The Little Flower Girl

Lingdou City is about eight thousand li away from Xuanming City, where the Xuanming Sect of the neighboring Heaven Spirit Empire is located.

Xue Yuheng and Xiao Xiao rode the Motorcycle Soul Guidance Vehicle, stopping and going along the way, and it took them ten days to finally arrive at this large city built on the foundation of the Xuanming Sect.

The two found a large hotel and opened two adjacent luxury suites.

"Little brother Yuheng, I'll be waiting for you at Shrek." Xiao Xiao took a bite of the steak on her fork, blinked her eyes, and said in a mocking tone.

This was what Wu Ming had said to Xue Yuheng when the two were about to set off.

Xiao Xiao had been saying this so much over the past few days that it was becoming tiresome; do you understand the pain of having that thrown at you out of the blue?

Xue Yuheng coughed twice, picked up a piece of candied fruit that she liked for Xiao Xiao, and smiled: "After we finish eating, let's go stroll around the shopping mall."

Xiao Xiao accompanying Xue Yuheng through the wind and sleeping in the open these past few days had been a different kind of experience.

Only then did Xiao Xiao show a hint of joy, smiling and saying: "My cousin said that Xuanming City is most famous for its commerce, and it's known as the second Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

The corner of Xue Yuheng's mouth twitched; why do I feel like my little treasury is in some danger?

After finishing their meal at the hotel restaurant, the two returned to their respective rooms to wash up and get dressed.

At seven o'clock, at the most famous Xuanwu Square in Xuanming City.

In the center of the square, a stone sculpture of a Xuanwu, a zhang tall, stood majestically; its turtle shell was covered in mottled patterns, and a dark snake coiled around it with its head held high.

Warm yellow Soul Guidance lamps washed over the sculpture, making the divine beast appear even more dignified.

Xue Yuheng wore a small black suit, which was well-fitted and elegant. Xiao Xiao wore a pink lace long dress, paired with the white silk stockings and bean shoes that Xue Yuheng had requested.

Just as they arrived at the square, Xiao Xiao saw the white pigeons and couldn't even walk anymore; Xue Yuheng paid two copper coins for pigeon feed.

The flock of pigeons flapped their wings and gathered around, and Xiao Xiao scattered the grain, teasing the pigeons as they took off and landed; Xue Yuheng sat on a bench nearby with the old man who raised the pigeons and watched.

At this moment, under the bright Soul Guidance lamps, a girl walked near the lively square. She was dressed plainly, holding a box of fresh flowers, and was trying to sell them to the passing crowds.

However, few people patronized her.

Xue Yuheng had an eye for beauty and asked the old man raising the pigeons next to him: "Who is that?"

"Her? Her family originally ran a flower shop. Her father died early, and her mother has fallen ill these past few years. Sigh, she's a poor child." The old man raising the pigeons said with a regretful tone.

Xue Yuheng stood up and walked straight to the tall, blonde little girl who looked about ten years old. He said a few words to her; the girl was first incredulous, then nodded, and left with a smile.

Xue Yuheng paid the money but didn't take a single bunch, walking back to Xiao Xiao's side and taking the white pigeon from her hands to return it to the old man.

The old man shook his head and sighed: "Help in an emergency, not in poverty. What you did might not necessarily be helping her."

"Just a small transaction." Xue Yuheng said indifferently. Without giving the old man a chance to speak, he pulled Xiao Xiao, who was listening with a confused expression, and ducked into the Gourmet Street next to Xuanwu Square.

Xue Yuheng secretly complained to himself that things couldn't go on like this; he had to get Xiao Xiao to adapt to the role of Crown Princess as soon as possible.

He wasn't being unfaithful; he was the only crown prince of the Heaven Spirit Empire, and isn't spreading his branches and leaves an excellent quality for an emperor?

The Gourmet Street to the side was already bustling with noise, with various food stalls lined up along the road; the aroma of roasted meat and sweet soup mixed with the sound of hawking came rushing toward them.

Oily skewers sizzled, the sugar painting stall was surrounded by children, and the scent of fireworks permeated the entire long street that seemed to have no end.

The doubts in Xiao Xiao's heart were quickly wiped away by the fragrant night market food.

A soul master's appetite is always large, but Xiao Xiao's appetite was a bit too big, and in the end, she stuffed herself until her belly was round.

"Little Xue, I can't eat anymore..." Xiao Xiao wiped the sugar stains from the corner of her mouth, let out a burp, handed a string of candied fruit to Xue Yuheng, and said with some embarrassment.

Upholding the principle of not wasting a single grain of food, everything Xiao Xiao couldn't finish was handled by Xue Yuheng.

It was very fragrant and very sweet.

During these ten days, besides traveling and enjoying the scenery along the way, Xue Yuheng spent the rest of his time practicing the martial soul fusion with Xiao Xiao.

After fourteen days of cultivation, subtracting the ten points used on Wu Ming, there were one hundred and six Creation Points left.

The application scenarios for Creation Points were also far more numerous than Xue Yuheng had imagined.

It could be called a universal energy body that could be used to start fires, make ice, provide energy for the Motorcycle Soul Guidance Vehicle... Xue Yuheng also discovered the reason why he couldn't absorb soul rings through this.

The energy level of the Power of Creation used by the Wordless Heavenly Book was far higher than the level of the soul rings gathered by soul power.

In other words, the strength of Xue Yuheng's "martial soul" was too high. The day after he awakened his martial soul with Innate Full Soul Power, the power of the seven-hundred-year soul beast that the Offering Hall hunted for him was too weak.

That yellow soul ring wasn't that it couldn't be absorbed by the Wordless Heavenly Book, but that it was directly shattered by the Power of Creation.

According to Xue Yuheng's deduction over the past few days, he probably wouldn't be able to absorb his first soul ring unless it was several hundred thousand years old.

If he couldn't absorb a soul ring, a soul master could indeed continue to cultivate, but the Douluo Continent wasn't like the immortal cultivation world, where one could practice high-level techniques during the Qi Refining stage to overcome the strong with the weak.

A one-ring soul master simply has one less soul skill than a two-ring soul master, and this gap is huge in the early stages. Not to mention that Xue Yuheng didn't have a single soul ring.

In this situation, Xue Yuheng directly used a point of the Power of Creation from the Wordless Heavenly Book to accelerate the digestion speed in both of their bodies.

It was a case of being a big eater.

It's just that he didn't know what others would think if they knew someone was using the Power of Creation from the Wordless Heavenly Book just to digest food.

At ten-thirty, the night market became more and more lively, but Xue Yuheng, who still had energy, took the flushed-faced Xiao Xiao back to the hotel suite.

"Wow! Did Little Xue buy this?" Xiao Xiao rubbed her eyes, looking at the flower petals all over the bed, and said in disbelief.

Xue Yuheng laughed, "I originally intended to give you a little surprise, but you ended up getting this drunk."

When they were at the barbecue stall, Xiao Xiao had seen the middle-aged man drinking beer and wanted to try some too; as a result, she took just one sip and ended up like this.

"Xiao Xue! I... I'm not drunk... hic..." Xiao Xiao suddenly lunged onto Xue Yuheng's bed, hugged a pillow, and after sniffing the floral scent and tossing about for a few moments, she fell fast asleep.

Xue Yuheng took off Xiao Xiao's shoes and socks, tucked the quilt the girl had kicked away back around her, and exited the room.

Inside the study of the luxury suite, "Have you found the information regarding her?" Xue Yuheng, who had spent six years as if it were a single day reading the continental classics he carried with him, asked the woman in the cheongsam standing in the room.

She was the vice-captain of the Moon Shadow Squad and also the "Shadow" of Moon Shadow, an eighty-sixth-level Soul Douluo powerhouse.

The classical beauty in the dark green cheongsam, wearing a long, thin plum blossom hairpin, looked a bit strange as she spoke, "She is the flower-selling girl Your Highness encountered today."

Xue Yuheng closed the continental history book in his hands, remained silent for a moment, and said:

"Is the Xuanming Pill the only thing that can save her mother's illness?"

"Not necessarily. Her mother was injured by a fire-attribute soul beast. According to my deductions, a healing-type Soul Emperor would suffice." The woman in the cheongsam offered a more affordable solution.

A Xuanming Pill was worth thousands to tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins, whereas hiring a Soul Emperor to treat such a minor injury would cost no more than a few hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Was Xue Yuheng short on money? Clearly, he was not.

"Her talent is quite good; she is a future powerhouse worth cultivating. For the sake of the great revival of the Heaven Spirit Empire, you may appropriately provide her with more assistance." Xue Yuheng pondered for a moment, opened his book, and ended the topic.

The women of the Moon Shadow Squad all possessed the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart. Having spent six years with Xue Yuheng, how could "Shadow" not understand the subtext in Prince Gan's words?

"Understood, I will go make the arrangements immediately."

A sense of indebtedness is the most fatal thing for a young girl.