Mystic Water Pill

Seeing Xu Sanshi in this state, Bei Bei realized he must have gotten himself into trouble.

"There's no misunderstanding. Senior Brother Xu Sanshi tried to force me to buy something, and when that didn't work, he tried to rob me instead." Huo Yuhao explained to Bei Bei.

Once Bei Bei understood what had happened, he felt a headache coming on. Before he could say anything, Tang Ya let out an angry roar.

"You dare bully a disciple of my Tang Sect? Xu Sanshi, I'm telling you, this isn't over!"

Tang Ya immediately took out a Dragon Whisker Needle and held it in her hand, aiming it at Xu Sanshi, ready to strike.

Seeing this, Xu Sanshi hurried behind Bei Bei and poked his head out to explain:

"I really know I was wrong, Bei Bei. Could you talk to this junior and ask him not to report me? I can make it up to him privately. Also, since I'm practically on the verge of getting expelled, could you ask your girl to put that Dragon Whisker Needle away first?"

Xu Sanshi looked ready to cry. Taking another hit from a Dragon Whisker Needle would make things even worse.

Huo Yuhao had become a disciple of a teacher at Shrek Academy, which made him one of their own. There was no way they could just let this matter slide.

And Xu Sanshi was the young master of the Mysterious Underworld Sect. The academy knew he would leave sooner or later. If this really blew up, even if he didn't end up expelled, his sect would still have to pay dearly.

As Xu Sanshi thought about it, he couldn't help slapping himself. Why couldn't he keep his hands to himself?

Hearing this, Bei Bei had an idea. "Xiao Ya, put the Dragon Whisker Needle away for now. I'll go talk to Yuhao."

"Hmph." Tang Ya reluctantly put away the Dragon Whisker Needle and glared at Bei Bei. She was a little dissatisfied that the needle hadn't hit Xu Sanshi.

Bei Bei then went over to Huo Yuhao and spoke in a low voice:

"Yuhao, Xu Sanshi has two pills called Mystic Water Pills. They can not only raise Innate Soul Power but also increase your cultivation speed. If you're willing to settle this privately, I'll have him give you both pills and make it up to you with some Gold Soul Coins."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. Those two Mystic Water Pills had been his main goal today. As long as he got them, that was enough.

Looking at Xu Sanshi's utterly despondent expression—and seeing that he wasn't even watching Jiang Nannan, who was observing from nearby—Huo Yuhao felt his anger had mostly subsided.

"Sanshi, two Mystic Water Pills and twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and we'll call it even. Keep your cool next time. Whenever Jiang Nannan is involved, you lose all reason. Besides, this kind of behavior will only cause trouble for her, too."

Bei Bei walked over to Xu Sanshi and patted him on the shoulder, proposing a settlement.

Xu Sanshi instantly went from black and white to vivid color. A smile of relief spread across his face, and he hurriedly took out two celadon bottles and handed them to Bei Bei.

"Both Mystic Water Pills are yours. Could you give me a couple of days for the Gold Soul Coins? Twenty thousand is no small sum. I'll need to come up with a reason to get it from the sect."

Bei Bei handed the Mystic Water Pills to Huo Yuhao, then took out twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins and put them in Huo Yuhao's storage Soul Tool. Turning back to Xu Sanshi, he said:

"All right, I'll cover you for now. Just pay me back when you have the Gold Soul Coins."

As the great-grandson of Mu En, the Sea God Pavilion Master, Bei Bei could afford to front twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Bei Bei's gesture earned him a look of tearful gratitude from Xu Sanshi, so sincere it was almost frightening.

Tang Ya, Brother Bei Bei, here are your grilled fish." Seeing that the matter was settled, Huo Yuhao took out the fish he had grilled earlier and handed them to the two of them.

Jiang Nannan came over at that moment and apologized. "Sorry, junior. I caused you trouble."

"It's fine. This didn't really have anything to do with you, senior."

After Huo Yuhao replied politely, Jiang Nannan left with the other female students.

Huo Yuhao had no intention of talking much with Jiang Nannan. In the original story, when Xu Sanshi attacked him, she hadn't intervened to stop him. She had only called out, "What are you doing?"

It wasn't as if she was at fault; Jiang Nannan hadn't been directly responsible. It just meant Huo Yuhao had no interest in getting close to her.

When Xu Sanshi saw Jiang Nannan leave, he temporarily gave up on following her. He had caused enough trouble for one day, so he went back to the dormitory to rest.

Huo Yuhao also said goodbye to Tang Ya and Bei Bei, thanking Tang Ya for taking out the Dragon Whisker Needle to stand up for him.

After leaving the school gate, Huo Yuhao hurried toward his dormitory, eager to absorb the medicinal power of the two Mystic Water Pills.

When he got back, Wang Dong was absent again. Who knew where she had gone to play?

Huo Yuhao took out a Mystic Water Pill and swallowed it. Feeling it widen his meridians and slightly enhance his Spirit Eye Martial Soul, he grew cheerful.

As he absorbed the pill's medicinal power, Huo Yuhao also expelled some impurities from his body.

When Wang Dong came in, a foul stench hit her in the face. She glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao, who was still cultivating, then quickly shut the door and left.

Wang Dong decided to find a hotel in Shrek City and stay there for a few days. There was no way she could stay in that dormitory.

At one in the morning, with the Mysterious Heaven Skill running at full power, Huo Yuhao quickly finished absorbing the medicinal power of one Mystic Water Pill.

When he circulated his Soul Power, he found that his meridians had become much more resilient. It seemed the Mystic Water Pill really was effective.

He took out the metal ball used to test Soul Power and saw that he had reached the peak of level eighteen. Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao swallowed the second Mystic Water Pill.

By the time he finished absorbing the second Mystic Water Pill, dawn had arrived.

Huo Yuhao circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill again. When he felt that his Soul Power had stopped increasing, he understood that he had reached level twenty.

Huo Yuhao roused the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his Spirit Sea. It was time to begin his journey to the Far North.

"Yuhao, why'd you wake me up?" The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had just woken up and asked groggily.

After sensing Huo Yuhao's condition, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm immediately woke up fully. "How long have I been asleep? How are you already level twenty?"

"Brother Sky Dream, you haven't been asleep long. I just had a few lucky breaks lately. Didn't you say to wake you when I reached level twenty, so you could help me awaken my Second Martial Soul? That's why I called you." Huo Yuhao explained.

Seeing how quickly Huo Yuhao had grown, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm excitedly rolled around in his Spirit Sea.

"No problem, Yuhao. Don't worry. Once we awaken your Second Martial Soul this time, we'll soar straight to the heavens."

Hearing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's confident promise, Huo Yuhao first got up to wash off the impurities on his body and change clothes.

After changing, he came out and smelled the odor in the room. Huo Yuhao opened the window to air it out, letting the fresh air chase away the stench.

It was early morning, and there were hardly any students at Shrek Academy. Huo Yuhao strolled across Shrek Square, savoring this rare moment of relaxation.

Huo Yuhao slowly made his way to the experimental area of the Soul Guidance Department, took out the hexagonal token Fan Yu had given him, and pressed it against the door.

When the door opened, he saw Fan Yu and the others, who had been working on experiments all night.

"Yuhao, what brings you here? Is something wrong with your studies?" Fan Yu asked, puzzled to see Huo Yuhao at the Soul Tool laboratory.

"Teacher, could you help me get a leave of absence? My Soul Power has reached level twenty, and I've arranged for a senior from the Tang Sect to help me obtain a Soul Ring." Huo Yuhao explained the purpose of his visit.