Spirit City.
Along the bustling breakfast street, vendors called out endlessly from both sides, and the air was filled with the aromas of all kinds of food.
People came and went everywhere in an unending stream.
Since he was already living on his own, he could no longer eat at the orphanage.
Gu Han could only leave home and make his way here.
"Uncle, give me two buns and a cup of soy milk."
Arriving before a bun stall, Gu Han took several copper soul coins from his pocket and reluctantly handed them to the stall owner.
He planned to buy two buns and a cup of soy milk, then head back home.
It was not that he did not want to eat something better.
He simply had no money!
Though he was an orphan.
Back when he was at the orphanage, it would often assign various tasks, such as cleaning.
As rewards, they would give out a few copper soul coins.
But after all these years, Gu Han had not actually saved much money—only a little over ten silver soul coins.
More than ten silver soul coins was not exactly a small amount.
At the very least, it was enough for a bowl of Beef Noodle Soup.
But spending money like that was still far too extravagant for Gu Han.
After becoming Bibi Dong's disciple, Gu Han had planned to find a way to ask his teacher, Bibi Dong, for some spending money and improve his life a little.
But before he got that money, Gu Han still felt it was better to be cautious.
Just then, on the breakfast street.
A young girl approached, dressed in a white-trimmed gilded long dress. She was tall and curvaceous, with jade-like fair skin, long golden hair, exquisitely delicate features, and a face that was both pure and alluring.
She was looking for somewhere to have breakfast along the street.
As soon as she arrived, Hu Liena almost immediately noticed Gu Han amid the crowd.
After the Heavenly Transformation System had made up for the flaws in his body.
Gu Han's physique had now become perfect.
Whether it was the handsomeness of his appearance or the refinement and harmony of his features, everything about him could be called flawless.
This instantly caught the attention of the looks-obsessed Hu Liena.
"What an adorable little brother!"
Hu Liena's heart fluttered as her beautiful eyes stared blankly at Gu Han.
As Xie Yue's younger sister.
Having an older brother like Xie Yue, what Hu Liena had always wanted most was a younger brother too.
And as someone obsessed with appearances, she wanted nothing more than an incredibly refined, beautiful, and adorable little boy as her younger brother.
Unfortunately, despite having lived in Spirit City for more than ten years, she had never encountered anyone to her liking.
But the moment she saw Gu Han, every instinct in her body screamed: It's him! It's him!
Seeing Gu Han in his blue clothes reluctantly hand several copper soul coins to the bun stall owner before receiving two buns and a cup of soy milk, Hu Liena's heart ached for him.
This little brother was too pitiful!
He could not even afford a proper breakfast.
Just as Gu Han took the buns and soy milk and was about to turn around and leave, Hu Liena suddenly stepped in front of him. She waved a jade-like hand, her lovely face blooming with a radiant smile.
"Hello, little brother! My name is Hu Liena. What's your name?"
Hu Liena?!
After taking a careful look at Hu Liena, Gu Han's heart immediately tightened, and he quickly retreated several steps.
After leaving home, he had heard quite a few people along the way discussing him—the useless lucky fellow whom Pope Bibi Dong had accepted as a disciple—and their attitudes had not been friendly at all.
In Gu Han's view, Hu Liena's attitude should have been about the same.
What was this seductive senior sister plotting?
Did she really not recognize him?
Or was she trying to mess with him?
"Little brother, don't be nervous. Big sister just thinks you're cute and wants to treat you to breakfast."
"You're still growing. Just buns and soy milk aren't enough!"
Noticing that Gu Han seemed wary, Hu Liena gently explained.
She really didn't recognize me?
Seeing that Hu Liena truly seemed not to recognize him, Gu Han lowered his guard.
Still, he did not understand why Hu Liena wanted to treat him to breakfast, so he could not help asking.
"Big sister, why do you want to treat me to breakfast?"
"Because you're cute!"
Hu Liena answered as though it were only natural.
"Come on! Come on! Follow big sister. I'll take you to eat something delicious. Look how thin you are."
"This is Spirit City, so you don't need to be scared. I'm not going to kidnap you and sell you!"
Her beautiful eyes filled with concern as she looked at Gu Han's less-than-sturdy figure. Hu Liena took Gu Han's hand, intending to bring him somewhere nice to eat.
After thinking it over, Gu Han ultimately did not refuse.
"By the way, little brother, you still haven't told me your name."
"Mm, my name is... Han Xiaogu."
An hour later.
Led by the little rich girl Hu Liena, Gu Han had sampled many kinds of food on the breakfast street that he had never eaten before.
Things like Crab Roe Buns, Rainbow Pudding, Cupcakes, and more.
Although Gu Han had eaten these things in his previous life.
After transmigrating to the Douluo Continent, however, he had not tasted any of them for so many years. He had not even eaten Beef Noodle Soup, and he deeply missed them.
"Big sister, thank you!"
Though he still did not fully understand Hu Liena's intentions after being treated to so much food, Gu Han still sincerely thanked her.
"What are you thanking me for? From now on, you're Hu Liena's little brother! Where do you live? From now on, big sister will take you out to eat!"
Hu Liena could not resist pinching Gu Han's cheek. Her exquisitely beautiful, alluring face was filled with smiles as she spoke.
"I live in Green Shade District."
Thinking that he could freeload on meals and eat delicious food every day from now on, Gu Han's heart skipped a beat, and his address slipped out before he could stop himself.
"Huh!"
Hu Liena paused slightly, pleasantly surprised.
"What a coincidence, Xiaogu! I happen to be heading there too. Let's go together. I'll see where your home is."
And so, Gu Han and Hu Liena headed in the same direction.
"By the way, Xiaogu, do you know what I'm going to Green Shade District for?"
Along the way, Hu Liena smiled and asked Gu Han.
"For what?"
Gu Han dutifully played along.
"Hehe."
Hu Liena smiled. "Xiaogu, did you see yesterday's Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony?"
"I heard that at this Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, a little good-for-nothing with only 0.25 levels of Innate Soul Power was actually accepted as a disciple by His Holiness the Pope."
"Everyone in Spirit City is talking about it now. I happen to know where he lives, and I was just about to pay him a visit and see what it was about this little good-for-nothing that attracted His Holiness the Pope enough for His Holiness to accept him as a disciple."
As she spoke, Hu Liena clenched her delicate fist indignantly and waved it in the air.
Little good-for-nothing.
The corner of Gu Han's mouth twitched.
Now, he was truly certain that Hu Liena did not know who he was.
"So, Xiaogu, do you think this little good-for-nothing deserves to become His Holiness the Pope's disciple?"
"Mm, I think that isn't for us to decide."
As they chatted while walking, Gu Han and Hu Liena arrived in Green Shade District before a detached courtyard.
The plaque above its gate read: No. 8.
"Xiaogu, I'm here. This is the place. Where's your home? Where do you live?"
Hu Liena asked curiously.
"Actually, my home is right here."
Gu Han could no longer keep up the act. After a moment of silence, he pointed at the courtyard in front of them and spoke.
At that, Hu Liena's lovely face immediately stiffened. She gave a dry laugh.
"Xiaogu, you're joking, right?"
"This is clearly where that little good-for-nothing Gu Han lives. How could it be you? Your name isn't Gu Han!"
Wait!
Hu Liena's beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
Han Xiaogu... Han Xiaogu... Gu Han?!
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