Dai Mubai took a large robe from his spirit tool and draped it over himself. He walked out of the Rose Hotel, shivering, with a twin on each arm. Ye Yin watched Dai Mubai's retreating figure and gave him a thumbs-up. "Never forget your original intention, always remember your mission!" he said.
Without Dai Mubai to contend for rooms, Ye Yin and the others successfully checked into the Rose Hotel. The top floor room was very large, with one master bedroom and one secondary bedroom.
"Little San, you take the secondary bedroom. Ye Yin and I will take the master bedroom," Xiao Wu said, allocating the rooms as soon as she entered.
Ye Yin looked around. "This isn't good, is it?"
Xiao Wu snorted coldly. "What's not good about it? We even slept in the same bed back at Nuo Ding Academy." She pulled Ye Yin into the master bedroom. Inside the master bedroom was a large red heart-shaped bed. Light red gauze curtains hung from the ceiling, giving off a unique sense of ambiguity. Xiao Wu slipped inside and waved to Ye Yin, full of charm. "Yin Ge, hurry up and come!"
Ye Yin coughed. "Xiao Wu, be a little more careful," he said. "Tang San is an orphan. He lost his mom at birth and his dad after a year of school. Now, if Tang San is all alone in his room and we're so lively and playing so wildly, Little San will be sad when he hears us."
That's what he said, but Ye Yin's voice was very loud, and the door wasn't closed. To be precise, he was saying it for Tang San to hear. Tang San heard everything clearly.
[Resentment from Tang San +15!]
[Resentment from Tang San +16!]
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Ye Yin poked his head out. "Little San, do you want to come and see what the master bedroom looks like?"
[Resentment from Tang San +18!]
"No, I'm going back to cultivate." Tang San quickly entered the secondary bedroom and closed the door. "How annoying!" he thought.
Ye Yin kept approaching, looking at Xiao Wu through the red gauze curtains. He lifted the curtains, and the red light reflected on Xiao Wu's face. Xiao Wu blushed and made a tiny, mosquito-like sound. "Yin Ge..." she whispered.
Ye Yin nodded and slipped inside the curtains. He lifted the quilt and got into bed. "We've been tired all day; let's rest," he said.
Xiao Wu nodded and hugged Ye Yin like a koala. The two lay as if they were on the bed at Nuo Ding Academy. Suddenly, a white light fell on Xiao Wu.
"Ah~" Xiao Wu let out a soft cry. She bit her lip, her resentful eyes staring intently at Ye Yin.
[Resentment from Xiao Wu +33!]
"You only ever give me Blessing!" she complained. No one knew how Xiao Wu had spent the past six years.
After staying at the Rose Hotel for two days, Xiao Wu was extremely bored and wanted to go out for a stroll. "Yin Ge, let's go out for a walk. We can call Little San to come with us," she said.
Ye Yin walked out of the bathroom. "Alright." He knocked on Tang San's door. He had only seen Tang San during meals these past two days. Tang San opened the door. "Ye Yin, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Xiao Wu and I are going to Soto City for a stroll. Are you coming?" Ye Yin asked. Tang San had long wanted to go out with Ye Yin and Xiao Wu. Originally, he didn't think much of it; he just focused on cultivation. But ever since Ye Yin called him an orphan two days ago, the memories of loss had begun to attack Tang San.
Ye Yin grabbed Tang San's arm. Tang San used his hand to remove Ye Yin's hand. "I need to seize the time to cultivate," he said. Ye Yin grabbed Tang San's arm again. "Come on, it's our first time in Soto City."
Tang San again used his hand to remove Ye Yin's hand. "Grandmaster said that cultivation requires seizing every second." Tang San had already made up his mind. He would refuse twice and then accept on the third time. This way, he could go out with Ye Yin and Xiao Wu and also maintain his image of diligently cultivating and striving to become stronger. His reason would be that Grandmaster said cultivation also requires a balance of work and rest. Tang San had already raised his arm, ready to be pulled away by Ye Yin.
Ye Yin suddenly turned around. "Little San, you're right. I shouldn't force you," he said. "Xiao Wu, let's go."
Tang San hadn't reacted yet. Xiao Wu, who was already dressed, had left the room with Ye Yin. Tang San was stunned. "Why didn't you invite me one more time! If you had invited me one more time, I would have agreed!" he thought.
"Slap!" Tang San slapped himself across the face. "Tang San, this is for caring about your pride! This is for being cheap!"
[Resentment from Tang San +16!]
[Resentment from Tang San +18!]
"What was Tang San angry about?" Ye Yin looked at the updated resentment value in confusion, not understanding why Tang San was resentful. "Never mind," he thought. "As long as there was resentment value coming in, it was a good thing."
Soto City was very prosperous. After Ye Yin and Xiao Wu bought over a dozen sets of clothes, Xiao Wu accidentally discovered a small shop, which was Flender's Black Heart Shop. "Yin Ge, let's go take a look," she said.
Entering the Black Heart Shop, Ye Yin briefly scanned the items hanging on the walls. There were a few spirit tools; their abilities were unclear, but it was certain that they were all treasures passed down from ancient times. After a quick turn, Ye Yin found a crystal full of dark yellow impurities. In Xiao Wu's words, this was a rotten crystal. Ye Yin picked up the crystal and asked Flender, who was lying on a reclining chair, "Boss, what's the price for this?"
Flender didn't even look. "One hundred gold coins."
"Ah!" Ye Yin rolled his eyes at Flender. "How dare you even say that? Cut your price down."
Flender became a little interested. "Ninety gold coins."
"Ninety silver coins!"
Instantly, Flender was stunned. "Is that how you bargain?" he thought. He had heard of cutting the price in half, but never by ninety percent. Although he had acquired this item for ten silver coins, it didn't stop him from wanting to earn more money. He would sell it even if the other party added just one bronze coin. "No, no, you name another price," Flender said.
Ye Yin thought for a moment. "One hundred bronze coins!"
"Sold!" As soon as the words fell, Flender was stunned. "This kid doesn't play by the rules!"
"Boss, you said it yourself," Ye Yin said.
[Resentment from Flender +33!]
Ye Yin handed one hundred bronze coins to Flender and left the Black Heart Shop with the yellow crystal stone and Xiao Wu. Flender lay on the reclining chair, staring at the ceiling with wide eyes. This was the first time he had made a losing business deal. He wouldn't sell for ninety silver coins, and when asked to name another price, who would normally lower it? Did he think he was complaining about earning too much? "Lifelong enemy!" Flender continued to provide Ye Yin with resentment for an entire day afterward. It showed how large Flender's psychological shadow was.
After leaving Flender's Black Heart Shop, Ye Yin suddenly pulled Xiao Wu into an adjacent alley, then quickly turned into the first corner.
"Yin Ge..." Xiao Wu was about to speak when Ye Yin covered her mouth with his hand. The next second, a black shadow flashed past them. Ye Yin moved his body slightly and slowly walked out from the corner with Xiao Wu, facing the inside of the alley.