Tang Mansion, the Tang Family’s Young Lady

PS: Thank you, Hehe Yixiao, for the 10,000 book-coin reward. I owe another chapter now. Ahem, ahem—I already owe seven chapters. I’ll slowly make them up once I’m on break…

The next day

Su Yu got up early, then dragged Meng Qi out of bed. Still half-asleep, Meng Qi stood in the courtyard, swaying back and forth.

Su Yu said, "Little Qi, go wash your face and wake up. I’ll teach you an immortal cultivation technique later."

The moment Meng Qi heard Su Yu’s words, he perked up at once. He hurriedly splashed some water on his face, then ran back to Su Yu.

Su Yu pressed a finger to Meng Qi’s forehead and transmitted the Nine Yang Divine Skill into his mind, while protecting his head.

After all, Meng Qi was still so young. Su Yu was afraid he would not be able to endure having an entire cultivation technique forced into his mind at once.

With Su Yu protecting him, Meng Qi digested the Nine Yang Divine Skill after a short while, then happily ran off to the side to test it.

Meng Qi sat cross-legged on the ground as Su Yu took out the Taigu Yiyin Qin and began playing the Origin Nurturing Heart Calming Melody. As the melody rose, Meng Qi felt his cultivation suddenly slow, but the True Qi cultivated within his body became exceptionally pure and dense.

Before long, someone knocked at the door.

Knock, knock, knock…

Su Yu released the strings with both hands and slung the Taigu Yiyin Qin onto his back. Meng Qi stopped cultivating as well. He clenched his fist and threw a punch forward, producing a sonic boom. Meng Qi immediately laughed in delight.

Su Yu smiled and shook his head. He walked to the entrance and opened the main gate. He recognized the person outside—it was the servant who had stood beside Tang Kun yesterday. Upon seeing Su Yu, the servant immediately said respectfully, "Young Master Su, the carriage is already waiting outside. Let us leave now."

Su Yu nodded slightly. "All right. By the way, can I bring a child with me to the Tang family?"

The servant smiled. "Of course, Young Master Su."

Su Yu nodded and looked at Meng Qi. "Little Qi, come here."

Meng Qi nodded and walked over to Su Yu. The servant promptly led Su Yu and Meng Qi to the carriage, then drove toward Tang Mansion.

Tang Mansion

Before long, the carriage arrived outside Tang Mansion. The servant led Su Yu and Meng Qi toward the main hall, where Tang Kun had already been waiting. When he saw Su Yu arrive, he immediately stepped forward with a smile. "Little Yu, you’re finally here. Breakfast is ready. Come, let’s eat."

Su Yu smiled. "Thank you, Uncle. Uncle, this is my disciple. Would it be all right if I brought him with me whenever I visit Tang Mansion in the future?"

"Of course." Tang Kun agreed without hesitation. It was only one more mouth to feed—there was nothing to refuse.

As he spoke, Tang Kun led Su Yu and Meng Qi toward a side hall. Su Yu did not feel restrained in the slightest, but Meng Qi, the little brat, did not dare speak or move about carelessly.

A table of breakfast dishes had already been prepared in the side hall, but there was only one person there: a woman dressed in red. She was clearly Tang Xuejian.

When Tang Xuejian saw Tang Kun arrive, she immediately stood and went to him. Tang Kun smiled and said, "Little Yu, this is my granddaughter, Tang Xuejian. Xue Jian, this will be your teacher from now on."

Su Yu smiled and gave Tang Xuejian a slight cupped-hand salute. "I am Su Yu. Greetings, Miss Tang."

Tang Xuejian returned the salute. "Uncle Yu, there is no need for such courtesy. Grandfather has been talking about you ever since yesterday."

Tang Xuejian put great emphasis on the word "Uncle." How could she not? Su Yu looked only three or four years older than her, yet he had somehow become her uncle…

Tang Kun gave an awkward smile. He had not considered seniority yesterday and had directly told Su Yu to call him Uncle, creating this situation. He had originally wanted to match Su Yu with Tang Xuejian, but now they were separated by a generation. That made things difficult.

Su Yu smiled. It seemed Tang Xuejian was not very pleased with this uncle who had appeared out of nowhere.

Tang Kun coughed. "Let’s eat first. Eat first."

With that, Tang Kun had the three of them sit down and begin breakfast.

After breakfast, Tang Kun led the three of them to a pavilion. Several books and a guqin had been placed inside.

Tang Kun said, "Little Yu, teach Xue Jian here from now on. Well, I won’t disturb you any longer. I’ll be going."

Su Yu nodded slightly. "Take care, Uncle. By the way, could you find another guqin?"

Tang Kun glanced at Meng Qi, then nodded. "No problem. I’ll have someone deliver one shortly."

After saying that, Tang Kun left. Su Yu had Meng Qi sit to one side, while he and Tang Xuejian sat facing one another. Tang Xuejian said, "If you want to be Tang Xuejian’s teacher, you’ll have to show me what you can do. I heard from Grandfather that your qin skills are impressive?"

Su Yu smiled. "All right. I’ll play a piece for you."

As he spoke, Su Yu placed the Taigu Yiyin Qin atop the stone table. Tang Xuejian and Meng Qi both looked toward him.

Zheng, zheng, zheng, zheng… Zheng, zheng… Zheng…

A rendition of "Forget Worries" began, and the entire Tang Mansion fell into a terrifying silence. At that moment, the only sound within Tang Mansion was Su Yu’s qin music.

"Forget Worries," one of the Qin Sect’s Nine Famous Songs. Effect: Sleep.

Naturally, Su Yu did not use Forget Worries’ effect. Its sleep effect was extremely potent; after he finished one piece, everyone in Tang Mansion would probably sleep for three days and three nights.

When the piece ended, Tang Xuejian was still immersed in the music. Su Yu smiled and said, "Come back to your senses. How was your uncle’s performance?"

Tang Xuejian curled her lips. "It was passable."

If Su Yu had not just called himself her uncle, Tang Xuejian would certainly have praised him to the skies. But after he said "your uncle," she instantly no longer wanted to praise him.

"You’re clearly lying through your teeth. Do you want to learn?" Su Yu asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes." Meng Qi immediately nodded.

Su Yu smiled at Meng Qi, then looked toward Tang Xuejian. Tang Xuejian curled her lips. "Then this young lady will reluctantly learn a little."

A smile appeared at the corner of Su Yu’s mouth. Another hopeless tsundere.

Tang Kun soon brought over another guqin. Su Yu handed it to Meng Qi. Though Meng Qi was small, he could easily hold the guqin in his arms, thanks to the fact that he had already begun cultivating.

The stone table was only so large, so Meng Qi’s guqin certainly could not fit on it. He simply placed it atop a stone chair, then found a rock outside the pavilion to use as a stool. Since he was still small, using the stone chair as a table actually looked quite suitable.

Seeing this, Tang Xuejian immediately instructed the servants to find another, larger place. How could they let a child sit on a rock?

Finding another place would take time, so Su Yu simply began teaching the two of them. Tang Xuejian had practiced the guqin before and possessed the tiniest bit of foundation, but in Su Yu’s eyes, it was completely negligible. They would start over from the beginning.

I’m truly sorry. The day after tomorrow is the final exam, and I spent all night studying, so there’s only one chapter today. Sorry, sorry, sorry (﹏)