"The so-called Soul Battle is just a contest of Martial Souls, which is a battle between Soul Masters."
The speaker was the clan patriarch. Long ago, shortly after becoming a Great Soul Master, he used a transformation technique to change his appearance and participate in Notting's Soul Battle competition, so he was already quite used to the Soul Battle arena.
Dugu Yan, standing beside him, raised an eyebrow, clearly not happy. "The so-called money game is that we participate in the Soul Battle competition, and then those nobles bet on us. If we win, they can get a lot of wealth. It's outrageous! They're using us as money-making tools!"
Although Qin Ming also loathed this, he was forced to do so. Moreover, taking his students to the Soul Battle competition could increase their practical experience, which was beneficial. So Qin Ming turned a blind eye.
"Alright, alright, let's stop here for now. Everyone, go back and get ready. We'll meet at the school gate in half an hour."
The Barak Kingdom, located in the south of the Heaven Dou Empire, borders the Fasno Province. Although called a kingdom, its area is only three-quarters the size of Fasno Province. It belongs to the Heaven Dou Empire and is one of the four major kingdoms within the empire.
Located in the center of the most fertile Lima Plain within the Barak Kingdom, the city of Soto is known as the granary of Barak.
The Royal Fighting Team, including Zu Zong and Xiao Wu, hired several carriages and, after three or four days, finally arrived at their destination: Soto City.
"Wow! I'm exhausted! My butt is swollen from sitting in the carriage for so long!" Needless to say, who else but the 100,000-year-old rabbit Xiao Wu could be so carefree?
Zu Zong rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu and pouted, "Look at you, so pathetic!"
"I'm just tired, so what! Can't I even say that! Humph, you blockhead, I'm ignoring you."
As she spoke, Xiao Wu turned around. Although she said she was ignoring Zu Zong, her eyes kept glancing at him, thinking, "You blockhead, come and coax me, come and coax me, and I'll forgive you."
However, Zu Zong was already used to this and began to observe Soto City.
Although Soto City was not as prosperous as Tian Dou City, it was still one of the two major cities of the Barak Kingdom, and there were quite a lot of people. The surrounding area was bustling with traffic and had a wide variety of shops.
The rest of the Huang Dou group also got off the carriage and gathered together.
Qin Ming said, "You've all had a hard time these past few days of travel. Let's find a place to rest for the night! We'll go to the Soul Fighting Competition tomorrow."
"Okay, Teacher Qin!" ×9
The first hotel was full.
The second hotel had only one room left.
The third hotel was full.
From the beginning until now, the exhausted group had gradually lost patience.
"Ugh! It's completely full!" Xiao Wu pouted and complained loudly.
The zu zong thought this couldn't go on, so he suggested, "How about this, everyone go their separate ways to find accommodation. We'll meet again at the Soto City Great Soul Arena at this time tomorrow, what do you think?"
Qin Ming also thought it was a good idea and nodded, "In that case, everyone should assign themselves! It'll be easier to find accommodation in pairs. I have accommodation here, so don't worry about me."
Among the group, the more honest Shi Mo spoke up, "I'll pair up with Shi Mo!"
"No problem," Shi Mo replied. They were brothers, so there wasn't much to argue about.
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Dugu Yan also spoke up; she was the straightforward type, "Tianheng and I will be in a group."
This prompted Yu Feng to give her a thumbs up, thinking, "Big sister, you're really generous."
Yu Feng and Oslo glanced at Ye Lingling, who was wearing a black veil, and then at Xiao Wu. Ultimately, for safety reasons, the two decided to stick together.
Only Zu Zong, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling remained. Zu Zong had originally wanted Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu to be in a group, but considering Xiao Wu's forgetful nature and Ye Lingling's lack of offensive power as a support-type Soul Master, the three ultimately chose to be in the same group. But don't get the wrong idea; Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu shared a room, while Zu Zong had a single room.
This made Oslo and Yu Feng extremely envious.
Zu Zong and his group of three hadn't walked far when they discovered a very unique hotel.
"Wow! What a coincidence!"
The hotel was three stories high, not particularly large, but its exterior was entirely rose-red, and the entire building resembled a giant rose, easily catching the eye.
Four prominent characters, "Rose Hotel," were displayed on the hotel's signboard. "
Rose Hotel. Xiao Zong, Lingling, let's stay here." Xiao Wu, holding Ye Lingling's hand, pointed.
"Wow, we're really staying here? What if we run into that bastard Dai Mubai taking girls to a hotel? Probably not, Shrek Academy has already started school by now," Zu Zong thought to himself.
The three entered the Rose Hotel, immediately enveloped by a fragrant rose scent, a soothing aroma with a hint of romance, instantly pleasing to the senses.
The hotel's interior was decorated in only three colors: white, silver, and rose-red, warm, unique, and elegant, easily creating a favorable impression.
Zu Zong walked to the counter. "Please give us two rooms."
The waiter behind the counter quickly stood up, glancing at Zu Zong, then at Xiao Wu and Ye Lingling, a hint of envy in his eyes. "Sir, are you really sure you want two rooms?"
Zu Zong, familiar with the original story, understood the waiter's meaning perfectly well; he was being treated like a replica of "Dai Mubai." But who was Zu Zong? He was the self-proclaimed virtuous Liu Xiahui, a pure and innocent young man. Xiao Wu had shared his bed for nearly six years, and he had never done anything improper, let alone today.
To show his righteousness, Zu Zong deliberately raised his voice, "Yes, two rooms!"
Heh heh heh, you'll still say there's only one room anyway.
The waiter hadn't expected this handsome young man to be so pure, and was immediately moved. Such good people were rare these days. Well, let's do as he says!
"Okay, sir!"
"Wait, shouldn't you have said there was only one room left? Hey, this isn't right!" Zu Zong thought to himself. Although he wouldn't do anything monstrous, he should at least experience what Tang San felt like when he was misunderstood in the original story!
The waiter emphasized, "We only have two single rooms. But don't worry, our rooms are very large and fully equipped. Your two companions can easily stay together." He then gave Zu Zong a reassuring look. Zu Zong understood that look—you're an innocent child.
Zu Zong: Thank you!
Xiao Wu said casually, "It's good that there's a room. Lingling, let's go in!"
(End of Chapter)