69novels Chapter 16 That Double Pupil
Chapter 16 That Double Pupil
Chapter 16 Those Double Pupils
Sensing Huo Yuhao's unusual behavior, Dai Huabin subconsciously released his soul power pressure, and a fierce light flashed in his double pupils. His right hand gradually shrank into a claw shape, his soul power was ready to be unleashed, and his martial soul was ready to possess him at any time. It seemed that if Huo Yuhao made any move, he would strike down with his tiger claw.
As the second young master of a family with generations of military merit, he always remained vigilant in unfamiliar environments. The fact that a fishmonger showed any unusual behavior when he saw him was enough for him to take such a serious stance, given the countless assassination attempts his family had suffered throughout its history.
"Huh?" Huo Yuhao looked at Dai Huabin with some confusion, seemingly wondering about Dai Huabin's question.
"There was something off about the way you were looking at me just now!" Dai Huabin said coldly, staring intently at Huo Yuhao's actions.
"Um... classmate... this is the first time I've ever seen someone with two eyes, I was a little scared..." Huo Yuhao seemed to be explaining why he had been trembling.
"Not enough!" Huo Yuhao's words did not dispel Dai Huabin's suspicions. He was so frightened that he did not look away but stared at him for a long time. There must be something wrong with him.
Seeing Dai Huabin's relentless pursuit, Huo Yuhao knew he had to explain again.
"My martial soul is my eyes, so I pay a lot of attention to them. When I saw my classmate's double pupils, I was imagining what would happen if I had pupils like those. I didn't mean to offend my classmate..."
Huo Yuhao's words were not a lie. If he had such a pair of double pupils with the distinctive feature of the Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul, how could Huo Gua have lived such a miserable life? How could the mere White Tiger Lady have dared to openly suppress Huo Gua and his mother?
In the original story, even with her mutated Blood Tiger Martial Soul, Dai Luoli fared much better than Huo Gua.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's sincere expression, Dai Huabin's vigilance gradually dissipated, and he realized that this was Shrek Academy, not the front line or the Soul Beast Forest.
But so what? Since a conflict has already broken out, why not just do nothing and back down voluntarily?
"Dai Huabin, could you please give our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School some face and let this young man go?"
At this moment, a clear female voice rang out, breaking the tense atmosphere.
As the sound rang out, two girls walked over hand in hand.
"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?" Dai Huabin looked at the two of them and noticed that although the girl with short red hair was holding hands with the girl with blonde hair, she was slightly behind by half a body length. So he focused his gaze on the girl with blonde hair.
Knowing my identity, they still dared to step forward, and even used the name of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School...
"Ning Tian, the young master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
Ning Tian wasn't surprised that Dai Huabin could guess his identity. After all, female young masters of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School were rare, so it wasn't surprising that they had a big reputation.
"How about it? Could you give me some face and let this young man go?" Ning Tian had already pleaded for Huo Yuhao for the second time.
"For the sake of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School..." Seeing Ning Tian plead for mercy again, Dai Huabin also took the opportunity to back down and withdrew his soul power.
Seeing that Dai Huabin's murderous intent subsided, Huo Yuhao knew he had passed this hurdle and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but asked aloud, "Hey classmate... do you still want your grilled fish?"
Upon hearing this, Dai Huabin shook his head and walked towards his carriage.
The black-haired girl glanced reluctantly at the half-finished grilled fish in Huo Yuhao's hand, but eventually followed Dai Huabin.
"Thank you!" Huo Yuhao sincerely thanked Ning Tian, turning his attention away from Dai Huabin. If it weren't for Ning Tian's help, he really wouldn't have been able to handle this big problem.
"Hey! My young master came all the way here to help you, and you think you can just send us away with a dry thank you? You should treat us to a nice meal of grilled fish!"
Ning Tian did not stop Wu Feng's behavior. Although Wu Feng was a bit spoiled, he had always done a good job in speaking. Some of the things that Ning Tian said that would lower his standards could be said through Wu Feng.
Looking at the remaining fish, Huo Yuhao said with a hint of helplessness, "There are only four left in total. I need to save two for my senior brothers and sisters, so I can only offer you each one a grilled fish..."
"Alright, but hurry up, my young master doesn't have that much time to wait for you to bake slowly..."
"Okay... wait a moment," Huo Yuhao replied, his face lowered, seemingly focused on grilling the fish. However, from an angle unseen by others, a fierce glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Having traveled through so many days, this was the first time Huo Yuhao had felt emotions from Huo Gua besides his memories, and he almost lost control of his emotions before he was caught off guard.
Although Huo Gua disappeared for some unknown reason, his deep-seated hatred still affected Huo Yuhao's emotions...
Dai Huabin, is that right? We need to have a serious talk.
Huo Yuhao felt that in the original story, this guy who almost directly caused Huo Gua's mother's death lived too well; Huo Gua didn't even bother to suppress him. This time, it wouldn't be so simple for him to take revenge on Huo Gua...
Let me think, what scenes in the original work allowed for such underhanded tactics...?
While Huo Yuhao was pondering, the grilled fish was almost done and ready to be taken out of the oven.
"Huo Yuhao?!"
When it was time for dinner, Wang Dong naturally came to the east gate of Shrek Academy for lunch, just like at noon. As soon as he stepped out, he was attracted by a peculiar aroma.
Wang Dong naturally wouldn't let this unexpected delicious food pass by, so she walked towards the direction from which the aroma was coming. But when she looked at the stall owner, oh dear, it was the same guy who had just extorted five thousand gold soul coins from her today, making her come all the way to the East Gate to eat.
Huo Yuhao was naturally startled by Wang Dong's exclamation, and his hand, which was sprinkling seasoning, almost trembled, turning the fish into a salt-baked dish.
"What are you doing? Making such a fuss, you scared me!" Huo Yuhao said irritably. Wang Dong almost ruined his grilled fish; although it was given to Ning Tian for free, it was still priced at one gold soul coin.
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao handed the prepared grilled fish to Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
The aroma of grilled fish wafted past Wang Dong, leaving behind an enticing fragrance that made him involuntarily swallow hard...
This grilled fish smells so good, it must be delicious...
"Huo Yuhao... how much is your grilled fish?" With his cravings being stimulated, Wang Dong was too lazy to argue with Huo Yuhao about being extorted anymore. He decided to eat a grilled fish first.
"Hey, there's a price tag over there." Huo Yuhao pointed to a wooden sign standing to the side. Following Huo Yuhao's finger, Wang Dong noticed that there was a sign there.
"Let me see... one gold soul coin per fish?!" He was shocked when he saw the outrageous price. "Huo Yuhao, are you robbing me?! A single bluefish for such an exorbitant price!"
Hearing Wang Dong's words, Ning Tian, who was eating grilled fish in small bites, nodded in agreement. Even she thought that one gold soul coin for an ordinary grilled fish was a bit expensive.
That's why she specially came out to help Huo Yuhao when he encountered trouble. There's no such thing as a free lunch... She saved a gold soul coin just by saying a few words. Isn't that how the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School saves its gold soul coins?
The reason why the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has always been the wealthiest sect on the continent is because it saves money where it should and spends money where it should.
As for offending the White Tiger Clan? Hmph! A family without a Title Douluo doesn't even deserve it! Those politicians have stopped giving away free Soul Master awakenings, but the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School hasn't stopped.
Because of the lack of competitors, there are even more commoner titled Douluo in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School than in the era ten thousand years ago.
With a Title Douluo constantly by my side, why should I be afraid of him?
"Robbing money is nowhere as fast as selling grilled fish," Huo Yuhao, unaware of Ning Tian's inner thoughts, said matter-of-factly.
"You could have just robbed them, but you still gave them a grilled fish," Wang Dong couldn't help but complain. "Fine, one gold soul coin it is, give me one."
"I'm sorry, although I'd love to make money off you, we've sold out of grilled fish for today. You'll have to wait until tomorrow if you want some."
"Don't you still have two fish?"
"Sorry, these two fish were reserved for my friends, and I saved them for them..."
Wang Dong suspected that Huo Yuhao deliberately refused to sell to her. What a coincidence that they were sold out as soon as she arrived, and what's more, he said that the remaining fish were reserved.
Just as Wang Dong was about to speak, a female voice interrupted his spellcasting.
"Xiao Yuhao, you've actually sold all your grilled fish?"
Tang Ya looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise. She hadn't expected so many people to buy a grilled fish for just one gold soul coin. Were there so many rich people at Shrek Academy, or was it just that their Tang Sect was poor...?
"Teacher Xiaoya, Senior Brother, you've come at the perfect time. The grilled fish will be ready soon."
Seeing that Huo Yuhao's grilled fish had actually been reserved, Wang Dong stopped caring and instead looked at the newcomer with some curiosity. What kind of person could make this money-grubbing guy so polite?
(End of this chapter)