Hello! My Name Is Di Qiu'er

What kind of sucker was this?

Hearing that someone wanted to pay for seats that were plentiful anyway, that was the first thought that sprang to Liu Yuan's mind.

He glanced slightly to the side and saw that the speaker was a girl with short golden hair and aqua-blue eyes. Though she wore a plain white new student uniform, everything about her carried the air of a young lady from a distinguished family.

Following closely behind her was a red-haired girl. Unlike the former's gentle warmth, she was exceedingly cold and even seemed rather disgruntled.

With two girls like that, and both of them new students, Liu Yuan could more or less match their identities in his mind.

So she was not a sucker.

She was a genuine rich young lady!

At the same time, the students who heard someone wanted to buy the seats beneath them froze in astonishment.

It was too unreal!

Yet after hearing the girl's offer, those students left at top speed without the slightest hesitation.

Good heavens!

One hundred Gold Soul Coins per person!

Whose young lady was this?

She did not treat money like money at all!?

Any hesitation would have been disrespectful to money.

The three beside him, Huo Yuhao included, were also stunned by the scene. Wang Dong'er was especially blunt as she asked:

"Which family's God of Wealth is she?"

Xiao Xiao: "..."

"Do you think they'll buy our seats?"

"You want to make some money?"

"Mhm. That's a hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Of the three, only Huo Yuhao gradually sensed that something was off after his initial surprise.

"Brother, this..."

"Why do you care so much?"

Liu Yuan looked down at the Soul Fighting Platform without taking his eyes off it.

But just because they did not speak up

did not mean no one else would.

After the two girls took their seats, the golden-haired girl smiled faintly. In a gentle tone, she spoke with the familiarity of an old acquaintance. "Are you four classmates also here to watch this Soul Fighting match because you heard of the Outer Court Twin Stars?"

"More or less."

Liu Yuan gave a perfunctory reply.

That attempt at striking up a conversation was far too stiff.

Seeing Ning Tian take the initiative to speak while the other party seemed barely interested in responding, the red-haired girl's face clearly showed her displeasure. Just as she was about to say something, the golden-haired girl grabbed her first, ruining her chance to act.

Left with no choice, she could only swallow her anger.

As for the golden-haired girl, she was not discouraged in the least.

She tucked back the hair at her temples.

"Since we're all new students, meeting each other is fate. Could we get to know one another?"

She then extended her hand with a radiant smile. "I am Ning Tian from Class Nine, of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."

At the same time, she pointed to the red-haired girl.

"This is my partner, Wu Feng."

Just as expected!

Liu Yuan silently exclaimed to himself.

After Ning Tian revealed her identity, Huo Yuhao and the others also showed looks of sudden realization.

Since they came from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, their earlier act of casually throwing money around was not difficult to explain.

Her family was rich! Very rich!

Although Liu Yuan knew that Ning Tian had another purpose in deliberately bringing Wu Feng to sit beside them, one did not slap a smiling face. Since they had already introduced themselves, they could not be impolite either. "Freshman Class Five, Liu Yuan."

With him taking the lead,

Huo Yuhao and the other two quickly followed.

"Freshman Class Five, Huo Yuhao."

"Freshman Class Five, Xiao Xiao."

"Freshman Class One, Wang Dong'er."

The smile on Ning Tian's face grew even brighter.

Just as Liu Yuan had guessed, she had chosen this seat for another purpose. The difference was that when she first learned the Outer Court Twin Stars were going to have a Soul Fighting match, she had merely come to watch the show and relax.

However, the moment she saw Liu Yuan in the stands, her purpose changed accordingly.

As the young sect mistress of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, her foremost task in coming to Shrek Academy was to approach the academy's geniuses and recruit them into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

That was why she had begun gathering intelligence as soon as she enrolled. She listed all the highly gifted students in every grade, then removed those who already had powerful factional backgrounds. Among the new students, only three stood out the most.

One was Class Two's Soul Elder, Xie Huanyue.

Another was Liu Yuan, who could thoroughly beat Dai Huabin despite Dai Huabin also being a Soul Elder. As for the last one...

"Ning Tian, Wu Feng."

A cool voice suddenly rang out.

Ning Tian, who had just been chatting intermittently with Liu Yuan, immediately turned around, her smile growing even wider!

The bored Wu Feng showed a trace of resistance, yet she still looked over unwillingly.

"Qiu'er, you're here."

Qiu'er?

Since the Soul Fighting match had already begun, Liu Yuan had been multitasking. His ears listened, his mouth chatted, and his gaze remained fixed on the Soul Fighting Platform.

But when he heard the name "Qiu'er,"

Liu Yuan subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

There stood a girl with long golden hair and bright red eyes like red agate. Dressed in fitted clothes, she possessed a cold and proud temperament, giving people the feeling that she stood apart from the entire world.

And she was the third person. The final seat Ning Tian had saved was prepared for her.

The moment Liu Yuan turned around, his eyes met Qiu'er's. Her appearance was in no way inferior to Wang Dong'er's.

But that name...

Was it a coincidence? Or was it not?

The gaze that had marveled at her beauty vanished completely in less than a second.

At this moment,

only strangeness and suspicion flickered in his eyes.

This commotion

also drew the attention of Huo Yuhao and the other two.

When they saw Qiu'er, the late arrival, they too were astonished by her temperament and beauty.

Yet she completely ignored their praise, as though she did not care in the slightest.

That attitude undoubtedly displeased Wang Dong'er. "Hey! Are you made of wood or something!? Don't you know how to respond? Are you looking down on us?"

"Sorry, sorry." Ning Tian hurriedly pulled Qiu'er over and explained, "Qiu'er is also a new student from our Class Nine. She's just naturally aloof..."

Who would have thought that before Ning Tian could finish...

"Hello! My name is Di Qiu'er."

Qiu'er—or rather, Di Qiu'er—

actually stepped across the small passage in front of Ning Tian and Wu Feng under everyone's gaze, then proactively extended her slender hand toward Liu Yuan.

Ning Tian: "..."

Slap, slap, slap—

For some reason, her face hurt terribly.

As he stared blankly at the girl before him, Liu Yuan already felt a sense of familiarity toward her.

Golden hair, red eyes, the name Qiu'er, and a character who had never appeared in the original timeline despite having such a close relationship with Ning Tian...

Was she too insignificant to mention, or did it mean that she... Liu Yuan's pupils contracted sharply. He had clearly guessed something.

The Emperor Auspicious Beast—the Three-Eyed Golden Lion—

had taken human form?!

After thinking it over, that was perhaps the only possibility.

A few days ago, he and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had completed their attribute connection. Given her personality, she really would make the same choice as before: sneaking out to have fun!

"Hello! My name is Liu Yuan."