Heaven Dou City! At the Foot of the Imperial City!

The Hunter Soul Captain's words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd.

No one had expected this young little brat to have been involved in the Grass Temple Village incident.

Though he had merely passed by and reported it.

Why had he buried those people?

Wasn't that practically asking for trouble?

"Fine. I'll go with you and explain the situation."

After considering it repeatedly, Li Fei did not resist. He nodded and agreed to cooperate with the Hunter Soul Captain's work.

He mainly did not want to become a wanted criminal for no reason.

Yanluo City, Martial Soul Branch Hall.

Like a criminal, Li Fei was brought to the interrogation table in the Interrogation Room.

The golden-armored Hunter Soul Captain sat opposite him and began questioning him. "When did you arrive at Grass Temple Village?"

"Around noon yesterday." Li Fei thought back before answering.

"You had no relation to those people, so why did you bury them?" the Hunter Soul Captain continued.

"In my beliefs, the dead should be laid to rest." Li Fei replied.

"Very well. Let me ask you again: were you alone?" The Hunter Soul Captain slowly nodded.

"Yes." Li Fei nodded.

The Hunter Soul Captain continued, "Grass Temple Village had dozens of households, and there were a great many dead. How did you, alone, accomplish such a major task? Furthermore, we observed that the ground where they were buried was completely level, with no sign of excavation whatsoever. How do you explain that?"

Li Fei said calmly, "It was my soul skill. My soul skill can directly summon soil from underground and take the dead below to bury them. It isn't difficult."

"Could you demonstrate it?" the Hunter Soul Captain asked.

"Sure."

A Yellow Soul Ring rose from Li Fei's body.

With a slight curl of his finger, soil rose from the Interrogation Room floor and carried a sheet of paper underground.

"My suspicions are cleared now, right?"

"Besides, do you think I look like a Fallen Soul Master?"

Li Fei spoke slowly.

"My martial soul is a Willow Tree. I'm Plant Type, and I'm also a student of Plant Academy."

The next second, a dense Yin Yang Willow appeared behind him.

A badge bearing the emblem of Plant Advanced Academy appeared in his hand, and he tossed it to the Hunter Soul Captain.

Seeing the Willow Tree before him, the Hunter Soul Captain revealed a surprised expression. He then looked at the Plant Academy badge in his hand.

"Thank you for your cooperation. Your suspicions have been cleared."

The Hunter Soul Captain returned the badge to Li Fei.

"Then I can leave now, right?" Li Fei put away the badge and spoke calmly.

"Please wait. We would like to ask you for a favor," the Hunter Soul Captain said.

"What favor? I don't work for free." Li Fei's tone remained flat.

"We can pay you ten Gold Soul Coins as compensation. You will not need to do much. You only need to help us find the Fallen Soul Master's whereabouts."

"We'll handle everything else."

The Hunter Soul Captain said this.

"Shouldn't finding people be your job?"

"I'm a Plant Type Soul Master. What can I do?"

Li Fei looked at the Hunter Soul Captain in confusion.

"That person is very cunning and conceals his aura extremely well. Moreover, so much time has passed that even our people have difficulty finding him."

The Hunter Soul Captain said somewhat sheepishly, "I heard that Plant Type Soul Masters are naturally close to plants. The people of Grass Temple Village are all dead, but there are abundant plants there. I would like to ask whether you can use this ability to roughly determine the Fallen Soul Master's direction of departure."

An emerald-green Willow Branch rose from the ground.

A ball of green light slowly floated in mid-air.

"You actually guessed right. Back at Grass Temple Village, I used the plants there to find traces of the Fallen Soul Master. But my cultivation is low, and I'm a Plant Type Soul Master, so I'm quite fragile. That's why I didn't pursue him. This light contains the aura I collected from that person. Take it."

"I'm busy. I need to go to Heaven Dou City, so I don't have time to act with you."

Li Fei spoke calmly.

"Alright, thank you."

The Hunter Soul Captain nodded and reached out to accept it. "You can collect your payment at the front desk shortly. You may leave."

After the interrogation ended, Li Fei left the room and went to the front desk. After explaining the situation, he collected ten Gold Soul Coins.

This amount of money truly meant little to him now, but having it was still better than not having it.

Even a mosquito was still meat.

After leaving Spirit Hall, he immediately used Earth Escape and departed Yanluo City.

He did not want to be dragged into this any further.

Three days later.

Li Fei successfully arrived at Heaven Dou City.

This truly was the foot of the Imperial City. The city walls were the thickest and tallest he had seen so far.

Golden-armored guards patrolled everywhere around it.

Security was extremely strict.

All kinds of nobles and dignitaries streamed in and out.

Outside, people had to wait in a long line before entering.

He did not queue. He directly slipped underground and emerged in an unoccupied corner.

Walking through Heaven Dou City's streets, he could feel the extravagance and nobility of the place.

Though this era was an ancient feudal dynasty, the people here had excellent taste.

"His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!!!"

Suddenly, a herald shouted.

Everyone hurried out and stood on both sides of the street. They stopped walking, bowed, and paid their respects.

An unimaginably luxurious Imperial Carriage sped down the central avenue.

Golden Armored Warriors, ready for battle, surrounded the carriage. Every one of them radiated Killing Intent stronger and more intense than that of the guards outside the city.

At a glance, it was obvious that they were true experts tempered by life-and-death slaughter on the battlefield.

They all possessed extremely formidable combat ability.

They were also His Highness the Crown Prince's exclusive Personal Guard Squad!

"At this point in time, the Crown Prince wasn't Qian Renxue. He should have been the future Xue Ye."

Li Fei stood among the crowd and watched the scene with everyone else, quietly thinking to himself.

Soon, the carriage passed, and everyone resumed their normal activities.

After wandering the streets, he eventually settled into a luxurious inn.

This place was filled with people at the peak of life, nobles and dignitaries chatting idly.

"Have you heard?"

"Chen Xin of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has broken through to become a Title Douluo!"

"Gu Rong, who was with him, has also reached Peak Soul Douluo. I think he'll break through soon as well!"

"Tsk, tsk. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect truly deserves to be called the richest support sect in the world. With the support of the Chen Style and Gu Style, it has remained standing all this time!"

"Fallen Soul Masters have appeared near Heaven Dou City again recently. According to unofficial news, at Grass Temple Village outside Yanluo City below, dozens of households were slaughtered by a Fallen Soul Master. Not a single person was spared. It was too miserable."

"That's normal. This is simply how the world is. It only means the people of Grass Temple Village were unlucky."

"Forget it. The dead were only commoners. What does it have to do with us? Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire have departments to handle these matters. Why should we worry about it? We should just live our own lives properly."

"Next year will be the All Continent Elite Soul Master Competition, another Grand Event held once every five years. Which team do you think will take first place?"

Li Fei had excellent hearing and quickly caught everyone's gossip.

He found a seat by the window and ordered a cup of fine tea, drinking it as he listened to their chatter.

In the end, he left behind the money and departed, heading for Sunset Forest!

He had not forgotten one of his main reasons for coming here.