Chapter 35: The Tang Family Rules, Xiao Wu’s Sacrifice, and Boundless Power?

If Xiao Wu had shown any signs of slipping up and exposed that she had a copy of the diary, Su Ming might have suspected that others also had diary copies. If that happened, the female protagonists would be in big trouble!

However, after reading the updated diary, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

[But then, Xiao Wu almost cried, with tears welling up in her eyes, so I guess it's fine?]

[Sigh, I can't stand seeing someone I care about cry!]

The female protagonists: Good job, Xiao Wu!

Xiao Wu, meanwhile, blushed slightly.

[Since I've accepted Xiao Wu as my sister and promised that I wouldn't let her be hurt in the future, I need to live up to that. When facing enemies, I must go all out from the start, without giving them a chance to harm those close to me!]

[I definitely won't be like Tang San in the original story, who only unleashed his full strength after Xiao Wu got injured!]

[I remember a scene from the original story. Six years later, Xiao Wu and Tang San joined Shrek Academy. That year, there happened to be seven talented students, and they formed the Shrek Seven Devils.]

The female protagonists were curious. What kind of academy only has seven students, even if they're all talented? Why would such geniuses join a place like that?

[To graduate from Shrek Academy, one must earn a Silver Spirit Badge at the Great Spirit Arena in Soto City. The seven of them participated in individual, duo, and team battles.]

[In one of their team battles, they faced the top students of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, led by Yu Tianheng. Their opponents were much stronger than them, but Yu Xiaogang (Grandmaster) still encouraged them to try.]

[Heaven Dou's team had won many matches in the Great Spirit Arena, causing the arena to lose a lot of money. They needed a strong team to defeat them—and that team was the Shrek Seven Devils!]

[Of course, there was a reward. They would receive 10,000 gold spirit coins, with each person getting 1,000, and the rest being used for future training funds.]

[Due to the difference in spirit power levels, Tang San devised a series of strategies. Initially, things were going well, but he underestimated his opponents and didn't give his all.]

[As a result, Xiao Wu was severely injured, left on the brink of death.]

[It wasn't until Xiao Wu was gravely injured that Tang San got furious. He unleashed his external spirit bone, the Eight Spider Lances, along with various Tang Sect techniques, defeating the entire opposing team. Using the poison from the Eight Spider Lances, he forced Ye Lingling, who possessed the Nine Hearts Begonia spirit—the strongest healing-type spirit—to heal Xiao Wu.]

[The Nine Hearts Begonia spirit can heal anyone as long as they're still alive, so Xiao Wu recovered. Afterward, Tang San detoxified the opposing team.]

[The truth is, with Tang San's strength, Tang Sect techniques, and teamwork, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team wasn't their match. But because Tang San held back, Xiao Wu got severely injured.]

[There were many similar moments in the original story where Xiao Wu would get hurt, and only then would Tang San go all out. I won't bother writing them all down.]

The female protagonists: No, Su Ming! Tell us everything! Don't leave us hanging like this!

[I also remembered a little rhyme that netizens from my past life came up with, humorously calling it the Tang family's rules. It's quite amusing.]

[Tang family rules: If Xiao Wu gets hurt, everyone panics. When Tang San gets angry, the match is over. As long as Xiao Wu is injured enough, no matter who the opponent is, they'll be ruined. A generation of hammer kings, each stronger than the last, with every generation hammering the Pope. A generation of spirit beasts, each stronger than the last, with every generation of spirit beasts marrying the hammer king.]

The female protagonists quickly grasped the main point: Tang San only goes all out if Xiao Wu gets hurt first? And why does every generation of the Tang family have to hammer the Pope? That's outrageous!

Even Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow. I never expected the Tang family to be so bold—they've always harbored ambitions of taking down the Pope!

In the Spirit Hall, if a commoner awakened a spirit with spirit power, the guide would record the information and report it to the Spirit Hall. After Su Yuntao helped Tang San awaken his spirit, Su Ming and Tang San's information quickly reached Bibi Dong's desk. Even before receiving this report, she knew from Su Ming's diary that Tang San was Tang Hao's son and, like her, possessed twin spirits.

Bibi Dong originally intended to leave Tang San and Tang Hao alone. After all, if Tang Hao hadn't injured Qian Xunji, she wouldn't have had the chance to kill him. So as long as they didn't provoke the Spirit Hall, she had no intention of going after them. But now, it seemed that Tang Hao and Tang San were determined to oppose her!

Even though Qian Xunji—the one responsible for forcing Ah Yin to sacrifice herself—was already dead, why did Tang Hao still hold a grudge against her?

Since that was the case, Bibi Dong realized she needed to prepare in advance.

Meanwhile, in the cave, Ah Yin focused on the part about "every generation of spirit beasts marrying the hammer king." Does that mean every male descendant of the Tang family will marry a 100,000-year-old spirit beast? That's ridiculous! How do they manage that?

After all, encountering a 100,000-year-old spirit beast was rare enough, and those that chose to take human form were even rarer. What kind of luck did they have to marry a 100,000-year-old spirit beast every generation?

As she thought about it, Ah Yin realized the disturbing truth: Without Su Ming's intervention, Xiao Wu would've married Tang San. It's truly terrifying when you think about it.

She then wondered, If the Tang family keeps marrying spirit beasts, won't their descendants gradually become more beast than human?

For example, Tang San had half Blue Silver Emperor blood, and if his descendants inherited Soft Bone Rabbit blood, wouldn't the Tang family's human lineage gradually diminish? Would they even be considered human at that point?

Ah Yin was now thoroughly confused.

Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was shocked. In the original story, I had such a tragic fate! I only got help after being hurt each time—what kind of sacrificial role is that?

This made Xiao Wu even more determined to keep her distance from Tang San, fearing bad luck might follow him.

At the same time, she wondered about Su Ming. Can Su Ming really protect me from getting hurt?

Deep down, Xiao Wu knew it wouldn't be easy unless Su Ming achieved overwhelming power.