Master of Strange Dao

He had long known where Han Dong was, so even if Han Dong didn't come this time, he would definitely find a reason to die at Han Dong's hands, to complete his own path.

Yu Ziqing had been observing from high above for several days, capturing a lot of information.

Everyone in the neighborhood knew that the child was born mentally handicapped. In fact, he was almost five, not just three, and couldn't even speak yet.

Yu Ziqing spied for a few days but didn't detect any traces of possession. If he hadn't already sensed twice that his imprint fragments were wrapped and fell onto this dull child, he might have thought he guessed wrong.

Qingping's path was much more mysterious than he had imagined.

It wasn't an ordinary possession, and this time it should last a long time.

In a few days, there was still no sign that this child was regaining any spiritual wisdom.

So wait he did, Yu Ziqing couldn't believe this process would take decades.

Spending a few years or even a decade, he could afford to waste.

Yu Ziqing just waited like this.

By the second year, the child known as Gou Dan finally learned to say some simple words.

When he was hungry, he would say so, when he needed to defecate or urinate, he knew to say so too, no longer soiling his pants.

By the fourth year, the child could communicate normally, though his reactions were still slow and he remained somewhat dull.

Even so, the woman was already very satisfied.

The surrounding people, however, didn't notice any of this, or rather, they thought it was normal.

Gou Dan was a bit slow, but not completely, and as he grew older and became somewhat normal, it was seen as normal.

By the seventh year, Gou Dan began to painstakingly recognize words, and his mind gradually became a bit more agile.

In his eighth year, he found a wooden sword and secretly hid it.

This was the first time Gou Dan hid something other than food.

And in this year, Yu Ziqing sensed his third imprint fragment. The moment it fell into Gou Dan's body, it seemed to be exhausted, completely disappearing.

Initially, Yu Ziqing wanted to see if Qingping had found his own Rebirth Technique, and when he completely awakens, to ask him some questions.

He believed by then, he would definitely not mind speaking of things he previously couldn't mention.

But now, Yu Ziqing just quietly observed.

Watching Gou Dan's spiritual wisdom slowly recover, yet he never detected anything unusual, he began to be greatly intrigued by the human path Qingping was taking.

This guy really is a genius.

Gou Dan hid that ordinary wooden sword, yet never took it out in front of anyone.

Only when no one was around did he aimlessly swing it at home.

Those sword moves were a mess, but by the ninth year, they began to mean something.

And in this year, Gou Dan's spiritual wisdom was virtually that of a normal person. Apart from slow responses and a slightly dull mind, everything else was quite normal.

Unfortunately, the label of "idiot" still hung over him.

And in this year, the woman who had saved up some money sold her property and took Gou Dan away.

She firmly believed her child was just a bit slow, not an idiot.

She wanted Gou Dan to go to school, but unfortunately, the local academy wouldn't accept this "idiot," and she couldn't afford more money.

They could only move, to start anew in a place where no one knew them.

The roads between cities were not easy to travel.

On the way, they encountered danger, and Gou Dan, pushed to the brink, wielded the wooden sword, piercing a bandit's throat.

At this moment, Yu Ziqing felt his three imprint fragments appear simultaneously.

As the panicked mother and son fled, Yu Ziqing perceived that Gou Dan's diminished spiritual wisdom began to qualitatively rise, making him increasingly like a normal person.

When they settled in the new city, on the first night after they fell into a deep sleep.

After observing for these years, it was the first time Yu Ziqing approached Gou Dan closely.

He extended a finger, pressing it against Gou Dan's forehead, sensing quietly for a moment.

This was just an ordinary person, his mind unopened, making him seem somewhat dull.

If not for observing the whole process and having a trace of imprint fragments to guide him, Yu Ziqing would never have been able to find such a person in this vast world.