Rich Second-Gen, Day Thirty-Nine

Ming Sui rested her chin on her hand as she watched Tang San, who was wrapped in a huge Blue Silver Emperor cocoon. The Blue Silver Emperor was crystalline and translucent, threaded with specks of gold and dark red patterns. For some reason, she really wanted to touch it, but she was afraid of affecting Tang San's recovery, so she kept telling herself to hold back.

She could hold back, but Nian Nian absolutely could not. Her little paw smacked right onto it, startling Ming Sui into quickly scooping her up and carrying her away from Tang San. "Baby, you can't touch that. Third Brother is still recovering. Once he's better, you can have him braid your little pigtails."

Miss Nian Nian was persuaded and obediently stayed in Ming Sui's arms. One girl and one cat stared at Tang San.

After staring for a while, Ming Sui realized that nothing seemed to have happened when the Blue Silver Emperor was touched. She began to reason, "Nian Nian, look, you just touched the Blue Silver Emperor once, but big sister hasn't touched it yet. Isn't that a little unfair? For fairness' sake, shouldn't big sister make up for it too?"

"Meow?" Nian Nian looked bewildered.

"Good Nian Nian, I knew you'd agree." Ming Sui planted a kiss on Nian Nian, then eagerly stretched out her little hand and touched the Blue Silver Emperor.

It was icy cool and silky smooth. The Blue Silver Emperor really did feel wonderful. Guided by the thought that as long as she did not lift her hand, it only counted as touching it once, Ming Sui's little hand slid back and forth over the Blue Silver Emperor until she had gotten her fill.

Then she took out a strip of jerky from her Storage Spirit Tool and stuffed it into Nian Nian's mouth.

Nian Nian, who had originally been about to protest that her big sister had touched it for much longer, instantly fell silent.

Although, Tang San was actually awake right now. Not only was he awake, he could feel everything.

His software—his spiritual power—had become incredibly powerful under the effects of his Second Awakening. But his hardware—his body—was truly hard to describe.

As a result, he could see and sense things, but he could not wake up, speak, or move.

Especially after his uncle-in-law, Sui Sui, and Nian Nian treated him in succession, stimulating the vitality already within his body and activating its self-healing mode. His senses had become even sharper, because the huge Blue Silver Emperor cocoon around him was part of himself.

The awakening had been painful, while the self-healing process was numbingly itchy. Tang San stared speechlessly at the sky. Couldn't there be at least one comfortable part of this process?

Asura God: No.

Fine. Suffering was still suffering. Left with no choice, Tang San began examining the bloodline inheritance that had automatically unlocked after his awakening. It definitely was not because Sui Sui was staring at him without blinking, making him feel embarrassed.

Still, he had indeed discovered plenty of good things within it. For example, the one he was currently reading: the Compendium of Spirit Beasts.

With this, his common knowledge lessons about Spirit Beasts were saved! He, Tang San, could finally compete with Xiao Wu, Sui Sui, and Ning Rongrong for the top three in common knowledge class. He had to start studying right away!

Tang San, who was enduring the itch as he memorized, was interrupted by Nian Nian's little paw. Then he saw Sui Sui promise Nian Nian that she would braid her pigtails so she would not disturb him. Fine, there was no way he could keep studying now.

Just as his mind wandered, a different sensation pulled him back.

It was Sui Sui's hand. She was touching his Blue Silver Emperor. Wasn't that the same as touching him?

And she kept touching it, rubbing and sliding her hand over it, as if she were testing how it felt.

Tang San felt like he was about to explode in his Sea of Consciousness!

He remembered his previous life. When his senior brothers drank and made merry together, they had once talked about a girl from a village at the foot of the mountain. She had fallen into the water and been saved by a young man. Since they had shared physical intimacy, they became husband and wife. They were deeply devoted to one another and grew old together.

And now, Sui Sui was touching the Blue Silver Emperor. The Blue Silver Emperor was not wearing clothes. The Blue Silver Emperor was part of him. Sui Sui was touching his unclothed self. Sui Sui and he had shared physical intimacy. Therefore, they ought to become husband and wife.

Tang San felt both shy and sweet. Especially when Ming Sui would not stop touching him, a subtle pride rose in his heart. At the same time, a voice quietly whispered, Let her touch you a little longer. The more solid this physical intimacy becomes, the harder it will be for the two of you to part.

He shook his head, tossing the thought away. Uh, tossing it into the bottom of his heart.

He truly could not memorize anything anymore. Tang San began calculating what he would need for marriage.

He had caught bits and pieces when his senior brothers gossiped in his previous life. A man had to establish a career before starting a family. He could not let Sui Sui live worse after marrying him than she had before. Besides, Sui Sui was an only daughter, and he would need to care for his aunt and uncle-in-law as well. That meant he needed assets.

Right now, he had no assets.

Tang San pursed his lips. Once they returned to Calais City, he would find his uncle-in-law and begin making Hidden Weapons to earn money!

Though earning his father-in-law's money seemed a little wrong somehow.

Tang San reconsidered. His aunt and uncle-in-law were formidable people to begin with; that was an objective fact. Was he supposed to give up building a family fortune just because of that ridiculous sense that something felt off? Besides, working under his uncle-in-law's watch meant his uncle-in-law would know his situation better than anyone. Better to work with someone familiar than a stranger, and it could raise his aunt and uncle-in-law's opinion of him too. The plan was flawless!

Alright, that was the first step: make money.

Then came acquiring assets. Calais City had all kinds of businesses. If he bought businesses that already existed everywhere, there would not be much novelty to it. What else could he acquire?

Tang San began thinking hard.

Shops, houses, and factories would not do. His aunt and uncle-in-law already had farms. A Spirit Fighting Arena? An auction house? That was too big a step and not practical enough. A mine would be better. His bloodline inheritance seemed to mention where some mines were. He could look for them later.

Mm, no, he still had to buy houses. If Sui Sui got tired of living somewhere, she could move to another place. Or if they traveled across the continent, they would have somewhere to stay. He should buy houses in several cities.

His senior brothers seemed to have said that after marriage, there was always so much to worry about. Everything had to be managed. Food, clothing, housing, and transportation were merely small matters. What mattered was taking care of the entire family. From what they ate and wore to looking after both sets of parents, he would have to worry about all of it.

As for their family, their parents were either Titled Douluo or Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. He only needed to show filial devotion, so his main responsibility would be taking care of Sui Sui.

He needed to stock up on more of what Sui Sui liked to eat and save more clothes in the colors and styles she liked. Girls might also like jewelry, and he could make some himself. Just imagining his handiwork appearing on Ming Sui made him think, Make it, make it, make it! And Sui Sui liked browsing little shops and playing with those strange little trinkets, so he would have to keep an eye out for those in the future.

Also, he needed to learn some cooking skills from Oscar. He could not possibly go out alone with Sui Sui in the future and let them go hungry, could he?

That was all he could think of for now. Tang San frowned, feeling that it was still not detailed enough. Mainly, there was no one around to discuss it with. Thinking of his advisers, Tang San could not help sighing.

They had not been apart for long, but he had already begun missing his companions. Especially Dai Laoda and Zhuqing, who had gone far away. He wondered how they were doing.

After missing them for a while, Tang San came back to himself. He had been thinking for so long that he had not even noticed his body was nearly healed.

For the first time, he felt the strength of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. It was practically inexhaustible.

Ming Sui, sitting beside Tang San, sensed it too. Tang San's blood and vitality were becoming stronger and stronger. He was about to recover.

Her Third Brother truly was no ordinary person. Ming Sui's thoughts wandered. She remembered that one of her college roommates loved reading cultivation novels. The male leads in those stories had the same setup as her Third Brother: powerful parents with deep-seated blood feuds, humble origins but astonishing talent, then they met great teachers and friends and soared to success. But male leads usually had a cousin too, and she was usually cannon fodder.

Oh no. Am I cannon fodder?

Even Ming Sui's hand, which had been petting Nian Nian, paused.

Before she could continue thinking, changes occurred on Tang San's side.

The Blue Silver Emperor wrapping around him receded, and Tang San, who had been lying down, opened his eyes. Combined with his current beauty—

"Sleeping Beauty." Ming Sui tightened her hold on Nian Nian and murmured.

Tang San had just woken up when he heard Ming Sui muttering something. He turned to look at her, his lowered hair falling over his shoulders as he revealed a puzzled expression.

"Third Brother, your eyes are red." Like the finest amber wine, they were a little intoxicating.

Ming Sui shook her head, took out a mirror from her Storage Spirit Tool, and held it between herself and Tang San. "Third Brother, no, your face has changed too much. I need time to get used to it. Look at yourself first." Then she quickly sent a message to her parents.

Tang San understood. She was embarrassed. He really did examine his current appearance. Everyone had said before that he looked neither like his father nor his mother. Was it because he had not awakened yet?

But the awkwardness did not last long, because Tang San released his Martial Soul. Thanks to the special training at the bottom of the lake last time and this Second Awakening, he was already level twenty-five. Looking at the crystalline Blue Silver Grass, Tang San felt that he had not suffered for nothing.

"You're already level twenty-five?" Ming Sui was so jealous. Did her family really have no inheritance at all?

Tang San smiled and ruffled Ming Sui's hair. "You're even younger than me. What are you in such a hurry for?" That feeling had been far too unpleasant. Sui Sui was better off never enduring it.

"Alright, I haven't done my morning training today. Want to move around with me?" Tang San invited.

After Ming Zhen and Tang Yunhua received Ming Sui's message, they finally relaxed. They exchanged smiles. At last, they had taken another step forward.

Ming Zhen smugly pulled out a jug of wine from his Soul Tool, poured Tang Yunhua a cup, then poured one for himself. The two clinked cups. "When we return, we'll have Xiao San visit Ah Yin. The Blue Silver Emperor whose bloodline has awakened should be able to stimulate Ah Yin into waking up a little."

Tang Yunhua took a small sip of wine and nodded. "Then we can focus on giving Spirit Hall a good fleecing."

Ming Zhen shot her a reproachful look. "How can you call that fleecing? It's clearly technical support, alright?"

Tang Yunhua rolled her eyes. As if they had not fleeced them plenty already.

"This year, we should take the children to watch the Elite Competition too. It'll broaden their horizons," Ming Zhen continued.

Tang Yunhua remembered something. "Should we find a few suitable spirit bones for Sui Sui?"

Ming Zhen considered it. "Prepare them first? I feel Sui Sui is still a little too young. It could easily cause trouble. How about we wait a little longer?"

They were afraid that someone might kill and rob Ming Sui for the spirit bones on her body.

Tang Yunhua sighed. "Did you see the spirit bones on Xiao San? He has two of them. What are we going to do with that child?"

"I think Xiao San is destined for great things. He can endure what ordinary people cannot, he's a good child, and he understands business too. Nurture him properly, and he'll be extraordinary in the future." As Ming Zhen spoke, he thought of his foolish daughter, whose head held nothing but cultivation and medicine. "I think it may be difficult to count on our daughter to take over."

Tang Yunhua thought of the same issue and drained her cup. "Forget it, forget it. There'll be a way when we get there. I feel like I can keep working for many more years."