Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 385: A Transmigrator Who Thought He Had Transmigrated into a Western Fantasy Palace Drama, But Was Actually Set in a World of the Industrial Revolution

Blanch!

Gu Yuena's eyes were filled with rage as she gasped for breath and gave Xiao Wu the middle finger:

凸(艹皿艹)！

This rabbit has really grown bold, daring to tease the Lord of Soul Beasts like this!

"Naughty, Nana." Xiao Wu proudly gestured with her index finger, wanting to continue "teaching" her, but Tang San stopped her, saying, "Alright, let's go eat dinner. The others should be back soon."

Gu Yuena isn't really angry yet, but if she goes too far later, it'll be troublesome. He'll have to spend a hundred candied hawthorns to appease her.

At the dinner table, Guangling, Ning Rongrong, and Huowu were delighted to see Zhu Zhuqing and greeted her warmly. Zhu Zhuqing also became more talkative, but a question arose in her mind: Is the five-year agreement still considered an agreement?

The members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team, besides Yu Feng and Bai Chenxiang who went on adventures across the continent, also went to coastal cities to develop new industries.

Everyone else, except for her who was far away in the Star Luo Empire, were all staying with Tang San at the Soul Martial Manor in Spirit City. Even Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had come to Spirit City, and they could often visit each other in their spare time...

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly had an urge to stay, but in the end she decided to return to Xingluo. The women who could stay by Tang San's side had all achieved something in other areas besides cultivation: Xiao Wu, medicine; Guang Ling, soul tools; Huo Wu, weapon crafting; Ning Rongrong, a master of business, with an outstanding talent for appraising treasures, and also a fashion master.

They are not merely Tang San's subordinates; their status is equal to Tang San's. Besides cultivation, they also have their own interests and are willing to delve into their own pursuits.

Lan Yinzi and Gu Yuena are not Tang San's women, but they do have their own side businesses:

One is researching formations based on soul power and soul guiding patterns;

The other one is only nine years old. He has an extremely strong talent for cultivation and is proficient in almost everything. Although he is not as good as Tang San and others in any of them, he is not inferior to others.

In comparison, what else can I do besides cultivation?

Music, chess, calligraphy, and painting?

That's certainly elegant, but it can only be considered a hobby, something that can cultivate one's character, but that's about it... If she really wants to stand by Tang San's side, she must have a career other than cultivation.

What should I do?

Besides being a Soul Master, her greatest skill is fighting, but isn't fighting one of the original duties of a Soul Master?

Zhu Zhuqing grew worried, even contemplating ignoring everything and waiting until she was strong enough to seize the Star Luo throne through force, then launch a war against the Spirit Hall, demanding a marriage alliance with Tang San…

"Zhu Qing, how are you doing in the Star Luo Empire?" Huo Wu interrupted Zhu Zhu Qing's daydreaming and asked about her life in the Star Luo Empire.

"It's about cultivating and teaching the new generation of the Zhu family, nurturing their character, and going to the local Spirit Hall to see if there are any missions to kill fallen ones or capture vicious spirit masters." Zhu Zhuqing simply described her life. It can be said that in terms of practical combat experience, Zhu Zhuqing is far superior to everyone present, including Tang San.

However, in a real fight, she would be no match for any of the people present, because they all far surpassed Zhu Zhuqing, who could only rely on her talent, in terms of physical fitness, soul power quality, and mental strength.

This is a case of "dimensional reduction attack".

Moreover, Tang San felt that once the Blue Silver Network's coverage area became stronger, it could record Soul Masters' information and simulate various battle scenarios for training. As long as the realism reached over 90%, it wouldn't be much different from fighting on a real battlefield.

Um--

This might be an obstacle for those who possess abilities such as the Killing God Domain, which allows them to absorb killing intent and blood energy to advance.

"Your life seems pretty fulfilling," Huo Wu laughed. "It's similar to ours, with every day packed with activities. Only Gu Yuena has a bit more leisure time."

Gu Yuena, munching on a blue-feathered chicken leg, retorted with dissatisfaction upon hearing Huo Wu's words, "I'm only nine years old, I don't need to do chores, and besides, I'm the one who washes all the dishes at home."

Gu Yuena sometimes even suspected that she had become the family's personal dishwasher... It was really beneath her to be the Silver Dragon King.

Sigh, what can she do when she owes Tang San money?

Tang San smiled and said, "Alright, you've finished eating. Go wash the dishes."

"You really know how to order people around." Gu Yuena rolled her eyes, but her body was very honest as she cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. She and Lan Yinzi cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks together, and then went to the kitchen with the servants who were waiting outside the door.

The servants of Soul Martial Manor were all noble children or Soul Masters with low Soul Power. They had not committed any major crimes, but were implicated by their original families and lost their freedom.

Unlike the Silver Blue Manor, the servants here have not been freed by Tang San. Besides the fact that their original status was different from those of the real slaves, Tang San also needs to consider the environment of the Spirit Inner City. If he, as the Holy Son, does that directly, should other large and small families follow suit?

They can accept the innovation and popularization of life-related soul tools relatively quickly, but in terms of mindset, it takes time. If this mindset is to be completely eradicated, it may be necessary to replace the entire staff of the Spirit Hall. The only way is to focus on cultivating the new generation and gradually dilute this concept of "slaves have no human rights".

As for Heaven Dou City...

Tang San is the Silver Blue Earl, but being an earl is just a formal noble title within the Heaven Dou Empire. He doesn't need to consider other people's feelings when it comes to how he treats his servants, since he doesn't get involved in the politics of the Heaven Dou Empire.

However, the Spirit Hall, whose main body consists of Soul Masters, is different. Even discerning people can see that, whether from the perspective of leading a force or from his personal wishes, this Holy Son will definitely not become the Pope of the Spirit Hall in the future.

But he was, after all, the Holy Son. In the Spirit Hall, his status was second only to the Holy Son, and he had many admirers. No Soul Master would ignore his every move.

Therefore, one cannot be as casual here as one would be at Silverblue Manor.

However, when Tang San ate with Xiao Wu and the others, they were not used to having someone watching them, so they would wait outside on their own initiative.

"Xiao Qing, Xiao Bai," Gu Yuena said to the two maids dressed in green and white, "Hold this bowl for me."

"Yes, Miss Na'er." Xiao Bai took the plate of dishes, and Xiao Qing took the bowls and chopsticks. They went to the kitchen with Gu Yuena and Lan Yinzi. Gu Yuena was going to wash the dishes, while Lan Yinzi, as the steward of the Zehunwu Manor, was also going to arrange the meals for tomorrow. Although Tang San was already able to abstain from grains, he would still eat breakfast and dinner with the women. Xiao Wu and the others had not cultivated to the point where they could "live on the northwest wind" and could not directly consume the energy of heaven and earth.

Xiaoqing and Xiaobai are the two servants with the highest cultivation levels in the Soul Martial Manor. They are both Great Soul Masters. Gu Yuena discovered them and took them as her little followers.

After washing the dishes, Lan Yinzi gave instructions on what ingredients to buy for tomorrow and then left.

Xiaoqing asked, "Miss Na'er, are you sulking again? Did the Holy Son upset you?"

"It would be strange if he could make me happy." Gu Yuena opened the soul-guided refrigerator next to her, took out a glass of chilled juice, and sipped it. "Besides, he's a womanizer and has taken on another spouse."

Xiao Bai chuckled awkwardly, "A spouse or something, we're not animals. Miss Na'er, aren't you a bit too precocious?"

"Precocious? Before I followed Tang San, I saw people in the village getting married and having children at the age of twelve," Gu Yuena said casually. "By the way, you nobles probably start experiencing matters of the heart even earlier, right?"

Xiaoqing continued, "My sister and I are different. When I was six, something happened to our family..."

"Oh." Gu Yuena showed no sympathy, simply nodding, then suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, do you also like Tang San? I've seen you two trying to take advantage of him several times while serving him tea and water..."

Admiring the strong is understandable; all the other women in the Soul Martial Manor are the same. But aren't you two being a bit too bold? Even though Tang San is easygoing, the others, out of respect for their status, dare not get too close.

According to Tang San, his cautious and timid personality was influenced by his past living environment.

If you were made slaves at the age of six, then you should be even more so.

But that's not the case.

This is another reason why Gu Yuena hired these two as her followers: she wanted to observe them for a period of time and make a decision.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing both shivered, looked at each other in disbelief.

They never imagined that a nine-year-old girl could possess such keen insight... If she couldn't find a suitable reason, wouldn't she persecute the two of them?

The sisters have watched quite a few palace dramas.

Not to mention, this other world also has extraordinary powers. The nine-year-old girl in front of us is a genius in Soul Master cultivation. She can kill them with a flick of her finger.

Slaves, in this world, are not even considered human beings.

It was only after they were assigned to the Soul Martial Manor that they began to live a normal life. The Holy Son treated all the slaves in the manor like employees, which made them feel respected.

But their ambitions were rekindled; they wanted to climb the social ladder, so they tried to get close to the Holy Son, since he slept in the same room with his four beautiful companions every day…

In their past lives, the two of them would definitely not have been able to accept this, but now that they're older, they understand that they can't bring their past beliefs into this world, or they'll become outcasts.

Soul Master, Noble...

In this world, everyone is born unequal.

Even in our past lives, we weren't completely equal, but at least our ID cards said "citizen." In this world, if we had ID cards, there would probably be distinctions like "nobles," "commoners," and "ordinary people."

Therefore, the two women wanted to completely break free from their status as servants, and the Holy Son was their stepping stone. They even thought that as long as they could catch the Holy Son's eye, they could use their experience from watching "palace dramas" in their previous lives to oust the four "official wives".

They believed that the two of them only needed one chance!

However, the Holy Son was not as lustful as they imagined. He always kept his distance from them, and when they actually got close, they couldn't help but feel ashamed when they saw his deep, star-like eyes, and felt guilty for the dark thoughts in their hearts.

"So, who are you working for?"

Gu Yuena finished her juice, casually tossed the glass behind her, and it landed precisely in the trash can. She glanced at the two of them and said, "Don't tell me you're a spy from the Spirit Hall; I won't believe it."

Tang San has already slept with the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and with such strong mental power, why would he need a spy?

As for that devout follower of the Angel God... that's even more impossible. The sharpness revealed in that soul power clearly indicates that he's an extremely arrogant guy who completely disdains communicating with anyone below level 95.

In reality, Gu Yuena didn't care which faction's spies these two were; if she could detect something was wrong, Tang San would certainly be able to as well.

However, she couldn't allow these two to take advantage of Tang San's easygoing nature. She needed to give them a good talking-to, to make them realize their place, so they wouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts.

"Miss Na'er, you misunderstand. We only have a good impression of the Holy Son. We don't belong to any faction. Our information is available in the Spirit Hall and is true." Xiao Bai spoke nervously, her voice trembling slightly. The increasing pressure emanating from Gu Yuena made them instinctively feel fear.

"Yeah?"

The invisible pressure dissipated, and Gu Yuena laughed heartily, then grinned, "So, tell me who you are. I noticed from the beginning that your mental strength is stronger than that of other Great Soul Masters of the same level. Even though you don't have a mental-type Martial Soul, your physical attributes are weaker than those of other support-type Martial Souls of the same level."

Xiaoqing's eyes darted around, and she said, "Miss Na'er, we can't sense anything about spiritual power..."

Snapped!

Before she could finish speaking, Xiaoqing was sent flying backward, crashing into the kitchen's roof beam. A red mark appeared on her face, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, her back ached, and her internal organs felt uncomfortable.

"Third time's the charm. This is the first time." Gu Yuena's purple eyes revealed a hint of indifference as she retracted the silver dragon tail that had whipped Xiao Qing away. She looked at Xiao Bai and smiled. "Indeed, mental power may be difficult for you to use. Ordinary Soul Masters, even those who are not mental-type, need to be at the Soul Douluo level to perceive it. But I'm sure you know, so if you try to deceive me again, don't blame me for actually using force."

Gu Yuena's smile was captivating, but to Xiao Bai, it seemed as if a demon resided within the little girl's body, her purple eyes seemingly able to see through people's hearts.

At the very least, if you lie, you will never be able to deceive the other party.

When people lie, they exhibit obvious emotional fluctuations. Gu Yuena used to be able to sense these fluctuations, but she wasn't sure whether what people said was true or false. However, by spending a lot of time with Tang San, she gradually learned some tricks that she could use to judge whether someone was lying.

And Soul Masters have nowhere to hide in front of her.

After all, emotional fluctuations can also affect the fluctuations of soul power, and Gu Yuena can more clearly judge whether this type of person is lying.

Of course, if that person has received rigorous training and is able to control their emotions very well, then it would be inaccurate.

But these two guys in front of him were definitely not the kind of "elite agents" Tang San had described.

"You might think this is a fantasy, but actually, my sister and I aren't from this world; we're time travelers..." Xiaobai took two deep breaths, preparing to confess to Gu Yuena...

(End of this chapter)