"Elder Mu, everything has been taken care of."
Mu En nodded slightly. After a moment, he asked, "Did you notice anything different about Huo Yuhao?"
Zhou Yi thought briefly, then shook her head. "The methods he used seemed to come from a sect, but I couldn't tell which one."
Hearing this, Mu En's gaze grew distant. A moment later, he shook his head. "That little fellow really is a bit different."
Zhou Yi considered his words, then asked, "Elder Mu, do you know something special about Huo Yuhao? Otherwise, why would you ask me to look after him when he enrolled, and now ask me to look after him again?"
Mu En shook his head with a smile. "It was just a favor I could do easily."
Mu En smiled. "I just feel that this boy and I seem to have a certain affinity."
Zhou Yi frowned slightly, but said nothing.
At that point, Mu En seemed unwilling to discuss the matter further. After all, it involved some little-known secrets.
Then Mu En continued, "That woman named Liu Erlong is rather interesting. If she comes by tomorrow, ask her to see me."
Zhou Yi considered it, then nodded.
Zhou Yi promptly left.
Mu En closed his eyes and murmured, "Interesting. Interesting."
Of course, it was hard to tell whether he found Huo Yuhao or Liu Erlong interesting.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Huo Yuhao had already brought Jiang Nannan, Liu Erlong, and the others back to Shrek City.
Although it was already late at night, the nightlife was just getting started in certain parts of Shrek City.
After all, the city was full of energetic men and women, and with their Martial Souls to bolster them, it was only natural that they would seek entertainment at night.
Of course, Huo Yuhao wasn't interested in that kind of nightlife.
He led Jiang Nannan and the others straight into a shop that was about to close.
It was a shop that sold Soul Tools.
Huo Yuhao planned to buy one for each of Liu Erlong, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Wu, and Bai Feng.
In his view, a Storage Soul Tool was an essential item for any Soul Master. At the very least, it was a convenient place to store things.
There were mainly two types of Storage Soul Tools here.
One was the ordinary bracelet style, generally ranging from Level 2 to Level 3 Soul Tools.
The other was the classic style, similar to Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges from ten thousand years ago.
Of course, these were just imitations. Their workmanship was rather crude, yet they were surprisingly expensive, thanks to the famous name.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao naturally didn't buy one.
First, the thought of it made him uncomfortable.
Second, the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges had about the same storage space as ordinary Level 2 or Level 3 Soul Tools.
Then Huo Yuhao spent 70,000 Gold Soul Coins on eight Level 2 Storage Soul Tools.
He bought two extra in case they came in handy.
Huo Yuhao would be summoning more people deemed talented by the system in the future.
There was no harm in buying them ahead of time.
Then Huo Yuhao led the women toward the courtyard they had bought.
As time passed, an hour later, Huo Yuhao was lying in bed.
Since they had only just arrived, they were short on beds and had only three.
Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu shared a room. Jiang Nannan and her mother shared another, while Liu Erlong slept alone.
Everyone had things to do the next day.
At Huo Yuhao's request, Bai Feng would continue buying houses nearby to prepare for the construction of Jia Nan Academy.
Liu Erlong would go to Shrek Academy to ask about the qualifications and requirements for establishing an academy.
If possible, Liu Erlong would also recruit students nearby, as Huo Yuhao had requested.
As for Jiang Nannan, she chose to go to school as usual.
Of course, the following evening, she would also need to buy more sanitary pads.
On the way back, Jiang Nannan had already discussed it with Huo Yuhao. He gave her another batch of sanitary pads and agreed to let Tang Ya come sell them as well.
Xiao Wu curled up in Huo Yuhao's arms and smiled sweetly. "Hey, Yuhao, school starts tomorrow. Do we need to prepare anything?"
As she spoke, Xiao Wu kissed Huo Yuhao on the lips.
Well, rabbits were naturally rather impulsive in that regard.
Seeing Xiao Wu act that way, Huo Yuhao naturally returned her affection before speaking.
"There's nothing we need to prepare. I plan to talk to Teacher Zhou again tomorrow. I feel like going there and following the usual classes would be a bit of a waste."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao fell into a brief silence.
Huo Yuhao had two reasons for joining Shrek Academy.
To bring those deemed talented by the system into the Endless Fire Territory.
And to recruit some teachers for Jia Nan Academy.
As for studying at Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao honestly didn't want to.
He had better options.
Liu Erlong had much more comprehensive theoretical knowledge.
Moreover, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power had already reached Level 16. He needed to find a way to raise it faster.
Then he could head early to the Extreme North and Ice Land.
At that thought, Huo Yuhao suddenly remembered something and glanced at the Storage Soul Tool bracelet he wore.
The bracelet had once belonged to Xu Sanshi. It was a Level 4 Storage Soul Tool, with a space as large as a whole courtyard.
Huo Yuhao knew there was a good chance it contained a Mystic Water Pill.
In any case, he might as well raise his Soul Power first.
Then Huo Yuhao began searching through it.
Before long, he found the two Mystic Water Pills.
He gave one to Xiao Wu and told her to cultivate in the room.
Then Huo Yuhao went out into the courtyard to take the other.
Huo Yuhao knew that taking a Mystic Water Pill would produce a peculiar smell.
If he and Xiao Wu took them together, the two odors would mix and become twice as foul. That would be rather unpleasant.
Then.
Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged in the middle of the courtyard and took out a Mystic Water Pill. He examined it, then swallowed it.
As soon as the pill went down his throat, Huo Yuhao felt a warm force spread through his body, like the heat that enveloped him in a hot bath.
As the warmth spread, his body shuddered slightly.
A fine layer of sweat slowly appeared on his skin, carrying a faint, strange odor.
The Mystic Water Pill's medicinal power coursed slowly through his meridians, each pass bringing a slightly numb, itchy, swollen, and achy sensation.
Huo Yuhao focused and carefully guided the medicinal power. His Soul Power also began to rise bit by bit.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao felt somewhat surprised.
The odor coming from him wasn't as strong as he'd expected.
The pain and tingling in his meridians were also bearable.
But Huo Yuhao soon understood.
He had tempered his body with Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid before.
Though Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was a second-grade pill on the Doupo Continent, compared with the still-developing pill-making system on the Douluo Continent, it had a distinct advantage.
What's more, the hydrogen content here was so high that there was also overwhelming planar suppression.
So, after his body absorbed the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, the Mystic Water Pill could do little more than slightly expand his meridians, make him sweat a little, and raise his Soul Power by one level.
Not long after.
Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the increased strength in his body, he didn't know what to say.
He just knew he'd expected too much from the Mystic Water Pill.
Still, his Soul Power had reached Level 17, which was decent.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and walked toward the neighboring courtyard.
While wandering around earlier, he had noticed an abandoned kitchen there.
There was also a well in front of the kitchen.
Before long, Huo Yuhao reached the neighboring courtyard.
The moment he pushed open the weathered wooden door, a rush of steam carrying a faint fragrance hit him.
Huo Yuhao froze...
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