Douluo Dalu 5: Rebirth Of Tang San

Mei Gongzi nodded and said, "If you need anything from Kali City or any resources, just let me know, and I'll help you prepare."

Tang San laughed. "The feeling of being spoiled is so nice!"

"Pfft! Who's spoiling you?" Mei Gongzi punched him lightly. "What are we doing now?"

"Well, we can both cultivate here. Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this Golden Valley isn't as abundant as in your castle, the life aura is very rich. It would be best if you cultivated there for a day and then here for a day—absorbing spiritual energy to enhance your cultivation and then life energy to solidify it. This way, your cultivation will be very stable and won't affect your potential. I can't guarantee that you'll reach the Great Demon King level until the big day, but peak Demon King shouldn't be a problem. By the way, there’s the matter of the Celestial Plume. I want to modify it a little."

"Won't it be hard to explain to the Peacock Demon clan?"

"Don't worry about that. In the future, as long as you can become an Emperor, one Celestial Plume is nothing. Besides, after I work on it a little, its power will be even greater. I am not planning to make it weaker, just ensure that you don’t suffer a backlash because of it."

"Okay," Mei Gongzi didn't ask further. With a flash of silver light, the radiant Celestial Plume appeared in her palm.

The three eyes of the plume emitted a faint glow, and the aura it radiated was noticeably richer than before. Although Mei Gongzi hadn't fused it as her life-bound artifact during her tribulation, she had still been nourishing it. After all, the Celestial Plume had acknowledged her as its master, and it was the clan’s foundational divine item, so it wouldn’t do to neglect it.

"When I work on it, you need to be by my side because you are its master. I'll need your help."

"No rush. You should cultivate for a while longer, and I need to carefully think about how to go about the process. Don't be fooled by the fact that we have more than ten months; time is actually very tight, and there's a lot to be done."

Mei Gongzi nodded. "You handle the arrangements; I'll follow your lead."

Tang San led Mei Gongzi to the Golden Tree, and at that moment, a melodious voice sounded. "Master, you’re here!"

Four girls walked out and respectfully bowed to Tang San, their beautiful eyes curiously glancing at Mei Gongzi.

Upon seeing them, Mei Gongzi was momentarily stunned and blurted out, "Crimson Fox clan?"

After speaking, her gaze immediately shifted to Tang San, and it changed in an instant.

Killing intent! Tang San instantly sensed that Mei Gongzi was about to activate her White Tiger Transformation, so he quickly coughed and said, "Quick, greet your mistress."

The Crimson Fox girls immediately reacted, respectfully saying, "Greetings, Mistress."

Mei Gongzi turned to look at them, smiling slightly as she said, "I'm not your mistress, you can just call me Mei Gongzi."

As she spoke, her fingers pinched a bit of flesh on someone’s waist and twisted.

Tang San endured the pain as he explained, "They're not from the Crimson Fox clan; they're humans. Well, half-human, half-Crimson Fox. My teacher and I saw them at the grand auction in Kali City, where they were being sold as slaves. You can imagine what those filthy demon nobles were planning. My teacher pitied them and had me buy them. It wasn't convenient to bring them to Redemption Academy, so I kept them here to guard Golden Valley and cultivate." Rἁ𐌽𝘖𝖇ÊṨ

"Auction?" Mei Gongzi frowned. "Right… They do that, don’t they? That's despicable."

Tang San smiled and said, "It won't happen anymore. With you in charge, all of this can be changed."

"Yes." Mei Gongzi looked at the Crimson Fox girls, her beautiful eyes showing more compassion. "I’m sorry… I know you've suffered."

Red One replied, "We haven't suffered. We're fortunate that the Master took us in and taught us how to cultivate. We've been living well here."

Mei Gongzi said, "But it's too lonely here. You're all at such a prime age, staying cooped up in this valley isn't good for your future. How about this, I'll take you out to experience the outside world later!"

Red One was taken aback, her eyes reddening as she turned to Tang San, "Master, I…"

Tang San quickly said, "Your mistress has just inherited the position of city lord of Kali City. She's now the most powerful person in the city, and she's doing this for your own good. She's right, you can't stay here forever. Even if she didn't suggest it, I planned to take you out. After so much hard cultivation, you need to go out and gain experience. Just cultivating is useless if you don’t have any experience using that cultivation. Besides, you need to have your own lives."

"Master, will we still be able to stay with you?" Red Six asked.

Tang San smiled and said, "Of course you can. I'll be with your mistress, and you'll definitely continue to stay with us."

The Crimson Fox girls finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had been raised as slaves from a young age, and they were deeply fearful of others. Tang San had given them a new life; without him, they truly wouldn't know what to do.

Mei Gongzi said, "Don't worry, you can take turns coming with me to get used to the outside world."

Tang San nodded in agreement and said, "Alright, you don't need to stand guard here. Your mistress and I are going to enter seclusion and cultivate for a while."

"Yes." The Crimson Fox girls retreated.

"Alright, spill it. What's really going on?" Mei Gongzi asked, looking at Tang San with her hands on her hips, appearing quite fierce.

Tang San chuckled wryly. "I told you what’s going on! Don't be jealous; in all three of my lives, I've never loved anyone but you."

Mei Gongzi was stunned. "Three lives?"

"Yes, including my rebirth here, I've lived three lives. But my first life was quite simple… and very short. If you want, I can tell you about it, but there’s really not that much to tell."

"Alright! So, we met in your second life?" Mei Gongzi asked.

Tang San nodded. "Yes, that was my most important life because I had you."

"Then when will you tell me the story of our past life?"

"I can't tell you much right now. If I talk too much, it might affect your divine consciousness. You've just started developing it, and within it, there are some traces of your past life. I actually did not expect this, but it seems that when you become an Emperor, you might be able to recover some of your past memories. If I talk about it now, it might trigger an early recovery, which could lead to a disruption in your divine consciousness and cause big problems."

Mei Gongzi frowned and said, "Is it really that complicated? I thought you'd tell me so that I could…"

Tang San laughed carefreely. "So that you could what? Fall in love with me? I'm confident that I can make that happen in this life, just like in the last."

Mei Gongzi turned her head away. "No. You're dreaming."

Tang San laughed again, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you the story of my first life. That shouldn't have much of an impact on you."

"Okay." Mei Gongzi followed him to sit beneath the Golden Tree. Surrounded by the rich aura of life, Tang San began to tell his story.

"My first life was quite ordinary, except for the unusual ending. Back then, I was an orphan, and I happened to be picked up by an elder from the Tang Sect…"

As Tang San recounted his story, especially the part about jumping off the cliff, Mei Gongzi's eyes widened in surprise. "Why were you so impulsive back then? Since you had such a talent for making hidden weapons, couldn't you have just… talked to them?"

the poing team's Thoughts

penguin: lmao imagine people doing reasonable things