Priceless Treasure

"The fourth floor and above are the Female Dormitory. Everything below is the Male Dormitory."

"The dorms are all double rooms. As for bathrooms, there are only two on each floor, and they're communal."

"Huh? Shrek Academy's living conditions are that bad?"

At the thought of having to compete with so many people for the bathroom, Xiao Xiao felt terrible.

Chen Yuan understood. He had always hated this aspect of Shrek Academy too. Because of it, he and the two love-struck idiots in his dorm had complained about the academy plenty of times.

It could be said that every student in Shrek's Outer Court had suffered under the dormitories for ages.

"Can't be helped. The academy higher-ups all have rocks in their heads. They don't live here, so of course they don't care."

Even if Mu En were lying nearby and heard Chen Yuan's words right now, Chen Yuan would not have cared in the slightest.

Lies did not hurt people. The truth was the sharpest blade.

Shrek had far too many internal problems. It was practically a broken ship on the verge of sinking.

"Senior, isn't it a little inappropriate for you to badmouth the academy so openly?"

"It's fine. I'm telling the truth."

"Oh, right. Have you ever taken a Mystic Water Pill?"

"No." Xiao Xiao did not understand why Chen Yuan had suddenly asked that.

Then, an unbelievable thought appeared in her mind.

Senior Chen isn't going to give me a Mystic Water Pill, is he? But we just met. Even if our martial souls might be compatible, isn't this moving too fast?

But... Senior Chen is really handsome!

For a moment, the girl was at a complete loss, unsure what to do.

"I have a Mystic Water Pill here. I'll sell it to you for 800 Gold Soul Coins. What do you think?"

"Huh? Sell it to me?"

"What? Did you think I'd give it to you for free?"

Xiao Xiao felt a little embarrassed under Chen Yuan's gaze. She really had been too greedy. They had only just met—how could he possibly give her a Mystic Water Pill?

Selling her a Mystic Water Pill worth a fortune for 800 Gold Soul Coins was already an enormous favor.

Thinking of her nearly empty wallet, Xiao Xiao felt a little awkward.

"Um... can I buy it on credit?"

Blinking her bright eyes, Xiao Xiao's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"My family didn't give me much money. I only brought 1,000 Gold Soul Coins with me. That's my living expenses for the whole year. I heard Shrek Academy's cafeteria is pretty expensive..."

"Don't worry about that. You're a Core Disciple now, so your meals are free. And you get the best kind."

"I see. Then, Senior, I'll buy it!"

With her living expenses no longer a concern, Xiao Xiao decided to buy the Mystic Water Pill immediately. A Mystic Water Pill for 800 Gold Soul Coins— even if it was only half as effective, Xiao Xiao would still praise it to the skies!

After handing the Mystic Water Pill to Xiao Xiao, Chen Yuan looked at the other Mystic Water Pill in his Soul Tool and abandoned the idea of selling it.

The Mystic Water Pills were controlled by the Mystic Underworld Sect. They were priceless and unavailable on the market, so selling one off cheaply would be too much of a loss.

Today, Chen Yuan's wallet gained 800 Gold Soul Coins.

He had won those two Mystic Water Pills earlier by betting against Xu Sanshi on the Soul Fighting Arena.

Not only had he earned 800 Gold Soul Coins, but he had also made Xiao Xiao owe him a favor and increased her goodwill toward him.

In any case, Mystic Water Pills no longer worked on Chen Yuan. If they were gone, they were gone. At worst, he could find another way to fleece Xu Sanshi. That guy had plenty of them.

A deal with no capital investment—pure profit.

"Take it tonight after you've finished settling in. You don't have any drug resistance, so reaching Rank 20 won't be a problem."

"Come find me at the New Student Registration Office tomorrow afternoon. I'll be there for the next few days, and I'll take you to the Beast Fighting Arena to find Elder Gong."

"Oh, and remember to prepare yourself mentally. The stench after taking a Mystic Water Pill will be beyond anything you can imagine."

After giving Xiao Xiao his instructions, Chen Yuan returned to his dorm.

When he pushed open the door, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were both busy with their own things.

"What day is it today? Why are you both here?"

Chen Yuan was stunned.

Normally, the two of them were each busier than the other. Bei Bei spent every day being lovey-dovey with Tang Ya, while Xu Sanshi constantly followed Jiang Nannan around.

The three of them were usually only all in the dorm at night when they went to sleep.

Yet it was only evening now.

"Shouldn't we be asking you that? We agreed to go out for dinner together after school started! Don't tell me you forgot, you bastard?!"

Xu Sanshi was indignant when he heard Chen Yuan's words. For the sake of having dinner with these two, he had even given up the chance to spend time with Jiang Nannan.

Xu Sanshi hooked an arm around Chen Yuan's neck, looking as if he wanted to kill him.

"Well, well, Chen Yuan! You usually keep such a low profile, but it turns out you're the most impressive one of us!"

"Tell us! Where did you run off to? I asked around—you took a newly enrolled junior sister somewhere, and nobody knows where!"

"Your looks are great, kid, but they're only on the same level as ours. You shouldn't be pulling in a little junior sister the moment school starts, should you?"

"Have you been hiding some secret move from your brothers?"

"No! Stop spouting nonsense!"

"Bro! My dear brother! Teach me! I haven't made any progress at all over here!"

Seeing the two of them like this, Bei Bei was extremely curious as well.

Over the past three years or so, Bei Bei felt that he understood Chen Yuan fairly well. It was not as if no one had pursued him in the Outer Court over the years, but he had never shown any interest in women.

Sometimes, Bei Bei had even wondered whether Chen Yuan had a problem with his sexual orientation.

Only heaven knew how he had felt when he calculated the time and returned to the dorm today, only to find Chen Yuan absent and hear Xu Sanshi say that he had gone on a date with a newly enrolled junior sister.

It was the relief of seeing an unpromising child finally grow up, mixed with the disbelief of seeing a dead tree bloom.

Bei Bei had seen Ning Tian and Wu Feng around Chen Yuan earlier. Chen Yuan could not possibly sell himself off to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect for a few resources.

So, in Bei Bei's view, the junior sister Xu Sanshi mentioned could not be one of those two from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. That made it even more surprising.

Unless Chen Yuan had known a junior sister beforehand, from their perspective, he had really gone on a date right after meeting her.

"Tell us what happened. If it's inconvenient to say, then forget it."

Even though Bei Bei was very curious, he would not force Chen Yuan to talk if he did not want to.

"It's nothing inconvenient." Chen Yuan gestured for Xu Sanshi to let him go, straightened his clothes, and spoke solemnly. "My martial soul has a connection with a junior sister's."

He definitely could not mention Twin Martial Souls, at least not from his own mouth.

So this was the only reason he could use, and it perfectly explained why he had been gone for so long.

"What?!"

"You're so damn lucky! I want a Martial Soul Fusion Skill too!"

Xu Sanshi bounced around in agitation. He truly had not expected Chen Yuan to meet someone like that.

He was happy that Chen Yuan might finally get a girlfriend, but getting a Martial Soul Fusion Skill on top of that was too much, wasn't it? What kind of luck was that?!

"So... did you try fusing your Soul Power? Or can you already use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill directly?"

Bei Bei could not help wanting to learn more. Martial Soul Fusion Skills were simply too rare. Among all the teachers and students at Shrek Academy, there was not a single one.

"What are you thinking? There's only a connection. Who knows how long it'll take before we can use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"That's already great. With a connection, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill is basically guaranteed. If Nannan and I had one, hehe."

"Get lost. Stop making those lecherous pig noises."

"No matter what, Chen Yuan, congratulations."

Bei Bei offered his congratulations solemnly. No matter how one looked at it, this was a pleasant surprise, like finding an exceptionally high-quality Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone while walking down the road.

"Let's go eat. After dinner, we'll take a look around the Treasure Appreciation Fair."

"Sure, let's go. I happen to have a 'priceless treasure' to sell at the Treasure Appreciation Fair."

"What priceless treasure? Give us a hint."

"You'll find out when we get there. Until then, the two of you can stay curious."