You Hui

On the other side, Xiao Wu, walking alone on the street, had no idea how to gather information. She could only use the Gold Soul Coin given to her by Zhou Qing to buy some decent-looking food as a late-night snack at each stall she passed, without any restrictions on meat or vegetables. She also inquired about the people who had disappeared from Falling Star City six years ago and in the past six years.

At the fried bun stall, the owner, having received payment, skewered a golden-brown bun with a bamboo skewer and handed it to Xiao Wu, saying, "Little girl, why are you asking about this?"

"I'm actually a writer." Xiao Wu recalled how she used to write down the stories Zhou Qing told about Angel God and Rakshasa God when she was bored in the Library. She used this as an excuse to say, "I'm currently writing a horror story and hope to collect some material."

"Oh, you write comic books."

The owner of this fried bun stall only had this one concept of a writer, but he still shared the inside story he knew.

He looked around and, seeing no one else stopping to buy steamed buns, whispered, "Let me tell you, three years ago, when Wang Ergou, a bachelor who lived on the outskirts of town, disappeared, I was there."

Really?

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. She took a bite off the bun on the bamboo skewer and stuffed the whole thing into her mouth, squeezing her cheeks until they were bulging. "One more, please."

She was naturally oblivious to the worldly wisdom involved; she was simply a glutton.

"Okay!"

The bun vendor beamed and began frying a second bun for Xiao Wu, continuing, "Wang Ergou lives right next to my house—"

Wang Ergou, who disappeared three years ago, was a neighbor of the owner of the fried bun shop, but they didn't have much contact.

That day, the boss needed to urinate urgently, so he got up around midnight and went to the outhouse. He happened to hear a noise coming from his neighbor's house, and out of curiosity, he quietly crouched down in the corner of the wall and observed through the crack.

"Guess what? Wang Ergou was knocked unconscious by two men in black!" The shopkeeper lowered his voice again, but his eyes trembled as if he were terrified. "He was kidnapped! And let me tell you, the shoes those two men in black were wearing were exactly the same as those worn by the guards in the City Lord's Mansion!"

The guards at the City Lord's Mansion wore White-Soled Black Boots.

Within Falling Star City, only servants and guards of the Dales mansion are allowed to wear these boots; no one else is permitted to wear them.

"Why can't other people wear it?" Xiao Wu asked curiously, munching on a steamed bun with oil all over her mouth.

"Why else? To make his city lord seem superior, and his servants seem superior to us too."

The owner of the fried buns disliked Dales intensely, but then realized he couldn't say such things carelessly. He looked around and, seeing that the pedestrians and nearby stall owners hadn't noticed, breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he said to Xiao Wu anxiously, "Don't tell anyone, or I won't be able to set up my stall."

Xiao Wu agreed, then asked, "Since you saw that they were White-Soled Black Boots, does that mean that Dales did it?"

"I didn't say that!"

The owner of the fried buns changed his expression and immediately denied it, then said something earnestly.

"Little girl, don't talk about this, and it's best not to write it in any comic books, otherwise you'll be in trouble if the city lord sees it!"

"Also, I'm not selling steamed buns anymore; I'm closing up shop."

As he spoke, the shop owner also began tidying up the trash on his stall, quickly pushing his cart and disappearing into the crowd.

Xiao Wu finished the last fried bun in her hand, licked her fingers, wiped the oil from her lips, and then walked towards the next stall.

She plans to try all the delicious food on the street!

At the same time.

Romantina had left the bustling night market area and arrived at the gate of a rather impressive-looking courtyard. She went up and knocked on the door.

Ta-da!

On the gate, the metal door knocker held in the lion's mouth touched the door panel, making a sound that attracted the attention of the servants inside the courtyard.

"Who could be visiting so late?"

The servant opened the door, saw Romantina, and felt she looked familiar, so he asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm Romantina, Miss You Hui's friend," Romantina introduced herself, "The kind of friend you hit it off with at first sight."

Instant connection?

What a strange way of introducing things—

The servant was puzzled, but then remembered who Romantina was, and hurriedly invited her through the door. "So it's Miss Roman! Please come with me. Miss You Hui is still awake and is studying the mysteries of Martial Soul cultivation in her room."

"Damn it!"

As soon as Romantina arrived outside You Hui's room with the servant, she heard an almost hysterical roar coming from inside.

The term "Madfa" is a swear word, distinct from the commonly used language today, and it means. "Fuck your mother!"

However, few people in this day and age remember the meaning of such words anymore. Perhaps before long, such words will disappear into the long river of Douluo Calendar.

"Miss Roman, please go in by yourself. I'll go down first."

The servants tactfully withdrew, leaving Romantina alone outside the door.

Knock knock knock!

After the knocking, the various curses inside the room vanished instantly, replaced by a soft, delicate voice that sounded completely different from before, "Is that Xiao Mei? Just now, I didn't say anything. You must have been hallucinating."

However, when the door opened and Romantina's face came into You Hui, Yu Hui was slightly stunned. Then she immediately rushed to Romantina and said happily, "Tina, is it really you? I thought I would never see you again after graduation."

"All things considered, it's only been half a year since we last met. Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?"

Romantina also hugged You Hui, patted her shoulder, and comforted her excited feelings.

Although You Hui was born in Falling Star City, she studied at the junior academy in Nuoding City and was in the same class as Romantina.

Why would she go to such lengths instead of staying close by?

There was no ulterior motive; You Hui simply wanted to be friends with Romantina.

When You Hui was six years old, her parents died, supposedly from encounters with Fallen Ones, but the matter was quickly suppressed by the city lord... As a result, six-year-old You Hui inherited the title of Baron.

After her parents died, none of the other nobles in Falling Star City brought children her age to the city; and the children of the commoners dared not come to such a place.

Therefore, after her heartbreak, You Hui was left with only loneliness.

It was around that time, six years ago, that Romanyac, accompanied by Romantina and Xiao Lang, visited Dales, the new city lord of Falling Star City. Romantina inadvertently noticed You Hui sitting alone outside the gate, and slowly approached her, entering her Life and bringing her a new kind of friendship—

So, in order to spend more time with Romantina, six-year-old You Hui, after awakening her Martial Soul, resolutely asked her servants to send her to Nuoding City to study!

She didn't want to be alone anymore!