Shared Heavens Begins with Douluo Continent

"Good morning."

"Changsheng, you're looking so sharp today. Going on a blind date?"

"Seventh Aunt, you're teasing me again..."

Because Uncle Nine was highly respected in Renjia Town, the townsfolk they met along the way warmly took the initiative to greet the master and disciple.

Led by Uncle Nine, the two soon arrived at the only Western restaurant in Renjia Town.

"Excuse me, do you two have a reservation?"

As soon as Dai Changsheng and Uncle Nine entered the restaurant, a waiter in a black suit came over to greet them.

"No."

Uncle Nine instinctively shook his head.

Seeing this, Dai Changsheng asked calmly, "Has Master Ren arrived? He invited my master here for tea."

"Oh! So you're Master Ren's guests. This way, please~"

After speaking, the waiter hurriedly led them upstairs and brought them to Ren Fa's table.

"Uncle Nine, you're finally here. Please, sit!"

The fat, round-faced Ren Fa immediately rose with a warm smile to greet Uncle Nine.

"Please! Changsheng, aren't you going to greet him?"

"Hello, Master Ren."

As Dai Changsheng greeted Ren Fa, he skillfully pulled out Uncle Nine's chair for him.

Only after Uncle Nine had taken his seat did Dai Changsheng pull out the chair beside him and sit down steadily.

Seeing this, Ren Fa smiled and nodded. "Uncle Nine, your disciple is not only handsome but also filial and sensible. You're truly blessed!"

"You flatter him, Master Ren."

Hearing Ren Fa praise his disciple like that made Uncle Nine happier than if he had drunk honey water. He smiled and asked, "By the way! I heard Miss Ren just returned from the provincial capital. Why didn't you invite her along?"

"My daughter? She just learned how to do makeup. The moment she got back, she vanished, saying she wanted to teach others how to apply makeup."

Halfway through his words, Ren Fa suddenly raised his pipe. "Speak of the devil—my daughter is here."

Following the direction of Ren Fa's finger, Dai Changsheng and Uncle Nine saw a lovely young girl in a pink-and-white Western dress. She was none other than the Ren family's daughter—Ren Tingting!

After walking up to Ren Fa, Ren Tingting called out in a sweet, soft voice, "Father~"

"Yes!"

Ren Fa answered with a smile, then pointed at Uncle Nine. "Quick, greet Uncle Nine."

"Hello, Uncle Nine~"

"Sit, sit."

Looking at the delicate and beautiful Ren Tingting, Uncle Nine smiled and nodded. "Master Ren, I never expected that after only a few years, Miss Ren would have grown so much. Girls really do change as they grow up!"

Since there were only four chairs around the table, Ren Tingting naturally sat in the chair beside Dai Changsheng and Ren Fa.

Smelling the perfume wafting from Ren Tingting, Dai Changsheng did not make the lecherous face Man Choi would have. Instead, he gave her a polite smile.

Faced with the initiative of such a handsome young man, Ren Tingting returned his smile politely.

After all, judging people by appearances was human nature. Handsome men and beautiful women were always more likely to receive preferential treatment!

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, the waiter in the black suit hurriedly brought Dai Changsheng and the others their menus.

"What would you like to drink?"

"I'll have Coffee."

Coffee?

Uncle Nine silently memorized the foreign word Ren Tingting had spoken, then slowly opened the menu in his hands.

When Uncle Nine saw that the menu was covered entirely in foreign words he did not recognize, his pupils shrank slightly. He hurriedly pretended to remain composed. "Then I'll have a Coffee as well."

Dai Changsheng's lips curled up slightly. "Then I'll have a coffee too."

"Then bring us four coffees!"

After calling to the waiter, Ren Fa turned to Uncle Nine beside him and asked, "Uncle Nine, have you chosen a date to rebury my late father?"

"Master Ren, I advise you to reconsider. For matters like this, it is better to leave things untouched than to disturb them!"

"Uncle Nine, there's no need to persuade me further. I've already thought it through."

Under Ren Tingting's somewhat speechless gaze, Ren Fa said with a superstitious look, "That feng shui master said back then that after twenty years, we had to exhume the coffin and rebury him. Only then would it benefit our family."

To be honest, Ren Tingting, who had studied in the provincial capital, did not believe in ghosts or gods at all.

If that feng shui master from back then had truly been capable, the Ren family's business would not have declined year after year.

"If that is the case, then we'll break ground and exhume the coffin three days from now."

"Fine! Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Nine. Just tell me anything you need me to prepare."

As soon as Ren Fa finished speaking, a waiter suddenly walked over and whispered, "Master Ren, Huang Baiwan has arrived."

"Uncle Nine, I need to go greet a friend over there. Please make yourselves at home."

Ren Fa first explained things to Uncle Nine, then said to the waiter beside him, "Bring them some egg tarts as well."

Not long after Ren Fa left, the waiter brought over the coffee and egg tarts.

Since Dai Changsheng had not left Ren Tingting with a bad impression as in the original story, she had no intention of playing tricks on them and used the normal procedure for drinking coffee.

Watching Uncle Nine secretly glance at Ren Tingting while copying the way she drank coffee, adding milk and sugar to his own, Dai Changsheng could not help finding it amusing.

Before long, Ren Fa returned after greeting Huang Baiwan. He chatted with Uncle Nine about the details of relocating the grave for a while before leaving with the bored Ren Tingting.

After Dai Changsheng returned to the funeral home with Uncle Nine, Man Choi and Qiu Sheng eagerly crowded around him and asked what it had been like to drink foreign tea.

Facing their curious and envious gazes, Dai Changsheng shook his head in mock disgust and said that the coffee there was bitter and unpleasant, far inferior to the fine teas their master usually drank.

Although Uncle Nine did not say anything on the surface after hearing Dai Changsheng's words, he was delighted inside.

After all, Uncle Nine had drunk tea his entire life and truly could not get used to bitter coffee. Even with milk and sugar, it was no good—he might as well drink milk directly!

Man Choi and Qiu Sheng, who had been envious, instantly gave up their desire to try foreign tea after hearing Dai Changsheng say that and went back to their morning training in peace.

Dai Changsheng, meanwhile, returned to his room to draw talismans. Once his magical power was exhausted, he cultivated the Great Clarity Great Cave True Scripture to restore it, then continued drawing talismans.

As his magical power was repeatedly depleted and restored, Dai Changsheng's cultivation rose at an astonishing speed. In at most half a month, he should be able to break through to the late stage of Refining Essence into Qi.

Sleeping Dragon and Fledgling Phoenix

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was the day the Ren family would relocate the grave.

At Uncle Nine's urging, Dai Changsheng and the others packed up early in the morning and headed for the graveyard on the back mountain behind Renjia Town.

By the time Dai Changsheng and the others had finished their preparations, Ren Fa and Ren Tingting arrived in the open space before Old Master Ren's grave, carried in sedan chairs and surrounded by dozens of servants and maids.

Perhaps because she was visiting her grandfather's grave that day, Ren Tingting had deliberately changed into a simple sky-blue jacket and trousers, giving her the air of a refined young lady.

"Wow~ There's a beauty!"

The idling Man Choi instantly put on a lecherous expression when he saw Ren Tingting and could not help swallowing.

"Where's the beauty?"

Hearing Man Choi's words, Qiu Sheng's eyes lit up. He hurriedly leaned over beside him and began searching for the beauty.

Seeing those two worthless fools practically pop their eyes out, Uncle Nine's face darkened.

"Master, have some tea."

Just as Uncle Nine was about to lose his temper and start cursing, Dai Changsheng hurriedly handed him a kettle of herbal tea.

Seeing how sensible Dai Changsheng was, Uncle Nine's rising anger immediately subsided. He nodded with satisfaction. "Changsheng, you're the sensible one."

"Master, don't be angry. Leave those two to me."

After calming Uncle Nine down, Dai Changsheng quickly walked behind Man Choi and Qiu Sheng and gave each of them a flick on the forehead!

"Ow!"

Focused intently on looking at the beauty, Man Choi and Qiu Sheng felt a sharp pain erupt from the tops of their heads. They cried out together, clutching their heads and hunching over.

"Ow, my ass! Who told you to slack off here and stare at pretty girls?"

Dai Changsheng skillfully grabbed both of them by the ears and scolded, "That is the eldest daughter of the Ren family. She just returned from studying in the provincial capital, a genuine rich, fair, beautiful girl. You two toads shouldn't even think about eating..."

"Changsheng, what are you doing?"

A pleasant voice suddenly rang out, cutting Dai Changsheng off.

Ren Tingting, her hair braided into two plaits, had somehow walked over and was smiling at Dai Changsheng and the others.

"Miss Ren, we meet again."

Dai Changsheng quietly released Man Choi and Qiu Sheng's ears, then pointed at them and introduced, "These are my two junior brothers, Man Choi and Qiu Sheng."

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Seeing this, Man Choi and Qiu Sheng could not help giving him disdainful looks.

Their Senior Brother had just scolded them for dreaming of a toad eating swan meat, yet he turned around and started eating it himself. Shameless!

Naturally, Dai Changsheng knew what the two idiots were thinking when he saw their contemptuous stares. Somewhat speechless, he explained, "Let me introduce you. This is Miss Ren Tingting, the eldest daughter of the Ren residence. I met Miss Ren a few days ago when I went with Master to drink coffee at the Western restaurant."

"Hello. You can just call me Tingting."

Seeing that Dai Changsheng was deliberately acting as though they were not familiar, Ren Tingting did not get angry. Instead, she shifted her target for a shield to Man Choi and Qiu Sheng and extended her hand toward them.

"Hello, hello."

Man Choi and Qiu Sheng had never seen a young lady as beautiful as Ren Tingting, especially one with such a good temperament. They were instantly dazzled, unconsciously stretching out both hands to shake hers.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you trying to do? Trying to take advantage of her?"

Before Man Choi and Qiu Sheng could touch Ren Tingting's delicate hand, Captain Ah Wei, wearing round gold-rimmed glasses, jumped out and forcefully pushed their hands away.

"Damn! Where did you pop out from?"

Man Choi and Qiu Sheng had been so focused on Ren Tingting that they had not noticed Captain Ah Wei following beside her at all.

In truth, Ren Tingting had deliberately come over to greet Dai Changsheng because she had grown tired of being pestered by this annoying cousin and wanted to find herself a shield.

However, Ren Tingting's little scheme could not escape Dai Changsheng's eyes. He had no interest in being taken advantage of.

"I'm warning you two: you'd better not get any ideas about my cousin, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Not only was Ren Tingting sweet and lovely, but she was also Ren Fa's only daughter.

If Ah Wei could marry Ren Tingting, he could save himself decades of struggle. He had long regarded Ren Tingting as his personal possession and naturally would not allow anyone else to approach her.

"So it's Cousin~"

Learning that Ah Wei was merely Ren Tingting's cousin and not her actual brother, Man Choi and Qiu Sheng could not be bothered with him. They immediately began eagerly fawning over Ren Tingting.

Seeing this, Ah Wei could no longer spare any attention to pestering Ren Tingting. All he wanted was to drive these two annoying flies away first.

Meanwhile, after offering incense to Old Master Ren, Ren Fa walked over to Uncle Nine and pointed at Old Master Ren's grave. "Uncle Nine, the feng shui master said back then that this land was very hard to find. It's an excellent burial site!"

"Indeed!"

Uncle Nine nodded slightly. "This site is called the Dragonfly Touching Water Cave. It is three zhang and four chi long, but only four chi can be used. It is three zhang and three chi wide, but only three chi can be used. Therefore, the coffin cannot be buried flat. It must be a Vertical Burial!"

"Amazing, Uncle Nine."

Qiu Sheng, who happened to overhear their conversation, could not help asking curiously, "Vertical Burial? Master, what is a Vertical Burial?"

Before Uncle Nine could answer, Man Choi, wanting to show off before Ren Tingting, rushed to say, "I know! A Vertical Burial must mean a French-style funeral."

"Smack!"

Dai Changsheng's eye twitched slightly. He directly smacked Man Choi on the head and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense! A Vertical Burial means being buried upright."

"Father, is what he said true?"

Since Ren Tingting had only just turned eighteen and had not even been born when her grandfather died, she did not know how he had been buried.

"It's true."