Simp Tang San Foots the Bill

Xiao Wu froze at the sudden straightforward confession, a blush swiftly flashing across her face as she stammered,

"X-Xiao Yu, what are you talking about?!"

Having her thoughts so abruptly exposed made her unbearably embarrassed.

But Bai Yu had no intention of flirting with her. He lowered his voice and said,

"Xiao Wu, it's not impossible for you to be my girlfriend, but I have one condition. If you agree to it, I'll date you. What do you say?"

"Wh-Who wants to be your girlfriend? What kind of condition is that?"

"Keep up a good relationship with Tang San on the surface. Become friends with him."

After Bai Yu said that, Xiao Wu instinctively frowned and asked,

"You want me to be friends with that disgusting guy?"

Xiao Wu thought with a furrowed brow for a long time. At last, her expression relaxed, and she revealed a gentle smile as she softly said,

"Xiao Yu, I... really do like you. Do you know what it is about you that attracts me the most? It's that you value loyalty. Tang San has already become a rat crossing the street, hated by everyone, yet you still treat him like a brother. That's why I like you."

"Since it's your request, I'm willing to do it!"

Bai Yu smiled and held out his little finger.

"Then let's pinky swear!"

This somewhat childish gesture made Xiao Wu feel Bai Yu's sincerity. Bai Yu was normally a very calm person, so showing this childish side in front of her meant that he trusted her.

"Mm, pinky swear!"

The two reached an agreement and confessed their feelings. For a while, the carriage was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.

Bai Yu pretended to look out the window at the scenery, but in truth, he quickly spent his remaining 5,000 Points to exchange for a special eye skill in the shop. Similar to the Purple Demon Eye, it allowed him to see distant situations and see through fog and Illusionary Realms. Bai Yu casually named it Fiery Golden Eyes.

Fiery Golden Eyes had two tiers. The 5,000-Points version was the standard version, capable only of seeing through fog and Illusionary Realms created by enemies below Soul Emperor rank, Level 60. The advanced version cost 50,000 Points and had no restrictions, but Bai Yu could not afford it yet.

Using Fiery Golden Eyes, Bai Yu saw Tang San's situation.

Tang San had dragged the Caravan Leader out of the Yellow Mist. While letting him breathe fresh air, he pinched the man's philtrum, hoping to wake him sooner.

As Bai Yu watched this scene, plot narration appeared before his eyes as well. One entry read:

[A Caravan Guard who had lost his sense of smell was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, planning to escape after Tang San left.]

Bai Yu's heart stirred. This guy could not smell farts, but he knew Tang San was too strong to provoke, so he was playing dead on the ground?

He smiled and changed "escape" to "ambush."

At that moment, the Caravan Leader slowly woke up. Tang San explained what had happened to him, then rose to leave amid the man's profuse gratitude.

Just then, a figure suddenly charged out of the thin Yellow Mist, dagger in hand, and stabbed straight at Tang San's rear with a swift slash!

Tang San was immersed in the Caravan Leader's thanks and had not noticed the ambush at all. But suddenly, a stone flew out from who knew where and struck the ambusher squarely in the face, knocking him unconscious.

Tang San's face changed drastically. He instinctively covered his buttocks and hurriedly turned around to inspect the situation.

Inside the carriage, Bai Yu frowned slightly as he watched.

Sure enough, with Tang Hao following him, it was difficult to make a move against Tang San through outside forces. If he wanted to turn him into Eunuch Tang, he would have to find a good opportunity—like having an explosion suddenly occur while he absorbed a Soul Ring. Tang Hao would not be able to find fault with that, right?

Bai Yu withdrew his gaze and pretended not to know anything.

Before long, Tang San, panting heavily, caught up with the slowly moving carriage. However, his reeking sweat was unbearable to Xiao Wu. She could not help but climb out of the carriage, preferring to ride a horse rather than stay in the same compartment as Tang San.

Tang San was somewhat embarrassed, but he took advantage of Xiao Wu leaving the carriage to quietly say to Bai Yu,

"Xiao Yu, can you do me a favor?"

"Go ahead."

"I want to win Xiao Wu over. Can you help me? I know you've always treated her as a younger sister, and she's always treated you as an older brother. I really like her. Can you help me?"

He knew Xiao Wu was interested in Bai Yu, so he directly placed the label of "siblings" on Bai Yu. That way, if Bai Yu had feelings for Xiao Wu, he would not be able to say so. That was Tang San's little scheme.

Bai Yu: "..."

If Tang Hao weren't following us, I'd turn you into Eunuch Tang right now.

He gave two dry coughs and said,

"Little San, this is your own business. I'm afraid I can't help."

Tang San was disappointed upon hearing that, but he did not take it out on Bai Yu, because he believed Bai Yu had no special feelings for Xiao Wu.

He did not know that Bai Yu had merely been waiting for Xiao Wu to grow up. If he did know... who knew what he would do?

The first time Great Master exposed him as having Twin Martial Souls, he wanted to kill Great Master. The Gatekeeper looked down on people, and he wanted to kill the Gatekeeper. He did not want to suck Great Master's buttocks, so he wanted to kill Bai Yu to silence him.

If he saw Bai Yu take Xiao Wu away from him, who knew what the pure and spotless Young Master Tang would do?

But Bai Yu had something to say about that. Wouldn't it be enough if I just didn't let you see?

For a brief moment, Bai Yu wanted to Create Illusion in front of Tang San, then pull Xiao Wu into the carriage and study knowledge about sex positions with her right before Tang San's eyes.

But the thought vanished as quickly as it came, and he abandoned it. First, he had no way to make the coachman fall into the Illusionary Realm too, which could easily cause an accident. Second, Tang Hao was following them from the shadows.

So Bai Yu did nothing, and the three of them traveled all the way to Suotuo City.

After entering the city, Xiao Wu skipped and hopped down the streets, looking like Granny Liu in the Grand View Garden.

"Wow, Suotuo City is so much more bustling than Nuoding City!"

Tang San hurried over with an eager smile.

"Of course! Suotuo City is definitely more prosperous!"

Remembering Bai Yu's request, Xiao Wu forced a smile at Tang San, casually pointed at a shop by the roadside, and said,

"Little San, look. The bags hanging in that shop are so pretty!"

Tang San froze. This was the first time Xiao Wu had ever smiled at him!

A rush of hot blood surged through him, and Tang San immediately declared,

"I'll go buy them right now. Consider them birthday gifts for you, Xiao Wu!"

With that, Tang San rushed into the shop.

Bai Yu and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance. Everything was understood without a word.

Very soon, Tang San rushed out carrying two bags and gave Xiao Wu a huge smile.

"Xiao Wu, these two are the shop's most popular bags lately. I didn't know which one you liked, so I bought both for you!"

Xiao Wu answered with a smile as well.

"That's wonderful, Little San! Thank you so much! Um, I feel like these clothes of mine are a little old. They might not match these two bags."

"I'll go buy you some new clothes!"

As he spoke, Tang San rushed into another shop.

Holding the two bags, Xiao Wu winked at Bai Yu. She was planning to use Tang San as an ATM!

Bai Yu laughed despite himself and did not stop her. He had already established the persona of someone who did not care about money, so he did not carry much on him. Besides, it was perfectly normal for a girl like Xiao Wu to enjoy shopping and buying things. Tang Hao would not suspect anything.

Thus, Bai Yu was responsible for browsing, Xiao Wu was responsible for pointing, and Tang San was responsible for paying. The three soon arrived at the entrance of an Antique Shop. By then, Tang San was already obsessed with Xiao Wu's smile, so he had no interest in the Antique Shop at all and walked right past it.

But Bai Yu went straight inside.

Inside the Antique Shop, Flender was lying on a rocking chair reading a book. Hearing someone enter, he did not even lift his head.

Bai Yu put on a show of looking around, then pointed at the Hair Crystal on the table and asked,

"Boss, how much is this?"

Flender still did not raise his head.

"One hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Bai Yu deliberately made a shocked expression and asked,

"One hundred Gold Soul Coins?"

Flender yawned, preparing to raise the price on the spot, while Bai Yu began making edits.

[Plot: Flender planned to raise the price on the spot, asking for two hundred Gold Soul Coins.]

Bai Yu changed "Gold" to "Copper."

He now had a Level 12 system. To him, the three free chances each day could save him 12 Points. In addition, every time he exchanged for and used a basic chance, he earned 11 Points. He could save at least dozens of Points a day, so there was no reason not to save them.

Flender opened his mouth and said,

"Two hundred Copper Spirit Coins."

"Deal!"