Boys Can't Sell Themselves Just Because They're Poor

"It'll be ready soon."

"If you're really hungry, why not eat some onion first?"

Huo Yuhao somehow produced a "purple-skinned apple."

He had originally planned to slice it into strips and sprinkle it over the grilled fish.

Since Bai Ran was so hungry, he could have it first. No need to be polite.

Huo Yuhao might not have much else, but he was exceptionally loyal when it came to his friends.

Bai Ran: That really won't be necessary.

Or he could let Little Seven eat it after Martial Soul Possession.

After all, if Little Seven was full, that meant he was full too.

Tang Wutong: Haki Bai, are you even human?

By the time Beibei and Tang Ya returned carrying a bag of drinks and snacks,

the grilled fish was about seventy or eighty percent done.

It was nearly ready to eat.

As for the first grilled fish—

in the past, Huo Yuhao would naturally have given it to Teacher Xiao Ya first.

After all, grilled fish was Teacher Xiao Ya's favorite food, and she had always treated him very well.

But now, Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment.

He did not know who to give the first grilled fish to.

Teacher Xiao Ya was certainly wonderful, but his roommate Bai Ran was no less so.

Besides, Bai Ran had never tasted his grilled fish before, and he was so hungry that he had nearly started gnawing on a "purple-skinned apple."

So Huo Yuhao wanted his roommate to have the first taste.

"Let your junior eat first. I'll wait for the second one. That fish looks plumper anyway."

Seemingly noticing Huo Yuhao's dilemma, the considerate Tang Ya took the initiative to speak.

Looking at the grilled fish Huo Yuhao handed over, Bai Ran did not stand on ceremony.

He accepted it without hesitation and took a huge bite.

The moment he bit down, a clear, crisp crunch could be heard.

It had been grilled to perfection, with plenty of juices inside.

The fish was also tender and fresh, not dry at all.

"Delicious, delicious..."

At that moment, Bai Ran could not find any other words to describe it.

Tang Wutong: Is it really that good, Haki Bai?

Tang Wutong: Hey, Haki Bai, quit stuffing your face and answer me.

Tang Wutong: It's so good you can't even speak? Then how good must it be? Haki Bai, hurry up and let me have a bite!

Tang Wutong began exerting herself inside him.

To keep Tang Wutong from coming out and causing trouble,

Bai Ran could only voluntarily enter Martial Soul Possession when half the grilled fish remained in his hand.

Come to think of it, did Tang Wutong's behavior count as eating Bai Ran's leftovers?

Seeing Bai Ran suddenly enter Martial Soul Possession in the middle of eating, Beibei and Tang Ya were both dumbfounded.

Could it be that the grilled fish tasted so incredible, and the energy within his body had built up so much, that he wanted to find someone to fight and vent it?

That could not be right. If they remembered correctly, these fish were ordinary ones Huo Yuhao had bought from the cafeteria uncle.

They were not even ten-year Soul Beasts.

If not for Huo Yuhao's unparalleled grilling skills,

Beibei normally would not even eat such ordinary food.

"Teacher Xiao Ya, and Senior Brother Beibei.

Don't be surprised. This is a cultivation method practiced by my roommate's family—they enter Martial Soul Possession while eating."

"Martial Soul Possession while eating?"

"What kind of bizarre cultivation method is that?"

Neither Beibei nor Tang Ya could understand such a strange cultivation method.

Bai Ran: I can't understand it either, but I can only go along with the mistake. I can't exactly say I'm letting my Martial Soul eat, can I? That would sound even more ridiculous.

It worked when Huo Yuhao tried it because he was the child of destiny.

But Tang Ya and Beibei clearly did not have that kind of luck.

Beibei in particular radiated lightning power all over his body after entering Martial Soul Possession.

If the grilled fish accidentally came into contact with that lightning power, it would probably turn into a charred mess the very next second instead of remaining perfectly grilled.

"Yuhao, your grilled fish is so good. Have you considered selling grilled fish to make some money?"

No matter how many times she ate it, Tang Ya still felt that Little Yuhao's fish was the best grilled fish in the world.

It was as though he had added magic that made food taste better.

What a pity—she already had Beibei.

Otherwise, she might have considered Huo Yuhao.

"I'd rather not. It would delay my cultivation."

Huo Yuhao shook his head.

Huo Yuhao was quite willing to grill a few fish for his friends.

But wasting time grilling fish for strangers just to earn a little money felt unprofitable the moment he thought about it.

How should he put it? This was the confidence brought by the ten thousand Gold Soul Coins that "Young Master" Bai Ran had given him.

"Yuhao, you may not know this, but your grilled fish is so delicious that even if you sold it for three Gold Soul Coins each, plenty of people would line up to buy it.

Many part-time jobs offered by Shrek Academy only pay ten Gold Soul Coins a month."

"And if you set up a stall once a week and sold ten grilled fish each time, you could earn thirty Gold Soul Coins.

After deducting all kinds of costs, you could still make at least twenty Gold Soul Coins."

"Thank you for the suggestion, Teacher Xiao Ya, but I don't lack money for the time being."

"You don't lack money?

Wait, Yuhao, you didn't do something foolish, did you?!"

Although Little Yuhao was not particularly striking in appearance, he was not bad-looking either. Some nobles with peculiar tastes especially liked little boys like him.

Tang Ya: Boys can't sell themselves just because they're poor!

"Teacher Xiao Ya, what are you thinking?

Bai Ran gave me some money to help clean the dormitory and make his bed."

"Yuhao, doesn't that mean you're working as his servant?"

As Tang Ya spoke, she cast an unfriendly gaze at Bai Ran.

She had thought this junior brother was simply pure-hearted, but now it seemed that treating Yuhao like this was no different from bullying him.

Just because he came from some reclusive family did not mean he was so impressive that he could order Little Yuhao around as he pleased.

"I volunteered, Teacher Xiao Ya. You don't need to worry about me."

"Little Yuhao, if you're being threatened, blink once."

In Tang Ya's eyes, even Beibei had been wary of that junior brother's strength.

Wouldn't Yuhao, who was only level eleven, be bullied terribly?

"Teacher Xiao Ya, I'm really fine."

Seeing that Tang Ya was about to start fighting Bai Ran if he did not explain himself,

Huo Yuhao quickly leaned close to Tang Ya's ear and softly said something.

"Little Yuhao, what did you say?"

Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins!

Tang Ya had assumed Bai Ran had paid Huo Yuhao a few Gold Soul Coins, perhaps even a few Silver Soul Coins, to clean up for him.

She had never expected him to throw around money so extravagantly.

No, this was not merely extravagant—it was ten thousand gold!

That was a full ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Forget cleaning one dormitory room; it would be more than enough even to clean every dormitory in the entire academy.

Tang Ya: He really is a genuine young master.

If she could bring him into the Tang Sect, she might even be able to secure some sponsorship.

After all, rebuilding the sect and restoring its former glory required resources as well as talented people.

At that thought, Tang Ya's gaze toward Bai Ran became intensely fervent.

Bai Ran: Uh... Has the Tang God King put some kind of spell on her?