Triggering a treasure chest in Douluo Continent

Chapter 16 Holiday

The academy was on holiday, and there were quite a few parents who came to pick up their children. Because of the large number of people, Notting College did not allow these parents to enter the academy. Instead, they set up a passage at the main gate and asked the parents to wait on both sides for their children to come out.

"Xiao Quan! Over here..."

As soon as Shi Quan stepped out of Notting College, he immediately saw Li Meili waving excitedly at him from the crowd.

"Mom's here!" Shi Quan took three steps at a time and quickly walked towards Li Meili.

"Come on, let me help you with this." Li Meili looked at the package in Shi Quan's hand and took it from him before he could refuse.

"Let's go this way. There are too many of these two, and it's hard to park the carriage. Your father parked it on the other side." Li Meili said with a smile, leading Shi Quan toward the side of the academy.

As soon as they turned the corner, Shi Quan saw Shi Jian standing quietly beside the carriage not far away, his eyes fixed on their direction.

"Dad!" Shi Quan waved to Shi Jian from afar.

Shi Jian smiled and nodded, waving in Shi Quan's direction.

"How have you been these past two months?"

This is a question that is asked almost every time we meet.

Shi Quan waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's still the same as before. I can finally go home. I haven't had my mom's cooking in so long, I've been craving it."

As Shi Quan spoke, he looked at Li Meili with a coquettish expression. Li Meili smiled, her eyes narrowing into slits, and said, "Mom will make you a big meal when we get back!"

Without stopping in the city, the three set off directly towards Shijia Village.

"Xiao Quan, how's your cultivation going this year?"

"Don't worry, Dad, I'll keep your words in mind."

Shi Quan naturally understood what Shi Jian was asking. They had already left the city, and he had nothing to hide from his parents.

As he spoke, Shi Quan raised his right hand, and a faint blue light emerged, revealing a Blue Silver Grass that was thicker than the ordinary Blue Silver Grass in his hand.

With a slight twitch of his fingers, the branches of the Blue Silver Grass in Shi Quan's hand extended outwards, running along the carriage to the carriage ropes and nimbly tying a knot.

"Not bad!" Shi Jian nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.

At the beginning, Shi Quan couldn't even control a single branch or leaf. Now, however, he can control these branches and leaves to extend and tie them into knots. Such a rate of improvement is already astonishing.

Shi Quan said mysteriously, "By the way, Mom and Dad, there's something else I need to tell you, but don't be too surprised."

Li Meili said coquettishly, "What's the matter? Why are you being so mysterious?"

"My soul power level is already level seven."

"What? Level seven?" Li Meili exclaimed in surprise. A second later, realizing she'd spoken too loudly, she quickly covered her mouth and cautiously looked around the carriage before whispering, "Xiao Quan, you mean level seven?"

Shi Quan said confidently, "You're not wrong, it should be level seven, and it's only higher, not lower."

After looking around, Shi Jian said seriously, "Walls have ears, not to mention we're still outside. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Li Meili also made a shushing gesture. Shi Quan looked around and nodded in response, "Understood."

……

"Xiao Quan, come back..."

The carriage returning home passed through the village, surrounded by enthusiastic greetings.

I returned home after almost a year, and there weren't many changes.

Back home, I slammed the door shut.

Shi Jian finally voiced his question, "Xiao Quan, why has your soul power level increased so quickly?"

Li Meili also watched Shi Quan curiously from the side.

Shi Quan said in a deep voice, "Dad, Mom, the reason my soul power is increasing so quickly is because my martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, is a mutated martial soul. I will explain the rest to you later."

"Anything else?" Li Meili stepped forward with a worried expression and said, "Xiao Quan, what other secrets do you have that even we can't know?"

"Beautiful!" Shi Jian stepped forward, took Li Meili's hand, and patted it gently, comforting her, "It's good that Xiao Quan has his own ideas, we should trust Xiao Quan."

After speaking, Shi Jian's gaze finally fell on Shi Quan, and he said seriously, "Xiao Quan, I learned about your situation from a Soul Master before. You were born with level one Soul Power, and only through diligent cultivation could you have a chance to become a true Soul Master before graduation. But you went from level one to level seven in just one semester. Have you considered all the pros and cons of this?"

Shi Quan said firmly, "Dad, don't worry, I've thought it through, and I can handle this."

Shi Jian stared directly at Shi Quan, remained silent for a moment, then nodded and continued, "Alright, tell us what we need to do!"

……

Outside Holy Soul Village.

"How much further?" Xiao Wu asked casually, hopping around and looking around.

"We're almost there. Do you see that mountain over there? Our Holy Soul Village is at the foot of that mountain." Tang San couldn't help but feel excited as he thought about how close he was to home.

With nowhere else to go, Xiao Wu chose to return to Holy Soul Village with Tang San. Because of Shi Quan, their relationship was even better than in the original story.

"Dad, I'm home."

Tang San's excited voice came, but he was not greeted by Tang Hao, but by Old Jack, the village chief.

After reading the letter left by Tang Hao from Old Jack, Tang San's initial joy instantly turned into helpless despair.

After tidying up the house with a sense of loss, as the sun set, Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, who had been by his side the whole time. His eyes were moist and somewhat dazed, as if he had made a decision. He took Xiao Wu's hand and led her to the small hill where he usually practiced.

And she earnestly asked, "Would you like to be my sister?"

Xiao Wu was initially conflicted, but when she heard Tang San say, "I will always protect my sister and will not let her get hurt in the slightest," her eyes gradually reddened.

Finally, upon hearing the words, "If anyone wants to kill you, let them step over my dead body first," Xiao Wu broke down. Looking into Tang San's equally moist yet resolute eyes, she called out, "Brother."

Upon hearing this "brother," Tang San burst into tears.

"Now you're my brother, so shouldn't you help me teach that jerk Shi Quan a lesson?" Xiao Wu looked indignant at the mention of Shi Quan, and with her red eyes, she looked as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"Of course! How dare he hit my sister! I won't let him get away with it!"

Tang San's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Back in the academy, Xiao Wu was just his classmate and friend. He had always commented on the conflict between Xiao Wu and Shi Quan from an outsider's perspective.

But now that Xiao Wu is his sister, it's a different story. His heart has completely fallen for Xiao Wu.

"Thank you, brother!" Xiao Wu blushed slightly. "But brother, can I call you that in private? After all, I'm the leader of all the students at Notting. What will they think of me if I suddenly have an older brother?"

Tang San smiled and agreed, while simultaneously removing the hidden arrow from his left sleeve.

Xiao Wu looked at the hidden arrow in Tang San's hand with great curiosity. After listening to Tang San's introduction and demonstration of the hidden weapon, Xiao Wu's eyes lit up and she immediately became very interested.

If she learns these skills, will she still be afraid of not being able to win over Shi Quan? She can just use hidden weapons to shoot him directly.

Tang San understood Xiao Wu's temperament and explained that mastering hidden weapons was not something that could be accomplished overnight. He politely declined, but he didn't completely refuse, because he still taught Xiao Wu how to use the hidden arrow and some simple throwing techniques.

"Hmph, with this trump card, I'll teach that bastard a lesson!" Xiao Wu happily played with the hidden arrow in her hand, excitedly trying it out on the big tree in front of her.

Tang San, standing to the side, looked at Xiao Wu with a doting expression.

……

Shijia Village, in the Lianyun Mountains.

The Lianyun Mountains are located just behind Shijia Village, only two or three hundred meters away. The Lianyun Mountains are towering and stretch as far as the eye can see, as if they are connected with the clouds, hence the name Lianyun Mountains.

Shijia Village is connected to the Lianyun Mountains by a road. The Lianyun Mountains are full of forests, and most of the stones used for the stone carvings in Shijia Village were quarried by the villagers from the Lianyun Mountains. As a mountain range, it is naturally not lacking in stones.

On the summit of a hill on the outskirts of the mountain range, a rustling sound came from above. Shi Quan sat cross-legged on the hilltop, his palms facing upwards. A pale green aura flowed around him, and blue-silver vines, like spirit snakes, slithered around him. As time passed, the grass and trees centered on Shi Quan emitted a faint blue light.

The already lush and green grassland exuded vitality, and the surrounding flowers, grasses, and trees, nourished by this vitality, began to grow gradually.

It can be observed that all the vegetation within a ten-meter radius of Shi Quan is several rings more robust than the surrounding flowers, grasses, and trees.

Blue light drifted and slowly gathered, eventually merging into the flowing Blue Silver Grass vines. As the last wisp of blue light merged into the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Grass gradually faded away, transforming into a Blue Silver Grass emitting a faint glow that appeared on Shi Quan's chest. The crystal-clear grass leaves were like gemstones, and then gradually returned to the appearance of ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

After sitting quietly for a while, Shi Quan finally opened his eyes and got up.

"It's possible to undergo a transformation, but it's not as efficient as cultivating on your own."

After casually making a couple of comments, Shi Quan didn't linger. He leaped up and ran down the mountain. His agile figure was like a mountain spirit, each step covering more than ten feet. The uneven mountain terrain was like flat ground to him.

"The setup here should be almost complete."

Shi Quan looked back and gazed at the hill. He could see that the vegetation on the hill was several times more lush than that around it. For example, the length of the Blue Silver Grass on the top of the hill was more than three times that of the Blue Silver Grass around it.

After checking the time, Shi Quan did not linger in the mountains any longer and hurried home.

"Xiao Quan, you're back from the Lianyun Mountains again?"

As soon as he entered the village, the villagers greeted Shi Quan warmly.

As the only genius in the village with soul power, Shi Quan was naturally eager to get along with the villagers, especially those with daughters. They were even more enthusiastic, hoping that if Shi Quan took a liking to their daughters in the future, the chances of their children having soul power would increase.

"Mm," Shi Quan replied with a smile.

Shi Quan did not deliberately hide his trip to the Lianyun Mountains. At first, the villagers did not pay much attention, but as Shi Quan went there every day, the villagers all knew that Shi Quan went to the Lianyun Mountains every day. Although Shi Quan did not say what he was going there for, the villagers all knew that Shi Quan must have gone to the mountains to cultivate.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home." Shi Quan's voice could be heard from afar before he even stepped inside.

"You're back! Come on in, just in time!" Li Meili, wearing an apron, walked out of the kitchen and waved happily to Shi Quan.

In no time, a delicious three-dish-and-one-soup meal was laid out on the table.

While serving Shi Quan rice, Li Meili asked, "Xiao Quan, the registration period for the academy is in three days. Are you going to the Lianyun Mountains again these next few days?"

Shi Quan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go again tomorrow."

Starting the day after he returned home, he would go to the Lianyun Mountains to cultivate every day. He would return once around noon, rest for about half an hour after lunch, and then go to the Lianyun Mountains again until dinner. He would stay at home in the evening.

This process has been going on for almost two months. In those two months, Shi Quan's soul power has broken through to level eight.

Aside from nourishing the plants on the hilltop, he spent most of his time practicing martial arts.

Diligence can make up for lack of talent, and Shi Quan understood this principle very well. Compared with Tang San, his martial arts level was at least twenty years behind.

In addition to practicing martial arts since childhood in this life, Tang San also practiced martial arts for at least twenty years in his previous life. Although Tang San no longer possessed the level of his previous life, his experience was genuine.

Although the martial arts in the manual are profound, it will take time to close the gap. Moreover, his innate conditions are already somewhat inferior to Tang San's. Now he must work as hard as possible to close the gap in the shortest time so that his subsequent plans can proceed smoothly.

As for the system, he really couldn't praise it. Although the rewards were all top-notch, the triggering mechanism was really baffling. Unlike systems with clear objectives, this system was far too unpredictable.

He dared not place all his bets on the system. For him, the system was one of the pillars of his rise, but to truly rise, he had to rely on himself. He himself was his greatest reliance and pillar.

Perhaps because he was too mediocre in his previous life, Shi Quan in this life is no longer willing to be ordinary. So even though the system appeared, he has maintained the habit of diligent cultivation ever since.

All this is to improve one's own strength as much as possible, to protect the people one wants to protect, and to live the life one desires.

(End of this chapter)