Vacation

Zhao Zilong didn't rush to answer Meng Yiran. Instead, he looked at the others and asked, "What about you? What are your plans for the vacation?"

Ma Hongjun spread his hands as he listened. "What else can I do? I can only stay at school!"

"Wherever Zhuqing goes, I'll go," Dai Mubai said, looking at Zhu Zhuqing with a somewhat ingratiating expression. "Zhuqing, where do you want to go during the vacation? I'll take you."

Zhu Zhuqing gave a soft snort. "You don't need to worry about me. If you want to go to that sort of place, then go. Don't hold yourself back."

"Zhuqing, I don't go there anymore, okay? Since you came, when have I ever gone?" Dai Mubai immediately explained. "I made a few mistakes in the past, but that's all behind us now, isn't it? We should look ahead."

"That's only because training left you with no time," Zhu Zhuqing said, clearly unconvinced.

Oscar glanced at Ning Rongrong. Although he really wanted to go home with her, he knew she didn't like him at all. He said quietly, "I want to keep practicing with Hidden Weapons."

"Don't worry, Xiao Ao. I'll make some Hidden Weapons during this time." Tang San patted Oscar's shoulder, then said to everyone, "I'll make a few extra, so everyone can have one."

Zhao Zilong immediately showed some interest. "Oh, you mean the Godly Zhuge Crossbow from before?"

"Mm." Tang San nodded lightly and looked at everyone. "I saw that Xiao Ao, Rongrong, and Yiran have all been practicing with Hidden Weapons, so I'm planning to make some."

"The Godly Zhuge Crossbow? What's that?" Meng Yiran asked, puzzled.

Zhao Zilong smiled faintly. "It's a mechanical Hidden Weapon. Its power is comparable to the Third or even Fourth Soul Skill of a Power Attack System Soul Master. If used well, one shot can take down a Soul Ancestor-level expert."

"What?" Everyone was startled by those words and stared at Tang San in disbelief.

Tang San, too, stared at Zhao Zilong in disbelief. He had only used the Godly Zhuge Crossbow once, when hunting the Man Faced Demon Spider, and afterward he had returned it to him. Yet Zhao Zilong had understood it so well after seeing it just that one time.

"Zi Long, could you also make the Godly Zhuge Crossbow?" Tang San asked thoughtfully.

"I can't." Zhao Zilong spread his hands and looked at Tang San with some exasperation. "Didn't I tell you before? If you gave me the blueprints, maybe I could make one."

Tang San smiled. There was no way he could give him the blueprints. "Sorry, but I can't. This is a secret technique that isn't passed on to outsiders."

Zhao Zilong looked at Ning Rongrong. "Rongrong, you can buy some Godly Zhuge Crossbows to take back with you. They're extremely useful for auxiliary-system Soul Masters."

Tang San had already been planning to sell some to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After all, he was broke too. If he wanted to make high-grade Hidden Weapons like the Peacock Plume, Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, and Rain of Pear Blossoms Needle in the future, he couldn't do it without money.

So, as soon as Zhao Zilong said this, Tang San took out a Godly Zhuge Crossbow and said, "Rongrong, this is the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. You can have this one. It's easy to use-just pull this trigger, and it fires a bolt. It can pierce gold and shatter stone from within fifty meters."

"Thank you, Third Brother." Ning Rongrong took the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and thanked him.

"Well, we're off too. See you in a month." As she spoke, Meng Yiran grabbed Zhao Zilong's arm and called goodbye to everyone.

Zhao Zilong had no choice but to let Meng Yiran lead him away, half resisting and half going along with it.

After two days of travel, they arrived in Krilan City.

It was a city not too far from Suotuo City, and about the same size. But it was far more famous than Suotuo City, because the renowned Peerless Dragon-Snake Couple lived there. Even the city lord treated them with great respect.

When they arrived at Dragon-Snake Manor, a servant hurried over to greet them. "Miss."

"Are Grandpa and Grandma here?" Meng Yiran asked cheerfully as she returned home.

The servant replied at once, "They're in the main hall. The old master has missed you terribly during the half year you were away, Miss."

After hearing this, Meng Yiran pulled Zhao Zilong toward the main hall. Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma were sitting there, sipping tea and chatting at their leisure. Meng Yiran immediately ran over. "Grandpa, Grandma, I'm back!"

"Yiran..." Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma both rose from their chairs, doting on Meng Yiran as she threw herself into their arms.

"Zi Long came too!" Meng Shu smiled when he saw Zhao Zilong behind her. It seemed that Yiran and Zi Long had already become quite close!

Zhao Zilong immediately cupped his hands and bowed. "Greetings, seniors."

Dragon Duke Meng Shu stroked his beard and smiled. "Zi Long, you're too polite. And you don't need to call us 'seniors'-that sounds so distant. You can call us Grandpa and Grandma, just like Yiran does!"

"I... don't think that would be appropriate." Zhao Zilong felt a little awkward at those words. He did like Meng Yiran, and she was obedient and sensible, though sometimes she could be a little overbearing. More often, however, she was considerate.

However, as a transmigrator with a system specifically designed to strip protagonists of their systems, Zhao Zilong naturally wasn't satisfied with having only Meng Yiran as a woman.

When Meng Yiran heard Meng Shu's words, her face flushed. "Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about? Zi Long and I aren't at that stage yet!"

"Isn't that just a matter of time?" Meng Shu stroked his beard and smiled. "Why don't you two make things official soon, so your Grandma and I can hold a great-grandchild?"

Meng Yiran's face turned even redder with anger. "Grandpa, we're still so young! If you keep talking nonsense, I won't speak to you anymore."

Snake Grandma chimed in too. "Old man, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We old folks shouldn't meddle in these things."

"Hahahaha, all right, I'll stop." Meng Shu laughed. "By the way, Yiran, Zi Long, what are your Soul Power levels now?"

Meng Yiran answered excitedly, "I'm level 32, and Zi Long is level 33."

Hearing this, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang exchanged a glance and stared at Zhao Zilong in even greater astonishment. As expected, there was no pain without comparison! Half a year ago, Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran had been about the same level, but after half a year, he was already one level ahead. The farther they went, the wider that gap would grow.

Thinking of this, Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma wanted all the more to keep their precious future grandson-in-law close. Otherwise, who knew if some other faction might lure him away in the future?

"Hahahaha, Zi Long and Yiran rarely get to visit. We actually sneaked off to the school to see you both several times before. That training was truly grueling! Although Flender said the food was pretty good, I still felt it fell short." Meng Shu looked worried. "Dear, hurry and have someone prepare a feast. We'll give Zi Long and Yiran a proper meal to build them up."