Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 337 Old Jack Recognizes His Granddaughter

"Grandpa, I'm home!"

Upon arriving at the village chief's house in Holy Soul Village, Tang San shouted and led Gu Yuena inside. Shen Hou, You Ji, Hai Zhu, and others followed them into the courtyard.

Compared to usual, Old Jack's house hasn't changed much, except that it's been completely renovated and looks brand new. Anyone who sees it would think it's a farmhouse or cottage suitable for retirement.

"The mistress is back!" Old Jack ran out of the house, so happy that he straightened his hunched back a little.

"Grandpa is as energetic as ever."

Tang San went to meet him and took Old Jack's arm.

Ten years ago, in Tang San's eyes, Old Jack, though hunchbacked, was tall and imposing, not only because he was small and thin at the age of six, but also because he dared to reprimand Tang Hao.

Ten years later, he is now taller than old Jack and has inherited his strengths, including daring to confront Tang Hao.

"Haha, not at all, I'm old and useless now." Old Jack was quite cheerful, looking behind Tang San. He didn't see Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, or the others, but instead saw four unfamiliar faces. He looked puzzled. "Where are your childhood sweethearts... ah, I mean, your sisters?"

Tang San: "...I'm working at the Spirit Hall in Spirit City, which is quite busy. The only time I had to come back this time was because I took on a mission to hunt down the Fallen Ones. Only after completing the mission did I have time to come back and visit."

"That's right. The people in Holy Soul Village are very busy. You've gone to a bigger city, so of course you'll be even busier. Besides, you've become the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall. You must have a lot of things to deal with, right? You should go back quickly. You can't delay important matters!" Old Jack said with a serious face. "It wouldn't be good if the Pope blamed you."

"Grandpa, don't worry, I still have some free time." Tang San chuckled, as for the Pope's wrath... emmm~ that would be even worse...

"That's good." Old Jack was relieved, and a smile returned to his face.

At this moment, Su Yuntao came out of the house, bowed and said, "Greetings, Holy Son."

"Don't do that." Tang San immediately pulled Su Yuntao back and teased, "Brother Tao, don't you know who I am? I can't accept such a big gift from you."

"Your address of 'Brother Tao' is quite an honor." Compared to Old Jack, who only knew that "the Holy Son is a big shot in the Spirit Hall," Su Yuntao, as the branch master of the Notting Spirit Hall, understood the significance of the Holy Son better—one of the candidates for the Pope of the Spirit Hall!

Even if he doesn't become Pope in the end, with Tang San's strength and ability, becoming a highly respected elder of the Spirit Hall would be second only to the Pope and above all others!

Furthermore, he also knew what contributions Tang San had made to Spirit City after going there...

To be honest, two years ago, Su Yuntao felt he could calmly befriend Tang San, but two years later, when Tang San actually maintained the same attitude and communicated with him, it felt unreal.

Tang San is still the same as before!

"What do you mean by flattered? You're just too nervous, Brother Tao." Tang San smiled and followed Old Jack and Su Yuntao into the house. Gu Yuena followed them in, and Shen Hou, You Ji, and Hai Zhu also went in at Tang San's signal, since Old Jack was quite friendly to strangers.

During their casual conversation, Su Yuntao didn't mention Gu Yuena and the others, and Old Jack didn't ask either. After all, Tang San had said that this was a mission, so the two of them assumed that Gu Yuena, Shenhou, Youji, Haizhu, and the others were companions who were carrying out the mission with Tang San.

However, Gu Yuena's fidgeting and looking around made Old Jack notice something was off—just like Xiao Wu when she first came to his house.

So, under the pretext of going to make tea, he found Gu Yuena, who was playing in the courtyard outside the gate, and asked, "Little girl, are you also a Soul Master?"

Knowing that this was Tang San's grandfather, Gu Yuena was very respectful and said with a smile, "That's right, I'm already a Soul Master."

"Soul Master!" Old Jack was shocked. In recent years, he had often communicated with people from the Spirit Hall and knew how difficult cultivation was. You know, Master Su is only a level 39 Soul Venerable this year.

This little girl in front of me is already a Soul Master!

By the way, what level is the mistress at this year?

When the Soul Master Competition started, it seemed that he had already become a Soul King.

"And besides, I'm only eight years old this year," Gu Yuena continued.

"Eight years old!" Old Jack's eyes widened in disbelief. He had initially thought the child might just be small for his age, perhaps suffering from dwarfism or something, but it turned out he really was that young...

By the way, could it be the same situation as Xiao Wu's?

Isn't this a bit too small?

Eight years old... Xiao San is sixteen this year, only eight years apart, not much. Old Wang in the village married a widow who was ten years younger than him last year.

"So, you're out here this time also on a mission with Tang San?" Old Jack wanted to ask for more details.

"That's right." Gu Yuena nodded, thinking that she probably wasn't just out having fun with everyone.

"You're so young, even if you become a Soul Master, your family probably won't agree, right?"

"So that's what you're worried about. Don't worry, my family is Tang San."

Old Jack: "(⊙_⊙) Huh?"

Gu Yuena then briefly recounted how Tang San bought her, which aroused great sympathy from Old Jack, who said, "An orphan even more pitiful than Xiao Wu! So, would you like to be my granddaughter? From now on, Tang San will be your brother! You two will be as close as siblings."

As close as siblings?

Gu Yuena thought for a moment, then sweetly called out, "Grandpa."

Tang San often used the excuse that she owed a large sum of money to leave him speechless. In this way, since she became Old Jack's granddaughter, she wouldn't have to pay back the money, right?

Hey!

"Oh, my dear granddaughter." Old Jack was happy to have another granddaughter, which fulfilled his dream of having "a house full of children and grandchildren."

Inside the house, Tang San and Su Yuntao were discussing the development of Notting City and the surrounding villages.

"My idea is this: Centered on Holy Soul Village, we'll build relatively wide roads connecting all the villages. This will re-divide the existing farmland and newly cultivated land, allowing for unified planting and management, thus encircling the entire city of Notting. The people in each village will manage not only their own farmland but also the farmland of the others. We'll provide wages accordingly," Su Yuntao explained his idea. "What do you think?"

"Surrounding the city with farmland?"

Tang San recalled the modern history he had learned in his previous life and thought Su Yuntao's idea was quite good. "It can make cities self-sufficient in food and not need to import from other places. If high-yield grain varieties are developed in the future, we may be able to sell grain to other regions."

The area around Nottingham is mostly basins and plains with few mountains. If the uninhabited areas around it were developed, it could indeed become a city that produces food in the future.

(End of this chapter)