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Dai Mubai swaggered away, but someone secretly took a photo, documenting the incident with a sensational headline: "Shocking! The Starluo Prince Flirts with Respectable Women in Tiandou City!"
However, this kind of news would never appear in the official "Tiandou Daily." It would only be published in niche tabloids, which often mix truth and falsehood to grab attention.
The concept of "clickbait" hadn't emerged yet in Douluo Continent, but some people were already beginning to recognize and exploit its potential.
At the scene—
Huo Wu dispersed the crowd of onlookers and approached the two women. She said, "It's better to stay away from Dai Mubai. He's an irresponsible jerk. Many female students at Shrek Academy have been his girlfriends, all hoping to become the Empress of the Starluo Empire. But none have established a real relationship with him; he discards them after playing around."
Mu Yanluo, experienced and astute, nodded, "Thank you, Soul Master, for the warning."
Mu Qiluo, being more straightforward, said, "We didn't come to Tiandou City to look for him anyway."
Noticing their maid outfits, Huo Wu asked, "Where do you work as maids? I'll find your master and buy you to come work for me."
Huo Wu wasn't trying to be a saint; she found these two women spirited and more discerning than typical maids, likely due to their past deceptions. They would be more efficient and trustworthy in handling tasks, making her life easier.
"I have some influence in Tiandou City."
As the legitimate daughter of the Huo family and a member of the Spirit Hall, her strength and status were second only to the Platinum Bishop Salas. Most families in the city would give her some respect.
"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Huo Wu, but we don't wish to leave. Although we are maids, we have an employment contract with our master," Mu Yanluo politely declined.
"An employment contract?" Huo Wu was surprised. She hadn't expected anyone in Tiandou City to employ maids rather than buy them outright. This was unprecedented.
"Who is it? Let me visit them," Huo Wu said with interest.
"It's me." Tang San approached, removed his mask, and greeted Huo Wu. "Long time no see, Huo Wu. I didn't expect to meet you here."
"So, it's the captain!" Huo Wu was delighted but kept her excitement in check. She slowly walked over to Tang San, teasing, "I thought the recent rumors were false, but you really did come to Tiandou City. The city is buzzing with gossip that you have affairs with all the girls in the Tiandou Royal Battle Team."
"Wouldn't that drive Tianheng and Yufeng crazy?" Tang San joked back.
"Of course not. Yu Tianheng has been inseparable from Dugu Yan and they're engaged. To avoid offending the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the tabloids excluded Dugu Yan from the rumors," Huo Wu explained seriously. "As for Yufeng, he went on an adventure with Bai Chenxiang. The rumors only circulate in Tiandou City, so he doesn't hear them. And since Bai Chenxiang isn't in the city, the tabloids gradually excluded her too."
"You're talking as if I've had affairs with all of you," Tang San remarked, exasperated. He then invited Huo Wu.
"I'm free these days. I can join you, Xiao Wu, and Guangling for some training. It will keep my skills sharp," Huo Wu agreed gladly.
"Don't you spar with your brother, Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy, or Feng Xiaotian?" Tang San asked.
"I'd like to, but my brother always finds excuses to avoid it. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were so traumatized by our last fight that they stay behind closed doors, and I don't want to disturb them given the good relations between our academies. As for Feng Xiaotian, he disappeared after the tournament, reportedly heading to Storm Great Rift Valley to hone his skills and improve his self-created soul technique. He plans to challenge you again someday," Huo Wu explained.
Feeling bored, Huo Wu stretched lazily, her delicate waist exposed. Noticing that Tang San was genuinely listening and not ogling her, she muttered "blockhead" under her breath and continued, "So now, I can only stroll around the streets and meddle in other people's business every day."
"By the way, did you know that Tianshui Academy's Mi Xue opened a tea shop called 'Snowy Honey Sweet Town'? It's named after that song she used to sing."
As they spoke, the group, including the twins behind them, arrived at the tea shop.
The shop was small, resembling a typical restaurant with a tiny sales window. About a dozen people were waiting in line, and the tea was quite expensive. The simplest pearl milk tea cost one silver soul coin per cup.
Unbelievable, a real rip-off!
The currency exchange rate in the continent was one gold soul coin for ten silver soul coins, and one silver soul coin for one hundred copper soul coins.
Taking the high-end route isn't supposed to be this extreme!
And milk tea, to make big money, shouldn't go the high-end route at all!
Or maybe the prices were higher because the servers were soul masters?
When it was Tang San's turn, Mi Xue was momentarily stunned but then gave a sweet smile and asked, "What kind of milk tea would you like?"
"Do you have Oreo-flavored Snow King Sundaes? Give us four," Tang San asked, testing her.
"Um..." Mi Xue confirmed that the person in front of her was a time traveler, then said slowly, "Sorry, dear, we don't have Oreos, and we don't have ice cream either."
"Then your 'Snowy Honey Sweet Town' is a misnomer," Tang San replied.
"No choice, I haven't found substitutes for some ingredients yet," Mi Xue said with a resigned look.
Huo Wu was puzzled, not understanding the cryptic exchange between Tang San and Mi Xue, though she sensed they knew each other somehow.
"Then give us nine cups of red bean pearl milk tea, with ice," Tang San ordered.
"OK!" Mi Xue took out nine cup sleeves woven from Blue Silver Grass leaves, released her martial soul, a small snowman, to freeze a layer of ice inside, then poured in tea, fresh milk, red bean powder, and black gel-like pearls. She sealed the tops with another layer of ice and shook them vigorously.
Finally, she inserted straws, also woven from Blue Silver Grass and covered in ice, into the nine cups.
"Drink quickly, or the ice will melt," Mi Xue kindly reminded as she handed out the nine cups of Snowy Honey Sweet Town's red bean pearl milk tea.
Tang San handed a cup each to Huo Wu, Mu Yanluo, and Mu Qiluo, took one himself, and then called out Wu Ling to help keep the remaining five cups' ice intact.
After selling the nine cups, Mi Xue stopped for the day and invited the group inside.
However, the main conversation was between Mi Xue and Tang San.
"You too?"
"Yes."
"Do you know how to go back?"
"I don't know, but as long as I live long enough, I'll find a way."
"Really? I heard that reaching level 100 and becoming a god grants immortality?"
"It does."
"Why do I feel like you're brushing me off?"
"I'm not. I'm just telling you the truth."
"You have no idea how much I miss TV, video games, smartphones, dramas, anime..."
At this moment, Mi Xue poured out her complaints to Tang San. He realized that before crossing over, she was a woman whose life mainly revolved around home and work, spending weekends binge-watching shows and playing games, avoiding social interactions. Her happiest moments were receiving notifications about her salary being credited.
"Do you know how you ended up here?" Tang San, aware of the many transmigrators in this world, couldn't help but ask.
"How would I know?" Mi Xue shook her head, then started speculating, "Maybe it's like a plot from a light novel, where a wormhole between Earth and another world opened up, and people who accidentally died crossed over... How did I die, anyway? I can't remember. Was it sudden death?"
Tang San furrowed his brows, as he found he couldn't recall how he had died either.
"Electrolux Bro, can you find anything from my memories?" Tang San sought help from Electrolux.
"Sorry, I can't find anything... It seems your transmigration, like that of other travelers, is shrouded in great mystery!" Electrolux's tone suddenly became profound.
"Please don't joke about such things," Tang San responded, exasperated.
"Apologies, it's just that your memories contain so many classic lines from novels that I couldn't resist learning them," Electrolux said. "Thinking about these matters now won't help either of us. It's better to consider such questions when you reach the appropriate level."
"True enough."
Meanwhile, Huo Wu, Mu Yanluo, and Mu Qiluo had no idea what Tang San and Mi Xue were talking about, except for the term "level 100 to become a god."
Could Tang San and Mi Xue be discussing how to become gods?
Huo Wu wasn't surprised that Tang San had researched breaking through level 100, given his status as a master of martial spirit theory. But Mi Xue? She was just a Soul Elder and didn't seem like someone deeply involved in martial spirit research. How did these two end up chatting together?
"How do you know Mi Xue?" Huo Wu asked after they left the Snowy Honey Sweet Town tea shop. "You didn't sneak behind Xiao Wu and Guangling's backs, did you?"
"How could I? Didn't you see me bring back milk tea for them?" Tang San pointed at the five cups being carried by Wu Ling. "Mi Xue and I are, in a sense, old acquaintances."
Huo Wu nodded, assuming Mi Xue was also from Holy Soul Village, and asked no more.
When Tang San and Huo Wu entered the Silver Blue Manor, Fan Niu, Fan Ma, and the other two guards exchanged glances and started gossiping.
"The Count brought back another woman."
"And it's Miss Huo Wu from the Tiandou Royal Battle Team!"
"Could the rumors be true?"
"Of course! It can't be just empty talk. The Count must be very skilled to have such proud female soul masters obediently following him!"
(End of the chapter)