"Ugh~"
Ye Qiu felt uncomfortable all over as he climbed out of the wooden bed, stretching and letting out a sigh of relief.
He neatly grabbed the package he had prepared the night before. Although Tang Hao, that sixth brother, had ruined yesterday's plans, it didn't matter; he would continue today.
"Hey? Ye Qiu, why are you in such a hurry?"
Seeing Ye Qiu about to leave with his package, Grandma Tom, Jerry's wife, who was making breakfast, called out to him.
"I have some urgent business. By the way, did I disturb you last night?"
Ye Qiu was quite concerned about this elderly woman who wasn't in good health, especially since he had eaten quite a few of her snacks while working.
"It's nothing, it's alright. Old people sleep very soundly."
"That's good!"
After a brief exchange, Ye Qiu was also thinking about Xiao Wu at Notting Academy.
He asked the elderly couple for paper and pen and wrote a letter.
She instructed Jerry that if he hadn't returned in three days, he should deliver the letter to a student named Xiaowu at Notting Academy.
"Xiaowu? Is that the brat who always comes here waiting for you and bothers you at work?"
Faced with Grandma Tom's assessment of Xiaowu, Ye Qiu didn't want to argue too much, awkwardly scratching his head.
Seeing Ye Qiu's expression, Grandma Tom couldn't help but let out a slightly aged laugh, looking at him kindly, "Hehe! Don't worry, my old man will take care of it for you!"
"Is that so?" Then her eyes darted around, sharply looking at Grandpa Jerry, who was squatting on the ground tending the fire.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes. I'll definitely deliver it!" Grandpa Jerry nodded somewhat hurriedly.
Seeing the old couple's amusing interaction, Ye Qiu felt exceptionally warm; perhaps this was what growing old together looked like!
"Then thank you very much, Grandma Tom!" Ye Qiu leaned forward slightly, bowing to the two elders in gratitude, and also presented the letter in his hand.
Grandma Tom nodded; such a sensible child was rare indeed.
He took the letter and gave Grandpa Jerry a look. "Go ahead without worry!"
"Okay." Ye Qiu looked at the pancake the old man offered him and didn't stand on ceremony; his stomach was indeed starting to rumble.
As he reached the door, Grandma Tom's voice rang out,
"It's obvious that the lively little girl likes you a lot!"
Turning around, he saw
Grandma Tom just smiling, then turning to look at her husband still squatting on the ground. The two gazed at each other quietly.
Ye Qiu's lips slowly curved into a smile. Without disturbing the elderly couple, he slowly pushed open the door, donned a black robe, and walked into the rushing crowd.
Xiao Wu liked him?
Yes. He knew, he had always known.
It was him, who had the chance to take her out of the mire from the beginning, but for his own selfish reasons, he still brought Xiao Wu to Notting City.
'Speaking of which, when did I fall in love? Was it that night? Maybe. It doesn't matter anymore. Xiao Wu is still waiting for me, and I have to work harder!' Ye
Qiu's steps were swift and firm. Since it was his fault, he would save Xiao Wu!
... The Soul Hunting Forest near Notting City was where the Heaven Dou Empire kept soul beasts. Although most of them were low-level soul beasts, this instance was just right
for Ye Qiu in his current state! Around the forest were the Empire's army and the Spirit Hall's army, jointly managed by the Empire and the Spirit Hall. Although Ye Qiu wore a black robe, his height and voice still revealed him to be a young boy.
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However, no one bothered him. When hunting souls, the humans in the forest were perhaps more dangerous than the soul beasts!
All around, there were shouts of vendors
: "Look! Look! A ten-year-old soul beast, a herbivorous snake, only ten gold soul coins! You can get it!"
"Brother, want to team up for soul hunting? Our Earth Wolf Mercenary Group is definitely the most professional in this area! Starting at fifty gold soul coins, go inside and choose from all kinds of ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts!"
"Selling soul beast meat! This is a three-hundred-year-old soul beast, a copper gong pig, just hunted out by the Earth Leopard Mercenary Group! Only one gold soul coin per pound! Don't miss it!"
...
Where there are people, there is noise.
Ignoring the various sales pitches around him, Ye Qiu walked straight towards the entrance. As for hiring others to help him hunt souls? That was really inappropriate. What he needed to do couldn't be seen by others, and besides, he had no money!
After exchanging the warrant with the gatekeeper , Ye Qiu was told,
"Remember! No killing of soul beasts is allowed. If you are caught, you will be executed without mercy!"
He nodded calmly, tied the package to his back with a rope, and quickly ran inside.
The deeper he went, the denser the trees became. It felt as if many eyes were watching him, a subtle sense of danger that Ye Qiu found somewhat enjoyable and exciting!
He was already looking forward to the largest forest on the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest.
The soul beasts on the outer edge of the Soul Beast Forest were mostly low-level, some even less than ten years of cultivation.
Whoosh!
Ye Qiu leaped onto a tree trunk, removed the blindfold, and a blood-red light shone from beneath the black hood, tinged with purple.
"Sharingan! Activate!!"
Whoosh! Through the jungle, countless images flashed through Ye Qiu's mind.
Just as he was intently observing the distance, searching for his target, a slender snake slid down from a branch above his head.
It was a ten-year-old green-lined snake; its venom had anesthetic and hallucinogenic effects, not fatal, merely a painless bite to its prey.
Hissing, it slowly extended its head above Ye Qiu's shoulder.
At that moment, a smile appeared on Ye Qiu's lips—hit his target!
"Hiss~" The green-lined snake opened its mouth wide, revealing its fangs, about to bite Ye Qiu's neck.
"Speaking of which, the three-tomoe Sharingan is really useful," Ye Qiu, still speaking, suddenly turned around.
A faint red light flashed in the green-lined snake's eyes, and its charge at Ye Qiu's head stopped abruptly.
Ye Qiu extended his palm, and the little snake, as if gaining sentience, reached into his palm and slowly coiled there.
"Illusion...it really works!"
After controlling it to bite his tail, the little snake went limp.
"Still trying to bite me? Whether you survive this time depends on your luck!"
With that, Ye Qiu hung it on a treetop and quickly headed towards the location he had just seen!
There was a small canyon inhabited by a group of ferocious apes.
Ferocious apes are social soul beasts, mostly around a hundred years old. They are naturally irritable and have a strong sense of territory; they will swarm any intruder.
In battle, they can enter a berserk state, increasing all their attributes by fifty percent. Their weakness is that they cannot distinguish friend from foe.
Since entering the academy, Ye Qiu had barely fought, possessing martial arts skills but unable to use them effectively. This group of ferocious apes was his chosen whetstone, an appetizer!
(End of Chapter)