A Fortune of a Million That Rightfully Belonged to Tang San

Flender lay in a rocking chair with his eyes closed the entire time. "If you damage something, you compensate at full price. That's only natural."

"Fine!"

Tuoba Yan laughed in fury. "You're ruthless."

With that, Tuoba Yan touched his ring Storage Soul Guide Device and tossed another bag of gold coins of the same size onto the table.

Tuoba Yan strode out of the shop.

Just as he reached the entrance, an inscrutable voice drifted over.

"Flender, I believe we'll meet again soon!"

Only after Tuoba Yan had left did Flender rise from his chair. He walked over to the cedar table, picked up the two bags of Gold Soul Coins, and stored them in his Storage Soul Guide Device. He paid no mind to Tuoba Yan's parting words.

On the street, Tuoba Yan, who had clearly suffered a loss, raced excitedly toward the Rose Hotel.

Becoming a Soul Master and cultivating diligently were all for the sake of enjoying life better.

Ever since leaving Spirit City, Tuoba Yan had never shortchanged himself when it came to food and lodging.

Sure enough, when passing through Suotuo City, Tuoba Yan checked into the most expensive hotel in the city.

Aside from its excellent accommodations, the Rose Hotel was also renowned for its food.

The food here was all made from Soul Beasts with cultivation levels of over ten years. Consuming it over a long period could offer Soul Masters some help in improving their cultivation.

Naturally, the prices were beyond what ordinary people could afford.

After entering the room, just as Tuoba Yan was about to close the door, Spirit Eagle Douluo reached out and stopped it from shutting.

Spirit Eagle Douluo met Tuoba Yan's gaze and asked curiously, "You clearly suffered a huge loss. Why do you seem so excited?"

He had spent a thousand Gold Soul Coins to buy three items and had even been ruthlessly overcharged by the shop owner.

Though he had clearly gotten the short end of the stick, Tuoba Yan's face showed only excitement, without the slightest disappointment or regret.

Spirit Eagle Douluo could not see through the mindset of the eight-year-old child before her.

Tuoba Yan paused.

Along the way, Spirit Eagle Douluo had traveled through streets and markets with him, and they had endured wind and slept in the open.

Over time, feelings naturally developed between them.

Especially during missions, whenever they encountered dangers Tuoba Yan could not handle, Spirit Eagle Douluo would always save him at the critical moment.

Tuoba Yan threw the door open and smiled. "If you want to know, then come in!"

Spirit Eagle Douluo entered the room.

Tuoba Yan closed the door. Perhaps he was too excited, but he took Spirit Eagle Douluo's little hand and led her farther into the room.

Spirit Eagle Douluo's heart skipped a beat.

She could not help but wonder whether Tuoba Yan was getting worked up and wanted to do that with a woman!

The moment she thought that, she silently cursed herself for being foolish.

She was a Title Douluo. If Tuoba Yan truly tried to push her down and behave improperly, she was fully capable of giving him a beating.

Tuoba Yan brought Spirit Eagle Douluo to the sofa, released her little hand, and swept his palm through the air over the table. The three items he had bought from the shop appeared on it.

A dull gray crystal that looked filthy.

A blue stone with many droplets of water on its surface.

A bronze dagger reeking of horse urine, obviously a fake.

Tuoba Yan looked at Spirit Eagle Douluo again.

According to Spirit Hall's rules, Spirit Eagle Douluo would accompany and protect Tuoba Yan for a long time to come.

He first pointed at the filthy-looking crystal. "This isn't a crystal. It's Hair Crystal."

Spirit Eagle Douluo did not interrupt him and quietly listened to his explanation.

"Some crystals, after settling through the ages, form golden threads within them."

"When the golden threads are irregular and incomplete, the impurities inside slowly seep out, making it look filthy."

"This kind of crystal is called Hair Crystal."

"If the number of golden threads in a Hair Crystal reaches a certain level, it becomes the finest grade of Hair Crystal, known as Bancrystal."

"This crystal before us is, by rough estimate, more than a hundred thousand years old. It is the finest among Hair Crystals!"

As he spoke, Tuoba Yan summoned his martial soul. His third soul ring pulsed with black light, dyeing his entire body black.

Then, he slowly raised his right arm and clenched his hand into a fist.

Power gathered in the bones of his fist, producing faint creaking sounds.

With a bang, Tuoba Yan punched the crystal, and Spirit Eagle Douluo was instantly stunned.

Sparks scattered everywhere, while countless rays of golden light decorated the room. They drifted throughout the chamber, like a golden river of stars gathering together.

"Come!"

Tuoba Yan curled his palm slightly toward the golden starlight. The Soul Power in the bloodline of his right arm suddenly emptied, and the instant his acupoints opened, a suction force emerged, drawing a large swath of golden specks into his hand.

After a while, Tuoba Yan stored every golden bead in the room inside his Storage Soul Guide Device.

Spirit Eagle Douluo casually picked up one of the golden beads, pinched it between her index finger and thumb, and asked, "It looks like gold, but it's much lighter than real gold. It's soft, too. What use is it?"

After speaking, Spirit Eagle Douluo handed the golden bead in her hand to Tuoba Yan.

Tuoba Yan smiled and poured Soul Power into the golden bead.

Before Spirit Eagle Douluo's eyes, the round golden bead slowly squirmed, transforming into a long golden needle even thinner than a strand of hair.

With a flick of Tuoba Yan's hand, the golden needle shot into the table before them.

With a muffled thud, the red cloth on the table twisted and burst open into a large hole. Countless tiny wood chips exploded outward, revealing a hemispherical cavity the size of a bowl.

Spirit Eagle Douluo's eyelashes trembled as shock filled her heart.

Such an inconspicuous golden needle possessed such power.

When the golden needle had been long and slender just now, it could have been held between two fingers.

If it were used in a life-or-death battle against someone, it would surely catch the opponent off guard and make them suffer greatly.

Noticing the shocked look on the Title Douluo beside him, Tuoba Yan smiled smugly. "Hair Crystal curls up after losing its Soul Power. It even makes a small patch of muscle curl up with it. Hair Crystal separated from Bancrystal is also called the Dragon Whisker Needle. This thing is quite lethal, especially against the protective Aura Barriers of Beast Martial Soul Masters."

As he spoke, Tuoba Yan flipped his empty hand and took out a large handful of golden beads from his ring Storage Soul Guide Device. He held them in both hands and offered them to Spirit Eagle Douluo.

"Aunt Ling Yuan, this is my gift to you!"

"Yan, this is far too precious!"

Spirit Eagle Douluo tried to refuse.

She was a Title Douluo with vast experience, and she could estimate the value of the golden beads in her hands.

A single Hair Crystal could be worth a hundred Gold Soul Coins, perhaps even more.

The Bancrystal Tuoba Yan had just shattered with his fist contained more than twenty thousand of them.

Tuoba Yan used his levitation technique to make all the Hair Crystals in his hands float into the air. Then, with his freed right hand, he grabbed Spirit Eagle Douluo's soft little hand and generously stuffed around a hundred Hair Crystals into it.

"Aunt Ling Yuan, you'll be spending a long time with me in the future. You work too hard protecting me. This is only a small token of my appreciation!"

"This..."

Spirit Eagle Douluo pondered for a moment. She had wanted to say that protecting Tuoba Yan was simply her duty. But looking at the beautiful golden beads with faint patterns on their surfaces in her hand, she nodded. "Then I'll gratefully accept."