r18novel Chapter 387 Yu Xiaogang Appears
Chapter 387 Yu Xiaogang Appears
Chapter 387 Yu Xiaogang Appears
Ye Qifeng and Bibi Dong do not talk about anything at night; they usually just quietly embrace each other and fall asleep. They usually discuss things after waking up in the morning.
This is the tacit understanding that the master and apprentice have developed over many years.
Ye Qifeng explained the matter of forming an elite Soul Master Tournament team to Bibi Dong one morning while they were having breakfast together.
When Bibi Dong learned of Ye Qifeng's idea, she became interested and made a bet with him.
The master and apprentice made a pact to each form a team to participate in the next Elite Soul Master Tournament. Whoever's team won the final championship would be the winner.
The loser must agree to one condition from the winner, and whatever that condition may be, they cannot refuse.
Seeing that Bibi Dong was going to play such a big game, so exciting, how could Ye Qifeng possibly refuse?
Of course, I'd risk my life to accompany you, uh, I mean, my teacher.
Ye Qifeng readily agreed.
Originally, Ye Qifeng wanted Hu Liena to lead his team and be the captain.
Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan had already graduated from the Death Training Camp and received the Purple Record Medal, a symbol of honor. They became the youngest recipients of the Purple Record Medal in the history of the Spirit Hall, truly a golden generation trio.
All three had reached the Soul King realm, exceeding level fifty in cultivation.
If Hu Liena joins his team, the chances of winning the Soul Master Elite Tournament will greatly increase, or even be a piece of cake.
Unfortunately, Bibi Dong took Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, the three strongest young people in the Spirit Hall, all of them.
What a joke! Bibi Dong knows that Ye Qifeng has six exceptionally talented geniuses under his command, so why would she give Hu Liena to him?
Besides, if Hu Liena were really given to him, and the two of them were to spend every day together, who knows what they might do in secret?
Bibi Dong felt she had to take precautions and keep Hu Liena firmly under her control.
In the end, Ye Qifeng had no choice but to give up.
Hu Liena was extremely upset about this, but due to the authority of her teacher Bibi Dong, she dared not say anything more.
They had no choice but to obey and join Bibi Dong's group.
In her entire life, besides Ye Qifeng and her brother Xie Yue, the person Hu Liena liked and respected the most was her teacher, Bibi Dong.
However, Hu Liena was also a little afraid of Bibi Dong, who was like a strict teacher and a domineering mother.
Not only were her cultivation requirements exceptionally strict, but what was most terrifying was that whenever she had free time, Bibi Dong would call her away to the Papal Palace to help handle those incredibly tedious government affairs.
Then the teacher, Bibi Dong, blatantly slacked off.
Hu Liena was bogged down in tedious government affairs, working herself to the bone, which greatly reduced the time she could spend with Ye Qifeng.
She was supposed to deal with the women around Xiao Feng who coveted him, but her biggest enemy turned out to be her teacher, Bibi Dong.
This left Hu Liena angry but unable to speak out.
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Given that Bibi Dong had chosen Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, as well as all the other talented students from the Spirit Hall.
Ye Qifeng only has six people left, including Raven, and he hasn't been able to find a suitable candidate to fill the last spot.
And so.
His team hasn't even assembled seven people yet; there's still one vacancy waiting for the right person.
Bibi Dong's team is now complete.
These were the very people who were originally destined to participate in the Elite Soul Master Tournament—
Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, along with Zhang Ping, a speed-attack type Soul Master whose Martial Soul is Golden Swallow, Sun Chuantao, a power-attack type Soul Master whose Martial Soul is Giant Ring Blade, Li Kai, and Xu Yu, a support type Soul Master whose Martial Soul is Golden Scepter.
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Ye Qifeng and Bibi Dong formed their own teams, but they did not train together, and each of them had their own training mentors.
Bibi Dong specially arranged for two elders, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, to be in charge of training the two teams respectively.
Ghost Douluo Gui Mei was originally the training instructor for Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, so Bibi Dong put Gui Mei in charge of training her team.
The training of Ye Qifeng's team members was usually handled by Ju Douluo Yue Guan.
Of course, Yue Guan is quite busy.
They were tasked with assisting the Pope in handling the affairs of the Spirit Hall.
He also has to manage the business of the Pan-Continental Business Alliance.
She also had to take time to tend to the exotic flowers and plants in her courtyard. If it weren't for the help of Feng Xian's mother, Qin Lan, Yue Guan would probably be overwhelmed.
However, he needs to personally tend to the herbs he planted in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.
Therefore, most of the time, Ye Qifeng himself is responsible for training Ye Qifeng's team.
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today.
A carriage arrived outside Wuhun City.
Soon, the carriage stopped not far from the city gate.
A middle-aged man dressed plainly in coarse cloth clothes lifted the carriage door and stepped out of the carriage.
The middle-aged man was about forty or fifty years old, of medium build, slightly thin, and exuded a slovenly and decadent air.
His appearance was extremely ordinary.
He had a buzz cut, a thick beard, and his cheeks were so stiff they were almost sunken. His two thick lips, like sausages, were tightly pursed together. He had a bitter face and looked like he had a deep grudge, as if everyone owed him millions of gold soul coins.
This person was none other than that self-proclaimed great but useless master—
Yu Xiaogang!
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang stood on the carriage, his hands behind his back, gazing at the majestic and magnificent city in the distance.
"Wuhun City"
Yu Xiaogang's lips moved, and he muttered something to himself.
But his eyes were gloomy and complex, filled with hatred and anger, while deep within them lurked a deep sense of inferiority and fear.
After many years, he finally returned to the city.
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With a slight shift of his gaze, Yu Xiaogang turned his attention to the city gate.
Just like in the old days, pedestrians entered and exited Wuhun City in an endless stream.
At this time, at the city gate, pedestrians had already formed several long queues, waiting to be checked and cleared.
When Yu Xiaogang saw the city guards patrolling and checking at the city gate, his heart skipped a beat as he recalled a humiliating moment from the past.
Twelve years ago, he was humiliated here by a city knight, who not only broke his arm but also slapped him hard across the face.
That scene, as if it were yesterday, reappeared in his mind, and Yu Xiaogang once again felt the humiliation and pain, and felt it with unparalleled clarity.
Yu Xiaogang is essentially a cowardly, incompetent person who is prone to self-deprecation and giving up on himself.
The knight who guarded the city back then not only brought him humiliation and pain, but also left him with a psychological shadow.
Even now, I still feel lingering fear.
This is why Yu Xiaogang felt a chill run down his spine as soon as he saw the figure of the Wuhun City's garrison knight.
However, this time, he would not give the city's knights any chance to make things difficult for him.
Because he has something to rely on, he has a trump card.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but touch a token in his pocket, and only then did he feel a sense of relief.
That was the papal decree that Tang Hao had given him.
He recalled the scene six years ago when Tang Hao knelt before him, begging him to teach Tang San properly, and then respectfully presented the Pope's Decree, asking him to accept it.
Yu Xiaogang inevitably felt a surge of pleasure, and his vanity was greatly satisfied.
After all, the person kneeling before him was his idol, Haotian Douluo Tang Hao.
Tang Hao is a ruthless man who killed Pope Qian Xunji with a single blow, yet he had to kneel respectfully before me. What does that mean?
This proves that I'm even stronger than Tang Hao, hahaha!
Having your former idol kneeling in front of you—that feeling was just so amazing! Hahaha.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang's fear vanished, replaced by a sense of comfort, and he felt as if he were floating on air.
Indeed, taking Tang San as a disciple was the right choice.
Tang San possesses exceptional talent, being the third known person in history to possess twin martial souls. Moreover, he has an extraordinary identity and a powerful background, bearing the bloodline of the Clear Sky Sect, the number one sect in the world, and is the son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao.
Such a gifted and powerful genius is the kind of disciple I should take in. Otherwise, how could I live up to my reputation as the number one master of martial spirit theory?
Moreover, Tang San did not disappoint his own expectations.
Not only did he help prove the theory of martial spirit, but he also brought his teacher Tang Hao a powerful reliance, a backer, and of course, a bodyguard.
Although Tang Hao was expelled from the Clear Sky Sect, he was still a Title Douluo and a powerful fighter.
Speaking of which, Tang Hao was still my idol—well, my former idol. Now, he's unworthy of the title, since Tang Hao has knelt before me, completely captivated by my personal charm.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang felt even more relieved.
"Now, it's time for me, as the teacher, to do something for my good disciple. I must obtain the secret of the Twin Martial Souls and find a way to resolve the conflict between them."
"I wonder if, after all these years, that foolish woman Bibi Dong still harbors any feelings for us?"
"No, no, no, she still thinks of me and loves me. After all, I'm so outstanding. Didn't you see Haotian Douluo kneeling before me?"
"Yes, I'm quite confident about that."
"However, I still can't take the risk. Although I really want to give Bibi Dong another chance, she is now the high and mighty Pope."
"Rumor has it that she's become ruthless and merciless, killing people at the drop of a hat, and is no longer the innocent Bibi Dong I remember."
"Forget it, just to be on the safe side, let's go to the Spirit Hall's archives first and copy down some information for later use."
"If the Spirit Hall's archives don't have a solution to the conflict between twin spirits, then we'll have to make do and go find Bibi Dong."
"I hope she won't disappoint me!"
As his thoughts raced, Yu Xiaogang looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his gaze sharp, but his mind wandered off somewhere else entirely.
However, a sudden sound interrupted his reverie.
"Hey, how long are you going to stand there? We've arrived at Wuhun City, hurry up and get down to pay. Don't just stand there like an idiot, I don't have time to wait for you here and waste time with you."
The one who shouted was the coachman.
The carriage had been there for quite some time, and all the other passengers had already disembarked and paid their fares.
Only this slovenly, buzz-cut man stood on the carriage, grinning foolishly, seemingly lost in his fantasies. He looked sleazy and lewd, utterly despicable.
The problem is, even when he laughs, he always puts on this air of a wise, otherworldly sage, which is disgusting.
Seeing that the man with the buzz cut kept laughing and refused to get off the carriage to pay, the coachman finally couldn't take it anymore and called out to interrupt him.
To be honest, the rickshaw driver hated people who were both incompetent and pretentious, and Yu Xiaogang was exactly that kind of person in his eyes.
Therefore, the tone of the driver's shout at Yu Xiaogang was anything but polite.
Those who make a living by running horse-drawn carriages in Wuhun City and other cities are often Soul Masters, and at least Great Soul Masters, including some Soul Venerable level experts.
The coachman of this carriage happened to be a Soul Master.
Facing Yu Xiaogang, who was only a level 29 Great Soul Master, the coachman was not intimidated at all. He directly kicked him off the carriage and demanded that he pay the fare.
"What's the rush? It'll be over soon. Do you think a master like me would lack a few gold soul coins?"
Yu Xiaogang's expression was rather unpleasant. He muttered a few words in a muffled voice before abandoning his superior demeanor and reluctantly getting off the carriage.
"Then hurry up and pay."
The driver rolled his eyes, not wanting to pay him any more attention. He held out his hand and waved it up and down a few times, signaling him to pay quickly.
With a sour expression, Yu Xiaogang rummaged through his small backpack for a long time before finally pulling out a few gold soul coins and handing them to the coachman.
The driver snatched the coins away and quickly threw them into his bag, seemingly not wanting to have any further contact with them, as if the coins that Yu Xiaogang had touched would bring him bad luck.
"unlucky!"
The coachman glanced at Yu Xiaogang, who still had a sour face, muttered something under his breath, and then drove the carriage away.
Although the driver's voice was soft, Yu Xiaogang, as one of the twenty-ninth Great Soul Masters, heard it clearly, and his face immediately became even more unpleasant.
He stared intently in the direction the carriage had gone, muttering to himself, seemingly lost in thought.
Only after the carriage had completely disappeared from sight did he turn his gaze away and stop his churning lips.
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then.
Yu Xiaogang turned around, tightened the papal decree in his arms, then strode confidently toward the gate of Wuhun City with his head held high and chest out, looking every bit the superior man.
Instead of queuing, he walked straight towards the city gate, just like he had done years before, wanting to enter Wuhun City directly.
It’s different in the past.
Now that he has the papal decree in hand, he no longer needs to fear the city's guards, nor does he need to queue up and wait for inspection.
Even if he were to encounter that little Soul Sect member who had broken his hand and slapped his face again, he could simply slap the Pope's Decree in his hand onto the other person's face and ask, "Do you submit?", and the other person wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
With the papal decree in hand, he had nothing to fear.
After all, papal decrees are a privilege, representing the symbol of the Pope's personal presence.
Just as Yu Xiaogang had thought.
With the papal decree in his hand, he was quickly granted passage and entered Wuhun City.
This gave Yu Xiaogang's vanity a sense of satisfaction once again.
In short, he succeeded in his act.
In fact.
This is not a special time.
No clearance document is required to enter Wuhun City.
All Soul Masters at the Great Soul Master level or above can freely enter and exit Martial Soul City.
All you need to do is state your identity and background.
Therefore, even if Yu Xiaogang didn't produce the Pope's decree, no one would actually make things difficult for him. As long as he queued up obediently, entering Wuhun City wouldn't be a problem.
There was absolutely no need to put on this act, as it exposed the existence of the papal decree.
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(End of this chapter)