Flander Gets Played

Tang Jiu did not hurry to call Flander over. Instead, he stayed in Master's dormitory and diligently cultivated his Soul Power.

Master also devoted himself to teaching Tang Jiu all kinds of theoretical knowledge.

Tang Jiu studied with great focus while pondering how to use the Heavenly Curse Seal. The Heavenly Curse Seal had actually moved from the Evil Ring Devouring Heaven Ant's forehead to Tang Jiu's left shoulder.

The three blood-red commas showed no unusual reaction. Whether stimulated by Soul Power or other emotions, they remained completely unresponsive.

"Try to use Soul Power cultivation in place of sleep."

Master also taught Tang Jiu a little trick to speed up his Soul Power cultivation.

Tang Jiu kept experimenting. At present, he needed � hours of sleep. Replacing one hour with Soul Power cultivation left him feeling refreshed, but replacing an hour and a half made him feel somewhat fatigued.

After twenty-eight days of cultivation, Tang Jiu could now replace an hour and a half of sleep with Soul Power cultivation. His Soul Power cultivation was now much faster than Tang San's, after all—his physical condition was better!

At last, he broke through from level � to level �!

Tang Jiu was overjoyed. Everything was ready except for the muscle, so he immediately picked up a pen and dashed off a letter to Flender. Its contents were simple.

It said that the Nuoding City Lord wanted to kill him and claim Spirit Hall's bounty. He had not died and had already informed his father, Tang Hao. Tang Hao had decided to take the Nuoding City Lord's head in three days.

The Nuoding City Lord possessed so much wealth, and many items were too valuable. Tang Jiu did not understand such things himself, while Tang Hao had no use for money right now. They needed someone with a discerning eye to appraise the items and turn them into cash!

When Flender received the letter, his eyes glowed green like an owl's. He entrusted the school to Zhao Wuji, immediately activated his martial soul, and flew over.

The moment he entered Master's room, he burst into laughter. "Little Jiu, I've missed you to death!"

"You missed the money, didn't you?" Tang Jiu snorted.

"Same thing, same thing!"

Flender did not mind. He looked at Tang Jiu as though he were a mobile treasure vault, rubbing his hands together as he said, "So how exactly does your father intend to do this? If you need my cooperation, I will absolutely do my duty without hesitation. But we need to be clear about the split. How about eighty-twenty, with me taking eighty?"

"Fifty-fifty. Take it or leave it!" Tang Jiu snorted.

That reassured Flender. If a crafty brat like Tang Jiu did not haggle with him, then there had to be a huge problem.

"Deal!"

Flender happily poured himself a cup of tea and took a leisurely sip. It was truly fragrant!

Master merely shook his head lightly without saying a word.

Seeing Flender agree, Tang Jiu said, "This time, my father is acting mainly to conceal my identity. So we must lure out everyone who knows who I am!"

"What do you mean?" Flender raised an eyebrow. Why did that sound a little dangerous?

"It means I have to break into the City Lord's Mansion alone and let them try to kill me. I called you here to prevent me from being Instantly Killed. Once everyone in the City Lord's Mansion who knows about me has come out, my father will make a grand entrance and smash them to death with one hammer!"

Tang Jiu laid out his plan, and Flender understood. So he was supposed to confront the City Lord's Mansion's people head-on first!

"I won't do it!" Flender shook his head like a rattle drum.

"Scared?" Tang Jiu snorted disdainfully.

"It isn't about being scared or not. Spirit Hall's Enforcement Team is at the Nuoding City Lord's Mansion—that's an open secret. If I make a move, wouldn't that mean becoming enemies with Spirit Hall? If this gets exposed, I can always flee everywhere, but my Shrek Academy will be finished!"

Flender had a clear head and was not led around by Tang Jiu.

"Besides, do you know that after a fight, Spirit Hall's people can infer the approximate soul skills and Soul Power Level from the traces left behind? This is no joke!"

"Spirit Hall is that impressive?" Tang Jiu did not believe it.

"Experienced people can do it, and Spirit Hall does not lack such talent," Master admitted. He himself could do it.

Tang Jiu's eyes shifted, and he smiled. "Don't worry. When the time comes, my father will smash the City Lord's Mansion into ruins, then write a few big words: The killer is Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect! Why would Spirit Hall's people need to investigate? They'd just go straight after my father."

Flender's eyes lit up. In that case, it was worth considering!

Master's mouth twitched. Tang Hao, my ass! Tang Jiu did not even know where Tang Hao was!

However, Master did not warn Flender. Tang Jiu had already made up his mind to kill the City Lord. If Flender were scared off, wouldn't Little Jiu be in great danger?

Whether he went or not would depend on Flender's own choice!

Seeing Flender's conflicted expression, Tang Jiu began counting on his fingers. "Even one of the City Lord's guards is worth two thousand Gold Soul Coins. Nuoding City also has a Soul Hunting Forest. The annual taxes, the income from Soul Hunting Forest soul beast corpses... the City Lord's wealth has to be worth at least a million Gold Soul Coins, right?"

Flander slapped the table and roared, "Let's do it!"

Three days later, at night.

Tang Jiu and Flender wore masks as they marched boldly through the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion. They fought their way inside, beating up everyone they saw.

"I'm here to settle scores with the Nuoding City Lord! Anyone who doesn't want to die, get lost!"

Flander released an imposing Soul Power pressure with overwhelming dominance. The City Lord's Mansion soldiers were crushed until they could not even crawl. Once Flander withdrew the pressure, the weaker soldiers all retreated. They had no desire to throw away their lives for nothing.

"Hmph! Such audacity, trespassing into the City Lord's Mansion!"

The Nuoding City Lord's voice echoed through the luxurious residence. Then he shot out from the building, followed by four men in their forties. Each wore a Spirit Hall badge and had an arrogant expression.

The instant the Nuoding City Lord saw Tang Jiu, his pupils suddenly contracted.

He had long since discovered the corpses of Sox and the other two. At first, he had been worried that Tang Hao was responsible, but after examining them, he realized it could not have been Tang Hao. Tang Hao would only need a single hammer strike.

The greedy Nuoding City Lord had not reported the matter to Spirit Hall. The reward of one soul bone was not enough to satisfy him.

He had wanted to continue tracking Tang Jiu's whereabouts and assassinate him again.

Never had he expected Tang Jiu to come knocking on his door! Though Tang Jiu had brought a soul master with him, the man's age made it clear that he was not Tang Hao. The City Lord immediately led Spirit Hall's Enforcement Team out to ambush Tang Jiu.

"Brat, five soul masters around level forty should be the limit. There aren't any others. You can notify your father to come now!"

Flender felt that this mission had been far too easy, and he could not help smiling. Soon, he would be able to count the money directly.

Once he got the money, he would definitely make Shrek Academy bigger and stronger!

"What? My father? I don't even know where he is. Tonight, it's just the two of us. We'll take them down! You go first!"

Tang Jiu played dumb outright. With the air of shutting the door and unleashing a dog, he pointed at the five people opposite them and spoke to Flender.

Flender was struck as if by lightning, completely dumbfounded.