It was early morning again.
After breakfast, everyone gathered again on the large playground.
After a while, Oscar finally arrived leisurely. Following
the same script as in the original story, after everyone ate Oscar's sausage,
Flender announced that Zhao Wuji would lead everyone to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring for Oscar, who had just reached level 30.
"Dean, I might not be able to go."
Just after Flender finished his announcement, before dismissing everyone, Yin Hao stepped forward and said.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Yin Hao, and Flender looked at him with some confusion.
"What's wrong? Were you injured during yesterday's spirit battle?"
Yin Hao shook his head.
"No, it's just that I just received a letter from home. My grandfather is ill, and it seems quite serious. I need to go back, and if I'm too late..."
As he spoke, Yin Hao lowered his head slightly, looking very forlorn.
There was no such thing as a family letter. Making up stories was second nature to Yin Hao, who promptly offered Old Jack a heartfelt blessing.
However, after a series of events deviating from the original story, Yin Hao felt a growing unease.
People are naturally afraid of the unknown, and Yin Hao was no exception. His greatest reliance, besides the system, was his knowledge of the original work, allowing him to foresee everything.
Now, the series of events deviating from the original story made Yin Hao aware of the crisis, and the best way to deal with it was naturally to strengthen himself.
Therefore, Yin Hao planned to take Nihuang to offer a friendly "consolation" to Dugu Bo.
As for whether he could defeat him? Yin Hao had no worries about that. Did he think the Title Douluo was just a title for nothing?
Hearing Yin Hao's words, Flender was stunned. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are inevitable for everyone, and he couldn't persuade Yin Hao of that. However, he wouldn't stop Yin Hao from going back to see his grandfather "one last time."
(Old Jack: Thank you! You little rascal!)
Flender then nodded and said,
"Alright, I'll grant you leave. You... try to think positively..." He
then patted Yin Hao on the shoulder and left.
After he left, the Shrek alumni surrounded him to persuade him.
It took Yin Hao a lot of persuasion to get rid of them.
Xiao Wu wanted to go with Yin Hao, but he refused, citing cultivation as the priority.
Tang San also came forward and said a lot of comforting words to Yin Hao, but didn't mention going back to see his grandfather, even though Old Jack had taken good care of him over the past few years.
Yin Hao sneered inwardly, but on the surface, he remained calm, cooperating with Tang San and pretending to be very moved.
Half an hour later, after dealing with everyone, Yin Hao left Shrek alone and went "home."
...
In the carriage, Nihuang sat opposite Yin Hao.
There was no one else around, so Yin Hao directly called Nihuang out.
"Brother Hao, how did you know Poison Douluo was hiding in Sunset Forest?"
Nihuang was still confused about Yin Hao dragging her to Sunset Forest as soon as they left Shrek Academy.
She wasn't unfamiliar with Sunset Forest; it was just an ordinary forest for spirit beasts, wasn't it?
But Yin Hao immediately said that Poison Douluo Dugu Bo was living in seclusion there, and in a place with excellent feng shui.
This puzzled Nihuang greatly. She knew that Dugu Bo had been hunted by the Spirit Hall and rescued by Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire, but why would Dugu Bo stay in Tian Dou City after being rescued and go to Sunset Forest?
Yin Hao smiled and said,
"I naturally have my own methods..."
Seeing that Yin Hao was unwilling to talk about it, Nihuang didn't press further and continued.
"If a fight breaks out, stay far away. Although I'm not afraid of that guy, his martial soul is indeed one of the top poison-type martial souls. If you get involved, I can't save you."
"Don't worry, Sister Nihuang, I have my own methods. Besides, we're going to win him over. It's best not to fight unless absolutely necessary."
At this moment, the system stepped in again. In the system shop, the Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Pill cost one million Gold Soul Coins and the Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Pill (24-hour trial version) costing one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins could completely guarantee that Yin Hao wouldn't be easily killed by Dugu Bo's poison-attribute group attack skills.
Nihuang glanced at Yin Hao, not knowing what to say. There were so many Title Douluos in the Spirit Hall, how could they not know the importance of a group attack poison-attribute Title Douluo?
If they could win him over to the Spirit Hall, why would the Spirit Hall choose to hunt him down?
Although she didn't know what Yin Hao wanted to do, he was, after all, the Holy Son. Although he called her "sister," she couldn't always talk back to him.
If there was any real danger, she could simply take Yin Hao and leave first; she didn't believe Dugu Bo would dare to chase after them!
The carriage traveled for two and a half days, finally arriving near Tian Dou City just before dusk. Sunset Forest was only a few miles outside Tian Dou City, so the two weren't in a hurry.
They found a place to stay, and after lunch the next day, they set off for Sunset Forest.
Although Sunset Forest wasn't as boundless as Star Dou Forest, it was still quite large; even Yin Hao, with his Sharingan, couldn't see its end at a glance.
Furthermore, searching on the ground required careful avoidance of trees and attacks from some unsuspecting soul beasts, so Yin Hao suggested to Nihuang that they fly into the sky to search.
Nihuang naturally didn't refuse. With a surge of Soul Power, a pair of wings wreathed in red flames instantly unfurled behind her, the burning flames resembling fiery red feathers, exuding an imposing aura.
"Brother Hao, hold on tight, sister will take you to the sky."
"Okay."
Yin Hao hugged Nihuang's slender waist and nodded.
As Nihuang mobilized her Soul Power, her wings suddenly unfurled and then instantly slammed back down. In just a second, the recoil from her wings lifted the two of them off the ground.
Flying through the Sunset Forest, free from the interference of ground-based soul beasts, Yin Hao began to expand the search area of his Blue Silver Domain without restraint.
Seeing Yin Hao's serious expression, Nihuang wasn't in a hurry and began to carry him around.
Just then, Yin Hao, who was holding Nihuang's slender waist, suddenly looked up. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, his forehead brushed against Nihuang's large, proud forehead as he raised it, causing a ripple.
However, neither of them paid any attention to this "minor incident."
"Sister Nihuang, let's go check out the place about four kilometers to the southeast..."
"Okay."
Without sayin anything more, Nihuang's wings flapped again, carrying Yin Hao towards the place he had just mentioned.
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