I Planted You to Death!

"Zhi'er Sister, so I misunderstood you. Sorry." Xiao Wu stuck out her little tongue and obediently apologized to Ah Yin.

Looking at Ah Yin's curvaceous figure, she felt a little envious. So even when she had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast taking human form, she could have possessed such a figure. Unfortunately, Xiao Wu could only wait to grow up slowly now.

"It's fine. You're Young Master's girlfriend, right? You're so cute." Ah Yin's eyes lit up as she spoke.

"Mm." Xiao Wu nodded and looked at Zhao Ming, her face full of sweetness.

"Alright, alright, we can talk later. Let's eat first." Seeing Xiao Wu and Ah Yin getting acquainted, Zhao Ming said with a smile.

Walking along the streets of Nuoding City, the two beauties, one grown and one young, drew countless gazes. Zhao Ming, walking between them, received the brunt of their attention. All kinds of envious, jealous, and resentful looks were thrown his way.

Fortunately, before leaving, Zhao Ming had Ah Yin cover her face with a veil. Otherwise, plenty of people would probably have come over to strike up conversations.

But even so, Ah Yin still received plenty of attention from passersby.

After casually finding a place and hastily eating a meal, Zhao Ming was already thinking about how to send Ah Yin away.

Although having a beautiful woman serve him was a wonderful thing, Zhao Ming valued his own life more.

Right now, Ah Yin was absolutely a ticking time bomb by his side. Tang Hao might show up someday and discover Ah Yin.

When that happened, Tang Hao would definitely slap him to death!

Tang Hao's strength was still beyond his reach for the time being. Zhao Ming figured that only after reaching Age 20 would he be able to casually crush Tang Hao, but he was far from capable of that now.

Given Tang Hao's feelings for Ah Yin, as long as Ah Yin asked, she would definitely be able to easily reclaim her Soul Ring and Spirit Bone from him. By then, Ah Yin would recover her Soul Saint cultivation.

Tang Hao, on the other hand, would likely suffer severe damage to his vitality. Soul Rings were easy to absorb, but stripping them away was far more difficult.

Under normal circumstances, a Soul Ring would only form after a soul beast died. And once a Soul Ring formed, it meant that the soul beast was dead beyond any doubt.

Ah Yin's situation was rather special. She had been resurrected by the system. A living creature that had lost its Soul Ring might be the only case of its kind on the entire continent.

In the original story, when Tang San resurrected Xiao Wu, he had merely stripped away her Soul Ring before reviving her. The difference between the two was far more than just a change in order.

According to the system, Soul Rings were the essence of a soul beast's energy and were naturally drawn to their original owners. Once Ah Yin reclaimed her Soul Ring, Tang Hao's cultivation would plummet as well, falling back to the level of an Rank 89 Soul Douluo.

Then he could have Ah Yin deal with Tang Hao, infiltrate the Clear Sky Sect, and keep Tang Xiao in check. Finally, he could pin Tang Hao's death on Spirit Hall and make the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall completely turn against each other.

Then he could go to Shrek, use Ning Rongrong to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and then use Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai to extend his reach into the Star Luo Empire.

By then, the whole world would naturally fall into his pocket.

And in two years, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire would become Qian Renxue. Aside from those few people in Spirit Hall, only he knew that.

Hehe, it would be even better if he could win over Qian Renxue. With the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire in his hands, he could sit back and watch the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall fight.

Once Spirit Hall dealt with the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, he would seize the opportunity to attack Spirit Hall and catch them completely off guard.

Looking at it this way, the dominant forces of Douluo Continent were nothing much after all.

As Zhao Ming pondered this, his blood stirred. He lay directly on the bed, had Ah Yin bring him a plate of grapes, rested his head on her lap, and had her peel them for him.

Feeling the soft, fragrant cushion beneath the back of his head, Zhao Ming felt utterly content. Ah Yin had only been here for one day, yet he already had to send her away. To be honest, he was rather reluctant.

"Zhi'er," Zhao Ming called softly.

"Young Master, what is it? Don't you want to eat anymore? Should I go get some oranges?" Ah Yin did not look up. While carefully peeling the grapes, she replied.

"I have something I want to tell you." Looking at Ah Yin being so obedient, Zhao Ming suddenly found himself unable to bear it.

"What is it?" Ah Yin asked excitedly.

"I... I have a mission I need you to carry out. This mission requires you to leave for a while." After thinking it over, Zhao Ming still said it.

Clang. Hearing Zhao Ming's words, Ah Yin froze. Her mind went blank, and the plate in her hands fell to the floor as her strength left her.

Tears immediately welled up in Ah Yin's eyes. With a sobbing voice, she said, "Young Master, do you not want Zhi'er anymore? Zhi'er will be obedient from now on. I'll never offend Young Master again."

"No. How could I possibly not want you? I only need you to help me complete a mission. Once the mission is done, you can come back." Zhao Ming wiped the tears from Ah Yin's face as he spoke.

"Really?" Ah Yin stared at him with wide eyes, her lips pouting.

"Of course it's true. If this mission could be completed by anyone other than our Zhi'er, I wouldn't bear to let you go!" Zhao Ming said.

Then he told Ah Yin some of the details of the mission.

This was a mysterious mountain range.

Mountains encircled one another, and lush greenery spread everywhere. The verdant forest rippled like sapphire waves, and deep within it flowed a magnificent waterfall that stretched from heaven to earth.

Deep behind that waterfall was a strange cave.

Perhaps because of the waterfall outside, the cave was very damp. It was around three meters high and two meters wide, stretching endlessly inward. It was dark inside.

As one went deeper into the cave, the interior gradually brightened.

This was a stone chamber of only around ten square meters. At the top of the chamber was a small hole that allowed sunlight to spill down freely.

There were no furnishings in the stone chamber. It was empty, yet directly beneath the hole overhead sat a small mound of earth. On the mound, a slender stalk of Blue Silver Grass swayed in the wind. Its leaves were slightly longer than those of ordinary grass, and most remarkably, they bore fine golden patterns. Unfortunately, the grass had now turned somewhat yellow, as though it were about to wither.

"Ah Yin, Ah Yin, what happened to you?" A man knelt on the ground and shouted in despair.

This man was Tang Hao. After leaving Nuoding City last time, he had come here to visit "Ah Yin." This was a seed Ah Yin had left for him, her final hope for life!

Six years ago, Tang Hao had planted this seed here.

But!

This blade of grass had begun to yellow, and some of its leaves were withering. This proved that Ah Yin's life was slipping away!

"Ah Yin, Ah Yin, I'm sorry! I planted you to death! I deserve to die!"

Tang Hao cried. A generation's Clear Sky Douluo now had a face full of tears. One hand trembled as he stroked the blades of grass, allowing his tears to fall onto the soil.

"This is all my fault. If I had come earlier to look after you, perhaps you wouldn't have ended up like this!" Tang Hao gently stroked the yellowing leaves and said dejectedly.

He hated himself beyond measure. Not only had he allowed Ah Yin to sacrifice herself, but now even her final hope was gone.

First, a round of thanks. Thank you to Blue Two Sister for 200, Rapid Circumference for 300, Goddess of Light for 100, Phantom Void Dreams, Chen Yang for 1888, Lin Ji for 500, Number Ending in 390 for 400, Number Ending in 739 for 200, and cllain for 100 book coins in rewards. Also, thank you to all my fellow readers for your recommendation votes.

I originally planned to post an extra chapter, but these past few days I've been at the hospital accompanying an uncle for examinations and hospitalization. I don't have a computer, and using my phone at the hospital is inconvenient too. So I can only post two chapters a day.

Also, don't ask who the female lead is. I'll take in everyone I know. As for those I don't know, I have no idea. Better to wrong a thousand scoundrels than let a single one slip away.