Chapter 72: Little Huo Grilled Fish Strikes Again
After sensing someone approaching the cave, Huo Yuhao activated his Spiritual Eye disguised as Six Eyes, then activated spiritual detection.
The appearances of the two people heading toward the cave were clearly reflected in Huo Yuhao’s mind.
One was a golden-haired girl, the other an old woman in a red skirt.
That old woman in the red skirt was clearly a Titled Douluo, her spiritual power only slightly weaker than Huo Yuhao’s, so he didn’t dare to scan her recklessly with his spiritual power.
The one next to her wasn’t worth much scrutiny; with one sweep of his spiritual power, Huo Yuhao even knew the color of her panties.
Of course, Huo Yuhao wasn’t interested in that; he secretly estimated if a conflict erupted, whether he could directly leave both of them here.
After all, the two had clear objectives, and whether they were friends or enemies was yet to be known.
If they came with ill intent, Huo Yuhao wouldn’t hold back, and his lottery draw chances would increase by two.
If they came with goodwill, Huo Yuhao wouldn’t mind sharing some of his grilled fish.
He was never a bloodthirsty person, nor was he some saintly mother; under threat, he didn’t mind carrying forward the traditional virtue of his ancestors—killing the whole family.
At this moment, Xu Jiujiu and Manyi were rapidly dashing through the Catastrophe Mountain Range.
With Manyi beside her, the Catastrophe Mountain Range was about as dangerous as a tourist attraction.
So the two headed straight for the habitat of the Ten Thousand Year Starry Sky Beast recorded on the Star Luo Royal map.
But upon arrival, they discovered that the Ten Thousand Year Starry Sky Beast that should have been on the mountainside had vanished!
Manyi found traces of the Starry Sky Beast’s blood on a rock wall and knew it had been hunted by some soul beast or soul master.
Thus, Manyi continued forward with Xu Jiujiu, searching for other habitats of Ten Thousand Year Starry Sky-type soul beasts.
Strangely, all the Ten Thousand Year Starry Sky-type soul beasts that were originally on the map had disappeared!
The two weren’t ready to give up; Manyi sensed something was off and flew with Xu Jiujiu to the territories of some Gemstone-type Ten Thousand Year soul beasts.
The result was they had also been hunted!
Manyi saw a streak of sunlight remaining on the horizon and decided to take Xu Jiujiu deeper into the Disaster Mountain Range to find Ten Thousand Year soul beasts in a deeper area.
As long as they didn’t enter the core area, this place was kindergarten difficulty for Manyi.
But just as she took Xu Jiujiu and flew up, she felt a sense of oppression.
As a Titled Douluo, Manyi had honed instincts akin to Observation Haki through countless battles.
That sense of oppression made her hairs stand on end; she immediately stopped flying and headed to the outskirts of the Catastrophe Mountain Range on the ground with Xu Jiujiu.
Fortunately, that crisis sense, like countless fine needles pricking her pores, didn’t last long and disappeared after they reached the outskirts of the Catastrophe Mountain Range.
However, it was already very late; Manyi decided to find a place to rest with Xu Jiujiu.
They would plan again during the day; if it really didn’t work, they would go to the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, put in some effort to find a suitable Ten Thousand Year Starry Sky-type soul beast for Xu Jiujiu.
Perhaps the gazes of strong people are always similar; Manyi immediately spotted the cave where Huo Yuhao was hiding.
Because Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power was stronger than hers, she failed to sense his existence.
Only upon reaching the cave entrance did she notice the presence of firelight inside.
Manyi reached out to stop Xu Jiujiu, making her hide behind her, then slowly entered the cave.
After being stopped, Xu Jiujiu puffed her cheeks but obediently hid behind Manyi.
She poked her head out from behind to look inside the cave.
Her azure blue eyes were full of curiosity; only beside Grandmother Manyi would she show this side.
Because she knew that beside Manyi, she didn’t need to put on princess pretense; she truly treated her like her own granddaughter.
Manyi was also happy about this; she didn’t want this girl, like her own granddaughter, to maintain court etiquette all day—that would be too tiring.
Soon, she saw Huo Yuhao sitting by the fire inside the cave.
A young man with white short hair and azure blue eyes was casually sitting by the fire, looking at the two of them.
Manyi wasn’t a bloodthirsty person either; as a member of the Star Luo Empire Hall of Offerings, she considered herself an upright person.
Unless the other party posed a threat to Xu Jiujiu or could affect the safety of the Star Luo Empire, she wouldn’t easily take a life.
Manyi sensed the other’s soul power aura—pure, thick, upright, and peaceful; cultivation was probably high-level Soul Emperor, with no traits of an evil soul master.
Since they weren’t those gutter rats like evil soul masters, they could talk.
Manyi took the initiative to speak:
“Young friend, it’s late; may our grandmother-granddaughter pair warm ourselves by the fire with you?”
Huo Yuhao sensed no malice from the other; after thinking for a moment, he decided to agree to their request.
The aura he had revealed was high-level Soul Emperor; if this Titled Douluo truly had ill intent, she would have attacked directly.
But he couldn’t be careless; unfamiliar territory, the Infinite Void Technique was already deployed, just about one centimeter from his body.
“Of course, please sit.”
Huo Yuhao pointed to the empty space across the fire; Manyi nodded and sat opposite Huo Yuhao with Xu Jiujiu.
Manyi closed her eyes and began meditating; Xu Jiujiu sat beside her, a bit at a loss, preparing to enter a meditative state as well.
Huo Yuhao smiled at her, took a grilled fish from beside the fire, and handed it to her, saying:
“Eat.”
He also handed one to Manyi.
After taking the grilled fish, Manyi glanced at Huo Yuhao, then with Titled Douluo hand speed bit off a large piece of fish meat, confirmed it was non-toxic, and swallowed it.
Tasting the flavor of Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish, she couldn’t help nodding in approval; having lived so long, it was her first time eating such delicious grilled fish!
Seeing Manyi eat the grilled fish, Xu Jiujiu also began eating Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish unhurriedly.
Her azure blue eyes widened directly; as a princess, what delicacies had she not tasted? Well, she really hadn’t eaten this before.
“Delicious!”
Xu Jiujiu couldn’t help exclaiming, then began savoring Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish carefully, no longer putting on princess pretense, her eyes full of desire for eating!
Watching her look like she was about to burst out of her clothes, Huo Yuhao sometimes really wondered if he had added something to his grilled fish.
Why did they all act like they had snorted ice? The Spirit Ice Douluo’s ice wasn’t that kind of ice!
Sometimes friendship comes so suddenly—maybe from a clash, a fierce attack, or a meal.
Xu Jiujiu gently moved to Huo Yuhao’s side, glanced at Manyi, and seeing no objection, began chatting with Huo Yuhao.
“Hello, I’m Xu Jiuer; what’s your name?”
Hearing her name, Huo Yuhao really wanted to say:
“Little sister, put some effort into it; with that name, I might as well not have heard it.”
He had some doubts about her identity before, but now it was completely confirmed—she was Xu Jiujiu, the sister of Xu Jiawei from the original work.
It seemed she had just reached level fifty and hadn’t yet hunted a soul ring; she was probably here for her fifth soul ring.
“I’m Gojo Satoru.”
Xu Jiujiu nodded, indicating she remembered his name.
“Are you here to hunt a soul ring too?”
This princess was really straightforward; since the Titled Douluo didn’t stop her, it wasn’t important information.
Since the other had connected with Huo Yuhao heart-to-heart, it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to play mind games anymore.
“Came here looking for something.”
Xu Jiujiu nodded, her azure blue eyes involuntarily turning to the several grilled fish on the fire again, saying:
“Lately, the Disaster Mountain Range seems a bit off; many soul beasts have disappeared.”
Huo Yuhao casually took another grilled fish and handed it to her, saying:
“Yeah, I’ve noticed too.”
“It’s a bit strange; not a single Ten Thousand Year soul beast can be seen here.”
Manyi heard and glanced at Huo Yuhao but said nothing, continuing to close her eyes.
In her view, a high-level Soul Emperor not noticing the anomaly in the Disaster Mountain Range would be the real issue.
Xu Jiujiu took the grilled fish embarrassedly and ate small bites, saying:
“Mr. Gojo Satoru, will you act together with us tomorrow?”
Huo Yuhao looked at Manyi opposite; this Titled Douluo felt his gaze, opened her eyes, and said:
“Since Jiujiu has said so, I have no objection.”
Huo Yuhao thought about it and felt there was no harm in following a Titled Douluo; he wasn’t an evil soul master or a soul beast shapeshifting.
After all, he could just scan the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff from afar with spiritual power.
Even if a fight really broke out, this Titled Douluo could help tank damage.
If the situation turned bad, he could protect her in front of him.
“Then I’ll trouble you two from now on; I don’t have much ability, but grilled fish is plenty!”
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