Stealing Tang San's Mother, Ah Yin Acknowledges a Master! [Please Keep Reading!]

Time flew by, and another half year passed. Chu Lan had now been at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a full year.

Now!

It was the start of a month-long holiday.

Crown Prince's Palace.

Snake Lance Douluo respectfully delivered his report.

"Young Master, Chu Lan has left Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After buying a few things in the city, he left Heaven Dou City and headed west."

Xue Qinghe pondered for a while, then muttered, "He should be returning to Holy Soul Village..."

His guess was correct. Chu Lan truly was heading back to Holy Soul Village.

Snake Lance Douluo's expression turned solemn as he cupped his hands. "Young Master, forgive me for speaking frankly, but is it really worth spending so much manpower and effort watching Chu Lan? Our mission here is not to recruit talent, and the people we can command are already limited."

Xue Qinghe's tone turned cold. "Elder Snake Lance, I'll say this one last time. You only need to follow my orders."

Though Snake Lance Douluo was an elder of Spirit Hall and a Titled Douluo, he still felt somewhat alarmed when facing an Xue Qinghe on the verge of anger.

He lowered his head and said no more.

Xue Qinghe said blandly, "My position is completely secure now. As long as you keep your hands clean when handling matters, nothing will happen."

Snake Lance Douluo nodded.

Nuoding City.

Chu Lan walked down the street and stopped when he passed a blacksmith's shop.

In his line of sight, a youth half a head shorter than him swung a forging hammer, pounding furiously on an iron sheet. Sweat streamed down the youth's forehead, soaking his collar.

For this scene to occur in Nuoding City, the youth's identity was beyond doubt. It was Tang San.

Other than lacking his sworn sister Xiao Wu and having a Ten Year Lone Bamboo as his first Soul Ring, Tang San's path of development appeared to have changed very little.

Chu Lan lingered for only two seconds before vanishing into the crowd...

Tang San absorbing a Ten Year Lone Bamboo Soul Ring seemed perfectly normal to him.

After all—

Both Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang regarded Blue Silver Grass as something that could be discarded at any time.

The Clear Sky Hammer was what they truly cared about!

Chu Lan knew one thing well.

That was—Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang only needed Tang San to cultivate Blue Silver Grass until he became a Titled Douluo, then attach nine Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer.

That way, it did not matter if Blue Silver Grass was ruined. As long as the Clear Sky Hammer succeeded, that was enough.

Deep in their hearts, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was still an undeniably useless martial soul!

Chu Lan still remembered.

Shrek Academy's current admission requirement was two Hundred Year Soul Rings!

Now that Tang San's first Soul Ring was ten years old, would he still be able to enroll in the future?

Holy Soul Village.

Chu Lan rode Tiger Soul down from midair and landed in front of his home. Even though he had not returned in a year, the area outside his door was not particularly dirty or messy.

He opened the door and entered. There was no dust inside either, clearly indicating that someone cleaned the place regularly.

Quite a few people saw Chu Lan's return, and news quickly spread throughout the village.

Not long afterward, Old Jack came over.

"Chu Lan, have you returned?" Old Jack called from outside the door.

"Village Chief, it's me." Chu Lan quickly appeared at the entrance. He was nearly one meter sixty tall now, and his features had matured so much that Old Jack almost failed to recognize him.

Old Jack rubbed his eyes in surprise. "Chu Lan? You've changed so much in just one year!"

Chu Lan touched his nose and smiled faintly.

His nutrition had improved, so naturally his body grew faster. On top of that, increased Soul Power Level also helped physical development.

Otherwise, why would Ma Hongjun have such raging hormones at such a young age? Why would Dai Mubai become such a playboy so early in life?

"Village Chief, come inside and let's talk." Chu Lan invited Old Jack in, then asked, "By the way, were you the one who cleaned this house for me?"

Old Jack nodded. "I guessed you might come back during this time, so I cleaned it up a little. What about Little San? Didn't he return with you?"

Chu Lan said with a sigh, "No. I've already graduated from Notting Academy and am studying in the imperial capital now. I don't know much about Tang San's recent situation, but on my way here, I saw him forging iron at a blacksmith's shop. I imagine he's doing fairly well, so you needn't worry."

Old Jack sighed upon hearing that. "A blacksmith's shop... I suppose that is the livelihood Tang Hao left him. But what a pity for that child... He was so promising! Tang Hao held him back!"

Chu Lan casually asked, "Village Chief, has Tang Hao returned at all since he left?"

Old Jack shook his head. "No."

Chu Lan furrowed his brow in thought. Aside from visiting the villagers, he had another purpose in returning this time: to steal Tang San's mother.

But there was a risk... Tang Hao might be over at the waterfall, drowning his sorrows in drink and wiping away tears.

"Village Chief, these are gifts I brought for everyone. Please distribute them for me." Chu Lan took out roughly ten cubic meters of gifts from the system space, a mixed assortment of all sorts of things.

"Huh? You came back and bought so many things? How much must this have cost?" Old Jack exclaimed repeatedly. He had never seen so many gifts in his life and could hardly imagine their value.

Chu Lan smiled faintly. "Village Chief, I'm a Soul Master now. I can easily afford these things."

"Good! Wonderful! You have a future now. I'm truly happy for you!" Old Jack was immensely gratified and even more excited.

"Have everyone come here to collect them. I have something to do in the back mountains." Chu Lan smiled and walked toward the back mountains with heavy steps.

"Come back for dinner tonight," Old Jack called.

Chu Lan waved his hand and soon disappeared at the end of the road, slipping into the dense forest in the back mountains of Holy Soul Village.

Before the waterfall.

The vegetation here was lush, and Blue Silver Grass grew in particular abundance. Plants carpeted the ground, leaving almost no sign that anyone had ever set foot here. Even the traces Chu Lan had once left behind had completely vanished after two years.

"He probably isn't here."

The roar of the falling waterfall echoed in Chu Lan's ears as his gaze swept across the surrounding forest.

Actually!

The safest time to steal Ah Yin would undoubtedly be when Tang San reached the age of twelve and left Nuoding City.

At that time, Tang Hao would leave as well.

But—

Since he was already here, he could not wait any longer!

If Tang Hao caught him red-handed, then he would just admit defeat and play the coward!

A true man knew when to bend and when to stand tall!

A black belt was tied around his waist. It had twelve octagonal slots, one of which held the Chicken Talisman.

Chu Lan's expression shifted, and a streak of white light flashed across the surface of the Chicken Talisman.

The next moment!

The hundred-meter waterfall split down the middle, as though someone had parted its hair down the center.

The cave hidden behind the waterfall was now fully exposed.

Chu Lan slowly rose from the ground and floated toward the depths of the cave.

When he saw the Blue Silver Emperor Juvenile deep within the cave with his own eyes, and found no one else around, Chu Lan was overjoyed and immediately summoned Tiger Soul.

"Tiger Soul, it's time for you to show what you can do!"

After Tiger Soul appeared, it opened its mouth and sprayed a cloud of dark purple mist, enveloping Ah Yin, the juvenile Blue Silver Emperor!

"That should... do it, right?"

Chu Lan stroked his chin and carefully examined Ah Yin before reaching out to touch her.

The next second, Ah Yin's branches and leaves swayed slightly, and she even moved closer to Chu Lan on her own!