vncnus Chapter 81 Zhang Lexuan
Chapter 81 Zhang Lexuan
Chapter 81 Zhang Lexuan
After receiving Huo Yuhao's orders, Dai Huabin sent a letter home. Through his efforts, he is now learning to manage the family business from Dai Hongming, the head steward of the inner palace. Of course, direct intervention is impossible, as he hasn't graduated from Shrek Academy yet. Therefore, Dai Hongming simply sends him records related to the family business and family history for him to study.
After learning about this, the Duchess did not object, but only instructed Dai Huabin to focus more on cultivating his martial spirit.
As a result, Dai Huabin was able to organize and summarize some of the confidential information of the government from these letters and documents.
When Huo Yuhao instructed him to use any means necessary to compete with Dai Yueheng for the right to inherit the dukedom, Dai Huabin was also making plans.
Over the past eight months, Huo Yuhao had secretly met with him once.
Huo Yuhao explicitly revealed his true identity to him and pointed out that Dai Huabin could use this information loophole in the process of bringing down Dai Yueheng.
Dai Huabin looked at the letter he had written to Dai Yueheng, and then used the special invisible ink Huo Yuhao had given him to lightly write a few words on the back of the letter.
Today was the day Huo Yuhao and the Inner Court Soul Hunting Team were to go to the Star Dou Great Forest. Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er were naturally aware of the potential problems that might arise on this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, so they had prepared a lot of life-saving items for their precious son well in advance. As for how useful these items would actually be, Huo Yuhao had his doubts.
It might be somewhat useful against soul beasts that are hundreds of thousands of years old, but it's hard to say about ferocious beasts.
Even so, Huo Yuhao was deeply moved by this; it seemed that many people at Shrek Academy knew that Elder Xuan was unreliable.
Remembering the life-saving technique he hadn't let Tianmeng use in the far north, Huo Yuhao wasn't actually too worried about his own safety. His main concern was whether the others would perish because of Elder Xuan's leadership. That was indeed uncertain.
However, it was clear that Huo Yuhao's strength was limited; he was already doing well enough to protect himself. He was in serious trouble if he were to directly encounter a 100,000-year-old soul beast like Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan and the others did last time.
As a Soul Douluo, Senior Sister also possesses a 100,000-year Soul Ring. She should be able to hold out until Elder Xuan appears, right? She should be able to, right?
But what if you're incredibly lucky and run into a ferocious beast?
Can my luck really be that bad?
Huo Yuhao arrived at the east gate of Shrek City at the time given by Yan Shaozhe. Many people were already there waiting.
Two women and three men were chatting idly; Huo Yuhao didn't recognize any of them.
Judging by appearance, one of the girls is over twenty years old and should be an inner court student. The rest are only slightly older than Huo Yuhao and are most likely outer court disciples.
As Huo Yuhao approached, all five of them turned to look at him. The three boys clearly displayed strong hostility, which Huo Yuhao hadn't expected.
The girl from the outer courtyard noticed a slight flicker in Huo Yuhao's eyes. She stared at him for a moment, then turned her head away, her face slightly flushed. Seeing this, the three boys became even more wary of Huo Yuhao.
Unfortunately, in just eight months, Huo Yuhao's reputation had been completely ruined by the group of girls around him, making him synonymous with a playboy and scumbag.
As for the senior student from the inner academy, seeing what was happening in front of her, she curled up her lips slightly and looked Huo Yuhao up and down with a hint of mischief.
"You must be Huo Yuhao, the one Xiao Tao and the others were talking about? I'm Wu Ming."
The girl from the foreign language department continued Wu Ming's words and introduced herself, "I am Chen Lu from the fifth grade."
The other three boys then briefly introduced themselves.
The group of six got to know each other briefly and then chatted casually.
Wu Ming, ever the social butterfly, immediately elbowed Huo Yuhao, "I heard you're surrounded by girls! You're quite the charmer, so which one do you like the most? Don't worry, I definitely won't tell Xiao Tao!"
Huo Yuhao looked embarrassed. How could someone be so tactless from the start? No matter how I answered, it would be a dead end, right?
"Senior Wu Ming is joking. How could I dare to make any comments? I'm just a mascot."
Seeing how cunning Huo Yuhao was, Wu Ming curled her lip and complained, "You try not to offend anyone, how boring."
Huo Yuhao shook his head with a wry smile and didn't continue the conversation.
Just then, two more people walked over. Leading the way was none other than the unkempt, disheveled old man—Old Xuan. As he approached, the old man still carried a chicken leg in one hand and a wine gourd in the other, unchanged in the slightest.
When Huo Yuhao saw that the person who came was none other than the infamous Taotie Douluo Xuan Lao from the Inner Court, he felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He knew that this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest would not be smooth sailing, and there was no way to escape.
Walking behind Elder Xuan was a gentle and dignified woman with a delicate, flawless, fair face and a tranquil, elegant demeanor that was unforgettable. Although Huo Yuhao had never seen her before, such a stunning beauty could only be Zhang Lexuan, the senior sister of the inner courtyard at Shrek Academy.
Upon seeing the disheveled old man approach, the group of six bowed with utmost respect.
"Greetings, Elder Xuan."
The unsuspecting Elder Xuan glanced at Huo Yuhao, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes. "Let's go. I'm free anyway, so I'll accompany you kids for a stroll in the Star Dou Great Forest. I won't intervene unless there's danger to your lives, so just follow Le Xuan's orders."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Elder Xuan vanished in a flash.
Huo Yuhao was instantly furious. What kind of teacher would let students do whatever they wanted as soon as they arrived? He glanced at Zhang Lexuan and Wu Ming, whose expressions had also undergone subtle changes.
As expected, quite a few people in the inner courtyard knew about Elder Xuan's nature.
Especially Zhang Lexuan, the person involved.
"Ahem!" Zhang Lexuan coughed twice and said to the remaining people, "This shouldn't be the first time for everyone to enter the Star Dou Great Forest. Since we don't know each other well, let's all introduce ourselves. Briefly state your name, martial spirit, and cultivation level to facilitate cooperation within the Star Dou Great Forest later."
"Let me start. I am Zhang Lexuan, an assistant instructor and student in the Inner Academy. My Martial Soul is the Moon. I am a Power Attack type Battle Soul Master, and this time I will be responsible for leading and commanding the team. My Soul Power is level 82."
When Zhang Lexuan mentioned level 82, apart from Huo Yuhao and Wu Ming, the other outer court students were immediately shocked and speechless. Wu Ming was speechless because she was originally an inner court student and was very familiar with Zhang Lexuan. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, had memories of it, and Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er had already told him about it many times before.
During this Soul Hunting trip, his adoptive parents repeatedly reminded Huo Yuhao to make sure he stayed by Zhang Lexuan's side.
Because a Soul Douluo with a 100,000-year Soul Ring is comparable in strength to an ordinary Title Douluo.
Although a 100,000-year-old soul beast is stronger than an ordinary titled Douluo, an ordinary titled Douluo should at least be able to escape from a 100,000-year-old soul beast, right?
Similarly, Zhang Lexuan, who possesses a 100,000-year soul ring, has the same ability as ordinary Title Douluos to survive against 100,000-year soul beasts.
(End of this chapter)