In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 286 The Tang God King's "Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night" Was Hijacked

The next day, early in the morning.

Most of the teachers and students of Notting Academy were still asleep at this time, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had already walked out of the academy gate, facing the direction of the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall.

Yu Xiaogang was chatting casually with Tang San when she suddenly remarked with some emotion, "Speaking of which, the implementation of spirit rings and inner cores has indeed made things much more convenient. For example, after purchasing spirit rings and inner cores, spirit masters can choose to absorb them on the spot under the supervision of the Spirit Hall staff, and then they can directly register their spirit information."

"Once you truly become a one-ring Soul Master, you'll be able to register with the Spirit Hall and receive a monthly stipend. You won't need to work as a part-time student anymore..."

Tang San listened and nodded in agreement. After all, the Spirit Hall was only useful to him now, as it was a subsidy. In fact, it was the Empire that was distributing the money, and the Spirit Hall was just acting as a middleman. He had nothing to be grateful for.

"Oh, right, mistress, here, take this."

As the two walked along the road, Tang San lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought. Suddenly, he noticed Yu Xiaogang handing him something and assumed that Yu Xiaogang was preparing to give him the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon, a storage soul tool, just like in his previous life. So, he subconsciously reached out to take it.

However, after Tang San took the thing from Yu Xiaogang, he touched it and the strange feeling made him stop in his tracks.

"What is this?"

Tang San quickly recognized what was in his hand, then stared wide-eyed at the small bracelet on his wrist, instead of the familiar Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon belt. He couldn't help but ask aloud.

"Ahem, this is a storage soul tool."

Yu Xiaogang coughed lightly, and then began to tell Tang San about the function of the storage soul tool and its origin.

Tang San looked at the bracelet-shaped storage soul tool on his hand, and his expression changed slightly. After Yu Xiaogang finished explaining the concept to him, he asked, seemingly casually:

"Oh, those soul tools are really amazing. By the way, teacher, since there are bracelet-shaped ones, are there other shapes? Like necklaces or belts or something..."

"Um!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang glanced at Tang San with a hint of surprise.

"Little San, you really know how to talk. Soul tools can indeed exist in various forms, including belts. I used to have a belt-shaped storage soul tool, which had much more space than yours, but I've given it away now."

"Who should I give it to?"

Tang San pressed for an answer.

"You mistress..."

Yu Xiaogang seemed to suddenly notice Tang San's strange reaction, and her gaze towards him became somewhat puzzled.

Tang San also realized what was happening and explained, "I just thought that, according to what you said, storage soul tools are so precious and rare, the person you gave them to must have a very close relationship with you. I was just a little curious."

"oh."

Looking at Tang San's face, which was only six years old and somewhat ugly but still childlike, Yu Xiaogang nodded knowingly, without suspicion, and then casually said:

"I gave that belt-shaped storage soul tool to your senior brother."

really!

Upon hearing this, Tang San thought to himself, and his face darkened.

Damn it, that damned senior brother, that despicable variable who hasn't shown up yet... How dare you steal my Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night, Tang Shenwang! You'll be in deep trouble in the future! You've already chosen your death!

Tang San cursed under his breath a few more times, but in order not to let Yu Xiaogang notice anything amiss, he could only maintain a calm expression.

Perhaps because he was in a bad mood at the moment, he ultimately did not give his substitute for "Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon" a name.

Soon, the two arrived at the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall. Yu Xiaogang explained to a steward on duty that they wanted to see if there were any good spirit rings or inner cores. The steward didn't say much and led the two to a separate courtyard inside the Martial Soul Branch Hall.

Tang San's face gradually showed some interest. After following Yu Xiaogang and the Spirit Hall deacon through a not-so-wide passage, they soon saw some boxes placed on small platforms on both sides. The boxes were slightly open, and the outlines of the inner cores inside were faintly visible.

With the help of Yu Xiaogang's explanation, which showed him some experience, Tang San learned that the quality of the spirit rings and inner cores placed on either side of the passage was not particularly high, so he lost interest. However, as his field of vision gradually widened, Tang San saw a tower-shaped platform at the far end, decorated in a rather dazzling and luxurious manner. Each of the platforms extending from the platform held boxes containing spirit rings and inner cores, and his eyes lit up again.

The Spirit Hall deacon, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San quickly walked to the platform. The Spirit Hall deacon glanced at Yu Xiaogang and then stepped forward to introduce the products on the platform to the two of them one by one, though his tone was rather cold.

Tang San noticed this, so he whispered to Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, what's wrong with him? He doesn't seem to like us very much."

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang did not show any displeasure, but her expression was somewhat embarrassed.

"It's not you, it's him. This 'master' is quite 'famous' in our Martial Soul Branch Hall in Notting City. Who would want to see him?"

"Since you call him 'teacher,' you're not his student or even disciple, are you? I advise you to stay away from this guy as soon as possible."

Before Yu Xiaogang could say anything, the Spirit Hall steward, who was not far away and seemed to have exceptionally keen hearing, finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up.

It turns out that Yu Xiaogang is sometimes very concerned about his reputation, and sometimes he is really shameless. Relying on the fact that the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall has always been friendly to guests, he started to openly study various soul rings and inner cores under the guise of "taking a look at the goods" at the Martial Soul Branch Hall several times. Although he only sniffed and looked, he gradually disgusted the Martial Soul Hall staff who accompanied him.

Ever since Yu Xiaogang's reputation was completely ruined three months ago, he has become somewhat unrestrained. Although, recently he seems to have come to his senses and has returned to his former "melancholy" and "dejected" demeanor, like a talented but unappreciated master.

...The time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed.

The steward didn't waste any more words and calmly introduced the inner cores on the platform one by one. Tang San, who originally wanted to pretend to be a "good disciple who protects his master," was stopped by Yu Xiaogang, who felt that she was in the wrong.

As expected, after Wang Zhao informed Uncle Li of the underhanded operation last night, the quality of the spirit rings and inner cores that the Notting City Spirit Branch Hall put on sale today was not very good. There were not many good items. After realizing this, Yu Xiaogang glanced at Tang San, who was looking thoughtful, and thought that the purpose of bringing him here to broaden his horizons today had been achieved. He then secretly made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)