Seeing Yu Xiaogang Again

The carriage traveled north, passing through the Balak Kingdom and the Silves Kingdom before finally entering the heartland of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Although their destination was Heaven Dou City and Sunset Forest not far from it, this was supposed to be a journey of experience. Ling Jing was in no hurry, stopping and starting along the way as he visited several places from the original story that he knew well.

For instance, Suotuo City, the original site of Shrek Academy.

Of course, Shrek Academy did not even exist yet. And the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City, which had left the deepest impression on Ling Jing, had only just been completed. It did not yet have all those fanciful rooms.

Golden Crocodile Douluo merely turned a blind eye to Ling Jing's wandering about.

At only nine years old, Ling Jing had already broken through to level thirty Soul Power. Such terrifying progress was due not only to his own talent and diligent efforts, but also to Qian Daoliu's strict instruction.

So... there was nothing wrong with going out to gain experience, see the world, and relax a little.

Cultivation required a balance between work and rest, and besides, Ling Jing had not delayed for very long.

Half a month later, the carriage finally entered Heaven Dou Imperial City.

As the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou Imperial City was no less prosperous than Spirit City. After all, Spirit City was the sacred land in the hearts of Soul Masters, so it naturally had more Soul Masters. Yet in this world, ordinary people still made up the overwhelming majority.

Bibi Dong lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and curiously examined the scene outside the window. Though she had previously left Spirit City to travel elsewhere and had even encountered someone like Yu Xiaogang, this was her first time visiting Heaven Dou Imperial City.

"Little Jing, look over there."

Bibi Dong extended a fair, slender finger toward a corner of the street, a hint of surprise in her eyes. "Someone is selling sugar figurines, and... they can even shape them into Soul Beast forms."

Hearing this, Ling Jing turned to look and indeed saw an old craftsman intently molding a sugar figurine resembling a Thousand Jun Ant.

Ling Jing paused briefly, then seemed to think of something. He gently patted Bibi Dong's hand and said softly, "Senior Sister, wait for me."

With that, Ling Jing got directly out of the carriage and quickly headed toward the old craftsman.

Bibi Dong blinked her beautiful eyes, watching Ling Jing's actions in surprise, unsure what he intended to do.

She only saw Ling Jing walk over to the old craftsman and apparently say something to him before pointing at her, where she had poked her head out of the carriage window.

Before long, Ling Jing returned with an exquisite little sugar figurine in his hand.

"Here, Senior Sister. I think it looks quite a bit like you."

Bibi Dong looked at the sugar figurine placed in her hand in surprise. It was unmistakably modeled after her. Though not lifelike enough to be called perfect, it resembled her by seven or eight parts.

She could not help but freeze slightly, while a faint blush quietly rose to her cheeks.

After thinking about it, Bibi Dong decided not to eat the sugar figurine. Instead, she carefully wrapped it in sugar paper.

Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression immediately became rather strange at the sight—not because he had noticed the faintly unusual atmosphere between the two, but simply because... Little Jing had a few traces of his own youthful charm.

Back in the day, Golden Crocodile Douluo had dominated the Soul Master world and been quite a notable figure. Who knew how many female Soul Masters' hearts he had captured?

Little Jing's effortless knack for charming girls was definitely comparable to his own!

As for Yue Guan and Gui Mei beside them, they watched their noses and contemplated their hearts, pretending they had seen nothing.

Ling Jing did not care about Golden Crocodile Douluo's reaction or those of Gui Mei and Yue Guan. Seeing Bibi Dong carefully put away the sugar figurine, a trace of amusement appeared in his eyes as he boarded the carriage once more.

Just as the carriage was about to pass an intersection, a fierce argument suddenly erupted ahead.

"You people from Heaven Dou Royal Academy think you're so great? What gives you the right to snatch someone else's things!? I was clearly the one who saw it first and wanted to buy it! Don't you understand the rule of first come, first served?"

A woman's voice carried over, fiery and forceful beyond doubt. From her voice alone, one could imagine how fierce she was.

"Why? Because I offered a higher price! In a transaction, the highest bidder gets it. Don't you understand such a simple principle? Not convinced? If you're not convinced, then come fight me!"

Immediately afterward, a male voice full of provocation rang out.

Bang—

The next instant, a dull impact sounded abruptly, followed by the sound of something shattering.

Then the man's voice rang out again, except this time it had become a scream.

The string of noises piqued Ling Jing's curiosity. He lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside, only to see a woman in red standing with her hands on her hips, glaring angrily at several young men who were helping each other up from the ground.

The woman was tall and looked to be only eighteen or nineteen, yet her figure was exceptionally voluptuous. Her long fiery-red hair gleamed beneath the sunlight, and her entire body radiated a wild, scorching aura.

Behind her stood two men. One wore glasses and had a somewhat gloomy temperament. The other stood slightly farther away, with an ordinary build and appearance.

That guy... was actually an old acquaintance, Yu Xiaogang?

Ling Jing recognized Yu Xiaogang at a glance, then shifted his gaze to the bespectacled man and the voluptuous woman.

If that was the case... then these two should be the young Flender and Liu Erlong, right?

He had not expected that Yu Xiaogang, despite being driven out of Spirit City early, would still run into Flender and Liu Erlong.

It had to be said that Yu Xiaogang's luck was outrageously good.

Seeing Ling Jing lift the carriage curtain, Bibi Dong also looked over curiously.

The moment her gaze fell upon Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong's brows suddenly furrowed, and a flash of disgust crossed her face.

To Bibi Dong now, Yu Xiaogang did not even count as a friend—the way he had used her name to swindle and deceive others had long since completely changed every impression she had of him.

And that disgust would not change with the passage of time, not even now that she had seen Yu Xiaogang again.

As for the other two...

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly and thought carefully.

But she soon gave up.

She truly had no impression of those two people in her mind, but that woman...

When her gaze landed on Liu Erlong, Bibi Dong's brows knitted tightly, and an inexplicable trace of dislike rose within her.