Paimon the Moneygrubber

Paimon the Moneygrubber

Zhongli was not a soul master. To him, soul bones were no different from antiques—mere collectibles.

Antiques that had weathered the years were filled with stories.

Soul bones that had aged for years were no different.

"I knew it! You definitely wouldn't misjudge it!"

Paimon said proudly, hands on her hips.

Zhongli might misjudge other things, but when it came to stones...

He was the King of the Rocks, the Vago Rock Emperor!

In this regard, Paimon trusted Zhongli completely.

"If we sold this soul bone, how many Gold Soul Coins could we get?"

Paimon's money-grubbing side was unleashed. Golden light filled her eyes as she rubbed her little hands together expectantly.

At those words, Zhongli's eye twitched. He glanced sideways at the little one, somewhat speechless.

They were not short on Gold Soul Coins, so why sell it?

Even if he had no Gold Soul Coins, he would not casually sell an "antique."

"If this stone remains unopened, then after hundreds or thousands of years, it may perhaps form a new life."

"Life is priceless. Why go so far for a useless soul bone?"

"Perhaps we can witness the process of a stone giving birth to life. Would that not be more meaningful than selling it?"

Zhongli gently said as he rubbed Paimon's head.

Paimon was a little muddled and confused after hearing this. She felt that Zhongli's words made perfect sense, yet something also seemed off.

Could it be that they had bought this stone solely to let it give birth to life?

And then what?

They would earn nothing at all!

Still, she had no way to refute Zhongli's words. Just as he had said, perhaps this stone would give birth to new life after hundreds or thousands of years...

The birth of life was nobler than any material enjoyment.

Paimon nodded thoughtfully. Since they were not short on money at the moment, they could just leave it alone for now.

Stone: "..."

You're still plotting against me, aren't you?

At the mention of soul bones, Zhongli looked at Paimon, then thought of his own collection.

Even without counting this stone, he already had several soul bones among his collectibles.

Three of them were Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Hundred Thousand Year Sky Azure Bull Python Left Arm Soul Bone.

Hundred Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape Right Arm Soul Bone.

Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone.

The last one was the "compensation" Tang Hao had offered!

Only a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could equal a Hundred Thousand Year Shapeshifting Soul Beast in value. That was why he had taken out that soul bone.

Besides the three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, there was also a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone Ning Fengzhi had given him.

Any one of these soul bones would be enough to stir up the entire Douluo Continent!

Yet to Zhongli, they were merely suitable collectibles.

"Then let's store it away for now. If it still can't give birth to life later, we'll sell it!"

Zhongli: "..."

Little Paimon truly was clever. She had quite the business mind.

Come to think of it, Zhongli also had the title of God of Commerce.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

At the break of dawn, two limping figures appeared on the streets of Heaven Dou City.

By the faint light, one could see that both men were pale-faced, yet wore nostalgic smiles.

"F-Fatty, I never thought you'd be this strong!"

"B-Boss Dai, you're not bad yourself!"

These two were Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, who had left the academy yesterday to spend some money.

The two supported each other as they staggered along, but they could not hide the smiles at the corners of their lips. This had truly been enjoyable.

Although Dai Mubai had fled the Star Luo Empire, he was hardly short on money.

On top of the one hundred Gold Soul Coin subsidy he could collect from Spirit Hall each month, he had no shortage of funds.

Last night, he and Ma Hongjun had booked the entire place for the night, continuing until dawn before their unprecedented battle finally ended.

For Ma Hongjun, this level of intensity was nothing. Because of his martial soul, his energy was naturally dozens of times greater than an ordinary person's.

If he did not vent his evil fire, he might very well explode and die.

This one session would last him at least a month.

"As expected of Heaven Dou City. The prices are a bit higher, but the service attitude is much better than in Suotuo City."

"Back then, Bule and I even fought over a woman..."

Although Suotuo City was also a main city, and one of the more important ones at that, compared to Heaven Dou City, it was like comparing a small witch to a great wizard. They were not on the same level.

"As long as you're willing to spend Gold Soul Coins, isn't this far more enjoyable than facing that cold woman?"

A trace of pain flashed through Dai Mubai's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

As though he truly were very happy.

You are not truly happy. Your smile is only your...

"Boss Dai, if you ask me, you should give up on Zhu Zhuqing sooner rather than later. She simply isn't suited for you."

"She's cold all day long. You're unhappy, and she's unhappy too."

"Aren't Xiao Hong, Xiao Lu, and Xiao Lan far better?"

"Or Wang Gang... Pah! Anyway, Fatty thinks that if you stay with Zhu Zhuqing, you'll never be truly happy."

"Ever since she came to Shrek Academy, you've completely changed. You look just like a dog!"

Ma Hongjun did not pay attention to Dai Mubai's expression. Only because they were brothers would he say such things to him. He could not even be bothered to say them to outsiders.

Good advice grated on the ears but benefited one's actions. Though he had blurted out those unpleasant words without thinking, he truly meant well for Dai Mubai.

"I look just like a dog?"

Dai Mubai's eyes widened as he looked at Ma Hongjun in disbelief.

"Yeah. You circle around Zhu Zhuqing every day, yet she won't even toss you a hard bone to gnaw on."

Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai fell into deep thought. Thinking carefully, it really did seem that way.

Ever since Zhu Zhuqing arrived, he had felt that he had been wrong in the past and deeply guilty toward her. After that, he had cut off contact with all those women from before.

Despite such a huge change, Zhu Zhuqing remained unmoved. It truly infuriated him.

When men went out, what was wrong with putting on an act and spending a little money?

Was Dai Mubai in the wrong?

Even if he had been wrong, he had changed!

But Zhu Zhuqing just kept holding onto it!

Not only that, she had even gone to a hotel with that man!

Just thinking about it made Dai Mubai's scalp go numb. He felt terrible all over.

"Zhu Zhuqing..."

"Fatty, you're right. I have to return to how I was before. Zhu Zhuqing can go to hell!"

Dai Mubai suddenly shouted, looking as though he had finally come to terms with it.

What else could he do? Go risk his life against Zhongli?

"That's more like it, Boss Dai!"

Ma Hongjun patted Dai Mubai on the shoulder and said with a gratified expression.

"Just pretend she doesn't exist. You'll definitely return to the happiness you had before!"

"Alright!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Everything was understood without words.

"Will Mubai be led astray by Hongjun?"

At a street corner not far away, a bespectacled middle-aged man muttered, "Probably... not?"