A Tangle Over Tang San's Hair Crystal

Flender had not expected his old friend to be doing so miserably after all these years apart. Even the money for his disciple to come to Suotuo City had been borrowed.

Seeing that Flender remained silent, Tang San prepared to leave as well, but his eyes kept lingering on the crystal. In the end, he sighed.

Flender also rose and stopped Tang San. After thinking for a moment, he slowly spoke:

"How is your teacher?"

Tang San stopped in his tracks and looked at the Boss in front of him with a puzzled expression.

"My teacher is fine. Something happened to him a few years ago."

As he said this, Tang San could not help recalling those few hours that had felt like years. His entire body trembled, and his face turned pale!

Flender knew what had happened between his old friend and his disciple a few years ago. Seeing Tang San trembling all over with fear in his eyes, he could not help showing a pitiful, sympathetic expression.

He could not help saying:

"Since you're his disciple, you can take this crystal. It isn't worth much anyway. I bought it for one Silver Soul Coin back then."

As he spoke, he lay back down in the rocking chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Tang San slowly recovered from his fear. He still had Lingering Fear, but when he heard what Flender said, he could not help bursting with joy! All the hidden weapons he had forged over the years had mysteriously vanished before he could even use them. Now that he had left Nuò'é City, surely they could not keep disappearing! He finally had some Life-Saving Capital on this continent!

Tang San picked up the crystal and directly put it into his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges. Then he took out two Silver Soul Coins and tossed them onto the table. After thanking the Boss, he hurriedly left, as though he were afraid Flender might change his mind.

Only after Tang San had left did Flender open his eyes. He watched Tang San depart, lost in thought.

"Looks like my old friend has finally figured things out. But I'll still have to waive this child's tuition, or he won't even be able to afford school."

Thinking of this, Flender felt a pang of pain. Looking at the two Silver Soul Coins lying quietly on the table, his heart hurt even more!

After leaving, Tang San casually found a place to stay and began tinkering with his crystal.

"Brother! Why are you dealing with Tang San? Do you know how Yu Xiaogang treated you before? Tang San is his disciple!"

Seeing Xiao Wu's displeased expression, Yun Qi smiled and gently rubbed her head.

"You can't show all your joy and anger on your face. If you dislike someone, you have to make them lower their guard first, then deliver a fatal blow!"

After thinking for a moment, Yun Qi added:

"Besides, Tang San is still very useful to me right now!"

Xiao Wu nodded as though she understood, while Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up from beside them. After being subtly influenced by her upbringing in a Great Family, she had naturally learned a few things. Zhu Zhuqing strongly agreed with Yun Qi's words. Only someone like that could Live Long on this continent.

Time passed quickly. After finishing their shopping, Yun Qi and the others ate a casual meal, then accompanied Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing around the Commercial District for the entire afternoon before returning to the familiar Rose Hotel.

Before returning, Yun Qi casually issued a small quest.

(Quest: During tomorrow's assessment, draw Zhao Wuji's hatred onto Tang San and make him get beaten on purpose!)

(Reward: All of Tang San's Dragon Beard Needles)

Accept: Yes/No

Yun Qi casually said yes in his heart. Of course he had to accept it. He just had not expected to obtain what he wanted from the very first quest!

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing begin cultivating impatiently the moment she entered the room, Yun Qi could not help sighing. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu had just taken all the clothes they had bought that day out of the ring in Yun Qi's hand and was preparing to try them on. But seeing Zhu Zhuqing working so hard, Xiao Wu felt a Sense of Oppression. Before long, she joined the cultivation ranks as well.

On the other side, Tang San had also rented a room in a cheap Small Inn. He took out the crystal he had gotten for free, directly Summoned Their Martial Souls—the Clear Sky Hammer—and weighed it in his hand. After fixing the crystal to the floor, his expression became extremely solemn. In an instant, the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body was circulated to its limit.

Power began in his calves, traveled to his waist, and then reached his arms. His body half-turned as he directly unleashed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. The force of the hammer was driven to its extreme, and the air erupted with A Burst of Sound. With the momentum of Mount Tai, it smashed toward the Hair Crystal.

"Bang!"

A Loud Noise rang out, shaking the entire inn. Although Tang San had used Vibrating Force, he still unavoidably smashed a Big Hole in the floor. It startled a Male Spirit Master who had just moved into the room below. He had been lying peacefully on his bed when the ceiling suddenly vanished, and a person came crashing down with it!

Tang San was also Caught Off Guard. Before he could react, he fell through the shattered floor. Because Tang San fell Face Down while the Male Spirit Master lay Face Up, their Lips happened to meet.

The two Stared at Each Other, clearly both Stunned. Neither reacted for quite some time.

Before Tang San could get up, a head poked through the ceiling above, followed by a meaningful voice.

"Respected Guests, excuse me, but this Small Shop can't withstand such violent actions. While satisfying your preferences, please also take care of the hotel's Facilities!"

Tang San was instantly dumbfounded. He knew this was the effect of his hammer strike, but he had not expected the inn's quality to be so poor. He had Broken Through it in one blow!

The Male Spirit Master who had been Pressed Below him, however, turned bright red at once. He was clearly so agitated that he could barely speak coherently.

"No... it wasn't... like that. I was sleeping... peacefully, and suddenly... someone fell through the ceiling!"

The Waiter at the opening above saw the agitated man and misunderstood the situation even more. He merely said indifferently:

"Very well, Two Gentlemen. Please compensate us for the hotel's Facilities. Five Gold Soul Coins for repairs, plus five Gold Soul Coins in compensation for the mental distress caused to the other Guests. That makes ten Gold Soul Coins in total!"

Clearly, he did not want to pay any more attention to this pair of lovers.

When Tang San heard the mention of money, he finally Reacted! In This Life, he was desperately poor. Though he had not been particularly wealthy in his Previous Life either! He Stood Up excitedly and shouted toward the opening above:

"It's clearly because the quality of your room is too poor! How Dare You ask us to pay compensation?"

The Male Spirit Master gave Tang San a gloomy look and said flatly:

"Pay attention to your wording. It was you, not us! I was sleeping peacefully. Not only was I Startled by the Loud Noise, you even smashed into me!"

Tang San ignored him, but he refused to back down! He continued arguing with the Waiter and the Male Spirit Master!

He insisted to the Waiter that the quality was too poor, and told the Male Spirit Master that they had not damaged it together, so why was he in such a hurry?

Then the two were both so shocked by this argument that their scalps went numb. In the end, the Waiter called the manager. After a round of negotiations, they agreed not to report it to the authorities, but each of them had to pay half! Tang San had been frightened by poverty, so cutting the payment in half was still cutting it in half! The Male Spirit Master, however, was unwilling. But when Tang San lit up Three Spirit Rings, he immediately fell silent. Resigned to his bad luck, he took three Gold Soul Coins along with a pile of Silver Soul Coins and Copper Soul Coins from his pocket.

After the matter was settled, Tang San refused the Waiter's offer to clean up. He swiftly circulated Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, sweeping across the floor. Everything it passed over, whether dust or golden particles, was drawn into his hand. Since the hair gold had been mixed with dust and scattered across different corners of the two rooms, he had no choice but to carefully pick it out before putting it into his belt one grain at a time!

Thus, Tang San shuttled back and forth between the two rooms without sleep or rest, working through most of the night and finding more than twenty thousand golden particles!

It was not until the sky began to lighten that Tang San picked up the final particle under the Male Spirit Master's resentful gaze after staying awake all night. A trace of a smile appeared on his face! It made the Male Spirit Master shrink back in fright. Perhaps he had never seen anyone so fond of picking up trash before!

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