A Moonless, Windy Night

Inside a carriage outside the hotel, Tang Shuang sat with a wineglass in hand, gently swirling the red wine as he spoke to the Black-Clothed Old Man from earlier:

"Hmph. If I hadn't taken an interest in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, do you think he would be worthy of becoming my slave?"

"Young Master, that boy is quite formidable. Before he has the chance to grow stronger, why not let me kill him completely and eliminate any future trouble?"

Tang Shuang smashed the wineglass in his hand straight onto the Black-Clothed Old Man's head.

The Old Man was visibly angered, but recalling the power behind Tang Shuang, he could only endure it.

"What do you know?! Liu Yi possesses the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul. He must be connected to Sword Saint Chen Xin. If we kill him, wouldn't we be offending the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Don't forget why we came here this time!"

"Yes, yes, Young Master is right."

Tang Shuang wiped the red wine from his hand and snorted. "Hmph. He actually dared to fight me. He truly doesn't know his place. How is the investigation I asked you to conduct?"

"Reporting to Young Master, there has still been no trace of that person."

Tang Shuang frowned and took out a portrait from his Soul Guidance Device. It depicted a middle-aged man in his thirties.

"Father sent us to find him and retrieve what belongs to our Clear Sky Sect. Keep a close watch for him. Then keep an eye on that boy. If he refuses... then... kill him!"

"Remember, do not leave behind any clues."

"Yes, Young Master!"

By the time Liu Yi returned to the Soto Great Soul Arena, the matches had already ended. The Shrek Seven Devils were happily celebrating in the lounge.

Meanwhile, Qin Ming was discussing academy matters with Headmaster Flender.

When Liu Yi returned, Qin Ming froze for a moment. He had not expected to run into him here.

Flender rose to his feet and introduced him, "Qin Ming, let me introduce you. This is a teacher from our Shrek Academy."

"No introduction is necessary."

Qin Ming stood up and walked toward Liu Yi.

"Brother Liu, you... why are you here?"

Flender asked in confusion, "You... you know each other?"

Qin Ming nodded. "I told you all earlier that a young teacher had appeared at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. That person was Brother Liu Yi. However, he left the academy several months ago."

Zhao Wuji's eyes widened as he stared at Liu Yi in disbelief. He had never expected this fellow to have come from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

It left him rather puzzled. Why had Liu Yi come to Shrek Academy?

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was the finest noble academy in the Heaven Dou Empire and possessed abundant resources. Whether teachers or students, everyone wished to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy in pursuit of those resources.

Shrek, however, was different. It had neither money nor people. Other than three Soul Saints, the rest were merely Soul Emperors, along with a few students.

It was simply no match for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Liu Yi nodded at Qin Ming. "It has been a long time."

"Yes. It has been several months since we parted, Brother Liu. I have missed you greatly. Brother Liu, why... why did you come to Shrek Academy?"

"Of course, I don't mean anything by that. Don't misunderstand."

Liu Yi waved a hand and turned to sit on the sofa. "I merely wanted some peace of mind. Although Heaven Dou Royal Academy has abundant resources, its students... you know what they are like. I do not enjoy an easy life."

"So I came to Shrek Academy and became a teacher here."

Qin Ming nodded. In the past, Meng Shenji, the head of the Education Committee, had asked him more than once why Liu Yi had suddenly left.

Even Crown Prince Xue Qinghe did not know the specifics. Now that so much time had passed, they had gradually stopped thinking about it.

"How are the three members of the Education Committee?"

Qin Ming shook his head. "The situation is not optimistic. They have been asking about your whereabouts all this time."

"When I have time, I will go back and visit the three members of the Education Committee."

Flender adjusted his glasses and chuckled. "Hehe, since you know each other, I need not say much more. The Royal Fight Team was founded by Qin Ming, and they were also among the earliest students of Shrek Academy."

"By seniority, Brother Liu Yi is even Qin Ming's teacher."

Liu Yi hurriedly waved his hands. "I wouldn't dare. I wouldn't dare."

Zhao Wuji burst into laughter. "Hahaha, Brother Liu Yi is being modest now. The headmaster is treating us today. Let's have a few drinks."

Qin Ming nodded. "All right. I also wish to have a drink with Brother Liu."

"I will not be joining you. I have some matters to handle tonight. Please excuse me."

"Uh..." Qin Ming was stunned. Why did he suddenly have matters to attend to when everything had been fine?

Before Qin Ming could say anything, Liu Yi stood up, nodded at Flender, and then left the lounge.

Liu Yi needed to come up with a foolproof plan. Otherwise, he would certainly die tomorrow. Tang Shuang wanted to make him his slave, but that was obviously impossible.

Since that was the case, then he could not blame him for fighting to the death.

After returning to the hotel, Liu Yi immediately began recovering from his injuries. With the aid of medicinal herbs, his injuries had mostly healed after only two hours.

Liu Yi took out a silver mask from his Soul Guidance Device and put it on without hesitation. He then took out a black cloak and draped it over himself. As the lamplight flickered, the room was already empty.

On a moonless, windy night, it was time to kill!

Within Suotuo City, a figure moved through the darkness like Gui Mei.

With the mask, let alone a Soul Douluo, even a Titled Douluo would not dare claim they could pinpoint his exact location.

Soon, Liu Yi arrived above a residence. Looking down, he saw Tang Shuang lying on the bed, with two girls in his arms, enjoying himself immensely.

What he did not know was that death was slowly drawing near.

Tang Shuang's strength was only around Rank Thirty. Killing him would be as easy as turning over one's hand. The only difficult opponent was that Soul Douluo. If he wanted to kill Tang Shuang, he would have to rely on strategy.

That Soul Douluo was practically inseparable from Tang Shuang. He had even formed his Soul Power into a radar-like field to remain alert to everything around him.

He could clearly sense even an ant. That was why, below Soul Douluo, all were ants.

Just as Liu Yi was considering how to lure the Soul Douluo away, a waiter in the distance gave him an idea.

Outside the room, the Black-Clothed Old Man had his eyes tightly shut, his body lightly leaning against the wall. He was clearly somewhat tired.

Yet whenever someone passed by, he would still awaken at once. Only after confirming that there was no threat would he close his eyes again.

"Sir~"

The Old Man opened his eyes and looked at the waiter beside him, asking coldly, "Who are you?"

"Hello, I am a hotel waiter. Someone mentioned that you have been standing here the entire time, so we planned to arrange a room for you, so that you could get a good night's sleep."

Without even thinking, the Old Man refused. "No need. I do not need it."

"Ah, all right then, sir. Our hotel has introduced some special services. Would you like to take a look?"

The Old Man's expression shifted slightly as he turned to glance at the room.