.

The Namgoong had to rush to empty his bowel.

While Habuk Peng vomited his.

After a while of calming down the Tang Founding Patriarch sat in their midst.

"Damn, you are one scary young man." The Moyong Founding Patriarch says.

"Well, I am turning fourty this year so..." The Tang Founding Patriarch replies.

"Yh yh, that’s still young." The Habuk Peng Founding Patriarch says as he pats his head laughing.

They ate, spoke about several topics and by night they were all smiling, all of them including the Tang Founding Patriarch.

They joked, drank, ate and laughed throughout the night.

By morning they were all hungover except the Patriarch who was unable to get drunk.

He made soup for them.

They drank and then they told him their main reason for coming here.

They carefully explained it to him.

He understood them.

He heaves a sigh and agrees to follow them to meet with the Emperor.

This was not his first time meeting the Emperor, but the other times, he met the Emperor as a Doctor.

They move together all the way to the Imperial Castle.

Along the way they exchanged knowledge.

The Tang Founding Patriarch learnt Martial Arts techniques and taught them some of his Medical Techniques.

They arrive at the Castle and together they go in to meet with the Emperor.

Representatives of the remaining Nine Sects were all present, some clearly showing hostility while others being neutral.

As they step in the Imperial Prince immediately recognizes the Tang Founding Patriarch.

He always wore clothings over his face but there was once a time when the previous Queen who was about to die made her last wish to be to see his face and the Imperial Prince was present.

He was shocked, that this so called Monster was actually the same man previously known as the Heavenly Doctor.

It was said that there was no disease he was not able to cure and the reason he was not able to cure the late Queen was because she was not attended to early enough and it was already too late when they called for him.

The only thing he could do was help extend her life by one year.

He turns to look at his Father the Emperor but there was no change of expression on his Father’s face meaning he didn’t recognize him.

They gave their greetings and the meeting began.

The Tang Founding Patriarch was persecuted but he wasn’t alone.

He was defended by the newly formed Four Families.

After a very long trial, it was time for the Emperor to make a judgement.

He said that the Tang Founding Patriarch had committed a grave sin and should be punished.

But to everyones surprise the punishment was that he start up a Clan of his own just like the other Four whom he was with.

The reason being that after bringing down one of the great powers of the Empire he should bear the brunt of either being the new power or raise a new power by himself.

There was alot of discontent but the Emperor had spoken.

And so that was how the Five Great Families and Nine Pristine Sects came to be.

The Imperial Prince asked his Father about his decree and his Father confessed that he knew he was the Heavenly Doctor.

That day when his Queen was on her death bed, everyone thought the Emperor didn’t come to witness her last moments but he was infact there in a corner with a single tear rolling down his eyes, his trace completely hidden by one of his generals, so yes, he saw his face.

The previous four families helped with the formation of the Tang Clan.

It was not easy.

There were attacks from some of the Sects but he pushed through.

At a time he almost wiped out the Kotong Sect but was stopped by the Namgoong and Moyong Founding Patriarchs.

Over time people came to respect and fear this small Clan that gradually grew.

He married again and had children who had children and people from far and near came to join his Clan.

"And that was how the Tang Clan was formed." The Manor Master concludes.

"Wow, that’s quite scary." Hwang Jin replies.

"Yes, it indeed is." The Manor Master says.

In the evening, back at the inn Diana stood before a door, the door of David’s room.

She knocks...