The Douluo Transmigrator: My Barbecue Customers are Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er

The cold wind whipped fine snow against the canvas awning of the barbecue stall.

The charcoal fire burned bright, and as grease dripped onto the glowing red coals, it emitted a soft, sizzling sound.

The rich aroma of meat, mingled with the pungent scent of secret spices, overpowered the chill of the wind and snow, wafting through the street.

Su Hui's movements as he flipped the skewers were fluid and practiced; the wooden sticks danced between his fingertips, ensuring every piece of meat was heated evenly.

The girl with long, water-blue hair, sitting on a small stool under the awning, kept her gaze fixed on Su Hui.

Her willow-leaf brows were slightly furrowed, her eyes filled with lingering confusion.

Su Hui placed the charred, crispy skewers into an iron tray and set it steadily on the wooden table before the two sisters.

"All done. These are yours, please enjoy."

The iron tray made a soft clink as it met the tabletop.

Shui Yue'er, with her short blue hair, grabbed a skewer impatiently and took a large bite, her cheeks bulging round and full, looking utterly satisfied.

"Hmm? Sister, why aren't you eating?"

After chewing a couple of times, she noticed her sister hadn't touched her chopsticks, her gaze still fixed in Su Hui's direction.

Shui Bing'er's crystal-like eyes stared at Su Hui, and she asked with a hint of uncertainty, "Little Boss Su, have you... become a Soul Master?"

"?"

The movement of Su Hui's hand flipping the skewers paused.

Shui Bing'er immediately realized her question had been too abrupt, her tone turning apologetic.

"My apologies, that was intrusive of me."

"I am Shui Bing'er, a student at the Skywater Academy."

"I just sensed a distinct fluctuation of soul power from you, much deeper than before, so I asked instinctively."

Beside her, Shui Yue'er finally caught on.

She stopped eating, focused her senses for a moment, and let out a startled cry.

"It's true! Little Boss Su, how did your soul power fluctuation suddenly become even stronger than mine!"

Su Hui was stunned once more.

Shui Bing'er...

The name instantly reminded him of the captain of the Skywater Academy team from the original Douluo Continent, a top-tier ice-type Soul Master ranked among the best on the entire continent.

Since the older sister was Shui Bing'er, then the naive, short-haired girl beside her must be her younger sister, Shui Yue'er!

A wave of emotion washed over him.

He hadn't expected that the regular customers who had been frequenting his barbecue stall for over a year were actually the supporting characters from the original Douluo story.

Gathering his thoughts, Su Hui snapped back to reality and nodded calmly.

"Yes, I just broke through a few days ago and officially became a Soul Master."

"Congratulations, Little Boss Su!"

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er offered their well-wishes with smiles.

They didn't dwell on the topic.

In the Douluo Continent, the golden age for a Soul Master to awaken is six years old.

The higher one's Innate Soul Power, the higher their potential for future growth.

Becoming a Soul Master only at ten years old meant, in their eyes, that his talent was certainly not outstanding and his future achievements would be limited.

They were afraid that saying too much would discourage Su Hui.

After eating their fill, Shui Bing'er wiped the corners of her mouth, her small face filled with satisfaction.

"Recently, many barbecue stalls have opened in Skywater City trying to imitate your flavor. We've tried them, but the taste is never right. Yours is still the best, Little Boss Su."

Su Hui smiled and nodded. "Thank you for the recognition."

Inwardly, however, he was muttering: does this count as being certified as a barbecue master by a beautiful girl?

He suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, feeling like Huo Yuhao, who had made a name for himself in Shrek City by selling grilled fish; both of them had become familiar faces to all sorts of people in a world full of Soul Masters simply by running a stall.

"Little Boss Su, since you've become a Soul Master, why haven't you joined a Soul Master Academy?"

"Systematic instruction is far better than fumbling through it on your own."

Shui Bing'er was voicing her own confusion, but it was also a suggestion.

"I'm an orphan. I have no parents, no money for tuition, and no one to recommend me. I can only rely on this barbecue stall to make a living; how could I possibly qualify to enter a Soul Master Academy?"

Su Hui spread his hands, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness.

As soon as these words were spoken, both Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were stunned.

It had been over a year since they first came to this barbecue stall.

In the past year or so, I had never seen Su Hui's family, nor had I ever heard him mention his background.

I never expected him to have such an experience.

Shui Bing'er immediately stood up to express her apologies.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know your situation. It was presumptuous of me to ask."

Su Hui waved his hand dismissively. "It's fine, it's all in the past. There's nothing that can't be said."

Just then, a few more customers walked toward the stall, and Su Hui turned to attend to them.

"..."

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er sensibly decided not to disturb him further.

The two exchanged a glance, tucked the payment for their meal under the plate, whispered a goodbye, and turned to leave the stall.

The two walked along the snow-covered street.

Shui Yue'er kicked at the snow under her feet, her mood somewhat dampened.

"Little Boss Su is so pitiful. He's about the same age as us, yet he's an orphan, supporting himself all alone."

Shui Bing'er was also lost in thought.

"He is very impressive..."

"To have held on in Skywater City for so long without relying on anyone, managing to make a living, and even becoming a Soul Master now."

"This kind of character is stronger than many students in the academy."

However, as she said this, her tone carried a hint of regret.

"It's just... becoming a Soul Master at ten is, after all, a bit late."

"The foundation of a Soul Master is already set; I fear the road ahead won't be easy for him..."

Shui Yue'er nodded, then grew curious.

"I wonder what Little Boss Su's Martial Soul is. It couldn't be a barbecue grill, could it? Otherwise, how could he make his barbecue taste so good!"

Hearing this, Shui Bing'er rolled her eyes at her, tapped her on the head, and retorted, "How are you always thinking about food?"

"Hehe~"

Shui Yue'er playfully stuck out her tongue.

It wasn't until late at night, when the pedestrians on the street had dwindled and the wind and snow had intensified, that Su Hui packed up his stall and returned to his small shack.

After washing up, he sat on his wooden bed, his thoughts churning.

The most useful information he had gained today was undoubtedly the identities of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

The regular customers who had been frequenting his barbecue stall for over a year were actually supporting characters from the original story.

After the initial surprise, he was also very clear that there would inevitably be little intersection between him and these two sisters.

They were core students of the Skywater Academy.

In the future, they would also be the absolute mainstays of the Skywater Team in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

And the Skywater Academy was one of the five great Elemental Academies on the continent, following an extreme training system focused on the ice and water elements.

The academy only recruited female students, and their Martial Souls had to be of the ice or water attribute; nothing else was accepted.

In other words, this was a women's Soul Master academy that only admitted water-attribute Soul Masters.

Even if he wanted to find an academy to settle in or a teacher to help him hunt for a Soul Ring, he could never enter this academy.

His thoughts drifted further, and he thought of Na'er.

Twenty thousand years later, that silver-haired girl who had desperately thrown the Silver Dragon Spear toward him before the space-time tunnel closed.

"The Silver Dragon Spear has now recognized me as its master and is completely bound to my soul."

"I wonder if Na'er twenty thousand years in the future will be affected, and what she is like now."

Su Hui then thought of his first Martial Soul, the Anywhere Door.

Since this Anywhere Door could travel to the future twenty thousand years later, could it also travel to the more distant past?

If that were truly possible, would it cause irreversible effects on the existing timeline? Would it create an irreparable space-time paradox?

He had no accurate answers to these questions right now.

Su Hui raised his hand, looking at the spear-shaped mark on his left palm, and brushed his fingertips lightly over it.

"It seems I can only wait for the next time-travel event to open before I can explore further."