blogombal Chapter 244 Debt Collection
Chapter 244 Debt Collection
Chapter 244 Debt Collection
"lady?"
Cui'er looked around the room with a puzzled expression, but she couldn't see the madam anywhere, as if the madam had vanished into thin air.
Cui'er suddenly shivered, realizing something was wrong, and screamed, "An assassin!"
The next instant, several gazes turned toward Lady White Tiger's residence, and a figure suddenly appeared in Lady White Tiger's room.
The newcomer had unusual eyes and blond hair with a few white strands; he looked like an old man from the White Tiger lineage.
"Where is the assassin? Where is the lady?"
The old man looked at Cui'er with a serious expression.
"Madam and the Second Young Master had something to discuss and dismissed us. After the Second Young Master left, Cui'er knocked on the door but received no response. When she opened the door, Madam was gone..."
Cui'er quickly told everyone what she knew.
The old man's pupils contracted. The person who could make the lady disappear in such a short time was definitely not simple.
The commotion at Lady White Tiger's residence attracted a lot of attention, and people arrived one after another. Even Dai Huabin, who had just left, rushed over.
"Where is Mother?"
Looking around but not seeing Lady White Tiger, Dai Huabin anxiously looked at the old man in the center of the house.
"Madam has gone missing," the old man explained in a low voice, then instructed the others who were arriving one after another: "Search for Madam White Tiger's whereabouts in the surrounding area, centered on White Tiger Mansion. If you find any suspicious persons, kill them with all your might."
"yes!"
While a group of people were frantically searching everywhere, Huo Yuhao did not leave the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Instead, he strolled around the mansion as if he were at home.
"Stop sleeping, all of you, get up now!"
In the area where the servants of the White Tiger Duke's mansion were resting, the White Tiger Duke's steward, having received instructions, rushed in in a panic and immediately woke up the guards who were resting and on night duty.
"Hurry up and search for the Lady's whereabouts outwards from the Duke's mansion. Kill any suspicious persons without exception."
After giving his instructions, the steward hurried off to notify the other guards.
"What the hell is this?"
A group of people grumbled as they packed their clothes and headed outside.
"Huh? I almost forgot about these two."
Huo Yuhao, who was not far away, noticed the commotion. It wasn't until he saw several familiar figures that he realized he had forgotten someone.
It doesn't matter if someone is missed; since we've already discovered it, we can deal with it as soon as possible.
Huo Yuhao, who was originally about to leave the White Tiger Duke's mansion, turned around and followed the guards who were searching for him.
It wasn't until he got closer and observed that they were using their soul power to assist their actions that Huo Yuhao realized these people were only at the second-ring level.
At this point, their talents were no match for Dai Huabin's, and they had long been left behind by him. They could only do odd jobs and guard the house in the White Tiger Mansion.
"Search separately, don't miss any corner."
The guy who seemed to be the team leader spoke up, and Huo Yuhao's team immediately dispersed and began searching the streets and alleys.
The dark and narrow alleyway was indeed a perfect place for murder.
"A boring trick."
Huo Yuhao did not take advantage of the crowd to act immediately. Instead, he looked up at the sky and saw a Soul Douluo looking down at the entire White Tiger Duke's Mansion in his mental detection vision.
Clearly, the higher-ups of the White Tiger Duke's mansion did not expect the guards to catch the bandits. Instead, they hoped to make a big commotion and expose the bandits' weaknesses. Once the bandits who kidnapped Lady White Tiger caused any disturbance in the city, the one in the sky would instantly take action and turn that area into ruins.
Even if the bandits survive, their location will be exposed, and they will face a beating from the White Tiger Duke's mansion.
After all, it was indeed very strange that the White Tiger Lady could be kidnapped without anyone noticing, but it also revealed that she did not want the White Tiger Duke to discover her identity.
Why wouldn't they want to be discovered by Duke White Tiger? Either their identity is inconvenient, or they lack the strength.
Overall, the most likely explanation is insufficient strength.
The most direct consequence of insufficient strength is insufficient soul power, making it difficult to retreat quickly, and the limited duration of soul skills due to limited soul power.
However, Huo Yuhao was an exception. His ability to hide from Mu En was only his second soul skill, which was only at the thousand-year level. If Huo Yuhao wanted to, he could maintain it for several hours without any problem.
After scanning around and confirming that there were no other problems, Huo Yuhao leisurely followed one of the guards, one fat and one thin.
"Damn it, even the higher-ups can't catch this guy, what do you expect us to find?"
After entering the alley, the fat guard casually rummaged through the drawers and cabinets, then found a clean spot and plopped down on it.
Although the accompanying guard did not speak, his expression clearly said: Isn't this inappropriate?
"A few gold soul coins a year? Why risk your life?"
The fat guard cursed, "Go ahead and search if you want. I'm not stupid. It's not like we Great Soul Masters can afford to mess with someone who can hide from so many people and make Lady White Tiger disappear without a trace. If you lose your life for nothing, your family will be finished. You might as well have some peace and quiet."
"That's right."
Huo Yuhao, who was standing to the side, nodded.
This fat guard is indeed worthy of having stayed by Dai Huabin's side for a while; he's much more clear-headed than that clueless Dai Huabin.
Unlike Dai Huabin, who killed students of the First Academy of the Continent, he was only spared because of the long-standing friendship between the White Tiger family and Shrek Academy; otherwise, he would have certainly paid with his life.
"Who's there!"
It took the fat guard a while to react, and he looked at a corner of the alley with a look of horror.
Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in the shadows of the corner, its eerie blue eyes staring intently at them through the darkness.
"S-Senior! Senior, spare my life!"
With a thud, the fat guard slid to his knees and pressed his head to the ground.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the guy behind him was still standing there dumbly. The fat guard quickly grabbed his companion's sleeve and pulled him down to the ground.
"Senior, we are just employees and have no intention of getting involved in your feud with the Dai family. We hope you will have mercy. I promise that not a single word of what happened today will be known to a fourth person! In fact... in fact, I can tell you any information about the White Tiger Duke's Mansion that you want. My family has been servants in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion for generations and we know a lot of secret information."
"That was a pretty quick reaction..."
Huo Yuhao stared expressionlessly at the fat man who was rapidly sliding to his knees.
As far as I can remember, this guy was the fastest to react after Dai Huabin gave the order, and he was the first to rush out.
Hearing this, the fat guard secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least he wasn't dealing with someone unreasonable, so there might still be hope.
"It's true that you two are employees, but it seems you've been involved in my feud with the White Tiger Duke's family for a long time."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao summoned an iron rod and used it to lift the fat guard's drooping head.
The first thing you see is a pale face covered in sweat.
"Senior, you misunderstand. I am just a lowly guard. How could I possibly have any contact with you..."
As the viewpoint gradually rose higher, the fat guard's expression grew increasingly grim.
In a sense, being able to see the thief's face means you're about to be silenced.
"Eight or nine years ago, you beat me up quite a bit. Have you forgotten already?"
Upon hearing this, the fat guard first looked up blankly at the person in front of him, until he saw those vaguely familiar eyes. His pupils contracted, and he exclaimed in horror:
"It's...it's you!"
Huo Yuhao chuckled lightly: "Looks like you still remember. Looks like I don't need to remind you."
The fat guard's muscular body trembled, his muscles tensed, as if he was about to run away at any moment, but then he seemed to remember something, and his muscles suddenly stiffened.
"My lord, we were only acting on the orders of that scoundrel Dai Huabin back then; we were not the masterminds..."
The fat guard swallowed hard, his face pale, and said, "I know I can't escape this fate, but may I ask, sir, could you please give me a quick death?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao was speechless: "Don't you want to struggle a little longer?"
At the same time, he turned his gaze to the person on the other side who was not moving.
"And you, you don't even want to say a word now?"
"My lord, you are wise. This fellow is mute," the fat guard said. "Leaving aside the fact that you were able to make Lady White Tiger disappear without a trace in such a short time, you dare to show yourself now, so you must be very confident. I shouldn't have asked for trouble."
This guy...
Seeing how pragmatic and shameless the person in front of him was, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt bored.
"That's enough. After all, you're just doing the work. The main responsibility doesn't lie with you. An eye for an eye is enough."
The fat guard said in a trembling voice, "Thank you... sir."
"Oh, sir, I have one last question..."
"explain."
"Back then, some of the other guards were quite talented and went on to gain experience in the army. Sir, perhaps...?"
"No wonder I couldn't find it after searching for so long."
Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.
"Forget it, they didn't even lift a finger back then. Anyway, war is imminent, so it's good that those guys died under the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided cannons."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's mutterings, the fat guard looked full of regret.
Little did I expect that my deliberate attempt to please Dai Huabin would sow the seeds of such disaster for me.
If I had known this would happen, why did I have to be so flamboyant in my youth, trying to climb a few steps higher? It would have been so much better to just be an ordinary guard like I am now, not offending anyone.
Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now.
"Enough with the small talk. It's time for you to pay the price."
Considering that the two had given him a lot of time, he directly dispersed their souls with two soul-piercing attacks.
Looking at the two slowly dissipating fragments of soul before him, Huo Yuhao suddenly said:
"Speaking of which, Elder Yi, since in Douluo Continent, souls are constantly broken down into the most basic energy, becoming one of the components of soul power, won't the souls on Douluo Continent eventually run out?"
Electrolux remained silent for a long while before saying in a low voice, "Why do you think I'm here?"
Huo Yuhao paused for a moment.
It turns out that the souls in Douluo Continent don't have a self-circulating existence like the underworld in previous myths and legends. Therefore, they can only capture scattered soul fragments or even souls from different worlds to replenish the number of souls in Douluo Continent.
But what is the purpose of Douluo Continent's bizarre upgrade system, which even goes so far as to dismantle the soul of the entire world?
However, given the entire cultivation system, even if Huo Yuhao has some guesses, he cannot find substantial evidence, nor can he change anything. He can only put these questions aside.
After storing the Zhuge Crossbow he had hidden in his hand into his storage soul tool, Huo Yuhao sensed the soul power within his body and forced himself to stand up.
It has to be said that the consumption of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill is terrifying. If it weren't for the fact that after awakening the Eye of Destiny, his mental power could replace his soul power to consume the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao would have been completely exhausted after just one Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Let alone maintaining the simulation, he would have been lucky to even stand up.
After a short rest, he was finally able to use his soul power to run again. Huo glanced at the absent-minded Dai Huabin from afar, then left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion without looking back.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Huo Yuhao will never come here again in his lifetime.
As for the grudges between Dai Huabin and Dai Hao, there's no need to rush. Given the conflicts between the two sides and the future situation, they will meet again sooner or later.
After leaving the White Tiger Duke's mansion, Huo Yuhao casually found a cave to rest for a while before summoning the Gate of the Dead and stepping inside.
In a vast, open plain, a human-shaped ice sculpture stands atop it, which is none other than the frozen Lady White Tiger.
Several hours had passed by this point, and the surface of the ice was showing faint signs of melting.
Huo Yuhao didn't have time to wait for the ice to slowly melt. He reached out and pressed his hand on the ice, circulating his soul power, and the hard ice layer disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Achoo!"
Lady White Tiger felt a chill and instinctively shivered, opening her eyes with a puzzled expression.
The first thing you see is the sun high in the sky, emitting an eerie purple light.
"here it is……"
Lady White Tiger suddenly sat up and looked around, but all she could see was the pitch-black earth, nothing else.
After checking her body and confirming that there were no abnormalities, Lady White Tiger stood up, wanting to explore this unknown environment.
Suddenly, a faint voice rang out:
"Finally awake."
Lady White Tiger turned around abruptly and shouted angrily, "Who is it! Sneaking around like that, come out here!"
"Madam is truly spoiled and has no sense of crisis. Her first reaction in this situation is not to activate her Martial Soul."
Huo Yuhao slowly emerged, not forgetting to mock Lady White Tiger.
Lady White Tiger's lips twitched slightly. She quickly summoned her Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, "Who are you! What is your purpose in bringing me here!"
"Yellow, purple, purple, black... no wonder he's only a Soul Emperor at such an old age. But that shouldn't be the case. With the Zhu family's methods, couldn't they even get their hands on a fifth-generation Soul Ring that lasts for ten thousand years?"
Huo Yuhao had no intention of answering Lady White Tiger's question; instead, he commented on her soul ring configuration.
Upon hearing the comment about her age, Lady White Tiger gritted her teeth in anger, but considering that she had been caught in this strange place without any warning, and that the thief's methods were extremely bizarre, she decided it was best not to provoke him.
After thinking for a moment, Lady White Tiger asked, "Senior, why did you bring me here?"
(End of this chapter)