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Several days had passed since the soul hunting journey in the Soul Forest.

During this time, Jian Douluo and Ning Rongrong had followed Ye Zhen to Notting City for a few days, and Ye Zhen had been a good guide, showing them around the streets and alleys of Notting City.

Ning Rongrong had followed Ye Zhen around Notting City for three days. When they returned, Rongrong asked Ye Zhen for a shadow clone from his second soul ring. According to her, she didn't want to part with him, so having a clone would allow her to follow him and return home.

Sword Douluo didn't say anything this time. After all, Ye Zhen's second soul ring could produce 10 clones. It didn't matter to him if there was one more or one less; it had little effect on Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen, naturally, wanted to return home without having a follower. He gave the clone to the princess of the Seven Treasure Glasses Sect and, incidentally, found some soul masters of the same rank to explore some spots.

Once everything was settled, Ye Zhen returned to Notting Junior Soul Master Academy. After going to the Academic Affairs Office to apply for graduation at the end of the year, Ye Zhen met Xiao Chenyu and calculated the debts for the streets and alleys. Not many—just a few dozen Soul Gold Coins.

Then, Ye Zhen returned to the Seventh Shelter, leaving only Xiao Chenyu, who looked as if he wanted to cry. It seemed like his wallet was shrinking again.

Pushing open the door of the Seventh Shelter, Ye Zhen entered slowly. There were some students from the Seventh Shelter. They looked at Ye Zhen with a bit of surprise as he walked in.

"Boss..."

"The boss is back."

"Hey, Zhen, you're back?" Tang San was a bit surprised. Xiao Wu turned her head slightly with a guilty conscience and looked around confusedly, hoping that the matter of secretly taking money from Zhen wouldn't be revealed...

Ye Zhen smiled and waved at them, then asked, "Why did you all look so pale when I first came in? What's wrong?"

Wang Sheng and the other students exchanged looks and smiled wryly. "Brother Ye Zhen, it's almost the end of the year. I think you've already hunted for your first soul ring, right? If that's the case, we'll have four people graduating from the Seventh House. The brothers are a bit reluctant to part ways..."

The Notting Intermediate Soul Master Academy is located to the east of Notting City. "I want to see those who dare to go against us, but for those who don't graduate, practice diligently. Don't just play around all day." Ye Zhen, the elder brother, pointed out and gave instructions to the students who had failed to graduate.

They all lowered their heads in embarrassment. Since Ye Zhen arrived, their work and study life had improved many times. This year, they had indeed neglected their cultivation.

Xiao Wu looked at Ye Zhen's scene and really laughed. She found the situation very amusing. Although Ye Zhen was just a child, he managed to act like a teacher and gave a serious lesson to these children who were older than him.

After hearing Xiao Wu's clear laughter, Ye Zhen cast her a sideways glance and said indifferently, "Xiao Wu, since I wasn't here lately, maybe you secretly took a lot of money?"

"No, absolutely not." Xiao Wu immediately denied with a stiff neck.

"Really? It seems like you've grown a lot." Ye Zhen nodded calmly and turned slightly, as if he didn't want to expose the matter.

Seeing that the topic seemed to have passed, Xiao Wu felt a bit relieved, and a smug smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. Hehe, as long as I refuse to admit it, you can't do anything to me. After all, there are so many Soul Gold Coins under your bed. Don't you know that?

"Wang Sheng secretly told me that you took money every day during the five days I was away, a total of a dozen times," Ye Zhen's voice suddenly became weak.

Xiao Wu's still smug little head did not turn. After hearing Ye Zhen's words, she retorted without hesitation, "Nonsense, I only took it four times, and I only took six Soul Gold Coins each time."

"Pop..." Tang San covered his face...

"Smack..." Wang Sheng covered his face...

Xiao Wu hastily covered her mouth, but she had already spoken, and it was clearly too late...

Ye Zhen looked at her with a smile, but a different kind of smile: "Okay... six coins per day, after four days, that seems to be 24 coins, plus the previous ones, the total is 381 coins. Calculating the interest and rounding up, that's 1,000 Soul Gold Coins. How are you going to pay me back?"

Xiao Wu: ??

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Five days later, Notting Junior Soul Master Academy officially closed. Many students were happily returning home, and the main street of Notting College was full of people heading back.

Many students had left. Only Ye Zhen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu remained. It wasn't that they were slow, but Ye Zhen slept late, and Tang San and Xiao Wu were waiting for him to pack up.

Due to Xiao Wu's lack of housing, after a discussion the previous night, she decided to follow Ye Zhen and Tang San to the Sacred Soul Village for a visit, and then wait until Notting Intermediate College started, and enroll with them.

Ye Zhen and Tang San naturally had no objections to this.

Looking at Ye Zhen, who was counting the Soul Gold Coins into the Mo Jade Bracelet one by one, Tang San's mouth twitched. He was shocked at first sight. How much money did you steal from the students at the academy this year? And where did you get your soul storage guide from?

Xiao Wu's eyes sparkled as she looked at the Golden Soul Coins. If the money were mine, it would be great...

"Ah, there are still 1,136 coins left. I really am a little expert at making money..." Ye Zhen stood up and stretched his muscles.

"Let's go, let's go to Notting City to buy something to take back. I'll pay for you." Ye Zhen looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu, waving his small hand and saying with a big expression.

"Then I'm welcome. I'll just bring some wine for my father." Tang San smiled.

Xiao Wu raised her hand enthusiastically: "I, I, I... I want to eat carrots..."

"Huh? You still want to eat? Pay the money you owe me first..."

"No, Brother Zhen, please, please," Xiao Wu began to tug at Ye Zhen's arm with a bitter face and acted like a baby.

Ye Zhen rubbed his head and said with pain, "You really can't do anything about this. You only call me that when I need to pay, right?"

"I promise I'll call you that again... as long as you offer me a carrot feast."

Ye Zhen and the three of them left the school gate together and went to the main markets of Notting City to buy a variety of items, filling half of a black jade bracelet.

Ye Zhen also went to a clothing store to customize several sets of clothes. Since no clothes could be as beautiful as the Hokage Robe, he ordered eighteen pieces for all age groups.

A red cloud robe with a black background, a hat, and bells arranged.

Ye Zhen could leave any inconvenient tasks to the clone; it could handle tasks that were inconvenient to kill. He was like an organization by himself. Moreover, the strength of this organization would automatically increase as Ye Zhen's level rose.

Ye Zhen and the three walked around Notting City until the afternoon before leaving the city together.

Along the way, Xiao Wu skipped around, holding a carrot and chewing while constantly circling around Ye Zhen and Tang San, full of joy. What made people uncomfortable was that she was also humming some small tunes she learned from Ye Zhen. Tang San didn't mind Xiao Wu making noise beside them.

Ye Zhen wasn't as tolerant as Xiao San. He rolled his eyes and said, "Girl, can't you keep quiet while you eat?"

Xiao Wu responded, "Huum!! You don't understand how lovely my voice is; you should be thankful." To which Ye Zhen simply waved his arm where the bracelet was and said, "It seems you've forgotten who's carrying your carrots," sending a teasing glance...

From a distance, the three didn't reach the entrance of the village until night. Compared to a year ago, Holy Soul Village hadn't changed much; it was still in an undisputed state.

At this moment, most families had just returned from working in the fields and were walking home one after another.

The three people standing at the entrance of the village were naturally very eye-catching. Ye Zhen wasn't short of money, so the three of them were well-dressed. Although not exquisite, they were made of silk. They were clean and looked like children from wealthy families. Moreover, a year later, they were all taller, so it was normal not to be recognized.

"Don't be surprised, let's go." Ye Zhen said and ran ahead toward his home.

Tang San's and Ye Zhen's families lived next door, so naturally, they were on the same street. He followed Ye Zhen with Xiao Wu. When they approached the house, Ye Zhen's loud voice sounded: "Dad, Mom, I'm back..." The voice arrived before the person.

"Humhhhhhh..." There was a rush of footsteps in the room. After a while, Liu Qingqing leaned out of the door frame and looked outside excitedly. When she saw Ye Zhen, a smile suddenly appeared on her face.

Liu Qingqing rushed over in two steps and held Ye Zhen in her arms.

Ye Nan also didn't know when he was leaning against the door frame. He generally didn't smile, but this time the corners of his mouth were upturned in a rare smile. It seemed that Ye Nan was also very happy that Ye Zhen was back home.

Tang San and Xiao Wu looked at Ye Zhen with envy in their eyes. They also wanted to have such a harmonious family.

"Well, Mom, don't get too excited. People are watching..." Ye Zhen struggled a few times before freeing himself from his mother's embrace.

Liu Qingqing then looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu and said with a smile, "Is this Xiao San? He's grown much taller. Is this girl your classmate?"

"Hello, Auntie, my name is Xiao Wu. I'm a classmate of Brother Zhen." Xiao Wu smiled, without any fear, and introduced herself familiarly.

"Hello, Aunt Liu. I'll go back to see Dad first." Tang San also greeted politely and wanted to return to his own home first. Seeing Ye Zhen's harmonious family, he really missed Tang Hao now.

"Wait... Xiao San, your father hasn't been in Holy Soul Village for a few days. He seems to be away from home. Didn't he write to you?" Liu Qingqing stopped Tang San, who wanted to leave, and said with some confusion.

Tang San was surprised and then quickly ran back to his house. He didn't think Liu Qingqing would lie to him. Had his father left a few days ago? How could it be so sudden?

Tang San was confused at the moment. Ye Zhen sighed lightly.

"Mom, Xiao Wu and I will go see Xiao San first... Uncle Tang Hao isn't here; I think he'll be very sad. By the way, let's cook some more dishes tonight and eat together." Ye Zhen placed the jade bracelet on the table and, after putting everything from home and clothes inside, went next door with Xiao Wu to Tang San's house.

The door was not closed. Tang San was in the middle of the wooden house, holding a piece of paper with a bit of dust in his right hand, his expression silent. From his clenched left hand, it could be seen that Tang San was not in a good mood.

Ye Zhen stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and comforted him, "Little San, at least Uncle Tang Hao didn't leave without saying goodbye. He left a letter for you. That means he still cares about you, but he might be away due to some difficulties."

Xiao Wu followed Ye Zhen's words, gently comforting him, "Yes, yes, maybe your dad left on purpose, just to make you grow up better and stronger? Don't be depressed, let's have dinner at Brother Zhen's house. I'm starving..."

Ye Zhen had a black line on his face. Why does this kind of comfort sound so awkward coming from you? You obviously just want to eat, right? Comfort is just incidental, isn't it?

An ironic smile appeared on Tang San's face, "Ye Zhen, sometimes I really envy you; your family is so happy. Oh... I only have my dad as a relative. Now even my dad isn't here."

"How silly to say that. Your dad isn't dead, just not home. Even if he's not here, you still have me and Brother Zhen as good friends. If you really want to find a relative... well..." Xiao Wu patted her small chest, "Then I don't mind being your sister. As the saying goes, an older brother is like a father, and an older sister is like a mother. As long as you call me Sister Xiaowu, Sister Xiaowu will let you experience the great maternal love."

Ye Zhen: ...You're so flashy...

Tang San: ??

"You seem younger than me, right? I remember you were born in August and I in January, so you should be younger..." Tang San said with an unsatisfied face.

Xiao Wu tilted her head and tapped her chin with her index finger. "But you can't beat me. You lose every time you try. You don't even have a chance to tie without the ghost method. I'm better than you, so I should be the older one." Xiao Wu proudly lifted her head with her hands on her hips.

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Ye Zhen looked at the two of them really bickering, a bit speechless. But Xiao Wu could be considered as distracting Xiao San's attention.

Looking at the two who were still arguing, Ye Zhen had to step in. He was hungry and wanted to eat.

"Bang~" "Bang~" Ye Zhen gave the two a bright tap.

Tang San and Xiao Wu clutched their heads and shouted "Ouch."

"Is it really worth arguing about this? Let's eat..." Ye Zhen said with a serious face.

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue mischievously and jumped ahead.

Tang San seemed to be in a much better mood and didn't continue to suffer. Following Ye Zhen step by step, he walked towards Ye Zhen's house.

For Tang San, tonight's meal was special. He had never eaten at the same table with his family. Tang Hao always got up, drank a bowl of porridge with a few bites, and then went back to sleep or went out to drink.

Although Ye Nan and Liu Qingqing were not Tang San's relatives, Tang San and Ye Zhen had a good relationship. Ye's parents were naturally friendly with Tang San. Tang San also politely addressed Ye Shu and Aunt Liu when he saw them. That could be considered somewhat like family.

Ye Zhen and Tang San entered the house and found that seven or eight dishes were already on the table, but Ye's mother was still busy in the kitchen. It seemed the dishes were not finished yet?

"Little San, sit down, don't hold back." Ye Father looked at Tang San and smiled.

Tang San nodded, "Thank you, Uncle Ye, sorry for the trouble." Then, Tang San sat down in the empty seat next to Xiao Wu.

Ye Zhen looked at the seven or eight different meat dishes on the table, feeling that his lips and teeth were fresh and he hadn't tasted his mother's cooking in a long time.

"Is this enough food? What's my mom busy with?" Ye Zhen couldn't help but ask. If it were a normal day, he would have used his chopsticks first, but today there were guests. Although they were all family, it was polite to wait for Liu Qingqing to come to the table before eating together.

"My aunt asked me what I like to eat now. I said I like carrots. Now my aunt is making them." Xiao Wu said shyly.

Ye Zhen rolled his eyes after hearing that. Girl, are you embarrassed?

"Haha, no rush." Ye Nan took a sip of wine and continued, "Little San, tell me about your experiences with Xiao San this year. Also, where did you get so much money to buy things?"

"Uh..." Ye Zhiqiu looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu with guilt but realized they were holding back smiles. It was clear that this was a mockery of Ye Zhen's nickname.

Ye Zhen's face darkened, and it seemed he needed to find a chance to practice with them.

"Dad, do you think I look like I'm doing something bad? Look at my sincere eyes." Ye Zhen tried his best to put on an innocent face.

"Well, I still have a lot of money. It's all from the Spirit Hall. After becoming a soul master, I can receive a lot of money every month. Besides, I'm now a great soul master at level 27. I can earn even more." After speaking, Ye Zhen took out more than half of the gold soul coins from the black jade bracelet and placed them in front of Ye Nan, a total of more than 600. The stack of gold coins was indeed shocking.

Some people at the table were shocked. Ye Nan was surprised that his son actually had so much money?

Xiao Wu and Tang San were shocked that Ye Zhiqiu was already at level 27. What the hell, we're only at level 18 now; why are you at level 27? Are you cheating?

Liu Qingqing, who came out with the vegetables, saw this scene. The few carrot dishes in her hand almost fell. The two had never seen so many gold soul coins in their entire lives.

Does a soul master really make money like this?

"Xiao Zhen, tell me honestly, where did the money come from? You can't just divert it..." Ye Nan spoke harshly, not even using his nickname this time.

"Dad, it's really money from the Spirit Hall. A Great Spirit Master can receive a stipend of 50 Gold Soul Coins per month." Ye Zhen quickly explained and kicked Tang San and Xiao Wu under the table.

The two, being human spirits, reacted immediately.

"Uncle Ye, what Ye Zhen said is true. The monthly stipend for a soul master is really quite a lot." Tang San said.

Xiao Wu made an innocent face and nodded, "Xiao San is right. We earn a lot and won't lie to you."

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