The Angel Killed by Athlete's Foot

After leaving Yu Xiaogang's office, Wang Dong'er arrived at Director Su's office at Notting Academy to process her graduation paperwork.

After exchanging brief pleasantries with a few teachers, she left the teaching building.

As she walked along the path toward the academy exit, a dozen or so junior students blocked her way.

She recognized all of them; they were regular students at Notting Academy from well-off families, including the young daughter of the Notting City Lord.

"Senior Wang Dong'er, congratulations on your graduation. The academy goes on break this afternoon; may I invite you to go shopping together?"

"Senior Wang Dong'er, there's something I've wanted to tell you for a long time..."

"Senior Wang Dong'er, can we walk together after school?"

Trapped in the center of the crowd, Wang Dong'er felt unable to advance or retreat. Beads of sweat the size of peas appeared on her forehead; she was truly at a loss.

She genuinely regretted it. If she had known, she wouldn't have disguised herself as a man. When had she accumulated so many romantic debts, all coming to collect during graduation season?

"My dear juniors, I appreciate your feelings, but in the prime of our youth, we should strive to cultivate, aim to become excellent soul masters, and work hard to build our homeland, the Douluo Continent, rather than limiting our thoughts to romance and flowery sentiments..."

Wang Dong'er said earnestly.

Maintaining peace in the Douluo Continent relied on young flowers like them in the soul master world; how could they waste such precious time on these things?

"Senior is quite right, but... some things, if not said now, will never have a chance to be said again."

Liu Ruyan, the daughter of the Notting City Lord, smiled slightly. She was exceptionally beautiful with a perfect figure, making her one of the most prominent figures at Notting Academy.

Wang Dong'er felt her scalp tingle under the intensity of her gaze...

"Senior Wang Dong'er, no matter how talented a soul master is, they need to rely on cultivation resources to go far. There is no need to speak of my family's status; as long as you are willing, I can be the woman behind you!"

Wang Dong'er gave Liu Ruyan a smile that was awkward but polite.

She currently had the urge to kidnap this Liu Ruyan and demand a ransom from the Notting City Lord.

Did she, Wang Dong'er, look like someone who would live off a woman?

The Douluo Continent should just hurry up and be destroyed; how were these teenagers who had just come of age so precocious?

"Senior Wang Dong'er, I can support you too!"

"I can too! My father isn't bad either; he's a staff member at the Spirit Hall!"

After exerting every ounce of her strength, Wang Dong'er finally escaped the encirclement of the young girls.

She didn't want to stay at Notting Academy for even one more second. Without even packing her luggage, she boarded a carriage and left Notting City.

The moon was like a silver plate, and the stars filled the sky.

A gentle spring breeze silently nourished the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

At this moment, Wang Dong'er had changed into women's clothing and was sitting by a small river.

The carriage driver from Notting City could only take her as far as this; she would have to wait until early tomorrow morning to set off for Heaven Dou City.

She took off her shoes, and under the moonlight, the delicate blue veins on her fair, jade-like feet were clearly visible, her sweat glistening and translucent.

Swish!

Seeing that no one was around, Wang Dong'er dipped her feet into the river water.

The icy water stimulated the nerves in her feet, and the soles instantly turned a deep pink.

Just as she was relaxing, a strong suction force came from her big toe.

Wang Dong'er's beautiful eyes widened. Instinctively, she pulled her legs back with force.

Splash!

River water fell like raindrops, and along with her jade-like foot, a stunningly beautiful girl was pulled up...

The girl wore a white dress and had a perfect figure, her golden hair completely soaked and plastered to her face.

She was pure and breathtakingly beautiful, but her skin was deathly pale, her lips devoid of color, and her breathing was so faint she was on the verge of death. Yet, her mouth remained firmly clamped onto Wang Dong'er's toe.

Just like a fish that had bitten the bait...

This situation left Wang Dong'er, who had seen her fair share of major events, stunned in place. Her mind raced, and she quickly thought of a possibility.

"What is this!?"

"Did I... use athlete's foot to harm an innocent soul master girl!?"

"What a sin!"

"But this is too ridiculous. Why are the fish in this river fine?"

Determining that the girl's "death" had nothing to do with her, Wang Dong'er calmed down.

After pulling her foot free from the girl's mouth with some effort, she leaned down, knelt before the girl, and began to perform rescue efforts.

She pressed down hard on the girl's chest with both hands, once, then again.

Pfft!

With a spray of river water, the young girl finally escaped danger.

Wang Dong'er's gaze fell upon the girl, whose body was covered in countless thin, long lacerations.

Fortunately, the girl had not been struck in any vital areas; otherwise, even a god would have struggled to save her.

After retrieving medicinal herbs for healing from her storage soul tool, Wang Dong'er crushed them with a tool and gently applied them to the girl's wounds.

Once she finished, Wang Dong'er sat to the side and began to grill some fish.

The girl's consciousness slowly returned, and upon seeing Wang Dong'er nearby, she guardedly assumed a combat stance.

This movement tugged at her wounds, causing her to gasp in pain as her delicate features twisted into a grimace.

"Don't move around. If your wounds tear open, I won't save you a second time."

Wang Dong'er glanced at the girl and spoke.

Hearing this, the girl looked down to inspect herself and saw the herbs applied to her wounds, which finally allowed her to lower her guard.

Vague memories began to surface in her mind at that moment.

She remembered.

Her name was Qian Renxue. While hunting for her fifth soul ring, she had been ambushed by a 70,000-year-old Death Spider Emperor. Under the cover of Pufferfish Douluo, she had escaped with severe injuries, only to fall into the river after her soul power was completely exhausted...

"Th-thank you."

Qian Renxue had a cold and aloof personality; even though Wang Dong'er was her savior, her tone lacked any emotion, sounding like a machine.

"I will keep this favor in my heart. If you have any needs, feel free to ask."

"Saving you was just a casual act. If you really want to repay me, then... give me some gold soul coins."

"Uh..." Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment.

Wang Dong'er's temperament and appearance were so perfect that she had assumed she was a young lady from some sect or influential power who would look down on worldly things like money. She hadn't expected... one really shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

"How many do you want?"

Wang Dong'er rested her chin on her right hand, pondering slightly.

"Would one thousand gold soul coins be okay? If that's too much, five hundred is fine too..."

Without hesitation, Qian Renxue took a gold soul coin card from her soul tool and tossed it to Wang Dong'er.

"There are about two thousand gold soul coins on this card. Consider the extra as payment for your grilled fish."

Wang Dong'er caught it with one hand. Gold soul coin cards on the Douluo Continent were much like bank cards from her previous life.

The card Qian Renxue had given her was purple-gold; at banks, auction houses, or spirit fighting arenas, it could be exchanged for up to three thousand gold soul coins.

This was an absolute windfall. She finally had the money to purchase Whale Glue.