The Shui Wuyue Sisters: Have We Become Country Bumpkins?

"Big brother! Tanghulu! I want some!"

"Sure, I'll buy you some."

Wei Lin draped the newly bought coat in his hands over Qingyu's shoulders.

"Boss, seven skewers of tanghulu."

"Coming right up! Here you are!"

Qingyu couldn't wait to take a bite. The slippery texture made her stick out her little tongue without thinking.

"You really don't like sour things all that much, yet you still wanted tanghulu."

"The outside is sweet! Besides, I've still got you, big brother. If I don't like the hawthorn, I'll give it to you."

Qingyu spoke as if it were only natural.

"That's what happens when I have such a good big brother."

"Tsk."

Wei Lin put on a look of disdain, but still picked up the half-eaten hawthorn Qingyu had bitten and tossed it into his mouth.

At the same time, he bought an ice-blue hairpin from the stall.

"Qingfeng, come here a moment."

"Hm? What is it, brother?"

Qingfeng was still chewing, so her words came out a little muffled.

Wei Lin brushed the snowflakes that had fallen on Qingfeng's head aside and tucked the hairpin into her hair.

A tiny plum blossom ornament dangled from the ice-blue jade hairpin. Paired with Qingfeng's rather aloof face, it gave her the air of a plum blossom standing alone in the cold.

"Mm, it looks good."

Qingfeng's little face reddened slightly, and her gaze grew a little dreamy.

"Look, our young master really has a way with girls. Before they even knew it, he had those two little ones' brains short-circuiting."

Lu Rongrong nudged Huang Tianyi's arm and watched the three people shopping ahead of them with an auntie's doting smile.

"The young master's a little silly, but he really does keep us in his heart. Isn't this silly young master the one we like?"

Huang Tianyi smiled alluringly and walked toward Wei Lin. He was picking out a coat for her now. Although she didn't need one, this was one the young master had personally chosen.

For once, Lu Rongrong didn't snap back. Yes, the silly young master was the cutest.

"When is it my turn? I like green!"

"There's one for everyone. One at a time."

Wei Lin was a proper nouveau riche now. He had sold the ten-thousand-year Mirror Beast directly to Skywater Academy.

The academy had paid several times the price.

If he could spend money for peace of mind, why not?

"Qingfeng, Qingyu, keep looking around. I'm going to take a look at Skywater Academy first."

"Mm-hmm, go on, brother. Don't worry about us."

Qingyu was holding a great pile of Skywater specialties. Although the city wasn't as prosperous as Tianshu City, the things here were novelties.

"Sister Huang, sorry for the trouble, but please come with me."

Huang Tianyi was standing in front of a mirror, admiring her fiery-red coat. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

"Okay."

Huang Tianyi thrust out her impressive figure. Even with the coat on, it couldn't conceal those two great mountain peaks.

Wei Lin's eyes followed the two of them as they bounced up and down.

He had always had a question: Sister Huang used a bow. Was she sure that impressive figure didn't get in the way of her archery? If it struck her, he figured it would hurt quite a bit.

Wei Lin shook his head. Forget it, he wouldn't think about that anymore. He had business to attend to first.

The two had only just left the group when a young woman in her twenties came up to them.

"Senior, this way, please."

Wei Lin nodded without saying much.

It would have been strange if no one had been following them. Anyone who could become a city lord had some ability, more or less.

Emm... naturally, certain love-addled fools were exceptions.

Skywater Academy.

The first impression it gave was that it was a little plain.

That was right, plain.

There were no magnificent, gilded buildings, nor any large mimicry environments. It was only a little better than an ordinary advanced Soul Master Academy.

"Your Skywater Academy feels a little plain."

The young woman leading them showed a trace of helplessness.

"Sorry to make you laugh, Senior. Skywater Academy's finances have always been rather tight. Since we're the only Soul Master Academy open to commoners, even though our admission requirements are rather strict, we still have the most students of the five academies."

That was true. Whatever else could be said about the Douluo Continent, it really did have a lot of beautiful girls.

"With so many students, and with us sometimes having to give those poor children a little money to help support their families, Skywater Academy is rather... poor."

Skywater Academy's poverty was famous among the five academies.

If the academy head hadn't come from the Shui Family, and if the Shui Family hadn't occasionally provided funding...

It would have closed down long ago.

The Shui Family also had the best reputation among commoners.

Wei Lin's arrival at Skywater Academy made him practically a giant panda.

Groups of young girls gathered to watch the excitement, chattering away from a great distance.

Boys rarely entered Skywater Academy, even if they were nobles from Heaven Dou City.

"We're here. The academy head's office is just ahead. I can only take you this far, Senior. You'll have to go the rest of the way yourself."

"Mm, thanks for your trouble."

Wei Lin didn't mind. He wasn't some Little Scumbag who declared people had a way to die at the slightest provocation.

If he had known the way, he would have come on his own.

He pushed open the door.

Shui Wuyue and Shui Yun'er had already brewed tea and were waiting.

"Young master, please sit. Try a Skywater City specialty, ice lotus tea."

Wei Lin plopped down in a chair, picked up the tea and took a look.

The ice-blue tea gave off a delicate fragrance, and it contained a little ice-attribute energy.

Of course, Wei Lin knew nothing about tea. He would rather buy a bottle of chilled iced black tea than drink this stuff.

Wei Lin raised the cup and drank it all in one go.

Shui Wuyue and Shui Yun'er's brows twitched at the sight.

"There's no need to refill it. I'm not used to drinking this stuff. Let's get straight to business."

Wei Lin didn't like beating around the bush. He simply said whatever he had to say.

Anyway, I have the strength. If you want to reason with me, I'm willing to reason with you.

Of course, if you dare to be insincere with me, I do know a few physical methods.

In short, I like to put everything out in the open. Whether you believe me is your business. As long as you don't bother me, I can't be bothered to play games with you.

You're not Little Scumbag. You're no fun.

"I have just one objective: hunt soul rings for my little ones.

"I came to Skywater to replenish supplies and stay for a while.

"As for that twenty-thousand-year Mirror Beast, the reason was simple: I had no money."

Wei Lin spoke candidly, without hiding a thing. There was no need to hide anything, either.

When you had strength, there was no need to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger. Wasn't that just stupid?

Shui Wuyue and Shui Yun'er looked at each other. They had imagined many possible openings, but never this one.

But... could a Titled Douluo really have no money?

As if she knew what the two were thinking, Huang Tianyi was quite straightforward.

"My currency is different from yours. You might not accept it. Do you use Credit Points?"

Shui Wuyue and Shui Yun'er were even more baffled.

"There you have it. The trading systems are different, so we could only use what was at hand to exchange for some spending money."

At that point, Huang Tianyi began muttering under her breath.

"A bunch of country bumpkins. They don't even have a common Credit Points system. I really don't know how this godforsaken place developed into what it is."

Shui Wuyue: "..."

Lady, if you're going to say it, at least keep it in your head. We can hear you.