Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 59 You Be the Villain (25 words per day)

"So what do you want?"

The old man in white glanced at Wang Yan's signature on the library card and Xuan Lao's personal seal, and after a long pause, he managed to utter this sentence.

Because Elder Xuan has not been involved in Shrek Academy's internal affairs for many years, he has delegated many matters to Teacher Wang Yan. Therefore, it is common knowledge that the personal seal is also in Teacher Wang Yan's possession.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the handwritten signature of Teacher Wang Yan and the personal seal of Elder Xuan on the library card already told the white-robed elder that the child's ability to borrow books from Shrek Academy must have been authorized by both of them.

"Grandpa, is this pill you just gave me compensation for that senior student who bumped into me, or hush money?"

Huo Yuhao gave a shy smile, revealing two small tiger teeth at the corners of his mouth. But the old man in white felt a chill in his heart, feeling that Huo Yuhao's two teeth looked more like demon's fangs than tiger teeth.

"Of course, it has both. That is the Soul Ascension Pill, which can provide a total amount of soul power equivalent to increasing from level 30 to level 31 in one go."

The old man squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

"Hmm, that's not enough. This one pill is at most compensation for that senior student bumping into me."

Huo Yuhao shook his head like a rattle drum.

"Then I'll add one more; this pill will serve as hush money for you."

The old man then took out a green Soul Ascension Pill and tossed it to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao caught it and immediately put it into his storage soul tool. This practiced action made the white-robed old man feel uneasy.

"Old man, hush money is much higher than compensation. You don't want the rumors of students going berserk and hurting people everywhere to spread tomorrow, do you?"

Huo Yuhao's smile remained shy, but the white-robed old man found it increasingly unsettling as he looked at it. He clenched his fists, but when he thought of the private seal on the library card, he helplessly loosened his fists.

"Good lad, you've been waiting for me here. So tell me what kind of compensation you want, and I'll take it."

The old man sighed dejectedly. He never expected that the little one in front of him was not a student at the school at all, which was a bit beyond his control.

"You call this a perfect, all-encompassing good thing???"

After hearing Huo Yuhao finish explaining his requirements, the old man almost jumped up.

"Is there a problem, sir?"

Huo Yuhao scratched his head, looking puzzled: "You've gone to so much trouble to help me submit the materials I've compiled at the right time. The bad guys get punished, the students get their revenge, the expelled seniors have a chance to return to school, and you get to leave a good reputation for integrity in the Sea God Pavilion. It's a win-win situation!"

Seeing Huo Yuhao spouting nonsense to him with such a straight face, the white-robed old man was furious: "Why didn't you ask your teacher Wang Yan to do such a good thing, or go directly to Elder Xuan? Why did you have to trouble an old man like me?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao immediately looked up and glanced around, muttering to himself, "You've sent everyone else away and willingly stayed behind to be the bad guy. This is such an easy job, of course we'd ask you for it. Weren't you quite adept at giving hush money and compensation at the beginning?"

Huo Yuhao's words immediately silenced the white-robed elder. Before the elder could say anything, Teacher Li, the level 70 healing-type Soul Saint, spoke up.

"Sigh, let's agree to this child's request. To be honest, I don't approve of what Teacher Zhou is doing either, but I owe her husband a lot of favors, so it's inconvenient for me to do it. Since we have this opportunity, we might as well go with the flow and clean up the atmosphere in the school."

After listening to Huo Yuhao's conditions from the side, Teacher Li stood there blankly for a long time before finally looking at the white-robed old man and speaking with some difficulty.

"I'm only responsible for helping you submit the information you've compiled. Don't expect me to say anything on your behalf. Remember, nothing happened today, so keep your mouth shut."

The old man in white snorted coldly and left without looking back. Teacher Li, on the other hand, looked at Huo Yuhao, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Little guy, you are very brave, much braver than me. If you need any help in the future, you can come to me."

Teacher Li's tone was quite complex, which made Huo Yuhao ponder. However, Teacher Li did not linger for long. After leaving behind this sentence, she also drifted away.

"You've got some nerve, kid."

Qian Daoliu's voice rang out from Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea. Seeing Huo Yuhao blatantly extorting such a powerful person whose strength was vastly different from his own, Qian Daoliu couldn't help but feel a little worried for him.

"It's alright, Elder Qian, you'll take care of it."

Huo Yuhao joked for a moment, then said seriously, "I was wondering how to submit the information I had compiled. Although that Elder Xuan's tiger skin is intimidating, I really don't dare to get too close to him. Asking Teacher Wang Yan for help is another matter that could offend someone."

"Now that's great," Huo Yuhao shrugged. "With such an unlucky guy delivered to our doorstep, we might as well use him. Since this old man doesn't mind sending the other teachers away to be the villain in front of me, let's just ask him to do more work and get more rewards. He can also be the villain in the Sea God Pavilion for a while."

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's remarks, which sounded like those of a street rogue, Qian Daoliu couldn't help but laugh: "You kid, you've got that old man's mind figured out perfectly."

"This scandal is about to come to light. At least by offering to help deliver the information, Shrek Academy would show some self-correction ability. He has no choice but to accept the task you assigned him, whether he likes it or not."

"However," Qian Daoliu paused abruptly before continuing, "a kid like you is often the one who lives longer. Bold, meticulous, and thick-skinned—that's a good thing. If Xiaoxue hadn't gone to infiltrate the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace back then, or even if she had just been thrown out into the streets for some training, perhaps the outcome wouldn't have been the same, right?"

Seeing Qian Daoliu suddenly become somewhat dejected, Huo Yuhao didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, so he could only change the subject:

"Master, after I finish this Soul Ascension Pill and cultivate for a while, I should be able to reach level 20 before the start of next year's school term, right? What kind of soul beast do you think would be best for my second soul ring to absorb?"

Distracted by Huo Yuhao's question, Qian Daoliu's attention was also diverted.

"This Soul-Upgrading Pill should be able to help you increase your Soul Power level by two or three levels. In that case, it doesn't seem like a big problem to reach level 20 before the start of the semester. As for a suitable Soul Beast, you'll have to go to the Star Dou Forest to find one. I already have some ideas."

Qian Daoliu stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "However, I think that instead of directly consuming the Soul Ascension Pill, you might as well consume the remaining Profound Water Pills first. Anyway, you have enough time left to reach level 20, and you can consume the Soul Ascension Pills after reaching level 20."

(End of this chapter)