Three months later, Yin Hao and his friends were only one month away from graduation.
Tang San looked at Yin Hao, who was about to leave, and said,
"Brother Hao, are you really going to leave early?"
Yin Hao nodded.
"I still have some things to take care of, so I need to leave a month early. See you at Shrek Academy in a month."
Tang San nodded, chatted with Yin Hao for a few more minutes, and then watched him leave. Of course, Xiao Wu skipped and hopped after Yin Hao.
...
Three days later, in a forest on the outskirts of Soto City.
Yin Hao was evenly sprinkling jars of barbecue seasoning onto the wild boar he had hunted earlier.
As time went by, wisps of aroma wafted from the wild boar.
Sitting next to him, Xiao Wu couldn't help but swallow when she smelled the aroma.
Just two days ago, she was still stubbornly insisting that barbecued meat could never taste as good as crystal radish. But in just half a day, she had proven herself wrong.
The expensive jars of barbecue seasoning redeemed from the system made the already delicious roasted meat even more tempting. The aroma, so enticing it reached the very bones, captivated Xiao Wu.
Yin Hao glanced at Xiao Wu, who was staring longingly at the roasted suckling pig, and couldn't help but chuckle. But… to be honest, the things this system sells are really expensive! Just a few bottles of seasoning cost Yin Hao ten gold soul coins.
Plus, things are different now. He has a bodyguard like Nihuang Douluo with him. Selling tiger-type soul beasts like before would be too beneath him. Now, gold soul coins are only going out, not coming in—it's killing him!
Yin Hao took the roasted suckling pig down from the rack and placed it on the lotus leaves he had laid out, then removed the stick.
Xiao Wu, who had been waiting patiently, pounced on it as soon as Yin Hao put the pig down, grabbing a leg and tearing off a large chunk of meat, regardless of how hot it was.
"Tear...hot hot hot...tear...it smells so good..."
Watching Xiao Wu eat so heartily, Yin Hao gently touched her two little rabbit ears. Xiao Wu didn't mind; she was used to it. It seemed Yin Hao was quite interested in his braids and her rabbit ears.
She had asked Yin Hao why before, but he only said something like...increase attack speed, which she couldn't understand. Since she didn't understand, Xiao Wu didn't continue asking and focused on eating her grilled meat.
Yin Hao didn't eat, but silently asked the system in his mind.
"System, are you accurate or not? Didn't you say Zhu Zhuqing would come to this area today? It's almost dark, and I haven't even seen a cat hair. If you're not accurate, just return my two thousand gold soul coins to me right now, don't dawdle."
[Ahem...Host, please be patient, wait a little longer, wait a little longer...]
Yin Hao had no choice; what could he do when he encountered such a terrible system?
Two more hours passed. The sun had set, and although it wasn't completely dark yet, the gray haze greatly obstructed visibility.
[Host, you've waited for them.]
Yin Hao instantly perked up.
"Where?"
[11 o'clock, 3700 meters away.]
Hearing this, Yin Hao glanced at Xiao Wu, who was sleeping beside him, and gently removed her arm from his neck.
Then, he replaced the [Heavenly Net Eye] in the system, placed it in place, and rushed towards the location provided by the system.
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...
At this moment, deep within the forest, a woman with a broad chest, dressed in a black bodysuit, was clutching her chest as she moved among the trees.
Not far behind her followed several middle-aged men in black clothing. Their strength varied, but all possessed at least three soul rings, with one even having four—clearly a Soul Master.
"Second Miss, you don't need to waste your energy. You can't escape now. Let us take you back."
Zhu Zhuqing didn't stop despite the words behind her. Take her back? More likely, they'd take her corpse back!
Zhu Zhuqing had been relentlessly pursued ever since leaving Star Luo City. She knew perfectly well who had sent them. After overcoming countless hardships to finally escape the Star Luo Empire and enter Heaven Dou, Zhu Zhuqing thought she was safe. However, her ruthless older sister had sent people into Heaven Dou to continue the hunt.
Fortunately, there were checkpoints at the border; anyone too powerful would alert Heaven Dou. So, this time, the pursuers were only Soul Venerables and Soul Masters.
Even so, they were far beyond Zhu Zhuqing's capabilities, especially considering she had been injured in the Star Luo Empire's pursuit. Even without injuries, how could a mere Great Soul Master possibly defeat a group of Soul Venerables and Soul Masters?
Zhu Zhuqing used the agility granted by her Netherworld Cat Martial Soul to weave between the trees. Although she couldn't shake off the Soul Venerables behind her, she managed to create some distance.
Wait… a group of Soul Venerables? Where did the Soul Master go?
The unknown enemy is always the most terrifying. Having lost sight of the Soul Master, Zhu Zhuqing began to warily scan her surroundings.
"Third Soul Skill, Earth-Splitting Palm!"
A loud shout rang out from Zhu Zhuqing's left. She didn't have time to turn her head; she could only instinctively duck slightly. Although she dodged the fatal attack, she was still struck on the left shoulder by a palm strike.
Zhu Zhuqing immediately felt a metallic taste in her throat, followed by a surge of liquid, and a mouthful of bright red blood spurted from her mouth.
"Pfft..."
This palm strike worsened Zhu Zhuqing's already injured condition, but she dared not rest, not even for a moment, and quickly retreated to the right, creating distance between herself and the Soul Master who had attacked her.
Just as she retreated to the right, the Soul Venerables who had been chasing her arrived. Seeing the pale-faced Zhu Zhuqing, they couldn't help but laugh.
One of the Soul Venerables spoke to the only Soul Master present.
"Big Brother, once we finish this job, we can get a huge sum of money from Miss. Then, we brothers will enjoy endless wealth and luxury... Hahaha..."
Another Soul Master chimed in.
"Fools, all you ever think about is money, money, money!"
The Soul Master who had just been scolded was stunned, looking at the person who had insulted him with a puzzled expression. The others also turned their gazes towards him.
The man sneered, cursing inwardly at these short-sighted fools, but still spoke up.
"Once we bring her body back, Miss will definitely be happy. If Miss is happy, then the First Prince will be happy too, right?
At that time, it won't be a piece of cake to make our Big Brother a general or something, will it? We brothers can also benefit from Big Brother's success and become lieutenant generals or captains, isn't that normal?"
"Second Brother, you're thinking ahead."
"Yes, yes, Big Brother will be a general, Second Brother will be a lieutenant general, and we'll all be captains!"
"Hahaha..."
Hearing his brothers say this, their "Big Brother" couldn't help but laugh as well.
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