Tang Huang - Tantai Lingyan

Mu Lin released a heavy sigh after she listened to her granddaughter's story, especially since she was too lazy to cultivate and spent more time having fun with her gadgets and friends. "Yan'er, you're no longer a child but a teenager now, so you can't go on like this, and you have to focus more on your cultivation and training, or you'll fall behind your peers."

"Grandpa!" Mu Yan called out as he shook Mu Lin's hand. "Please don't act like my mother; I'm bored of cultivating and practicing all the time. Moreover, I'm still 17 years old, but my cultivation has already reached the peak foundation level, and many of my friends haven't even reached my level, so let me have a bit of fun."

"If only-"

"Father." Mu Qingge interrupted her father, as she knew what Mu Lin was about to say to her daughter. "We're happy now, so you don't need to bring up the past anymore, and it won't change the situation either."

"All right." Mu Lin nodded in understanding and spoke to his granddaughter again. "You can have fun while you're here, but you have to focus on your cultivation again after you return to Earth II. Do you understand?"

Mu Yan pursed her lips and nodded to her grandfather, but she suddenly remembered something and took out an item from her storage ring. "Grandpa, your birthday is tomorrow, but I wanted to give this gift to you now, and I made it myself."

"Haha, I didn't expect you to make me a gift, but thank you, Yan'er." Mu Lin answered as he opened the gift from his granddaughter, which was a painting of the three of them. "I haven't seen you paint for a long time, but your paintings are getting better now, and the details of this painting even look so real."

"Do you like it, Grandpa?"

"Yes, I like it." Mu Lin then stood up and walked to one of the walls, and he hung it among the other paintings. "Do you want to become a professional painter, Yan'er?"

"No." Mu Yan answered by shaking her head. "I paint just to overcome my boredom, and I never thought about becoming a professional painter. Moreover, my mother won't allow me to stay here for too long, and she will nag me continuously if I focus on painting."

Mu Lin then lightly patted Mu Yan's head. "Even though your mother was always strict with you, she loves you very much, and you are her most valuable treasure, so you must never disappoint her."

"I know, Grandpa." Mu Yan nodded to her grandfather. "I love my mother very much too, and I don't want to disappoint her either."

"All right, you can go to your room now, and I want to talk to your mother first." Mu Yan immediately followed her grandfather's words by leaving the two of them behind, and Mu Lin asked his daughter directly. "Do you really not want to get married, Qingge? I know you are disappointed because of your past, but Yan'er needs a father figure, or she will continue to be spoiled like that, so I think you can consider that."

"Father, we have discussed this matter many times, but I have made up my mind to never get married." Mu Lin could only sigh after listening to her daughter's answer, especially since Mu Qingge was as stubborn as her daughter. "Even though Yan'er is too spoiled, she is still a child now, and I am sure that she will change when she becomes more mature, so she doesn't need a father to guide her."

"Is Jiang Sheng still bothering you?"

"Yes." Mu Qingge then explained this to her father. "Some time ago, Jiang Sheng came to our clan to meet Yan'er, and he wanted to take her away with him, but I chased him away. However, I'm sure that he won't give up just like that, and he might do something crazy, so I'm still monitoring my daughter for now."

"That bastard was truly outrageous! Back then, he accused you of having an affair with another man, and he didn't want to take responsibility for Yan'er." Mu Lin then fell into thought for a while. "However, he suddenly reappeared after she grew up, and he seemed determined to snatch her from you, so I think that there is an ulterior motive behind his actions."

"What do you mean by that, Father? What kind of ulterior motive does Jiang Chen have towards Yan'er?" Mu Qingge seriously asked because she didn't want anything to happen to her daughter.

"It's just my guess, so I can't give you a definite answer yet." Mu Lin then faced Mu Qingge and grabbed her shoulders. "No matter what happens, you must continue to monitor and protect Yan'er, and you must contact me if Jiang Sheng acts more aggressively, so I can immediately return to our clan and help you to deal with him."

"I know." Mu Qingge then asked him. "So how are the preparations for your birthday party tomorrow? Is everything ready?"

"Everything is ready, and my birthday party will take place tomorrow night." Mu Lin then looked towards the outside of his house. "Unfortunately, I don't know yet whether my old friend will attend it, especially since he has been in seclusion since seven years ago, and he doesn't seem to want to come out yet."

Mu Qingge certainly knew the identity of the person his father was referring to, but she herself had no answer as to whether that person would come or not. "Father, I will go to rest now."

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A sexy middle-aged woman walked into a residence, but she rushed to the back garden of the house. Soon, she arrived in front of a secluded room and banged on the door. "Hey, Old Huang! It's time for you to come out! Tomorrow is Old Lin's birthday, and you've missed it for seven years. Besides, you haven't seen Xiao'er and Yin'er for too long, so you should stop your seclusion and come with me to see them, or else I will drag you to them."

*Crack*

The door suddenly opened, and Tang Huang walked out of the room, and his expression was filled with longing for his two grandchildren. "Sigh, I didn't expect that seven years had already passed, but I still haven't managed to break through to the tyrant level, and I'll never be able to fight Long Yin if it continues like this. Do you have any news about Xiao'er and Yin'er, Lingyan?"

(A/N: You can imagine Tantai Lingyan's figure as Tsunade.)

Even though Tian Huang had repeatedly communicated with his daughter, Tang Yuan had not told her father that his two grandchildren had returned, let alone the news that they had become cultivators, and she wanted to give him a surprise.

"No." Tantai Lingyan replied by shaking her head. "A year ago, I also entered into seclusion, and I haven't seen them since then, so I don't know anything about their current condition. However, Xiao'er should already be out of prison, so I want to go back and see him soon. As for Yin'er, I don't know whether she has woken up from her coma or not."

"Damn it!" Tang Huang suddenly cursed after he sensed Tantai Lingyan's cultivation. "Since when did you break through to peak Emperor level?"

"Haha!" Tantai Lingyan laughed at that. "I broke through two days ago, but I had to stabilize my cultivation first, so I came here today. Honestly, I was able to break through after I accidentally gained enlightenment, or else I still need some time to reach this stage."

"An enlightenment, huh? What did you gain from your enlightenment besides your cultivation breaking through?"

"You certainly know that I can't tell you, right?"

The corners of Tang Huang's lips twitched after hearing that, but he immediately contacted the people in his clan and informed them that he was going out. "Let's go now, or we'll be late for Old Lin's birthday, but we'll go see Xiao'er first tomorrow, and I also want to visit Yin'er at the hospital."

"Let's go then." Tantai Lingyan said as she flew away from the Tang Clan, and Tang Huang flew behind her, but they flew casually while discussing some things.

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"Yao'er, you can go inside yourself, and I will drive your aunt and cousin back to Meng House first, but I will go to meet someone afterwards, so you don't have to wait for me."

"Yes, Mom." After they left, Yao Yao went straight into her mother's house, but her expression clearly showed that she was confused about her family's situation, and she then called someone to ask for help.

Unfortunately, that person was unwilling to help Yao Yao, especially since Yao Wei's problems were too serious, and he was afraid of being dragged into his problems. "Who can help me get my father out of prison? Should I contact Aunt Meng Xin? But my mother said that she has already decided to divorce him, so I'm not sure if she will be willing to help him."

In the end, Yao Yao tried to contact Meng Xin, but she was unable to do so because she had purposefully turned off her phone in an effort to calm herself down.

"Sigh." Yao Yao sighed heavily and laid down on the bed. "I'm too tired now, so I'll sleep first before thinking of another way to free my father."

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After they arrived at Meng House, Yao Wenhua and Meng Huo immediately entered their house, but they saw Meng Wuya having a video call with Ouyang Hong and discussing the matters that had happened in the past few days, so they decided to listen to their conversation.

[I've contacted my people to hunt down the culprit, but I'm not sure if they can find the person in a short time. Moreover, Yao Wei's matter is too serious, and those people have told me that they cannot let him go for now, or they will face public anger, so we can only wait for the situation to be calmer to get him out of prison.]

Meng Wuya was not surprised by that, and he himself had guessed from the start that those people would do that. "Then what about Ran Linfeng? Are you going to send your people to look for him?"

[Ran Linfeng has been useless to us since Tang Ye died, so you don't need to care if he and his son disappear. However, I think there is something behind Zhao Yuxian's decision to stay at the Tang House, and I will order some people to investigate the matter.]

"All right, I'll leave that problem to you." Meng Wuya then ended their video call before turning to his wife and son. "Those three people vanished for no apparent reason, and my brother-in-law has also experienced such a serious issue. I'm sure that the perpetrator has targeted our family next, so I want the two of you to stay at home for the time being to avoid unwanted things, especially you, Huo'er. I don't want to deal with additional problems if you suddenly disappear like them, especially since my problems at the company are already too heavy.

"All right, I will follow your words, Fahter."

Meng Wuya then ordered his son to return to his room, and he discussed several other matters with his wife, Yao Wenhua.

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Tang Xiao was lying on the bed with Tang Yin in his arms, and both of them looked very satisfied after completing their dual cultivation session, but they still needed some time for their cultivation to break through to the next minor stage.

Xiao Ai suddenly informed Tang Xiao of something. [Master, from her call with someone, Xiang Ning is on her way to a hotel to meet that person, and they will probably spend time together, so you can take advantage of that to get rid of her.]

'That's good; I'll take care of Xiang Ning later.' Tang Xiao then took his big sister out of bed. "Let's get dressed, and we'll go to the prison."

- To Be Continued -