Angel

"This one, that one, and the one up there..." Xu Jie looked at the labels on the medicine buckets along the Medicine Room's walls, selecting the ingredients he needed according to their descriptions.

After obtaining those ingredients and confirming that the medicinal properties of these herbs, which shared the same names as those from his past life, posed no issues, he picked out several other herbs to throw people off.

"I'll take a pound of each of these." Xu Jie pointed at the herbs he had selected and spoke to the attendant beside him.

"Sir, aren't you choosing any main ingredients?" After relaying Xu Jie's order to the Medicine Room clerk, the attendant saw that Xu Jie was still standing there without moving and asked in confusion.

"Main ingredients? What main ingredients?" Xu Jie was a little stunned by the question.

"Brother, didn't you say you could refine pills? You're buying only supplementary ingredients and no main ingredients? Are you messing with me?" Dugu Lu could not stand it any longer and pulled Xu Jie toward the rows of metal cabinets.

"The ingredients are all here. I don't need any main ingredients." Xu Jie looked at the prices beneath the rows of plants in the metal cabinets, his voice lacking confidence.

"What are you pretending for? You dragged me along when buying medicine because you wanted me to pay, didn't you? Let's make this clear first: you can only buy from the first two rows. I don't have that many Gold Soul Coins for the ones in the back." Dugu Lu clearly understood his role very well.

"Stop, stop, Lu, I really don't want these!" Although Xu Jie had indeed brought Dugu Lu along to fleece him, having it pointed out so bluntly was still a little embarrassing.

"You really don't want them? That can't be right. Ever since I was little, I've never heard of an apothecary refining medicine without spirit plants." Dugu Lu clearly still did not believe him, thinking Xu Jie was merely too embarrassed to fleece him.

"I really..." Xu Jie helplessly tried to explain, only to be interrupted by a familiar, gentle voice.

"Xu Jie, why are you here?"

Xu Jie turned toward the newcomer and discovered it was Beibei, who had helped him hunt soul beasts. He hurriedly greeted him. "Senior Beibei, I came to buy some medicinal herbs. Are you here to buy medicine too?"

"I'm not." Beibei shook his head, a mischievous smile on his face as he looked at the tall figure beside him. The figure wore a black academy uniform and was a sixth-year student, looking about the same age as Beibei.

He had thick brows, tiger-like eyes, a straight nose, and a square mouth, with a dignified appearance. But he looked terribly drained, giving off the impression of kidney deficiency.

"I saw that he was suffering from kidney deficiency, so I came to buy him some medicine to nourish him."

"Get lost! You're the one with kidney deficiency! Why do you think I ended up like this? Don't you know perfectly well?" The tall youth immediately flew into a rage and punched Beibei in the shoulder.

"Yes, yes, you don't have kidney deficiency." Beibei did not explain, merely continuing with that mischievous smile.

The tall youth ignored Beibei and looked at Xu Jie and Dugu Lu. "My name is Xu Sanshi. The reason I ended up like this is because I helped a hot-tempered wom—"

At that point, Xu Sanshi seemed to realize something. He stopped and considered whether he could bear the consequences of saying it aloud. After thinking for a while, he finally figured it out.

"Why am I explaining myself to you?" With that, he raised his hand and punched Beibei again before dragging him toward the inner room.

"Xu Jie, I'll be going first. Come find Yuhao and me when you have the chance." Unable to break free of Xu Sanshi's grip, Beibei could only turn back and call out to Xu Jie.

Leaving Xu Jie and Dugu Lu completely baffled.

"They are?" Dugu Lu looked in the direction the two had vanished, appearing and disappearing like the wind.

"One helped Yuhao and me before school started. I don't know the other one." After saying that, Xu Jie pulled Dugu Lu toward the second floor to pay.

"How much?" Xu Jie looked at the attendant who had received them earlier.

"Three Gold Soul Coins." The attendant held up three fingers.

"So cheap? Then give me ten pounds of each." Seeing how cheap they were, Xu Jie reached out and patted Dugu Lu on the shoulder. "Young Master Dugu will be paying for today's purchases."

"You bastard." Dugu Lu immediately grew a little angry. He was starting to suspect that Xu Jie had become friends with him solely for his Gold Soul Coins. Even so, he still took out thirty Gold Soul Coins from his Soul Tool and lined them up in a row.

Xu Jie stored the huge bag of medicinal herbs in his Soul Tool and walked out of Profound Water Hall with a delighted expression. Who would have thought that, besides those content creators on a certain app from his life before last, there would actually be someone willing to let him freeload?

He had to admit, freeloading felt great.

"No!" A sudden shriek drew Xu Jie and Dugu Lu's attention. They turned to see Huo Yuhao gripping a man's wrist with one hand.

The golden-haired woman who had been crouching in the corner was now clutching the child in her arms tightly. Tear stains could faintly be seen on the half of the child's face exposed outside.

"What are you trying to do? They're my woman and child."

As he spoke, the force gripping his wrist increased. He panicked and struggled to summon his Martial Soul.

Crack! Xu Jie reacted swiftly, stepping forward and kicking the man in the lower leg. The sound of breaking bone rang out, and the man's newly summoned Martial Soul was instantly suppressed by the pain.

"Ah!!!" The man screamed. Dugu Lu followed up with a kick to his head, and the world immediately fell silent. Not one of the man's so-called wife and child tried to stop Xu Jie and Dugu Lu.

Several burly men who had been watching the man from the shadows could no longer sit still. They immediately stepped out and surrounded Xu Jie's group. As Huo Yuhao watched the burly men close in, a white soul ring rose from beneath his feet.

The golden-haired woman protected by Xu Jie's group seemed to know those burly men. She hurriedly summoned her Martial Soul. Golden light shone from behind them, and a pair of snow-white wings appeared behind the woman. One white and one yellow soul ring rose from beneath her feet.

Xu Jie turned his head to look, his brows tightly furrowed.

An Angel Martial Soul? Why does it only have two wings? From Xu Jie's faint perception, the golden-haired woman's Martial Soul should have been a Six-Winged Angel. It was as though the missing four wings had been forcibly torn away by something.

"Kid, are you sure you want to stand up for them?" A sinister voice rang out, interrupting Xu Jie's thoughts.

"Take a look at this." Hearing that, Dugu Lu stepped forward and pointed to the green monster badge on his chest.

"Kid, Shrek Academy may be powerful, but how much influence can a freshman from Shrek Academy wield?" The sinister voice spoke again. As seasoned locals of Shrek City, they were clearly familiar with the badges Shrek Academy issued to students of each year.

If they had been facing Shrek's genius students, they might have shown some caution. But when they saw the white soul ring on Huo Yuhao behind them, any such caution instantly vanished.

Sigh! A soft sigh rang out. Yellow, purple, and purple soul rings rose from beneath Xu Jie's feet, while his Martial Soul appeared in his hand.

"A purple soul ring!" A cry rang out. When the surrounding crowd saw that Xu Jie's second soul ring was purple, they immediately gasped in shock. The man in front of Xu Jie no longer looked sinister; fear had appeared on his face instead.

Seeing everyone's shocked reactions, Dugu Lu felt somewhat embarrassed to summon his own Martial Soul. Although his cultivation was already outstanding for his age, he still paled in comparison to Xu Jie.