The Two-Faced Xia Linyuan

"Four million Gold Soul Coins, here." Gu Yuena handed the card to Xia Linyuan.

Xia Linyuan toyed with the porcelain bottle containing ten Mysterious Water Pills that Xu Sanshi had just delivered to him, saying without looking up, "You take it and use it."

Gu Yuena asked in surprise, "This is four million Gold Soul Coins, not four hundred. Are you really that comfortable letting me spend it? If you end up needing it later and I've already spent it all, you won't even have a place to cry."

"I don't lack money."

Hearing that "I don't lack money," Gu Yuena immediately beamed, smiling as she tucked away the card containing the four million Gold Soul Coins.

Meanwhile, deep in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Four million Gold Soul Coins, here."

"You take it and use it."

"This is four million Gold Soul Coins, not four hundred. Are you really that comfortable letting me spend it? If you end up needing it later and I've already spent it all, you won't even have a place to cry."

"This is a loan, not a gift. I will have Carlos retrieve something of equal value from Di Tian."

Carlos sat upright, and standing before it was none other than the Beast God, Di Tian.

As its giant mouth opened and closed, the content of a conversation between a man and a woman echoed out.

Di Tian's facial muscles twitched, and he said helplessly, "Respected Lord Carlos, please follow me."

Following Di Tian to a cave deep in the core area, the first thing Carlos saw was a small hill of gemstones and Gold Soul Coins piled inside, along with various glittering, rare treasures.

Di Tian made a gesture of invitation toward Carlos and said with immense heartache, "Lord Carlos, please help yourself."

Carlos shrank its body to a size that could fit through the cave entrance, flapped its dragon wings, and flew inside.

Watching as the colorful gemstones and glittering Gold Soul Coins scattered across the floor were swept up by Carlos's dragon wings and tucked away, the hill of wealth gradually diminishing, Di Tian's stiff facial muscles twitched slightly.

This was his life savings, accumulated over more than half a lifetime!

Huo Yuhao and the others looked at Xia Linyuan with strange expressions.

Huo Yuhao looked at Xia Linyuan, his mouth moving as if to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

Xia Linyuan glanced at the sky and said calmly, "It's getting late, and I have some things to attend to, so I'll be going now." With that, he turned and walked away without looking back, not waiting for their reply.

Huo Yuhao was stunned, then called out anxiously, "Linyuan, your grilled fish!"

Xia Linyuan paused, turned back to walk to Huo Yuhao, reached out to take the grilled fish from his hand, and smiled slightly, "Thank you."

His smile remained as gentle and humble as ever, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

Huo Yuhao scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "N-no need to be so polite."

Xia Linyuan smiled slightly once more, then turned and walked away.

Watching Xia Linyuan's seemingly gentle and modest demeanor, Gu Yuena pursed her lips without leaving a trace.

"What a hypocritical guy, he doesn't even feel ashamed to lie to a child," she muttered under her breath.

"Thanks for the compliment."

Xia Linyuan's calm, indifferent voice echoed in her ear without warning, giving Gu Yuena a fright.

She looked left and right, but Xia Linyuan's figure was long gone.

Didn't this guy just walk away? How could he still hear her bad-mouthing him?

As if he possessed mind-reading powers, Xia Linyuan's voice sounded in Gu Yuena's ear again, "As long as someone mentions my existence, I will know. So, don't speak ill of me behind my back; I'm actually very petty."

His voice seemed to carry a kind of magic; despite the mocking tone, it was full of allure.

Hearing this, Gu Yuena widened her eyes in disbelief.

As long as someone mentions him, the person involved knows? What kind of heaven-defying ability is this?

It seems she won't be able to secretly bad-mouth this guy in the future.

Carlos, having shrunk to the size of a soccer ball, landed on Xia Linyuan's shoulder.

Xia Linyuan handed the grilled fish in his hand to Carlos without taking his eyes off the path.

Carlos didn't stand on ceremony; in a few bites, the entire grilled fish was already in its stomach.

After leaving the Soul Fighting Zone, Xia Linyuan arrived at the Soul Guidance Department of the outer courtyard.

There was nothing else to do today, so he followed the Soul Guidance Device training plan set for him by Qian Duoduo, starting with the basics of forging.

Today's training plan was to forge for four hours, compressing and purifying brass to eighty percent of its original volume.

Xia Linyuan had dabbled in knowledge regarding forging in other worlds, so forging was not a problem for him at all.

In the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, the profession of forging had not seen much development, only pursued for the sake of compatibility. It wasn't until thousands of years before the era of the Legend of the Dragon King that people gradually explored the development of forging, eventually evolving it into a complete cultivation system.

The perfection of the forging system also greatly promoted the development of Soul Guidance Devices, eventually leading to the creation of weapons capable of threatening the demigods of the Douluo World.

Whether it was better to use ordinary Soul Guidance shells that only pursued compatibility, or those made from metals that had undergone Thousand Refinement, Spirit Refinement, or even Soul Refinement, it was clear which could maximize the power of a corresponding level of Soul Guidance Device.

Although the forging system had not yet taken shape in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, don't forget that there was Tang Wulin, a deviant who shouldn't have appeared in this era.

Even without a complete forging system for Tang Wulin, relying on her talent that would eventually make her a Divine Craftsman in the original work, as long as someone provided the ideas, exploring Soul Refinement or even Heaven Refinement was perfectly fine.

Xia Linyuan narrowed his golden eyes slightly, a plan already forming in his mind.

Passing through Shrek Plaza, the first thing Xia Linyuan saw under the dim light was a thin, small figure slowly moving forward while wearing an Iron Vest made of linked chains.

This person was none other than Huo Yuhao!

Xia Linyuan, who had been fretting over what excuse to use to "invest" the Mysterious Water Pill in Huo Yuhao, had not expected that someone would offer him a pillow just as he was feeling sleepy.

"Yuhao, what are you doing?" Xia Linyuan walked up and greeted him with feigned concern.

Seeing it was Xia Linyuan, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but curve his eyes into a bright, radiant smile, panting as he asked, "Linyuan, where have you been? Why are you only coming back now?"

Xia Linyuan helped him take off the Iron Vest he was wearing. "Why are you still doing extra training so late?"

Huo Yuhao wiped the sweat pouring down his forehead and said with a touch of bitter self-deprecation, "You heard it this morning too; my soul power is only level eleven. It doesn't meet the admission requirements of Shrek Academy at all. I basically got into Shrek Academy through the back door."