Tang San Becomes an Orphan Again

"Xiao Kai, do you know how my child is doing now?"

One night, while Ye Kai was feeding her, Ah Yin suddenly thought of Tang San.

"He's still alive. I haven't done anything to him," Ye Kai replied.

He really had not done anything. After all, he only planned to steal his opportunities and wife in the future. At most, he had only taken his mother for now.

"Then, Xiao Kai, can I ask you for something?" Ah Yin asked somewhat hesitantly.

"You want me not to make a move against him in the future, don't you?" Ye Kai knew what Ah Yin wanted to say.

"Mm..." Ah Yin also knew that this request was a little excessive, especially considering the current relationship between their family of three and Spirit Hall.

But back then, she had sacrificed herself precisely so Tang Hao could protect their child.

Although it had now been proven that she had been blind back then and deceived by Tang Hao.

Even though that child carried Tang Hao's bloodline, and her feelings toward him were now complicated, he still carried her bloodline after all.

"I can do that. And I can promise you that even if he learns about Tang Hao in the future and comes to seek revenge on me, I can spare him once. But only once." Sensing Ah Yin's unease, Ye Kai reassured her. (Not being a saintly doormat—keep reading.)

As for the opportunities and wife he had supposedly stolen?

The Immortal Herbs belonged to Dugu Bo. I merely made a normal deal with Dugu Bo. He was so grateful that he wanted to give them to me himself. That isn't stealing, is it?

And Xiao Wu, as someone—or rather, some Soul Beast—with thoughts of her own, chose a partner more charming than you, stronger than you, and more attractive than you. What does that have to do with you, Tang San? Besides, the two of you did not even know each other yet. I merely met her a little earlier than you did. That isn't stealing either, is it?

The twin god positions and the allegiance of the remaining three major single-attribute clans besides the Strength Clan were ownerless things. First come, first served. How could that count as stealing?

"Xiao Kai..." Ah Yin's heart stirred at his words. Tang Hao had long since become less important to her than Ye Kai, and now Ye Kai was even willing to go this far for her.

In that dazed moment, even the biological child she had never met seemed less important than the child before her.

If only she could take human form now. Then she could savor him to her heart's content.

Ah Yin wiped the tears from the corners of her mouth. Ah Yin, Ah Yin, how are you becoming more and more perverse? You actually want to make a move on this child!

"However, your child seems to be... Forget it. You should see for yourself." Ye Kai considered his wording, but in the end, he directly sent Ah Yin the image of when he had first met Tang San through Spiritual Power.

"..."

After a long while—

"Is this my child?" Ah Yin asked hesitantly.

"I imagine there can't be any mistake. He really does call Tang Hao Father, and Tang Hao did not deny it."

"Then what is going on?"

After all, she had been with Tang Hao for fourteen or fifteen years. Even if Tang Hao had deliberately kept things secret, Ah Yin still knew about Clear Sky Sect matters, just as Tang Hao knew about the Blue Silver Emperor.

Clear Sky Sect had always been accustomed to breaking skill with strength, using sheer force to overcome every technique. Even the sect's secret techniques were strength-based. How could they possibly possess something like this?

And although she had been blinded by passionate love before, she had her brain back now.

The child in the image did indeed give her a sense of closeness through bloodline, but one glance was enough to tell that his actions were not those of a four-year-old child.

Especially the things he kept muttering about—"cultivation method," "past life," "this world"—were utterly unfamiliar concepts on the Douluo Continent, which had no concept of reincarnation.

But Soul Beasts, especially Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, all knew of the existence of gods and the God Realm, so they had at least some understanding of the concept of "worlds."

A faint sense of foreboding gradually arose in Ah Yin's heart.

Lies did not hurt people. The truth was the sharpest blade.

Feeling the overwhelming sorrow coming from Ah Yin, Ye Kai also wondered whether he should not have revealed this matter so soon.

After all, just yesterday, she had learned that the person she had once loved and trusted most had approached her from the very beginning with ulterior motives.

And today, she had discovered that the thing she had given everything to protect back then no longer existed.

Two massive blows in succession made Ye Kai worry that Ah Yin might not be able to endure them.

But now that he had started, he might as well continue.

"Since you have undergone sacrifice before, you should understand the existence of souls.

"If, after your child died, a soul from another world entered his body...

"Of course, there is another possibility. From my previous encounters with him, his Spiritual Power is very strong.

"That would mean that while your child had not yet died and was merely weakened, that soul forcibly took over his body.

"But no matter what, the current Tang San should no longer count as your child in any way except physically."

After hearing this, Ah Yin's emotions became incredibly complicated. Beyond sorrow, there was only hatred.

At the end of the day, that was her child. No matter how much she hated Tang Hao or detested Tang Hao's bloodline, blood was still something she could not escape.

And now Ye Kai had told her that the soul in that body had been replaced by an outsider, that it was no longer her child.

It made Ah Yin feel ridiculous. She had already moved on from what happened back then.

But when she looked back, she discovered that she had been the greatest victim of that incident.

Even after narrowly escaping death, she had still failed to keep anything.

"..."

Feeling Ah Yin's silence, Ye Kai grew increasingly worried. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Ah Yin's lifeless voice.

"Since that is the case, one day I will personally kill that bastard and sacrifice him to my son's spirit in heaven."

Uh... she hasn't gone dark, has she? Is the gentle big sister gone for good?

Thinking that, Ye Kai could only pull Ah Yin into his arms, trying to use Life Energy and his body warmth to slightly warm her frozen heart.

Meanwhile, Tang San, who had attended the lecture and stayed at Nuoding Junior Academy for another two days, returned to Holy Soul Village.

On the way back, Tang San found something strange.

Why had the terrain along the road changed? He hadn't seen anyone repairing the city walls, either.

Tang San, who had yet to see much of the world, did not know that this was actually the result of a battle involving his father, who had been hiding his identity.

When he entered the house and found that Tang Hao had left behind a letter before vanishing without a trace, Tang San began to panic.

He had been an orphan in his previous life and had been taken in by the Tang Sect, so he had always longed for familial affection.

In this life, he had finally gained a family. Though he had only a father and no mother, and that father not only neglected him but exploited him as well, he still hoped to earn his parent's approval.

But now, it seemed that he had become an orphan again?

What he could never have imagined was that although his mother was still alive, she wanted even more to personally send him into reincarnation.

With his father dead and his mother hating him, he truly had become an orphan again—one even more miserable than in his previous life.

At least in his previous life, he had the Tang Sect. Though his resources had been limited because he was an outer disciple, he had never needed to worry about food or clothing.

But now, how was a four-year-old supposed to survive? Maybe he could ask the Village Chief for help?

The old man had always taken good care of him. While he was at it, he could ask where his father had gone.

Tang San thought to himself, then turned and headed toward Old Jack's house.