"Uncle!"
Tang San had originally been extremely nervous.
He had overlooked a crucial issue—quite a few people had seen him take leave!
There was no way to keep this matter hidden.
Was it about to be exposed?
One person should bear responsibility for their own actions. He, Tang San, was the one who had set Yu Xiaogang up; as long as Uncle was not implicated, that was enough.
But when Yin Chuan said that he had been the one to ask Tang San to take leave and brew the medicine, an unprecedented sense of security filled Tang San's heart.
His anxious heart immediately settled!
Uncle was awesome!
With Uncle around, what did he have to fear?!
"Hmph."
Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened. After entering Yin Chuan's small courtyard, he did indeed find traces of medicinal herbs having been simmered for a long time.
Could it really... not have been Tang San?
Then who had schemed against him?
Yu Xiaogang was dumbfounded. Other than this uncle-nephew pair, he did not have any enemies at Nuoding Academy.
"Take care. I won't see you out."
Yin Chuan's tone was far from polite, but Yu Xiaogang had nothing to say. Without evidence,
he could only come in aggressively,
and leave in disgrace, clutching his rear.
Bang!
The door shut.
The uncle and nephew looked at each other. Yin Chuan turned his scrutinizing gaze toward Tang San.
"Uncle!"
Tang San wanted to say something.
"No need to explain. Uncle knows you were trying to stand up for me."
"Just be more careful next time."
Though Yin Chuan's expression was stern, his tone carried concern.
Good job, Xiao San.
Well done. You really screwed Gangzi over for me. Even if the sky fell, Uncle would hold it up!
That was satisfying.
"I'm going to change the water."
Yin Chuan carried the bucket away to fetch more water.
The water Tang San was soaking in was practically boiling by now. It needed to be replaced with fresh cold water.
"Uncle..."
Looking at his uncle's back, Tang San's nose stung.
Yin Chuan had helped awaken his Blue Silver Tyrant Spear, given him a better new body, and even provided precious medicine to temper his body.
This feeling...
was something he had never experienced in either this life or his previous one.
The attachment in Tang San's heart could not be dissolved. This was what home felt like. As long as Uncle was there, he had a shelter from the storm...
"What's going on?"
"So hot!"
Another wave of heat swept through Tang San's mind, making his expression change. This burning sensation was strange.
Recalling what Uncle had just said about how to use Whale Rubber, Tang San suddenly had a bad feeling.
Lowering his head to glance at his naked self in the bucket,
Tang San's face immediately turned red.
"Hey, Yin Chuan, what are you doing?"
Xiao Wu watched Yin Chuan draw water and asked curiously.
She was not being overly familiar.
The two had known each other from the beginning.
Even Xiao Wu taking human form had, to a large extent, been influenced by Yin Chuan.
"Go back to the dormitory."
Yin Chuan glared and put on the air of a teacher.
"Tch, look at you putting on airs."
"Yes, Teacher Yin Chuan."
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes, but still obediently headed back.
She had no choice.
Yin Chuan was a teacher, while she was a student. Their status was enough to crush her.
They were both Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, yet she had somehow dropped a generation and become Yin Chuan's student. Xiao Wu was utterly depressed.
"And buy yourself a blanket."
"You old perverted rabbit, my nephew is only six. What, are you trying to rob the cradle?"
"Aren't you ashamed?"
A streak of golden light shot from Yin Chuan's hand and struck Xiao Wu right in the face.
Slap!
A bright red mark immediately appeared on Xiao Wu's cheek.
"You!"
Xiao Wu was furious, but when she realized that the golden streak was a Gold Soul Coin, she was overjoyed.
"I'll buy a blanket, then. Why are you being so fierce?"
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and made a face at Yin Chuan's retreating back.
She had thick skin,
but after being caught by Tang San's uncle for shamelessly mooching off Tang San's blanket, she still felt a little embarrassed.
After driving the annoying rabbit away,
Yin Chuan refilled Tang San's water.
He stayed until Tang San had completely absorbed the medicinal effects of the Whale Rubber.
Tang San had the Mysterious Heaven Skill, so his efficiency in refining the Whale Rubber was quite high. Yin Chuan did not have to wait for long.
"Uncle, about my Soul Ring..."
Tang San asked Yin Chuan somewhat uncertainly.
Yellow turning purple
was naturally a good thing, but there seemed to be no purple first Soul Rings on Douluo Continent.
"That's exactly what I was about to tell you."
"Xiao San, you have half Soul Beast bloodline, so naturally you are different from ordinary people."
"This Soul Ring is the natal Soul Ring you condensed for the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear. It can continuously grow stronger along with your cultivation."
"But the tallest tree in the forest is the first to be destroyed by the wind."
"A purple first ring is not necessarily a good thing either. Uncle happens to have a skill that can conceal a Soul Ring's color. Watch carefully and learn it well."
As Yin Chuan spoke, he removed the concealing effect of Di Tian's Reverse Scale.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple.
The colors of his four Soul Rings immediately changed,
becoming purple, purple, purple, black, revealing their original colors.
"Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings?!"
Tang San cried out in shock, then hurriedly covered his mouth.
Whoosh!
Yin Chuan's Soul Rings changed color again.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple!
This time, it was the Spirit Ring Disguise Technique.
"Focus your mind and use your spiritual power to sense it carefully."
Yin Chuan pressed a hand on Tang San and taught him how to use the Spirit Ring Disguise Technique.
Tang San's comprehension was excellent, so Yin Chuan did not need to worry much.
Purple—yellow!
He learned it immediately. Tang San's conspicuous purple Soul Ring reverted to yellow.
Yin Chuan was finally completely at ease.
The days at Nuoding Academy quietly passed by.
In the blink of an eye,
two and a half years had passed.
[Good Uncle System, Character Panel Name: Yin Chuan Race: Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver King in human form (Child of Nature) Age: Fourteen and a half Martial Souls: Blue Silver Tyrant Spear, Thunder Tribulation Heavenly Eye Cultivation: Level 58 Soul Skills: Blue Silver Peak Strength, All Vegetation as Soldiers, Donning Armor and Wielding Weapons, Blue Silver Tyrant Fury, Blue Silver Array-Breaking Kill Domain: Domination Domain Faction: Soul Beasts (Gu Yuena's direct subordinate) Items: Di Tian's Reverse Scale (can conceal Soul Beast aura)] [Main Quest: Help Tang San obtain his second Soul Ring. Completed.] [Quest Reward: Blue Silver Thirteen Spears, Overlord Disarming Armor] [Main Quest has been reorganized... Help Tang San pass through the Golden Dragon King's Second Seal. Reward: Ultimate Strength attribute]
"Uncle!"
"My second Soul Skill is also All Vegetation as Soldiers, but I can only summon eight spearmen, and their soul power is seven levels lower than mine."
Tang San took a deep breath and rose from the ground.
Purple, purple!
Two Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet, then changed into two hundred-year yellow Soul Rings.
Today, Tang San had broken through to Level 20.
Yin Chuan had once again brought him to hunt and absorb a fifteen-hundred-year Blue Silver Grass, absorb its Soul Ring, and regulate his Soul Skill.
It was the same Soul Skill as Yin Chuan's, All Vegetation as Soldiers,
but both its quantity and quality were lacking.
"A minor issue. You can raise the age of your Soul Rings later."
"For your first four Soul Rings, choose my Soul Skills. After your fifth ring, we can adjust the plan."
"Later, Uncle will teach you another spear technique called Overlord Disarming Armor!"
Yin Chuan patted Tang San on the shoulder.
After two and a half years,
both he and Tang San had grown much taller and more mature.
"Overlord Disarming Armor?"
Tang San's eyes lit up. What a domineering name.
He wanted to learn it!
Was Uncle finally going to teach him spear techniques?
Was the dull life of laying foundations finally coming to an end?
"Mhm, let's head back."
Yin Chuan nodded, his mind wandering somewhat.
The reward for the new Main Quest,
the Ultimate Strength attribute, was very tempting!
Let him think. What heavenly treasures were needed to unlock the Golden Dragon King's Second Seal?
Millennium Dragon Scale Fruit, Millennium Blue Tendon Vine, Millennium Earth Dragon Tendon, and Millennium Sea Dragon Marrow, right?
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