Heaven Dou City is indeed much larger than Spirit City, and since most of the people in Spirit City are soul masters, the number of ordinary people are far less than that of an imperial capital.
"Hello, have you recently heard about a teacher who is looking for his student?"
A slightly sexy voice sounded in the ear of a passerby. The passerby looked up and saw a beautiful girl in front of him, his eyes brightened slightly, then he saw the handsome boy standing next to the girl, his face darkened again and he waved his hands in annoyance.
"No, I don't know."
"Okay, sorry to bother you." Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly and looked at Hu Liena beside him. "It's too difficult to find someone in such a big place."
Hu Liena noticed Huo Yuhao's anxiety and comforted him softly.
"It's okay. As long as he is still in the city, you'll find him eventually."
Just then, a voice attracted the attention of both of them.
"You two don't seem to be locals. Are you looking for someone?"
Huo Yuhao immediately raised his eyes and saw a thin middle-aged man standing in front of him. He asked anxiously.
"Yes. I wonder if mister knows anything about a teacher who is looking for his student?"
Seeing the middle-aged man shaking his head, Huo Yuhao's eyes dimmed again.
The other party continued, "I don't know, but you can go to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan in ask. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan is a big sect with a wide array of businesses and has the support of the royal family. If you ask them, they should be able to find the person you are looking for."
"Thank you for your advice, mister. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will accept it."
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up and he nodded gratefully. He touched his belt and handed two gold coins to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man took it with some excitement in his eyes.
"I just gave you some advice. This little brother is too generous. I wish you two good luck!"
After saying this, he very attentively showed them the way to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan. After the man left, Hu Liena asked in confusion.
"Why don't we just go to a Spirit Hall Branch and send someone to search for him?" (TN: I'm not gonna bother with naming convention of spirit hall branch. I'm just call all them that is not the main one branch.)
Huo Yuhao scratched his head awkwardly.
"Teacher Zhao doesn't seem to have a good relationship with Spirit Hall. I'm afraid it will have the opposite effect."
'Ning Rongrong said that Teacher Zhao escaped from the siege of Spirit Hall. If we ask Spirit Hall to look for him, they will definitely scare him away.'
With a goal in mind, the two soon arrived at the door of a luxuriously decorated shop. The sign was the logo of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan.
Hu Liena looked around and said. "Is this the place? It looks quite wealthy, but it's still a little bit worse than our Spirit Hall Branch."
"Well, let's go in and ask." Huo Yuhao nodded.
As I walked in, I was greeted by a sweet-looking etiquette lady. Her gentle smile made people relax instantly, and she asked softly.
"Excuse me, are you two here to buy something or for a request?"
"We would like to commission someone to look for somebody." Huo Yuhao said his purpose softly.
"Okay, please follow me, I will take you to register your request." The lady turned around, bent slightly, and made a gesture of invitation.
The store was large, with multiple sections, and the business area that lady wanted to take him to seemed to be at the innermost part.
When passing by the merchandise area, Hu Liena at the side took the initiative to speak, "You can go in by yourself, I'll just stay here to look around."
After saying that, she turned her head, tapped Huo Yuhao's face lightly with her lips, and walked towards the merchandise area next to him.
"Ahem, let's go." Huo Yuhao's face turned red as he followed the lady with a smiling gaze.
"Sir, I can see that your girlfriend is very considerate."
"Thank you." This kind of thing was too troublesome to explain, so Huo Yuhao simply didn't bother.
He was led to a small room, and after he walked in, the hostess beside him gently closed the door. The noisy sounds in the store were immediately isolated outside. Looking back into the room, there was a long table in the middle and a luxurious-looking chair. Across the long table sat a man covered in a black robe, who gestured to the chair.
"Please take a seat."
After Huo Yuhao took his seat, the man in black robe spoke again.
"Write down the name, appearance and other information of the person you are looking for on the paper. If it is a soul master, it is best to write down the soul power and martial soul as well."
Huo Yuhao did not hesitate and quickly wrote down some information about Zhao Wuji. After writing it, he handed it to the black-robed man in front of him. The man glanced at it, looked up at him in surprise, and then nodded.
"There are two different method with differentiating price. One of them is to pay 300 gold coins to collect the information the day after tomorrow. The other is to pay 1,000 gold coins to relay information to him which will take the same amount of time."
This price can be said to be very high. Huo Yuhao didn't know what the other party's charging standard was, but he didn't care. If he could find Teacher Zhao, spending this amount of money is no problem. Without hesitation, he pulled out a large bag of gold coins and placed it on the table with a thumping sound.
Then he thought for a moment, as if he had thought of something funny, and spoke softly.
"When you find him, tell him - Teacher Zhao, the winner for our fish eating competition hasn't been decided yet."
The man in black robe did not react to this incoherent sentence. He took the bag, weighed it, and nodded.
"Remember, come here the day after tomorrow."
"Thank you very much."
When Huo Yuhao returned to the store, he looked around but did not see Hu Liena. At this moment, he felt a familiar aura from behind, a pair of soft hands covered his eyes, a faint fragrance filled his nose, and Hu Liena's funny voice sounded.
"Guess who I am?"
Before Huo Yuhao could speak, she continued on her own.
"Oh, forget it. It won't work on you anyway. You're too boring."
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and saw her hand stretched out in front of him. There was a red heart-shaped knot on the palm of the hand, and he was stunned.
"Here, take it. This is a gift I bought for you."
Seeing Huo Yuhao standing there in a daze, the corners of her mouth curled up.
"What? Are you too suprise?"
Then she directly pulled Huo Yuhao's hand and tied a love knot on his wrist. She shook her wrist to show that they had the same thing, and said with a smile.
"It look good, right? You have to alway wear it. If I find out you've lost it, huh."
By the time Yuhao snap back to reality, the knot had already been tied to his hand, and Tian Meng in his mind said in a strange voice.
"Wooooo! Yuhao has fallen again."
Hu Liena took a closer look and saw that Huo Yuhao's skin had a very bright red color.
"Hmm~ Good, are you finish then? Let's go and check out some other places."
In this way, the two continued to stroll around Heaven Dou City and inquired about the whereabouts of Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of Heaven Dou Empire.
"His Highness? He has been staying in the Imperial Palace for many years. But I heard that His Highness is very concerned about the development of talents in the empire. So, he often visits Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to encourage those outstanding and talented soul masters."
In the evening, the two found a pub, ordered a glass of wine each and started chatting with the bartender. Huo Yuhao listened to the bartender chattering about the common occurence in Heaven Dou City without interruption. He nodded in agreement with a smile and slowly collected useful information.