Douluo: My Martial Soul Is My Own Fiancee

Zheng Li said gloomily.

Xiao Nai: "..."

It really is true that a single penny can stump a hero!

Following this, Zheng Li thought about many things.

New dishes? No, no, the ingredients in the two worlds are completely different; swapping ingredients might work.

But the key is that both he and Xiao Nai only know how to cook some home-style dishes, very simple home-style dishes... what use would that be?

Brewing alcohol? Don't know how; gunpowder? Don't know how, he wouldn't usually look into these things, and he didn't study science or engineering. He might have seen them inadvertently, but there is no memory of such things in his brain; as for things like paper, don't even mention it, the Douluo world already has these things...

Zheng Li: "I suddenly feel like I'm so useless..."

"The system is very gratified that the host can realize this point."

"Go away! I don't want to hear your voice." Zheng Li said with a blank expression.

Ling Nan, who had just walked in after taking a shower: "???"

"A Li, are you still angry about me pinning you down earlier? I really had no strength left at that time, I didn't even have the strength to control the direction of the fall. I swear I definitely didn't use you as a human cushion on purpose." As he spoke, he wrapped his arms around his neck while shirtless and said, "Don't be angry, I'll treat you to a meal later..."

Don't misunderstand, it was a brotherly hug.

"Stop, stop! What did you call me? A Li?! Do you want to die! Call me Zheng Li!" Zheng Li pushed Ling Nan away, "Also, I'm not angry, I wasn't talking about you, I was just talking to myself."

Ling Nan was suspicious: "Really?"

"Really!"

"Then agree to let me treat you to a meal later!" Ling Nan smiled, looking quite cute.

Zheng Li indicated that he was already immune.

"Fine, I'd be more than happy to have someone treat me to a meal, it saves me a couple of coins."

"Hmm? A Li, are you short on money?" Ling Nan paused the hand he was using to dry his hair with a towel and asked.

"...Call me Zheng Li!"

"Okay, A Li." Ling Nan nodded seriously.

Zheng Li: "..."

"You still haven't answered if you're short on money."

"I am!"

Zheng Li did not hide it.

"How much? How about I lend you some? Don't be polite, my family's sect has quite a few businesses, I'm not short on money to spend." Ling Nan looked like a wealthy tycoon.

"Your family?" Zheng Li was stunned for a moment before reacting and saying: "I didn't expect you to be a young master of a sect!"

Ling Nan gave a "hehe" laugh without refuting it, admitting it.

"The amount I need is a bit much, I won't trouble you." Zheng Li refused.

"How much is 'a bit much'?"

Zheng Li glanced at him and said: "One hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

"Oh, only one... one hundred thousand?!" Ling Nan was dumbfounded, "Damn! What do you need that much money for?"

His family's sect could take out that much money, but even as a young master, he couldn't just give him that many Gold Soul Coins for no reason.

One had to know that he only had about a thousand Gold Soul Coins on him.

Zheng Li did not answer Ling Nan's question.

Ling Nan also didn't ask further.

Alright, he had acted too cocky; it would be better to keep a low profile in the future.

After tidying up, the two of them went to eat. This time, Su Yunqing did not follow.

After the meal, Zheng Li was about to return to the dormitory.

Ling Nan: "Why go back to the dormitory? Let's go, let's go out of the academy and look around. I heard that it's very lively outside the school gate at night! There are many vendors, there must be plenty of delicious food!"

Zheng Li was speechless; that last part was the main point, right!

Tonight... is it the plot where Bei Bei scams Xu Sanshi out of the Mysterious Water Pill?

Mysterious Water Pill, I wonder if it's useful for me or not.

But so what if it's useful? I can't scheme for it.

Ask to buy it from Xu Sanshi? Better forget it, I can't afford it, and he doesn't need it; his cultivation speed is not slow at all.

However, the Soul Ascension Pill that comes later could be arranged.

In terms of time, it seems to be tomorrow, though Zheng Li doesn't remember exactly when.

But it's nothing more than having some time if breakfast is early, having time at noon, or having time after class in the afternoon.

Huo Yuhao and the others also have classes, just like him.

In that case...

Hmm, decided. I'll go to the Sea God Lake to keep watch at all three time slots!

One thing is crucial: I have to be with Huo Yuhao. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be burned to ashes by Ma Xiaotao's flames!

"A Li, what are you thinking about? Let's go, I can't wait any longer! Delicious food, here I come, Ling Nan is coming~"

After saying this, he dragged Zheng Li toward the Shrek school gate, even using his Spirit Power. Was he afraid he wouldn't be able to pull Zheng Li along otherwise?

Zheng Li couldn't help but twitch his mouth, sighing inwardly:

What a "Gluttonous Cat"!

Besides.

"Call me Zheng Li!!"

Chapter 14, Bringing Ling Nan Along

Outside the Shrek school gate.

"This Fried Spirit Beast Meat looks good, buying it; that soup smells so fragrant, buying some to try; this vegetable pancake, hmm... not bad, I'll buy some..."

Ling Nan's eyes were shining. Whenever he saw food, he had to check it out, and if it caught his eye, he bought it!

It was a good thing Ling Nan had a storage Soul Guidance Ring, otherwise, even "ten hands" wouldn't be enough to carry it all.

"Gluttonous Cat, I'm asking you, can you even finish all that?" Zheng Li felt a bit of a headache.

Ling Nan, who was in the middle of buying a piece of Fried Spirit Beast Meat, paused. "Gluttonous Cat? A Li, are you calling me?"

Zheng Li had corrected the nickname several times, but it was no use; he had already given up.

"Duh!" Zheng Li said irritably.

"Oh... my mom calls me that too." Ling Nan smiled, not minding at all. "You're asking if I can finish all this stuff? Of course not, but it won't go bad inside the Soul Guidance Ring, so I'll just eat it slowly."

"Fine, as long as you're happy."

He really wasn't good at accompanying people on shopping trips. It was agonizing.

"Xiao Li, the way you two address each other is a bit strange." Xiao Nai suddenly spoke up. "A Li... Gluttonous Cat... it sounds even more intimate than how you and I address each other."

Zheng Li: "..."

"Don't blame me for that. You heard it yourself; Ling Nan insisted on calling me that."

Xiao Nai said indifferently: "I know, but 'Gluttonous Cat' is what you call him. No one forced you."

"...I'll change it. I won't call him that anymore." Zheng Li, possessing a strong survival instinct, said.

"You don't need to tell me whether you change it or not." Xiao Nai said coldly.

"..."

Zheng Li's mouth twitched. Was she angry?

After that, no matter what Zheng Li said to Xiao Nai, her response was almost always a simple "Mm," which left him feeling very helpless.

Xiao Nai, it would be one thing if you were jealous of a girl, but Ling Nan is a guy!

How could you possibly think I'd be interested in a guy? To put it bluntly, he's just an eleven-year-old kid.

Mentally exhausted.

They continued strolling when suddenly, Ling Nan's eyes lit up. He sniffed the air with his nose, seemingly confirming something, and said: "It's fish! The smell of grilled fish! A Li, let's go, I'm going to buy some grilled fish."

As he spoke, Ling Nan pulled Zheng Li back the way they came.

The smell of grilled fish? Is it Huo Yuhao?

When they first arrived, he had been keeping an eye on his surroundings. He had seen Huo Yuhao on the side of the main road not long after leaving the school gate. At that time, he hadn't started grilling yet; he had just finished setting up.

The timing felt a bit off. After all, he had gone to eat, and in his memory, Huo Yuhao seemed to have been called away by Tang Ya shortly after he started.

However, he wouldn't dwell on it.

Once Ling Nan pulled him to the spot where the scent of grilled fish was coming from, Zheng Li saw a familiar face.

It really was Huo Yuhao.

The line was already very long; if nothing unexpected happened, they wouldn't be able to eat today.

Sure enough.

Ling Nan greeted Zheng Li before heading off to join the queue. However, a fifth or sixth-year senior wearing a purple school uniform in front of him said something, and Ling Nan returned with a look of disappointment.

"A Li, my heart aches. Why is he only selling twenty skewers? Sigh... my grilled fish."

Ling Nan looked sorrowful, as if he felt he had missed out on a fortune.

Zheng Li comforted him: "The one selling the fish is from Class One of the freshmen. We saw him today, didn't we? Besides, it's impossible for him to only sell for one day. Just come earlier tomorrow."

"That's true."

Zheng Li didn't pay attention to Ling Nan's reply; he was looking at the female student in the purple school uniform standing in front of Huo Yuhao.

The female student looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old, with long golden hair cascading down her back in large waves, and her appearance was stunningly beautiful.

"Jiang Nannan, huh..."

Zheng Li didn't look for long; if Xiao Nai had been far inferior to Jiang Nannan before, she was now no less than her after becoming a Martial Soul.

"Is there anything else you need to buy? If not, let's head back."

He couldn't wait to start cultivating.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a low, resonant voice filled with anger boomed out: "Kid, how dare you refuse to sell!"

"Xu Sanshi..."

Zheng Li muttered to himself as he looked at Xu Sanshi, who was dressed entirely in black.

"A Li, let's wait a bit longer. It looks like there's a good show to watch." Ling Nan was intrigued.

Zheng Li rolled his eyes. You're curious about absolutely everything, aren't you!

Curious, meow?

I give up.

The events that followed didn't deviate much, though Zheng Li failed to notice the unnatural look on Ling Nan's face when he saw Tang Ya.

Ten minutes later, in the northwest corner of the Shrek Academy Martial Soul Department, they were sitting in the spectator stands of the Soul Fighting District located there.

The Soul Fighting District was hexagonal, with an open space in the center for matches and seats rising in tiers around the arena.

Zheng Li remained expressionless, but inside, hundreds of Godly Taotie Bulls were stampeding.

He had been dragged here.

Ling Nan was very excited, seemingly because he could encounter such an interesting event on the very first day of class.

However, the result was different from what Ling Nan had expected; he had anticipated an intense battle, but he hadn't expected it to end in the blink of an eye, with barely any soul skills even being released.

Ling Nan's eyes were filled with confusion. This wasn't what he had just heard; weren't the two seniors, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, supposed to be evenly matched?