Outside Suotuo City.
Lin Ye drove the carriage while Xiao Wu sat inside.
With the opening day at Shrek approaching, Lin Ye had brought Xiao Wu here early.
They had spent over a month in the village, and Xiao Wu had grown quite a bit taller.
She had officially become a Soul Ancestor, too, and had even reached level forty-two.
Twelve years old, level forty-two.
That level was absolutely eye-catching wherever you went.
It had been over a month since Tang Hao had blocked their way, and they still hadn't seen the man again.
Uncle Lin Jie had even made a special trip to Holy Soul Village to investigate.
As it turned out, Tang Hao hadn't gone back to Holy Soul Village at all.
He was probably afraid of retaliation.
His escape last time had been pure luck.
After all, who could have guessed that the renowned Clear Sky Douluo would so decisively choose to run?
After that incident, the people of Heavenly Sword Village had become quite cautious.
They had already arranged for villagers to patrol the surrounding area.
After all, they didn't trust Tang Hao either.
People praised him as loyal and righteous, but judging by the way he had intercepted Lin Ye and Xiao Wu...
It was clear that the man's reputation was all smoke and mirrors.
Who knew whether he might try something underhanded later?
So everyone was still being cautious, worried that he might pull something.
"A Ye, what does the letter Grandpa Village Chief gave you say?"
Xiao Wu was bored out of her mind.
Ever since leaving the village, she'd been feeling completely listless.
They'd been traveling for so many days. It was exhausting.
"A talisman to keep us alive," Lin Ye replied casually.
In a way, the letter from the Village Chief really was a talisman to keep them alive.
[This thing is no joke. If Tang Hao dares to cause trouble, he'll regret it for sure!]
[If anything happens to either of us, the blame will all fall on Tang Hao.]
[Then neither Tang San nor the Clear Sky Sect will get away!]
Thinking back to the letter's contents...
The Village Chief really knew how to handle things.
If they ran into Tang Hao and he dared to attack again...
Lin Ye could simply hand him the letter.
Its message was simple: if anything happened to a child from Heavenly Sword Village, Tang San would die, and the Clear Sky Sect would face retaliation from the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Did they think they could hide just by shutting their sect's gates?
The Heavenly Sword Sect didn't care about such niceties when it came to revenge.
It was a threat, plain and simple.
Harm someone from the Heavenly Sword Sect?
Then they'd wait to be wiped out.
No matter how powerful the Clear Sky Sect was said to be...
The Heavenly Sword Sect wouldn't go easy on them.
Given Tang Hao's slavish devotion to his sect, he definitely wouldn't dare act rashly.
Listening to Lin Ye's thoughts, Xiao Wu had mostly guessed the letter's contents. She broke into a wide grin.
As expected, the people back in the village always came through.
In six years, she had only returned to the Star Dou Great Forest once.
And she had gone with Lin Ye.
The rest of the time, whenever she had a break, she went to Heavenly Sword Village.
She had even thought about asking Da Ming and Er Ming to take human form and move to Heavenly Sword Village.
Their safety would be guaranteed there.
"We're entering the city."
Lin Ye drove the carriage into Suotuo City.
As soon as they arrived, he checked in without hesitation.
[Host successfully checked in at Suotuo City. Reward: Soul Power increased by one level; First Soul Ring and Second Soul Ring ages increased by ten thousand and one years!]
The check-in succeeded, and Lin Ye felt great.
And this time, his Soul Ring ages had actually increased.
After the First Soul Ring and Second Soul Ring were upgraded, both reached the twenty-thousand-year level.
After six years of checking in at different places every day, his Soul Power had now reached level sixty-two. He was a proper Soul Emperor.
His Third Soul Ring and Fourth Soul Ring were each ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine years old.
His Fifth Soul Ring was a hundred thousand years old.
His Sixth Soul Ring was two hundred thousand years old!
By the standards of this era, that was blatant cheating.
But then he thought of Huo Yuhao a thousand years in the future.
Right, he'd have to keep using his own cheat.
That guy was practically the god of cheats!
A million-year Soul Ring right from the start? Who could handle that?
The reward for checking in at Suotuo City wasn't all that generous, so he'd have to find a chance to check in somewhere more important.
Like the Rose Hotel!
But he could only check in once a day.
He'd have to wait until tomorrow to check in at the Rose Hotel.
"Xiao Wu, let's find a hotel first. We'll go to Shrek Academy in a couple of days."
Shrek Academy was an important setting in the story, so he was sure to get plenty of rewards there.
So far, he hadn't fused with any Soul Bones.
The Soul Bones he got from ordinary check-ins weren't very impressive. He couldn't care less about bones that were a few thousand or even ten thousand years old.
They'd have to be at least fifty thousand years old to suit a cheat like him.
A full set of hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones would be even better.
Just look at Tang San, the cheat king in the original story. His Soul Bones were always hundred-thousand-year ones.
Wouldn't it be ridiculous if Lin Ye ended up weaker than him?
He'd crossed over into this world at last, and all he'd wanted was to sit back and watch.
But that bastard Tang San kept provoking him.
Just because Xiao Wu was close to Lin Ye, Tang San found everything about him irritating.
He had even tried to find a chance to exchange a few blows with him.
But there hadn't been any opportunity.
"A Ye, which hotel are we going to?"
Xiao Wu opened the carriage door. Suotuo City might only be a medium-sized city, but it was still bustling.
It had an Intermediate Soul Master Academy, after all, so the streets were quite lively.
"Let's look around first."
Lin Ye continued driving, hoping to find the Rose Hotel.
Just then, someone up ahead caught his attention.
[Huh? Zhu Zhuqing?]
[Didn't expect to run into her here. Tsk, she really is pretty.]
[The catgirl's cute, so should I forgive him?]
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing, Lin Ye couldn't help grumbling to himself.
[How could she forgive a scumbag like Dai Mubai, the king of Suotuo City's brothel-hoppers?]
Hearing Lin Ye's thoughts, Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then looked up at Zhu Zhuqing.
Mm, a beautiful woman with a great figure.
Especially the impressive curves at her chest, enough to make girls her age feel insecure.
She just seemed icy, as if nothing mattered to her.
Zhu Zhuqing seemed startled. She glanced around.
In the end, her gaze settled on Lin Ye.
Although Lin Ye was driving with a straight face, his expression unchanged...
She could clearly see a hint of teasing amusement in his eyes.
So he was the one speaking?
"What did you just say?"
"Hm? What?"
Lin Ye looked bewildered.
[Is this catgirl crazy? Or has being hunted for so long left her nerves completely frayed?]
[She's about to start at Shrek. Is she excited about seeing Dai Mubai?]
[Too bad. Dai Mubai's probably busy rolling around in bed with a beauty at the Rose Hotel right now.]
Zhu Zhuqing sensed something strange.
The voice was crystal clear, as if it had appeared inside her mind.
But the person in front of her clearly hadn't spoken.
Was she seeing ghosts?
Could she hear his thoughts?
Full of doubt, Zhu Zhuqing chose to stay silent.
But Lin Ye's thoughts bothered her.
Dai Mubai!
He was in bed with another woman right now?
Then what did all her hardship in coming to find him mean?
Was she a joke?
Thinking this, she quietly stepped aside.
She needed to look into it and find out whether Dai Mubai really was at the Rose Hotel.
Lin Ye shook his head and continued driving away.
Xiao Wu turned to look back at Zhu Zhuqing.
She was sure Zhu Zhuqing had heard Lin Ye's thoughts just now, too!
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