Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast

Tang San did not hear clearly what Tang Yu had said, and he replied in a low, dejected tone, "Brother, I want to go out and be alone for a while."

After saying this, Tang San walked out, and Xiao Wu immediately followed him. Tang Yu found a spot and sat down directly. Tang Xiaomi came to Tang Yu's side and asked, "Brother Tang Yu, aren't you sad?"

Tang Yu smiled and said, "Xiaomi, let me tell you a secret: my dad hasn't actually left. He's been hiding in the shadows, watching over me and Little San. Don't you go telling Little San about this."

Tang Xiaomi nodded with a smile, then muttered to herself, "I wonder if Brother Tang Yu's dad will like me... What if he doesn't like me as his daughter-in-law..."

"Cough, cough." Tang Yu was so startled he started coughing. Tang Xiaomi was great in every way, but she was just a bit too forward; she had already left Tang Yu speechless more times than he could count.

Tang San and Xiao Wu certainly wouldn't be back until evening. Tang Yu could skip dinner, but Tang Xiaomi and the others had to eat. Most importantly, Tang Xiaomi needed to eat, so Tang Yu had no choice but to cook himself.

Evening.

Tang San and Xiao Wu returned. Tang Yu could tell that their relationship had progressed further, but he saw through it without pointing it out, choosing to say nothing.

Tang San looked at the table full of dishes and stared at Tang Yu in surprise, "Brother, I didn't know you could cook!"

"Of course I can, I was just too lazy to do it before," Tang Yu said, waving his hand dismissively.

Tang San was speechless. If you knew how to cook, why did you let me do it alone for so many years?!

After finishing dinner, since the blacksmith shop only had two rooms, they slept in the same arrangement as they had at the academy.

Actually, Tang Yu and Tang San had considered having the two brothers sleep together and letting Xiao Wu and Tang Xiaomi share a bed, but Tang Xiaomi simply refused. She insisted on sleeping with Tang Yu, so there was no other way, and things had continued this way ever since.

Dusk.

Tang Yu and Tang Xiaomi were lying in bed. Tang Yu looked at Tang Xiaomi's small face and asked, "Xiaomi, do you want to know about your origins?"

Tang Xiaomi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

Tang Yu stroked Tang Xiaomi's hair and said, "If you don't want to know, then you don't have to. Regardless, I will protect you from now on."

Tang Yu had asked the system about Tang Xiaomi's origins long ago. Whatever else the system might be, it knew quite a lot and could essentially be used as a search engine for the heavens and worlds.

The system told Tang Yu that Tang Xiaomi was actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but she was different from other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Not only did she lack memories of her time as a soul beast, but she didn't even know she was one. Furthermore, even if she were to regain those memories in the future, she wouldn't change at all—meaning her personality wouldn't undergo any drastic shifts.

Tang Yu also learned from the system that Tang Xiaomi's true form was a Nine Seas White Dragon. Like the Purple Heaven Azure Dragon, it was an Eastern dragon, a species that had never appeared in the history of the Douluo Continent.

After all, the Douluo Continent was just a novel, but Tang Yu had arrived in a real world. It was entirely possible for many things to exist that weren't recorded in the book. Besides, if Tang Yu hadn't transmigrated here, Tang Xiaomi might have become the first Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to starve to death on the streets, so it was perfectly normal that she wasn't in the novel.

Early the next morning.

After the four of them finished breakfast, they went out to play. Since they finally had a break, Tang San and Tang Yu naturally wanted to take Xiao Wu and Tang Xiaomi for a good walk around the area of Holy Soul Village.