Fury

Huo Hai, who had been carefully nourishing his qi and blood at home, suddenly sensed something falling from the sky. His spiritual strength was powerful, so his senses were naturally far sharper. Besides, there should not have been any movement in his own courtyard.

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Opening his eyes and reining in his spiritual energy, Huo Hai walked over and picked up a stone from the ground. "This... is a note." A slip of paper was wrapped around the stone. Huo Hai raised his head in puzzlement, wondering how this thing had landed in his courtyard. There were patrols and watchers everywhere nearby at this time. It should have been impossible for anyone to throw something inside.

Then the only possibility was that someone outside had tossed it in while the patrolmen were not paying attention.

A trace of doubt flashed through Huo Hai's heart as he slowly unfolded the note. As for whether it might be poisoned, he was not worried in the slightest. If there truly were poison on it, Little Gold would have warned him long ago. Gu Insects sensed toxins differently from ordinary people.

The moment he opened the note, Huo Hai's expression changed. The fury in his eyes nearly burst into flame. Written on the paper were the words: "Huo Yuner is in our hands. If you want her to live, bring the Hidden Weapon Technique to the abandoned warehouse by the west city gate. Remember not to let unrelated people know, or the consequences will be severe." This was a threat. An outright threat.

Huo Hai had never imagined that the Lineage would protect him, yet fail to protect Huo Yuner. Or rather, their protection had been insufficient, allowing others to find an opening. The fury in Huo Hai's heart was easy to imagine.

Since coming to this world, Huo Hai had acknowledged only a handful of people as family. Huo Yuner in particular was someone he regarded as his own younger sister—though she truly was his younger sister. Family was Huo Hai's Reverse Scale.

A dragon had a Reverse Scale; touch it, and death was certain. Huo Hai's Reverse Scale had been touched, and the rage and Killing Aura in his heart could no longer be restrained. "Very good. You actually dared lay hands on my sister. I'll let you know just how wonderful it is to be able to die." Huo Hai had already decided to teach them a lesson they would never forget for the rest of their lives. It was a lesson they would have to repay with their lives.

At this very moment, Huo Hai did not care whether killing would cause him to lose himself, nor did he care whether it would affect him in any way. He only wanted to vent, to destroy every last one of these people without leaving a single survivor.

Just as Huo Hai was about to leave through the main gate, he suddenly recalled the note's warning not to tell anyone else. Thinking of this, Huo Hai stopped. "Hmph, don't let me catch you. Otherwise, you'll be in for it."

Unable to vent the fire in his heart, Huo Hai felt stifled and miserable. Not only did he not possess the Hidden Weapon Technique, but even if he truly had such an exquisite technique, he would never hand it over. No matter who it was, anyone who dared touch Huo Yuner would not get off easily. Forget the Hidden Weapon Technique—first, they had to offer up their lives as compensation. With a thought, Little Gold flew out.

It did not fly far, instead clinging to the wall of his courtyard and secretly peering outside. That stone had just been thrown in from outside, so the best way to leave was through this spot as well.

Very quickly, through Little Gold, Huo Hai discovered a pattern—a pattern in the gaps between the outside patrols. No one would pay attention to an insect watching them. Huo Hai silently calculated in his heart, working out when that opening would appear.

"Good, now." The instant the opening appeared, Huo Hai knew his chance had come. With a flip, he sprang over the courtyard wall. When he landed, he bent his knees slightly and made almost no sound. Without even looking around, Huo Hai immediately ran forward. He did not pause in the slightest, and in the blink of an eye, he had darted into the shadows nearby.

At the same time, Little Gold followed close behind. Without the Star Gu, Little Gold was the only one Huo Hai had to protect him now.

The moment Huo Hai ran into the shadows, a patrol appeared nearby. Because Huo Hai's movements had been too fast, the patrolmen did not notice him. Just like that, Huo Hai slipped silently out of his own courtyard.

Pulling a hat over his head, Huo Hai concealed his entire body beneath a wide robe. This was to keep others from recognizing him. Otherwise, before he even arrived, the Huo Family—and perhaps even other Lineages—might learn of his whereabouts.

The Killing Aura in Huo Hai's eyes deepened by several degrees. Thrown in together with the note had been a map. The map was simple, marking only the destination. Huo Yan and the others had remained extremely nervous, fearing that Huo Hai would reveal the matter. Fortunately, there had been no movement at home, which put them slightly at ease.

"Huo Yan, do you think we can really succeed? What if—I mean, what if Huo Hai doesn't care about Huo Yuner's life?" In great Lineages, there were many people with little regard for familial affection. That was nothing strange.

Huo Yan shot him a vicious glare. "Shut up. Don't spout nonsense. We don't know anything, understand? From now on, this has nothing to do with us. Whether it succeeds or fails depends on the people over there."

Huo Yan was still extremely nervous inside, though he did not show it. He knew that once this plan began, there would be no road back. Now, they could only hope that the people over there succeeded. If they failed, the consequences would be unthinkable. Fortunately, they had not shown themselves personally, nor had they participated directly. Presumably, even if the plan failed, no one would trace it back to them.

Everything proceeded in silence. Huo Hai's departure, even his movement through Western Frontier City, went entirely unnoticed. Before long, Huo Hai arrived outside the warehouse marked on the map, but he did not enter directly.

Since these people wanted to deal with him, they would definitely have an ambush prepared. Huo Hai was no fool. Rather than entering the warehouse, he turned and entered another abandoned warehouse nearby. A golden flash flickered from within his sleeve as Little Gold flew out.

"Go take a look. See whether Yun'er is inside, and how many people are lying in ambush there." Huo Hai gave the order quietly, and Little Gold flew toward the designated warehouse. Very soon, Little Gold sent back news. After all, Little Gold had spent a long time with Huo Yuner and naturally recognized her. The moment it found Huo Yuner, it sent him a signal, telling him that Yun'er was inside.

This finally put Huo Hai somewhat at ease, though the anger in his heart continued to rise. Suppressing his impatience, he had Little Gold continue its investigation. Little Gold could only send Chu Yuntian very simple signals.

Yet through those signals, Huo Hai was still able to understand the approximate layout inside. From the positions Little Gold described, Chu Yuntian could roughly judge their strength. Those much weaker than Little Gold were experts of the Spirit Body Realm. Those about equal to it were experts of the Spirit Blood Realm. Those Little Gold found extremely powerful were in the Spirit Bone Realm. As for the Spirit Practitioner Realm, they surely would not stoop to this.

"How strange. Why aren't these people lying in ambush? Why are they all staying in the middle of the warehouse? What exactly are they plotting? Could it be that they truly believe I'll hand over the technique as soon as I arrive?"

Soon, Little Gold had investigated everyone inside. Although Huo Hai was furious, he did not act immediately. Reason told him that he had to get to the bottom of things first. Since these people wanted to deal with him, they could not possibly have no ambush at all.

Yet the situation inside was exactly that—there was not the slightest ambush, and everyone was out in the open. Huo Hai suddenly recalled that during the trial, even the Star Gu had failed to discover those ambushers. The fundamental reason was that they had concealed themselves within disguises. The Star Gu did not know that such things were also humans, so it instinctively ignored them.

With a thought, Huo Hai gave another order. "Little Gold, search more carefully. Crawl through every corner and crevice. Make sure you find every hidden person for me." Having received the command, Little Gold began moving again.

As it crawled, the puzzled expression on Huo Hai's face deepened. "What is going on? Why are there so many enticing auras here, things that attract Little Gold? Wait, they're similar to Spirit Stones, but not as good as my spiritual energy. What is this?"

From the information Little Gold sent back, Huo Hai learned that there were quite a few Spirit Stones in this warehouse—or things similar to Spirit Stones. But why would such things be in an abandoned warehouse? Huo Hai instinctively sensed danger, sensed a conspiracy. This was definitely aimed at him, yet unfortunately, Huo Hai had no idea what these things were.

Explosive Spirit Stones rarely appeared in a place like this. There was probably not even any record of them in Huo Hai's previous memories, so naturally he could not recognize them now. Little Gold's intelligence and ability to communicate were still insufficient, making it even more impossible for it to distinguish what they were.

It merely sensed that the spiritual energy contained within would benefit it. Suddenly, Huo Hai frowned again. "The spiritual energy is extremely violent and unsuitable for absorption, so it isn't as good as my spiritual energy."

Huo Hai finally understood why Little Gold felt that the spiritual energy inside was not as good as his own. As someone who raised Gu Insects, his spiritual energy was indeed the most suitable thing for Gu Insects to absorb. Yet compared to his own spiritual energy, the spiritual energy in Spirit Stones was only slightly inferior. Little Gold simply could not absorb it on its own. Why would it say that it was not as good as his spiritual energy?

The spiritual energy was violent, and violent energy was difficult to absorb. So that was it. But the spiritual energy within Spirit Stones was always exceptionally stable and gentle, suitable for human absorption. How could it be violent? Another sense of unease arose within Huo Hai.

"Wait. Violent... spiritual energy is also a form of energy. What happens when energy becomes violent?" A flash of light crossed Huo Hai's eyes. When energy became violent, it naturally exploded. Anyone from Earth knew that. Huo Hai finally understood what these things were. Those bastards had never intended to let either him or Yun'er leave alive.

"Damn bastards. I'll let you know that in this world, there are some people you cannot afford to offend." The fury in Huo Hai's heart erupted completely. These people had touched Huo Hai's bottom line—his absolute bottom line.