20demayo Chapter 495 Tang Hao and Xiao Wu, Ah Yin's Relics
Chapter 495 Tang Hao and Xiao Wu, Ah Yin's Relics
Chapter 495 Tang Hao and Xiao Wu, Ah Yin's Relics
Just as Dugu Bo, carrying Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, soared into the sky and flew towards the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
In the courtyard where the Shrek Academy students were gathered, Tang Hao, who was hidden in the shadows, suddenly raised his head and glanced in the direction they had left:
"Hmm? That's Dugu Bo? And there are two girls, the two female students from the Royal Fighting Team—Dugu Yan, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Soul Master, and Ye Lingling, the Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master?"
Sensing the lingering soul energy in the air, Tang Hao easily recognized the identities of the three people who had flown away from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"They seem to be flying east, heading towards Sunset Forest. Why did Dugu Bo take them there?"
Beneath his tattered black robe and hat, a hint of doubt flickered in Tang Hao's slightly reddish eyes. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something:
"Oh, right, the fourth spirit rings of those two female students from the Royal Fighting Team are both ten-thousand-year spirit rings that can absorb spirit rings to the extreme. It seems that they must be related to Dugu Bo. Could it be that he has the knowledge of that method of absorbing spirit rings to the extreme?"
"Hehe, I see."
"But why did they go all the way to Sunset Forest? Could it be that the secret to absorbing spirit rings beyond the limit is hidden inside Sunset Forest?"
"Should we follow them and see? If we can get hold of this secret, then the mistress..."
Tang Hao was not entirely stupid. After careful consideration, he guessed some things. However, he hesitated about whether to follow Dugu Bo and the other two to find out the secret of the super-limit absorption of spirit rings.
After a moment, Tang Hao finally shook his head. Forget it, protecting his mistress was the most important thing. It wouldn't be good if she encountered any danger while he was away.
And Xiao Wu's little rabbit also needs to be dealt with.
With this in mind, Tang Hao raised his hand and tugged at the tattered robe and hood on his head, completely covering his face. Then, he flashed and disappeared from the shadows under the eaves.
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After returning to the courtyard, the Shrek Academy students went to their respective single rooms. Tang San went to Grandmaster's room to take care of Yu Xiaogang, who was still unconscious.
After treatment by a medical teacher from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, whom Qin Ming specially found, Yu Xiaogang's injuries had actually healed. However, feeling somewhat embarrassed, he was still pretending to be unconscious.
The short-tempered, mischievous rabbit Xiao Wu, after being worried and scared for a long time, had become extremely silent. She was no longer the carefree, hopping and skipping rabbit she usually was.
After spending some time with Tang San in the master's room, Xiao Wu returned to her own room. Only after locking the door tightly did she feel a moment of relief and let out a deep breath.
The pressure and fear that Poison Douluo Dugu Bo brought her were simply too great; she still feels lingering fear to this day.
She never expected to encounter a Title Douluo at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. If she had known, she wouldn't have come here with the Shrek Academy group.
Returning directly to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek the protection of Da Ming and Er Ming might be a better choice.
However, Xiao Wu wasn't actually sure whether Dugu Bo had discovered her soul beast identity.
In the Education Committee hall, she did her best to conceal her presence.
If even this cannot escape the gaze of that Title Douluo, then one can only resign oneself to fate and await death.
After all, if a Title Douluo were to attack him, with his current strength after transforming and rebuilding, he would have no chance of escaping and would only face certain death.
Xiao Wu knew perfectly well that once her soul beast identity was discovered, humans would never let her go.
After all, the 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone on their bodies are priceless treasures for human soul masters, and the temptation is simply too great.
Humans are inherently greedy, and she doesn't expect them to be so kind as to easily let her go.
Strangely, the titled Douluo named Dugu Bo, who had noticed him from the beginning, did not choose to attack him in the end, but instead ignored him.
What does this mean? Does it mean he hasn't discovered his soul beast identity? Or does he have some other purpose?
Xiao Wu was filled with doubts, and the more she thought about it, the more anxious and fearful she became. She paced back and forth in the room, and began to consider whether she should leave the Tian Dou Royal Academy, this place of trouble, immediately and return directly to the Star Dou Great Forest.
But if she left now, she would be reluctant to part with her beloved third brother, and for a moment she was undecided.
Moreover, and more importantly, she had not yet avenged her mother, nor had she even seen the face of her enemy, and she was unwilling to give up.
Just then, a gust of wind suddenly blew open the only window in the room.
A deep, resonant voice drifted on the wind and reached Xiao Wu's ears:
"You shouldn't have come here."
Upon suddenly hearing the voice behind her, Xiao Wu felt a chill run down her spine, and the hairs on her body stood on end. Almost instinctively, she turned around abruptly and looked toward the source of the voice.
What came into view was a strange figure who looked extremely slovenly and decadent, holding a wilted blue silver grass in one hand and a dirty wine gourd in the other, his whole body shrouded in a tattered black robe. It was Tang Hao.
"Who are you?"
Upon seeing this figure, Xiao Wu was startled and immediately blurted out a question.
With her eyes fixed on the stranger who had suddenly appeared before her, Xiao Wu, though feeling heavy-hearted and terrified, didn't forget to secretly move her feet toward the door.
The fact that this person could sneak into his room without alerting anyone else shows that he is extremely strong, possibly even stronger than Flander, the dean of Shrek Academy.
Tang Hao didn't answer Xiao Wu's question, nor did he care about her little actions. He raised the gourd in his hand, took a swig of ale, then hung the gourd back on his waist before waving at her.
"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm."
A sour, foul smell mixed with the odor of cheap beer immediately hit her nose. Xiao Wu couldn't help but frown and wave her little hand in front of her nose to dispel the stench.
"Uncle, you suddenly appeared in my room, did you come here specifically to find me?"
Xiao Wu remained vigilant, but her face had already adopted an innocent expression.
Judging from the other person's deep, resonant voice and tall stature, he should be an older man.
When faced with an innocent and adorable girl, older men often have more patience and love, and perhaps she will soften her heart and let him go.
Seeing Xiao Wu suddenly put on an innocent face, Tang Hao, who knew her nature very well, was naturally not fooled. Meeting her large, blinking pink eyes, he spoke calmly:
"I am Tang San's father. You don't need to pretend in front of me."
Xiao Wu was stunned:
"What did you say? You're Third Brother's father?"
Tang Hao nodded and said in a deep voice:
"My name is Tang Hao. Xiao San should have told you my name. Of course, you can also call me 'Haotian Douluo.' 'Haotian' is my title."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately collapsed to her feet, her lips trembling with shock:
"Hao...Haotian Douluo? You...you...you're a Title Douluo?"
Tang Hao ignored Xiao Wu's shock, raised his head to look at her, his gaze no longer cloudy, but unusually bright, with a special attraction.
He said meaningfully:
"You're really bold, daring to wander around the human world before you've even reached maturity."
"Don't you know how dangerous this is?"
Xiao Wu suddenly raised her head and asked in surprise:
"You...you found out?"
Tang Hao said matter-of-factly:
"I am a Title Douluo, so of course I can see that you are a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast in your infancy."
"You should know that it is extremely dangerous for a 100,000-year-old soul beast that has not yet reached maturity to wander in the human world. This is because they will be the target of all soul masters. Once they are discovered, they will have almost nowhere to hide, and the final result is often only death."
"If I hadn't been the first Title Douluo you met, you would probably have become someone else's spirit ring or spirit bone long ago."
"If I hadn't secretly helped you suppress your soul beast aura in the Education Committee hall earlier, that Poison Douluo Dugu Bo would probably have already seen through your soul beast identity."
Do you think he'll let you go?
Xiao Wu was immediately covered in cold sweat, and a wave of fear washed over her.
After a long while, she swallowed hard and thanked Tang Hao in a dry voice:
"Thank you, Uncle."
Tang Hao waved his hand:
"You don't need to thank me. I did all this for the sake of my mistress."
"Logically speaking, as a human soul master, I should imprison you and wait until Xiao San needs you before killing you and letting him absorb your soul ring and soul bone."
"However, I will not choose to do that."
At this point, Tang Hao raised his hand and gently stroked the blue silver grass he was holding. His bright eyes became cloudy, revealing a sorrowful expression.
"Is it because of my relationship with my third brother?"
Xiao Wu thought for a moment, then asked in a low voice, glancing at Tang Hao while also glancing at the wilted blue silver grass in his arms.
Upon discovering that it was nothing special, just an ordinary Blue Silver Grass, Xiao Wu was a little confused as to why Tang Hao would hold such a Blue Silver Grass and treat it like a lover.
Tang Hao shook his head, shifting his gaze from the Blue Silver Grass in his arms to Xiao Wu:
"It's because of his mother."
"The mistress's mother, like you, is also a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form."
"However, unlike you, Xiao San's mother is in her mature stage and can be considered a true human, while you are only in your infancy stage and cannot even hide your own soul beast aura, so you still belong to the category of soul beasts."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu's expression was replaced by extreme shock, and she exclaimed:
"What did you say? Third Brother's mother was also a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form?"
Tang Hao nodded silently, his eyes slightly glazed over as if he had remembered something.
"Yes, it's a pity that our final result was not good; it could even be described as a tragedy."
Xiao Wu opened her mouth, as if realizing something, and asked with difficulty:
"Are you against us being together?"
Tang Hao smiled nonchalantly upon hearing this:
"Why should we object?"
Xiao Wu was just about to be happy when she heard him change the subject and say:
"However, I must remind you that you are only in your infancy and cannot completely conceal your aura. Although no one below the Title Douluo level can detect your soul beast identity, once you encounter a Title Douluo, you will definitely be exposed."
"As for the final outcome, I think I don't need to say more; you should understand it yourself."
Xiao Wu's face paled, and she looked at Tang Hao:
"Uncle, do you mean I should leave Third Brother and leave this place?"
Tang Hao didn't answer her, but instead asked her a question:
"Now that you know danger could strike at any moment, do you still want to stay by the other woman's side? You should know that you could very well lose your life because of it."
Xiao Wu bit her pink lips, her heart pounding, which gave her courage. She said firmly:
"I am not afraid of danger. As long as I can stay by Third Brother's side, I don't care. I would even give up my life."
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao's eyes, hidden in the shadow of his tattered robe and hat, suddenly became somewhat subtle. He couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. Compared to humans, the emotions of soul beasts were indeed purer and more sincere.
Of course, it is also easier to use.
Looking intently at Xiao Wu, seeing her resolute expression, Tang Hao finally sighed, then pulled out a blue-silver hairpin from somewhere and handed it to her.
"It seems you've made up your mind. Fine, then you can keep this."
The hairpin was made of a special material, resembling neither jade nor wood, and its shape did resemble blue silver grass somewhat.
Xiao Wu was slightly taken aback when she saw the peculiar hairpin handed to her:
"This is.?"
Glancing at the blue and silver hairpin, Tang Hao's deep and resonant voice suddenly carried a hint of reminiscence:
"An item that helps conceal the aura of a soul beast is a memento from Xiao San's mother. It can completely conceal your soul beast aura so that it cannot be detected by a Title Douluo, but it is only useful for those below the Soul Emperor level."
"Back then, before Xiao San's mother reached maturity, she used it to conceal her soul beast aura and safely passed through her infancy."
"Take it."
Xiao Wu took it instinctively.
As soon as the hairpin was in her hand, a gentle yet vibrant aura enveloped her entire body. Xiao Wu realized that the aura of the Soft Bone Rabbit that she had been constantly emanating from her body had been completely contained within her, with no trace of it leaking out.
Xiao Wu's eyes widened in shock. She clutched the hairpin tightly in her hand, and after a moment, she remembered to thank Tang Hao.
"Thank you, Uncle."
A faint smile appeared on Tang Hao's disheveled face covered with a thick beard, and he waved his hand dismissively.
"You're welcome. Just take good care of my mistress for me."
By this time, Xiao Wu was no longer afraid of Tang Hao's sudden appearance; instead, she felt a sense of closeness to him.
"Uncle, have you been by the mistress's side the whole time?"
Tang Hao nodded slightly:
"Yes, I've been secretly protecting him ever since he went to Notting Academy when he was three or six years old."
"Maybe I'll be able to return to the light of day when I'm capable enough to protect myself."
Xiao Wu was somewhat puzzled by this:
"Uncle, since you've been by Third Brother's side all this time, why don't you tell him? You should know how much Third Brother misses you."
Tang Hao sighed bitterly:
"Sigh, it's a long story."
(End of this chapter)