Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 27 Jiang Nannan's Frugal Planning

Outside Tiandou City, a caravan was parked by the roadside. The caravan was not large, consisting of only four carriages.

"Mom, don't worry too much. We'll focus on getting medical treatment once we enter Tiandou City."

After gently calming her mother down, the orange-haired girl wiped away her tears, clutched a few silver soul coins, and slowly walked to the carriage where Huo Yuhao was riding, finding the old man in charge.

"Uncle, this is the travel fee from the last city to Tiandou City. Please accept it."

"Nan Nan, what are you doing? When we were walking on the mountain path, you even helped us drive away a few hundred-year-old soul beasts. In fact, we should be paying you for the escort team."

The old man's face was beaming with a simple smile as he took a gold soul coin out of his money bag.

"I never expected that Nan Nan would have the cultivation of a Soul Master at such a young age. As expected of a student of Shrek Academy, it is only because I was able to give you and your daughter a ride that I, an old man, have benefited."

The old man seemed to want Jiang Nannan to accept the payment without worry, and even chuckled and remarked, "These days, hiring a Grand Soul Master costs seven or eight silver soul coins."

"Please accept this gold soul coin; your mother is seriously ill and needs money right now."

Jiang Nannan looked at the gold soul coins the old man handed her, her lips moved, and after hesitating for a moment, she accepted them.

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Nannan took the gold soul coin and seemed to sense a soul power aura that wasn't too weak. Her orange, clear eyes glanced at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao smiled and greeted him.

Jiang Nannan nodded slightly, her gaze turning away indifferently, and walked to the carriage behind to stay by her mother's side.

Huo Yuhao was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that his first encounter with Jiang Nannan, who was known as the most beautiful woman in the outer courtyard in the original work, would be in this form, as the front and rear carriages of the same caravan.

The entire caravan then rested on the spot.

The old man chuckled and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder: "Little friend, do you two know each other?"

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and smiled, "When I was selling grilled fish in Shrek City, I heard some Shrek Academy students mention her."

The caravan's grooms started cooking together in a large pot.

The old man's gaze lingered on Jiang Nannan and her daughter for a moment before he sighed softly.

"This isn't the first time I've given them a ride. Their family situation is still very difficult. The mother has been seriously ill for many years and there's no way to find a cure. Nan Nan also has to study at Shrek Academy."

"During holidays, Nan Nan would take her mother to clinics in various towns for medical treatment, but over the years, her mother's illness has not been cured."

"Well, it's not easy for anyone when they're away from home. This is all I can do to help them."

Some businessmen aspire to be sophisticated egoists, but after witnessing the tragic experiences of those who are unhappy with their lives, they ultimately cannot maintain their hard-heartedness.

As Huo Yuhao listened, he lit a campfire and took out a small grill.

As an ice-attribute soul master, keeping the remaining bluefish fresh by freezing them is a piece of cake.

He took out a large cube of ice from his storage ring, inside which were frozen a dozen or so cleaned bluefish.

The old man, along with several grooms who were cooking in a large pot, and Jiang Nannan and her daughter, couldn't help but feel curious when they saw this scene.

With a thought, Huo Yuhao caused the entire cube of ice to melt instantly. Using his soul power, he placed more than a dozen grilled fish on the grill.

Seeing the ice melt instantly, the old man knew this was something no ordinary person could do: "Young man, are you also a Soul Master?"

Huo Yuhao didn't try to hide anything and nodded: "I'm a junior Soul Master who has just embarked on the path of cultivation and has already acquired a Soul Ring."

"That's still much better than my good-for-nothing grandson."

The old man sighed, "My grandson awakened a brick-shaped martial soul. Perhaps it was a stroke of good luck from his ancestors' graves that he finally managed to acquire two levels of innate soul power. Now he's over ten years old and still struggling at the Soul Warrior stage."

While listening to the old man speak, Huo Yuhao turned the grilled bluefish over.

He didn't use any strange fire or beast fire; the burning campfire made a soft "crackling" sound, and the tempting aroma of grilled fish quickly spread.

Jiang Nannan's delicate nose twitched slightly. She glanced a few times in the direction of the grilled fish, her lips moved but she didn't say anything.

A gentle smile appeared on Jiang's mother's sickly pale face: "Nannan, go buy two, Mom wants to eat some too."

Jiang Nannan knew that her mother had noticed her slightly greedy expression, and her cheeks flushed slightly: "Okay, Mom."

She stood up, straightened her clothes slightly, and reached out to brush her hair back, tucking the slightly messy orange strands from her forehead behind her ear.

Huo Yuhao skillfully flipped the grass carp, brushed it with a layer of prepared sauce and spices, and the golden-brown grass carp had a light oil dripping from it, with a rich aroma constantly bursting out from the fish's belly.

The aroma of grilled fish filled everyone's nostrils, and the grooms who were cooking in the large pot stopped using their spatulas. Their mouths watered as they swallowed, and suddenly the food they were cooking tasted bland.

Just then, a clear and gentle voice rang out in front of Huo Yuhao:

"Little brother, do you sell grilled fish?"

Huo Yuhao looked up and saw Jiang Nannan ask a question before standing quietly in front of him, waiting for a response.

Jiang Nannan's dress was simple and had a few wrinkles. Her wavy orange hair looked a little messy from sitting in the carriage for a long time.

However, she has a very delicate appearance, with fair skin like porcelain, a very tall figure, and eyes like a clear pool of water. Even without special makeup, she can be described as beautiful and refined.

Huo Yuhao stated the price of the grilled fish: "It's sold for five copper soul coins each."

Jiang Nannan pursed her lips: "Little brother, you've overpriced it."

Huo Yuhao flipped the grilled fish over, revealing a friendly, boy-next-door smile: "But it smells so good! And this is outside the city, so I froze these fish all the way here to keep them fresh."

Jiang Nannan thought about it and agreed; the whole set was indeed worth the price.

Her gaze fell on the grill, on a grass carp that was noticeably smaller than usual, and she parted her lips slightly:

"Little brother, I'd like to buy two grilled fish for ten copper soul coins. Could you give me the smaller one?"

Huo Yuhao blinked, surprised that Jiang Nannan was so shrewd and calculating.

"Alright then." Huo Yuhao picked up the two grilled fish and one small grilled fish, a total of three, and handed them to Jiang Nannan.

"Thank you, little brother."

Jiang Nannan thanked them softly, took the grilled fish, handed over ten copper soul coins, and then walked towards the carriage behind.

At this time, the old man's large pot of food was also ready, and a large, specially made carpet was laid on the ground.

The old man called out, "Nannan, help your mother over here. It'll be more lively if everyone eats together."

(End of this chapter)