Douluo Continent: Starting with a Tom Cat

Shen An stared at the person in front of him in surprise. This person was too familiar. Could it be that he had developed feelings for him because he had seen him kill those three people with his sword yesterday?

"Holy crap, how are you still alive?!"

When Feng Xiaotian and his group came in from outside, they saw Shen An and cursed as if they had seen a ghost.

Chapter 90 Brother, you smell so good!

Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu and her group behind him really didn't expect to run into Shen An again. They had personally witnessed the Titan Giant Ape chasing after Shen An.

Although Shen An's explosive speed shocked them, it was still far inferior to that terrifying behemoth.

To everyone's surprise, Shen An was still alive and unharmed.

Shen An was speechless. This guy had a really foul mouth, but considering that he had reminded him at the time, Shen An decided not to argue with him.

Feng Xiaotian's gaze suddenly swept past Shen An and landed on Xue Qinghe behind him. He quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Feng Xiaotian of Shenfeng Academy greets Your Highness."

Feng Xiaotian, as the most outstanding disciple of Shenfeng Academy, had been led by his master to meet the Tiandou royal family before, so he had met Xue Qinghe once. He just didn't expect to meet her here.

However, Huo Wu, who was usually keen on fighting, had never met the Crown Prince before. Seeing Feng Xiaotian's respectful demeanor, she was momentarily confused.

"Feng Xiaotian, who are you? You... Waaah, Teacher Xu, why are you covering my mouth?"

"I am Xu Dongyang from the Blazing Fire Academy, paying my respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Xu Dongyang was the teacher from Blazing Fire Academy who had brought Huo Wu and her brother to hunt soul beasts. He was also surprised to see Xue Qinghe.

Seeing that the hot-tempered Huo Wu was about to say something unpleasant, Xu Dongyang quickly covered Huo Wu's mouth. This was the Crown Prince of Tian Dou, the future heir to the Tian Dou Empire.

Fire Dancer, you need to be more careful!

Xue Qinghe remained expressionless. He had no reason to hide his identity anyway, so what if it was discovered?

"Haha, no need for formalities. You are all outstanding students of the Five Elements Academy. We are not much different in age, so we can talk as equals," Xue Qinghe said with a smile.

"However, judging from what you all say, it seems you encountered some danger in the Star Dou Great Forest. Would you mind telling us about it?" Xue Qinghe said with a hint of curiosity.

Shen An saw Xue Qinghe chatting with him. Although he was surprised by Xue Qinghe's status as the crown prince, he did not stay there. Instead, he took Tom and slipped back to his room.

What happened today was too dangerous; he's still shaken and has no desire to talk.

Xue Qinghe learned the whole story from Xu Dongyang, and after he left, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Whoo~"

With Xue Qinghe's discerning eye, he could naturally tell that the giant beast Xu Dongyang was referring to was the Titan Ape.

Xue Qinghe murmured, "To actually escape from the Titan Giant Ape, is it luck or wisdom? Interesting."

Looking back, Xue Qinghe realized that Shen An had disappeared. He couldn't help but chuckle. Ever since he became the crown prince, he had been surrounded by people who wanted to curry favor with him.

Some people offered huge sums of money to meet him but failed, and others wanted to become his lackeys but could not find a way. Yet Shen An secretly slipped away after learning his identity. This was the first time he had met such an interesting person.

Little did Xue Qinghe know that, unlike the people of Douluo Continent, Shen An had no imperial power in his previous life, and he would never try to curry favor with the so-called royal family.

That night.

When Ye Zi woke up, she found herself lying on a soft bed, a softness she had never felt before.

Yezi looked around and found herself lying in a simply decorated house, but it was much better than the woodshed she used to live in.

There seemed to be a huge monster, and then I fainted. So, was I saved by that very good-looking person?

"you're awake."

Upon hearing Shen An's voice, Ye Zi quickly rolled off the bed and bent down at a ninety-degree angle towards Shen An.

"Thank you for helping me obtain a spirit ring and saving my life."

Shen An couldn't help but touch his nose. This really couldn't be said to have saved Ye Zi's life, since the Titan Ape was after him.

"Cough cough, it's nothing."

Shen An remembered that Ye Zi's martial soul was an abacus, and she came to the Star Dou Great Forest alone. Moreover, she was bullied by bad guys at the beginning. Her identity was very innocent, so he immediately had an idea.

"Don't you have any family? Or rather, where do you plan to go after becoming a Soul Master?"

Upon hearing Shen An's words, Ye Zi's eyes immediately became misty, glistening with tears, and she shook her head violently.

"Soul Master, my parents have passed away, and I don't know where to go next. I want to become a Soul Master just so that I won't be bullied. My mother said that if I become a Soul Master, no one will bully me."

Before Shen An could react, Tom was already wiping away her tears with a tissue and clasping his hands together, pleading with Shen An for Ye Zi's sake.

“Well then, I just opened a shop and I’m short-staffed. If you don’t have anywhere to go for the time being, you can consider coming here,” Shen An said after a moment of contemplation.

"thump."

She actually knelt down in front of Shen An. Shen An quickly stepped aside. What the hell are you doing? This thing is no joke, it'll kill you.

Yezi is a very intelligent girl; you can tell from the fact that she silently bought grilled fish for Tom.

This spirituality led her to instinctively feel that Shen An might be the only benefactor she would ever meet in her life.

So when Shen An expressed his intention to take her in, Ye Zi knelt down without hesitation, eager to seize the opportunity.

"bang"

A dull thud sounded as Ye Zi kowtowed heavily, her forehead swelling up at a visible speed. Startled, Shen An quickly told Tom to help Ye Zi up.

Ever since Shen An met Ye Zi, she had been looking filthy. Shen An had already told Ye Zi to take a shower. Listening to the sound of water in the bathroom, Shen An had a headache. What was going on?

Oh well, I've already accepted it. I'll just have to think about how to explain it to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong when I get back.

-

The next morning, Shen An led Tom and Ye Zi downstairs and saw a person sitting in the lobby, seemingly waiting for someone.

Xue Qinghe chuckled and said, "What a coincidence, Brother Jerry. Are you going to Soto City? Why don't we go together? It'll be good to have company on the way."

Shen An's lips twitched. He didn't see anything coincidental about it; Xue Qinghe was clearly waiting for him on purpose.

"Your Highness, you seem quite interested in me," Shen An said directly.

Shen An couldn't understand why a crown prince he had never met was showing him unusual interest, and he was too lazy to think about it, so he decided to just ask him directly.

"Haha, I've said it before, I felt an instant connection with you, as if we were born to be close." Xue Qinghe's words carried an indescribable charm that made it hard not to believe him.

"Oh, really?" Shen An walked forward and approached Xue Qinghe.

Tom curiously walked up to Xue Qinghe. He felt that Xue Qinghe was unreal, as if the person in front of him was a mannequin.

Cats are very curious, and Tom stretched out his paw to pinch Xue Qinghe's left leg bone.

Xue Qinghe was horrified. How could this be? The Soul Bone skill was malfunctioning!

A mysterious, subtle fragrance drifted into Shen An's nose.

Looking at Xue Qinghe in front of him, Shen An felt a sense of unease and blurted out, "Brother, you smell so good."

Chapter 91 Tom's Anti-Magic Ability

Shen An had already discovered Tom's ability to suppress magic when Tom was painting his spirit rings.

Simply put, as long as Tom holds onto a spirit ring, the skill of that spirit ring cannot be used. When Shen An's spirit ring was held by Tom, he realized that his third spirit skill could not be activated, although his spirit power could still be used.

Shen An then planned that if they encountered a powerful enemy in the future, he would release Tom and let Tom touch whichever enemy's spirit ring lit up.

As for the underlying principles, Shen An didn't ponder why the soul skill couldn't be activated yet the soul power remained. He didn't want to limit Tang Tiandi's immense power with his limited thinking.

However, Xue Qinghe was unaware that he only noticed that the disguise effect of his angelic left leg bone was gradually failing. Xue Qinghe hurriedly looked at his left leg and found a cat curiously pinching it.

Xue Qinghe hurriedly broke free from Tom's grasp, and the hazy aura that had previously appeared on him vanished completely, along with the faint fragrance emanating from his body.

Xue Qinghe was horrified. The failure of his soul bone just now was definitely related to this cat. What on earth was this thing?

When Tom saw that Xue Qinghe had noticed him pinching him, he looked displeased and distanced himself, pretending that he hadn't done anything, while whistling with a wandering gaze.

"Hmm, the fragrance is gone. Cough cough, no, Your Highness, I just smelled a fragrance for no reason."

Seeing Xue Qinghe's unpleasant expression, Shen An explained that he didn't want to be misunderstood as a man.

Xue Qinghe had just clearly felt offended, what did it mean to say "brother, you smell so good"? However, being a man of great composure, he quickly regained his composure.

"It's alright, Brother Jerry, no need to be so polite. I should just call you Brother Xue, since I'm a few years older than you."

“Jerry, what are you waiting for? If we set off now, we might arrive in Soto City tonight.”

Shen An sighed helplessly. Xue Qinghe was far too familiar with him. He was the Crown Prince, yet he treated him like a brother without any formality.

"Alright, let's go then, Brother Xue. Ye Zi, come along."

At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang watched Tang San and the others carrying heavy bamboo baskets, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes.

Ever since he saw that Shen An's second soul skill was a thousand years, Yu Xiaogang had been thinking about how to absorb soul rings beyond the age limit of a martial soul, and he came to the conclusion that it was related to physical fitness.

Therefore, he meticulously prepared special training programs for the trainees, such as weighted running and weighted mountain climbing, as well as practical training.

Yu Xiaogang believed that with his training, as long as the students were willing to work hard, defeating Shen An would definitely not be a problem, and then they would be able to ravage that damned cat.

As for Ning Rongrong, let's give her father some face and let her off the hook for now.

Tang San and Dai Mubai were also holding their breath. Tang San had been resentful because Xiao Wu was injured. It was one thing to hurt him, but to hurt Xiao Wu was to invite death.

Dai Mubai felt he had been cheated on; who the hell could tolerate the humiliation of having their wife stolen?

"Little San, is the master's training really effective? If this continues, can he defeat Shen An?"

Exhausted and panting, Dai Mubai's eyes flashed with a wicked light as he spoke to Tang San. Because they shared a common enemy, the relationship between Dai Mubai and Tang San heated up rapidly.

"It should be effective. I just got my third spirit ring not long ago, and I'm already level 32."

Tang San said with a wry smile, although he also had doubts in his heart, he still had to defend his teacher.

"Xiao San, the master has always told us not to be impulsive, to train diligently and then go after Shen An. But Shen An was already able to defeat us when he was a Great Soul Master. If he becomes a Soul Venerable in the future, how will we be able to defeat him?"

Tang San's mind raced: "Brother Dai, what do you mean?"

“Now that I’m level 38 and you’re level 32, and you have that domineering external soul bone, why don’t we join forces to ambush each other and take advantage of each other’s unpreparedness?”

“Shen An is nothing but a hothouse flower. The fact that he didn’t dare to kill us before shows that our strength has improved by leaps and bounds. We might be able to cripple him.”

Dai Mubai's words were filled with resentment and killing intent, and Tang San's gaze sharpened; he was tempted.

-

"Brother Xue, what brings you to Soto City? How could a prince like yourself go alone?" Shen An asked curiously.

Xue Qinghe smiled without changing his expression: "You don't know, the Kingdom of Barak is known as the gateway to the empire. As the crown prince, I should go and investigate it."

Xue Qinghe paused and deliberately said, "I have the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Master. I heard that his daughter is also in Soto City, and she can be considered my sister. I just recently broke through and obtained my fifth soul ring, so I have some free time. It is only right and proper for me to go and see her."

Upon hearing the name Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Shen An's expression remained unchanged, but his heart trembled. "It's over. If he goes to see Ning Rongrong, my real name will be exposed." A strange sense of shame welled up in his heart.

When Shen An first met Xue Qinghe, he thought he was just a stranger. Even knowing his identity as the Crown Prince, he didn't pay any attention to him. He never expected that he would have this connection with Ning Rongrong.

Shen An chuckled twice, picked up Tom who was walking on the road, and stroked him a couple of times to calm his restless mood.

When Xue Qinghe saw Tom, his face twitched involuntarily. This cat was too strange. When he touched Tom's left leg bone, Tom's soul bone couldn't be activated. It was better to stay away from him.

Shen An checked his reputation score while feeling ashamed.

Shen An [Fame Value 54372] Although Shen An has not appeared in the Great Soul Arena these past few days, his reputation has been gradually spread, so it can still bring him fame value.

However, this rate of increase is far too slow, which is insufficient for both summoning mysterious figures and improving strength through lotteries.

'How can I gain more fame points?' Shen An's eyes inadvertently swept over Xue Qinghe.

Wait a minute, he's the crown prince, and he's interested in me. If possible, could I use his influence to develop myself?

Even if an empire is rife with undercurrents and rebellions are brewing, the power that a crown prince can mobilize is immeasurable.

Even if Xue Qinghe personally endorses him and is willing to promote his fame in the future, the fame he can gain will be an indescribable number.

Shen An's gaze towards Xue Qinghe instantly became incredibly intense, as if he were looking at a stunningly beautiful woman who was completely naked.

Xue Qinghe's true cultivation level was a six-ring Soul Emperor, so how could he not sense Shen An's sudden change?

Seeing the lustful look in Shen An's eyes, Xue Qinghe felt extremely uncomfortable. Recalling Shen An's earlier words, "Brother, you smell so good," even someone as composed as him felt a chill.

Xue Qinghe felt a chill run down her spine as she thought, "They say some geniuses have quirks, could Shen An be one of them? Does he like men...? Has he set his sights on me?!"

Damn it, I'm a girl! If you dare do anything bad to me, I'll beat you to death!

It was nearly midnight when Shen An returned to Soto City with the two people and the cat.