Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 17 Then cooperate with me

"Little Huo, I heard your grilled fish business is booming! Good job, lad!"

As soon as Huo Yuhao stepped out of the food street, he saw Huang Yu. The other man walked up to him with a smile as soon as he saw him. As the manager of the food street, he naturally knew what he shouldn't be envious of. The man had just arrived and had given him a gold soul coin. It was Huang Yu's skill to make money.

If every popular stall tries to sabotage it, who will dare to set up a stall here in the future?

As they got closer, Uncle Huang noticed that Huo Yuhao's expression wasn't quite right, and his smile immediately faded.

"What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly, "No, Uncle Huang, it's just that a friend might have run into some trouble, and we need to go check on him now."

"Would you like me to bring someone with you to take a look?"

"Thank you, Uncle Huang. It's nothing serious. I can go by myself."

Huang Yu nodded upon hearing this.

"Alright, be careful. Don't act rashly if you encounter anything you can't handle. I know some people in Tiandou City."

As he spoke, he smirked and patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder with his large hand, "I don't want the stall to be rented out but left empty. It's only been two days, and I've heard so many people talking about your grilled fish. It makes me want to try it myself."

"Sure, Uncle Huang, if you come to eat, it's free."

"You brat, do you think I need to treat you? I can afford a few fish. Let's not waste any more time, go on."

After thanking him again, Huo Yuhao quickly disappeared from Huang Yu's sight. His underling hesitated for a moment before approaching.

"Brother Huang, why are you taking such good care of that child?"

Huang Yu didn't answer immediately. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth. Seeing this, the underling quickly took out a match and lit it for him.

"Hiss—whoosh—"

"I just saw that he was too tired and wanted to lend a hand."

Amidst the swirling smoke, Huang Yu's gaze was complex. "As a parent, I can't bear to see such young children burdened with so much pressure."

"But looking at him now, he's much more capable than I imagined..."

boom!

The plaque with the words "Tang Clan" carved on it fell heavily from the tall gatehouse and shattered into pieces.

In front of the gate tower, the tall middle-aged man couldn't help but sneer at the scene, but the next second he changed his expression as if his face had changed, and six soul rings, one white, two yellow and three purple, appeared under his feet.

The Soul Emperor's power erupted without reservation at this moment. He looked around and swept his gaze over the passersby who had stopped to watch the spectacle. Anyone who made eye contact with the middle-aged man subconsciously lowered their head. Seeing this, the middle-aged man let out an arrogant snort and roared angrily.

"What's so interesting? Haven't you ever seen a demolition before?! Get out of here!"

With his shout, the people around him scattered like birds and beasts, no longer daring to look.

A short while later, two young men approached the middle-aged man and bowed respectfully.

"metropolitan."

The middle-aged man frowned when he saw the two young men return empty-handed.

"Did you find it?"

A flicker of fear crossed the eyes of the two young men. One of them swallowed hard and spoke tremblingly.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, the Tang Clan's secret passages are too well hidden; we couldn't find them."

"waste!"

The middle-aged man cursed angrily, "You can't even catch a little girl? This Tiandou City is only so big, where could she have run off to? Expand the search area and keep looking!"

"Yes, yes!"

Upon hearing this, the two young men quickly nodded in agreement and turned to leave without looking back. Only when they could no longer see the sect leader's figure did they relax slightly. One of them couldn't help but purse his lips and mutter to himself.

"If Tiandou City is only this big, why doesn't he go look for it himself? If he searches bit by bit like this, he won't find it even after three days. That girl has probably already run away."

"Alright, stop complaining. Let's keep looking. It's not like it's just the two of us. Besides, I remember that girl from the Tang Clan is pretty good-looking. If we really find her... hehe."

Hearing his companion's chuckles, the man's expression softened, and a strange smile appeared on his lips. The two of them subconsciously quickened their pace.

Soon they came to a small alley. After searching for a while without success, they were about to leave when they turned around and saw a small, thin figure standing quietly at the entrance of the alley.

Sunlight slanted down from behind him, completely shrouding his face in shadow. His pair of azure eyes, filled with chilling coldness, stared intently at them.

Realizing something was amiss, the two exchanged a glance, then drew their weapons and glared at the boy with hostility.

"Kid, what do you want?"

"Aren't you from a demolition company?"

Looking at the long swords in the two men's hands, Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, his tone surprised.

"Or is it reasonable for a demolition team employee to carry knives and swords these days?"

"never mind."

Before the two could reply, Huo Yuhao shook his head and changed the subject.

"Anyway, it won't stop me from asking you a few questions."

He took out the White Tiger Dagger from his storage space; the sharp blade gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

"If I go too far later, please bear with me!"

All day long, Tang Ya seemed to have lost her soul, curled up in an empty alley, hugging her knees, staring blankly at the dirt on the ground.

Even though her stomach was already growling with hunger, she seemed oblivious.

Thanks to the secret passages that Tang Sect had set up in advance at the beginning of its construction, she successfully escaped from the Iron Blood Sect's surprise attack, but her parents were left there forever in order to protect her.

She clutched the storage ring tightly in her hand, which contained the last legacy of the Tang Clan—a batch of rare metals originally intended for crafting hidden weapons. Her parents had handed it to her with smiles on their faces before she went to sleep after hearing her story.

Everything happened so suddenly, like a nightmare, that her mind is still in a daze. She's been sitting here in a daze all day, unable to figure out what to do next.

Just then, a series of unhurried footsteps sounded from outside the alley, but she did not react at all until the footsteps suddenly stopped and then got closer and closer, as if they were walking towards her. Only then did Tang Ya's heart begin to stir.

They're after me. Have the Iron Blood Sect found me?

Finally, footsteps approached her and stopped, and a gentle voice sounded in her ear.

"If you don't eat, your health will collapse."

Tang Ya's body trembled violently. As soon as she raised her head, she saw two skewers of grilled fish being placed in front of her. Perhaps because they were getting cold, the aroma was no longer as strong as it had been yesterday, but it still caused her already empty stomach to make a strange noise.

"Eat it, I promised to save it for you."

Without offering any comfort or saying anything else, the boy simply pushed the grilled fish in his hand toward her. Tang Ya finally responded, taking the grilled fish somewhat blankly and staring at it in a daze.

Suddenly, as if a switch had been flipped, she opened her mouth and took a big bite of the grilled fish, tearing and chewing it vigorously.

As her mouth moved, tears welled up again in her already swollen and red eyes. She raised the hand holding the grilled fish and desperately wiped the tears with her arm, but she couldn't stop them at all.

The whole scene looked quite comical, but the boy in front of him didn't laugh. Instead, he slowly sat down beside him, looking at the scenery outside the alley, and remained silent.

Realizing it was all in vain, Tang Ya gave up wiping away her tears, suppressed her whimpering cries like a small animal, and swallowed the fish meat in large gulps.

After finishing off the two grilled fish, Tang Ya felt as if she had been reborn. She pursed her lips, looked at Huo Yuhao, and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Why are you here?"

Huo Yuhao said softly, "I saved two grilled fish for you, but you didn't come, so I couldn't bear to waste them and came over."

Tang Ya suddenly felt as if the words were stuck in her throat, and after stammering for a long time, she continued to ask.

"So how did you find this place?"

The Iron Blood Sect must be searching for her. Even the Iron Blood Sect couldn't find this place, yet this young man managed to find it.

"It was just luck. I've always been very lucky; I just stumbled upon it while looking around."

"lie."

Tang Ya let out a soft snort, mercilessly exposing Huo Yuhao's lie, "It's almost evening now."

If the other party started looking for her at noon when she didn't show up, it's clear they've been looking all afternoon.

"All right."

Huo Yuhao shrugged helplessly. "When I found out you were from the Tang Clan, I figured the Tang Clan must have some kind of escape route, and it definitely wouldn't be near the Tang Clan. So I started expanding the search area in circles. You've given me quite a search."

As for whether someone might have placed the secret passage exit near the sect, Huo Yuhao thought it was unlikely. If the Tang Sect had really done that, there probably wouldn't be any survivors in his previous life.

Wouldn't that just be asking to be caught in a trap?

Tang Ya fell silent upon hearing this, then handed the ring in her hand to Huo Yuhao, saying, "This is the rare metal I promised you."

"I don't have that much money to buy it."

The next second, Tang Ya forcefully shoved the ring into his hand.

"Consider this payment for the grilled fish. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even have been able to bring these things out."

"This is worth countless meals of grilled fish."

Although he said that, Huo Yuhao didn't refuse again. He reached out and took it, then looked at Tang Ya, "What are your plans next?"

".I have no idea."

"Do you want revenge?"

Huo Yuhao continued to press, his calm voice causing Tang Ya to tremble. The resolute expressions of her parents before they pushed her into the secret passage flashed through her mind. In an instant, her fists clenched tightly, and she nodded forcefully.

"Then cooperate with me."

(End of this chapter)