Family Daily Life: Tang San's Miserable State

"By the way, there's one more reason I called you two here: to pass the family code language on to you. Throughout history, only the family's direct line has been allowed to learn it. On the entire Douluo Continent, only we can understand it; no one else knows what we write. Come, Jingxi, teach the code language to Xingyu and Han'er," Murong Yunxue instructed.

"Alright, alright! With their talent, they'll definitely master it within a week!"

After what happened in the secret chamber beneath the main hall, Zihan developed more unusual feelings toward Zhuang Xingyu. She had always treated him as a younger brother before, but after learning that they shared the same enemy, had sworn similar vows, and now possessed exactly the same goal to strive toward—

Zihan felt that she and Zhuang Xingyu resonated with each other on a deeper spiritual level. It was not as though they had lacked that before; they had always had plenty of it. After six years of close companionship, Zihan and Zhuang Xingyu had always had endless things to talk about. Even when they said nothing, simply being with Zhuang Xingyu made her feel at ease. Zhuang Xingyu knew all of her secrets, and a single look between them was enough for them to know what the other wanted to say.

But things were different now, especially after Zhuang Xingyu awakened his martial soul. His body had suddenly begun to develop. He had previously only reached Zihan's waist, but now he was already up to her neck.

Zihan could not explain what this feeling was.

A young maiden in love—nothing more than that.

As for Zhuang Xingyu, well, he had been single since birth in his previous life. He had never dated in over twenty years, though he occasionally spent his salary patronizing the businesses of those poor young ladies. He had never put his heart into it.

After coming to the Douluo Continent, he had focused entirely on cultivation to gain more means of survival. Now, he also had to work toward the family's revival, so he had not given it much thought for the time being.

On the other side of the City Lord's Mansion.

At Wangyue Residence, amid the peach trees and grassy lawn.

"Little Brother Xingyu, how much longer do you think it will be before we can take revenge?"

"Soon. That day will come very soon! I think we'll have a chance in about five years!"

"Really?"

"Really! You don't believe me?" Zhuang Xingyu climbed up from Zihan's lap and sat upright, cupping her delicate face in his hands as he spoke earnestly.

"I believe you. Of course I believe you!" Zihan actually believed it would take around forty years to take revenge. Though she felt five years was far too short, she would never crush Little Brother Xingyu's confidence.

After saying that, Zhuang Xingyu lay back down in Zihan's lap and gazed at the sea of stars.

As one flower bloomed into two branches, let us turn our gaze to the other side.

"Mother, I think Xingyu is no longer that young. It's time to arrange a betrothal for him!" Li Xuanhua was chatting with Murong Yunxue and Zhuang Jingxi.

"It is time for a betrothal. Back then, your father and I were betrothed at the age of six. Do you have anyone suitable in mind? Let's all discuss it."

"What's there to discuss? Zihan is a fine girl. The two of them grew up together and are closer than biological siblings. They're a perfect match!" Zhuang Jingxi said.

"She is a good choice, but Zixuan is five years older than Xingyu. I feel there's more familial affection between them. Besides, I'm worried they're too familiar with each other. It might be hard to make a move," Li Xuanhua said worriedly.

"Oh, it's only five years. That's not much of an age gap!"

"Hmm, I think I forgot something. Jingxi, your eldest nephew is already considering a betrothal, yet you, his aunt, still haven't married. Hurry up and marry someone!" Murong Yunxue suddenly remembered that her youngest daughter had yet to start a family.

"Ah, well, I just remembered I have something urgent to do. I'll be going now!" Hearing this, Zhuang Jingxi promptly fled as she usually did.

Ever since Zhuang Xingyu awakened his martial soul, the entire Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan had entered another period of calm. Every clan member cultivated desperately.

The outsider-owned shops within Pure Yang Sacred Leopard City had also been sent away by the clan, except for a few spies deliberately kept to numb the enemy. Now, everyone in the city was absolutely loyal to the clan.

However, those spies were also placed under strict secret surveillance. They would not obtain any intelligence, and the clan could kill them at any time.

More than ninety percent of the entertainment venues in the city were shut down, daily patrols were tripled, and the entire Pure Yang Sacred Leopard City entered a semi-closed state of combat readiness, prepared to fight at any moment.

The family treasure vault was fully opened, and every clan member's cultivation resources were tripled! Anyone who broke through in cultivation or had children received additional rewards.

For a time, the clan members' enthusiasm for cultivation was greatly stirred. They lived a happy five-point routine of sleeping, eating, cultivating, family soul battles, leveling up, and obtaining soul rings.

The Supreme Elder, the Clan Chief, and Core Clan Elders One through Five and Seven through Nine all entered seclusion.

As the Six Core Clan Elders were relatively old and had no hope of increasing their Soul Power, they voluntarily took on the task of handling the clan's miscellaneous affairs.

Ning Rongrong awakened her martial soul with Innate Level 9 Soul Power, and Ning Fengzhi began raising her as the family's successor.

Tang San also awakened his martial soul, went to Nuoding Academy to cultivate, took the Grandmaster as his teacher, and successfully obtained his first soul ring.

However, Tang San's Innate Soul Power was only Level 8, and his Pseudo Fortune had weakened considerably. Yet, it was still possible for him to have one last resurgence. (Later on, Tang San would obtain the Little Sunflower Manual and become a woman-demon. With Twin Martial Souls and the push of the mastermind behind the scenes, Tang San still posed some threat to Zhuang Xingyu. He could not be underestimated!)

The gears of fate began to turn!

This time, however, Tang San did not share a bed with Xiao Wu. Instead, he kept his distance from her at every turn.

Xiao Wu was deeply troubled. After taking human form, a mysterious voice appeared in its mind, telling it to go to the side of someone named Tang San. When it tried to tell Da Ming Er Ming about this, it discovered that it could not speak of it at all. Whenever the mysterious person was involved, its body would no longer obey its control.

It was also this mysterious fellow who had brought it to Nuoding City, a thousand li away from the Star Dou Forest, and obtained proof of martial soul awakening for it.

Xiao Wu was very confused. It noticed that the way Tang San looked at it was exactly the same as the way the other male rabbits had looked at it before it took human form.

Yet he seemed to be afraid of something. Whenever things reached a crucial intimate moment, he would flee as fast as he could.

And Tang San? He had actually grown a beard. It turned out that ever since he lost his little brother and two guards, he had become somewhat feminine.

Thus, the first thing he did after arriving at Nuoding Academy was go to the library to look for information, but he found no way to restore his body.

However, he made another discovery in a magazine: three finger-widths below the dantian of male Soul Beasts, a mysterious substance was secreted that allowed male Soul Beasts to retain their masculine characteristics.

Tang San immediately obtained this substance from a ten-year Ape Soul Beast. After many attempts, he discovered that taking it orally did nothing; it was only effective when injected directly into the body.

So he secretly used this method to grow a beard and an Adam's apple. But after all, it came from a Soul Beast, so Tang San's appearance began to uncontrollably resemble that of an ape.

In the original story, his appearance had been above average in the early stages. But now, he was even more wretched than Bu Le and uglier than Ma Hongjun.