Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao's Path of the Knights

Because of his innate talent in soul tools, coupled with the special baptism he had undergone and the practice he had been doing during this period.

Huo Yuhao can now be considered a skilled level three soul master!

"As the teacher said, I need to take the Level 3 Soul Master exam tomorrow. I hope it won't take too long."

Recalling his previous two assessments, Huo Yuhao pondered the time required for the Level 3 Soul Master assessment.

Unfortunately, his time is quite tight right now. He has to attend classes, study, cultivate, train, take care of his butler grandfather, buy grilled fish, make and sell soul tools.

These things take up all of his day, making it difficult to squeeze out any more time.

"Let's hurry up and pass the test. If we do it quickly, it shouldn't take too long."

With a soft sigh, Huo Yuhao continued pulling his stall toward its usual spot.

"Here he comes! The grilled fish stall owner is here!"

"Boss, you're finally here! I'll have five grilled fish!"

"Me too, five grilled fish!"

Before Huo Yuhao even reached his seat, he heard the excited voices of the customers.

Huo Yuhao glanced around and saw that the customers had already lined up, waiting for him.

Arriving at the designated spot, Huo Yuhao quickly set up his stall and began grilling fish.

……

The boy was grilling the fish with great enthusiasm, and the ingredients he brought were rapidly running out.

"It still tastes just as good."

A slightly familiar voice rang out, and Huo Yuhao looked up to see a beautiful white-haired girl.

"Thank you for the compliment."

With a smile, Huo Yuhao lowered his head and continued grilling the fish in his hands.

This unnamed white-haired young lady has been coming here every day recently.

Such a beautiful girl with such distinctive white hair and those azure eyes left a deep impression on Huo Yuhao.

Why sell grilled fish here?

A slightly curious voice sounded from in front of him, and Huo Yuhao blinked gently:

"I need some money for some personal matters."

Huo Yuhao spoke softly, and the white-haired girl nodded without asking any further questions.

Since it was a private matter, she didn't want to ask too many questions.

The grilled fish was quickly cooked, and Huo Yuhao handed the grilled fish to the white-haired young lady.

"I heard that news about you has reached the dean of the academy. You'd better be careful."

The white-haired girl's words made Huo Yuhao's pupils shrink.

Has word of his situation reached the dean of the college?

How did this white-haired lady know?

Was the other party also a high-ranking official in the academy?

It doesn't look like it...

Although he was puzzled, Huo Yuhao quickly nodded and thanked the other party:

"Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention."

"I hope I can eat your grilled fish again in the future."

After leaving those words, the white-haired girl took her grilled fish and left.

"I feel like the grilled fish stall is about to go out of business."

After glancing at the departing figure of the white-haired girl, Huo Yuhao murmured to himself.

He never intended to keep the grilled fish stall open indefinitely; it's just that he's still short of money to pay off his debts.

Without the cover of grilled fish, he couldn't directly hand over the money from selling soul tools to Tian Ce Sword.

"This is a bit troublesome..."

……

After handing the last grilled fish to the customer, Huo Yuhao whispered to the customers still queuing behind him:

"Please leave, all the grilled fish for today is sold out."

"Huh?! I was almost at the front of the line, how come they're sold out already?"

"Boss, I bought you fish, can you grill it for me?"

Many customers complained to Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao didn't say anything and just silently packed up his stall.

After returning to the Tian Ce family with his stall, Huo Yuhao tallied up the profits from today's grilled fish and the earnings from selling soul tools.

Not long after the boy finished counting the income, he saw the butler walking down from the second floor.

"Grandpa Butler, are you feeling better?"

"I feel much better, Yuhao. I'm fine now."

The butler walked up to Huo Yuhao and was about to bow.

"Thank you so much, Yuhao, for your help these past few days!"

Having anticipated this, Huo Yuhao helped the butler grandfather in advance.

"There's no need for that, Grandpa Butler. I just volunteered to help out in my spare time. It's mainly thanks to Tian Ce Jian."

As they were speaking, the gate of the Tian Ce family was pushed open, and a familiar figure appeared before their eyes.

It is the Heavenly Strategy Sword.

"Young Master, you're back!"

"Grandpa, why did you come down? You're still sick and need to rest!"

Seeing that the old man wasn't resting upstairs, Tian Ce Jian frowned.

"Young Master, I'm all better now and can help you with some of the work."

Even if you recover, you still need to rest for a while.

Tian Cejian's voice was deep and resonant, carrying an unquestionable tone.

Huo Yuhao, standing to the side, remained silent, simply gazing at the Tian Ce Sword, or more precisely, at the hidden injuries on its side.

These past few days, Tian Ce Jian has been returning unusually late, and each time he comes back, he has more wounds on his body.

Not only that, but when he returned, he brought back a lot of money, an amount that was far beyond what could be bought with grilled fish.

Huo Yuhao, who was skilled at grilling fish, was very clear about this.

He was injured, brought back a lot of money, and returned very late...

Even without Huo Yuhao making a specific guess, he could tell that Tian Ce Sword had most likely gone to the Soul Arena.

"Young Master..."

The old butler stared at the Tian Ce Sword, his old eyes filled with heartache.

He had naturally understood his young master's actions long ago, but...

Having grown up alongside Tian Cejian since childhood, he knew the young master's personality all too well.

"Grandpa, you should go back and rest."

Seeing that the old man still didn't want to go upstairs, Tian Ce Jian decided to take him to rest.

However, before Tian Ce Jian could reach the old man's side, Tian Ce Jian's body trembled and he fell forward.

"Young Master!"

The butler quickly caught the Heavenly Strategy Sword and then began to check on the other party's condition.

Unlike the inexperienced Tian Ce Jian, the experienced butler quickly assessed Tian Ce Jian's current condition.

Holding the Tian Ce Sword, the butler quickly carried him to the other person's room.

After carefully placing the Tian Ce Sword on the bed and covering the other person with a blanket, the butler finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young Master has been fighting for too long these past few days, with almost no rest, and he collapsed from exhaustion."

Grandpa Butler had only been recovered for a short while when Tian Ce Jian collapsed again?

Huo Yuhao, who had followed, looked at Tian Cejian, who was fast asleep on the bed, and couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, Tian Cejian was just too tired and not sick, so he just needs to rest.

"Then, Grandpa Butler, I'll head back now."

"Yuhao, you can go back now. Thank you for your help."

"It's alright, Grandpa Butler."

After saying that, Huo Yuhao left Tian Cejian's room and prepared to return to school.

However, Huo Yuhao had just arrived at the gate when he heard strange noises coming from inside the Tian Ce Sword room!

Huo Yuhao hurriedly returned to the door of Tian Ce Jian's room and pushed it open to enter:

"What happened?!"

However, at this moment, Huo Yuhao realized that there was nothing unusual in the room, except...

Tian Cejian lay in bed, his complexion not looking too good!

The butler first calmed the still-sleeping Tian Ce Jian, then led Huo Yuhao out of the room.

"Grandpa Butler, what happened?"

"It's the young master. He had a nightmare, a nightmare that has been bothering him for a long time."

"A nightmare that's been bothering you for a long time?"

Huo Yuhao frowned slightly, having a guess in his mind. He felt that the Tian Ce Sword seemed to have a very special history.

The butler looked at Huo Yuhao, sighed, and his wrinkled face looked even older.

"At that time, the Tian Ce family was at its peak, and the master and madam were still alive..."

After saying only a few words, the butler stopped, then looked at Huo Yuhao with a wry smile:

"I'm sorry, Yuhao, I'm getting old and I tend to reminisce. We've already taken up too much of your time, and we can't keep going like this."

"Okay, then I'll head back now, Grandpa Butler."

Huo Yuhao didn't ask anything, he just nodded and walked towards the door.

But it sounds like Tian Ce Sword is also carrying some burden...