Chapter 7: First Entry into Tiandou City!_1

Having left Holy Soul Village, Suyun Tao finally stopped in his tracks, turned to Xu Sheng with a respectful fist salute, and said, "Your Highness, I have already relayed the information you mentioned to the Pope Headquarters of the Martial Soul Hall!"

Xu Sheng was quite languid as he waved his hand, speaking in a very casual manner, "Xiao Taozi, stop with the formalities already, just call me by my name. It seems that having too strong a Soul Power awakening is also a problem..."

To tell the truth, he just wanted to live an idle life, but somehow he had become a Titled Douluo and it was incredibly troublesome…

Bowing his head, Suyun Tao muttered to himself, "...If other Titled Douluo heard this, they would probably band together to hunt him down..."

Xu Sheng eyes sparkled, "Right, Xiao Taozi, are we heading to Tiandou City next or somewhere else?"

Regardless of where they went, he was determined to savor the food there. For the past few years in Holy Soul Village, he had almost exclusively eaten coarse grains; the taste was barely acceptable...

People should learn to enjoy themselves, and after all, he didn't need to spend time cultivating Soul Power!

After contemplating for a moment, Suyun Tao replied cautiously, "Your... Xu Sheng, the letter might not have yet reached Martial Soul City, so we may have to wait a few more days!"

"Besides, we must have the Pope's orders before anyone in Martial Soul City will receive us..."

Suyun Tao was just a minor member of the Martial Soul Hall with very little authority; one could say that even in Martial Soul City he would still face exclusion...

Xu Sheng smiled slightly, stood with his chest out and said at ease, "So that means we have a few days, right? Then let's go have a look around Tiandou City first, which is relatively close."

Suyun Tao's face turned a bit sour. He reached into his pocket feeling the emptiness, and stuttered, "That... Although I work for the Martial Soul Hall, I actually don't have many golden soul coins..."

That amount of money would be exhausted after just a few meals in Tiandou City, let alone taking Xu Sheng to other places...

Xu Sheng, however, was unconcerned. He patted Suyun Tao's shoulder kindly, and blinked, saying amiably, "Don't worry, Xiao Taozi, I won't spend much eating!"

Upon hearing this, Suyun Tao felt a wave of gratitude well up inside of him, nearly moved to tears!

Looking at Xu Sheng's gentle gaze, he silently excited himself, "Truly worthy of being the Child of Destiny with Innate Soul Power Ninety! So understanding!"

...

Tiandou City!

In a restaurant filled with ancient charm, a woman dressed in a maid's outfit, with fair and delicate cheeks, held the menu, her ruddy face staring at Xu Sheng, who was seated and a head or two shorter than herself.

Her heart thumped wildly, "Just how is this little brother raised? Despite his clothes not being of a noble's, he is really cute!"

He should have been aloof by nature, but the young age coupled with his expressions and demeanor exuded an explosively cute charm!

Suyun Tao covered his slightly coughing lips with his hand, "Cough, cough..."

The maid quickly returned to her senses, smiling as she handed over the menu, "You two, here's our menu."

After Suyun Tao took the menu, he passed it directly to Xu Sheng, his face gentle as he said, "Your... Xu Sheng, what would you like to eat?"

Xu Sheng was so considerate; he surely wouldn't order anything outrageously expensive. Yes, Suyun Tao trusted his own judgment.

Comfortably taking the menu, Xu Sheng thanked him, "Then I'll have to trouble you to pay."

He then began looking over the menu on the food...

After a while, he slowly said, "Hmm, sausages, apples, corn..."

Suyun Tao, listening to the modest-sounding dishes, tried to console himself, "He's only chosen these cheap foods. Xu Sheng must be afraid of making me spend too much, right?"

The maid quickly took note and then asked with a smile, "Little friend, would you like anything else?"

She sighed inwardly, lamenting, "As expected, he's not a noble, huh. It's really bothering that such a cute and charismatic child isn't nobility."

Xu Sheng nodded and said calmly, "Yeah, that's about right. Just cancel those previous orders and bring me one of everything else."

The maid gasped in shock, "Wha... What? Did you misspeak, young friend? To order one of everything else on the menu?"

She began to doubt her own senses—had she mistakenly imagined this child as a noble scion?

Suyun Tao, infuriated, clutched his aching chest, weeping grievously, "Damn it! This is just..."

He decided to take back his earlier words; Xu Sheng was nothing less than a juicer! This single order was going to cost him several months of salary, leaving him utterly penniless!

Xu Sheng raised an eyebrow and countered, "Miss? Was there a problem with what I just said?"

The maid was stunned; her heart bloomed with joy...

What had this child just called me? Little sister! A child more than a decade younger than herself was calling her 'little sister'!

The maid playfully winked with her left eye, then blew a kiss filled with affection, leaned into Xu Sheng, and whispered coquettishly, "No problem at all. Considering how adorable my little brother is, I'll give you a 10% discount."

Xu Sheng's cheeks turned a shade redder from the maid's bold flirtations—after all, he was still a virgin and couldn't withstand such intense teasing...

Fortunately, the maid took a deep look at Xu Sheng and then walked into the kitchen with her notebook...

Poor Suyun Tao, utterly baffled and jealous, muttered resentfully, "Xu Sheng, you seem to be quite popular with these young ladies."

It was infuriating! It was bad enough using his money for food, but he hadn't expected that a handsome face could attract the attention of beautiful young ladies...

To think that Suyun Tao, who was already in his twenties, was still single!

Xu Sheng shook his head with a feigned look of distress and said, "There's no helping it. If it were possible, I'd prefer to be a bit uglier."

Suyun Tao remained silent...

...

After their meal, the maid waved cheerfully and saw off Xu Sheng and Suyun Tao, "Little brother, come back often!"

The two of them walked out of the restaurant, with Suyun Tao patting his empty pockets, looking so upset he didn't know what to say.

Xu Sheng spoke suavely, "Xiao Taozi, you're not angry, are you?"

Having spent so much of his money at once, he figured that no matter how good-natured Suyun Tao was, he must be a little upset.

On hearing this, Suyun Tao shook his head and sighed, "I'm not angry; it's just that all the money is gone, and we probably won't even have a place to sleep later."

He wasn't angry. After all, spending a bit of golden soul coins to befriend a future prodigy who could shake the Continent was definitely worth it!

But the thought that he, a Soul Master, would one day be unable to afford lodging was surely a joke if spoken aloud.

Just as Xu Sheng was about to say something, his First Martial Spirit, the Nine-Hearted Begonia, seemed to sense a unique aura, and vibrated with a frenzied resonance...

He slowly closed his eyes to feel it silently. When he opened them again, he affirmed, "That is an ultimately sacred aura! Completely opposite to my Nine-Hearted Begonia!"

Xu Sheng began to ponder. Their current location was within Tiandou City, and there existed another sanctified Martial Soul that resonated with his own Nine-Hearted Begonia!

Could it be... Slowly, a slightly blurred figure emerged in Xu Sheng's mind!