. Xiao Wu watched Er Ming's massive figure disappear into the vast forest. She turned and walked out, following the guidance of a mysterious aura until she reached a main road. Curiously, she glanced at the large transport trucks passing by, feeling she had come to the wrong place.
How could the human spirit master world have changed so drastically in just a few years? It was completely different from what her mother had described! Just then, Xiao Wu noticed a large crowd gathered at a roadside booth. As someone who enjoys the hustle and bustle, she ran over to take a look. She
quickly learned about the spirit bus from the people waiting for it, and a kind old man even offered Xiao Wu snacks. Yu Xiaogang's aggressive promotion of spirit tool development had led many ordinary, low-level spirit masters to abandon their pursuit of powerful spirit rings and instead focus on researching offensive spirit tools. This was a new field with no clear future, yet every year, countless people rushed into this endless pit of spirit tools.
Yu Xiaogang even deliberately released his century-old spirit ring to condense a spirit tool, driving the ordinary spirit masters of Douluo Continent completely crazy, and they regarded spirit tool technology as a sacred artifact! Major factions began pouring enormous energy and funds into researching spirit ring production techniques, but the core of the technology lay in Yu Xiaogang's hands. This was merely bait, intended to attract those with exceptional talent in the research of spirit tools.
After all, a civilization couldn't be sustained by a single individual. The current flourishing of spirit tools stemmed from the dedicated research of this group. The Longmen Sect's custom-made century-old spirit rings provided a respite for the various spirit beast forests. However, there was a huge demand for spirit beast cubs, as spirit ring production still required the participation of spirit beasts. This enriched the ecosystem within Yu Xiaogang's immortal realm.
Xiao Wu, following the lead of the hunting teams heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to capture spirit beast cubs, boarded the spirit guide bus to Notting City. She soon realized she had no silver spirit coins. If a kindhearted person hadn't just paid for them, she would have had to walk to Notting City.
Sitting by the window, Xiao Wu listened to the passengers' chatter and gained a general understanding of the current situation in the human world. She also learned that Notting City was the most prosperous city on the Douluo Continent, known as a sacred place for spirit tool masters.
"Soul guides? Notting City and Mom's auras are coming from the same direction. Could Mom be in Notting City too?"
In less than half a day, Xiao Wu arrived in Notting City by soul guide bus from the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Her eyes felt a little overwhelmed. Shops overflowing with all sorts of magical soul guides, tall buildings everywhere, and the streets bustling with traffic made her feel like she'd stepped from the Star Dou Great Forest into another forest made of steel, concrete, and glass.
Xiao Wu regretted not bringing back the gold soul coins and soul guides left behind by the deceased soul masters of the Star Dou Great Forest. Now, penniless, she could only sigh in despair at the many things she wanted to buy.
Soon, Xiao Wu arrived at a large indoor shopping mall. She sensed a strange aura around her. Was it a soul beast? It didn't seem like it, and there were other auras mixed in. It was confusing, but even in an unfamiliar place, she felt at home. She soon noticed three little girls her own age. One of them, a beautiful girl with long blue-gold hair, caught her eye.
Xiao Wu was certain the familiar aura came from the little girl in front of them, Tang San. Xiao Wu, after all, was the big sister of the two, known for her prowess in the Star Dou Great Forest. She approached Tang San and the other two with aplomb. However, when she saw Tang San, she felt a momentary timidity.
"This is my first time in Notting City. My wallet was stolen. Where can I earn Gold Soul Coins? Oh, my name is Xiao Wu! The dance-like Wu!"
Tang San felt a little shy. After all, Ning Rongrong had tricked him into wearing women's clothing again today, even applying elaborate makeup. Now Tang Hao couldn't even recognize him as his son. Tang Hao sighed in relief every time he saw Tang San in this outfit. He adored Tang San's female attire and had always wanted a truly lovely daughter, but Tang Hao and Ah Yin had been trying for three years without success.
This was why Tang San agreed to Ning Rongrong's change of clothing. He knew his parents had always wanted a daughter, and a sister, and as a filial son, he could only help his parents in this way.
Tang San always used an alias when he was out and about, disguising himself as a woman. He had a soft spot for the pitiful Xiao Wu before him. After all, the first time they met, Tang San felt his heartbeat quicken.
He'd never felt that way with Ning Rongrong and Yu Linglong. This time, Tang San decided not to use the alias Tang Yin. He reached out and grasped Xiao Wu's hand, as soft and boneless as his own, and said,
"Little sister, are you homeless now? Why don't you come home with us today? My parents love children. By the way, Xiao Wu, you can call me Tang San. This is my junior sister Yu Linglong, and this is my junior sister Ning Rongrong. Xiao Wu, have you eaten yet?"
Xiao Wu tilted her head at Tang San's invitation, the two bunny-ear headbands swaying on her head, making her look playful and adorable.
She reached out and placed her hand on Tang San's head, then gestured to herself, questioningly,
"Tang San, you're shorter than me, how can you be my sister? You should call me sister! Since you're so kind to take me in, I'll protect you from now on! Sister Xiao Wu is incredibly powerful, unrivaled!" Xiao
Wu couldn't help but think back to when she and Da Ming and Er Ming bullied the spirit beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest. It wasn't an exaggeration to say she was unrivaled.
Tang San was a little frustrated. He didn't know why his growth was so slow. Both Yu Linglong and Ning Rongrong were half a head taller than him. Tang San was sure they would grow tall and strong when they reached their age! He explained to Xiao Wu:
"Xiao Wu, I'm just developing slowly, and I will definitely grow taller in the future!"
Xiao Wu walked to Tang San very naturally, hugged one of his arms, comforted and said coquettishly:
"I know! I know! Our Tang San is the elder sister, so can you take your sister Xiao Wu to have a good look around Notting City? I'm penniless and hungry!"
Tang San really saw the shadow of his imagined future sister in Xiao Wu, and he agreed to Xiao Wu's request for some reason, and then Tang San's trio became a group of four.
Ning Rongrong shifted her eyes from Tang San to Xiao Wu, carefully tugged at Yu Linglong's sleeves, and said through telekinesis:
"Sister Linglong, what will happen if Xiao Wu knows that Xiao San is a boy? I think Xiao San is very interested in Xiao Wu. I've never seen Xiao San with such a restrained expression. Sister Linglong, do you think we should tell Xiao Wu now? Or let Xiao Wu find out by herself?" Yu Linglong looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu who were walking closely together in front of her like good girlfriends, glared at the cunning Ning Rongrong, and said through telekinesis:
"Rongrong, just don't make trouble. This is Xiao San's business, let him solve it himself! After all, Xiao San is your senior brother! How can a junior sister betray her senior brother? I think Xiao San treats Xiao Wu as a sister. Rongrong, don't you know that Xiao San has always wanted a sister?"
Ning Rongrong pouted. There was no fun to watch this time. She was still very afraid of Senior Sister Yu Linglong. After all, she was the daughter of her teacher, and Yu Linglong had a lot of leverage over her! If Teacher Yu Xiaogang knew about this, he'd definitely lecture her again. She'd rather train all day in the gravity training room than listen to Teacher Yu Xiaogang's endless lectures.
Yu Xiaogang had no choice! Was it because she'd trained her the wrong way back then? Now Ning Rongrong has become a little devil with an even more sinister personality, enjoying watching fun, especially Tang San's fun.
In fact, many shops in Notting City knew about the Dragon Gate Sect's beautiful little figure with blue-gold hair, but Tang San himself was unaware of it. It was Tang San who was exposed to spirit guide technology and became a homebody. He wanted to combine spirit guides and hidden weapons to create even more powerful spirit guide hidden weapons.
If Tang San had seen the spirit guide firearms Yu Xiaogang had hidden, he wouldn't have had such thoughts. In terms of lethality, the Tang Sect's hidden weapons were inferior! After all, humans are the race most adept at inventing all kinds of world-destroying weapons.
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