Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 39 First Meeting with Yuhao

Time always flies, especially for Soul Masters who are completely absorbed in their cultivation. Cold winters and hot summers, spring and autumn, another year is drawing to a close.

A rare light rain fell on Shrek Academy, making the entire academy feel somewhat chilly. Wang Nan was walking out of the academy in the rain, holding an umbrella.

He wants to take advantage of this winter break to acquire his fourth spirit ring.

Since obtaining the right arm bone, Wang Nan's physical strength has been rapidly improving. He estimates that the age of the spirit ring he can withstand this time should exceed that of an ordinary spirit master, around six thousand to eight thousand years.

Soul beasts of this age are quite rare in the outer areas of the Star Dou Great Forest. Perhaps when we need to venture into the mixed zone, it would be safer to go home and call my father along first.

At the entrance of the academy, a luxurious carriage was parked. Wang Nan glanced at it and then looked away. Just as he was about to walk past, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Junior Brother Wang, are you heading back to Xingluo City?" Dai Yueheng poked his head out of the carriage and called out to Wang Nan.

"So it's Senior Brother Dai."

Dai Yueheng got off the carriage and came to Wang Nan's side. Behind him, a burly man stepped forward and held up a large umbrella.

"I don't know when this rain will stop. If you don't mind, Junior Brother Wang, you can come to my car and we can go back together."

Dai Yueheng looked at Wang Nan with a faint smile on his face.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Dai. This little bit of rain is nothing. I'll just walk back."

"Junior Brother Wang, you're too kind. We're classmates, and..." At this point, Dai Yueheng lowered his voice and secretly gave Wang Nan a look. "Ever since that incident, I've been wanting to find an opportunity to thank you, Junior Brother. However, you missed the Soul Fighting Tournament and are usually busy with your studies, so it's rare for us to meet. This is a good opportunity for me to express my gratitude."

Seeing that Dai Yueheng was not just being polite but genuinely inviting him, and considering that riding together wasn't a big deal, Wang Nan agreed and followed him into the carriage.

Whether it was due to the materials of the carriage or something inside, Wang Nan felt a warmth as soon as he got into the carriage.

"Some Crimson Spirit Warm Jade was installed inside when this carriage was made," Dai Yueheng explained. "When my mother gave me this gift, I was still young. She was afraid I would catch a cold, so she installed some. But I rarely used it afterward."

"Oh, why is that?" Wang Nan asked, seeing Dai Yueheng looking at him, and then naturally became the straight man.

"Junior brother, you don't know this. Although I was born into a duke's mansion, my father was very strict with me from a young age. Before I awakened my martial soul, my father made me fight with some low-level soul beasts. Later, after I got my first soul ring, I joined the army with my father, so I rarely used this carriage."

Dai Yueheng reminisced for a while with some emotion, then steered the conversation back to Wang Nan, "During the last mission, I saw how decisive and efficient you were, junior brother. Did you have similar experiences when you were a child?"

"At the time, I was just angry because of the terrible scene, and I didn't think much about it. Looking back, I'm a little scared," Wang Nan explained, half-jokingly.

"Junior brother is truly righteous." Dai Yueheng nodded. "My first time on the battlefield was in the war against the Sun Moon Empire. Their soul tools are still fresh in my memory."

While observing Wang Nan's reaction, Dai Yueheng steered the conversation towards soul tools. He knew that Wang Nan was different from the other Shrek Academy students; he had been interested in soul tools from the very beginning.

As the heir to the White Tiger Duke, Dai Yueheng's manners and behavior were trained from a young age. How to communicate with others and how to get closer to them were things that came naturally to him.

The carriage traveled for a day and a night. Apart from meditation, Dai Yueheng spent the rest of the time constantly looking for topics to talk about, and the two of them got along quite well.

"Young Master, we've arrived."

Wang Nan and Dai Yueheng got out of the car together. Before them was a palace-like building with a golden roof and red doors, exuding an antique charm. The three large characters "Duke's Mansion" were written on the several-meter-high archway.

"You arrived so quickly?" Dai Yueheng asked in surprise. "It seems my junior brother and I have quite a tacit understanding; we've chatted for so long without even realizing it."

Wang Nan just smiled.

Throughout the journey, Dai Yueheng talked about the development of soul tools and local foods—all topics Wang Nan liked to hear, clearly prepared in advance. At first, he didn't notice, but as the trip progressed, he could sense Dai Yueheng deliberately trying to befriend him.

"Junior brother, since you're here, why don't you stop by my house for a visit?" Dai Yueheng got off the carriage and came to Wang Nan's side. "My mother has always taught me to treat guests well. If you leave now, she'll scold me when I get back."

"You wouldn't want to see your senior brother get scolded by your mother, would you?"

Seeing this, Wang Nan knew he couldn't refuse, so he agreed to Dai Yueheng's request.

As you enter the Duke's mansion and pass through the courtyard, you'll find a pebble path lined with lush, verdant bamboo on both sides.

Dai Yueheng whispered something to the guards beside him, then quickly walked over to Wang Nan.

"I have already arranged for a simple meal to be prepared. I will show my junior brother around the manor first, and then I will send someone to escort him back later."

"Then thank you very much, Senior Brother Dai." Since he was already here, he figured one more meal wouldn't make a difference, so Wang Nan didn't refuse any more.

"That's how it should be," Dai Yueheng said with a smile. "Junior brother, look, these are Soul-Tempering Bamboo. Although they're not exactly rare treasures, having more around can keep one full of energy."

As Dai Yueheng walked and introduced the place, everyone else they encountered along the way lowered their heads and avoided him. Wang Nan also got to experience the treatment of a "superior person" alongside Dai Yueheng. Until a boy appeared in front of them.

This was a side courtyard. When Dai Yueheng arrived, all the servants bowed their heads and stood to one side. With them was a child who looked about six or seven years old. He seemed to be malnourished and was rather thin, but his eyes were very bright.

"Is this... such a coincidence?"

Well, Wang Nan admitted that he had agreed to Dai Yueheng's invitation to visit the Duke's mansion, and he had also had some desire to meet this person, after all, he had experienced a lot with this child in his previous life. But he never expected that he would actually be able to meet him.

Dai Yueheng followed Wang Nan's gaze, his brows furrowing slightly. "This is a servant in the manor, I don't know who..."

At this point, Dai Yueheng seemed to realize something was amiss, so he changed his story, saying, "I don't know who he was born to, but my kind-hearted mother couldn't bear to see him wandering the streets, so she kept him and had him do odd jobs."

"I see." Wang Nan nodded, looking as if he truly believed this explanation.

Wang Nan followed Dai Yueheng a few steps forward, when he suddenly felt a gaze fall upon him.

His mental strength was so sharp that he could pinpoint the source of such an undisguised gaze almost instantly.

Turning around abruptly, Wang Nan saw Huo Yuhao lower his head in a panic, his hands clenched tightly, his body stiff, clearly very nervous.

"What's wrong, junior brother?"

"It's nothing."

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(End of this chapter)