Talented Tang Ya and Wealthy Jiang Nannan

"These grilled fish aren't worth a single Gold Soul Coin. Let me treat you all!"

Huo Yuhao said calmly. It was just a few inexpensive grilled fish, after all.

His ultimate goal was to keep Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya here, to understand what changes had occurred in this world.

"No, no, my grandpa always taught me not to accept charity,"

"Nannan, give Yuhao a Gold Soul Coin first. The grilled fish will get cold if we don't eat them!"

Tang Ya couldn't resist the lure of the grilled fish any longer. She walked to the grill, picked up a skewer, and began eating with relish.

Jiang Nannan covered her face. "Little brother, I'm truly sorry. Xiao Ya is just like this by nature. Here, this is your payment for the Gold Soul Coin."

Huo Yuhao's expression froze. He looked at the Gold Soul Coin lying in the fair, rosy little hand before him.

The woman who haggled over five copper coins with Old Huo in the original timeline had so generously given him a Gold Soul Coin.

Good heavens, was he in a fake world, or was this world fake?

Huo Yuhao didn't know how he ended up accepting that Gold Soul Coin in the end.

By the time he snapped out of his daze, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan had almost finished all the grilled fish.

"Nannan, this grilled fish is so delicious!" Tang Ya said, taking a big bite of the fragrant, crispy grilled fish in her hand. Her stomach was completely conquered by it.

Compared to Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan ate much more elegantly, savoring each bite.

"Xiao Ya, you're right, but don't forget to pay me back five Silver Soul Coins!"

Tang Ya finished the last skewer of grilled fish, her full red lips glistening.

"As the daughter of the Tang Sect's vice sect master, you're not short of five Silver Soul Coins."

Jiang Nannan put down her finished grilled fish and elegantly wiped her red lips.

"It's not that I'm short! What if I want to buy something and I'm just five Silver Soul Coins short? What then?"

"Haven't Grandpa Tang and my father been giving us less and less pocket money recently?"

"They told us we're old enough now and should be self-reliant!"

Tang Ya took out five Silver Soul Coins and handed them to Jiang Nannan.

"You're right, those old geezers have been giving us less and less Gold Soul Coins lately!"

"As for them talking about self-reliance, just treat it as nonsense. The entire Tang Sect will be yours and mine in the future, so what's wrong with spending some of the Tang Sect's money?"

Jiang Nannan advised, "I actually think Grandpa Tang and the others are right."

"We need to become self-reliant. They work very hard to earn money."

Tang Ya seemed persuaded. "You make a good point, Nannan."

"But are you willing to go from nearly a thousand Gold Soul Coins a month down to a few hundred, a few dozen, or even less?"

A hint of shyness appeared on Jiang Nannan's face. Honestly, after being accustomed to a life of luxury, she wouldn't want to go back to square one.

Tang Ya smiled. "You don't want to either, right?"

"I'm only a Rank 3 Soul Master right now. Our priority at this stage is to cultivate diligently, not to make money."

"Besides, do you really believe my grandfather, a Soul Sage who has been tinkering with Soul Tools all these years, is short of money?"

"Last month, my mom told me that my grandfather just closed a deal worth over a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

This time, it was Jiang Nannan who was persuaded. "You have a point, but what if they're determined?"

"Crying, throwing tantrums, and rolling on the ground – it always works!"

Huo Yuhao listened silently. From Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan's conversation, he gathered the following information:

Both of their parents were alive. Tang Ya also had a grandfather who was a Soul Sage!

Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan were both Rank 3 Soul Masters!

The Tang Sect had started tinkering with Soul Tools. What had happened in this world?

To find out the truth, Huo Yuhao tentatively asked.

"Sister Xiao Ya, Sister Nannan, may I ask if the Tang Sect you're talking about is... Tang San's Tang Sect?"

"Oh, little brother Yuhao, you've heard of the Tang Sect too?" Tang Ya's interest was piqued.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Everyone must have heard of the legend of the Tang Sect."

Tang Ya laughed heartily and slung an arm around Jiang Nannan's shoulders. "This sister and I are the future successors of the Tang Sect!"

"I can also tell you secretly that we are currently attending the continent's number one academy, Shrek Academy!"

"Oh, right, little brother Yuhao, did you come to the Star Dou Great Forest alone?" Tang Ya asked.

Huo Yuhao replied, "Yes, I came here mainly to temper myself, because I'll be reporting to the continent's number one academy you mentioned soon."

Jiang Nannan smiled slightly. "To dare to come alone for training at such a young age, you have a lot of manly spirit."

Tang Ya exclaimed excitedly, "So, you'll be our junior schoolmate in the future?"

Huo Yuhao said, "I didn't expect to run into a future senior sister here."

"Right, Sister Xiao Ya, Sister Nannan, what are you two doing here?"

Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan exchanged a look, their eyes communicating for a moment.

Tang Ya then said, "We received a mission from Grandpa. He said a bandit group led by some Evil Soul Masters has occupied a mountain near the Star Dou Great Forest."

Jiang Nannan added, "Sister Xiao Ya and I came specifically to eliminate them."

Huo Yuhao asked, "Just the two of you?"

"This group of scoundrels isn't very strong. There's ample evidence that their leader is, at most, a three-ring Soul Elder," Tang Ya said.

"A three-ring Evil Soul Master?" Huo Yuhao asked again. "I recall that Evil Soul Masters of the same level have significantly higher combat power than us ordinary Soul Masters, don't they?"

"You two are alone, aren't you afraid of falling into the schemes of cunning Evil Soul Masters?"

Tang Ya puffed out her chest proudly. "I almost forgot to tell you."

"Standing before you is one of Shrek's Outer Court's renowned Twin Flowers, Dark Silver Tang Ya!"

"And this is Jiang Nannan, the other Twin Flower of the Outer Court, Soft Rabbit!"

Twin Flowers? Huo Yuhao asked doubtfully, "Are they very famous?"

"Of course! No... ah! I shouldn't have introduced myself like that," Tang Ya patted her head.

"Let me introduce us!" Jiang Nannan knew Tang Ya's brain cells were limited.

"Little brother Yuhao, you just need to know that even in the Outer Court of Shrek, which is full of geniuses, Sister Xiao Ya and I are among the top tier of powerhouses."

"Our combat strength is also not something ordinary Soul Masters can match," Jiang Nannan's face unconsciously showed a hint of pride.

Huo Yuhao's surface was calm, but his heart churned like a stormy sea. The changes in this timeline were too drastic!

Why had things changed so much? A genius Tang Ya and an incredibly wealthy Jiang Nannan from the start.

How could Huo Yuhao be having such a dream?

Then, how did these changes come about? Huo Yuhao pondered internally.

Could it be... his early encounter with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had caused these changes!

Huo Yuhao felt this was the most likely possibility, so he decided to explore just how much this world would change!

"By the way, Sister Xiao Ya, Sister Nannan, are you two full yet?"