Kakuzu Cleans Up: Off to the Exchange for You!

Xuan Ziwen nodded blankly.

The image of Huo Yuhao instantly crafting a ninth-grade Soul Tool was still replaying in his mind.

Then, with trembling hands, he picked up the Soul Tool hand cannon and injected a trace of spiritual power into it to inspect it.

Just then, having heard the violent explosion from earlier,

Meng Hongchen darted straight into the laboratory through the hole in the wall.

The moment she saw Huo Yuhao, undisguised joy blossomed across her delicate face.

"Yuhao! It really is you!"

Meng Hongchen rushed to Huo Yuhao's side in a single stride, threw open her arms, and tightly hugged his arm.

"Did you come to Ming Capital specifically to find me?"

"What was that explosion just now? You weren't hurt, were you?"

Feeling the girl press close to him, Huo Yuhao's expression immediately turned awkward.

What a hassle!

He sighed inwardly.

He would rather craft ten more ninth-grade Soul Tools on the spot than deal with this woman, whose infatuation had reached an unreasonable level.

Before Huo Yuhao could push her away, Gu Yuena beside him frowned at once.

Who was this white-haired woman who had suddenly appeared?

Seeing Meng Hongchen clinging tightly to Huo Yuhao's arm, obvious jealousy immediately surfaced on Gu Yuena's breathtakingly beautiful face.

For the wager between Na'er and me...

I absolutely cannot allow any more variables to appear around Huo Yuhao!

Gu Yuena immediately stepped forward. Without the slightest courtesy, she extended her fair right hand and lightly grabbed Meng Hongchen by the back of her collar as though she were lifting Hajimi.

"Enough, little girl!"

Gu Yuena spoke coldly.

"We have important matters to attend to. We don't have time to play with you right now!"

"Fourth Soul Skill: Wind Element Mastery!"

Whoosh!

A breeze swept past, swiftly gathering