The Fortieth Day of Being a Rich Second-Gen

The parents' worries were none of the children's concern. After spending some time with Tang San, they prepared to explore the Clear Sky Sect. Mainly because Ming Sui still had not found whatever would trigger the mark left by the Goddess of Life.

Before setting out, however, Ming Sui dragged Tang San to find her uncle and report their plans. Tang Xiao readily agreed, having no idea what life-threatening thing these two little ancestors were about to uncover.

The Goddess of Life was behaving herself in Ming Sui's Sea of Consciousness today. She could vaguely sense the distance to that thing, so with her leading the way, they naturally headed straight for their destination.

Tang San followed Ming Sui, secretly amused. Sui Sui claimed they were going exploring, yet she was making a beeline for a specific place. Was she not even going to pretend in front of him? A sweetness welled up in his heart at the thought. Fine. He would cover for her.

Tang San followed Ming Sui over a mountain and arrived at a mountain hollow.

"Alright, it's here. Search around on your side. I can only sense it this far; I can't narrow it down any more," the Goddess of Life said in Ming Sui's Sea of Consciousness.

Ming Sui pulled a bitter face. The hollow was flat and open, with nowhere to hide anything. If there was something here, it had to be buried underground. How were they supposed to find it?

Seeing Ming Sui's dilemma, Tang San asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Ming Sui said sheepishly, "Third Brother, if you were hiding something here, where would you put it?"

There was something here? Tang San did not doubt Ming Sui's judgment. Looking at the Blue Silver Grass covering the hollow, he began to use his Spiritual Power to sense them.

Very quickly, chattering voices filled his Sea of Consciousness.

"It's the Emperor! Mama, I've seen the Emperor!"

"I'm grass that has seen the Emperor too!"

"Hehe, I'm going to drink a few more sips of dew today."

"Emperor, look at me, look at me, look at me!"

Only after the excitement died down did some grass answer his question.

"A place with energy fluctuations? Let me think."

"I know, I know, I know—gurgle gurgle..." Well then, this one had choked on its own saliva.

"What is energy? Can you eat it?"

"Bop bop bop bop bop."

"The fluctuations around me are pretty big, because I'm the tallest."

"That tree over there is really strange. The fluctuations there are strong, and the grass near that tree all grows better."

At last, Tang San found a reliable answer amid the sea of voices. He sent a little spiritual energy back to the Blue Silver Grass here, receiving even louder cheers in return.

Once he confirmed there was no more useful information, he thought, Mm, better block them out again.

The place indicated by the Blue Silver Grass was the only tree in the hollow. Tang San pointed at it and said to Ming Sui, "The Blue Silver Grass says the grass near that tree grows better. Take a look and see if that's it."

Ming Sui's eyes lit up. "Third Brother, you can communicate precisely with Blue Silver Grass now? That's amazing!" Then she went to carefully inspect the area around the tree.

They knew that thing could trigger the mark placed by the Goddess of Life, so it probably contained energy. Third Brother's method was likely correct. Whether there was fish or not, Ming Sui had decided to cast the net first.

She looked at Tang San. "Third Brother, shall we go take a look?"

"This tree looks like an ordinary tree. There's no Soul Power in it." Tang San judged it carefully before stating his conclusion.

Ming Sui measured it with her eyes. "Then I'll move it." There was another spot on the other side of the hollow that would suit this tree just fine.

Tang San nodded after looking at the spot Ming Sui had chosen. He took a shovel from Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, and Ming Sui came over to help. With a few quick digs, they soon made a pit.

Then Tang San summoned the Blue Silver Emperor and had it grow thick vines around the tree. He pulled it out with ease, pressed it into the new pit, and that was that.

Ming Sui sighed over how useful a Spirit's Second Awakening was while using the shovel to pack the excavated soil around the tree. Finally, she did not forget to send the tree some Life Aura, letting it grow well.

With the preparations complete, they could search without restraint. Ming Sui looked at the pit left behind by the moved tree. "Whoa, the tree didn't look that big, but its roots went pretty deep."

There were many rocks here. Normally, tree roots would spread outward, but this tree's roots had forcibly avoided the crisscrossing rocks below and grown desperately downward.

"That also suggests there might be something good below, which is why it kept growing downward so desperately." Tang San looked at Ming Sui. She seemed not to know what they were searching for.

Ming Sui agreed with that reasoning. She switched to a hammer, planning to smash the rocks and see what lay beneath.

How could Tang San let Ming Sui do physical labor? He put away the Blue Silver Grass and summoned the Clear Sky Hammer instead. The small hammer lightly struck the rocks, shattering them on impact.

As the rocks cracked apart layer by layer, Tang San and Ming Sui could even sense a trace of radiant aura.

Just as Tang San intended to continue hammering, Ming Sui pressed down on his hand.

"Third Brother, I think something's off. We should tell the elders," Ming Sui said, swallowing hard. If she was not mistaken, there was only one place on the continent with such Sacred Aura beneath them. "I'm afraid the two of us can't control this."

Ming Sui was not a timid person. Tang San knew she probably understood something else, so he did not object and began calling for help.

The Goddess of Life in Ming Sui's Sea of Consciousness sounded as if she already knew what it was. She smiled. "Quite cautious, aren't you? If it's that thing, then calling the elders over is indeed the right move."

With her confirmation, Ming Sui relaxed and began wondering what exactly it was. She asked aloud.

"This is an item belonging to that deity who came from your continent. It can be used for positioning and teleportation. If you two little brats pulled it out yourselves, the person who put it here would probably notice. Someone has to isolate this thing first before it can be done," the Goddess of Life explained lazily.

"It was probably used after she became a god, and it carries divine power, which is why my mark was triggered. You're fine now, so I'll be leaving. Don't slack off in your cultivation." The Goddess of Life did not linger and left directly.

She was leaving just like that? Ming Sui felt a little reluctant.

But the feeling did not last long, because the parents arrived.

Tang Xiao felt deeply moved. As expected of his little sister's child. This talent for causing trouble was exactly like his sister's. The only difference was that his niece was more obedient and told him before causing trouble. The only blame lay with himself for not taking it seriously; he practically wanted to smack himself.

The moment Ming Zhen arrived, he sensed the familiar Sacred Aura. He hurriedly looked into the large pit, only to see thick layers of rock. The Sacred Aura was this dense even through the rock? What had his precious daughter found this time?

Whatever it was, something carrying an angelic aura near the Clear Sky Sect could not be good. Tang Xiao's expression darkened. After they had admitted defeat and sealed the sect, virtually no forces knew their whereabouts. Had someone leaked their location? Or had Spirit Hall known of this escape route from the very beginning?

Tang Xiao broke out in a cold sweat. They had found one Spirit Hall item here. What about elsewhere?

After living in seclusion for so many years, was the Clear Sky Sect biding its time, or were they merely meat waiting on someone else's lips to be fattened?

Ming Zhen did not dare remove the item rashly either. Before figuring out what it was and what it did, he would not act impulsively. Ming Sui knew, but she could not say anything. Still, seeing that her father would not rush in recklessly, she was temporarily relieved.

Now everyone was waiting for Tang Yunhua. She had gone to find the Second Worship. Although the Tang Siblings and the Second Worship disagreed, believing him to be old and overly fearful, the Second Worship's devotion to the Clear Sky Sect was beyond question. He was also highly knowledgeable. Moreover, since the Second Worship had already yielded to the Tang Siblings, the tension between them was no longer so sharp.

Ming Zhen took the chance to interrogate the two children. "What were you thinking? Why did you come here to play?"

Danger! Alarms went off in Ming Sui's mind. She had not mentioned the Goddess of Life's involvement in this matter—not because she did not want to, but because the Goddess of Life would not allow it. How was she supposed to explain this away?

The Goddess of Life: The fewer people who know about sneaking out from work, the better.

Seeing Ming Sui looking so scared, Tang San spoke up. "Sui Sui and I were playing around. We came to this mountain hollow and noticed that the plants here were growing better than on the other side, even though that side gets more sunlight. So we wanted to investigate."

Well done, Third Brother! Ming Sui let out the breath she had been holding and instantly grew bolder.

What could Ming Zhen fail to understand? It had definitely been Sui Sui, that little rascal, dragging Tang San into mischief. Still, they had stumbled upon something important by chance. More importantly, they had informed the elders in time and had not caused a disaster. If the children did not want to say more, then so be it.

It was just a little sad. His sweet, obedient daughter now had secrets from him too. He felt somewhat melancholy.

Tang Xiao did not share that melancholy. All he wanted now was a fight. Those Spirit Hall bastards were always playing dirty tricks. He really wanted to use the Clear Sky Avatar to smash Spirit Hall to pieces.

The Second Worship arrived, accompanied by the Fourth Enshrined Elder. Both were the scholarly type and quite knowledgeable.

Tang Xiao and Ming Zhen went forward to greet the two elders. After Ming Zhen finished the introductions, he pulled the two children out from behind him. "Second Worship, Fourth Enshrined Elder, this is Xiao San, and this is my daughter Sui Sui. Xiao San and my daughter were the ones who discovered this item. After sensing that something was wrong, they called us elders over."

Tang San and Ming Sui bowed to the two elders. Seeing the small children acting so solemnly and properly, the Second Worship was briefly dazed.

"This child really does look alike." He did not say who Tang San resembled, but everyone knew. The Fourth Enshrined Elder smiled and nodded as well.

Tang Yunhua grumbled inwardly, If you'd seen him yesterday, you definitely wouldn't say that.

The Second Worship looked more stern, while the Fourth Enshrined Elder appeared gentler, but both treated the children well. Tang San and Ming Sui received another two meeting gifts.

Tang Xiao led the elders to the edge of the pit. "It's beneath the rock. We were worried that taking it out without preparation would alert the enemy, so we asked you to come out of seclusion."

"What dense Sacred Aura." The Fourth Enshrined Elder was also astonished. "Spirit Hall must be plotting something major." As he spoke, he pressed his joined index and middle fingers lightly against his forehead. An eye immediately appeared there.

Erlang Shen! The Heavenly Eye! Ming Sui screamed inwardly.

Ming Zhen explained beside the children, "This is the Fourth Enshrined Elder's External Soul Bone, the Heavenly Eye. It was obtained from a ten-thousand-year Blue Peacock. The Heavenly Eye can see through barriers."

Tang San and Ming Sui nodded calmly.

Meanwhile, the Fourth Enshrined Elder had already identified the object. He withdrew his divine ability, his expression turning somewhat grim.

"Second Brother, do you remember when we were children, Spirit Hall once displayed one of their divine artifacts to the various sects?"

"You mean when they tried to intimidate the major sects, and our great-grandfather wrecked the event?" The Second Worship's memory was still excellent.

"Exactly. This item appeared back then. I think it was called the Space Shuttle."