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Chapter 126: Teacher and Disciple Plot Again (I)
“Arf arf arf!” Panther immediately barked.
“So the dog is telling on me, hmm?” Yuan Shuo chuckled. “I haven’t beaten it, really. I just used blade energy to stimulate it a few times and then mysterious power. I gotta tell you, this dog has a really great constitution!”
Li Hao suddenly understood and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This was worse than being beaten! He was all too familiar with the impact of mysterious power and blade energy. Without the sword to neutralize the two... it was such a... bone-deep sensation. It would be a marvelously pleasant feeling if the sword was on hand to neutralize them, but without... he could easily imagine the desperate straits that Panther found itself in.
Of course, it was pain intermixed with happiness.
“You should treasure what teacher is giving you.” Li Hao patted the little black dog’s head. “These treasures can’t be bought for any sum of money! You should understand their value if you want to be a mighty dog spirit. So many people died last time because they wanted these things!”
Tears welled up in Panther’s eyes. This dog knows. But... you don’t know that this pervert takes turns using these energies on me! He says he wants to test where my limits are. These days have been worse than death!
Li Hao ignored Panth. This was an incredible opportunity! His teacher couldn’t be bothered with ordinary people, the dog was failing to appreciate what happiness really was!
With that, he bucked the pleading dog off his leg. It was hanging on so tightly that its sharp claws were digging into his skin.
“Teacher, I’m here for a reason.”
“You wouldn’t be without one.” Yuan Shuo was too familiar with Li Hao and couldn’t be bothered with saying more. He busied himself with his own affairs inside the house; there was nothing the young man could do but follow behind. The professor wanted to be the first to speak. “We’re going to the ruins at the end of August!”
“Me too?” asked Li Hao.
“I don’t know and can’t make a decision!” Yuan Shuo replied uncertainly after some thought. “The ruins are both danger and opportunity. The one I discovered might have something to do with the eight families, but they also might not!”
The eight families again! Li Hao furrowed his brows.
“Teacher, the eight families are rooted in Silver City. Are there any of their historical remains around the city? You’re an expert in this field, have you discovered any signs or clues over the years?”
“Silver City...” Yuan Shuo poured a cup of tea for himself and walked back out. “I’ve scanned the city—its feng shui is ordinary. This doesn’t speak to a grand burial, but the ruins may not be a tomb. It could be a sunken ancient city sealed beneath the ground, but few items speaking to this have appeared in Silver City. I’ve investigated them all and didn’t find any traces.”
He was an expert!
Li Hao frowned, not even his teacher had uncovered anything?
“Teacher, there might really be some in Silver City!”
Yuan Shuo looked at his student when he was finished, awaiting information. The Qiaos were plainly involved since the young man had suddenly mentioned the family. Were there ruins in the Qiao mines?
“Teacher, you’ve met Qiao Feilong.” Li Hao smiled. “Do you think he’s a supernatural?”
“Yes!” Yuan Shuo responded indifferently. “He is.”
“You know?” The young man started.
“Nope.” Yuan Shuo remained just as composed, then burst out laughing. “If I say no after you’ve said all this, am I the fool or are you?”
He’d realized as soon as his student asked him. Li Hao looked on wordlessly.
“So he’s a supernatural?” Yuan Shuo frowned. “To be honest, I just saw him. He’s either so weak that I can’t sense it, or so strong that I can’t sense it!”
Those were the only two possibilities!
“Someone who can hide themselves from me and earns a special visit from you... Can he be a premier powerhouse? Sunflare? Solar?”
Darkmoon didn’t count as a powerhouse!
“If it’s related to the ruins, then can it be that there’s a ruin of the eight families inside the mines? That’s how he soundlessly became a powerhouse, because he discovered some treasures from it? And he’s been flying under the radar because he’s plotting something?
“So Silver City does indeed have ruins... and I didn’t discover them. What a pity. I might’ve become a Sunderer long ago if I had,” Yuan Shuo sighed, completely ignoring his student’s desire to talk.
“A Solar, is it?” he murmured. “If Qiao Feilong is a Solar, he won’t be in charge of excavating the ruins. He must have helpers. Does he have Sunflare working for him?”
The professor stroked his beardless chin. “He’d be worried about his man running off with the goods if there was only one, so there must be at least two?”
Two Sunflares could keep each other in check!
Trust was a limited commodity for someone like Qiao Feilong. He wouldn’t trust anyone without reservation. Being a successful businessman, he possessed sufficient resources and money to nurture a flock of supernaturals.
“Silver City is a small place, but it’s really not a peaceful locale!” Yuan Shuo sighed with emotion. “Little Hao, I’d say stay away from them if you don’t care about the ancestral tombs of the eight families or your ancestral land. They’re not people to run afoul of!”
Li Hao tilted his head wordlessly. I haven’t said anything, but teacher’s already determined everything and that they have more than one powerhouse. The elderly are more wise and experienced alright!
“Teacher, there’s one Qiao Feilong who might be a Solar, three definite Sunflares, and one Plenilune...”
“Damn!” Yuan Shuo sucked in a sharp breath. “They’re really not people to offend! Little Hao, a rack of old bones like me can’t suffer through something like this!” With that, he looked at the young man. “You want to take the ruins back, don’t you?”