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A "Cat" Encounter in the Wild
🕑 Added 2025-05-16 10:08:14 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 122 ---
The soul contract ritual didn't take long. After reciting the developed soul formula, Han Yuan constructed a connection between Lou Gao and the Steel Wrought Dragon.
They complemented each other very well. Lou Gao's Sacred Molding Pen is a high-tier martial soul capable of examining and drawing "blueprints" using spirit energy and even his blood before eventually making them as long as there are enough raw materials. While this martial soul helped Lou Gao to have an easier time crafting Spirit Guidance Tools, this method caused Lou Gao's affinity with raw materials to be lower than others.
Thankfully, with the origins provided by the Steel Wrought Dragon, Lou Gao's affinity with the earth and metal elements improved tremendously, which allowed him to grasp raw materials and his creation better.
It was a match made in heaven!
Lou Gao rubbed his Spirit Soul's head, which he named Aron, and felt the newfound strength flowing into his body. The closer he became to this clump of steel dragon spirit beast, the stronger he felt.
"This could change the world..." He couldn't help but comment.
Han Yuan smiled faintly, "You said that same thing when I introduced the Spirit Guidance Technology to you."
Lou Gao chuckled, "You're right. Both technology and the soul contract can change the world. Brat, you're the pioneer of this era, and I'm glad you chose me!"
"I can't repay my whole life, but my old bones would do their best to fulfill your need, blacksmithing and burning iron? Leave it to me!"
"Then I wouldn't be shy about it." Han Yuan humored him.
After that, Han Yuan and Lou Gao chatted briefly about the Soul Guidance Tools before saying goodbye.
"Hey, brat. You forget about this." Lou Gao suddenly threw a storage ring at Han Yuan. "Don't you come here for this, too?"
Han Yuan caught the storage ring and sensed it was 'literally' filled to the brims with golden coins. There are at least billions of them.
He smiled, "Thanks."
"Don't forget to stay fit, Old Man."
"visit the Dao Academy sometimes, and don't just hide in your workshop like a Goblin."
"Stop nagging, and get out already!" Lou Gao's veins popped as he shouted at Han Yuan.
"Haha~!" Han Yuan laughed, dragging Ah Yin out of the Blacksmith Association.
Watching Han Yuan and Ah Yin disappear from the hidden stairs, Lou Gao couldn't help but smile because that brat really changed the well-being of everyone in Gengxin City. Thankfully, only a handful of people know about him, and Lou Gao prefers it that way, too.
Or else Han Yuan would get endangered.
Then, Lou Gao remembered something and smiled bitterly, "Damn, who am I even kidding? I might die earlier compared to that brat..."
Lou Gao always forgets that monstrous brat is much more powerful than him. No, nearly all spirit masters on the Douluo Continent. Although he didn't keep up with Han Yuan's cultivation progress, sometimes Dugu Bo came and complained about how useless he had become because his young master was too capable.
Of course, there is satisfaction in his story every damned time. If a Title Doulou called himself useless, it said something about the person he protected.
Lou Gao sighed, "Whatever, that brat can manage his own affair. An elder like me would rather play with my toys."
With that, Lou Gao returned to his workshops and began fiddling with the new blueprints Han Yuan had given him earlier.
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Han Yuan and Ah Yin returned to the main street. The guard greeted them with a big smile, and Han Yuan nodded.
"Where are we going next?" asked Han Yuan.
Ah Yin looked around in interest before replying, "What about dinner? We haven't eaten anything but wild berries all day."
"I'm interested in that triangle-shaped food!" She pointed at the rather crowded shop selling a slice of pizza for three copper coins.
"Pizza, huh? Sure." Han Yuan agreed immediately.
After getting a box of pizza and some drinks, Han Yuan and Ah Yin visited the city's park and sat on a bench while watching Gengxin City's nightlife.
Ah Yin picked up a slice of pizza and ate it like a curious cat, causing her blue eyes to shine with happiness. "So much cheese!"
"It's so creamy~!"
Han Yuan laughed in amusement, "Well, that one is just tomato sauce and cheese, simple yet undefeatable."
"Here, try one with Pepperoni and Sausages." He placed the slice of the pizza near her mouth.
Ah Yin gently took a big bite, and her little mouth couldn't swallow it. She looked like a squirrel, very much adorable.
"Xiao Yuan's Sausage is delicious~!"
Han Yuan raised his eyebrow, "You mean the pizza is delicious?"
Ah Yin licked her lips slowly, "Hmm, you can think of it that way if you want~!"
"Uh..." Han Yuan doesn't know what to say. He just turned his filter on and ignored this side of Ah Yin for now. Honestly, he wasn't ready for that path of goodness yet.
After the delicious dinner, Han Yun and Ah Yin decided to walk around the city to digest those pizza slices. They bought souvenirs like earrings and bracelets before getting out the same way they got in.
"Well, that was an eventful day." Han Yuan commented while carrying Ah Yin in the sky.
Ah Yin caressed the silver-green bracelet in her right hand and replied, "Yes, it was."
"We should probably go back, or people will get worried for you..."
"If I'm not wrong, you have an older sister and several girls who like you, right, Xiao Yuan?"
Cough!
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Those girls are close, yes. But I can't afford to play with their feelings when I have revenge in my head. It will be unfair for them." Han Yuan coughed and then replied honestly.
"Hmm, that's true, I suppose..." Ah Yin understood Han Yuan's difficulty, but as a mother, she felt he mustn't let revenge cloud his life and should spend some time with his loved ones occasionally.
Thinking about this, Ah Yin will definitely talk with the girls later.
Let's call it Save Baby Operation!
They glided silently for half an hour until Han Yuan witnessed a chase on the ground below. Since they are still in the Star Luo Empire, he couldn't help but become curious.
"There is a chase nearby. Do you want to take a look, Ah Yin?"
Ah Yin glanced at the dark ground below, "A chase? Hmm, well, there is no harm in checking things out."
"We might find something interesting."
"Let's go then!"
Upon hearing Ah Yin's agreement, Han Yuan glided down by folding his Thunderlight Wings and then opened them again a few seconds later, allowing them to see a group of people chasing someone.
Han Yuan raised his eyebrows because these people have the average cultivation of Spirit Ancestors, and one of them is even a Spirit King, but they couldn't even chase a half-step Spirit Grandmaster.
Is this training or something?
Ah Yin even commented in confusion, "How weird... Why do I feel these people don't chase that girl seriously? They are just like a group of cats playing around with a scared mouse."
"Cats?" Han Yuan's eyes widened as he quickly spread his spiritual power, scanning one of the chaser's minds to get some information before smiling helplessly.
"To think I encountered the "cat" here..."
"What is the chance..."
"Isn't my luck too high?"
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