After the Ma Xiaotao incident, Huo Yuhao and Hua Huo's prestige in Class 9 of the freshmen reached its peak.
The academy also kept its promise. The day after the incident, the compensation was distributed.
While receiving the compensation was certainly a happy event, no one wanted such a thing to happen again.
"Sister Jiang!"
"Junior, it's you. What's the matter?"
Seeing Huo Yuhao again, Jiang Nannan was no longer as distant as before, though she was somewhat puzzled about why this junior had come to find her.
She had heard some rumors about what happened after the gathering that day. She hadn't expected such an incident to occur after she left.
"Sister Jiang, it's like this. Our last gathering was disrupted, so we're planning to hold another one next Sunday."
"I'm here to invite you to dance again."
Huo Yuhao spoke without a hint of embarrassment.
To others, Jiang Nannan was indeed very beautiful.
But to him, she was nothing more than a fleeting beauty.
Hearing this, Jiang Nannan's eye twitched. She hadn't expected these juniors to still be in the mood for such things after what had happened.
"Alright, I'll be there."
Jiang Nannan agreed without hesitation, not mentioning the gold soul coins.
Although the last gathering had been disrupted, it had nothing to do with her, yet it still left the event incomplete.
She had received a thousand gold soul coins, but it felt somewhat uncomfortable taking that money.
Jiang Nannan didn't bring up the gold soul coins, but Huo Yuhao hadn't forgotten!
Five million gold soul coins for a gathering—how the hell was he supposed to spend that?
A gathering with two to three hundred thousand gold soul coins was already extravagant. Five million was simply unimaginable!
"Sister Jiang, this time we have sufficient funds. Forget the thousand gold soul coin dance; let's go for a ten thousand gold soul coin one!"
Huo Yuhao said with great confidence.
After saying this, he took out a savings card worth ten thousand gold soul coins from his storage soul tool and handed it to Jiang Nannan.
"I trust Sister Jiang's character. Forget about deposits or anything like that. This is the payment for the gathering."
Seeing Jiang Nannan still somewhat dazed, Huo Yuhao carefully placed the savings card in her palm, then turned and left.
After a while, Jiang Nannan finally came to her senses and looked blankly at the savings card in her hand.
"Forget the thousand gold soul coin dance…"
"Let's go for a ten thousand gold soul coin one…"
Huo Yuhao's words echoed in Jiang Nannan's mind, leaving her deep in thought.
What kind of dance could be worth ten thousand gold soul coins?
Back then, for a ten thousand gold soul coin Black Tortoise Divine Pill, she had… she had…
Thinking of this, Jiang Nannan's expression grew increasingly strange.
"Could this junior have feelings for me?"
One of the three great human delusions.
He (she) likes me!
"Wait, that can't be…"
As if remembering something, Jiang Nannan looked at her palm again and murmured, "He placed the savings card in my hand without even touching it. How could he possibly like me…"
"Jiang Nannan, don't flatter yourself. Someone like you, do you even deserve him?"
Jiang Nannan chuckled bitterly, put away the savings card, and began to think about what kind of dance could be worth ten thousand gold soul coins.
After inviting Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao walked along the edge of Shrek Lake toward Shrek City.
As for attending class… what class?
At that moment, two familiar figures appeared before Huo Yuhao.
"Xiao Ya, Brother Bei!"
It had been a while since Huo Yuhao had seen these two.
Since Huo Yuhao enrolled, Bei Bei had gone to the Sea God Pavilion to recuperate and had just come out.
Now, having just left the inner academy, he was on a date with Tang Ya by Shrek Lake, listening to her talk about the interesting things that had happened recently.
"Junior Yuhao, you really fooled Brother Bei!"
Seeing Huo Yuhao arrive, Bei Bei looked like he had eaten a bitter melon and complained.
Who was Ma Xiaotao?
She was the leader of this generation's Shrek Seven Monsters!
A Soul Emperor, with the Evil Fire Phoenix as her martial soul.
Such a powerhouse was actually stopped by Hua Huo and Huo Yuhao, and they almost killed Ma Xiaotao on the spot!
Bei Bei still remembered the first time he met Hua Huo and Huo Yuhao. They had encountered a thousand-year Dark Gold Claw Bear. He had fought with all his might, even using his Golden Holy Dragon bloodline, and almost didn't make it back.
If it hadn't been for Hua Huo's intervention, he might have really died there!
Who would have thought that Huo Yuhao was also hiding such strength!
Fine, fine, so he was the only honest one, right?
When Bei Bei heard about Huo Yuhao and Hua Huo's achievements, his mentality completely shattered!
As for Xu Sanshi being beaten by Huo Yuhao, that was no longer important.
"Yeah, Junior Yuhao, I didn't expect you to be so strong!"
"It's one thing for Xu Sanshi not to be your match, but even an inner academy senior couldn't beat you!"
Tang Ya said with a look of astonishment.
Huo Yuhao scratched his nose and said, "It was just luck, really."
"If she hadn't lost her mind, I wouldn't have been her match."
Bei Bei and Tang Ya: "…"
Now they understood why Huo Yuhao and Hua Huo hadn't joined the Tang Sect.
The Tang Sect's master and senior brother were like "ants" in their eyes. Why would they join the Tang Sect?
"Junior Yuhao, you're still so modest."
"If it were just luck, there wouldn't have been a case in thousands of years of a quasi-Great Soul Master defeating a Soul Emperor."
"To achieve this, you must have put in countless times more effort and sweat than ordinary people…"
Bei Bei's words made Huo Yuhao roll his eyes. What effort and sweat!
In the Douluo Continent, bloodline, martial soul, and talent were paramount. Without these, one needed opportunities. Without opportunities, no amount of effort could make one a powerhouse.
If effort and sweat were enough, what was the point of geniuses?
God of Fun, give me strength!
Before Huo Yuhao could say anything, Tang Ya lowered her head, her expression somewhat despondent.
"Do effort and sweat really matter?"
Tang Ya's voice was soft, but both of them heard it.
Bei Bei's face stiffened, and he wished he could slap himself. Why did he have to bring up effort and sweat?
Was Tang Ya not hardworking enough?
The sweat she shed was several times that of her peers!
But her talent was what it was, proving that effort and sweat didn't mean much.
Tang Ya's martial soul was just the Blue Silver Grass. Reaching level 30 at her age was a testament to the effort she had put in.
Beneath her sunny and cheerful exterior lay a heart filled with vengeance!
Tang Ya was different from Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu had truly just been playing around, completely forgetting about her hatred.
Only when the blade was at her neck did she remember her mother's grudge.
Tang Ya was different. She was truly hardworking, even willing to use dark forces to return and seek revenge!
For the sake of revenge, she could even leave Bei Bei behind!
After all, this was the Douluo Continent, a world of romance. Yet she was willing to abandon her lover to fulfill her quest for vengeance!