Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 585 A Web of Conspiracy (8K)

Late at night, in the Sea God Pavilion's room, the two slept together.

The two, who were usually diligent, surprisingly did not engage in any further cultivation. Instead, their faces flushed, they embraced and drifted off to sleep.

In my dream, everything was so beautiful.

In the early morning, warm sunlight streamed through the window into the room, falling on the two of them.

Perhaps because they had slept so comfortably, the two of them, quite unusually, stayed in bed together.

They felt languid all over and just wanted to sleep forever.

After what seemed like an eternity, Huo Yuhao finally managed to gently lower Wang Dong'er's arms, which he had been using as a pillow, and slid off the bed, stretching contentedly.

Huo Yuhao took out a brocade pouch, which Wang Dong'er had given him before going to bed last night. It was said to be a congratulatory gift left to him by her eldest father.

"A congratulatory gift?"

Huo Yuhao tried injecting his spiritual power into it and immediately felt a strong resistance within it. The fact that the Azure Bull Python could seal his spiritual power on such a small brocade pouch gave Huo Yuhao a sense of astonishment.

Even with his own mental strength, it would be difficult for him to open this brocade pouch.

"Um?"

Huo Yuhao let out a soft exclamation. The Azure Bull Python seemed to really want to give out this so-called congratulatory gift, but it didn't want him to open it too early. Why was that?

The mental strength required to open this brocade pouch is at least at the level of a Title Douluo. Even Huo Yuhao's current mental strength is still a bit lacking.

Moreover, if he tries to forcibly break the seal on the brocade pouch, there is even a risk that the contents of the pouch will be damaged as well.

Huo Yuhao slowly activated his mental detection, and as expected, his mental detection was firmly blocked outside the brocade pouch, unable to penetrate any further.

With his index finger gently tracing the space between his eyebrows, Huo Yuhao opened his True Sight Eye. The vertical pupil between his eyebrows swept over the brocade pouch and saw a rolled-up piece of kraft paper.

The paper is very large; when unfolded, it may be more than twice the size of a normal letter paper.

The parchment has an irregular shape around its edges, making it look as if the parchment was made without being cut. This primitive shape enhances its original rustic charm.

The contents of the parchment are divided into two parts: the top appears to be a letter, and the bottom is a map.

Huo Yuhao sat down on the edge of the bed with some doubt, holding the brocade pouch in his hand and rotating it repeatedly, observing the envelope inside through the seal.

Upon seeing this, his face turned deathly pale in an instant, and even the hands holding the brocade pouch began to tremble.

[Yuhao, by the time you read this letter, I believe you will be capable of accomplishing this task. I hesitated for a long time before deciding to entrust this matter to you.]

When I handed this brocade pouch to Dong'er, I told her that I would only give it to her when she was certain that you could become her future husband and that you were worthy of her wholehearted love.

It seems you've succeeded. Your brother and I wish you both the best. However, there's something we must tell you, because it concerns your and Dong'er's future happiness.

Dong'er was born into the Haotian Sect and was born with congenital deficiencies, making her very weak. My second brother, her parents, and I tried everything to improve her health, but to no avail. Then, when she was three years old, we suddenly discovered that Dong'er had contracted a strange illness.

[This illness is very peculiar. As you know, a person's martial spirit is still dormant at the age of three and will only awaken at the age of six. But Dong'er's martial spirit awakened strangely at the age of three.]

If you observe closely, you'll notice that when Dong'er overexerts her abilities, a golden trident-like mark appears on her forehead. That mark is actually a seal placed by her father to suppress the injuries within her body.

Her parents were away from the Haotian Sect for many years in order to find rare and precious medicinal herbs to cure her illness, leaving my second brother and me to take care of her. At that time, her father said that the hidden injuries in Dong'er's body could only be suppressed by sealing until she was twenty years old.

[Once this deadline is exceeded, Dong'er may very well...]

Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao's expression immediately became tense, but then he realized something was wrong. The trident mark on Wang Dong's forehead was essentially due to divine power remaining in his body. When he first entered the academy, this divine power had tried to cause trouble and had rushed into his spiritual sea.

If it weren't for the presence of three powerful figures—Qian Lao, Yi Lao, and Tianmeng Bingcan—in his spiritual sea, this divine power would probably have long since remained dormant within it.

Furthermore, he had already successfully removed the divine power deep within Wang Dong'er's spiritual sea, and more than once, yet Wang Dong'er remained lively and energetic.

With many questions in mind, Huo Yuhao continued to look down.

After a long search, Dong'er's parents finally found a magical herb that could heal her hidden injury. However, this herb was extremely difficult to harvest; its requirements were far too stringent.

If you can open this brocade pouch and, upon reading this letter, ask yourself if your love for Dong'er is deep and unwavering, then, as Dong'er's elder, I beg you to pluck that immortal herb for her. For your future happiness, and for Dong'er's life.

Dong'er's parents have been searching for a replacement for her, but as Dong'er gets closer to twenty, her parents still haven't returned. Hope is fading.

[The map below shows the location of the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Grass. It's a dangerous place, a habitat for spirit beasts, and the area where the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Grass grows is even more perilous.]

[Below the map are detailed descriptions of the various plants that grow there. Once you get there, you must first try to find a book. It was left there by Dong'er's father.]

If you truly love Dong'er, then go for it. We'll be waiting for your good news. Please take care of yourself.

[Remember, Yuhao, the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Grass is a unique celestial herb, absolutely one of a kind in the entire world. There will never be another one like it. If someone comes to you with Love-Sickness Heartbreak Grass, you can simply tell them that there is no other plant like it in the entire world.]

[Niu Tian.]

Huo Yuhao carefully read all the contents of the parchment and imprinted the location of the map below deep into his mind. Only then did he begin to ponder the contents of the parchment. However, before Huo Yuhao could think about it in detail, the parchment in the brocade pouch spontaneously combusted without wind and turned to ashes in an instant, leaving only an empty brocade pouch.

(End of this chapter)