Feeling Like He'd Missed Out on a Fortune!!

Tang Weiwei and her sister had no idea that not a single word out of Li Yuan's mouth was true. They knew even less that Li Yuan's handsome face was a knockoff of someone else's.

The moment they saw Li Yuan, the sisters lowered their guard by more than half. As members of the looks-are-everything club, Tang Weiwei and Tang Cai'er both felt that someone as ridiculously handsome as Li Yuan couldn't possibly be a bad person.

Even Tang Weiwei, who had met Li Yuan before, harbored no suspicions. It couldn't be helped—Li Yuan's appearance had changed far too much, and several years had passed. Tang Weiwei simply could not connect the handsome young man before her with the sharp-featured, broad-backed youth from Douhun Village six years ago.

"Greetings, sir." Since she had a favorable first impression of Li Yuan, Tang Weiwei relaxed her vigilance. She nodded to him and introduced herself, saying, "My name is Tang Weiwei, a Spirit Master of Spirit Hall. This is my younger sister, Tang Cai'er."

Tang Weiwei was, after all, an experienced Spirit Master and had some sense. When introducing herself, she deliberately emphasized her identity as a Spirit Hall Spirit Master to deter Li Yuan from any improper intentions.

On Douluo Continent, Spirit Hall carried considerable clout. Ordinary Spirit Masters did not dare provoke its people.

By revealing her identity as a Spirit Hall Spirit Master, Tang Weiwei was also issuing Li Yuan a warning.

"So it is Miss Tang. A pleasure to meet you." Li Yuan's expression remained unchanged. After all, he had no ulterior motives toward the two lovely young women before him.

The reason he had shown himself was partly because Tang Weiwei counted as half an acquaintance, and partly because he wanted to make use of her status as a Spirit Hall Spirit Master.

He did not harbor any malicious intentions. He merely wanted Tang Weiwei to help him undergo a Spirit Master assessment.

It was enough to bring him to tears. Li Yuan was already a Three-ring Soul Master, yet he had never even gone to Spirit Hall for a Spirit Master assessment.

It couldn't be helped. The first time he entered Sunset Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts, he ran into a string of accidents. He had encountered both a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a Titled Douluo. It had certainly been exciting, but a bit hard on the heart.

Because he had remained in Sunset Great Forest all this time, Li Yuan had never had the chance to go to Spirit Hall for a Spirit Master assessment, until now.

Li Yuan did not particularly care whether Spirit Hall officially recognized his Spirit Master status. What he cared about was money!

Spirit Hall provided Gold Soul Coin subsidies to low-level Spirit Masters. Spirit Masters received one Gold Soul Coin, Soul Grandmasters received ten, and Soul Elders received one hundred. Once one broke through rank forty, the subsidies stopped.

It was precisely through such favorable policies that Spirit Hall established its authority among the many Spirit Masters of Douluo Continent and won the support of the vast majority of Spirit Masters.

If Spirit Hall had not been so unlucky as to run into the cheat-enabled Tang San, it truly could have unified Douluo Continent.

Of course, that had little to do with Li Yuan. He simply cared about the Gold Soul Coins. He had gone a full four years without collecting his subsidy, and it hurt so much that he felt as if he had missed out on a fortune.

He had lacked the opportunity before, but now that Li Yuan had finally left Sunset Great Forest, he naturally would not stand by and watch those Gold Soul Coins slip away right in front of him.

So there was no question about it. He had to complete his Spirit Master assessment as quickly as possible and start collecting money from Spirit Hall, especially now, when he was utterly penniless.

Thus, the moment he saw Tang Weiwei, Li Yuan got the idea of returning with her and having her directly conduct his Spirit Master assessment. Perfect!

"Did little brother Li get lost in the forest?" Tang Weiwei had no idea what Li Yuan was planning. Seeing that he did not appear malicious, she asked tentatively.

"That's right. I originally wanted to hunt Soul Beasts in the forest, but unfortunately, I have a poor sense of direction and got lost. Luckily, my luck was good, and I didn't encounter any danger."

Li Yuan put on a lingeringly frightened expression, his acting flawless.

Tang Weiwei believed him. She nodded and said, "Then little brother Li can leave with my sister and me."

"Coincidentally, my younger sister has already found her Soul Ring, and we were planning to leave Sunset Great Forest as well."

Tang Weiwei did not think much of it and readily agreed to let Li Yuan join the two sisters' party so they could leave together.

"That's wonderful!" Li Yuan revealed a delighted expression and prepared to depart with the sisters.

However, before they could leave, Li Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.

Although he had appeared casual just now, Li Yuan was not nearly as relaxed as he looked.

In truth, Li Yuan had been constantly sensing the movements around them, guarding against any potential danger.

For a hunter capable of hunting in the core region of Sunset Great Forest, this was a basic requirement.

Thus, Li Yuan immediately sensed people approaching their location.

There were quite a few of them, at least ten or so. All of them were Spirit Masters, ranging from Soul Elders to Soul Ancestors. The leader was likely a five-ring Soul King.

What was going on?

Li Yuan was somewhat baffled. If his senses were not mistaken, these people were coming for their group.

But that shouldn't be the case. He had always been a kind and peaceable person, someone who never made enemies, okay?

Most importantly, Li Yuan had been holed up in Sunset Great Forest this whole time. Even if he had enemies, they should not be humans. If a group of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts had surrounded him, he would not have been this surprised.

Could it be that old poisoner Dugu Bo?

Li Yuan thought about it. The only human who seemed to have a grudge against him was that Titled Douluo.

But if Dugu Bo had come to seek revenge, how could he possibly send such a group of minor lackeys?

At the very least, he should have brought a few Titled Douluos for proper intimidation. A bunch of Spirit Masters below rank fifty were simply delivering themselves on a platter. Without Juhua's help, Li Yuan alone could take care of every last one of them.

Could it be...

Suddenly, Li Yuan realized what he had overlooked. Could these people be here to cause trouble for Tang Weiwei?

At that thought, the way Li Yuan looked at Tang Weiwei became strange.

Tang Weiwei also noticed the change in Li Yuan's gaze and asked in confusion, "What is it? Is there a problem, little brother Li?"

Tang Weiwei was far less vigilant than Li Yuan. Even now, she still had no idea what was happening.