In Heaven Dou City

In a private room at a restaurant in the eastern part of Heaven Dou City.

"Dad, when will Brother Yi and the others arrive?"

A table full of delicious food lay before Dugu Xin, but he didn't spare it a glance. As soon as he entered, he put the question to Dugu Bo, who had been waiting inside for some time.

This was despite the fact that, before coming here, he had just fought three extremely intense Soul Fighting matches in a row at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena and was now ravenously hungry.

Dugu Xin wasn't the only one. Behind him, Long Yin, Qingqiu Xin, and Zhang Mufeng, who were still outside the door, all turned their gazes to Dugu Bo as well, waiting for his answer.

"You little brat!"

Seeing Dugu Xin's eager expression, the smile froze on Dugu Bo's face, and he stopped short of what he had been about to say. With a cold snort, he turned away and ignored him, looking instead at the street outside the window, where the evening lights had just come on.

"Young master, young sirs, you must be hungry after those battles just now, right?"

Just then, a gray-haired young man behind Long Yin and the other two spoke up:

"On the master's instructions, I ordered quite a few dishes made with the meat of Soul Beasts of a high age for the young master and the three young sirs. They're excellent for nourishing the body and replenishing vitality-"

As the gray-haired young man spoke, Long Yin, standing beside Dugu Xin, patted his belly at just the right moment and said with a chuckle, "That's true. My belly's hungry. San Jin, let's eat first and talk over the meal-"

"Me too." Qingqiu Xin promptly nodded in agreement.

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