Tang Qian's Past! The Cycle of Karma!

"Sister... Sister is gone... Dad and Mom are gone too. Bad people killed them!"

Little Nannan's lips trembled as tears spilled from her eyes.

Wang Mu's expression was complicated. He gently patted the little girl's shoulder in consolation.

Little Nannan had once had a fairly happy family.

She had an older sister and parents.

They made their living fishing on a small island.

Until one day, her entire family was suddenly wiped out. Every member of the household died a miserable death.

And their deaths had been horrific.

Even their souls had been extracted and erased clean.

That island had been very remote.

So Li Yuanhua had only been able to uncover that much.

When he reported to Wang Mu, he suspected that an Evil Cultivator had been behind it.

After all, such ruthless methods—killing people and erasing their souls—were not something ordinary Cultivators would do.

Heaven's justice was clear, and retribution existed in the unseen world.

Those who cultivated placed particular importance on this.

At the same time, Li Yuanhua had been amazed that Little Nannan had managed to escape alive, saying that the little girl truly had a great life.

"How could she not?"

Wang Mu sighed inwardly. This was a textbook Protagonist's fate—but one of the particularly miserable kind.

Under Wang Mu's comfort,

Little Nannan gradually calmed down.

She began speaking of what had happened back then.

It all began when her sister found a man on the shore.

The man had been severely injured and washed ashore on Nameless Island by the waves.

Her sister cared for him devotedly. Over time, love blossomed between them. The two became husband and wife, and her sister became pregnant.

Later, the man left, saying he would seek immortality and the Dao, then return to give the family a good life.

Yet the day he returned became the family's disaster.

Overnight, the entire household was annihilated.

Her sister, who was about to give birth, was beheaded, and her remains were smashed to pieces.

Only Little Nannan had narrowly escaped calamity.

"Do you still remember that person's name?"

"I do!" Little Nannan gritted her teeth. "His name was Tang Qian!"

"..."

Wang Mu could not stop clicking his tongue.

There really were such coincidences in this world!

Back then,

his mother, Luo Xuanshuang, had gone to slay an unparalleled Demon Immortal in order to resolve the curse within his body.

That Demon Immortal had borne a son with a human.

Later, through a twist of fate, he had married into the Penglai Merchant Association.

His name was Tang Qian!

With a flick of Wang Mu's finger, a portrait appeared before him, depicting a high-spirited man.

"Is it him?"

"It is... It's him!" Little Nannan gritted her teeth, hatred surging from her Eyes. She could never forget that face, even if she were reduced to ashes.

Sure enough, it was not merely the same name.

Judging by the timing,

Tang Qian should have only just fled to the Northern Region then.

He had not yet joined the Penglai Merchant Association.

The matter gradually became clear.

Tang Qian harbored hatred. In order to overturn the Wang Family, he naturally could not waste his entire life away on that Nameless Island.

He had left the island to increase his strength, only to encounter the daughter of the Penglai Merchant Association and directly save himself countless years of bitter cultivation.

But the wife who had shared his hardships became his fatal weakness.

If the Penglai Merchant Association's daughter learned that he was already married and that his wife was pregnant, then even if that Young Miss did not mind, the people of the merchant association would never agree.

Thus, the journey to silence them became only natural.

Wang Mu stroked his chin, feeling that the matter had suddenly become absurdly interesting.

Back then, his Mother had accidentally let a Child of Luck go.

Now, that person had become a great menace to the Langya Merchant Association.

And Tang Qian, having become a modern-day Chen Shimei, abandoned his first love after having his way with her. Yet when he committed evil, he had also let a Child of Luck escape!

Sure enough, people still had to do good deeds.

Commit evil, and sooner or later retribution would come.

"I never expected the Penglai Merchant Association's new son-in-law to be such a person?"

"Tsk, tsk, you can know a face but not a heart! That Tang Qian is tens of thousands of miles beneath our Young Master!"

"..."

At the side, Zixia, Li Yuanhua, and the others repeatedly shook their heads and sighed.

"Beast! What an absolute beast!"

Pointing at Tang Qian's portrait, Wang Mu cursed, "A dignified seven-foot man, yet for the sake of Prosperity, he abandoned his wife after having his way with her—and even struck against her while she was carrying his child!

I, Wang Mu, cannot coexist under the same sky as such a beastly scum!"

Little Nannan stared at Wang Mu, somewhat hesitant. "But that person is very powerful now!"

Wang Mu sneered. "There are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens! No matter how strong Tang Qian is, there will always be a genius stronger than him!"

Li Yuanhua clapped his hands and shouted, "Good! This Young Master's lofty aspirations inspire in this Old Servant an admiration as vast as the surging ocean, boundless and endless!"

Little Nannan's gaze towards Wang Mu became sparkling bright.

Wang Mu said, "I wasn't talking about myself. I was talking about you!"

Little Nannan: "..."

Zixia: "..."

Li Yuanhua: "!!!"

"Me? Can I... do it?" Little Nannan's gaze dimmed, and she lowered her head uncertainly.

Originally, she had come to test her Spiritual Root because she hoped for a chance to cultivate, so that one day she could take revenge herself.

But after the test results came out, disappointment had been unavoidable.

An Inferior Spiritual Root meant limited achievements were Destined for her. Revenge was a distant, vague prospect.

Wang Mu smiled faintly. "Aren't you curious why I have shown you special care?"

Little Nannan answered seriously, "Isn't it because you're lustful?"

Wang Mu said righteously, "Of course not! It is because I saw the extraordinary nature within you. Although you only possess an Inferior Spiritual Root, you were born with an Enlightenment Immortal Heart...

With only a little guidance and a few opportunities, you will transform into a dragon in a single day!

But if you sink into despair and abandon hope now, then you will truly be no different from a walking corpse."

Little Nannan looked at him suspiciously. "You aren't lying to me, are you?"

Wang Mu chuckled and pointed at Zixia. "She is my personal maid. She has been by my side since childhood and knows me best! Zixia, put your hand over your heart and tell her—have I ever deceived anyone?"

Zixia: "..."

She looked at Little Nannan, then at Wang Mu. After the corners of her mouth twitched for a long while, she said, "Never. Young Master is the most honest person under heaven!"

After saying those words,

Zixia slowly turned away and covered her chest.

Oh no, she could not find her conscience anymore!

Just then,

a guard hurried inside.

"Reporting to Young Master, the items sent by the merchant association have arrived!"

"So quickly? Bring them here!"

Wang Mu's Eyes lit up. He took a Spatial Ring from the other party, and in the next moment, a copper jar appeared in his hand.

He removed the seal from the copper jar, and a faint, refreshing fragrance instantly spread through the room, filling every corner.

Li Yuanhua's nose twitched slightly. His Pupils contracted as he stared at the clay jar in Wang Mu's hand. "Could that... be..."

Wang Mu reached one hand into the jar and took out more than a dozen tiny, glittering golden tea leaves. He placed them in a cup and brewed them directly with boiling water.

The fragrance grew even richer.

At that instant, Li Yuanhua and Zixia felt their minds empty, as though their souls were being gently stroked.

"No mistake, no mistake!"

Li Yuanhua's breathing quickened. "It really is Enlightenment Tea!"

"Come, drink it!" Wang Mu handed the teacup to Little Nannan.

"What is this?" Little Nannan sniffed it, her Eyes brightening slightly. It smelled so good.

"Good stuff. A great tonic. Drink it, and you'll become smarter!"

Hearing this, Little Nannan looked at him suspiciously. "Wang Mu, are you trying to trick a child?"

Wang Mu: "..."