Arriving in Nuoding City

"Ding, you have a new Sign-in Task. Your next sign-in location: Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy! Note: Please proceed to the destination and sign in within three days. If you miss the deadline, the task will repeat and you will be punished."

The Loli Voice System said.

Wang Xiao rolled his eyes. He had no choice.

If the system told him to go, he had to go.

Besides, he was relying on this system to grow stronger!

Most importantly, there were rewards. There was no reason not to go.

But before setting off, he had to fill his stomach first.

Wang Xiao had originally wanted to spend a few more days playing with Xiao Wu, keeping her company while teaching her some genuinely useful things.

Now that he had to hurry off to sign in, he could only come again next time.

Xiao Wu's home had nothing but carrots. How could that possibly fill him up?

After leaving Xiao Wu's house, Wang Xiao went to a neighbor's home and bought several pounds of flour, a pound of bok choy, and a few eggs.

Then he returned to Xiao Wu's house, planning to make noodles for himself.

Seeing Wang Xiao return with bags in both hands, Xiao Wu had no idea what he was doing and hurriedly asked, "Brother Xiao Xiao, what are you doing?"

Wang Xiao replied, "Making noodles, of course. What else would I be doing?"

"You know how to make noodles?" Xiao Wu found it hard to believe.

"Mm." Wang Xiao said no more and began working the flour, planning to make the noodles by hand.

In his original world, Wang Xiao had often made noodles himself, so his hands moved with practiced ease.

Xiao Wu watched from the side with great interest, thinking, Brother Xiao really has this kind of skill. Not simple at all.

It took Wang Xiao about an hour to make the noodles, after which he lit the fire and fried some eggs.

He then cooked up some broth, added the noodles, a few vegetable leaves, and shredded carrots.

Once it was cooked, Wang Xiao served himself a bowl, added two fried eggs, and sat down at the table to eat.

Xiao Wu licked her lips, practically drooling as she desperately wanted some.

She immediately ran to the pot and saw that there were still noodles inside, along with three fried eggs.

She glanced outside again and thought, I wonder if these noodles taste good?

"Never mind. I'll eat some first and worry about that later."

Xiao Wu immediately found a large bowl and filled it to the brim. The pot was nearly empty afterward.

She covered her mouth and smiled, wondering whether Brother Xiao Xiao would scold her for taking all the noodles he had made.

Hehe~

I'll eat first and worry about it later.

Seeing the three fried eggs still on the plate, Xiao Wu dumped them all into her bowl as well, then carried it to the dining area to eat.

Wang Xiao was eating when he suddenly saw a sight that left him dumbfounded.

She had served herself a bowl of noodles too?

But he only glanced at her and said nothing.

He did not plan to stay long anyway.

Once he was full, he would immediately head to Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy to sign in.

Xiao Wu set her bowl of noodles on the table and sat down across from him.

Seeing that he did not say anything, she felt a little touched.

She thought, Brother Xiao Xiao might seem a little improper on the surface, but he's actually such a sweet guy.

His Soul Power is strong too. I love him, I love him!

I wonder if Brother Xiao Xiao's noodles taste good?

Xiao Wu said nothing more. She picked up her chopsticks and decided to try them first.

Wow~

These noodles were way too delicious.

Xiao Wu was full of surprise.

She took another bite of the fried egg, and it was just as delicious.

Then she tried a piece of bok choy, a sip of soup, and some shredded carrot. The result proved that everything was delicious.

Xiao Wu thought, If I could eat Brother Xiao Xiao's noodles every day, I'd be willing to do anything.

After drinking every last drop of soup from his bowl, Wang Xiao was finally full.

He immediately stood and bid Xiao Wu farewell. "Alright, Xiao Wu. I'm full, and it's time for me to leave. Until we meet again."

"Ah!"

Xiao Wu was startled. She hadn't expected Wang Xiao to leave so soon.

She really couldn't bear to see him go. She had finally found someone she liked—how could he be leaving already? "Brother Xiao Xiao, can't you stay?"

"No!" Wang Xiao replied. He waved his hand, mounted his horse, and galloped out of Taoshan Village.

"Brother Xiao Xiao, Brother Xiao Xiao..."

Xiao Wu kept chasing after him, calling out from behind, hoping he would stay and keep her company.

But he never looked back or responded.

He simply left the village and vanished from her sight.

At that moment, Xiao Wu cried.

She hadn't cried in a very long time, yet she cried for this stranger.

It was the first time she had shed tears for him.

Xiao Wu chased him all the way to the village entrance and shouted in the direction he had gone, "Brother Xiao Xiao, I'll definitely come find you. Wait for me!"

"Nuoding City, here I come!"

Wang Xiao shouted into the air.

Before nightfall, he finally arrived at Nuoding City.

Compared to Holy Spirit Village, this place was practically another world.

If he had to use two words to describe Nuoding City, they would be bustling and lively.

The commercial atmosphere was especially strong. It truly was located at the border between the Two Great Empires.

Out-of-town merchants traveling to and from Nuoding City came in an endless stream.

It was already so late that he couldn't enter Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, so he could only find an inn and stay the night.

The street near Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy counted as a main street.

There were indeed quite a few inns and restaurants here.

Wang Xiao found an inn with a decent environment, took a thorough bath, and planned to go to Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy early the next morning.

That night.

Wang Xiao found a restaurant and ate something.

Then he wandered around, looking for shops available for rent.

He planned to open a logistics shop, food delivery shop, courier service, and so on in Nuoding City.

He would do some business so that he would never have to worry about money in this world.

Whether here or in his original world, people couldn't get by without money.

Though the currency was different, and this world used Soul Coins, that didn't matter. No matter what kind of currency it was, it was useful as long as it could buy things.

If it couldn't buy anything, then even if it were made of gold, it would be useless.

The next day.

After checking out, Wang Xiao went to wait outside Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, intending to wait for Yu Xiaogang to leave.

Ever since Yu Xiaogang had disbanded the Iron Triangle, he had lived in seclusion at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy as Master for many years.

Although the students didn't think much of him, the academy dean still valued him highly.

Otherwise, there was no way he would have been allowed to stay there, eating, drinking, and living for free.

"You stinking beggar, get lost, get lost..."

The gatekeeper of Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy was a complete idiot.

In the original Douluo Dalu book, this gatekeeper had treated Tang San the same way.

Today, when this idiot gatekeeper saw a little boy squatting outside the entrance for half an hour, and noticed that he still had no intention of leaving, he immediately rushed out to drive him away.

Damn it!

Wang Xiao looked at the idiot gatekeeper without any intention of moving.

"Why aren't you getting lost?" the gatekeeper roared.

Seeing that Wang Xiao was dressed plainly, he truly took him for a vagrant.

Thinking he was a beggar, he began trying to force him away.

Bang!

Wang Xiao sprang up and punched the gatekeeper in the face, knocking him straight to the ground. He nearly bled.

With his current Innate Full Soul Power, dealing with a gatekeeper who had no soul power was a matter of seconds.

Then he rushed forward and gave him another brutal beating. "So, do you submit or not?"

"Y-Young master... I submit, I submit!" How could the dim-witted gatekeeper dare curse at him again?

Thinking about how he, a grown man, had been unable to beat a child like Wang Xiao, it was obvious that this newcomer was no ordinary person.

How could he dare offend him?

Wang Xiao directly tossed him a Gold Soul Coin. "Fine! I won't stoop to your level today. This Gold Soul Coin counts as compensation for your medical expenses."

A Gold Soul Coin?

When the dim-witted gatekeeper saw the Gold Soul Coin Wang Xiao had casually tossed onto the ground, he completely forgot about the beating he had just received.

He immediately picked it up and blew on it. It really was a Gold Soul Coin.

With a smiling face, he said, "Thank you for your reward, young master. If there's anything you need help with, just say the word. In all of Nuoding City, there isn't anything Old Wu doesn't know."

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