Chapter 63: The Power of Hunting Blade (Second Update Seeking Support)

  "Master, I just caught a whiff of a familiar scent. It seems to be the smell of that guy who was rescued from the border three years ago, but it's changed somehow. And this scent is particularly strong on Zong Yin!"

  After Lu Jin and his group walked far away, Xiao Liu turned back and glanced at the back with a ghostly appearance, and said to Lu Jin in a certain tone.

  "Huh? Is that the pervert who was originally raping and killing boys and girls, but still had an extremely bad attitude after I caught him, so I found a group of wild beasts to gang-rape his anus, and then castrated him, before he was rescued by over a hundred Soul Masters, three Soul Kings, and one Soul Emperor?"

  Lu Jin's delicate eyebrows rose slightly, and in his mind, he recalled the arrogant figure. His impression of him was extremely deep, after all, since Lu Jin became the captain of the Hunting Blade Squad, that person was one of the few who could escape from his hands.

  Xiao Liu closed her eyes, wrinkled her nose, and finally opened them to nod resolutely. To know that every time a prey escaped, their team's score would drop a bit, and they might be overtaken by the two pursuers at any moment. So, for anyone who slipped away from their hands, Xiao Liu remembered their voices, postures, smells, and even soul power fluctuations firmly in her mind.

  "How interesting! Get the car ready, tomorrow I'll go pick up my sworn brothers, Xiao Liu, Lao Xia and Ying. You three take the token given by Li Bu Xao and try to find some interesting clues during the new student holiday."

  Lu Jin's mouth curled up with a hint of an arc, as if he had encountered something extremely delightful. He gave an order and then disappeared into the gradually darkening night sky with six people behind him.

  For the entire night, Zong Yin's mind was preoccupied with thoughts of the nine black-robed Soul Masters who had appeared earlier. Their strength was in no way inferior to that of the two wolf-headed mask wearers he had encountered on the third floor of the library, and it even gave people a feeling that surpassed theirs. The entire Douluo Soul Academy was filled with an air of mystery, where powerful individuals usually hid in the shadows, only appearing at critical moments.

  So why do these people hide in the dark? What are they guarding after all? Is the Soul Academy really just a place to confine the children of imperial officials? A string of questions emerged from Zong Yin's mind, but he couldn't find any clues.

  Zong Yin couldn't help but think of Ao Fei's true purpose in coming to the Soul Academy. As far as Zong Yin knew, Ao Fei's identity was definitely not as simple as he claimed. Although he didn't know about the internal power structure of the Tian Xiang Sect, someone who could privately mobilize a thousand soul masters and tens of thousands of soul soldiers to devour souls in order to improve their own soul techniques was absolutely not some minor character.

  Ao Fei is an undercover agent with a very high status, so what is his purpose in coming to Ding Sheng Soul School?

  It's not just about planting a soul seed in his body, is it? There must be some other purpose that can't be thought of, and the people inside Tiantian Sect are definitely not just Ao Fei. After all, even Ye Feng's friend's son can pretend to be him, let alone the illegitimate children or adopted sons of certain high-ranking officials. Who knows, when these people deliver themselves to their doorstep, those who are in power will be overjoyed, and it doesn't matter if they're not one of them - if they die, so what?

  These thoughts only flashed through Zong Yin's mind, and he didn't think about it anymore. After all, it had nothing to do with him, and the ones who should be worried were Li Bu Xiao and others. What he was thinking about was Ao Fei's expression when Lu Jin appeared!

  Ao Fei has been to Huanxiao School for more than a day, and the existence of those black-clothed men is absolutely not unknown, so the expression of surprise mixed with fear is absolutely not because these people have appeared. There is only one possibility! He knows Lu Jin! And very familiar, very afraid!

  This made Zong Yin somewhat puzzled, didn't Lu Jin seem to have any real power? He just looked like a rich merchant in his thirties, and at most, the two people behind him called Bing and Shuang had strong powers. As for the one called Xiao Liu, Zong Yin could see that he only had the strength of a soul cultivator with one glance. The old man who was silent and didn't speak looked like he might die at any moment, and didn't seem to be an impressive figure either. It was just that woman who always wore a face full of disdain, perhaps she had some real power...

  Huh? Wait! Zong Yiming clearly remembers that there were six people behind Lu Jin, so why does he only have memories of five people? Where's the other one?

  Zong You's shocking discovery was that he couldn't recall any memories of the sixth person after Lu Jin's death, it felt as if this person never existed! Since Zong You's soul stone condensed, such a situation had never occurred before!

  As Zong Yin thought back to the process of how Lu Jin's body was taken away, the time for opening the door had already arrived. At the moment the door opened, Zong Yin immediately rushed out with a burst of energy, not wanting to be trampled to death by the crowd.

  Before Zong Yin could run far, he saw Lu Jin smiling and waving at him from a horse carriage on the street corner. After hesitating for a moment, Zong Yin still thought of Lu Jin and rushed over. As soon as he got on the carriage, he started counting the number of people. He was eager to know whether it was his memory that had gone wrong or if there were other reasons. Unfortunately, this time he was disappointed. There were only Lu Jin, the woman with a disdainful face, Bing and Shuang in the carriage, and the others were not there.

  "Where are you two brothers planning to go? Anyway, I have nothing to do, let's go together. How about continuing to the Liu Ying Pavilion? I heard that last time you made those girls sad for a long time!"

  Lu Jin patted Zong Yin's shoulder with a strange smile on his face.

  "No way! I'm going to Soul Beast Store!"

  Zong Yin's mouth twitched, recalling the last encounter. Although it was a blessing in disguise, it wasn't something he could accept easily. He firmly refused Lu Jin and stated his purpose for this trip. Zong Yin planned to buy or reserve the Queen Bee before returning to Xuanxue School to continue his cultivation.

  "Huh? The Zhong Yin brothers want to buy a Soul Beast? What kind of Soul Beast do they want to buy? Just tell me directly, I may be a Marquis, but I'm also a merchant. I don't dare say anything about other places, but in the ancient city of Gu Tai in Xuanling Country, the best Soul Beast shop is definitely mine!"

  Lu Jin's eyebrows rose slightly, and the corners of his mouth curved up a few more degrees. He spoke boldly, his words full of confident meaning.

  "Is there a queen bee?"

  Zong Yin's eyes lit up, and countless experiences told him that no matter what he did, having a back door would never put him at a disadvantage. Moreover, Lu Jin had always treated him well, so Zong Yin opened his mouth to ask.

  "Queen bee? Oh! The Zonghui brothers want to use the queen bee to temper their soul power, huh! That's right, your soul is too condensed, it's both good and bad. Although in the lower ranks you can exert a much stronger combat power than others, but it's hard to improve your soul power."

  Lu Jin originally thought that Zong Yin would want some high-ranking soul beast, but unexpectedly he only wanted the low-ranking Queen Bee. He looked at Zong Yin with a strange gaze, as if seeing through him. Lu Jin nodded and understood the purpose of Zong Yin's choice.

  "Lao Xia... Xiao Liu... Ah, Ning Yan, have we ever caught a queen bee before?"

  After figuring it out, Lu Jin wanted to ask if his store had a Queen Bee soul beast. After all, there were many high-level soul beasts, but this low-level soul beast might not be available. He called two names in a row, only to remember that both of them had been sent out by him. Helplessly, he asked the listless woman.

  "How was I supposed to know?! You copy so many Soul Beast dens every year! At the very least, you throw over a thousand strange and bizarre Soul Beasts into the store! Besides Old Xia's pervert and Little Liu's money-grubber, who can keep track of that?!"

  The woman called Ningyan by Lu Jin gave him a fierce stare and cursed at him.

  "Ai, having you by my side is indeed useless. Ice, let's go to Hunting House!"

  Lu Jinn's face turned red with embarrassment, he rubbed his nose and muttered to himself, under the angry gaze of Ningyan, he instructed Bing who was driving the horse carriage. Bing didn't respond, but pulled on the reins, turning the carriage towards the most prosperous area of Gutaicheng.

  Zong Yin was shocked by the information inadvertently revealed by Ning Yan, that every year thousands of soul beasts were thrown into the store? If Lu Jin's strength wasn't strong, then his underlings must be very powerful!

  Xiao Liu was under a big tree inside the Doujing Soul School, with his eyes closed, his nose and ears constantly twitching. The green soul-assisting technique patterns wrapped around his arms, his hands spread out to the left and right, bringing up countless residual shadows, rapidly scribbling down countless dialogues on the white paper in front of him. In just three to five breaths, the A4-sized paper was filled to the brim.

  Lao Xia's eyes, which were full of wrinkles at the corners, now had two blue soul technique marks that extended to the back of his ears, making him look not as half-dead as before, but rather spirited and sharp-eyed. He seemed to be casually reviewing what Xiao Liu had written, occasionally circling some things and putting them aside, but more often carelessly tossing them behind him into the shadows where they disintegrated into countless dust-like fragments. His speed in flipping through the information was no slower than Xiao Liu's writing speed.

  A thin wisp of black smoke kept rising from behind the two people, enveloping them in it, causing passersby to ignore their presence.

  "Lao Xia, I heard the young master calling me!"

  Suddenly, Xiaoliu opened his eyes and shouted at Lao Xia beside him.

  "It's obvious that Young Master asked about the information on Jingyan, but Jingyan didn't know anything. Did you expect Ice and Frost, those two muscle-brained guys, to answer Young Master's questions? Every time we leave, isn't Young Master always complaining and telling us his troubles?"

  Lao Xia didn't even glance at Xiao Liu, casually tossing the information in his hand to one side, curling up his lip in disdain, and answering nonchalantly.

  "Speed!"

  Before Xiaoliu could even finish his boastful words, the shadows beside them suddenly burst out in a fit of rage, scaring them into moving their hands even faster.