Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang in Drag

[The Sub-System has matched a relevant task for the host based on the rewards requested by the host!]

[Once the Sub-System obtains the reward, the host will receive: one 450-year Soul Ring (choice of soul beast)!]

The task has been issued; now it all depends on whether Yu Xiaogang can deliver, Li Ping'an thought to himself.

Li Ping'an didn't take it too much to heart; after all, if Yu Xiaogang failed to complete the task, he still had backup options.

He could hunt soul beasts himself to obtain a soul ring, or he could issue tasks to Tang San or Xiao Wu.

However, if he issued tasks to Tang San or Xiao Wu, their cultivation levels were lower, and the rewards might be of a lower tier.

In that case, it would be difficult for Li Ping'an to obtain a 400-year first soul ring.

No rush. Even without absorbing a soul ring, one can continue to cultivate!

Besides, I must continue to train my body to ensure I can withstand the pressure of a 400-year soul ring!

Li Ping'an certainly knew the shortcuts to enhancing physical fitness: consuming Whale Rubber and absorbing a Soul Bone.

But he could afford neither of these at the moment.

Unless he could issue a task to a powerful soul master right now and make them work for him.

I wonder if Tang Hao still keeps the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone in that secret cave chamber?

That was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, incredibly precious and perfectly compatible with his own martial soul; Li Ping'an wanted it too.

Perhaps I should find a way to lure Tang Hao away? Li Ping'an mused.

If he didn't lure the tiger away from the mountain, it would be far too dangerous for him to go to that waterfall valley to retrieve the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone.

Who knew how fast a Title Douluo was, or how long it would take to travel from Nuoding City back to Holy Soul Village?

Luring Tang Hao away shouldn't be difficult! Li Ping'an thought.

Tang Hao was hiding in the shadows, either watching over Tang San or monitoring Xiao Wu.

Wouldn't it work if he just lured both Xiao Wu and Tang San away from Nuoding City?

Tang San was currently at level eighteen; in less than a year, he would break through to level twenty, at which point he could be sent to a more distant soul beast forest.

Although Xiao Wu was currently condensing her soul ring, she possessed the Breath Concealment Technique, which could hide her soul ring and cultivation level.

He could have Xiao Wu feign a breakthrough to level twenty and ask the academy for leave to go to the soul beast forest.

If Tang Hao truly cared about Xiao Wu as a backup soul ring and soul bone, he would likely follow to keep an eye on her and prevent her from running away.

I still don't know what task the system assigned to Yu Xiaogang, or how difficult it is, Li Ping'an thought.

He had only provided the rewards he needed; the system would automatically arrange the tasks for Yu Xiaogang.

The principle behind the system's task arrangement was that the better the relationship with him, the simpler the task would be.

Conversely, for those who harbored malice toward him, the tasks would be more difficult.

Yu Xiaogang had been pointing at Li Ping'an and cursing him just a while ago, so his task likely wouldn't be too simple.

Li Ping'an opened Yu Xiaogang's task panel and couldn't help but freeze.

Is this task going to be too hard on Yu Xiaogang? Li Ping'an's eyelids twitched.

Yu Xiaogang prided himself on being a master of martial soul theory; would he really throw away his dignity to dance erotically in a brothel?

Sigh, I'd better prepare to go to the soul beast forest to hunt a soul beast myself!

If all else fails, I'll just find a Hundred-Year Solitary Bamboo to absorb, Li Ping'an thought.

In a quiet alley not far from Notting Academy.

Tang San, returning from the blacksmith shop, suddenly paused. He felt as if he had seen a familiar figure.

The way that person was walking just now... why does it look so much like Teacher?

Teacher said he had something to take care of recently; could it be now?

I wonder what it is. Should I follow him and see? Tang San thought.

Although the system forced him to show "filial piety" toward Yu Xiaogang, after a year of getting along, he felt that Yu Xiaogang treated him quite well.

Therefore, he wasn't as resistant to Yu Xiaogang as he once was.

If not for the system, he might have truly regarded Yu Xiaogang as his father.

I'd better follow him and see!

What if Yu Xiaogang ran into danger and something happened? What would happen to his own tasks?

He didn't want to lose a task target just like that, losing his chance to leech one-fifth of a level of soul power every month.

Tang San activated his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and quietly followed behind Yu Xiaogang.

After a long while, the two of them had traversed half of Nuoding City, one after the other, before he finally saw Yu Xiaogang stop in a deserted alley.

Where is this? A brothel? A house of ill repute?

Tang San was a martial artist in his past life; how could he not know what such a place was for?

"Could it be that Teacher came here to relieve his loneliness?"

Tang San considered himself pure and untainted, avoiding such places, but he didn't particularly care if those around him frequented them.

"So, the 'errand' Teacher mentioned was actually coming here to relieve his loneliness!"

Tang San shook his head and turned to leave.

But just as he was about to depart, he saw Yu Xiaogang take a few items out of his bag.

They were a red dress, a wig, and several cosmetics.

"What is Teacher doing?" Tang San's attention was captured by Yu Xiaogang.

Teacher is actually putting on women's clothing? Is he trying to disguise his identity to accomplish some difficult task?

What kind of matter could possibly force Teacher to make such a huge sacrifice?

Tang San's heart stirred; he abandoned his plan to leave and decided to observe a little longer.

Yu Xiaogang finished changing into the women's clothing, groomed himself, and winked at the mirror.

"With this appearance, surely no one will be able to recognize me, right?"

"No, my look still seems to be lacking a little! I must add this!"

Yu Xiaogang put on a veil and thinned out his thick eyebrows significantly.

Once the veil was on, who wouldn't be a beauty?

"From this moment on, I am Tang Xiaoyu! The Tang Xiaoyu who will make a name for herself in Nuoding City!" Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself.

He certainly couldn't use the name Yu Xiaogang and tarnish his own reputation, so he had come up with an alias.

Tang San followed him into a dance hall; in his past life, such a place would be called a brothel.

"Teacher is actually dancing?"

Tang San rubbed his eyes, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.

Furthermore, he noticed that Yu Xiaogang didn't seem embarrassed at all; on the contrary, he appeared immersed in his own art.

It was a sword dance, performed amidst the rouge and powder, possessing a unique charm that drew cheers from the onlookers.

Before long, people were already inquiring about who the sword dancer was and how much it would cost to have her perform off-stage.

"This..."

Tang San didn't know how to evaluate this.

Even though he had been a martial artist in his previous life and hadn't been corrupted by those pedantic scholars, he still couldn't accept this kind of behavior.

Tang San turned and left the dance hall.

With his skills, no one noticed that a child had slipped in and quietly departed.

On the other side of the dance hall, Li Ping'an and Xiao Wu were disguised as guests, watching the person on stage dance.

Xiao Wu had already condensed her spirit ring and was now a two-ring Soul Grand Master.

"Li Ping'an, you said you were taking me to a place, and it's here?"