The manager of the Great Soul Arena rushed off to prepare the Gambling Agreement, while Lang Lei and Elysia started chatting in the office.
"Lang Lei is really cunning, actually tricking people like that~?"
"Hey, hey, Aili, wasn't this your idea in the first place? How did it become me being cunning..."
"Mnhr~ I never said we should do this~?"
"You... Fine, I'm a magnanimous person and won't hold it against you, so I'll let you off this once."
"Oh! I actually got called a petty person, truly heartbreaking..."
"Sorry."
"Just kidding~?"
"I knew Lang Lei would definitely come coax me~?"
"Never again next time..."
"Mnhr~?"
Just as Lang Lei and Elysia were chatting happily, the Great Soul Arena manager walked in again, holding a new agreement and a card. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the gambling agreement the two had verbally decided on earlier, and as for that card...
"Well, little brother, if there are no problems, let's sign it." The manager's tone carried a hint of impatience. "Oh right, this card has your Gold Soul Coins stored in it, and you can spend directly using the card in all major cities."
Although he knew this agreement was unlikely to constantly bind this genius, it could at least create huge profits for the Great Soul Arena in a short time, and maybe even let him advance further. More importantly, if the two Your Excellencies behind the other party were reasonable, they wouldn't be able to say anything.
Lang Lei took the card, casually put it into the Soul Tool, glanced over the agreement roughly, and after confirming there were no issues, signed his name without hesitation.
"Oh right, I happen to like collecting rather rare things. If you have any, I don't mind buying them." After signing, Lang Lei stood up and said casually. "Of course, I know you aren't short of Gold Soul Coins, so if the items truly satisfy me, I can trade with you using Soul Bones—thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, or even hundred-thousand-year ones."
The arena manager's breathing grew heavy, and he almost forgot about the Gambling Agreement he had just signed.
Soul Bones were the existence every Soul Master dreamed of, and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were the peak among them. He was also a Soul Master, and a relatively high-level Soul Saint at that, so of course he wanted one. As everyone knew, arrogant geniuses like the other party mostly disdained lying about casual matters, so the other party probably really possessed Soul Bones, and maybe even had some on them right now.
Watching Lang Lei's retreating figure, the arena manager's eyes flashed with light, and he ultimately suppressed the greed in his heart.
Anyone with even a bit of ability could probably find out with a little investigation that Lang Lei came to the Heaven Dou Grand Arena today, and if he did it himself, he would definitely be discovered very soon. He certainly didn't want to face the pursuit of a Peerless Douluo and a Super Douluo—he would definitely die!
Besides, there was no guarantee the other party didn't have someone secretly protecting them.
Walking out of the office doors, the crystal in Lang Lei's hand dissipated, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. If the other party had made a move just now, he would have definitely pierced the other party's heart with Origin Power without hesitation. Although the other party was a Soul Saint, he had plenty of ways to finish off a Soul Saint.
Fortunately, the other party chose not to make a move, otherwise, the one regretting it definitely wouldn't be him, Lang Lei.
But now that he had made a splash and got the Gold Soul Coins, it was time to accompany Elysia shopping.
Coming out of the Great Soul Arena, when the sunlight illuminated the blue stone slabs of Heaven Dou City, Lang Lei had just stepped onto the main street when his footsteps suddenly paused—his left hand uncontrollably rose, fingertips gently poking his own cheek, and Elysia's voice rang directly in his mind: "Lang Lei, Lang Lei, look at that embroidery workshop on the east side! The handkerchief hanging on the window lattice has a better color scheme than the Soul Beast feathers we saw last time in the Star Dou Great Forest~?"
For the first time in a while, Elysia "logged into his account" again, though this was with Lang Lei's tacit consent. Lang Lei could block Elysia's vision, so naturally he could block these things too.
However, he always trusted her, so he had never done such a thing.
Lang Lei helplessly curved the corners of his lips, looking in the direction of "his own" finger, and sure enough, he saw pale pink embroidery threads stitching magnolia patterns onto white silk.
Just as he was about to move, his right hand suddenly grabbed his sleeve, and Elysia's slightly anxious voice drilled in: "Let's go to the alley entrance first! The old artisan is making sugar paintings. Your Soul Power is steady, help me watch it and don't let the sugar frost melt in the wind!"
Lang Lei didn't speak, only turning his footsteps in another direction, while replying in his mind: "Last time you possessed my body and got sugar residue on my collar, I haven't settled that score yet."
Recalling the last time the two of them went shopping together specifically, it seemed to be a matter from their "past lives," but it was still vivid in his mind.
Elysia's laughter instantly dispersed in his mind, carrying a hint of sweetness: "Then I'll wipe it for you this time~?"
Passing by the Spirit Hall bulletin board, Lang Lei's gaze had just swept over the Soul Master recruitment notice when Elysia's voice rang out with a hint of elation: "Look at this!"
He raised a hand to press down his disobedient left hand, saying in a low voice: "Pay a little attention! People are already casting strange glances at us!"
"Fine, sorry~ Forgive me, okay?"
"Okay..."
Walking to a lotus lake, Lang Lei sat on the stone steps, just about to raise a hand to massage his brow, when his right hand reached out toward the lake first, fingertips dipping in a little lake water and gently touching the back of his hand. Elysia's voice softened: "Look at the Mandarin ducks in the lake. Are they also like us, never separating wherever they go?"
He looked at the ripples on the lake, letting "his own" fingers draw circles on the back of his hand, and replied in his mind: "Even more so than them."
As his voice fell, his left hand suddenly grasped his right hand. The moment their fingers touched, Lang Lei could clearly feel two strands of power in his body intertwining, warm as being immersed in morning light.
Finality... and Origin.
When twilight fell, Lang Lei was walking back carrying the embroidered handkerchief and black stones, his left hand suddenly pulling him to turn toward a snack stall, and Elysia's voice carried a hint of cravings: "Two skewers of roast meat! Brush on more honey! I want to taste it again through your sense of taste!"
"You just think that using my body to eat means you won't get fat!"
"How could a beautiful girl get fat~?"
"I heard your weight from Hua, and it's already close to..."
"Shut up! Besides, no rounding up!"
"Fine, but..."
"Eat, eat~?"
"Fine."
He helplessly stopped, watching the stall owner hand over the roast meat. After paying, he was just about to reach out and take it, but his left hand first pinched the meat skewer and held it to his lips. Elysia's voice carried a hint of anticipation: "Take a bite first, I'll taste it with you!"
When Lang Lei bit into the meat skewer, he could clearly taste the sweetness of the honey mixed with the aroma of the meat, while at the same time, Elysia's satisfied sigh reached him from his mind. He chewed slowly, suddenly sensing the Soul Power in his body gently surging, and his left hand grabbed his sleeve again, Elysia's voice sounding very soft: "Lang Lei, going shopping with you like this is much more interesting than when I walked alone before~?"
"Let's go shopping together often from now on~?"
"Mn, okay."
He lowered his head to glance at his grabbed sleeve, the smile at the corner of his mouth deepening, and his steps slowing down as well—anyway, with a beautiful soul keeping him company, there was no need to rush back.
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