There were only a few scattered people on the streets, most of them hurrying home to turn on the heating. None of them paid any attention to the beauty of Haori City beneath the harsh winter. Goose-feather snow draped Haori City in a silvery-white sweater. From afar, it looked like a city steeped in modernity. There were no enclosing city walls, only Soul Tool detectors operating and monitoring everything happening in Haori City. City Guard patrols could occasionally be seen, though they seemed somewhat inattentive as well.
"Xie Yan Douluo chose a fine time to emerge! As far as the eye can see, Haori City has become unusually quiet. Is this the tremendous impact brought by winter?" Hu Haoran walked down the street with Shen Mengyan at his side. It was almost the first time he had strolled through Haori City with Shen Mengyan in the depths of winter.
"You can only say that the people from the Evil Soul Tower know how to make trouble, but it doesn't matter. They'll be dealt a blow soon enough. I believe in the strength of Haori City and Hualei Pavilion. As long as we want to do something, there's nothing we can't accomplish!" Shen Mengyan comforted him from beside him. For the first time, she felt at peace. She suddenly realized that as long as Hu Haoran was around, everything felt reassuring.
Hu Haoran and Shen Mengyan both wore in-ear Soul Tool communicators, remaining in constant contact with Zeng Xiao's group. In order to capture Xie Yan Douluo this time, Hu Haoran had deployed a full five Title Douluo. Zeng Xiao and Mu Li were participating and leading the team, while the others were Zhao Guangtian, Kong Xiangfeng, and Huangfu Wang.
Zhao Guangtian and Kong Xiangfeng had been personally selected by Hu