Tang San Disappears, Leaving Nuoding City
Golden Crocodile Douluo glared at Su Mu, his face dark.
Unable to put up with Su Mu any longer, he lifted his foot and kicked at him.
Su Mu immediately used his ability to fly, easily dodging Golden Crocodile Douluo's attack.
"Kid, not bad."
"You can even fly now. Why don't you go all the way up to heaven?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at Su Mu in midair, utterly astonished.
He hadn't expected the kid to be able to fly.
"Gramps~."
"Want to play in the air?"
Su Mu raised a hand to his lips and blew Golden Crocodile Douluo a kiss.
"Believe it or not, I'll tie you up and drag you back to Spirit Hall."
"There's a Chrysanthemum in Spirit Hall. I think the two of you would be a perfect match."
Thoroughly disgusted, Golden Crocodile Douluo threatened him.
At that, Su Mu behaved himself.
He changed back to his original appearance.
Su Mu thought of Chrysanthemum Guan's expression and couldn't help shuddering.
Seeing Su Mu change back, Golden Crocodile Douluo breathed a sigh of relief.
But the incident had cast a huge shadow over his mind.
He had originally planned to go out that evening while Su Mu was away and temper his state of mind.
Now, he was in no mood for it at all.
"Get lost."
"Don't bother me."
With that, Golden Crocodile Douluo returned to his room.
Nuoding Academy.
Early the next morning.
Su Mu opened his eyes to find the sun already shining high in the sky.
After lying there for a while, Su Mu finally realized something.
The system hadn't woken him up today.
When he stepped out of the dormitory, all the students were already making their way to class.
Gu Yuena pulled Su Mu along to the classroom as well.
After class, Su Mu looked around but didn't see Tang San anywhere.
Still, Su Mu didn't pay it much mind.
After all, failing to absorb a Soul Bone might have had some effects.
For three days straight.
Su Mu couldn't find Tang San.
Su Mu was somewhat puzzled.
Where had that guy Xiaosanzi gone?
Why hadn't he come back after so long?
"Su Mu, what's wrong?"
Gu Yuena was eating the snacks Su Mu had bought.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, her little feet swinging back and forth, she looked at the absentminded Su Mu and asked.
"Nothing."
Hearing her call him, Su Mu came back to his senses.
Over the past few days, Tang San had been absent.
Meanwhile, Su Mu and Gu Yuena had gotten quite familiar with each other.
Nothing like what had happened on the first night had happened again.
Su Mu gradually let down his guard around Gu Yuena and cast aside his fear of her.
In fact, Gu Yuena was quite cute as she was now.
"I'm going out for a bit."
After some thought, Su Mu told Gu Yuena and left the dormitory.
Su Mu decided to ask Yu Xiaogang whether he knew where Tang San was.
Of course, Su Mu wasn't foolish enough to go looking for Yu Xiaogang in his current appearance.
After their two clashes, he figured that even if he went to see him like this.
He'd either beat him up again or beat him up again, and probably wouldn't be able to ask him anything.
As Su Mu walked, his body began to change.
Stubble began to cover his once-youthful face.
His eyes grew despondent as well.
The only flaw was that he lacked the smell of alcohol left by years of drinking.
That's right, Su Mu had used Ah Yin's Soul Bone to take on Tang Hao's appearance.
After arriving outside Yu Xiaogang's room.
To match his current imposing image.
Su Mu kicked the door open.
Then quickly used Shifting Shape and Changing Shadow to appear behind Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang was startled at first.
But when he saw no one at the door, he thought nothing more of it.
He walked over and closed the door, then suddenly noticed Su Mu disguised as Tang Hao.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Yu Xiaogang hurriedly bowed and spoke with a serious expression.
"Mm."
Su Mu gave a nonchalant grunt.
It counted as a greeting to Yu Xiaogang.
"Many thanks for what happened last time, Your Majesty."
"May I ask what brings you here this time, Your Majesty?"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Su Mu was startled.
Sure enough, the two had met before.
"Why has Tang San disappeared?"
Su Mu asked.
At that, Yu Xiaogang frowned.
"Your Majesty, four days ago."
"Xiao San left. Didn't he say he was going to look for you?"
"Hmph!" Su Mu's imposing presence surged as he gave a cold snort.
"I'm asking you, do you know where Tang San has been these past few days?"
Su Mu realized there was a hole in what he had said.
He used his imposing presence to intimidate Yu Xiaogang and keep him from thinking carefully, then quickly asked.
Seeing that Tang Hao, whom Su Mu was disguised as, was somewhat angry.
Sweat beaded on Yu Xiaogang's forehead.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where Xiao San went either."
After getting the answer he wanted.
Su Mu used Shifting Shape and Changing Shadow to swap places with a leaf outside.
He left Yu Xiaogang's office.
After Tang San went to absorb the Soul Bone four days ago.
He had never returned.
If he had been injured, he should have come back to recover.
Su Mu thought it over and returned to the dormitory first.
Early the next morning.
After waking up, Su Mu didn't go to class.
His main reason for coming here was Tang San.
Since Tang San wasn't here, he had no interest in whether he attended class or not.
Su Mu disguised himself as Yu Xiaogang.
He returned to Holy Soul Village.
Pretending not to know the way, Su Mu deliberately took a detour to Old Jack's home.
Sure enough, he ran right into Old Jack.
"And you are?"
Old Jack saw the Grandmaster but hardly dared believe it was him.
"You're the teacher who was there when Xiao San enrolled, aren't you?"
After thinking for a moment, Old Jack spoke with delight.
"Mm."
Although it felt very strange.
Su Mu still nodded and answered.
"Teacher, did you come here because something's wrong?"
Old Jack asked.
"Xiao San hasn't been at school recently. I came here to look for him."
Su Mu, transformed into Yu Xiaogang, said.
Upon hearing that, Old Jack immediately took Su Mu to the house Tang San and his father had here.
But there were no signs of anyone having lived there recently.
After taking his leave of Old Jack.
Su Mu transformed into Old Jack.
He began searching carefully around the village.
Finally, Su Mu found the place where Tang Hao had planted Ah Yin, which he had seen in the original story in his previous life.
After thinking it over, Su Mu entered the cave.
There was no one inside the cave at the moment.
Only some bloodstains and marks left by someone crawling across the ground.
And two pits in the earth, one large and one small.
Seeing this, Su Mu knitted his brows tightly.
Where on earth had Tang San gone?
First, he ruled out Nuoding City.
If Tang San were in the city, Su Mu would surely have been able to intercept him.
After returning to Nuoding Academy, Su Mu waited a few more days.
There was still no news of Tang San.
Since Tang San had disappeared, Su Mu no longer planned to waste any more time in Nuoding City.
He still hadn't hunted for his fourth Soul Ring.
Su Mu planned to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring.
Then head to the area around Sunset Forest.
He had to keep an eye on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
If Tang San really was as he thought.
Tang San certainly wouldn't pass up this opportunity.
If Su Mu claimed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well now, he would still gain something.
But the gains wouldn't be as great as after strengthening it.
He could also convert the Immortal Herbs he didn't particularly need into Interception Points.
After withdrawing from the academy, Su Mu waited in Nuoding City for a few more days.
Seeing that Tang San really hadn't appeared again.
Su Mu chose to leave.
Just as Su Mu was leaving, he ran into Gu Yuena at the city gate.
"Where are you going?"
"Can you take me with you?"
Su Mu looked at Gu Yuena, intending to refuse.
But seeing the expression on her face, which said that even if he didn't take her, she would follow him.
Su Mu agreed in the end.
In an unnamed forest.
Tang San lay on the ground, barely alive.
Just as a fierce-looking Soul Beast pounced at Tang San.
Tang San's eyes flew open.
A purple light mixed with blue shot from his eyes into the Soul Beast's eyes.
The Soul Beast then fell to the ground and lay still.