Qian Renshang was speechless. What was wrong with this girl?
She just came up and took other people's things without even saying hello.
This roast meat was something Qian Renshang had painstakingly grilled for almost half an hour.
Dugu Yan looked at Qian Renshang in disbelief, her face somewhat embarrassed.
"Seriously? Is it really necessary to take just one piece of your roast meat?
When you're out and about... isn't it normal to help each other out?"
This was the first time Dugu Yan had been rejected like this.
This young man didn't seem like a wealthy person, but she was not only outstanding in appearance but also had an extraordinary air about her.
This guy's blunt rejection was really too much.
"I'll pay for it... how much is this soul beast meat?"
Dugu Yan shouted angrily, and Qian Renshang frowned and explained.
"You can eat it, no problem, but you have to let me know first, that's the bare minimum..."
"Just tell me how much this meat costs? I'll pay the original price..."
Dugu Yan was too lazy to argue with Qian Renshang.
He felt that Qian Renshang just wanted money.
Qian Renshang's temper flared up, and he said coldly.
"Fine... this piece of meat you're eating is worth 1000 gold soul coins, here you go!"
Qian Renshang held out his hand, and Dugu Yan felt completely humiliated.
"1000 gold soul coins... why don't you just rob me?"
[Sensing the extreme anger from Dugu Yan, the host's soul ring age has increased by 1000 years!]
Qian Renshang was slightly surprised, not expecting an unexpected gain, and even more surprised that this girl would react so strongly to him over such a small matter.
Has this young lady never suffered any grievances?
Just then, Ye Lingling noticed the argument and finally came over.
Upon learning that Dugu Yan had a tantrum with the boy in front of her over something like this, she was speechless and reprimanded him.
"Yan'er, how could you be so rude?"
Then she apologized to Qian Renshang.
"I'm sorry... my little sister has a bit of a temper, I apologize on her behalf."
Ye Lingling swallowed hard as she looked at the glistening roasted meat in front of Qian Renshang.
"I... can I have some? I can pay for it."
Qian Renshang stared at the polite girl in front of him, expressionless.
"No need, you can ask me beforehand... you can eat for free."
"Thank you!"
Ye Lingling didn't hesitate and immediately took a big bite.
Then... her eyes narrowed comfortably.
"So delicious... and it seems to have an extremely pure life force.
No, my soul power seems to be starting to increase."
Ye Lingling's expression changed drastically, and she sat down cross-legged.
Soon her face turned red, but she quickly returned to normal, her face full of excitement.
"Sister Ye...it seems your soul power has broken through to level 37?"
Dugu Yan was shocked, and Ye Lingling nodded.
"That's right, it's all because of this piece of soul beast meat..."
Ye Lingling looked at Dugu Yan with a complicated expression.
"To be honest, spending 1000 gold soul coins on that big piece of meat is really not a loss."
Qian Renshang ate the meat without saying a word.
This soul beast meat was certainly not ordinary.
This was high-level soul beast meat specially prepared for him by Uncle Red King, from a ten-thousand-year-old golden pig!
Even among soul beasts, the meat of a golden pig is extremely rare, because its meat contains a large amount of life force, and because of its weak strength, it was almost extinct.
This was a ten-thousand-year-old golden pig, a treasure that Red King kept hidden away.
1000 gold soul coins for a large piece of golden pork weighing about two pounds is really not expensive.
Dugu Yan, however, looked troubled.
Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a loss, but now that Ye Lingling was eating it for free, she felt a little uncomfortable having to pay.
"Could...a little less?"
she tentatively asked, but Qian Renshang remained expressionless.
"No, you said it would be the original price..."
"Fine...okay."
Dugu Yan angrily threw down a card.
"There are 1000 gold soul coins in here, hmph...do you really think I can't afford it?"
"Oh!"
Qian Renshang replied coldly, taking the card back immediately.
Dugu Yan was almost furious, so she could only vent her anger on the roasted meat.
In no time, she had finished all the meat, and her soul power had increased by one level.
Crunch! Crunch!
Qian Renshang ate expressionlessly while tending the campfire.
Ye Lingling ate as much as she could.
In no time, a whole 20 jin of golden pork was gone.
Ninety percent of it was eaten by Qian Renshang, leaving Ye Lingling dumbfounded.
This guy can eat too much!
"Hello... Let's get to know each other... My name is Ye Lingling, and this is my friend, Dugu Yan."
Ye Lingling extended her hand generously, taking the opportunity to introduce herself to this interesting young man.
"My... name is..."
Qian Renshang originally wanted to tell him his real name, but then he suddenly thought of something and answered after a moment's thought.
"My name is Gu Siyue!"
"Gu Siyue... That's an interesting name."
Ye Lingling smiled slightly.
The moon was bright and the stars were few, and being a bit of a chatterbox, she started chatting with Qian Renshang.
"Judging by your age, you must be a student at some Soul Master Academy, right?"
"No… I haven't joined any Soul Master Academy yet."
Qian Renshang shook his head.
Ye Lingling seemed a little surprised but quickly continued,
"Oh… why don't you enroll at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?
Yan'er and I are students there.
Our academy has a very strong faculty."
"Sister Ye?"
Dugu Yan, standing to the side, was a little dumbfounded.
What was wrong with her best friend?
Just randomly dragging someone to their academy.
They were the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, one of the top three academies in the Douluo Continent; not just anyone could join.
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Qian Renshang narrowed his eyes slightly.
He knew this academy; it was indeed a very good one.
Besides the Spirit Hall Academy of the Spirit Hall, this was roughly the only other academy there, and it seemed to have several Soul Douluos and even Title Douluos teaching there.
Only someone of this level of strength is qualified to teach him now.
"Alright, I'll join the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Academy then..."
Qian Renshang thought for a moment and replied.
Dugu Yan immediately retorted sarcastically.
"Heh, how arrogant... Our Heaven Dou Royal Academy only recruits geniuses, like me and Sister Ye, who are already three-ring Soul Masters at only teenagers."
Dugu Yan had been mistreated by Qian Renshang and didn't like the young man.
Qian Renshang yawned, too lazy to argue with a girl like Dugu Yan.
Too embarrassing!
Ye Lingling, on the other hand, found Qian Renshang quite interesting and chatted with him for a long time until night fell.
Then they decided to rest!
Qian Renshang slept by the fire.
Dugu Yan lay down next to Ye Lingling, as they were both more sensitive to the cold.
(End of Chapter)
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