Pursuit

At dawn, Han Yu walked out of the classroom.

"Director Han, thank you so much for this time. Do you want to rest for a while?" Pei Feng hurriedly asked.

Prolonged fire control consumed not only a tremendous amount of Soul Power, but also Spiritual Power.

Han Yu waved his hand and headed toward his dormitory.

He had to recover his Soul Power quickly, then go find Tang San and settle the score.

A villain like him had even dared to harm the teacher who had taught him. He had to be taught a profound lesson.

"Now that I have two Heavenly Flames, I should have the strength to fight Tang Hao as well."

The Ten Thousand Fires System had issued a new mission: teach Tang San a profound lesson. Time limit: one month. Upon completion, the reward would be a Self-Created Soul Skill cultivation manual. Upon failure, one Heavenly Flame possessed by the host would be deducted.

A mission! Han Yu's face lit up. He could get a reward while teaching Tang San a lesson. Not bad at all.

"System, why not kill Tang San?"

Because Zhang San and Li San will appear.

Han Yu immediately understood.

Meanwhile.

After doing all this, Tang San felt no guilt whatsoever. Instead, he regarded it as nothing out of the ordinary.

As if nothing had happened, he went to find Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, Teacher told us to leave for Shrek Academy right away. There's still some time before school starts, so we can have some fun along the way."

Tang San had never traveled far from home, so he was naturally filled with anticipation for the outside world.

Though Xiao Wu did not find it particularly novel, she naturally would not refuse as long as there was fun to be had.

The two quickly packed their things. With Soul Tools, their hands were effectively freed.

By then, the city had already fallen into complete chaos. Overnight, many civilians in Nuoding Academy and throughout the city had been poisoned. As City Lord, Xiao Zhan had restricted people from entering and leaving the city early that morning.

"Uncle, what happened?" Tang San asked at the city gate, feigning confusion.

The captain guarding the gate knew that Tang San and Xiao Wu were students of Nuoding Academy, so he explained, "There have been unexplained poisonings in the city. The City Lord has ordered restrictions on people entering and leaving freely."

Nuoding City was, after all, a border trade city. Completely sealing it off was impossible.

Tang San understood this well and quickly said, "Uncle, Xiao Wu and I need to hurry to the Intermediate Soul Master Academy in Suotuo City for an assessment. If we arrive late, we may lose our admission qualifications."

Xiao Wu also put on a pitiful expression beside him. "Uncle, this is very important to us."

After thinking it over, the guard captain ultimately let them pass.

He did not believe the poisoning could have anything to do with two children.

Unfortunately, he did not know that manipulating people's hearts was what Tang San did best.

After leaving the city, Xiao Wu asked in confusion, "Third Brother, the water and food we brought are fine, right? What if someone poisoned them?"

Tang San smiled. "Don't worry, Xiao Wu. Teacher has taught me quite a bit of pharmacology over the years. If there's poison in them, I'll be able to tell."

Near noon, Han Yu had fully recovered.

The moment he stepped out of his dormitory, he saw Xiao Zhan and Pei Feng waiting outside.

"Dean, City Lord, what are you doing here?"

Xiao Zhan spoke first. "Director Han, do you know anything about this poison? Do you know who might have used it?"

Han Yu smiled helplessly. "Sorry, I don't know what kind of poison this is."

Anyone capable of curing poison would most likely understand its properties. Unfortunately, Han Yu had used a brute-force method to detoxify them.

Xiao Zhan did not ask further. After giving a brief instruction, he left.

"Sigh... Quite a few people in Nuoding City were poisoned last night. The city is under martial law now. If you have time, Director Han, please help find the culprit as well," Pei Feng said with a sigh.

Han Yu naturally knew who the culprit was, but he was in no hurry to expose Tang San's identity.

Just as the system had said, if Tang San died now, there would still be Zhang San and Li San. Besides, once Tang San died, Tang Hao's unrestrained retaliation could destroy all of Nuoding City.

After asking around the academy about Tang San and Xiao Wu's whereabouts, he finally learned from Mo that the two had left the academy early that morning.

Han Yu's first thought was that they had fled the city.

Sure enough, when he arrived at East City and asked around a little, the captain told him what had happened.

"Director Han, you want to leave the city?" the captain hurriedly asked.

Han Yu replied, "I'm going after the culprit. When I return, I will explain everything clearly to the City Lord."

With that, his figure vanished from the spot.

"Going after the culprit? Did I let the culprit out?" The captain's eyes trembled, and he staggered, nearly falling over.

Han Yu did not know how long Tang San and Xiao Wu had been running, but as he followed the road, he indeed found traces of them.

"I don't know where Tang Hao is. I need to be careful when I make my move."

Han Yu changed into a black Nightwalker Outfit. Tang Hao surely knew his identity. To avoid implicating others, the best choice was to keep Tang Hao from learning who he was.

By afternoon, Han Yu had finally caught up with the pair.

Tang San and Xiao Wu did not notice the danger descending upon them. It was only when Xiao Wu was swallowed by flames that Tang San finally reacted.

Raging flames enveloped Xiao Wu. No matter how Tang San tried to save her with Blue Silver Grass, it was all in vain.

In the air, besides the smell of scorched Blue Silver Grass, there was even a faint scent of roasted rabbit meat.

"Third Brother, ah—" With a scream, Xiao Wu suffered severe burns and fainted.

"Xiao Wu!" Tang San's eyes split with rage, his face twisted like that of a ferocious beast.

"Tang San, did you think everything would be fine after poisoning people and leaving?" Han Yu said in a muffled voice from beneath his black robe.

Tang San did not care in the slightest. Instead, he roared, "I've said it before—anyone who hurts Xiao Wu, I won't let a single one of them go!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Countless Hidden Weapons flashing with cold light flew at Han Yu as though they cost nothing.

"You dare flaunt such petty tricks before an expert?"

With a soft shout, he took out the Azure Lotus Core Flame from his Soul Tool.

Although he had not refined the Heavenly Flame, with the aid of the system and the Burning Art, he could barely control it to attack.

The instant countless Hidden Weapons touched the Heavenly Flame, they melted into pools of molten iron.

Tang San was horrified and retreated repeatedly.

Because his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, he held an instinctive fear of such powerful flames.

Tang San subconsciously looked at his left hand. Teacher said this hammer Martial Soul is the strongest weapon Martial Soul on the continent. If I can cultivate this Martial Soul, I won't need to fear flames like this.

The thought lasted only an instant. The next moment, the Silent Sleeve Arrow hidden in Tang San's sleeve shot out.

"Since you dared to poison people, you should have been prepared to die."

Han Yu moved quickly. While dodging the sleeve arrow, he rapidly arrived before Tang San.

One hand gripped Tang San's throat, while the green flames in his other hand continuously scorched Tang San's cheek.

"Ah—" With a miserable scream, Tang San fainted.

Han Yu naturally would not stop there. If he said he would teach Tang San a profound lesson, then he would definitely do so.