The Thirty-Fifth Day of Being a Rich Second-Gen

The mountain winds were biting. After Tang Xiao had lectured his younger sister and brother-in-law, all that remained was relief.

"So that means Ah Yin still has a chance to be resurrected?" he asked excitedly.

"We found many good things. Right now, Ah Yin's soul fluctuations are still very weak. We want to see if Xiao San can stimulate them, but he hasn't awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline yet. We need to find a safe place to help him awaken it," Ming Zhen explained.

It would have been better if he had said nothing. After the explanation, Tang Xiao grew even angrier.

"So if it weren't for Xiao San's awakening, you wouldn't have brought the child back to see us, and you wouldn't have sent us any word either?" Tang Xiao asked.

Tang Yunhua and Ming Zhen lowered their heads guiltily. Ming Zhen glanced at the timid Tang Yunhua and could only step forward to explain, "Of course we were going to come back. The bloodline awakening will definitely cause a huge commotion, and it would be hard to explain over there."

Tang Xiao laughed angrily.

In the end, Big Brother still forgave them with his broad heart and fists the size of sandbags.

The Clear Sky Sect's food was truly very Clear Sky Sect. This was not Ming Sui's stereotype.

The staple food was rough, rustic flatbread. The table was crammed with plates and bowls, all filled with meat! Not a single green leaf in sight!

Ming Sui picked up a piece of flatbread and stuffed it into her mouth, slowly chewing it. When she looked up, she saw her uncle stack two pieces of flatbread together, press them down, shove them into his mouth in one go, move his mouth twice, swallow, and then take another bite.

Ming Sui was dumbfounded!

She hurriedly looked at her aunt. Only when she saw that her aunt ate fairly normally did she relax and continue eating slowly, bite by bite.

After the meal, Ming Sui felt her cheeks aching. She could not help rubbing her face with her hands. Tang San lagged a step behind, remembering how Ming Sui had valiantly attacked the flatbread at the table only to suffer recoil damage. He barely held back his laughter.

"Want me to rub them for you?" Tang San tried his best not to laugh.

Did he think she could not tell he was holding back laughter? Ming Sui gritted her teeth, shut her eyes, and stuck out her face. Go ahead, then. And don't stop unless you make it feel better.

They stood in the corridor. Their elders were chatting and laughing ahead of them, with no one paying attention.

The blazing noon sunlight mingled with the mountain breeze, circling around the two of them and carrying the scent of mountain trees—open and unrestrained.

Tang San felt as though he had thought of countless things, yet also nothing at all. He raised his hand and touched the soft cheek he had coveted countless times, mechanically yet gently rubbing it in circles.

Ming Sui only felt that Tang San's slightly cool fingers were rather comfortable against her cheeks, warm from the sun. His touch was just right, and her eyes gradually shifted from tightly shut in frustration to pleasantly narrowed.

Seeing the corners of her lips curl up, Tang San could not help chuckling. "Feeling better? Why are you like Nian Nian?"

Nian Nian, who was still inside eating meat, heard Tang San calling her and darted out. "Meow!" Did my food servant call me?

Ming Sui suddenly came back to her senses and realized that something felt off. No, not just a little off—very off. Her face turned bright red. She took a step back and did not dare look at Tang San. "Uh, I'm fine now. Let's go."

Tang San froze, his hand still held out in the pose of rubbing her face. Looking at Ming Sui's rosy cheeks, he withdrew his hand and carefully savored the feel of them, as well as the warmth from that final instant. He decided that next time, he absolutely had to block Sui Sui's retreat with his hand behind her head. He could not let her back away whenever she wanted.

The elders ahead had no time to care about the children's little dispute and continued their lively conversation. Ming Sui hurried forward, while Tang San held Nian Nian, who had interrupted his good moment, and could not resist knocking her on the head. "I'm docking one snack."

The elders had matters of their own to attend to. They sent Ming Sui and Tang San back to Tang Xiao's study, told them to stay there obediently and do their homework or read, then went off to keep themselves busy.

Ming Sui had originally felt somewhat awkward, though she did not know why. Tang San's teasing words kept replaying in her mind. Then she looked up and saw him calmly doing his homework, and for some reason her irritation flared up again. She stubbornly began doing her homework too.

The Tang Siblings did not waste time and went straight to the ancestral hall. The sect's enshrined elders—the old men Tang Yunhua did not get along with—were all waiting for them there.

Second Worship sat at the head, with the Third Enshrined Elder through the Sixth Enshrined Elder seated below in order, drinking tea. The sect's other Titled Douluo and Spirit Douluo were seated there as well, forming such a dense crowd that the ancestral hall could barely contain them.

When Tang Xiao entered, everyone stood and greeted him. Tang Yunhua, Tang Yuehua, and Ming Zhen, who followed behind him, also greeted their elders and exchanged greetings with their peers.

Once everyone was seated, a young man served tea before leaving.

The hot-tempered Sixth Enshrined Elder could not resist speaking first. "I heard you found that traitor Tang Hao, and that he has some little brat?"

Second Worship frowned. Those words were too crude. Sure enough, before Tang Yunhua or Tang Yuehua could say anything, several young Titled Douluo showed disapproval on their faces.

"Sixth, watch your mouth. Tang Hao may have sinned against the sect, but you cannot speak of a child that way." The Third Enshrined Elder pretended to rebuke the Sixth Enshrined Elder, though in truth, he wanted to remind everyone of the trouble Tang Hao had brought upon the sect.

The good news was that several people did recall the matter as he wished. The bad news was that only the enshrined elders considered it a problem.

The young Titled Douluo below looked even more disdainful. Among them, some had grown up alongside the four siblings, while others had grown up hearing stories of their terrifying exploits. As for Tang Hao, they felt more admiration than anything else.

Moreover, young and hot-blooded as they were, they did not think Spirit Hall had been impossible to deal with back then. Yet the sect's enshrined elders had decided to close off the sect, which they found deeply humiliating. Compared with Tang Hao, they felt even greater dissatisfaction toward the enshrined elders.

Once they learned why Tang Hao had clashed with Spirit Hall, they blamed him even less. Instead, they only hated that they had not been by Tang Hao's side then, so they could have fought Spirit Hall properly.

Tang Yunhua had never expected the situation to be so favorable for them. She looked toward Tang Xiao and happened to catch the lingering hint of a smile on his face. She let out a long breath. Big Brother really was the best.

Tang Xiao gave a light cough, and everyone turned their attention to him.

"Everyone, the sect has indeed received news of my second brother. Yunhua has indeed brought his child back this time."

An uproar broke out. No one had expected Tang Tian to say it so directly.

The Sixth Enshrined Elder puffed up angrily. "What does the Sect Master intend to do?"

Even the Sixth Enshrined Elder had begun speaking politely. That meant he was truly angry. The younger generation all fell silent and waited for the Sect Master to speak.

"Tang Hao is a disciple of my Clear Sky Sect. Naturally, his child is as well. We simply add him to the family register." Tang Xiao pretended not to understand.

The eyes of the several enshrined elders practically spat fire as they exchanged looks. The Third Enshrined Elder spoke again. "Indeed, a child of the Clear Sky Sect should naturally acknowledge his ancestors and return to his roots. But Tang Hao caused great trouble for the sect. Shouldn't there be some explanation for that? And Tang Hao's child has been outside for many years. Yunhua, have you investigated his origins clearly?"

Those words were exceedingly unpleasant. Second Worship could not help snapping, "Third, have you had too much to drink? Yunhua brought him back herself. What is there to investigate?"

The Third Enshrined Elder also realized he had misspoken, but he could not bring himself to back down and could only keep a stiff face.

The Sixth Enshrined Elder, however, felt that he had found a kindred spirit and loudly declared, "Third Brother's words may be rough, but his reasoning isn't wrong. A member of the Clear Sky Sect should naturally acknowledge his ancestors and return to his roots. But Tang Hao has been out there for so many years. We need to find out exactly where this child came from. Not just anyone can enter our Clear Sky Sect. What if he's a spy from Spirit Hall? Hmph."

He thought himself perfectly reasonable, having come up with a highly convincing possibility. After speaking, he leaned back in his chair smugly.

The somewhat gentler Fourth Enshrined Elder and Fifth Enshrined Elder glanced at Second Worship, feeling sorry that he had two pig teammates. Today, they had intended to challenge the Sect Master before all the sect's Spirit Douluo and Titled Douluo. Yet these two lunatics had convinced themselves they were in the right and made their words so unpleasant that even a reasonable argument became unreasonable.

The Fourth Enshrined Elder sighed, intending to smooth things over, but Tang Yunhua spoke before he could.

"Sixth Enshrined Elder, are you saying that I, Tang Yunhua, brought back a spy from Spirit Hall?"

This was bad. The Fifth Enshrined Elder looked at Second Worship again and hurriedly said, "Haha, how could that be, Yunhua? The sect has remained safe and peaceful all these years entirely thanks to you and Yuehua. Everyone in the sect knows that."

"I wouldn't dare accept such praise. I wasn't born in the sect either, so perhaps you should investigate my origins too." Tang Yuehua's beautiful face was frosty as she spoke displeasedly.

That was even more outrageous. Several enshrined elders were left speechless. Who would be sick enough to question the bloodline of the previous Sect Master?

Tang Xiao said disapprovingly, "Yuehua, at your age, why are you still throwing a tantrum?"

The several enshrined elders nearly keeled over in anger again. Tang Yuehua was throwing a tantrum—then what were they doing? If they got angry with Tang Yuehua, would that not make them old fools lacking dignity?

Seeing several of his brothers repeatedly stymied, Second Worship had no choice but to step in personally. "The Sect Master has a point. But if Tang Hao goes unpunished, it will be difficult to convince the public."

Tang Yunhua had endured all evening, and at last, she had gotten the chance to confront Second Worship. She stared at him and asked coolly, "Then did my second sister-in-law deserve to become Qian Xunji's soul ring? Did my second brother deserve to be beaten to death by Qian Xunji?"

"I had no idea that Second Worship's martial soul was not the Clear Sky Hammer, but the Black Tortoise."

Second Worship's self-control was indeed formidable. "But no matter what, we cannot let the sect suffer such a great calamity."

The Third Enshrined Elder followed up, "Exactly. If Second Brother had not made proper arrangements, do you know how great the sect's losses would have been?"

"Then how do the two enshrined elders think Second Brother should have handled it?" Tang Yunhua raised a brow. "Should he have followed the enshrined elders' example and changed to a Black Tortoise martial soul, offering his other cheek after someone slapped him? The Clear Sky Sect never taught us Spirit Hall's doctrines. Sixth Enshrined Elder was just worried that Spirit Hall might have spies. Why not start investigating those around us? I'm worried too that the intelligence I sent back from outside may have fallen into Spirit Hall's hands."

The Sixth Enshrined Elder flew into a rage, his martial soul possessing him in an instant. "How dare you, Tang Yunhua!"

Tang Yunhua neither dodged nor yielded. She released her martial soul as well, and the aura of the Sky Shaking Hammer slammed fiercely against his. "I did not know that Titled Douluo could use seniority to suppress others." The red light of her hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring struck terror into the heart.

"Level ninety-five? When did you break through?" the Sixth Enshrined Elder asked.

"Fight more and spar more. Don't shut yourself away and build a cart behind closed doors. Naturally, you'll improve faster." Tang Yunhua would not rest until she had angered someone to death.

Second Worship sighed. "Yunhua, I understand what you siblings mean. But the sect did close itself off because of this matter. There must be some explanation, mustn't there? Where is the sect's dignity otherwise?"

Seeing that Tang Yunhua could stand against the Sixth Enshrined Elder without falling behind, the Titled Douluo and Spirit Douluo seated below also found their courage. A voice rang out from below, "Give me a break! The sect couldn't even stand up for its own disciples, so what dignity does it have left? It lost that dignity long ago!"

Those words were like a stone shattering the sky, yet they spoke directly to the hearts of the Clear Sky Sect's new generation.