Accompanying Aili Shopping

The Great Soul Arena manager hurried off to prepare the gambling agreement, while Lang Lei chatted with Elysia in the office.

"Lang Lei is so cunning, actually tricking them like that~?"

"Hey, hey, hey, Aili, didn't you suggest this first? How did it become me being cunning now..."

"Uh-huh~ I didn't say I wanted to do it like that~?"

"You... forget it, I'm magnanimous and won't stoop to your level, I'll let you have this one time."

"Ah! I'm being called petty, this is truly heartbreaking..."

"Sorry."

"Just kidding~?"

"I knew Lang Lei would definitely coax me~?"

"I definitely won't next time..."

"Uh-huh~?"

Just as Lang Lei and Elysia were having a lively chat, the Soul Arena manager walked back in, holding a new agreement and a card. As expected, it was the gambling agreement they had verbally agreed upon earlier. As for the card...

"So, little brother, if there are no problems, let's sign it." The Soul Arena manager's tone held a hint of impatience. "Oh, right, this card contains your Gold Soul Coins, and you can spend them directly in any major city with the card."

Although he knew this agreement wouldn't be able to restrain this genius forever, it could at least create huge profits for the Great Soul Arena in the short term, and perhaps even help him advance further. More importantly, if the two Your Excellencies behind him were reasonable, there wouldn't be much they could say.

Lang Lei took the card and casually put it into his Soul Tool. He then skimmed through the agreement again, and after confirming there were no issues, he signed his name without hesitation.

"Oh right, I'm someone who likes to collect rare items. If you have any, I don't mind acquiring them." After signing, Lang Lei stood up and said casually, "Of course, I know you don't lack Gold Soul Coins, so if the items truly satisfy me, I can trade Soul Bones with you – thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, or even hundred-thousand-year."

The Soul Arena manager's breathing became heavy, and he almost forgot about the gambling agreement he had just signed.

Soul Bones, the dream of all Soul Masters, and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were the most coveted of them all. He was also a Soul Master, and a relatively high-level Soul Sage, so of course he wanted them. It was well-known that geniuses of his age usually disdained to lie about casual remarks, so it was highly probable that the other party truly possessed Soul Bones, and perhaps even had them on him now.

Looking at Lang Lei's retreating back, the Soul Arena manager's eyes gleamed, and he finally suppressed his greed.

Anyone with a bit of capability could probably find out that Lang Lei had come to the Heaven Dou Grand Arena today. If he were to act, he would definitely be discovered very quickly. He didn't want to face the pursuit of a Peerless Douluo and a Super Douluo; he would surely die!

Moreover, it was also hard to guarantee that the other party didn't have hidden powers protecting him.

Lang Lei, who had walked out of the office, let the crystal in his hand dissipate, a playful smile appearing on his lips. If the other party had made a move just now, he would have unhesitatingly used Origin Power to pierce their heart. Although the other party was a Soul Sage, he had many ways to kill a Soul Sage.

Fortunately, the other party didn't choose to act, otherwise, it wouldn't be Lang Lei who would regret it.

However, the excitement had passed, he had gotten the Gold Soul Coins, and now it was time to go shopping with Elysia.

As Lang Lei stepped onto the main street after leaving the Great Soul Arena, the sunlight illuminating the bluestone slabs of Heaven Dou City, his steps suddenly paused – his left hand rose uncontrollably, his fingertips lightly poking his own cheek. Elysia's voice directly echoed in his mind: "Lang Lei, Lang Lei, look at that embroidery shop to the east! The handkerchiefs hanging on the window lattice, their color matching is even better than the Soul Beast feathers we saw in the Star Dou Great Forest last time~?"

After a long time, Elysia had "logged in" again. However, Lang Lei had tacitly allowed it. Lang Lei could disable Elysia's vision, so he could naturally disable these things.

But he had always trusted her, so he had never done so.

Lang Lei helplessly curled the corners of his lips and looked in the direction his "own" fingers were pointing. Indeed, he saw pale pink embroidery thread forming magnolia patterns on white silk.

Just as he was about to take a step, his right hand suddenly grabbed his sleeve. Elysia's slightly urgent voice came through: "Let's go to the alley entrance first! The old craftsman is making sugar paintings. Your Soul Power is stable, help me keep an eye on it, don't let the sugar frost melt in the wind!"

Lang Lei didn't speak, but his steps turned in a new direction. In his mind, he replied, "Last time you possessed me, you got sugar residue on my collar, and we haven't settled that yet."

Recalling their last outing together, it seemed like it was from a "Previous Life," but it was still vivid in his memory.

Elysia's laughter immediately spread in his mind, with a hint of sweetness: "Then I'll help you wipe it this time~?"

Passing by the Martial Soul Hall notice board, as Lang Lei's gaze swept over the Soul Master recruitment notice, Elysia's voice rang out with a hint of excitement: "Look at this!"

He raised his hand to press down his restless left hand and said in a low voice, "Be a little more careful! Someone is already casting strange glances at us!"

"Okay, I'm sorry~ Forgive me, won't you?"

"Okay..."

Arriving at a lotus lake, Lang Lei sat on the stone steps. Just as he was about to raise his hand to rub his temples, his right hand reached out to the edge of the lake first. His fingertips dipped into some lake water and gently tapped his own hand. Elysia's voice softened: "Look at the mandarin ducks in the lake, are they like us, never separating wherever we go?"

He gazed at the ripples on the lake, letting "his own" fingers draw circles on his hand, and replied in his mind, "Even more so than them."

As the words fell, his left hand suddenly grabbed his right hand. The moment the two fingers touched, Lang Lei could clearly feel two forces intertwining within him, warm as if immersed in the morning light.

End... and Origin.

As dusk fell, Lang Lei walked back carrying the embroidered handkerchief and the black stone. His left hand suddenly pulled him towards a food stall, Elysia's voice filled with craving: "Get two skewers of grilled meat! Brush on extra honey! I want to taste it again through your taste buds!"

"You just think that if you eat with my body, you won't get fat!"

"How can a beautiful girl get fat~?"

"I learned your weight from Hua, and it's almost..."

"Shut up! And no rounding up!"

"Alright, but..."

"Eat, eat, eat~?"

"Fine."

He stopped helplessly, watching the stall owner hand him the grilled meat. After paying, he was about to reach for it when his left hand, holding the skewer, brought it to his lips first. Elysia's voice held a hint of anticipation, "Take a bite first, let's try it together!"

As Lang Lei bit into the skewer, he could clearly taste the sweetness of honey mixed with the savory aroma of the meat. At the same time, Elysia's contented sigh echoed in his mind. He chewed slowly, suddenly feeling his Soul Power surge gently within him. His left hand then clutched his sleeve cuff, and Elysia's voice was soft, "Lang Lei, shopping with you like this is much more interesting than when I used to walk alone~?"

"Let's go shopping together often in the future~?"

"Mhm, okay."

He looked down at his sleeve cuff, which she was holding, the smile on his lips deepened, and his steps slowed—since a beautiful soul was accompanying him, there was no need to rush back.