Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 52 Kill
Flanders looked at Zhao Wuji and said, "Old Zhao, you stay at the academy and keep an eye on the children. No one should go out before we come back. The three of us will go look for someone."

Zhao Wuji nodded seriously after hearing this and said, "Don't worry."

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but curl her lips when she heard that. She had been away from Tiandou for a long time and was thinking about going to Tiandou's night market tonight, and then going back to the sect tomorrow to ask her grandfather to help her hunt for spirit rings. But now, everything had to be postponed because of Tang San.

Then the three of them left in a flash. Zhao Wuji looked at the Shrek people and said, "Did you hear that? You should all be quiet for a while. If you have anything to say, wait until the dean comes back. You should arrange your own training in the next few days."

Everyone at Shrek nodded when they heard this, except Xiao Wu who looked absent-minded.

Shi Yi, who had almost finished eating, slowly stood up and said to everyone, "Take your time to eat. I'm going back to the dormitory first."

Hearing Shi Yi's words, Xiao Wu stood up in an instant, as if venting her inner anxiety, and shouted at Shi Yi: "What kind of senior brother are you? Xiao San was arrested, but you didn't care about it, as if nothing happened..."

Everyone looked at Shi Yi with different expressions. Ning Rongrong wanted to say something but was stopped by Shi Yi.

"So, what do you want me to do? Go find him? Save him? And then get caught by him like we did in the Star Dou Great Forest and have the teachers clean up the mess for you?" Shi Yi asked meaningfully.

Seeing that Xiao Wu didn't say anything, Shi Yi continued, "Everyone should be responsible for what they do. You, me, and Xiao San all grew up together. Do you think that what you said every day has no effect on Xiao San? Not everyone will be like me, a senior brother, indifferent to your words, or even smile at them. It was you who personally sent your third brother to his doom. Do you understand?"

Shi Yi's words were extremely harsh, but no one could find any fault with them. The moment Xiao Wu heard those words, her face turned extremely pale, and her tall figure seemed to become shorter and trembled slightly.

At this time, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai also showed a hint of relief in their eyes, and remained silent.

"Okay, Xiaoyi." Zhao Wuji said softly to Shi Yi. At this time, looking at Xiaowu, Zhao Wuji's face showed some impatience.

Indeed, Xiao Wu was usually arrogant and dared to say anything even to teachers like them. Even if Zhao Wuji called him a little bastard, Xiao Wu would reply with a little blind bear.

"All I can do now is pray that Xiao San is okay." Shi Yi said lightly to Xiao Wu.

After saying that, Shi Yi slowly left the private room of the college cafeteria. After that, Ning Rongrong also secretly rolled her eyes at Xiao Wu and left with Zhu Zhuqing.

"Escape from the academy out of guilt to find his third brother, um... this script is very good." Shi Yi returned to the dormitory and slightly raised the corners of his mouth, saying secretly in his heart.

"However, after using this trick, I'm afraid Tang San will have a lot of opinions about me."

Shi Yi was thinking. The words just now at the dinner table were a fuse. Those words were mixed with Shi Yi's hints. Shi Yi estimated that given Tang San's double standards, he would not blame Xiao Wu's disappearance on himself, but would more likely blame it on his senior brother. So Shi Yi had to use some clever ways to avoid Tang San's hatred.

"With Xiao Wu's lively personality, if she listens to me, she will most likely find a way out. She will also come to me and ask me to lead the way for her. At this time, I will refuse and appease her. If she runs away privately, that will be a good opportunity. I will refuse her openly and then follow and kill her secretly."

"Tang San doesn't know Xiao Wu's soul beast identity at the moment. She's just missing and can't be considered dead. For a hundred thousand year soul bone, even if it attracts some hatred, this deal is worth it."

"I need to appear in more crowded places recently, so that I can have a perfect alibi."

Thinking of this, Shi Yi, who was sitting on the bed, slowly fell into meditation.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Shi Yi simply washed up as usual and ran around the college. He did not go to the cafeteria until dinner time. As soon as he entered the cafeteria, he saw that there were many unfamiliar boys sitting around the table where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were sitting.

Shi Yi smiled and took some food from the window, then walked over with the plate and slowly sat down in front of the two of them.

The moment Shi Yi sat down, he felt countless eyes focused on him.

"Good morning, Zhuqing, Rongrong, you're great. You're so popular right after arriving at the academy." Shi Yi said with a smile.

"Good morning." Zhu Zhuqing responded lightly, as if she didn't take Shi Yi's words to heart.

Ning Rongrong snorted and said, "I have already said that the people chasing after me can line up from Tiandou City to Xingluo."

Shi Yi stroked his stubbled chin and chuckled, "You should pay attention to your image. I think the women who are after me can rank from Tiandou City to Xingluo."

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes at Shi Yi, but the image of Shi Yi cleaning up that day appeared in her mind.

Soon, the three of them finished eating. Just as they were about to leave, Shi Yi looked at the figure running towards them, and the smile on his face became even wider. In order not to reveal his inner joy, Shi Yi quickly stopped his smile.

"Their love is really stronger than gold. She finally came." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

"Xiao Yi, no, senior brother, I have something to talk to you about..." Xiao Wu looked at Shi Yi with a guilty look on his face.

Ning Rongrong was about to activate her taunt skill but was stopped by Zhu Zhuqing.

Shi Yi looked at Xiao Wu and said calmly, "If you want me to help you find Xiao San, don't waste your energy. I won't go. I advise you to wait patiently. If the dean and his men can find Dugu Bo before Xiao San gets into trouble, Xiao San will come back safely after negotiation. Even if I take you to find Xiao San now, I can't save him with your own strength."

"But what if the dean and the others didn't find Xiao San before Dugu Bo took action? Xiao Yi's perception is very sensitive and it can detect danger. If we find Xiao San before the dean, we can also delay time. Please take me with you, okay? I beg you, Xiao Yi, if Xiao San can't come back safely, my life will..." Xiao Wu pleaded with red eyes, pulling Shi Yi's sleeve.

Looking at Xiao Wu's appearance, even Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were moved. Although Xiao Wu was annoying, the relationship between her and Tang San made them extremely envious.

Seeing this, Shi Yi sighed slightly and said, "Xiao Wu, don't be like this. Even if I am willing to take you there, how can I find people as fast as Dean Flanders? Dean Flanders's cat-owl martial spirit is good at flying reconnaissance. All we can do now is trust Dean Flanders and the teacher and mistress."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu lowered her head in disappointment. She actually understood all of this in her heart, but if she was really asked to do nothing, she would go crazy. Every word Shi Yi said yesterday was still lingering in her ears. It was she who sent her third brother to his death with her own hands.

Shi Yi sighed slightly and said to Zhu Zhuqing: "Zhu Qing, go get some food for Xiao Wu."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded and quickly came over with the plate.

Looking at the food plate handed to her by Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu shook her head in disappointment. How could she possibly eat at this time?

Then Xiao Wu left in disappointment. Shi Yi looked at Xiao Wu's back and laughed in his heart: "Let the bullets fly for a while. If you can bear it and not go out to look for it, even God will not kill you."

Shi Yi estimated that if Flanders and the other two did not come back today, Xiao Wu would most likely go out to look for them tonight. If she went out during the day, there would be many people in the academy and she would be easily caught. Then Shi Yi helplessly said to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, "Let's go and train."

"Are you really not going to help her?" Ning Rongrong asked cautiously, hesitating.

"How can I help? I am not as fast as the dean, and Xiao Yi's perception may be only slightly stronger than the teacher's. However, the dean, master's wife and I do not have the martial arts fusion skill. If we are just looking for someone, the teacher will not be in trouble. In a sense, Xiao San is more important to him than I am." Shi Yi said helplessly.

"That's true." Ning Rongrong nodded.

"If Dugu Bo really wants to kill Xiao San, he will have a hard time." Shi Yi sighed softly.

"Is there someone behind Tang San that a Titled Douluo can't afford to offend?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

"Even Titled Douluo have strong and weak ones. My third surname is Tang." Shi Yi looked at Ning Rongrong meaningfully.

Ning Rongrong was shocked when she heard this and murmured, "Haotian Sect?"

"Okay, stop worrying too much. To be honest, it's no use worrying about it." Shi Yi called to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

The two nodded, and soon the three of them found Zhao Wuji and started training.

Time passed very quickly during the training process, and soon night fell. Looking at Xiao Wu sitting at the dinner table and eating with big mouthfuls of revenge, Shi Yi understood that Xiao Wu would take action soon, and it was obvious that she was replenishing her energy.

"I'm done eating, you guys take your time." Shi Yi greeted everyone and left slowly.

Shi Yi ate the meal very quickly, but no one paid much attention to it. In their eyes, Shi Yi was just like that, always doing things in a vigorous and decisive manner and always keeping to himself.

Shi Yi took advantage of the night to arrive at the gate of the college. At the gate, Shi Yi waited silently under the cover of the green vegetation at the gate.

As time passed, in the dead of night, a familiar figure sneaked out of the academy.

"Xiao Wu, where do you want to go?" A familiar voice came into Xiao Wu's ears. Xiao Wu was startled and looked in the direction where the voice came from, only to see Shi Yi slowly walking out from a hidden place.

Seeing that it was Shi Yi, Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and then begged: "Xiao Yi, you should know what I'm going to do, please don't stop me?"

Seeing this, Shi Yi pretended to sigh and said to Xiao Wu: "Let's go. Since you are not giving up, I will go with you. But let me make it clear first, if we really find it, you will obey me in everything."

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she said excitedly, "I know you're worried about Xiao San too. I'll listen to you."

Shi Yi nodded and said, "Let's go."

Then Shi Yi took Xiao Wu and walked towards the southwest.

"Xiao Yi, how do you know Xiao San's direction when you haven't even summoned your martial spirit?" Xiao Wu asked with some confusion.

Shi Yi said to Xiao Wu, "Dugu Bo has always had a strange personality and specializes in studying toxins. The best place to practice snake spirits is in the forest. Such people generally don't live in the bustling Tiandou City. Tiandou City is located in the heart of the empire. To the northeast is the Sunset Forest, where spirit beasts gather. Normal human spirit masters won't settle there. So it's likely that Dugu Bo lives in the southwest of Tiandou City, which is also close to the Tiandou Royal Academy, making it convenient for him to see his granddaughter."

Xiao Wu was quite excited after hearing Shi Yi's well-reasoned and convincing reasoning, and she no longer had any doubts about Shi Yi's decision.

Soon, the two of them left Tiandou City under the cover of night. After leaving Tiandou City, Shi Yi summoned his martial spirit, and Xiao Yi continued to explore according to the orders arranged by Shi Yi.

"Xiao Yi, lead the way, Xiao Wu, you stay in the middle, I'll cover the rear." Shi Yi said softly.

Xiao Wu naturally had no doubts about this considerate arrangement, and even had a better impression of Shi Yi.

Soon, the two entered a dense forest with rich and lush vegetation, and they were very close to each other.

"This kind of close-range raid has an almost 100% success rate. At this distance, it's impossible for her to instantly complete the spirit possession and release teleportation. I can be considered to have been Dai Mubai for once." Shi Yi secretly estimated in his heart.

At this time, the two had arrived at a deserted place. Feeling that they were about the right position, Shi Yi pretended to push away the branches and instantly raised his hand to slap Xiao Wu on the back of the head. Xiao Wu was completely unprepared and felt a black screen before her eyes. She had no ability to resist and fainted.

Looking at the unconscious Xiao Wu, Shi Yi took out a hair crystal from his soul guide. Without a moment's delay, the hair crystal instantly deformed in Shi Yi's hand, and the hair crystal as thin as an ox hair instantly pierced through Xiao Wu's eyebrows.

The whole process was done in one go, without any nonsense. In an instant, a strong pink light burst out from Xiao Wu's body. The light crystal penetrated her brain and instantly stimulated Xiao Wu to wake up. Xiao Wu looked at Shi Yi and said in disbelief: "So... you have always known..."

Shi Yi listened to Xiao Wu's last words indifferently, and said calmly: "Don't be a soul beast in your next life."

As Shi Yi finished his words, a huge wave of soul power burst out from Xiao Wu's body. Xiao Wu's true form was revealed, and a huge blood-red soul ring appeared in front of Shi Yi.

Shi Yi looked at the huge blood-colored soul ring with a hint of regret in his eyes, but he didn't have time to sigh now. The huge soul power fluctuation just now must have alarmed many people.

Shi Yi dug out the soul bone from Xiao Wu's real body, collected the hair crystal, threw it into the soul guide, fled as fast as he could, and left.

At that moment, Dugu Bo, who was in the Sunset Forest and was confronting Flanders and others, instantly felt this kind of soul power fluctuation. In the Tiandou Palace, the Thorny Porpoise and She Long looked at each other and were shocked, "A hundred thousand year soul beast!"

"You go and report to the young lady, I'll go and take a look." She Long said to the porcupine.

From the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Gu Rong and Chen Xin also suddenly opened their eyes.

Tang San, who was hidden in the cave by Dugu Bo, was also suddenly awakened. He suddenly felt that he had lost something very important.

Shi Yi returned to the academy as fast as he could. It was late at night and there would be no witnesses. Then Shi Yi pretended nothing had happened and went into meditation.

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(End of this chapter)