One Thousand Gold Soul Coins

"Got it!"

Zhu Zhuqing silently returned to her seat, wiping away the little bit of goodwill she had just felt.

Hmph! He already praised me, so why did he have to lecture me too...

Seeing this, Long Jie sighed helplessly. Women would never understand how important a man's face was to him—unless it was their own face...

Without paying it any further mind, they soon waited for the second person to take the stage: Tai Long. He was facing a girl from the control system. With Tai Long's strength, he could barely secure a victory.

The third match was Huang Yuan's.

His opponent was also a girl, but she had red hair and looked extremely difficult to deal with.

On the other hand, she had a very curvaceous figure and a pretty face.

As usual, Huang Yuan's eyes lit up. He flirted shamelessly, saying, "Yo, beauty. You're going to fight big brother here? Tsk, tsk. It'd be such a shame if a pretty girl like you got hurt!"

"Oh?" The red-haired girl curled her lips. "So you're very strong?"

"Please, I'm super strong, okay?"

"Hmph! Then let me see what you're capable of!"

Flames erupted around the red-haired girl's body, and her power surged skyward in an instant. With a movement of her feet, she charged straight at Huang Yuan.

Huang Yuan was startled. This woman was that strong?

He hurriedly possessed his Lone Wolf spirit and dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding her attack. He swiped tentatively with his claws, but before they could reach her, he was sent flying with a single strike.

The red-haired girl's power flared. She spun and kicked backward, instantly colliding with Huang Yuan. Startled, Huang Yuan had nowhere to dodge and was kicked flying.

"Huang Yuan is going to lose. This woman is at least level thirty-eight or above!" Long Jie frowned. The fire-element energy around that woman was terrifying. Huang Yuan had almost no chance of winning.

But was there really a woman in Suotuo City capable of defeating Huang Yuan? If she didn't look like she was already in her thirties, Long Jie would have thought some genius had come to steal their experience.

As expected, Huang Yuan soon lost to the red-haired girl. He returned to his seat looking dejected, not even daring to say much.

"See that? Although Soto Soul Arena is small, it still can't be underestimated. Otherwise, you'll be the next one to lose!" Long Jie said calmly, and everyone took his words to heart.

They didn't want to end up like Huang Yuan. That would be far too embarrassing...

After waiting for a long time, they still didn't see a fourth person take the stage. This showed that Soto Soul Arena had rather few participants, at least among Soul Elders.

"Alright, since there are no more matches, let's call it a day!" Long Jie looked at everyone. It was already evening, time to have dinner.

The group left Soto Soul Arena and came to a restaurant. Long Jie said they should just eat something simple, since he didn't have much money.

But Young Miss Ning Rongrong said, "Owner, give us your biggest and most luxurious Private Room!"

Long Jie sighed helplessly. A Young Miss was indeed a Young Miss—she didn't lack money.

Soon, everyone arrived in the Private Room. No one disturbed them there, and maids waited on them from the side, making things much more comfortable.

"Order whatever you want!" Long Jie smiled. Since the Young Miss was paying, they naturally had to order the best.

So they directly ordered everything on the menu.

An hour later, everyone was full and satisfied. Long Jie smiled and looked at Ning Rongrong. It was time for her to pay.

"Long Jie, why are you looking at me? Did I become prettier again?" Ning Rongrong blushed shyly. I know I'm pretty, but you don't have to keep staring at me...

Someone who didn't know better might think there was something between them.

"No..." Long Jie smiled helplessly. "Shouldn't you pay the bill?"

"Pay the bill? What bill?" Ning Rongrong froze. "When has this Young Miss ever brought money with her when going out?"

You booked a Private Room without money? You ordered all this food without money?

Long Jie's face darkened. He cautiously looked at the waiter beside them. "Um... how much is it altogether?"

The waiter smiled politely and took out the bill. "Hello, sir. The total is one thousand and eighty Gold Soul Coins. I'll waive the eighty for you, so one thousand will do!"

"What? One thousand? Why don't you just rob us!?" Tai Long abruptly stood up. There were only eighty-eight dishes on this table, not even enough for him to eat, yet it cost one thousand gold coins?

"Sir, please calm down. All of our prices are clearly marked..."

"Hmph! I don't care. No money, but you can take my life!" Tai Long stiffened his neck. As the young clan leader of the Titan Clan, was he really unable to afford a single meal?

The waiter's face darkened. He lightly clapped his hands, and several Soul Ancestors quickly stepped forward, looking at them with unfriendly eyes.

"Sir, what did you just say? We didn't hear you," the waiter said with a smile, though that smile was rather dangerous.

Tai Long instinctively took a step back and looked at Long Jie as though asking for help.

Long Jie sighed helplessly and could only take out one thousand gold coins from his Storage Ring and hand them to the waiter.

Liu Erlong had given him that money when they arrived. It was originally meant to cover their food and lodging, but now... it was all gone.

After leaving the restaurant, Long Jie said weakly, "Let's go! We're sleeping on the streets tonight!"

"What? No way! This Young Miss is so precious—how can I sleep on the streets?" Ning Rongrong was extremely unwilling. In fact, not only her, but even Little Wu and the others didn't want that either.

"Brother, do we really have no money left?" Little Wu asked carefully. Money really was such troublesome stuff.

Long Jie shook his head without saying anything!

But everyone understood what he meant. It looked like they really would have to sleep on the streets tonight!

"Isn't this... Long Jie?"

At that moment, a graceful woman walked over. It was none other than Dugu Yan, whom they had seen during the day.

The moment Dugu Yan saw Long Jie, she became interested and took the initiative to approach him. "Long Jie, why are you all here? What, did you know I'd be passing by and come to block my way?"

As she spoke, she could not help but smile. "Don't actually be like that, little brother. Older Sister has a boyfriend!"

Long Jie was speechless. What was wrong with this woman? Was she really that narcissistic? Had I even looked at you properly? He was about to turn and leave, but then he seemed to think of something and stopped.

"So Older Sister already found out..." The corner of his lips curled up as he slowly approached Dugu Yan. "To be honest, there's something I've always wanted to tell Older Sister..."

He drew closer to Dugu Yan step by step. Dugu Yan suddenly panicked. What was he doing?

I only teased him a little. He couldn't have actually fallen for me, could he?

What do I do? What do I do? He's getting closer and closer...

Dugu Yan's heart skipped a beat. Just as she was about to resist, Long Jie stopped right in front of her and bent at the waist.

"Older Sister, lend me some money!"

Long Jie's attitude was extremely sincere, and his tone exceptionally gentle. This sudden turn of events startled the other six from Blue Tyrant.

So this was the kind of person you were, Long Jie. You actually did something like this? All I could say was, well done.

Dugu Yan was dumbfounded too. She had nearly thought Long Jie was about to fall at her feet, but the first thing out of his mouth was a request to borrow money?

How hilarious. Older Sister had nothing else, but she had money!

"Of course, my dear little brother. How much do you want?"

Long Jie straightened up and smiled at Dugu Yan. "Not too much, not too little—one thousand Gold Soul Coins!!!"