Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

Chapter 84 Tang Hao's Scheme

On a desk bathed in the afternoon sunset, a white camellia blooms in a rough porcelain vase.

Through the camellia bush, a little girl in a white dress, bathed in the red glow of the setting sun, stumbled toward the desk.

"Daddy, hug me."

The girl's innocent voice rang out, and Su Yuntao, who was sitting at the desk, put down the quill pen in his hand, stretched, and stood up.

"Lulu, did you listen to Mommy today?" Su Yuntao picked up his daughter and teased her.

"Be good." The little girl nodded, kissed her father's face, and made Su Yuntao laugh heartily.

"Yuntao, are you hiding something from me?" Su Yuntao's wife walked into the study with an unfriendly tone, staring at her husband.

"Sisi, what's wrong? How could I possibly be hiding something from you?" In just a few seconds, Su Yuntao went through everything from secretly giving his daughter snacks last week to his own bedwetting when he was five years old.

Seeing his wife's furious expression, he truly felt innocent.

"Fine! You still dare to deny it? Wasn't that bag of gold soul coins under the wardrobe yours? I counted them; there were a hundred gold coins and eight silver coins, some in small change and some in larger ones. You still say it wasn't your secret stash?" Sisi stood with her hands on her hips, her tone menacing. "Tell me honestly, how many years have you been hiding it?"

"How could there be money under the wardrobe?" Su Yuntao was both amused and exasperated. One hundred gold soul coins were neither a lot nor a small amount for him, but he handed over all his salary and savings. How could he possibly hide such a large sum of money?

"Fine, if you didn't hide it, did it just fall from the sky? Hiding money isn't a big deal, but you're still trying to deny it. You're not getting into bed with me tonight."

"Really?" Su Yuntao's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously touched his kidneys. "I'm sleeping with Lulu tonight."

"Dream on! Don't get out of bed tonight. You're hiding your secret stash of money and going out drinking and carousing with your cronies, aren't you? Let's see if you dare to do it again!" Sisi said fiercely, then picked up her daughter.

"No, Sisi, I'm really innocent!" Su Yuntao quickly chased after her.

Outside the window, the setting sun hung obliquely on the city wall, casting a bright red glow on Lu Mingfei. He scratched his face, listened to the farce coming from the window, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, licking his lips. He probably didn't mean any harm.

Before it got dark, he quickened his pace to leave the city. Tang Hao could appear at any moment, and since he had finished his business, it was best to make a quick getaway.

Late at night, the rooms on the top floor of Notting College were brightly lit.

In the wooden cup, clear tea steamed, and a golden halo rippled in the still-undisturbed water. In the reflection, one could see black birds flitting among the treetops outside.

The master sat upright, his head bowed as he wrote furiously on several pages of yellowed white paper. He would pause occasionally to think, take a sip of tea, and then continue writing. This continued until several pages were filled with deletions and revisions before he finally stood up and let out a long sigh.

He picked up the cup, took a sip, turned around, and nodded slightly to the figure that had suddenly appeared beside him: "You've come."

"You're writing very diligently, so I won't disturb you," the other person said. "The mistress misses you a lot and keeps asking when you can come over."

The master poured a cup of tea for the other person as well.

"I also want a mistress, but it's not the right time yet. There were still traces of those spies in my room yesterday; they haven't completely given up yet." The master sighed helplessly, "However, they should give up soon."

Lu Mingfei was right. The master was an extremely self-disciplined person. He had lived in this room for almost twenty years and was alert to even the slightest change.

Such things have happened from time to time over the years; even the spatial soul tool on his wrist has been stolen before. However, he has never left any clues, and this time is no exception.

Tang Hao nodded; he trusted the master quite well in this regard.

"It won't be long. After Xiao San breaks through to the Soul Venerable realm, I plan to send him to Heaven Dou City to broaden his horizons and gain some experience," Tang Hao said slowly.

Upon hearing this, the master pondered for a moment before speaking with some doubt: "In a few years, Xiao San's appearance will have changed drastically. He really should go out and see the world. However, Tian Dou City is a mixed bag, and he and Xiao Wu would be too conspicuous, wouldn't they?"

"I contacted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and they are willing to help. With them, Xiao San and his classmates can easily join the Advanced Soul Master Academy. I plan to have Xiao San and his classmates participate in the Soul Master Competition five years from now."

"The Soul Master Competition?" Grandmaster frowned. "Although Xiao San's second soul ring absorbed the hundred-year-old Nether Vine, and there's no trace of Blue Silver Grass anymore, participating in the competition is still too risky, isn't it?"

Tang Hao shook his head: "There won't be any danger. Even if there is, I will protect Xiao San. I need to use this competition to let Xiao San make her debut and give our allies some confidence."

"With five years, Xiao San and his classmates should be able to achieve a relatively high ranking. At that time, I will reveal Xiao San's twin martial soul to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Heaven Dou Empire."

"That makes sense." Speaking of the Soul Master Competition, Grandmaster was also quite interested. It was the highest competition for young Soul Masters. If Xiao San could make a name for himself, it would prove his theory.

"However," the master said, a hint of regret appearing on his face, "if it were the class five years from now, wouldn't the mistress's brilliance be overshadowed by someone else?"

The master didn't say it explicitly, but both of them knew who this "someone" was.

A nine-and-a-half-year-old Soul Master who defeated the Star Luo White Tiger with a Soul Power exceeding level eight—each of these achievements represents the aptitude of an unparalleled genius. Even though Tang San possessed twin martial souls, he was far inferior to him in the early stages.

"This is also one of the things I'm considering. Lu Mingfei has great potential for the future and is someone we should try to win over."

"Although Xiao San had some unpleasantness with the other party before, it was just a trivial matter. As long as he is not a member of the Spirit Hall, everything is fine," Tang Hao said slowly.

Actually, when he heard that Lu Mingfei had defeated the First Prince of Xingluo, he already regretted it a little. If he had known earlier that the Eye Martial Soul had such potential, he would have kidnapped the other party on the first day.

But later, Lu Mingfei left too conveniently, and the 100,000-year-old soul beast was even more important. Unexpectedly, a big fish was missed.

"That's true." The master nodded. Their goal was to overthrow the Spirit Hall, and they couldn't let go of any force they could win over. Xiao San's twin spirits had an advantage in the later stages, and the Clear Sky Hammer was far more powerful than the so-called eye spirit.

"However, I recently heard that he seems to have left Heaven Dou City and is traveling across the continent. If he is recruited by the Spirit Hall—" The Grandmaster did not speak further.

"Don't worry, Master. He's a clever kid. After all these years in Heaven Dou City, he must understand the current situation. Since he chose Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he won't easily join the Spirit Hall. But even if that day comes, the Spirit Hall won't succeed." Tang Hao's tone was calm, but it carried an undeniable confidence.

He could accept Lu Mingfei being recruited by the royal families of two countries and by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but he absolutely could not accept Lu Mingfei being recruited by the Spirit Hall.

The master understood that this might also be one of the reasons why Tang Hao wanted Tang San to go to Heaven Dou City. As long as they were under their watchful eyes, they wouldn't be afraid that Lu Mingfei would make the wrong choice.