Star Dou Forest Outskirts

The four of them discussed it for a bit, and just like that, their nicknames were settled. Afterward, they bought supplies on South City Street.

Duanyu Fan bought a whole pile of barbecue seasonings, several sets of clothes, and most importantly, carried a large crate of milk into his Soul Tool spatial storage item.

Duanyu Fan sighed with feeling. Having this kind of Soul Tool spatial storage item really was great.

"Well! I'm at the best stage for growing taller right now, so I bought some milk to supplement my nutrition." Seeing Hu Liena and the other two looking at him strangely, Duanyu Fan explained calmly.

"I get it!" Xie Yue said knowingly.

Duanyu Fan felt helpless. Didn't they say people on Douluo Continent grew fast? Why was he only a little over 1.5 meters at eight years old, while Hu Liena was almost 1.7 meters, and Xie Yue and Yan were already 1.8 meters?

Boys his age were all around 1.6 meters and above.

"Since we're all ready, let's go!"

After saying that, Duanyu Fan glanced in the direction of Pope Palace.

Duanyu Fan did not believe for a second that Bibi Dong would not send someone to follow them. However, unless it was a life-or-death moment, the person secretly protecting them probably would not intervene.

It was already one in the afternoon when they set out from Spirit City, and by the time Duanyu Fan and the other three reached the outer region of Star Dou Great Forest, it was already seven in the evening.

The outer region of Star Dou Great Forest was enormous, and inns had been built in every direction, up and down, left and right.

"Ah! My life really is bitter. The past two days, and yesterday too, I've been rushing along every day, and today was another day spent on the road." Duanyu Fan looked at a brightly lit inn not far ahead and sighed softly.

"Stop sighing! Hurry into the inn, or if there are no rooms left later, you'll have plenty to cry about." Hu Liena quickly grabbed Duanyu Fan's arm and walked toward the inn.

Before the four of them even reached the inn, they could already hear the noisy clamor coming from inside.

Duanyu Fan and the others seemed to switch faces, putting on cold, unapproachable expressions. In front of their own people, they could laugh and joke, but outside, they were aloof soul masters.

Xie Yue and Yan walked in front, while Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena entered the inn behind them. Since Xie Yue was the oldest, the other three left the social matters to him.

"Boss, three rooms," Xie Yue said coldly to a middle-aged man at the inn counter.

"Young brother, four guests, yes? No problem. It just so happens there are three rooms left. If you'd come a little later, they might have been gone. Ten Silver Soul Coins per room," the boss introduced with a friendly smile.

"Here are thirty Silver Soul Coins. Check them." As soon as Xie Yue heard that, he took the Silver Soul Coins out of his Soul Tool.

"No problem. Here are your keys. They're on the third floor. The three rooms happen to be connected. The room numbers are on the keys. Oh, right, young brother, dinner is charged separately. We basically have all kinds of food," the boss continued.

"Thanks!" Xie Yue took the keys, and the group first went up to the third floor of the inn.

"Demon Fox, this one is yours, in the middle. Milk Dad, this one is yours. Flame and I can sleep together." Xie Yue handed the keys to Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena.

The nicknames they had agreed on took effect from the moment they entered the inn.

They checked the condition of their respective rooms. The rooms had an antique charm, and the entire inn was a wooden building. The rooms were all very clean. Perhaps because everyone who came here was here to hunt soul beasts in Star Dou Forest, the boss kept the place quite tidy.

Half an hour later, Duanyu Fan and the other three came down to the inn hall to eat something casually after a full day of traveling.

Once again, they had Xie Yue go order the food, while Duanyu Fan and the other two found a relatively secluded table. Before long, Xie Yue finished ordering and came over as well.

"Moon Blade, what good food did you order?" Duanyu Fan asked.

"Just ordered a little of whatever," Xie Yue answered casually.

"I see none of you bought milk. Want some?" Duanyu Fan took out some milk and began drinking.

Hu Liena and the other two helplessly covered their heads, their faces saying they did not know Duanyu Fan.

"Drink it or don't. It's really sweet." Duanyu Fan took a big slurp.

"Wow, brother, you actually brought milk? Can you give me a bottle?" At this moment, a chubby little boy dressed all in red came to Duanyu Fan's side. His style of dress was very similar to Yan's.

"Sure. One Silver Soul Coin." Duanyu Fan reached out to ask the chubby boy for it. After all, he was a stranger, and it had indeed cost Duanyu Fan one Silver Soul Coin per bottle.

"Ah! One Silver Soul Coin? I don't have that. Wait, I'll go ask the Dean for it." Fat Boy quickly ran off to another table, where there were three people: two elders and another boy around Duanyu Fan's age.

"Dean, I want to drink milk. I need one Silver Soul Coin," Fat Boy said to one of the middle-aged men wearing glasses.

"Didn't we ask the inn boss? There's no milk. And it even costs one Silver Soul Coin?" the bespectacled Dean said with a glare.

"But there's a boy over there drinking milk. He said it's one Silver Soul Coin per bottle," Fat Boy continued explaining. It turned out that when he had come in from going to the toilet, he had happened to see Duanyu Fan drinking milk.

"I say, little fatty, this won't do. You're already over six years old, and you still want to drink milk," the boy who was a little older than Fat Boy said.

"Milk Dad, haha! There's actually someone else as old as you who still likes drinking milk." Yan burst out laughing.

"What's wrong with me drinking milk? I want to grow taller." Duanyu Fan took another sip. One bottle was roughly five hundred milliliters.

"All right! As expected of someone only eight years old. Still childish." Hu Liena looked both amused and exasperated.

"Dean, please be kind. My body feels awful," Fat Boy said to his Dean.

"All right. After you obtain your first Soul Ring, go register with Spirit Hall and collect the money. I'll keep it for you," Fat Boy's Dean suggested.

"Okay! Dean." Fat Boy agreed.

Afterward, he brought Fat Boy over to Duanyu Fan and the others.

"Young brother, do you still have milk with you?" Fat Boy's Dean asked Duanyu Fan.

"I do! One Silver Soul Coin per bottle." Duanyu Fan sized up Fat Boy's Dean and felt he looked a little familiar.

"How about this? Ten Copper Soul Coins, and I'll take you into Star Dou Forest. I assume you four are also here to hunt for Soul Rings?" Fat Boy's Dean continued suggesting.

"No need! We'll enter Star Dou Forest ourselves. One Silver Soul Coin. Do you want it or not? If not, forget it," Xie Yue coldly refused on Duanyu Fan's behalf.

"Young people, don't be so impulsive. When you're away from home, making new friends isn't a bad thing. Besides, Star Dou Forest is very dangerous. I wonder which Academy you four are from?" Fat Boy's Dean continued trying.

"Uncle! I'm really not lying to you. This bottle of milk cost me one Silver Soul Coin too. You can't expect me to sell it to you at a loss, right? As for you taking us into Star Dou Forest, there's no need." Duanyu Fan was getting a little irritated with this bespectacled middle-aged man. Although he looked familiar, Duanyu Fan did not know him, which meant he was definitely someone unimportant.

"All right, then! Give this student of mine one bottle." Fat Boy's Dean heard the impatience in Duanyu Fan's tone, and coupled with the extraordinary clothing of the four of them, he did not say anything more.

"Here! For you." Duanyu Fan took out a bottle and handed it over, while also taking the Silver Soul Coin into his hand.

"Little fatty, take it!" Fat Boy's Dean checked that it was brand new and unopened, then handed it to Fat Boy. After speaking, he brought Fat Boy back to their table.

"What a strange combination," Hu Liena muttered.

Before long, the food the four of them had ordered was served. They immediately began eating and no longer paid attention to what had just happened.

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