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Chapter 20: The Truth Behind It

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Chapter 20: The Truth Behind It


--- Chapter 20 ---

Abandoned Mines.

"Evo, can you scan the mine's structures?" Huo Yuhao asked while leaning on a tree.

[Scanning...]

[Done]

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and saw several rooms within the abandoned mines. He even noticed some treasures, but that wasn't important right now.

He walked to the abandoned mines and approached the rocky walls below the main entrances. "There should be a hole around here." He crouched while pressing his hand on it.

After a few moments, Huo Yuhao knocked on the rock and heard an empty sound. He used Thunderfire to melt the wall down and saw a dark path before him.

Huo Yuhao entered the hole and moved slowly, sensing every presence inside the abandoned mines with Kenbunshoku Haki again. He could tell these bandits were strong, having average Spirit Grandmaster cultivation.

Well, that's not the problem. Like Qianye Ying'er told him, there is a man with Spirit King cultivation. Huo Yuhao delved more into the cave and arrived at the room with bright light.

He peeked through the gap and saw a burly man with a red lion-like mane beard. Even without Kenbunshoku Haki and Evo's help, he could feel the intense bloodstained aura from this guy. And three men before were here too.

"B-Boss, Kong Ming appeared to have died together with the girl. We couldn't find his corpse around the area and believed he fell into that cliff." A skinny-looking man reported while bowing his head.

"Are you sure the girl is dead?" The boss returned to them indifferently.

"Have you seen her corpse yet?"

Huo Yuhao noticed the lack of empathy in the boss's statement and frowned because Qianye Ying'er seemed more important to him. That arrogant way of speaking, manner, and looks.

'I see... He's that kind of a guy.' He thought while thinking about something for a moment.

The boss looked down at the three and said, "Found that girl's corpse tonight. And If you don't find even a piece of her hair, I'll burn all of you to ashes."

"Y-YES, BOSS!!" The three bandits yelled and ran away from the room.

The boss sat on his chair again and muttered, "Bunch of useless idiots... Just how long do I have to order them around? They promised 1 million gold coins to stay here for a month and become a bandit. And this task is becoming more and more annoying."

"Fake an ambush and blame others. As expected from nobles, they are evil to the cores." A line filled with ridicule escaped his mouth. "Whatever, I've killed the woman. The girl will soon follow her to heaven."

[You have finished Ambush & Scheme]

[Rewarding 2 Silver Upgrading Tickets and 1x Random Spirit Ring(Purple)]

[...]

[You have triggered the next Quest]

[Name: Extermination Mission]

[Objective: Kills Bandits and the Leader in the vicinity(0/39)]

[Reward: 1 Gold Upgrading Ticket and 1x Random Spirit Ring(Black)]

[Do you want to accept the Quest?]

[Yes/No]

"That was unexpected." He commented to himself.

Huo Yuhao wondered about the danger of accepting this mission because Spirit King is his enemy. He could deal with the rest of the bandits, but the Leader would be a problem. That's until some options flashed in his mind.

Huo Yuhao returned outside, preparing some poison on the way there. He called Eas and equipped himself with dark-plated armor. Baruka's dagger firmly grasped his hand, increasing his speed by 15%.

"Let's do this." He jumped out of the bush, rushing into the abandoned mines.

There were two guards at the entrances, but they couldn't even react when a white-gleaming dagger passed through their necks.

[You have killed a bandit]

[You have killed a bandit]

Huo Yuhao burned their corpse with Thunderfire and kept moving forward. He exterminated a few more bandits with a swift movement and stealth strikes. They couldn't even react on time because he had an absolute advantage over speed.

Extreme Lightning Mirages makes things easier because these bandits' presence sense is basically nothing. They are Spirit Masters who focus on Spirit Skills and Spirit Energy manipulation rather than physical abilities.

Huo Yuhao indifferently stabbed a drunk bandit from behind and covered her mouth with his hand, dragging her forcibly into the darkness.

[You have killed a bandit]

"Y-You DEMON-!!!"

WOOSH!

A purple flame covered both of them, but Huo Yuhao wasn't affected by it. He looked down at the Leader's furious expression and pulled Baruka's Dagger from his neck.

"Well, I didn't have Black-Tined Grass and Royal Zoysia Grass anymore to make this paralyzing poison. It's effective against Spirit King like him" The Baruka's Dagger was coated with dark liquid. There are a few droplets left after poisoning the Leader's body.

Huo Yuhao a sigh of relief because his surprise attack worked pretty well against this guy. He used three types of Haki and essentially overkilled him.

[Objective: Kills Bandits and the Leader in the vicinity(36/39)]

"36 only? Ah, the only remaining bandits are probably those guys before." Huo Yuhao commented while checking the Leader's room, finding some documents not-related to the mission.

"Evo, scan the whole area and give me the location of rare materials. I'll collect them while walking out."

[Okay, Host]

Huo Yuhao looted the abandoned mines fast and rescued the prisoner from this place. As he walked out of the bandit hideout, the cliff entered his vision, so he created a sniper rifle with Eas.

"Let's see..." He aimed at the cliff, seeing three people standing there.

BAM!

[You have killed a bandit]

Huo Yuhao pulled the triggers two more times and received the recoil like it was nothing. The survivor watched him in confusion, unaware this kid casually killed three people 700 meters away.

[You have killed a bandit]

[You have killed a bandit]

[You have finished the Quest]

[Rewarding 1 Gold Upgrading Ticket and 1x Random Spirit Ring(Black)]

"I'll bring you guys to Qianye Ying'er." Huo Yuhao made the sniper rifle disappear into nothing. "And on the way there, I want some of you to tell me everything that happened at the ambush."

"Clear?"

They nodded frantically and felt awe inside because such a kid actually has a powerful presence. Huo Yuhao brought them through the forest, and a maid told him about the accident.

"It's not an accident." He commented casually.

"You're ambushed out of someone's plan."

"Eh??" The maid was shocked for a moment.

They arrived a few miles outside the village, and Huo Yuhao ordered them to wait for him. He utilized Extreme Lightning Mirage and returned to the inn.

"Mom, I'm back." Huo Yuhao jumped into the window.

Huo Yun'er hugged him and replied, "Welcome back."

However, Their little reunion awakened Qianye Ying'er from her uncomfortable sleep and made the noble young lady wipe her eyes gently.

"Yuhao?" She looked around in confusion.

Huo Yuhao walked to her solemnly and said, "I've found the person behind all of this."

"Really?" Qianye Ying'er was dumbfounded. She looked at Huo Yuhao with a hopeful look and wanted to know who killed her mother. Hatred has grown inside her young heart.

Huo Yuhao nodded and continued, "As expected, it's one of your family members, maybe your uncle? His name is Qianye Xuanji."

Qianye Ying'er suddenly shivered violently as her complexion became pale like a paper sheet. She looked down and couldn't believe her ears for a moment.

"T-There is no way?!"

"N-No way..."

"That can't be..." Like losing her hope, Qianye Ying'er fell into complete silence.

"He's not your uncle?" Huo Yuhao tilted his head in confusion.

Qianye Ying'er bit her lips and slowly opened her mouth, "That person isn't my uncle..."

"Q-Qianye Xuanji is..."

"Qianye Xuanji is my father."



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