Wang Dong'er's Willfulness

Hearing this, the two of them could understand. There would always be people driven by envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Jealousy made people ugly, and it was entirely possible for others to gang up and isolate her.

Tang Ya's martial soul was weak, and her sect had also been destroyed.

Those who could enter Shrek Academy were no pushovers. Even the ordinary ones most likely had talent.

If they were truly compared, Tang Ya belonged to the very bottom tier.

Avoiding trouble when possible was the right choice.

"Alright, then sorry to trouble you."

Jiang Mu nodded and did not refuse, saving them unnecessary time.

As he turned his head, he happened to spot a stall not far away, with some handmade goods displayed on it. They were just small ornaments and little toys.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Mu had an idea.

"To show my thanks, let's see if there's a gift I can give you."

Street-stall goods were generally cheap, and their actual usefulness was certainly nothing special.

Their meaning outweighed their value.

Jiang Mu led the two girls toward the stall.

"..."

Although Jiang Nannan felt slightly jealous, she did not react too strongly. After all, Tang Ya really had made things more convenient for them.

"Hey, take a look."

The stall owner immediately broke into a smile when he saw Jiang Mu, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya. Customers who brought girls along were the easiest to sweet-talk.

As long as he gave the girls enough face, perhaps they might even sweep up everything at his stall with a wave of their hands.

Still, after sizing them up, their clothes did not look like they could afford to buy everything. But selling one or two items would still be a profit.

After all, in business, besides looks, one needed eloquence to sweet-talk customers and make them happy before they would buy anything.

"Come take a look, handsome sir and beautiful ladies. These are little ornaments and trinkets that are far cheaper than those around here, all guaranteed brand-new."

The owner spoke as he pointed at the items and introduced them...

After that whole little sales pitch.

Jiang Mu let it go in one ear and out the other, ignoring him as he looked over the merchandise.

They were merely ordinary hair accessories and small decorations.

If they were talking about thoughtfulness, these pendants were somewhat unusual. They were shaped like famous martial souls: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragons, White Tigers, Spirit Cats, wolves, and the like.

"Give me a butterfly and a rabbit."

After looking around, Jiang Mu chose two.

"Hehe, sir, you have a good eye. There's only one Dream Soul Butterfly pendant left."

The owner smiled as he directly took out two new ones and handed them over.

From the styles alone, one could tell who they were meant for.

Jiang Mu handed over the gold coins, and the two sides exchanged goods.

But just then!

"Put those down! This is what I have my eye on!"

Jiang Mu, who had just accepted the bag, looked puzzled.

Following the voice, Jiang Mu turned his head. When he saw the newcomer, his pupils trembled and his mouth fell slightly open.

The speaker stood with hands on their hips, looking arrogant, with short hair streaked pink and blue.

Wasn't that Wang Dong'er?

Jiang Nannan was extremely displeased. Her younger brother was about to give her a gift, yet someone suddenly stood before them and rudely declared that they wanted it. She immediately became unhappy.

"Who are you?"

"Don't you know first come, first served?"

Yet upon hearing this, Wang Dong even showed a trace of disdain.

"Hehe, what first come, first served? I only know that wealth belongs to those who have money."

That was right—wealth as in money.

Having said that, Wang Dong did not hesitate and directly flung a large bag of gold soul coins from his pocket.

"I have my eye on both the butterfly and the rabbit."

"Hmph, do we lack that little bit of money? You rude little brat!"

Jiang Nannan rolled her eyes at Wang Dong. She had no favorable impression whatsoever of such a spoiled child. The only reason she did not kick Wang Dong was because there were people around, and she wanted to prevent an accident.

They might not care, but the stall owner certainly did. His eyes practically lit up.

Looking at the bag of gold coins thrown onto the counter, there had to be at least a hundred inside.

That was at least ten times as much.

The stall owner instantly became attentive and fawning.

"Ah, esteemed guest, I have other rabbit martial soul pendants here. Would you be interested?"

"Hmph, what about the butterfly?"

Wang Dong rolled his eyes, gave the pendant in the owner's hand a cursory glance, and asked in return.

"Ah, this..."

The owner instantly hesitated. It was not as though he was not greedy—he absolutely was—but anyone daring to bring two women along was no ordinary person.

He was only a Grand Soul Master himself.

The person before him was young and might be a student enrolling at Shrek Academy. No matter what, he could not afford to offend them.

His greedy gaze flickered over them before he withdrew it.

Jiang Mu had not spoken the entire time. Only now did he come back to his senses. He truly had not expected to run into Wang Dong'er here.

"Hehe, whether there's a butterfly or not, these are already ours. We're not selling them. You should leave."

He did not yet have the strength to provoke Wang Dong'er, or the forces behind her, or Tang San's divine sense within her mind.

Avoiding trouble when possible was best.

Yet these calm, ordinary words sounded like mockery in Wang Dong's ears.

"Hehe, aren't you just unhappy that I didn't offer enough? Give me that butterfly, and I'll give you ten thousand gold soul coins. Ten thousand gold soul coins are enough to buy your life."

A young lady who had been pampered since childhood by Super Douluos and Limit Douluos knew nothing of respecting others. She was arrogant to the extreme. After speaking, Wang Dong flung out a card.

Even knowing that Wang Dong was a beauty, Jiang Mu was angered by this behavior. "Who are you insulting?"

Jiang Nannan had initially been delighted that someone was willing to pay ten thousand for a small ornament they had bought for just ten gold coins, but the words that followed instantly infuriated her.

He might be poor, but he accepted no charity. It would have been fine if Wang Dong had agreed to an exchange, but Wang Dong had deliberately added that last remark afterward.

Wang Dong was clearly looking down on them!

"Hmph~"

Wang Dong gave a soft snort.

Jiang Mu's expression darkened as he stared at Wang Dong and replied seriously.

"You don't need to make pig-snorting noises. You're the one asking to trade with us. If this is your attitude, forget it."

As soon as he said that, two more names appeared on the list.

[Wang Dong'er, Soul Elder, killing intent index: 20%, eligible for retaliation...]

[Passerby A, Grand Soul Master, killing intent index: 50%, eligible for retaliation...]

Jiang Mu frowned. He had not expected that Wang Dong'er would want to kill him over a single sentence, and there were actually so many people on the list.

Wang Dong instantly jumped up and pointed at Jiang Mu. "What did you say?"

"Hehe, I said if you don't want it, then stop making pig-snorting noises. This is outside. No one will worship you like some young master."

After saying that, Jiang Mu grabbed Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, preparing to leave.

But how could the pampered Wang Dong let them get away? Absolutely not. Wings spread from Wang Dong's back, and Wang Dong instantly flew ahead to block the direction they were heading.

"Stop right there! Apologize to me!"

"If you kneel and apologize, I can consider letting you go. Otherwise—"

"Get lost!"

"Kneel and apologize!"

Jiang Mu and Wang Dong instantly found themselves at sword's point.

As the two argued, the killing intent value continued to rise, already reaching 35%.