Winning them over

"Miss Meng Yiran, I have important matters to discuss with Senior Gai Shi Long She. I wonder if you have a secluded place where I can avoid the eyes and ears of various forces and enter your family."

When Tang San asked her, Meng Yiran gave a negative answer.

Even if such a passage truly exists, she won't reveal it until she's certain of Tang San's purpose.

Furthermore, her swaggering departure from the family was intended to attract the attention of various factions, thereby providing cover for a group of family members to secretly go out on business.

Tang San continued, "Miss Meng Yiran, starting tonight, leave a 'gate' open for me on the east side of your family's wall. If circumstances permit, I will enter your family's compound through the wall within the next five days."

"If this time limit is exceeded, it means we've encountered trouble. We'll meet again in the market in five days."

"My information is absolutely crucial; it might solve the problems facing the Dragon Serpent Family. I hope you will take it seriously."

Although Meng Yiran did not see Tang San, she had no doubt that his voice was genuine.

Regardless, she should give it a try if it can change the family's current situation.

"These weapons of yours are really reasonably priced. How much is it in total? I'll take them all."

Tang San hadn't originally intended to sell these Hidden Weapons, but to make the charade seem real, he quoted a low price and practically gave them to Meng Yiran as a gift.

Unfortunately, everything he did had already been seen by the bishop of the Barak City Spirit Hall.

Among the Hidden Weapons Tang San took out were the Silent Sleeve Arrow and the Sand Hidden Arrow. With the Spirit Hall's intelligence capabilities, they naturally knew that these two Hidden Weapons had only appeared on a large scale in the Star Luo Empire's army, and that they were made by the Tang Sect.

It appeared on the streets of Suotuo City at this moment, still an unknown little stall; even a fool could see something was wrong.

Originally, the Spirit Hall bishop was somewhat skeptical of what the City Guard said, thinking they were mistaken. Now, however, it's difficult for him not to be certain of Tang San's identity.

Tang San's arrival here and his contact with Meng Yiran strongly suggest he's after the Gai Shi Long She Clan.

After arranging for someone to expedite the delivery of the secret letter back to the Papal Hall, the bishop continued to personally monitor Tang San's movements.

In order not to alert the enemy and to find out Tang San's true purpose, some of the spies guarding the area near the Dragon Serpent Family were removed under his arrangement.

That night, Tang San seized the opportunity and scaled the wall of the Dragon Serpent Family's compound.

Hearing the commotion, Meng Yiran personally came forward and took Tang San to the family's Main Hall.

The Dragon Duke Serpent Dowager had been waiting there for a long time.

Meng Yiran admitted that Tang San, after his Martial Soul Second Awakening, was only slightly less handsome than Wu Qi, and was her type.

Whether the two sides will have the opportunity to communicate separately in the future depends on the outcome of tonight's discussions.

After bringing the person there, Meng Yiran left on her own.

Upon seeing Tang San now, Meng Shu was astonished. "Tang San, I never expected that after so many years, I could no longer sense your cultivation level. May I ask what your strength is now, and what brings you to my Dragon Serpent Family?"

Tang San smiled calmly, opened his arms, and first revealed his Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer Soul Ring to verify his identity. Then, eight Soul Ring of yellow, purple, black and black appeared on his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

The eighth Soul Ring shone with Blood Red light, clearly indicating it was close to the 100,000-year level.

In the Original Space-Time, Tang San's ability to absorb a 100,000-year-old God-given Spirit Ring at his Seventh Soul Ring position was inseparable from Xiao Wu's Sacrifice and the body-refining effects of the ice and fire immortal Immortal Herb.

He doesn't have any of these Fortuitous Opportunity now. Although his Seventh Soul Ring was also absorbed beyond the age limit, it was only at the Forty-Thousand-Year level. His Eighth Spirit Ring was obtained by improving his physical strength during the Sea God Trial - Tidal Body Tempering, which allowed him to barely absorb a Soul Ring from a Ninety Thousand Years Evil Spirit Orca pod.

Furthermore, because he no longer God of Slaughter's Domain, and because of the poison within the Icefire Yin Yang Well, he did not kill the 100,000-year-old Evil Orca King; he merely repelled it, helping the Demon Soul Great White Shark Swarm to reclaim their territory.

A slow start leads to a slow finish, a scenario perfectly exemplified in his actions. Unfortunately, Tang San himself was completely oblivious.

"It's Soul Douluo!" The Dragon Duke Serpent Dowager were utterly astonished.

Soul Ring might be faked, but Soul Power aura cannot be faked. Meng Shu was Soul Douluo, so he could naturally determine Tang San's strength.

It has only been nine years since the end of the Spirit Master Competition, and Tang San has already broken through to the Soul Douluo.

It should be noted that after breaking through level 50 in Soul Power, the rate of improvement should only slow down. However, Tang San was not affected at all; on the contrary, his improvement was faster and faster.

With such terrifying Talent, Tang San might be able to advance to the Titled Douluo within ten years, no, even five years.

Knowing Tang San's strength, Meng Shu already had a plan in mind for the upcoming negotiations.

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Tang San withdrew his Martial Soul and respectfully cupped his hands, saying, "Seniors Dragon Duke Serpent Dowager, to be honest, I have come here to win over your esteemed family."

"During the day, I learned about your family's predicament from Meng Yiran. If you can leave the Balak Kingdom and join my Tang Sect, I can guarantee that no one will dare to monitor your family's movements again."

From the moment Tang San revealed his strength, Meng Shu guessed his origins.

However, before answering the question, he chuckled and asked, half-jokingly, "I'll get back to you about that later."

"Tang San, what do you think of Yi Ran? So many years have passed, and you've grown from a naive young man into such a handsome young man. Yi Ran has also grown from a little girl into a beautiful young woman."

"How about I play matchmaker for you two?"

Meng Yiran is the most important asset in the Dragon Serpent Family's portfolio. Meng Yiran cannot easily marry before finding a suitable marriage partner. Furthermore, she is not allowed to have her own ideas and must serve the family in everything she does.

Tang San only had Xiao Wu in his heart and felt nothing for Meng Yiran, but he also knew that if he wanted to win over the Dragon Serpent Family, he couldn't avoid this topic.

After thinking it over, Tang San decided to use the experience he had learned from Tailong.

"Seniors Dragon Duke Serpent Dowager, Meng Yiran and I didn't have much contact during the Spirit Master Competition. Now it's been almost ten years since we last met. Arranged Marriage wouldn't be appropriate. Perhaps we could wait until we've spent some time together before asking Meng Yiran's opinion?"

The Serpent Dowager chuckled and said, "Old man, Tang San always thinks of Yi Ran; he's a kind and caring young man. If Yi Ran marries him, she'll definitely live a good life."

Meng Shu smiled and responded in agreement.

Seeing that Tang San showed no resistance, he knew there was an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Even if Tang San pretends to be aloof, as long as Meng Yiran spends a lot of time with Tang San without Xiao Wu by her side, there's no doubt that things will turn out alright.

Once Meng Yiran becomes pregnant with Tang San's child, everything will be set in stone.