章節 45: Chapter 44 New Mission, Intercept Ah Yin_1
"Alright, I should go." Xu Ran patted the girl in his arms on the shoulder, waking her from her slumber.
"Are you leaving now?" Xiaowu opened her bleary eyes and whispered. She had actually been awake for a while but had been pretending to sleep. Because she knew that once she woke up, Xu Ran would have to leave.
"Yes, the sooner I leave, the sooner I'll return." Xu Ran said. He still had many things to do. Plus, he must return to Shrek Academy before Tang San and Yu Xiaogang arrived to finish these tasks. He knew that when Tang San arrived, Tang Hao would come as well, and by then, he needed to have something to restrain Tang Hao, or Xiaowu would be in danger.
Xu Ran himself was fine. Although he had Qilin Form, as long as he didn't transform into a Qilin himself, no one except soul beasts that had transformed in the human world would notice anything unusual about him. His difference from Xiaowu, who had transformed from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, was still very significant.
"Then you have to remember to come back early. If you don't, I will hate you." Xiaowu said emphatically, afraid that once Xu Ran left, he would not return.
"Don't worry, I'll find you in one or two months. As for you, after I leave, you are not allowed to dress up too nicely. Only I am allowed to see you in a dress," Xu Ran said with a slight smile, a bit domineeringly. His girl, of course, could not be for others to see; he was quite selfish.
"Mhm." Xiaowu bit her teeth lightly, initially thinking that Xu Ran's request was rather shameless since they were not in a romantic relationship yet, but as she thought of him leaving soon, she put aside other considerations and softly agreed with a hum.
"Then I'll leave first." Xu Ran smiled, gave a firm kiss on Xiaowu's forehead, then turned and left straight away.
"Ding, congratulations to the 'Host' for obtaining a new mission. Go deep into the forest and dig out the Blue Silver Grass sapling transformed from the hundred-thousand-year soul beast Ah Yin. Note: After Ah Yin's sacrifice, she left behind a seed, which has now sprouted and is indistinguishable from ordinary Blue Silver Grass."
"Considering that this mission is relatively simple, but Ah Yin is an important figure in Soul Land, a reward of four hundred Skill Points is granted. Besides, the 'Host' will also receive the System's Plant Cultivation Solution and several volumes of books on plant cultivation."
"As long as the 'Host' holds Ah Yin and waters the sapling day and night with the System's rewarded essence of Plant Cultivation Solution, it will enable rapid growth for Ah Yin," the System reminded.
"If I water it with this essence day and night, how long will Ah Yin need to restore her strength and grow back into a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and Transform again?" Xu Ran couldn't help asking.
"About ten years," the System replied. System products are always of top quality. Ten years were enough to allow Ah Yin to Transform, which is a treasure that could drive all plant-based soul beasts mad. Especially the incredibly powerful plant-based soul beast, the Thousand Demon King of Aquipeia Forest, would go insane from knowing such a treasure existed and would definitely come looking for it to please Xu Ran.
However, greed is never satisfied, and Xu Ran did not want to wait that long; ten years seemed too far away.
"If the 'Host' feels it's too slow, there is also an enhanced version of the Plant Cultivation Solution which has been added to both Gold Level and Diamond Level prize pools. With the enhanced cultivation solution, it will only take one year for Ah Yin to return to a hundred-thousand-year 'Cultivation Level'. The explosion rate for the Gold Level draw is one in ten thousand, while the Diamond Level draw is one percent," the System miss explained with a beaming smile. Of course, if the 'Host' really wanted to draw these, the rate of winning wouldn't be that low. After all, she is the beloved System of the 'Host' brother, and she couldn't continuously disappoint the 'Host', right? How then would she serve the 'Host'?
"This rate… It looks like it would take tens of thousands of Skill Points to win. And if I'm unlucky, it will be even worse." Xu Ran couldn't help saying, his face darkening instantly.
Damn it, never mind that for now, I'll find Ah Yin first, Xu Ran thought, deciding to worry about future matters later. He didn't have many Skill Points anyway; it was pointless to think too much about it for now.
"Eh. Right, System, what are Tang Hao's feelings towards Ah Yin now?" Xu Ran suddenly asked. He felt he might have found Tang Hao's Achilles' heel, though he couldn't be certain at this point. After all, Tang Hao had once trapped and killed Ah Yin. What could his feelings be for her now—who could know?
"Tang Hao profoundly regrets what he did back then. Even though no one knows he planned Ah Yin's death, the pain in his heart is very real. Over the years, he has lived in a state of constant drunkenness and remorse, trying to numb himself and forget that he once caused Ah Yin's death. Therefore, if the Host threatens him using Ah Yin, that would indeed be viable."
"Human emotions are always in flux. The love affair Tang Hao had with Ah Yin was flawed, which led him to harbor malicious intent and design Ah Yin's death to obtain the soul bone. But afterward, rejected by the Hao Tian Clan and relentlessly pursued by the Martial Soul Hall, the experiences following Ah Yin's death helped him see through the nature of power. As for what Tang Hao's feelings for Ah Yin are, even I, as the System, cannot tell. On the one hand, he loved her dearly and wished she could be brought back to life. On the other hand, he planted her in a damp cave with just some sunlight, leaving her to survive or perish on her own. Ah Yin has become his emotional crux, yet he dares not let her come back to life."
"Therefore, Tang Hao is constantly torn about his feelings for Ah Yin. He both loathes his actions and is unwilling to make amends. He doesn't plant Ah Yin close to him and take care of her because seeing her reminds him of his sins, leading to nightmares. He planted Ah Yin in the cave also hoping that she, transformed into the Blue Silver Grass, would wither away, allowing everything he's done to become a thing of the past."
"Ah Yin has always been a nightmare in Tang Hao's heart. His feelings for her are a mix of love, fear, and remorse... a multitude of emotions that have twisted his heart. Nevertheless, the Host can indeed use Ah Yin to threaten Tang Hao."
"Good, if that's the case, Tang Hao is no longer a concern. A Titled Douluo with an exposed weakness is no different from a submissive cat or dog," said Xu Ran, nodding with a cold expression.
As the saying goes, a day as a couple means affection for a hundred days; Tang Hao's actions can be termed nothing less than beastly.
After Ah Yin's death, he deliberately planted her in a damp, sunless cave. What was he trying to do? Did he want to leave Ah Yin's life or death to fate?
Such a person is utterly detestable.
No matter how much Xu Ran torments him, it cannot make up for the harm he has done to Ah Yin.
Once he excavates Ah Yin, he will scheme to make Tang Hao confess the truth about the past. Then, what will Ah Yin think?
After such excessive deeds by Tang Hao, would Ah Yin still forgive him?
Even if Tang Hao truly repented at that time, Ah Yin wouldn't believe his words. Ah Yin, once deceived, would not be easily fooled again.
"Tang Hao, oh Tang Hao, the great Hao Tian Douluo, master of the Exploding Ring Secret Method and holding a distinguished reputation in the Soul Land. Yet in my hands, you still aren't capable of causing any trouble."
At this moment, Xu Ran already had a plan in place to make Tang Hao fall squarely into the trap. With Ah Yin in his control, even if Tang Hao knew it was a trap, he would likely walk right into it.
Tang Hao owes Ah Yin a life, and that life, Xu Ran will also reclaim on Ah Yin's behalf.
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