Soul Devouring Dagger Fragment +1

"Look, it's Beibei, one of the 'Outer Court Twin Stars'! Is he here for grilled fish too?!" After shouting that, Tang Ya laughed so hard she nearly doubled over, then waited eagerly for Beibei's performance.

However, as an experienced master of keeping a straight face, Beibei had already been called one of the "Outer Court Twin Stars" to his face countless times during spirit battles and other occasions. Outwardly refined and easygoing but secretly a little devious, he effortlessly held it together and quickly, naturally played through the script with Huo Yuhao.

After the two popular Outer Court stars took the lead in trying the fish and gave Little Huo Grilled Fish a round of publicity, coupled with Huo Yuhao's outstanding grilling skills, all the grilled fish prepared for the day was quickly bought out.

"Lu Yuan, you're amazing! You really are the one with the ideas!" Seeing the long queue in front of the grilled fish stall, Tang Ya beamed with delight.

"But Nannan, honestly, you still need to learn a thing or two about acting from our Beibei!" Tang Ya continued teasing Jiang Nannan as she spoke.

"You little brat, Tang Ya, you're still going on? Even grilled fish can't shut your mouth!" Jiang Nannan shot Tang Ya a fierce glare, then secretly stretched out her left foot in its little leather shoe and gave Lu Yuan, the source of the rotten idea, a hard kick.

Lu Yuan, who was enjoying his grilled fish, wore an innocent expression full of question marks, while Beibei, the ultimate straight-face bomb, continued smiling with refined ease.

At that moment, an argument broke out in front of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall.

"Kid, you've clearly still got fish on that grill. Why won't you sell me any?" a deep, booming voice demanded.

"I'm sorry, but these grilled fish have been reserved in advance for my friends. They're not for sale." Huo Yuhao looked calmly at the tall boy before him.

The boy was tall and broad, dressed in a black school uniform. He was a sixth-year student, around the same age as Beibei, and his build rivaled He Caitou's. He had thick brows, tiger-like eyes, a straight nose, and a square mouth, with a dignified appearance. But there was already a hint of anger in his voice. "I'll give you one Gold Soul Coin per fish. Are you selling or not?"

"I'm sorry, but no."

"You won't sell it even for one Gold Soul Coin? I'd like to see whether the skin of your grilled fish is made of gold, or the meat is made of gold!"

As he spoke, he suddenly reached out with a large hand. But Huo Yuhao, who had Spiritual Detection active, dodged in an instant, causing him to grab a handful of blazing red charcoal instead.

"Xu Sanshi, are you looking for trouble?!"

Hearing the commotion, Tang Ya rushed over and saw the scene. Protective of Huo Yuhao, she immediately pulled him back and shouted angrily at Xu Sanshi. Beside her, Beibei's expression had also turned somewhat unfriendly.

Lu Yuan, standing farther back, watched the scene with great interest. Since Sister Nannan's Destiny had already diverged from the original story, she and Xu Sanshi were, at most, ordinary classmates now. So why was Xu Sanshi getting so enraged this time?

It couldn't really be the hand of fate, could it?

Nibbling on grilled fish while enjoying the show, Lu Yuan soon roughly figured out the chain of events.

It turned out that Xu Sanshi's outburst this time was also because of a girl.

Without Jiang Nannan, the person involved in Xu Sanshi's Martial Soul awakening had become another girl. Fortunately, he had not done any of those absurd things in this life, and their relationship afterward had been harmonious. The young couple got along wonderfully, sweet as honey.

Then, today, Xu Sanshi's girlfriend had wanted to eat Huo Yuhao's grilled fish. But Huo Yuhao had already sold out of his quota for the day, and the remaining fish had been specially reserved for Lu Yuan's group. When Xu Sanshi saw that Huo Yuhao clearly still had fish but refused to sell any to him, the conflict broke out.

At that moment, a delicate-looking, gentle-tempered girl stood beside Xu Sanshi, tugging at him while apologizing to Beibei and the others. She was presumably his girlfriend.

However, Xu Sanshi seemed to have gotten carried away. Even after taking a Dragon Whisker Needle from Tang Ya, he still went up to the Soul Arena with Beibei, just as in the original story.

What an opportunity!!!

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up as he watched the drama unfold. While Jiang Nannan accompanied Tang Ya to the Soul Arena to watch Beibei fight, he headed in another direction.

"Bets are open, bets are open! Thunderbolt Beibei faces Xu Sanshi once again! The Outer Court's strongest spear and strongest shield are clashing once more today! Will the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon come out on top, or will the Black Tortoise prove unbreakable? Students, don't miss this as you pass by!"

Having read the original story, Lu Yuan knew perfectly well that Xu Sanshi was not as impulsive, hot-tempered, and irritable as he appeared. As the saying went, birds of a feather flock together. Someone who could get along with a subtly wicked guy like Beibei was clearly no saint either.

Right now, those two were definitely planning to use this opportunity to make a fortune at the Soul Arena again.

So instead of heading straight to the Soul Arena to watch, Lu Yuan went to the betting area first.

"Student, are you sure... you want to bet thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins?" The registration clerk in the betting area swallowed as he looked at Lu Yuan's calm expression.

After all, no matter how famous the Outer Court Twin Stars were, this was fundamentally just a spirit battle between two Soul Elders. For a Soul Elder-level match, thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins was already an astonishingly huge bet.

"That's right. Register it for me! I'm betting on Thunderbolt Beibei to win!"

Lu Yuan nodded as if nothing were out of the ordinary, then took out a Gold Soul Card to pay for the wager.

After swiping his card with extravagant flair, Lu Yuan left the clerk with a mysterious back view. Then, once no one was paying attention, he hurriedly jogged toward the spirit battle area. Will Senior Beibei win?

Of course he will!!! Thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins is my entire fortune! If I lose, I'll have no choice but to meet everyone again from the rooftop~

Although Beibei and Xu Sanshi, the Outer Court Twin Stars, were quite famous among the Outer Court students, they fought frequently and had victories and losses against each other. Thus, the bookmaker's odds were not particularly high, only around 1.9 to 1. To make money, he could only place a heavy bet.

For my Soul Devouring Dagger Fragment, I'm going all in!

What child cries every day? What gambler loses every day?

Fortunately, when Lu Yuan arrived at the spirit battle area and saw the jade-white "ten-year" Soul Ring quietly floating beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, he knew this round was secure.

It's secure, completely secure!

Sure enough, with the cheating-level divine skill of Spiritual Detection Sharing, Beibei quickly defeated Xu Sanshi this time.

Looks like I won't have to perform an aerial stunt from the rooftop after all.

Quietly letting out a breath of relief, Lu Yuan looked at the huge sum newly added to his card after the match ended and revealed a satisfied smile—

Soul Devouring Dagger Fragment, plus one!