Douluo: My Neighbor Xiao San is Mopping Up My Wi-Fi
Chapter 24

Douluo: Neighbor Tang San Comes to My House to Use the Wi-Fi

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After Nan Xuan and Qian Renxue finished their agreement, he let her go downstairs to look at the various curios his master had collected, as he had some things to discuss with Bibi Dong.

In Nan Xuan's room on the third floor, Bibi Dong sat on the edge of the bed and asked him, "Are you really not planning to stay in Martial Soul City?"

Nan Xuan lay on the bed and said indifferently, "My presence here will affect your career. Only when I am gone can you truly stretch your wings."

Bibi Dong expressed her disagreement; with him around, she felt at ease.

"Don't worry, I will definitely come to see you every so often, or you can come to see me," Nan Xuan said with a smile, resting his head on Bibi Dong's lap.

"Since you insist on leaving, I won't keep you. But if I find out you've found another woman, don't even think about climbing into my bed ever again," Bibi Dong glared at Nan Xuan, asserting her sovereignty.

Hearing this, Nan Xuan thought to himself that women really never change.

Inside Momo Treasure Appraisal House, Bibi Dong snuggled in Nan Xuan's arms. Neither of them wore any clothes, their bodies pressed closely together.

"Oh, right, Xiao Xuan. After I devoured that beast, I seem to have gained the recognition of a god. She calls herself the Rakshasa God, a First-Class God of the God Realm," Bibi Dong told Nan Xuan about receiving divine recognition after devouring Qian Xunji.

"Oh! I never expected my Dong'er to be recognized by a god. That's truly impressive," Nan Xuan said, his expression one of surprise, followed by a hint of delight.

"Do you think she's lying to me?" Bibi Dong asked with some concern.

"Don't worry. I've read in ancient texts that gods do indeed seek successors in the lower realms, so she is likely real. However, you should still be cautious and not trust her completely," Nan Xuan made up a reason to dispel her doubts, while also warning her not to fully trust the Rakshasa God, as these gods were all masters of schemes.

"Mm, I'll listen to you then." Bibi Dong rarely defied Nan Xuan's words; in her eyes, this man was omniscient and omnipotent, and she only needed to trust him.

The two shared an intimate moment in bed before reluctantly heading downstairs.

Seeing that the two had finally come down, Qian Renxue immediately ran over and hugged Bibi Dong's leg.

"Teacher, why did it take you so long to come down? And Teacher, why is there a hole in your stockings?" Qian Renxue pressed her head against her leg and discovered a hole, asking with curiosity.

As soon as these words were out, Bibi Dong froze. She turned to look at Nan Xuan, signaling with her eyes: Look at the trouble you've caused, think of a way to fix this immediately.

"Ahem, Xue'er, your teacher accidentally snagged them when she was coming downstairs just now," Nan Xuan said, thinking quickly on his feet to provide an excuse.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue found no issue with the explanation and stopped discussing the topic.

Seeing that Qian Renxue believed him, Bibi Dong finally breathed a sigh of relief. That was truly embarrassing.

Afterward, Bibi Dong took Qian Renxue's hand and walked outside.

"Eh, Teacher, is Master not coming back to Martial Soul Hall with us?" Qian Renxue asked, confused, seeing that Nan Xuan was not following them.

"Him? He wants to fulfill his dreams now—traveling across the continent and finding a place to retire, so he doesn't want to come to Martial Soul Hall and cause a stir," Bibi Dong sighed slightly.

"Does that mean we won't have a chance to see him in the future?" Qian Renxue asked.

Qian Renxue had a good impression of Nan Xuan, so she felt a bit reluctant to see him leave.

"Not at all. We will still see each other often. Now that the Network World has spread across the entire continent, isn't it simple to meet? Besides, he still owes you a promise," Bibi Dong comforted her with a smile.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue clapped her hands happily and returned to Martial Soul Hall with Bibi Dong.

Watching Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue return to Martial Soul Hall, Nan Xuan knew it was time for him to leave. The main plot of this world was about to begin, and he needed to go meet his new neighbor.

A few days ago, Heaven Dou Empire, Holy Soul Village.

A disheveled, middle-aged man carrying a child walked up to the village chief, Old Jack, and asked if there were any houses available in the village. He wanted to settle down, claiming he was a blacksmith who could forge farm tools. Upon hearing this, the village chief agreed and arranged for him to stay in a dilapidated wooden hut at the edge of the village.

Tang Hao looked at the brand-new wooden hut across the way, then looked at Old Jack.

Old Jack was no fool despite his age and naturally understood what Tang Hao meant.

"Tang Hao, don't set your sights on that wooden hut across the stream. The owner has lived there for seven years. He recently went out to deliver goods, so he's away. He's a small merchant who occasionally goes on trips, and he renovated that hut himself," Old Jack said with a smile, looking at Nan Xuan's hut.

Nan Xuan had occasionally helped sell the village's produce over the years, making life in the village better. Old Jack appreciated such a person.

Seeing this, Tang Hao couldn't say anything more and had to settle for the dilapidated wooden hut.

A few days later, Nan Xuan returned to Holy Soul Village at a leisurely pace. He then went to Iron Box Village to see the village chief and informed him of what had happened over the past few years, though only touching on the surface.

The village chief knew Bibi Dong, and through the Network World, he also knew that Bibi Dong had become the Pope and was his grandson-in-law's wife.

Nan Xuan didn't care what they said. It had been so long that perhaps only the village chief still remembered Bibi Dong's appearance. Nan Xuan used his soul power to check the old man's body; there were no major issues, just some cellular aging and slowed division.

Nan Xuan used his soul power to clear the village chief's meridians and infused some of the Blue Silver Grass's life force into him.

Nan Xuan chatted with the village chief until nightfall, shared a drink with him, and after helping the old man to bed, he left behind some Gold Soul Coins before departing.

When Nan Xuan returned home, it was already very late. Seeing the lights still on in the hut across the stream and hearing the occasional cry of an infant, he smiled to himself, returned to his room, and ignored it.

Tang Hao, on the other hand, was still struggling with how to raise a child; he had absolutely no experience.

Nan Xuan had already showered and lay in bed. He entered the Network World and had Ling send a recommendation to Tang Hao's Smart Guide.

"Ding-dong, you have a new recommendation." Tang Hao's Network Card was also imprinted on his martial soul, so he had notification functions. He opened the Network World with some impatience.

The book How to Raise a Child Easily gave him hope. He clicked on it eagerly, wanting to see how to raise a child.

"To raise a child well, the first point: you must pay."

"..." Tang Hao really wanted to curse.

In the end, Tang Hao paid the soul power, allowing his child to have the books that others had since birth.

"Oh my, as expected of the man whose wife, the Blue Silver Emperor, just sacrificed herself for him. His soul power is quite pure," Nan Xuan chuckled as he watched the fee Tang Hao had just paid.

Tang Hao, meanwhile, had caught a nanny goat. Following the instructions in the book, he cleaned the goat's udders, used his soul power to fix the goat's limbs in place, and put Tang San's mouth to the goat's teat.

"Little San, Daddy has truly done his best for you. I didn't let you lose at the starting line, so you must grow up well," Tang Hao said with a loving expression as he watched Tang San frantically absorbing nutrients.

"Cough, cough." Tang San choked a little because he was drinking too eagerly.

Seeing this, Tang Hao hurriedly flipped through books in the Network World to see what one should do when a child chokes on milk.

Tang San, on the side, thought: Having you is truly my blessing.

The next morning, Nan Xuan woke up early. He planned to establish a Network Library in the Network World. Due to his arrival, the current Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang was still trapped in the anxiety of discovering his lover was his younger sister, doubting his entire existence.

Therefore, in order to gain more attention, Nan Xuan had explained everything to Bibi Dong the last time they parted. He needed to copy all the books in Martial Soul Hall into data format and store them in the Network World. Of course, this couldn't be taken for free; for the development of Martial Soul Hall, the two decided to charge Gold Soul Coins for access, as the development of Martial Soul Hall still relied on the real world.

To make paying Gold Soul Coins more convenient, Nan Xuan also set up a card-swiping payment method on Network Cards or the imprints of Network Cards, where all Gold Soul Coins would be paid in the form of data.

What Nan Xuan needed to do now was to manufacture Network Card Readers, which could be used by merchants to accept payments and perform network transfers. It was a network card-swiping payment system exclusive to the Network World Bank.

After Nan Xuan finished designing the blueprints for the Network Card Reader, he contacted Chen Gao and the other two.

The three of them were currently at the Soul Douluo level, while Nan Xuan was still a Soul Saint.

"Brother Xuan, when are you going to cultivate properly? Look, we are all Soul Douluos now, and that guy Chen Gao might even become a Title Douluo next year," Yang Tian said, waving his hand at Nan Xuan.

"I'm not in a hurry. I can reach Title Douluo whenever I want. You guys shouldn't always rely on external forces for cultivation; polish yourselves more. Wait, I'll give each of you an Immortal Herb to stabilize your foundations." Nan Xuan looked at their cultivation levels, sensing a bit of instability, and offered a few words of advice.

The three of them also knew that they had been a bit reckless using external soul power to cultivate recently, and felt somewhat ashamed after being told this by Nan Xuan.

"Alright, don't worry about it. You'll each get an Immortal Herb later, and everything will be fine, but you must train harder afterward," Nan Xuan said, shaking his head and smiling as he looked at the three.

Although they didn't know what an Immortal Herb was, they completely trusted that Nan Xuan wouldn't deceive them.

"I called you here this time because our Network World is about to launch new systems." Nan Xuan sent all the materials to them.

"Network World Bank, network card-swiping payment system, Network Library, Network Card Reader manufacturing blueprints." Chen Gao read the proposal displayed on his tablet with surprise.

"Brother Xuan, you're trying to interfere with currency circulation? This is going to be a bit tricky," Yang Fei said, looking at these things and staring at Nan Xuan in disbelief.

"Yeah, Brother Xuan, you're trying to steal the rice bowls of those bank owners. This is going to attract a huge wave of hatred," Yang Tian said with a smirk.

"Don't worry, these problems aren't problems. Those bank owners will accept it. They can keep their cash circulating as usual; after all, cash is the best reflection of an era. My network payment is just to make things more convenient for everyone. For merchants without storage Soul Tools, when they go to buy expensive items, they have to haul them around box by box, which isn't very safe."

"Although those nobles with more wealth have gold cards from banks or the Imperial Bank, that's only a minority. My card is directly imprinted on the Martial Soul or other items. As long as you release your spiritual sense or touch the Network Card Reader, you can pay. Isn't that much more convenient than those? At least you won't forget to bring your card when you go out."

"Furthermore, there are the commoners who have nothing and have to worry about others robbing their meager savings. But now, it's just stored in their own cards; no one can get it without the password. In this world, only I can move these funds at will," Nan Xuan explained patiently to the three.

In fact, Nan Xuan felt that running a network in this world was truly safe; after all, there were no hackers, and he was the one who called all the shots.

"Brother Xuan, I won't worry about these things anymore. No matter what the problem is, you always have a countermeasure. I just want to ask one question now: when can we be free? We still hope to go to your side; these past few years have been too boring," Chen Gao said, spreading his hands with a bitter face.

When Nan Xuan heard Chen Gao say this, he also recalled the past; they hadn't seen each other in the real world for seven years.

"Don't worry, in a few more years it will be fine. You can start cultivating your successors now, and then we can go travel the continent together," Nan Xuan said, promising the three.

Hearing Nan Xuan say this, the three of them began to look forward to that day. No matter how real the Network World was, it was ultimately not as good as the real world. The Network World released their mental stress, but people still lived in the real world.

After Nan Xuan arranged everything, he went offline. As for the Immortal Herbs, he planned to have Bibi Dong send someone to deliver them to them after a while.

He also had to start cultivating. He planned to reach Title Douluo within three years. When the plot officially began, he would have to conquer the world to pave the way for his self-created godhood.

On the Star Luo Empire side, after the two Yang brothers went offline, they began to handle things according to Nan Xuan's plan.

Yang Fei found a factory and recruited a group of blacksmiths to start manufacturing the card readers.

Yang Tian opened a Network World Bank at the service port of the Network World in his home. A black spider with a white web was the logo of the Network World, and now it was also the logo of the Network World Bank.

In the Heaven Dou Empire, Chen Gao was still running between two places alone. Fortunately, he could still eat a hot meal when he got home, otherwise, he would have gone on strike long ago. Of course, that was a joke.

On the Martial Soul City side, all business was handed over to Bibi Dong, letting her keep the economy in her own hands. This was also Nan Xuan's intention; once there was money, the people below could be made to work honestly.

After Nan Xuan cultivated for a while, he walked out of the wooden house, sat on a rocking chair, and basked in the sun.

As it happened, Tang Hao also walked out holding the child, and he was walking toward Nan Xuan's side.

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