Everything Was Ready, All That Was Missing Was the East Wind

Tang San was the sort of person who, to put it bluntly, had his own selfish motives.

What about the Tang Sect's rules forbidding the techniques from being passed on? Why hadn't he thought of that when he stole the manuals himself?

He simply treated people differently, willing to pay different prices for different people.

For an ordinary woman, he thought a bag worth two or three thousand was already expensive.

For a pretty woman, he thought even an iPhone was worth it.

But for a rich beauty, even a luxury bag worth twenty or thirty thousand wouldn't feel good enough to give her, because she didn't need it.

That was how Su Yun was to him. Setting aside her appearance, Tang San could tell that both the physical techniques of Konoha Style and Shave were extraordinary.

If there'd been no chance, that would've been one thing. But she'd clearly given him a chance, and he'd already gotten his foot in the door. What if he didn't treat her well and she left?

So, all things considered, the Mysterious Heaven Skill had been handed over just like that.

It had to be said that, as a man, Su Yun had read Tang San's feelings perfectly, especially considering how the original story described him.

That was exactly how Tang San felt now. He'd finally managed to win Yi Fei over, and he was so afraid of harming her that he practically held her in his mouth, wanting to give her his whole heart.

He didn't even wait for Su Yun to ask what it was before he started explaining.

"I got this from a mysterious old man. Besides teaching me this cultivation method, he also taught me some techniques called Hidden Weapons.

"Actually, my Innate Full Soul Power wasn't something I was born with. I gained it by cultivating this."

"Huh?"

Su Yun saw right through it, yet still put on a look of utter shock.

"Then this is far too precious.

"This was your opportunity. You shouldn't just pass it on to other people.

"If that old man found out, it could be bad."

As she spoke, Su Yun closed the Mysterious Heaven Skill and put it back into Tang San's hands.

The thing was, there was no use in having it. He couldn't even be bothered with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, much less cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Wasn't that the exact opposite of what he wanted? Did he think he was too strong already?

Seeing that Su Yun truly didn't want it, Tang San was moved all over again.

Yun really was different from everyone else.

He believed that with Su Yun's discernment, she could tell from that brief look just now that the Mysterious Heaven Skill was extraordinary.

Yet Su Yun hadn't coveted it. Instead, her first thought had been of him.

[Friendship Points from Tang San +23.]

Clearly, Su Yun had done an excellent job of meeting his emotional needs. Little San Sheep was delighted and had rewarded him with another gift.

Tang San caught Su Yun's outstretched hand and looked him in the eyes, speaking with heartfelt sincerity.

"Yun, you're not an outsider.

"You're my little sister, my family."

Looking into Tang San's determined eyes, Su Yun knew that if he refused again, he'd hurt Little San Sheep's feelings.

He felt utterly helpless, but his face remained touched as he said,

"Then... all right.

"Thank you, Little San Gege."

"Heh, don't mention it."

Tang San waved his hand happily.

The two of them sat on the tree branch for a while longer. In the moonlight, Tang San, who loved to teach, even started guiding Su Yun in cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

When midnight came, the two returned to the village together.

Morning.

Tang San got out of bed and went to the kitchen as usual to light the fire and cook porridge, then went to wake Tang Hao for breakfast.

But this time, when Tang San entered the inner room to call him, the bed was empty.

Tang San wondered where Tang Hao had gone so early in the morning, but didn't give it much thought.

He ladled a large bowl of porridge onto the table and headed straight out.

As for having a bowl himself?

Tang San hadn't had any for many days. Su Yun always brought food for him.

When he reached the hill, he saw something unusual: Su Yun wasn't beating up a tree. Instead, she sat on a large rock, staring ahead as if lost in thought.

"Yun?"

Tang San called softly.

Along with his voice came the system interface.

[Friendship Points from Tang San +20.]

Su Yun, who'd been checking the system panel, quickly came back to her senses and greeted him.

"Little San Gege, you're here?"

As she spoke, she picked up the lunchbox beside her and handed it to Tang San.

After being fed for so long, and with their relationship having grown closer yesterday, Tang San naturally didn't feel embarrassed.

"Thanks."

He took the lunchbox and opened it.

Inside was a bowl of fragrant white rice, topped with four different dishes.

There was one more dish, and more meat too.

Tang San felt that the food seemed to have gotten even better. He was happy about it, and thought it only made sense, since the two of them were siblings now.

Thinking this, Tang San sat on the rock and happily began to eat.

But Su Yun beside him wore a strange expression.

Just moments ago, another panel had popped up.

[Friendship Points from Tang San +71.]

The steady 50 points he'd gotten each day for bringing food had become 71. On top of that, the 10 points he'd gotten for their first greeting each day had become 20.

Su Yun didn't know if Tang San still hadn't settled down from yesterday, or if there was some other reason.

Either way, it was a good thing.

While Tang San ate, Su Yun opened the system panel again.

[Superman Physique] had cultivated automatically until now, and his Soul Power Level had reached its current limit. To increase it any further, he had to obtain his first Spirit Ring.

After a month of accumulating points, his Friendship Points had now reached 7102.

It looked like a lot, but it was only enough for seven Intermediate Draws.

He was still 492,898 points short of the cheapest Spirit Skill planned for [Superman Physique].

Even [Thousand Blade Flying Stars] was still nearly 4,000 Friendship Points away.

He'd have to wait another half a month, Su Yun thought silently.

But what troubled him most was what excuse he could use to obtain this Spirit Ring without revealing how unusual he was.

Wanting to solve the problem, Su Yun immediately searched the shop—and sure enough, he found something.

When he opened the purchase page, he found a custom service listed below the payment section.

[Millennium Spirit Skill: Thousand Blade Flying Stars

Description: Scatters fragments of a Tool-type Martial Soul, then recombines them to pierce through an opponent's defenses and inflict tremendous damage.

Price: 14,000 Friendship Points

Available acquisition methods: 1. After purchase, gain the Spirit Skill directly without absorbing it.

2. After purchase, receive a Spirit Ring and absorb it yourself, or give it to someone else to absorb. (Note: Absorption must be completed within 20 minutes. No refunds will be issued if it disappears.)

3. After purchase, summon the corresponding Spirit Beast and enjoy the satisfaction of defeating it and absorbing the Spirit Ring yourself. (Note: If you can't win, you can make the Spirit Beast die by accident, then pretend you just got lucky and found it.)

Su Yun could only say that there was a good reason the custom package cost more: all the money went toward the service.

Unlike Spirit Rings obtained through a draw, which were completely random, directly awarded, and bound to the user so only they could absorb them.

With the biggest problem solved, Su Yun's mood instantly improved.

Everything was ready, all that was missing was the east wind.

Once he had enough Friendship Points, he could take Tang San Spirit Hunting and obtain his first Spirit Ring.

But before then, Su Yun thought he should raise his strength further to deal with the dangers of entering the Soul Beast Forest. He wouldn't entrust his safety to whether Tang Hao decided to follow them.