My Name Is Gao Qiqiang!

(Went to eat with a buddy, just started writing, still three chapters today, thank you all for the support!)

"Huh? Sorry, our White Tiger Family never accepts unprovoked favors, and I have no reason to believe you."

After freezing for a brief moment, Huabin's expression remained icy.

As a direct descendant of the White Tiger Family, he had seen plenty of idlers who offered unsolicited favors, trying to cozy up to him in order to curry favor with the White Tiger Family. Huo Yuhao's current actions were no different from those people in his eyes.

Heh, should I say you're a greenhorn just starting out, or should I call you a fool? Huo Yuhao sneered inwardly.

If not for Dai Yueheng's formidable talent and decent scheming and strategic mind, I'm afraid Dai Hao really would hand the White Tiger Family over to this reckless brawn-head who only knows how to fight. I don't even doubt that a White Tiger Family under Huabin's rule would swing the butcher's knife at his mother's maiden family, the Xu Family of the Star Luo Imperial Family, thereby seizing back the imperial throne of the Star Luo Empire.

Hearing this, Zhu Lu also furrowed her brow and quickly tugged at Huabin's sleeve. Then she smiled cheerfully as she took that medicinal recipe from Huo Yuhao's hand and carefully tucked it away.

"Hello, classmate Huo Yuhao, thank you very much. Huabin and I will mail this medicinal recipe back to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Once the physicians in the mansion inspect it and verify its effectiveness, both the Duke's Mansion and the Star Luo Empire will properly thank you."

Huo Yuhao nodded with a smile. Zhu Lu's style of handling matters was that of a descendant truly from a great family-neither humble nor arrogant, calm and composed, handling things with her own methods and train of thought, and she would definitely not easily offend others.

To think that a reckless brawn-head like Huabin actually disliked Zhu Lu in the original work, and even transferred his affections to both Wang Qiu'er and Ning Tian-one could only say that Zhu Lu had entrusted her heart to the wrong person.

A man fears entering the wrong profession, and a woman fears marrying the wrong man; the ancients never deceive us.

Putting away the Douluo Continent Encyclopedia of Plants in his hand, Huo Yuhao was about to turn and leave when Huabin's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Hold on! Huo Yuhao? Have we met somewhere before?"

As the direct descendant of the White Tiger Duke, and with a talent in Soul Master cultivation that even surpassed his older brother Dai Yueheng, Huabin had looked down his nose at everyone since childhood.

Even when he beat his father's concubine to death at his mother's subtle urging, he still didn't remember what Huo Yuhao, this half-brother of his sharing the same father, looked like.

And simple-minded, brawny Huabin hadn't bothered to ask Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao their names before striking either.

Coupled with the fact that Huo Yuhao, due to these days of tempering and the nourishment of numerous medicinal herbs he had consumed, now looked completely different from the thin and frail appearance of his childhood, it was impossible for Huabin to recognize him.

Huo Yuhao turned his head, gave a light chuckle, shook his head, and said, "We truly haven't met before, but where in life do we not meet? Since we are both at Shrek Academy, I suppose you will remember the three words Huo Yuhao from now on."

With that, Huo Yuhao shoved the book in his hand back onto the bookshelf and walked straight toward the exit of the library.

Finishing the afternoon's theoretical class, Huo Yuhao didn't set up his stall, instead going straight to the north gate of Shrek City.

As one of the most prosperous cities in the central Douluo Continent, Shrek City at dusk was at its liveliest. An endless stream of people entered and exited the city, and as far as the eye could see, there was a dense crowd of people. There were also many peddling cries inside the city, making its prosperity even more apparent.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Huo Yuhao arrived at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion in Shrek City.

This Treasure Gathering Pavilion itself was a large shop, dealing in all kinds of commodities related to Soul Masters and soul engineers.

Viewed from a distance, the Treasure Gathering Pavilion was a huge building with a full four floors and a height of over twenty meters. The building itself occupied a considerable area, and its exterior was resplendent in gold and jade, looking just like a treasure-gathering basin.

On both sides of the entrance to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion stood four young women in long skirts responsible for reception. These young women, who were clearly in charge of greeting guests, looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, with sweet appearances and slender figures. Their fair skin appeared even more graceful and charming against the backdrop of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion's magnificent golden architecture.

Before he even walked up to the entrance of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, one of the eight young women at the door had already stepped forward to greet him, coming to a stop beside him with a faint smile and asking respectfully, "What can I do for you, Lord Soul Master?"

Huo Yuhao was dressed in the uniform of Shrek Academy; although it was just the white uniform of a first-year student, most of Shrek Academy's students were either wealthy or noble, harboring hidden dragons and crouching tigers with no shortage of imperial scions possessing royal blood, so naturally no one dared to neglect him.

And the big scenes Huo Yuhao had witnessed in his previous life were countless, so naturally he wouldn't be startled by such a minor spectacle at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

He nodded indifferently, speaking softly like a truly aloof and cold-eyed young noble: "I heard your Treasure Gathering Pavilion also runs a banking business. Take me to see the person in charge of this aspect, I have matters to discuss with him."

Surrounded by beauties without attracting the slightest bit of Huo Yuhao's attention, this calm demeanor immediately caused the young girl to have no doubts, and she quickly bowed slightly toward Huo Yuhao, saying, "Please follow me."

Walking into the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, an atmosphere of luxury hit them instantly. The golden hall was the epitome of extravagance, and the entire hall was illuminated brightly by crystal chandeliers hanging high from the ceiling.

The young girl led Huo Yuhao to an office on the first floor and knocked gently on the door. A moment later, the office door opened, and a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looking somewhat crafty walked out.

"Xiaofei, do you need something?" the middle-aged man asked.

"A VIP guest from Shrek Academy has come to withdraw money at our Treasure Gathering Pavilion's bank." The young girl pointed at Huo Yuhao standing to the side.

"Oh?" Hearing the words 'withdraw money', the middle-aged man instantly grew interested. "Good, I'll handle this VIP guest. You go back to your work."

The young girl nodded, bowed to Huo Yuhao in salute once more, and then walked outside.

"Hello, respected VIP. I am Wu Yifan, the manager of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion's bank. Please follow me into the room, I have top-quality Jade Mist Fragrant Tea here," the middle-aged man said to Huo Yuhao with a smile.

You have Jade Mist Fragrant Tea? Do you have large bowls of wide noodles then?

Muttering inwardly, Huo Yuhao walked into Wu Yifan's office.

The two of them sat down separately as host and guest on a spacious white leather sofa, and Wu Yifan personally poured a cup of Jade Mist Fragrant Tea for Huo Yuhao. To Huo Yuhao's astonishment, the mist rising from the tea was actually jade-green in color, carrying a fresh, elegant tea fragrance reminiscent of a fresh rain in an empty mountain that refreshed the heart and spleen.

"Hello, I am a student of Shrek Academy, and my name is Gao Qiqiang. I have a card here, please help me check how many Soul Coins are inside, and then I have a big business deal to discuss with your Treasure Gathering Pavilion."

Cutting straight to the chase, Huo Yuhao took out that red card directly from his Storage Soul Tool and placed it on the table.

Since Wu Yifan was able to reach the position of manager at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion in Shrek City, he was naturally a sharp-witted and astute character.

When Huo Yuhao took out the card, he also caught sight of the style of the purple soul-tool storage ring on Huo Yuhao's finger, instantly recognizing it as an Ancient Soul Tool exclusive to the original Douluo Continent, rather than one purchased from the Sun Moon Empire.

One had to know that most Storage Soul Tools currently among the Douluo Three Kingdoms were imported from the Sun Moon Empire. Anyone able to wear an ancient Storage Soul Tool originating from the Douluo Continent was bound to be a direct descendant of a great family or major sect.

For the nobility, ancient soul tools were a symbol of status, and their prices were also much more expensive than Storage Soul Tools imported from the Sun Moon Empire.

Although the Sun Moon Empire's Storage Soul Tools had larger internal spaces and cheaper prices, the nobility of the Douluo Three Kingdoms wanted precisely this status.

When nobles bought things, they didn't seek the best, only the most expensive!