The first step had succeeded: he had brought the child of fortune's mother into the Divine Realm, completing the preliminary preparations for her training.
The second step was to guide him into joining the Tang Sect and enrolling at Shrek Academy...
The third step was to arrange for Xiao Qi to disguise herself as a boy and meet him...
Thinking of this, Tang San nodded to himself, quite pleased with his brilliant plan...
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Douluo Planet, the Duke's Mansion.
Just then, a series of loud bangs suddenly came from outside the dilapidated woodshed.
"You little brat, open the door! The Duchess is in a good mood today, so she's letting you come pay your respects. Then you can clean the latrine. Tonight, you'll even get two mouthfuls of dog food as a reward."
Bang! Bang! Bang! The pounding grew louder and louder.
Huo Yuhao's gaze turned cold.
But just then, the system's voice rang out again.
[Ding! Side quest issued. Host, you have two choices.] [Choice One: Kill the evil servant!] [Reward: High-grade Profound Tier Dou Technique—Bajibeng.] [Choice Two: The host chooses to curry favor with the powerful, nods and accepts his fate, and clings to life.] [Reward: Xiao Yan's handwritten calligraphy: "Don't look down on a poor young man!"]
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate when he heard this. He straightened his clothes, then immediately turned to Xiao Wu beside him.
"Xiao Wu, I haven't had a chance to ask you yet. How many Soul Rings do you have?"
"Master, I have one," Xiao Wu immediately replied.
As soon as Xiao Wu finished speaking, a virtual screen suddenly appeared before Huo Yuhao.
[Name: Xiao Wu.] [Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit (Note: With the system's planar enhancement, no one below level 160 can see Xiao Wu's true form.)] [Soul Power Level: 10] [Ways to obtain Soul Rings: Receive reward Soul Rings from relevant quests or obtain them by hunting Soul Beasts (Note: The First Soul Ring is granted automatically by the system.)]
Huo Yuhao quickly gathered his thoughts.
"Xiao Wu, we're going to deal with that evil servant in a moment. Be ready. Also, from now on, just call me Yuhao."
Xiao Wu smiled sweetly. "All right, Yuhao."
Then Xiao Wu quietly slipped to one side, ready for battle.
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate either. He straightened his robe once more and opened the door.
As the door swung open, an evil servant with a sharp face and a mouthful of yellow teeth appeared before Huo Yuhao.
The servant looked at Huo Yuhao and immediately raised a hand, cursing, "You little brat! I've been knocking for ages, and you only just—"
Huo Yuhao raised a hand, cutting him off. Enduring the foul stench from the servant's mouth, he beckoned and said, "Hey, come here. Come here."
The servant froze.
Huo Yuhao continued, "I have Gold Soul Coins."
The servant's eyes lit up, and he instinctively took a few steps forward.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao pulled something from his robe and held out his hand.
Under the servant's eager, heavy breathing, Huo Yuhao spread his fingers. His palm was empty.
The servant flew into a rage. "You little brat, you dare make a fool of me? You really don't know how to spell the word 'death'!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the servant activated his Martial Soul to intimidate him.
A huge, glittering hoe suddenly appeared behind him.
Then,
a single snow-white Soul Ring appeared, as ordinary and unremarkable as could be.
The servant felt himself rise to a higher plane, washed clean by the Soul Ring.
He glared at Huo Yuhao, his face twisted with rage.
But just then, a voice suddenly rang out from behind the servant.
"First Soul Skill, Waist Bow!"
As Xiao Wu finished speaking, a Yellow Soul Ring appeared. She immediately kicked the servant in the small of the back.
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate either. He drew the White Tiger Dagger and slashed it across the servant's neck.
With a sharp "Shlick!", blood gushed out!
Huo Yuhao sliced through the servant's neck.
But it wasn't over yet. He drew out the White Tiger Dagger again and plunged it fiercely into the servant's chest...
Damn! Damn! Damn!
Huo Yuhao cursed three times as he drove the White Tiger Dagger into the servant's heart, stabbing him three times.
At last, the servant's body twitched twice before he died on the spot.
Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao looked toward the window at the back of the room and said to the system, "System, should I head to Star Dou Forest next to find the big bug and Electrolux?"
[Ding! Quest transmitted. High-grade Profound Tier Dou Technique—Bajibeng—has been delivered.] [Ding! Quest One: Head north and search for your missing father.] [Reward: Tier One Wood-Attribute Magic Core] [Ding! Quest Two: Use your clever wits to seduce the Duchess, explain that the evil servant's death was a suicide, and keep clinging to life.] [Quest Reward: Dou Technique, Xizhang—Incomplete Version. Can be practiced with two fingers: Beautiful Lady Joy Finger.] [Ding! Quest Three: Go to Star Dou Forest and find Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux.] [Reward: Depends on the size of the opportunity.]
Once the system had transmitted the quests, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. He grabbed Xiao Wu's little hand, leaped out the window, vaulted over the wall, and headed straight for Star Dou Forest...
Some time later, back in the woodshed,
a maid who had come to draw water suddenly let out a scream...
Two hours later, in the main hall of White Tiger Duke Mansion.
A bewitching woman sat in the seat of honor, a faint smile on her lips. She seemed gentle.
Yet her smile concealed a trace of viciousness and madness.
This woman was none other than the White Tiger Duchess.
Kneeling before her was the maid who had discovered the evil servant's body.
A guard who had just finished examining the corpse stood nearby.
The guard looked at the White Tiger Duchess, immediately dropped to one knee, clasped his hands, and reported,
"Your Grace, the deceased had his throat cut with one slash and his heart pierced with three stabs. The attacker was ruthless."
"Additionally, the deceased suffered a serious injury to the waist. Judging by the force, the attacker was likely a man."
The Duchess slightly raised her eyelids and said, "You mean that little brat Huo Yuhao had an accomplice?"
The guard lowered his head slightly and nodded respectfully.
Hearing this, the Duchess's lips curved upward. A moment later, she murmured to herself,
"So that little brat Huo Yuhao actually managed to learn a few tricks right under my nose."
As the White Tiger Duchess said this, a cold smile appeared on her lips.
She could quietly get rid of Huo Yuhao's mother, but making a move against Huo Yuhao himself was difficult.
After all, Huo Yuhao had White Tiger blood in his veins.
Then,
the Duchess spoke again. "Did that dead servant have any relatives? Any Soul Masters worth mentioning?"
The guard thought for a moment, then immediately replied, "The deceased had two older brothers. Both are two-ring Soul Grandmasters!"
"Two-ring Soul Grandmasters."
The White Tiger Duchess gave a disdainful snort.
But she didn't hesitate for long before calmly saying,
"Have someone notify those two men. Tell them their younger brother was killed by some brat, then give them Huo Yuhao's portrait."
"Two two-ring Soul Grandmasters will be more than enough to kill the boy."
After saying this, the White Tiger Duchess stood and stretched, accentuating her slender figure, then headed toward the rear courtyard...
She wanted Huo Yuhao dead.
But having the two brothers do it would be more prudent.
At least it would count as revenge. Even if word got out, she wouldn't be blamed.
Of course, if those two men died, then she would have to take the matter seriously.
She had to make sure Huo Yuhao died.
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