Chapter 4

Tang Chulan stayed in Tang Chuyang's room until late at night before leaving. It wasn't that Tang Chulan ignored the need for Tang Chuyang, who was seriously injured, to rest, but rather that Tang Chuyang's curiosity was too intense. He asked about cultivation and the summoning of deities in great detail, leaving nothing out.

Tang Chulan, who had spent years mastering cultivation knowledge, had it all extracted by Tang Chuyang in just a few hours. In the end, Tang Chulan was almost driven away by her suddenly changed younger brother.

After Tang Chulan carefully left Tang Chuyang's room, a few women with lingering charm emerged from behind the twisted trees in the small courtyard outside. They exchanged glances and then quietly left Tang Chuyang's residence, heading to the old matriarch's quarters.

Everything that Tang Chuyang and Tang Chulan had discussed in the room was meticulously recorded by these women. They had secretly followed Tang Chulan, initially worried that the carefree girl might accidentally harm the seriously injured Tang Chuyang.

After all, Tang Chuyang was now the only direct male descendant of the Tang family, the last hope. If anything happened to him, the Tang family would be left without an heir. For these women, their lives would have no meaning in the Tang family.

However, what they saw and heard tonight was far beyond their expectations. The carefree, roguish young man, who used to fight roosters and play with dogs, had suddenly become enlightened after his severe injury and began to take an interest in cultivation. This left the aunts and sisters-in-law, who had watched Tang Chuyang grow up and knew his character well, completely bewildered, feeling as if they had been dreaming.

The prodigal son has returned! Could it be that even heaven pities these widows and orphans, using this conflict with the Lin family to enlighten the only hope of the Tang family? No, we must report this to the old matriarch immediately!

The few women with lingering charm quickly made their way through the courtyards and arrived at the Yangyi Pavilion where the old matriarch resided. The old lady was waiting for her daughters and daughters-in-law to report on her grandson's condition and had not yet retired. Seeing her daughters and daughters-in-law, she asked before they could catch their breath.

"Is my dear grandson well? Did that wild girl, Chulan, cause any trouble?"

"Chulan was quite well-behaved, just quietly bringing ginseng fruit to Chuyang. It was Chuyang who surprised us..."

Speaking was Tang Yunting, the current highest cultivator in the Tang family, who had reached the late Four Phases Realm and possessed a Heavenly General. She was one of the old lady's six daughters, the second eldest, and was now in her forties. However, due to her cultivation, she looked like a beautiful woman in her early thirties with lingering charm.

"Hmm? Did something happen to my dear grandson? Tell me quickly. Did you treat him? What exactly happened?"

Hearing that her beloved grandson was in trouble, the old lady could no longer maintain her dignity as the head of the family and asked a series of questions with urgency. The women quickly surrounded her and gently pressed her back into her seat. Tang Yunting, somewhat helplessly, advised:

"Mother, you spoil Chuyang too much. Look, we haven't even told you what happened, and you're already so worried. If it weren't for that little rascal's sudden enlightenment, he might have lost his way completely because of your indulgence..."

"Nonsense! Our vast Tang family has only this one descendant. If anything happens to him, how will I face your father and grandparents after I'm gone? How will I face the ancestors of the Tang family? You silly girl, don't think that just because I love you, you can speak recklessly. Tell me about Chuyang's condition quickly!"

The old lady, looking disappointed, raised her hand to tap her second daughter's smooth forehead while speaking with a sense of responsibility and burden. The surrounding daughters and daughters-in-law exchanged helpless glances and lowered their heads. The old lady was about to start lecturing again.

"Mother, Chuyang is going to start cultivating!"

The youngest daughter, Tang Yunya, who was only twenty-eight and had a similar carefree nature to Tang Chulan, could no longer bear the repeated lectures. She bravely interjected and quickly hid behind her second sister. She was the youngest of the old lady's daughters and often disrupted the lectures, though she would always be punished afterward, having been hit by the old lady's dragon-headed cane many times.

"You naughty girl, you always cause trouble. If I don't beat you until you can't get out of bed, you'll never learn your lesson!"

The old lady, who was in the middle of her lecture, was suddenly interrupted by her daughter and became furious, raising her dragon-headed cane to strike. However, she suddenly realized what her youngest daughter had said and froze, holding the cane in disbelief.

"You, what did you say? My dear grandson is starting to cultivate? How is that possible?"

The old lady knew her spoiled grandson, whom she had raised, very well. Children in the family began to draw qi at the age of eight, but her precious grandson had always found it boring and stubbornly refused to cultivate. The Tang family had only this one descendant, and the old lady feared he would be upset, so she never forced him to cultivate.

Now, almost sixteen years had passed. Children of the same age had at least reached the Two Instruments Realm and could summon silver-armored celestial soldiers. Her precious grandson, however, had only cared about eating, drinking, and playing. He was almost sixteen and had not even completed the basic stage of drawing qi to strengthen his body, the lowest level of the One Element Realm. How could the old lady believe that her carefree grandson would suddenly start cultivating?

"It's true, Mother. We saw and heard it with our own eyes and ears. Chuyang..."

Seeing that the old lady did not continue to strike, the intelligent Tang Yunya immediately understood the reason and quickly approached her mother, carefully pressing down the dragon-headed cane while confidently and fluently recounting everything they had heard from Tang Chuyang.

Tang Yunya described the events vividly, even imitating Tang Chulan's surprised tone. The old lady listened intently, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling, and sometimes feeling deeply relieved. By the time Tang Yunya finished her story, the old lady's eyes were filled with tears, and her aged but strong hands trembled as she tightly gripped the dragon-headed cane, silently gazing at Tang Chuyang's room for a long time.

The surrounding daughters and daughters-in-law also silently accompanied the old lady in her sorrow. They understood why the old lady was so moved. The burden of the Tang family's survival, with only widows and orphans, had been on her shoulders for over twenty years.

She desperately needed a man from the Tang family to step forward and take on the responsibility of maintaining and even thriving the family!

"Heaven has opened its eyes!!!"