"Mm, a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit. But why was it the little one? Shouldn't her mother have already completely transformed into a human? Why did she come running to a human Title Douluo's home instead of staying with her mother?" Lan Yingying was quite curious.
"Oh, that? Her mother became my wife's soul ring."
Nan Xuan spoke as though he had only just remembered, leaving Lan Yingying somewhat speechless.
"Don't look at me like that. Humans and soul beasts have always been this way. It can't be changed—at least, not for now." Nan Xuan spoke helplessly under Lan Yingying's gaze.
Lan Yingying understood the reasoning as well, but seeing a beast she had met a few times in the past become a soul ring still stirred some feelings in her.
"Hey, hey, open the door! I'm back!"
A young girl's voice came from outside.
Lan Yingying headed out. The moment she opened the door, she guessed that Liu Mumu had returned.
"Oh? The great scholar was back today?" Seeing that this Green Willow Heart Wood with such a thirst for learning had actually returned, Nan Xuan deliberately teased her.
"What, not welcoming me?" Liu Mumu shot back after hearing his tone.
"How could that be? Besides, I'm not the one cooking now anyway." Nan Xuan glanced toward Lan Yingying.
"You can eat by yourself tonight. The two of us will just go back into the soul rings." Now that Lan Yingying had an ally in her camp, her courage naturally grew much stronger.
Nan Xuan's face darkened. Fine, you win.
"Mumu, ignore this guy. Come to my room and tell me where you've been having fun these past few years." Lan Yingying took Liu Mumu's hand and pulled her toward her room.
That afternoon, just as Tang San was preparing to cook, he discovered that there was no rice left.
I'm so pissed.
Tang San's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot as he roared inwardly, Dad, you're a Title Douluo. Can't you make some money properly? The first time I bring a girl home, there isn't even any rice in the house! What am I supposed to do? What am I supposed to do?
After thinking it over again and again, Tang San made his decision.
"Uncle... Uncle Nan Xuan, I need to ask you something." Tang San could only tell Xiao Wu that he had something to do at the neighbor's house before coming over to borrow rice.
"Eh, you're Tang San, right?" Liu Mumu, who had not returned home in years, opened the door for Tang San and let him in.
"You're... Sister Liu Mumu?" Tang San still had some impression of her.
"You still remember me? Not bad at all." Liu Mumu said happily.
"Eh, what's with the sack in your hand?" As Liu Mumu smiled, she noticed the burlap bag Tang San was carrying.
"Little San, don't cook tonight. Bring your little girlfriend over to eat with us. We're leaving tomorrow to do business, and who knows when we'll be back. Let's have a meal together." Seeing Tang San standing at the door, Nan Xuan spoke with a smile.
"Ah, um..." Tang San hesitated, but considering that they were leaving tomorrow and had always treated him well, it would not be good to refuse them.
So he could only agree.
That night, Tang San brought Xiao Wu to Nan Xuan's home.
The sensible Xiao Wu felt quite pressured.
Nan Xuan's main purpose in inviting the two children to dinner was to let Xiao Wu get to know them better. Once they became more familiar, he would not feel so bad when he acted against her later.
At Nan Xuan's house, the three people on Nan Xuan's side each sat on one side of the square table, while the two children shared the remaining side.
"Little San, getting into a relationship this early isn't so good. You're the only soul master in our village, after all." Nan Xuan said with a smile.
After Nan Xuan said that, both children became a little embarrassed.
"No, it's not like that, Uncle Nan Xuan. Don't talk nonsense. Xiao Wu is my younger sister." Tang San explained haltingly.
Xiao Wu lowered her head and ate carrot slices beside him, too shy to speak.
"What, if you don't raise your own wife now, do you want to be like you and stay a bachelor your whole life?" Liu Mumu deliberately exposed Nan Xuan's dirty laundry.
Nan Xuan could only smile without speaking. I don't have a wife? My wife is the Pope.
"Ah, so you two sisters aren't Uncle Nan Xuan's lovers?" Xiao Wu seemed to have caught an important point and looked up in surprise.
"What lovers? We're just his younger cousins. Otherwise, why would Little San call us sisters and call him uncle? Age is only part of it. The most important thing is that we're simply like brother and sisters." Lan Yingying shot Nan Xuan an irritated look.
How was this related to me again? Was it my fault for reviving you two? Nan Xuan was utterly speechless.
"Oh, so your relationship is the same as mine and Little San's. You're all brother and sisters." Xiao Wu smiled with crescent-shaped eyes and spoke innocently.
"Cough, cough." Nan Xuan's heart was no longer calm when he heard that. Don't say that so casually. Wait, my whole persona is going to collapse.
"What's wrong, Cousin?" Liu Mumu was too immersed in the act and asked with concern.
"Oh, something went down the wrong way." Nan Xuan said as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.
At that moment, Tang San asked, "Uncle, where are you planning to go to do business tomorrow?"
Tang San was quite interested in the trade routes of this world.
Of course, he was even more interested in Nan Xuan himself.
"We're planning to form a merchant caravan and travel around the continent. We might not make much money, but you know me—I like having fun." Nan Xuan explained with a smile.
This explanation made Tang San think of the wandering swordsmen from the illustrated books of his previous life, roaming the world with swords in hand.
"Then once you leave, you probably won't be back for quite some time, right?" Tang San continued asking.
"That's right." Nan Xuan answered with a relaxed expression.
Tang San thought, You sure say that easily, but when I come home after school, what about my rice? What about my internet?
But in the end, Tang San still smiled and wished them a safe journey.
Early the next morning, the carriage Nan Xuan had hired arrived at Holy Soul Village, and he left with Liu Mumu and Lan Yingying.
Tang San also woke up especially early that morning to bid farewell to his internet speed.
Inside the carriage.
"Nan Xuan, where are we going now?" Lan Yingying asked curiously.
"Of course, we're going to the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire." Reclining handsomely in the carriage, Nan Xuan revealed the route he had planned long ago.
The first thing Nan Xuan did after leaving Holy Soul Village was restore his youthful appearance. In Holy Soul Village, he had merely been an ordinary person who would grow old. But now, he was a peerless Douluo; age only meant that he had become more mature.
As the carriage passed the outskirts of Iron Box Village, Nan Xuan looked outside once more.
A few days ago, he had visited the village chief of Iron Box Village, Nan Lu. The old man was living well enough, at least well enough to wait until the day Nan Xuan became a god.
"The Heaven Dou Empire has a Network World physical service terminal. I suppose that's where you're planning to go." Liu Mumu spoke with certainty.
"Oh? Looks like you've gained something over the past few years." Nan Xuan teased.
Liu Mumu snorted and turned her head away, no longer looking at him.
A week later, Nan Xuan's group arrived in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Rather than choosing to explore the capital first, Nan Xuan had the carriage head directly to the building housing the Network World physical service terminal.
The three of them got out of the carriage.
"It's been so long since I came to a city. It really has a unique flavor." Nan Xuan sighed.
The pedestrians on the road noticed his behavior and muttered, "Country bumpkin."
"Pfft, hahaha." Liu Mumu could not hold back her laughter.
Lan Yingying beside her also covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
Nan Xuan smiled awkwardly before walking into the building.
"Hello, sir. How may I help you?" The young woman at the front desk politely asked when she saw Nan Xuan enter.
It really does look pretty convincing. This was Nan Xuan's first impression.
"I'm looking for President Chen. Tell him Brother Xuan has arrived." Nan Xuan said with a smile.
"Certainly, sir. I'll send a message to President Chen's secretary. Once they receive and confirm it, and agree to see you, someone will personally take you upstairs." The receptionist entered her Network World, sent a message, then returned and explained it to Nan Xuan.
Nan Xuan nodded and went to the waiting room without making things difficult for the receptionist.
"It would be nice if there were computers." Watching the receptionist's earlier actions, Nan Xuan fell into thought.
Nan Xuan felt that this was too troublesome. Although it increased his income, making things inconvenient for internet users was also a problem. If it could be made simpler, perhaps he could earn another wave of Faith Points.
Nan Xuan did not wait long before Chen Gao hurried down from the fifteenth floor, flying all the way.
"Brother Xuan, this really was sudden." Chen Gao laughed as he looked at Nan Xuan and pulled him into a hug.
"If I didn't come suddenly, how could I inspect the work?" Nan Xuan replied with a smile.
The two let go of each other. They had been apart for thirteen years. Though they could meet in the Network World, how could that compare with meeting in person?
"Come on, this isn't a place to talk. Let's go upstairs first." Chen Gao pulled Nan Xuan along, then looked at Lan Yingying and Liu Mumu behind him.
"Brother Xuan, look. This is the Soul Power Elevator you designed. I put it to good use, didn't I?" Chen Gao pointed at the sealed metal doors ahead.
"It is pretty good, but my design is even better." Nan Xuan praised himself without hesitation.
Just as Nan Xuan was about to try out the Soul Power Elevator, the doors opened.
"Oh, Shi Qiaoyue. Long time no see." Seeing the woman step out of the elevator, Nan Xuan greeted her with a smile.
"Nan Xuan, I knew it was you. The only person Chen Gao would call Brother Xuan is you." Thirty-year-old Shi Qiaoyue had long white hair cascading over her shoulders, and her oval face was still as cute as ever.
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