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19.62% Douluo: Rebirth of Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives. / Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Control

Bab 20: Chapter 20: Control

Heavenly Soul Royal Hotel.

Looking at the grand building in front of her, Tang Ya's expression grew increasingly tense.

"Anyone capable of setting the meeting here at this time must hold a significant position in the royal family, right?"

Due to the upcoming Soul Master Competition, all participating teams from various academies would be staying here, so the hotel had already cleared out unrelated guests several days in advance. Being able to arrange a room for a meeting at this time certainly indicated the importance they placed on it.

"Doesn't that just show that they value our things very much?"

Huo Yuhao tugged at the corners of his mouth. "Let's go. I'll be watching, just follow my lead and be a bit bolder."

After Tang Ya took a step forward, he fell half a step behind and followed her into the hotel.

As soon as they entered, a pretty maid, dressed rather lightly, approached them with a smile, inquiring about Tang Ya, who was walking ahead.

"Hello, may I ask what brings you here?"

"I have an appointment, room 207."

Whether it was Huo Yuhao's earlier words that had an effect or not, Tang Ya's demeanor changed after entering the hotel, as she gave a faint nod to the maid.

"Are you Miss Tang Ya? Please follow me."

The maid had evidently received prior notification, promptly bowing, and then led the two to room 207.

Knock, knock, knock—

"Come in."

A calm voice came from inside. The maid opened the door and gestured for them to enter.

Upon stepping inside, Huo Yuhao discovered that it was a suite. In the living room sat three people: a middle-aged man sitting alone on a couch, his arms crossed and eyes closed in meditation. His robust figure and the extremely restrained soul power fluctuations made Huo Yuhao's eyes flash. He guessed the man's identity and was somewhat surprised.

Currently, there were no ninth-level soul masters in the Douluo Three Kingdoms, including Shrek Academy. The man in front of him, already at the Title Douluo realm, was likely the only eighth-level half soul master of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

As for how Huo Yuhao could guess this, it was because the man resembled Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu in build.

To be honest, Huo Yuhao found this quite puzzling. This seemed to be a common trait among top soul masters who did not belong to the Sun Moon Empire. This kind of muscle mass was clearly beyond that of most soul masters who fought using their martial souls. Did these people lift their own crafted soul devices as a workout every day?

The remaining two in the room were both women. One appeared to be around thirty, an attractive matron, while next to her sat a cool-looking girl with a ponytail, who looked a bit younger than Tang Ya.

Huo Yuhao recognized her immediately; it was Mu Xue, with whom he had dealt a few times in his past life. As for the other princess, Weina, she was likely in the body sect by now.

"Let me introduce myself; I am Vileina. Please, both of you, have a seat."

The beautiful matron speaking was clearly the one in charge of this meeting. Given her surname, Vileina, she was probably one of the current emperor's sisters. She gestured to the empty couch opposite them, and after both of them sat down, she began the conversation.

"Miss Tang Ya, we have tested the samples you provided, and the results are indeed quite good."

From the way she addressed Tang Ya, it was clear that she did not look down on her because of her young age, showing the importance placed on this collaboration.

"One reason for inviting you here is that I personally admire your sect very much, but due to being overwhelmed with work, I haven't had the chance to engage in discussions."

Listening to Vileina's smooth talk, Tang Ya subconsciously tightened her grip, while Huo Yuhao felt a wave of speechlessness. This was the reason he didn't want to deal with royal family members; when you're of no use, they wouldn't even bother if you were exterminated. Yet, once they saw potential benefits, they began to act all formal.

After a long preamble, Vileina finally got down to business. Her beautiful eyes locked onto Tang Ya as she gently asked, "From what I know about your sect, your main business should be hidden weapons. May I ask where this soul device came from?"

"I never expected that Princess would be so interested in the origins of our soul device. If it were produced in the Sun Moon Empire, would the princess not consider collaborating?"

In response, Tang Ya didn't rush to answer but jokingly retorted.

Vileina smiled faintly, "That's not the case. Your soul devices are made exceptionally well. Our intention for collaboration is quite high. I'm just curious about its origins, hoping to befriend the creator. If it's inconvenient, then it's fine."

"Well, it's nothing much. During Tang Sect's decline, we did some research on soul devices, trying to make some changes. These soul devices were purchased from various channels back then. However, now we have reached a point where we must sell them, so we don't know much about the creator."

You're lying through your teeth.

Vileina almost couldn't keep the smile on her face. The signs of production were clearly brand new; did they really think they could hide the truth due to the age of the devices?

Moreover, why didn't they present these things earlier? Why wait until they were exterminated?

It should be noted that this matter had directly alarmed the strongest soul master in the empire just a few days ago. After examining the soul device, he concluded that the creator's level was definitely not low. Although they were all low-level soul devices, the techniques used were so intricate that even he couldn't comprehend them.

Unfortunately, the soul device had a self-destruct mechanism, and after being opened, it had already become unusable. The wreckage still lay in their royal academy's soul device research room.

Finding nothing useful, this strongest soul master in the empire simply sought her out, saying he wanted to participate in today's discussion.

Perhaps that creator would come along with Tang Ya?

Thinking of this, her gaze instinctively fell on Huo Yuhao, but the next second, she was amused by her own thoughts.

What am I thinking? How could a child possibly be the creator? Hahaha.

However, since Tang Ya had said so, she didn't expose the lie. From the other party's reaction, she could confirm that this device was not made by Tang Sect, which was enough.

After all, at this point, anyone still helping Tang Sect, besides a certain academy that had connections dating back a thousand years, could it be anyone else?

With this thought, her idea of controlling Tang Ya also vanished, as it was clear these two weren't the creators of the soul devices. If she really did something to them, it wouldn't only be ineffective, but it might also provoke the forces behind them.

Seeing the change in the other party's gaze, Huo Yuhao knew his objective had been achieved.

Just as he had told Tang Ya before entering the hotel, they only needed to tell one blatant lie, and the other party would start to imagine they had powerful backers.

As for whether they would cooperate?

If they didn't, what if the others found someone else?

The other side didn't know that similar discussions were probably taking place simultaneously in the meeting rooms of Xing Luo and Dou Ling. Not wanting to be outdone, they would definitely choose to purchase a batch and start looking for opportunities to dismantle and learn from the techniques.

Of course, whether they could learn anything from the self-destruct mechanisms designed by Huo Yuhao would depend on luck.

Moments later, Vileina's voice rang out again, just as Huo Yuhao had anticipated.

"Since that's the case, let's talk about the specifics of our collaboration."

(End of Chapter)


Bab 21: Chapter 21: The Adult World Only Talks About Benefits

After the collaboration was confirmed, the next part was the tedious tug-of-war over interests.

From the very beginning, Tang Ya circled around the bottom-line price offered by Huo Yuhao, skillfully negotiating with the other party. This only reinforced Velina's belief that Tang Ya had strong backing. Otherwise, how could a ten-year-old girl be so knowledgeable about the prices of soul tools?

Very quickly, the negotiations reached their conclusion. Tang Ya handed over a simple storage ring to Velina, who immediately passed it to the silent middle-aged man beside her.

The man took the ring and sensed its contents before opening his eyes, giving Velina a slight nod. Though he appeared calm, an aura of greed emerged from him.

The energy from a Titled Douluo caused a significant leap in the progress of Huo Yuhao's Greed Sin source unlocking.

An unexpected gain.

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow. Over the past year of selling grilled fish, he had absorbed traces of Sin energy like envy and greed from other envious merchants. However, because they were ordinary people without soul power, the progress was slow. This time, the single source from the man in front of him exceeded everything he'd absorbed in the past year.

Seeing the man nod, Velina no longer hesitated. She pulled out another ring, this one mixed with Gold Soul Coins and rare metals, and handed it to Tang Ya with a smile.

"I'm sure the Tang Sect has more soul tools in reserve. Hopefully, we'll have more opportunities to work together in the future."

Tang Ya, pretending not to understand the subtle hint, smiled and accepted the ring.

"If we come across something, there will be opportunities."

"Since the transaction is complete, we won't overstay our welcome. Goodbye."

With that, she stood up and walked toward the door with Huo Yuhao. Just as they were about to leave, Velina called out again.

"Wait, Miss Tang Ya."

Tang Ya paused and turned back to see Velina ask softly, "Regarding the recent events with your sect, I'm truly sorry. If you need help, we can assist…"

"No need."

Before Velina could finish, Tang Ya interrupted calmly, "Thank you, Your Highness, but it's best we handle our own matters."

With that, she opened the door and left with Huo Yuhao.

Bang.

The door closed, and the room fell silent. Velina turned to the middle-aged man.

"Dean Ding, what do you think?"

"I suppose I overthought it…"

The man shook his head and sighed, his tone filled with disbelief.

"Could Shrek's soul tool development have advanced this much without us noticing?"

Just that glove sample alone was enough to shock him. Even in Mingde Hall, that would be considered a top-tier low-level soul tool, one that would never be allowed to circulate in the outside world.

If this was indeed a Shrek product, wouldn't that mean Shrek's soul tools now rival, or even surpass, Mingde Hall's?

How were their three nations supposed to compete with that?

At that moment, the silent Mu Xue spoke up, "Could it be, as Uncle Dean said, that a top-level soul master is secretly aiding the Tang Sect?"

She then added, "That boy who's about my age seemed strange…"

Velina didn't immediately refute her but smiled as she explained, "Mu Xue, the Dean already said that the creator of those soul tools has a mastery not inferior to his own. It couldn't possibly be a child."

"But these are low-level soul tools, right? Low-ranked soul masters can make them. Maybe he's a genius?"

Velina was momentarily speechless, but the Dean just shook his head.

"Impossible. I sensed their soul power—one has a single ring, and the other doesn't even have one. They probably can't even make soul tools."

The good mood from obtaining the batch of soul tools made him joke around.

"Mu Xue, you're still young and don't understand the intricacies of soul tools. Creating something like this takes more than just talent; it requires experience. If that boy really made these, then he must have started learning in the womb."

He laughed heartily at his own joke, and Velina joined in, filling the room with a cheerful atmosphere.

Meanwhile, after leaving the hotel and turning a couple of streets, Tang Ya finally lowered her voice and asked.

"Is anyone following us?"

Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. He had been wondering why she seemed so tense earlier.

"No, don't worry."

"Phew—"

Tang Ya's shoulders relaxed, and she immediately pulled out the storage ring, raised it high, and excitedly shouted.

"We're rich! We're rich!"

However, when she noticed Huo Yuhao's strange look, she froze, cleared her throat, and handed him the ring, as if seeking approval.

"How did I do?"

"You were great. I doubt Velina even realized this was your first negotiation."

Huo Yuhao smiled, nodded, and sincerely praised her as he accepted the ring.

"Well, of course! Don't forget who your big sis Tang Ya is."

As she boasted, Huo Yuhao kept his gentle smile, pressed the ring to his storage bracelet to transfer some of its contents, then handed it back to her.

"Here's your share."

As soon as Tang Ya took it, she let out a surprised cry, "Ah!"

Startled, Huo Yuhao quickly looked at her. "What happened?"

Tang Ya looked at him with a complicated expression and whispered, "You left too much."

Huo Yuhao had only taken a portion of the rare metals and Gold Soul Coins, leaving around 60% for her.

"Didn't I tell you? It's a 60-40 split."

"When did you say that?"

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment, then looked slightly embarrassed. "I think you interrupted me before I could say it."

But Tang Ya didn't joke anymore. She quietly stared at him.

"Why?"

She knew that even though she played a part, all she really did was help contact the Heaven Dou royalty and act as the face of the deal. It wasn't worth that much.

"Don't underestimate yourself. You contributed much more than you think."

Huo Yuhao smiled gently. "This is just the beginning. We'll still need the Tang Sect's connections in the future. Consider it a running fee for your hard work. Besides, aren't we friends?"

"But friends shouldn't worry about these things. I didn't help you for money…"

Before she could finish, Huo Yuhao's warm voice cut her off.

"If there's anything I can teach you on this journey of growth…"

He paused and smiled, "It's that you should know how to rely on your friends."

"When we're kids, we can be friends. But in the adult world, everything revolves around benefits. So, let's be friends who know how to help each other."

Tang Ya was momentarily stunned, then she slowly lowered her head. Hidden behind her bangs, it seemed like tears were falling. She sniffled and muttered, her voice choked with a little resentment.

"You're younger than me, yet you talk like an old man…"

"Huh?"

Huo Yuhao was taken aback. "Do I?"

As soon as he said that, Tang Ya burst out laughing, her shoulders shaking. Huo Yuhao's face darkened, and he shook his head as he walked home.

Behind him, Tang Ya suddenly wiped away her tears, quickly caught up to him, and threw her arm around his neck, giggling.

"Little Yuhao, I've just made up my mind about the path I want to take."

"Oh?"

"Support."

Huo Yuhao stopped, surprised, and looked at Tang Ya. She raised her hand, and her Blue Silver Grass began to change. The crystal-clear blue slowly darkened into a deep blue-black.

After fully revealing her martial soul to Huo Yuhao, she explained softly.

"My Blue Silver Grass has a devouring ability. It can absorb soul power and life force. If I go down the support path, I could use that power to help my teammates during battle."

Huo Yuhao immediately understood her reasoning. This way, Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass would become a combination of control, weakening the enemy, and providing soul power recovery and healing.

With her in the team, it would be like having a reusable group healing item during battle—one that could continuously sap the enemy's soul power and life force.

Seeing the surprise in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Tang Ya smiled happily.

"Now, my usefulness just went up, didn't it?"


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