After settling the bill and leaving, Huo Hai quietly released Little Butterfly to secretly gather the information he needed. Sure enough, news about the Qu Family's eldest young lady had already spread throughout the city.
Huo Hai cared nothing for the accounts of how talented and beautiful the Qu Family's eldest young lady was. What mattered to him now was the family's offer. If he wanted to establish himself in the Ink Lotus Domain and smoothly increase his strength, he could not do without detailed information and maps. After making some inquiries, Huo Hai gained an understanding of everything concerning the Lightning Beast.
News of the Lightning Beast and the soul-calming grass had circulated within the Qu Family's territory for a long time, so Huo Hai easily learned the beast's exact location. As it turned out, it was not very far from this city.
At his speed, he could reach it in roughly two hours. Once he confirmed the location, Huo Hai lingered no longer. He merely replenished his food supplies and bought some decent fruit wine before setting off immediately.
Leaving the city, Huo Hai ran straight toward the Lightning Beast's location. In less than two hours, he saw a mountain range. It was enormous, but fortunately, the Lightning Beast was not deep within it. To guard the soul-calming grass, the beast had remained on the outskirts all along. When Huo Hai arrived, many people were still gathered outside.
"Is there any way at all? Who knows how much longer the Qu Family's eldest young lady can hold on? If we're too late, getting the soul-calming grass won't do us any good." The soul-calming grass was valuable, but how could it compare to the appeal of the Qu Family's offer?
Someone beside him helplessly spread his hands. "That Lightning