Wang Shi of Holy Soul Village?

"Are there any of those people you know?"

Noticing Zhou Qing's gaze, Ning Rongrong also looked over and saw three or five pregnant women following behind a group of people, which puzzled her.

"Yes, there's a pregnant woman from my village."

Among those pregnant women was one from Holy Soul Village, who was Uncle Wang's wife.

Generally speaking, pregnant women would never leave the village, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

Why did the Wang Shi come to Falling Star City?

Or was she with the women from other villages?

That's really strange!

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Qing told Ning Rongrong to stay where she was and pretend not to know him, while he walked over to the group of people and called out to Wang Shi, "Auntie Wang, what brings you to Falling Star City?"

"Xiaoqing, it's you!"

Whether it was the worry that had been etched on Auntie Wang's face before she even entered the city, or the sight of its extravagance that had brought on her anxiety, the worry finally dissipated upon seeing a familiar face. "What are you doing here? Weren't you studying in Nuoding City?"

"I helped Tang San deliver things to the teachers at the college. He's a work-study student, so he has to complete his tasks. Although I'm a regular student, the tuition is really too expensive, so I also need to earn money."

Zhou Qing continued his nonsense without batting an eye, then looked at Wang Shi's large belly and asked curiously, "Auntie Wang, what are you doing in Falling Star City? When I first awakened my Martial Soul, you were already three months pregnant. Counting the nearly three months before Nuoding Academy started, and now almost a month has passed, so you're already seven months along... Shouldn't you be resting at home?"

"Where did you come from, kid? Get away from here!"

The Lead Goat of the group came over and pushed Zhou Qing.

"Hello, I'm from the same village as this Auntie Wang. I saw her and came over to ask her something." Zhou Qing skillfully slipped two Silver Soul Coin into the woman's pocket.

But the other party showed no respect whatsoever, slapping Zhou Qing's hand away so that the two Silver Soul Coin rolled to the ground, and shouted, "Get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a white light emerged from the Lead Goat, who had actually Martial Soul Possession. A pair of curled goat horns grew on his head, and a white Soul Ring floated around him—he really was a "Lead Goat"!

When the pedestrians around him saw him release his Martial Soul and Soul Ring, they immediately kept their distance and dared not approach.

The guards at the city gate, seeing this, simply kept their eyes down and didn't bother to step forward to maintain order.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing looked down and noticed that the group of people were all wearing White-Soled Black Boots, so he knew that they were all Dales's men.

"Brother, please don't get agitated. He's just a six-year-old child." Auntie Wang hurriedly bowed, pleading with the leading Soul Master to withdraw his Martial Soul. "He's from the same village as me, studying in Nuoding City. He came here to deliver something for his teacher, and when he saw someone he knew, he came looking for me..."

"Auntie Wang, don't kneel." Zhou Qing helped Wang Shi up, and seeing the Lead Goat reaching for her shoulder, he didn't hesitate and slapped him away.

[I'm giving you face, and you don't want it?]

[Then you really can forget about saving face today!]

Then, taking advantage of the guy's momentary daze, Zhou Qing kicked him in the stomach again, sending him flying several meters away.

"Whoosh!"

Now, the pedestrians kept their distance even further, afraid of getting involved.

"Disrupting the order of the city! Surrender!"

At this moment, the guards at the north city gate stopped pretending to be wooden figures and pointed their spears at Zhou Qing. They marched in formation, their faces ferocious, as if Zhou Qing were some kind of vicious villain.

"You wretched brat, how dare you ambush me!" The Lead Goat clutched his stomach, looking pained, and glared fiercely at Zhou Qing.

But Zhou Qing was completely unafraid. As he activated the Innate Internal Scripture Chart, Soul Power several times stronger than that of the people present permeated his body, causing his sleeves to flutter loudly.

In the Lead Goat's perception, because Zhou Qing's Soul Power fluctuations were too profound, he felt that Zhou Qing's Soul Power Level was extremely close to that of a level 20 Soul Master!

"Soul Master!"

He never expected that this young man had actually become Soul Master, with Soul Power Level much higher than his own, and his expression changed.

Is he a genius among ordinary people?

Or are they the disciples of clans and families who "reminisce about past hardships and appreciate present happiness" among the common people?

No! It should be the former!

The Lead Goat realized that the young man in front of him knew the woman Wang Shi and came from the same village. His tension immediately eased, but considering the young man's impulsiveness, he worried that a fight might break out.

He was confident that with so many men on his side, he would be able to win.

But--

[This kid is incredibly strong. If we weren't careful, we could have gotten hurt too. My stomach still hurts; I think I hurt my stomach... This kid is really ruthless!]

That's what he thought in his heart, but he couldn't show it out loud, so he shouted, "Kid, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, lest you get yourself into trouble!"

"I want to know why Auntie Wang and the other pregnant women came here?"

While Zhou Qing placed his hand on Wang Shi's back and silently injected a wisp of Soul Power to regulate her body and soothe her fearful emotions, he questioned the Lead Goat.

"We didn't force her; she wanted to come with us herself," the Lead Goat explained impatiently. "You can ask her if you don't believe me!"

"Since I only needed to talk to Auntie Wang to find out the situation, why were you so agitated and suddenly attacked just now?" Zhou Qing pressed on relentlessly, Taunt him without even looking at his coal-black face, and asked Wang Shi about the reason.

Wang Shi was still in a daze when Zhou Qing waved his hand in front of her eyes, and she exclaimed, "Xiao Qing, you've become Soul Master!"

"Um."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "You and the villagers all know about my situation with Tang San. As long as you obtain a Soul Ring, you can become Soul Master."

"Holy Soul Village has finally produced Soul Master again! Old Jack will be overjoyed if he finds out!" Wang Shi also looked proud, but when she looked at Zhou Qing, her eyes showed a hint of respect.

Zhou Qing naturally noticed this change, sighed inwardly, and asked about the important matter, "Auntie Wang, what brings you to the city with the pregnant women from other villages?"

"Why······"

Wang Shi sighed and slowly recounted the whole story.

It turned out that Uncle Wang had gone to the nearby mountains to pick wild vegetables in his spare time. He accidentally slipped and fell down the hillside, breaking three ribs and fracturing his right leg...

The house collapsed almost entirely in an instant!

Fortunately, Uncle Wang's son is already twelve years old and can work in the fields, but he still needs to change Uncle Wang's dressings every day and even has to go to Nuoding City to buy medicine.

In just one month, the family's income became insufficient to cover their expenses!

Even though other villagers, at Old Jack's urging and along with Old Jack himself, provided some assistance to Uncle Wang's family, it was to no avail.

Just then, a group of people passed through Holy Soul Village, saying that the city lord of Falling Star City was recruiting pregnant women who could breastfeed to be wet nurses for his newborn child. They offered room and board, and a monthly stipend of eight Silver Soul Coin ...