Talking Her Into It

Shao Xin watched Oscar flirt so smoothly with a young girl and merely smiled without saying anything. When he heard Oscar invite Dugu Yan to have some barbecue, Shao Xin promptly sliced some up for her.

Leading Dugu Yan over to the campfire, Oscar handed her the grilled meat Shao Xin had cut. "Try it. Teacher Shao's cooking is unparalleled. I guarantee you'll be coming back for more."

"Thank you." Dugu Yan accepted the meat, and the enticing aroma made her mouth water.

They had been in Sunset Forest for quite some time, constantly searching for and chasing soul beasts. Dugu Yan was indeed hungry by now.

Dugu Yan took small bites of the grilled meat. The instant it entered her mouth, she became completely convinced that Oscar had not been exaggerating.

After savoring the delicious food, Dugu Yan could not help praising Shao Xin. "Teacher, your cooking is amazing. It tastes much better than anything those so-called master chefs make."

Hearing Dugu Yan's praise, Shao Xin's plump round face showed a little more delight. "Girl, if you like it, eat more. There's plenty here."

As he spoke, Shao Xin handed Dugu Yan another piece of sliced breast meat. She thanked him as she accepted it.

Among Soul Masters, whether male or female, most had quite large appetites. Their daily consumption was many times that of ordinary people. However, this was soul beast meat, containing many times the energy of normal food, so they did not need to eat much to replenish enough energy.

But Shao Xin's cooking was simply too delicious. Dugu Yan could not help eating several pieces, only stopping when her stomach was round and full.

While they enjoyed the barbecue, Oscar sat down about a meter away from Dugu Yan and began chatting with her.

Faced with Oscar's friendly advances—and from such a handsome young man—Dugu Yan was naturally happy to go along with it.

After all, he was the first person who could openly accept her, and he was handsome too!

"You could tell from all sorts of clues that I'm suffering from a severe poison. Were you born into a family of medicine experts?" Dugu Yan could not help asking.

Oscar shook his head. "No. I'm just rather studious. Since I'm a Food System Soul Master myself, I began studying medicinal theory when I was six."

"You taught yourself? But you seem to be about my age, right? How much time could a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old have had to study? Yet you could see my problem at a glance. That's enough to prove that you've already attained considerable skill in medicinal theory." Dugu Yan was somewhat puzzled.

Oscar explained, "Hehe, I was lucky, really. At first, I could only learn through various books on medicinal theory, and it would naturally have been difficult to reach my current level that way. But when I was eight, I got lucky and bought an ancient tome at an Auction House. It was written by a great expert in medicinal theory and recorded his life's work. That was where I learned from."

Only then did Dugu Yan understand why Oscar had attained such a high level of knowledge in medicinal theory at such a young age.

Oscar had not lied either. When he was eight, he had gone with Flender to an Auction House in Suotuo City to see if they could pick up any treasures. One of the auction items had been an ancient tome, but knowledge related to medicinal theory did not seem particularly valued on Douluo Continent.

In the original story, only Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and the Breaking Clan led by Yang Wudi had conducted in-depth research in this area. Most Soul Masters focused primarily on cultivation.

That was why Oscar had managed to obtain that ancient tome. Many of his medicinal theories, medicinal baths, and pill formulas had come from it, and he had also seen detailed records of some Immortal Herbs within its pages.

With a topic opened up, Oscar naturally continued chatting with Dugu Yan. During their conversation, he discovered that although Dugu Yan did not yet possess the arrogance she had in the original story and was even a little shy, she was indeed somewhat confident.

As the two chatted more enthusiastically, Oscar also learned Dugu Yan's age. She was fifteen and had just broken through Level 30.

She had come this time to acquire her Third Spirit Ring. Once she acquired it, she would enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Her grandpa had said that she could not spend her entire life alone and needed to make more friends, and so on...

After learning these specific details, Oscar immediately understood. In the original story, Dugu Yan had appeared a few months after Tang San and the others enrolled, which was three years later. By then, Dugu Yan was already eighteen years old, and her soul power might have been Level 38.

Oscar had encountered Dugu Yan three years early, and she had not yet joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It had to be said that this might be the opportunity heaven had given him.

At present, Dugu Yan had barely interacted with anyone other than Dugu Bo. When she was younger, she had attended Junior Soul Master Academy, but because of her martial soul, she was born with poison. She had no friends and was even shunned by the other children, so she dropped out.

Until she was fifteen, she had basically had no friends. Being lonely was one thing, but she was also looked down upon whenever she went out.

However, since she had a Titled Douluo for a grandpa, those who knew her identity did not dare do anything to her. Although some people played with her, they were only trying to curry favor with her.

Over time, Dugu Yan simply stopped attending the academy. But now that she was fifteen, Dugu Bo knew that he could not accompany her for her entire life, which was why he intended to temper her by having her study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

But now that Oscar knew Dugu Yan had not yet joined an academy, he naturally would not let her go so easily. Besides, Dugu Yan had little experience with the world at this point, making her the easiest to talk into things.

Moreover, after hearing about Dugu Yan's experiences, Oscar genuinely felt sorry for the girl. He truly treated her as a normal person.

In that case, Dugu Yan could gain a handsome and wealthy good friend like Oscar, while Oscar could use this opportunity to plan for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It was a win-win situation.

So, by the end of their conversation, Oscar directly invited Dugu Yan to join his academy.

Dugu Yan was already a little flattered by Oscar's invitation, and then Oscar coaxed her by saying that their academy only accepted "monsters." There were currently only three people there, and if they added a great beauty like her, she would definitely become everyone's darling, and so on.

Oscar coaxed Dugu Yan until her little face turned red. The key was that he was not lying. Dugu Yan could feel Oscar's sincerity, so she truly was tempted.

And when she heard Oscar say that their academy only recruited geniuses, Dugu Yan thought that perhaps Oscar's academy suited her better.

After all, Oscar was already a monster for possessing the strength of an Assault System Soul Master despite being a Support System Soul Master. As for her, her entire body was poisonous. Even without using soul skills, ordinary Soul Masters would be done for the moment they encountered her. Monsters belonged in a monster academy—that was only natural.

And when Dugu Yan learned that Oscar was only eleven years old, she was even more shocked than when she had first learned he was a Food System Soul Master.

It was not because Oscar's maturity and composure did not seem like that of an eleven-year-old. Rather, it was because Oscar had already broken through to Soul Elder at eleven. When Dugu Yan was eleven, she had only been in her twenties. Oscar had already become a Soul Elder? Please bookmark, vote with recommendation tickets, and monthly tickets!