Chapter 425: Chapter 152: The Battle Unfinished, Old Friends at Cloud Mountain

Tang Pang was stunned and said, "It’s Pang, pronounced Pang, not Fat. My character has a rain on top and a square below, meaning the rain and snow are heavy."

Li Yuan gently pushed open a crack in the oiled paper window and said, "Is it as heavy as it’s falling now?"

Tang Pang said proudly, "Even heavier than this! How about it, isn’t it impressive?"

Li Yuan said, "Yes, yes, yes."

Tang Pang became even more complacent, raised a glass and clinked it with the young man in front of him, saying, "What’s your name?"

Li Yuan said, "Me? My surname is Li, but I forgot my name."

Tang Pang took a sip of wine and said, "I guess you’re really a big shot in the Social World. Indeed, you’re so familiar with my teacher, how could you not be impressive? My master is really strong..."

She started speaking quickly.

Li Yuan listened quietly, occasionally clinking glasses with the young lady.

As time passed and the sky darkened, he frowned slightly and asked, "Does your master often come back this late?"

"Oh, this isn’t late! It gets even later!" Tang Pang laughed mischievously.

Li Yuan nodded.

Suddenly, his expression changed because he clearly recognized the sound of footsteps in the wind and snow.

Even though the footsteps were very light, and despite the loud sound of wind and snow at the moment, he heard them clearly.

Amid the wind and thunder, he could distinguish the blooming of flowers; in a quiet room, he could hear the sound of thunder...

He stood up and said, "I’m going out for a walk to relieve myself."

"Can’t you hold it? You’ve drunk just a little and need to relieve yourself?" Tang Pang’s cheeks were flushed as she mocked, glancing at Wang Hiran, who was shivering, laughing, "Master Wang is really afraid of you; are you so formidable in the Social World? I couldn’t tell."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Wang may have drunk too much?"

Then he stood up, pushed open the door, walked into the wind and snow, and disappeared within a few steps.

After a moment, he arrived at a large rock, brushed off the heavy snow with his hand, and sat on it.

Not far away, a red figure and three black figures came quickly to this place and raised their eyes to see him.

The red figure was Tang Nian.

Her face remained the same, but she had a few more traces of intoxication and charm, a bit less of the innocence she had as a young girl, and her steps had a certain charm reminiscent of a Red Robe witch, much like the villainous female leads from Demon Sects that Li Yuan saw in TV shows before his journey.

The three black silhouettes behind her all wore masks, and Li Yuan immediately recognized the one on the left as Tang Chou, while the other two should be the Sixth Grade Puppets made later by his goddaughter.

"Niannian, you’ve worked hard." Li Yuan showed a gentle smile.

"Godfather!"

Tang Nian suddenly raised her head, and then was about to kneel to the ground.

Li Yuan drifted over, helped her up, and said, "What are you doing?"

Tang Nian quickly said, "The hierarchy must not be violated; children worshiping their parents is only natural."

I established the Tang Sect here, sheltering many women from prestigious families who admire me. Through these women, I secretly control various families.

This place is a core hub, and on the surface, there is the real massive power of the Tang Sect.

Moreover, my second mother’s Fujia Commerce Association has long annexed the local Chuyun Commerce Association, and then renamed itself Chuyun Commerce Association to confuse others.

Today, half of the Social World of Cloud Mountain Path and its economic network are almost completely under our control.

Such a vast power must have rules, and my paying respects to you as my godfather establishes those rules."

Li Yuan said with a smile, "You’ve grown up..."

"In front of godfather, Tang Nian is always a child."

"Let’s walk; we can talk about recent events. Then take me to find your mother. By the way, about her... how many people know?"

Because Yan Yu formally accepted Tang Nian as a daughter before, it was appropriate to refer to her as "mother" too.

Tang Nian said, "Only I, Xiaozhao, and second mother know about mother’s matters."

Li Yuan said, "Let’s walk and talk."

Tang Nian responded.

They talked about what happened over the years.

Tang Nian’s development had been smooth, because Cloud Mountain Path was really barren. This path’s best Meat Field was only an Eighth Grade Meat Field, and Ghost Realms were naturally rare, with the Ice Coffin Ghost Realm being found by Tang Nian with great difficulty.

Unfortunately, this place wasn’t suitable for ordinary people’s living; the land here was very unsuitable for farming, with only six months in a year suitable for planting and harvesting, and the risk of wild beasts and birds of prey causing havoc.

This is why more food had to be obtained through hunting or trade.

The commoners in Cloud Mountain Path were few, but those who managed to thrive and prosper here were all tied to families and sects.

The common people mostly relied on these families and sects to survive, somewhat resembling the feudal or even slave systems Li Yuan had read about before his journey.

Through accepting disciples, Tang Nian tightly connected with families, and with the Tang Sect’s overt presence, controlled many sects.

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