Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing spent several days and finally arrived at the bustling Soto City. To conceal their identities, Ye Liangchen used a fantasy mask to disguise himself as another unremarkable handsome man, while Zhu Zhuqing also put away her cat ears and tail headpiece.
"Chen Ge, this city is very prosperous!"
"Soto City, as the Balak Kingdom's second-largest city and its granary, is naturally very prosperous."
Upon arriving in Soto City, they naturally had to stay at the best Rose Hotel. Ye Liangchen used another false name to book the most luxurious room at the same Rose Hotel as last time, planning to play here for two days before leaving.
One morning, Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing strolled around the city, then found a luxurious restaurant, ordered a table full of delicacies, and enjoyed a wonderful meal.
Just then, a woman walked into the restaurant entrance, found a private seat not far from Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing, and began to order.
"Boss, I want this, this, and this too."
The woman was not tall, about 1.65 meters, dressed in a light green dress, with a head of smooth brown long hair. She was very beautiful, with fair skin, and looked both pretty and cute.
This person was Ning Rongrong, one of the Shrek Seven Devils. Dai Mubai, Tang San, and others went to the Douhun Arena for Spirit Master training. She and Oscar were only support Spirit Masters, unable to fight in the Douhun Arena, so they could only practice running at the academy. She took advantage of this free time to come to the restaurant alone to eat.
After Ning Rongrong finished ordering, she inadvertently glanced over and spotted Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing dining a few meters away. She was immediately attracted by Ye Liangchen's aura. Upon seeing Zhu Zhuqing's fiery figure, the woman then looked down at her own ordinary appearance and sighed, shaking her head.
"Those two don't look old, but their aura is excellent. Who could they be?" Ning Rongrong stared at Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing, wondering which faction's disciples they were.
"Chen Ge, that woman is looking at us," Zhu Zhuqing softly said to Ye Liangchen.
"Don't mind others, just enjoy your meal."
Ye Liangchen turned his head and glanced at the woman, finding her very beautiful, even adorable. But she was too short, far inferior to Zhu Zhuqing's tall and fiery figure.
Cuteness is worthless in the face of sexiness.
Ye Liangchen preferred larger women and was not interested in that petite beauty.
"Chen Ge, I think she's attracted by your aura."
Seeing the woman constantly staring over, Zhu Zhuqing thought that even though Ye Liangchen had disguised his appearance, his aura still couldn't be hidden.
"Don't joke around, hurry up and eat! I'll take you to explore Soto City later."
Ye Liangchen stopped Xiao Maomi's teasing and turned his head to look at the petite beauty.
Brown long hair, a light green dress, fair skin, a beautiful and adorable face, with a hint of light green light in her pretty eyes. She exuded an aura of nobility, clearly a young lady from a wealthy family.
Could this be Ning Rongrong from Shrek Academy? According to the timeline, that girl should be here by now.
From the looks of it, she probably couldn't stand the academy's plain food and ran to the hotel alone to eat. Ye Liangchen looked at the woman's appearance and had a good guess in his heart.
Now that Xiao Maomi of the Shrek Seven Devils had been taken away by Ye Liangchen, only Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu remained among the girls. Xiao Wu was often intimately with Tang San, while Ning Rongrong was very lonely and had to constantly guard against the other three wolves in the academy. He wondered how long she could last.
Soon, Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing finished their meal and left the restaurant after settling the bill.
"Xiao Maomi! Let's go to the Great Spirit Arena to watch Spirit Master battles." Ye Liangchen suggested to Zhu Zhuqing the idea of watching Spirit Master battles.
"Chen Ge, I'll follow your arrangements."
"I heard that you can also place bets on the matches at the Soto Grand Arena. Let's go bet a little."
"Chen Ge, will that work?"
"It will work. Today, I'll take you to earn big money and let you experience the joy of picking up money."
Ye Liangchen planned to earn some money at the Douhun Arena. After all, his Deity Forging Art had reached the fourth layer. As long as his spiritual sense was activated, he could perceive the strength of the Spirit Master contestants. Earning a little money was too simple.
Now, Tang San and Xiao Wu might also be fighting in the Douhun Arena. With their strength, it was generally difficult for them to encounter opponents in battles below the Spirit Elder level. This way, his betting would be equivalent to picking up money.
Zhu Zhuqing also followed Ye Liangchen's arrangements. She also took out a veil and put it on, covering her beautiful face.
The Soto Grand Spirit Arena was very famous throughout the entire Empire. The Great Spirit Arena was jointly established by some large families of the Empire. It covered an incredibly vast area and was extremely luxurious inside. Rather than calling it a Douhun Arena, it was more like an amusement city, and also a den of iniquity, offering various services. As long as you had money, you could enjoy yourself to the fullest here. Of course, the main reason people came to this place was to watch various gambling battles, and there were even life-and-death Spirit Master battles. Many nobles often came to watch life-and-death battles between Spirit Masters, seeking visual stimulation.
When Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the entrance of the Douhun Arena, it was noon. The Spirit Master battles at the Soto Douhun Arena were gradually becoming lively. In the evening, there would be even more spectators, and the central Spirit Master battles would begin, marking the most exciting moment.
Suddenly, Ye Liangchen saw a girl with two rabbit ears on her head, dressed in pink, pulling a boy in blue clothes, registering at the Douhun Arena counter.
Ye Liangchen was stunned. Wasn't this Tang San and Xiao Wu? He didn't expect them to be here too.
Since Tang San and Xiao Wu were here, Dai Mubai and Ma Pangzi should also be around. Ye Liangchen scanned his gaze and indeed, about 20 meters ahead, there was a red-haired Fatty and a blonde man, who were them. At this moment, they were observing the young women passing by, and when they saw pretty women, Ma Pangzi's eyes even showed a lewd look.
Zhu Zhuqing also saw Dai Mubai at this moment. When Dai Mubai fled, he had seen Zhu Zhuqing once, so Zhu Zhuqing knew his appearance.
"Chen Ge, let's walk a little slower."
Zhu Zhuqing restrained her aura and pulled Ye Liangchen, deliberately stopping at the entrance of the Douhun Arena. After seeing Dai Mubai and the others leave, she then walked towards the Douhun Arena counter.
Ye Liangchen also understood Zhu Zhuqing's meaning. She was afraid that the other party would sense the aura of her Spirit. The Spirits of their two families were very familiar with each other, and they also had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that could sense each other's aura.
Seeing that Xiao Maomi showed no emotional fluctuations after seeing Dai Mubai, it seemed she no longer wanted to acknowledge him and had completely moved on.
"Can I help you two with anything?"
When Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the counter, a sweet-looking female attendant, with a professional smile, asked them.
"We want the most top-tier VIP room to watch the Spirit Master battles."
Ye Liangchen looked at the price of the most top-tier VIP room, which was as high as 5000 gold coins. There were only ten such top-tier VIP rooms, specifically for receiving wealthy nobles, while the others were ordinary VIP rooms.
Seeing this, Ye Liangchen directly took out several large bags of gold coins and placed them on the counter.
"Go-good, sir, please wait a moment, I will process it for you immediately."
Seeing Ye Liangchen's lavish spending and their luxurious attire and extraordinary demeanor, the attendant thought they might be from a prominent family. So, she said something to a young woman next to her.
The woman ran to a large hall in the distance, and soon, a bespectacled Manager Ao, accompanied by two young and beautiful women, walked towards Ye Liangchen.
"Respected guests, my surname is Ao, and I am the Manager of Soto City. Welcome to Soto Grand Spirit Arena to spend." Manager Ao said.
Manager Ao saw that a big business opportunity had arrived, so he personally arranged the most top-tier service for him. The Douhun Arena's service was always very thoughtful for wealthy people spending there.
"Thank you, Manager Ao."
Ye Liangchen remembered that Manager Ao's strength seemed to be at the Spirit Saint level. He didn't expect him to personally receive him. Indeed, money makes the world go round.
"You're too kind, sir."
"Xiao He, Xiao Fang, take this gentleman and this lady to the Tianxing VIP Room."
Manager Ao felt Ye Liangchen's imposing aura and believed he was of extraordinary status, so he instructed the two women to receive Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing.
"Yes, Manager."
"Sir, Madam, please follow us."
The two women led Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing towards the most luxurious VIP room in the distance.
Soto City truly lived up to its name as a den of iniquity; as long as you had money, you could enjoy the best service here.
Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing followed the two beautiful attendants through several turns and arrived at a luxurious hall. In front of them were several huge screens used to project the matches from various Douhun Arenas, allowing them to see all the arena matches in the Soto Douhun Arena.
The entire Soto Grand Arena had one main Douhun Arena and hundreds of sub-Douhun Arenas. Besides the ten top-tier VIP rooms, there were also hundreds of ordinary VIP rooms, all built in locations with the best views, convenient for guests to watch the Spirit Master battles.
The two attendants poured precious fine wine and good tea for Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing, and also laid out various exquisite fruit platters and pastries, which looked very expensive.
After completing all their tasks, the two women stood quietly on either side, like two maids, occasionally looking at Ye Liangchen with a different expression in their eyes.
"You two ladies may leave for now! If we need anything, we'll call you."
Ye Liangchen took out 20 gold coins and threw them to the two attendants as a tip; he had plenty of money anyway.
"Thank you, sir. We'll leave now. If you need any service, you can directly press the button on the wall, and we will receive the message and come to serve you two."
The two young women excitedly took the gold coins, quietly exited the Tianxing VIP Room, and then closed the door.
The two women had originally wanted to offer Ye Liangchen another special service, as this top-tier VIP room also included such service. But upon seeing the exquisite woman beside Ye Liangchen, with her fiery figure and stunning beauty, easily surpassing them by several streets, they immediately understood that this young master would not be interested in them.
"Chen Ge, spending 5000 gold coins this time is too wasteful."
Seeing Ye Liangchen spending money like water, Zhu Zhuqing was speechless. Was being rich really that capricious?
"Zhuqing, what's a mere 5000 gold coins? I'll go bet later and guarantee to win it all back, principal and interest."
Since he had encountered Tang San and Xiao Wu about to fight in the Douhun Arena, how could Ye Liangchen miss such a money-making opportunity?
"Then I'll wait and see!"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Liangchen's calm demeanor, feeling as if everything was under his control. This time, there might be a big gain.
At this moment, a Spirit Master battle was underway in the Douhun Arena. Ye Liangchen and Zhu Zhuqing drank fine wine, tasted various pastries, and quietly watched the Spirit Master battle.
Although Zhu Zhuqing came from a royal noble family, this was her first time enjoying such a top-tier luxurious life, and she felt incredibly wonderful at this moment.