Tang San paid no attention to what Dai Mubai had said. He merely watched outside, and when he felt the timing was right, he prepared to push open the door and leave.
But just then, the shabbily dressed old woman who had opened the door earlier suddenly grabbed him and whispered.
"Handsome... I know what happened. Isn't it just that someone's wife came to catch him? But your two brothers still haven't paid?"
"Fine. How much is it altogether? I'll pay."
Tang San nodded. He did not seem disgusted by the old woman.
"Not much, not much. Thirty Gold Soul Coins..."
The old woman smiled. Clearly, seeing someone had come to catch them, she was taking advantage of the situation and demanding an outrageous price.
After all, an ordinary Soul Master only received one Gold Soul Coin in monthly subsidies. Asking for thirty Gold Soul Coins at once was far beyond what ordinary people could afford.
But Tang San was clearly no ordinary person. He was now the renowned Blue Vast King of the Heaven Dou Empire. He did not care about such a small amount of money. He directly took out one hundred Gold Soul Coins, placed them in the old woman's hands, and said.
"I'll give you one hundred Gold Soul Coins. Keep the change. Later, just say that only my fat brother was having fun. The other one only came to accompany him and watched from the side the whole time. He did nothing. Do you understand?"
"Y-yes... yes... yes..."
The old woman accepted the Gold Soul Coins and nodded repeatedly, smiling so broadly that her face seemed to bloom.
"It was that chubby young man having fun, and this one wasn't, right? I understand everything. But you're quite generous, young man. Come play often in the future..."
As she spoke, the old woman tried to link arms with Tang San. Tang San hurriedly dodged her, then pushed open the door and deliberately said loudly.
"Boss Dai, you really worked hard. You even came out with Fatty in the middle of the night. After the battle a few days ago, Fatty used up quite a bit of Soul Power. The Evil Fire in his body probably couldn't be suppressed anymore."
Although Dai Mubai did not really want to put on an act, since Tang San had already said so much, he had no choice but to come out and say.
"Yeah... Fatty insisted that I accompany him to find a place. He said he wasn't familiar with this strange city, and he even wanted me to watch him inside. He said he was more impressive than before. I didn't want to either, but Fatty is my best brother, so what could I do?"
Dai Mubai scratched his messy yellow hair as he walked out of the room, pretending that nothing had happened.
"Yeah... yeah, Brother Dai... you're truly loyal. You really are a worthy brother of mine, Ma Hongjun's. But don't let it affect your relationship with your wife, or I'd feel terribly guilty. Remember to tell her it was all my fault, Ma Hongjun's fault."
Ma Hongjun, who came out behind him, hurriedly slung an arm around Dai Mubai's shoulders and said with a pretentious expression.
"Brother Dai, wasn't I amazing just now? Remember, we went together a few times before too. Dai Mubai, you always watched me from the side and did nothing."
The group deliberately spoke loudly as they walked toward Ye Chen and Zhu Zhuqing.
Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes gradually widened. She had seen everything just now, but she had not expected these three to brazenly put on such an act right in front of her.
Are they treating me like an idiot?
Ye Chen, transformed into Hinata Hyuga, could not help complaining as well.
"That disgusting bastard Dai Mubai watched for so long in there. Is there something wrong with his head?"
What Ye Chen had not expected was that the old woman also came out and deliberately shouted outside.
"That chubby young man sure worked hard just now, and the young man watching beside him worked hard too. Come again next time... Watch a few more times and you'll learn."
After saying that, the old woman shut the door.
Tang San seemed to feel that he had everything under control now. Once he reached Ye Chen and Zhu Zhuqing, he smiled and said hypocritically.
"So we misunderstood Boss Dai. He did not do that sort of thing at all. He came with Fatty. Fatty was injured a few days ago, and the Soul Power in his body could not suppress his Evil Fire. Didn't he have no choice but to come here? But he could not find the place alone, so he asked Boss Dai to accompany him..."
After saying this, Tang San saw that Zhu Zhuqing was expressionless, her gaze vacant. He did not know what was going on, so he awkwardly continued, scratching his head as he said.
"Zhuqing, we've all been together for so long. Don't you trust Boss Dai? They're all minor matters. Alright, let's go back together now. Once our Soul Power has mostly recovered, we'll set off again. Becoming stronger is our goal from here on."
"Very good. Very good. You're absolutely right, Third Brother."
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Tang San with vacant eyes and an expressionless face. It was as though she were speaking to him, yet also talking to herself. Her voice was mysterious and somewhat frightening.
"You're right. Dai Mubai did nothing at all. He only came with Ma Hongjun and watched from the side the entire time, watching Ma Hongjun go at it wildly. You want me to believe that, don't you?"
"Th-this... But Zhuqing, that really is what happened."
Although Tang San felt that Zhu Zhuqing was acting strangely, he still tried his best to protect Dai Mubai's dignity. At the same time, he recalled what had just happened and felt that they had not revealed any flaws.
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