Chapter 76 Oscar
The news was not completely blocked.
In the southeast corner of Notting City, a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect who was secretly keeping an eye on Yu Xiaogang soon learned that Yu Xiaogang had left Notting Academy.
He dared not delay and immediately sent the message back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect through the family's special channels.
Thunder Canyon, the Sect Master's Study.
Yu Yuanzhen frowned as he looked at the brief intelligence note in his hand.
The letter stated that Xiao Gang had left Notting Academy without saying goodbye, and the Academy claimed that he was traveling and his return date was uncertain.
"Hmph, still so troublesome."
Yu Yuanzhen remained silent for a moment, his voice filled with disappointment.
He instructed a trusted confidant standing beside him, "Have Yu Kui go to Notting Academy and ask the dean where Xiao Gang went."
"Yes, Sect Master."
The trusted confidant bowed and accepted the order, then turned to find Yu Kui.
Yu Kui was a confidant of Yu Yuanzhen. Like many others in the family, he had little respect for Yu Xiaogang, who had brought shame to the family, and even felt that making a special trip for such a matter was a waste of time.
"What's that good-for-nothing up to now?"
"The sect leader still needs me to make this trip."
But the sect leader ordered him not to stop, so he quickly packed up and headed to Notting Academy.
"Dean Orosa, where is Yu Xiaogang?"
Upon arriving at Notting Academy, Yu Kui barged into the dean's office and immediately asked, "The sect leader sent me to find out the truth."
"You're inquiring about the whereabouts of Mr. Yu Xiaogang?"
Orosa was prepared, and her face showed just the right amount of helplessness and apology: "I'm really sorry, Xiao Gang left in a hurry. He only said that he had an important clue and had to set off immediately to verify it, without telling me his specific destination."
"You should know his temperament."
"Upon learning of the mutation of the Dragon Blood Spirit, he had no time to care about anything else."
"Dragon Blood Spirit Mutation?"
Yu Kui frowned, his tone full of disdain: "Has this good-for-nothing still not given up?"
Orosa quickly tried to smooth things over: "Please don't say that. Master Yu also wants to improve his strength."
"Okay, I understand."
Yu Kui snorted, not bothering to ask any further questions.
In his eyes, Yu Xiaogang was a good-for-nothing who wasted the sect leader's resources. After leaving the sect, he could go wherever he wanted, and only the sect leader cared.
After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Orosa to stop him, without even drinking a cup of tea.
Return to the Blue Lightning Overlord Clan.
Yu Kui bowed to Yu Yuanzhen and said, "Sect Master, Orosa said that the young master obtained a clue about the mutation of the Dragon Blood Spirit and left in a hurry without leaving a trace."
"A clue to the mutation of the Dragon Blood Spirit?"
Yu Yuanzhen sat in the main seat, clutching a jade thumb ring in his hand. He remained silent for a long time before waving his hand to dismiss Yu Kui and the servants.
"Never mind, let him be."
He stood up and stood alone by the window, gazing at the lightning swirling in the canyon, finally letting out a heavy, disappointed sigh.
"Xiao Gang... are you still unwilling to accept reality?"
On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest lies the Soul Hunter Town.
A middle-aged man wearing crystal glasses, with a shrewd and even somewhat cunning face, was haggling with a caravan owner.
Pointing at a palm-sized piece of roasted meat jerky in a cloth bag, spitting as he spoke, "Dude, this price is outrageous!"
"Your jerky is so hard it could be used as a murder weapon, and you still dare to sell it for five copper soul coins?"
"Three, three at most!"
"Otherwise, I'll buy it from Old Wang next door; his is even a little salty."
The caravan owner waved his hand helplessly: "Flander, you're haggling way too much!"
"Four!"
"I can't go any lower! This is meat from a hundred-year-old Swiftwind Rabbit!"
"Three."
Flander crossed his arms and glanced at the stalls next to him: "If you don't sell, I'm really leaving..."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"Three it is, Flander, you win!"
The caravan owner nodded helplessly, gathered up the dried meat on his stall and handed it to Flander, then took out seventeen gold soul coins and ninety-seven bronze soul coins from his pocket and handed them to Flander.
"Next time you have good stuff, please patronize my business!"
"Sure, sure!"
Flander adjusted his glasses, quickly collected the money and goods, and then handed a thick wolf pelt to the caravan owner.
This was what they had agreed upon beforehand: a thousand-year-old wind wolf pelt for one gold soul coin.
Just as Flanders was about to leave, a small, thin figure caught his attention.
He was a boy of about six or seven years old, with messy hair and wearing faded coarse cloth clothes, but his peach blossom eyes were very bright.
He approached a mercenary stall not far away, clutching a cloth bag in his hand: "Uncle, I have thirty gold soul coins. Could you please help me hunt a four-hundred-year-old dragon blood worm...?"
"Dragon Blood Worms?"
"These things are hard to catch!"
"The Dragon Blood Worms are in Dragon Abyss Valley of the Star Dou Great Forest. It's teeming with thousand-year-old dragon-type soul beasts, and there are even many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. You can't afford to hire us with your meager funds..."
The two mercenaries crossed their arms, glanced at each other, but did not refuse outright.
Upon hearing this, Oscar immediately understood.
There's a chance!
The other party didn't refuse outright but instead discussed the price, indicating that they were confident that the mercenaries were better than the ones they had previously hired, but felt that the potential rewards were not proportional to the risks.
He pressed his advantage, raising his hand to reveal his Spirit.
A pale golden sausage phantom appeared in his palm. Although it had no spirit ring, it smelled delicious and made one's mouth water.
"Gentlemen, I...I am a food-type Soul Master."
"I know that the Dragon Blood Worm has the ability to regenerate after being severed. If I can obtain its spirit ring, my first spirit skill will likely have a healing and recovery effect."
"You two spend most of your time adventuring in the Star Dou Great Forest. Having a food-type Soul Master who can provide healing at any time must make things much safer, right?"
"Just consider it... consider it an upfront investment; I'll definitely repay you in the future!"
He paused, his tone becoming even more dejected.
"Money...this is all the money I have left."
Oscar gripped the cloth bag tighter, his peach blossom eyes glistening with tears: "These thirty gold soul coins, I've saved up for over a year, scrimping and saving..."
"I'm an orphan; my parents abandoned me a long time ago."
"I want to develop a soul skill that can heal, so I can earn a living on my own... When that happens, I'll definitely make it up to you two uncles!"
Please!
His words were half true and half false; they highlighted his own value, garnered sympathy, and made a grand promise.
The two mercenaries exchanged a glance, clearly somewhat tempted.
Food-type Soul Masters are already rare, so if you can really befriend one, it will definitely be a good deal in the long run.
"You're quite good at keeping accounts..."
The tall, thin Soul Master on the left scratched his head and muttered, "It's not like we, as two Soul Masters, can't go to the outer reaches of Dragon Abyss Valley."
"Then let's go!"
The bearded man grinned at Oscar: "Seeing how tough things are for you, come with us!"
"But it's settled then, once we're in the forest, you'll follow orders. We're only responsible for finding and subduing the Dragonblood Worm; if you encounter any danger, we can't help you!"
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