Chapter 8: Seeking Justice

Unexpectedly, Si Si, who had been hiding in the woods, was discovered.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, Tang San and Xiao Wu saw a plump, tall figure in white slowly emerge.

"It really is you!"

Having seen the sleeve arrow with her own eyes, Si Si finally believed that this seemingly harmless little boy was truly the murderer of Zhou Yu's father.

"Brother, what is she saying?"

Xiao Wu, utterly confused, looked at Tang San with a face full of doubt.

Tang San, his face cold, said, "She is from the Spirit Hall. I do not understand what she is saying either."

Upon hearing the three words "Spirit Hall," Xiao Wu instantly became furious; her mother was a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, hunted down by the Spirit Hall.

Now this woman also came from the Spirit Hall, and was clearly intending harm against her newly recognized brother.

Xiao Wu had a fiery temper and could not hold back, striking first.

As a Great Spirit Master, Si Si naturally feared no two brats; she activated her martial soul, released her Spirit Ring, and resolved to capture Tang San and bring him back to the Spirit Hall to seek justice for Zhou Yu.

Meanwhile, at the Junior Spirit Master Academy of the Spirit Hall.

Through a year of unremitting effort, Zhou Yu's soul power leaped to level nineteen, and he took first place with superior results.

Once he turned twelve, he would be eligible to advance to the Hunshi Xueyuan.

Taking advantage of the holiday, he decided to return to Nuoding City.

Although his parents were not there, there was still one person he often worried about.

One month later, Zhou Yu returned once again to the place of his birth.

He ran eagerly toward the Spirit Hall, but as soon as he reached the gate, he was stopped by the guards at the entrance.

"Stop! Little friend, this is the Spirit Hall; you cannot just barge in."

The two guards appeared to be around twenty years old; the fluctuations of soul power on their bodies were not obvious, and they seemed not even to have reached the level of Spirit Master.

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said politely, "Two big brothers, I am a Spirit Master of the Spirit Hall; this is my badge!"

Having finished speaking, he took out a badge specially forged by the Spirit Hall; the badge was circular, with his name carved on the back, while the front featured two crossed thorns, symbolizing the level of a Spirit Master.

The two guards could not help but show envious light in their eyes and quickly said, "So that is how it is. Then you may go in."

Zhou Yu stepped into the magnificent hall of the Spirit Hall and immediately saw a familiar figure; it was none other than the Great Spirit Master who had a special affection for Si Si—Su Yuntao.

Only a year had passed, yet upon meeting again, he seemed to have experienced great hardships, his face revealing an indescribable haggardness and desolation.

"Could it be that he was rejected by Teacher Si Si?"

This thought flashed through Zhou Yu's mind, and a strange feeling of schadenfreude arose in his heart.

He walked forward quickly and called out, "Grandmaster Su Yuntao."

Su Yuntao had not yet noticed anyone approaching; upon hearing the voice, he slowly raised his head, glanced over, and asked, "Who are you?"

Seeing the other's puzzled look, Zhou Yu hurriedly explained, "My name is Zhou Yu. I am Teacher Si Si's student; we met once last year."

"Si Si..."

This name rang out softly, as if touching a string deep in Su Yuntao's heart; his eyes could not help but fill with tears.

"So it is you!"

"Are you... here specifically to pay tribute to her?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu felt as if struck by a sudden electric shock, and his whole body shivered involuntarily.

He suspected he had heard wrong and urgently asked, "You... you just... what did you say?"

Seeing Zhou Yu's shocked expression, Su Yuntao finally realized that the other party was still unaware.

He sighed heavily, his voice mixed with uncontrollable trembling and sorrow, and said gravely, "Si Si... was murdered!"

This sudden bad news made Zhou Yu feel as if he had instantly fallen into an ice cellar.

He simply could not believe it, nor did he wish to accept it; the person who had treated him with the warmth and care of a younger brother had already left him. After a long silence, Zhou Yu gently wiped the tears from his face, slowly raised his head, and asked with a trembling voice, "How did Teacher die?"

"About a month ago, her body was found in the woods near a village outside the city..."

Su Yuntao recounted everything he knew truthfully.

Before he could finish, Zhou Yu, emotionally agitated, interrupted, "Which village?"

Su Yuntao paused, then replied, "Sheng Hun Cun!"

Upon hearing the three words "Sheng Hun Cun," Zhou Yu was greatly shocked and continued, "Were there any obvious wounds on Teacher's body?"

Su Yuntao answered affirmatively, "Although Si Si showed signs of poisoning, the fatal wound was on her neck; it should have been caused by a slender, sharp weapon."

"Sheng Hun Cun, poisoning, a slender, sharp weapon!"

Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, Zhou Yu had already concluded that the murderer of Si Si was Tang San.

"Grandmaster Su Yuntao, please lead the way; I wish to pay my respects to Teacher!"

After investigation and verification, it was confirmed that when Si Si was killed, Tang San and Xiao Wu had indeed returned to Sheng Hun Cun.

After paying tribute to Si Si, Zhou Yu arrived at the Junior Spirit Master Academy in Nuoding City.

After many adjustments and improvements, his Desert Eagle was finally assembled, and using the resources of the Spirit Hall, he successfully manufactured twenty bullets.

Zhou Yu lingered outside the academy, worrying about how to sneak in.

However, he saw three figures walking out from inside; among them, two were Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

As for the third person, Zhou Yu had never seen him, but he heard the guards address him as Dean.

"Level forty-two Instrument Spirit Sect..."

According to the original plot, this Dean, over fifty years old, possessed the strength of a Soul Ancestor.

At Yu Xiaogang's invitation, the other party agreed to personally intervene to help Tang San obtain his second Spirit Ring.

"I didn't expect his soul power to have already reached level twenty."

Zhou Yu originally couldn't figure out why Si Si, who clearly possessed twenty-eight levels of soul power, had been defeated by Tang San and Xiao Wu.

On one hand, this was inseparable from the sneak attack by the Silent Sleeve Arrow.

On the other hand, Si Si did not intend to deal a killing blow; she only wanted to capture Tang San alive.

Who would have thought they possessed the strength of a near Great Spirit Master, plus Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul, which had extreme toughness and carried poison.

Relying on the Desert Eagle in his hand, Zhou Yu was confident he could kill Tang San.

Of course, he himself would probably not escape death either.

However, Si Si's death changed his mind.

Just killing Tang San like that would be too cheap for him.

Zhou Yu wanted him to taste the pain of losing a loved one.

"Teacher, rest assured! I will definitely make Tang San lose everything he possesses, and then kill him."

No one in Nuoding City was worth his lingering attachment anymore; he came to Si Si's grave once again.

After Zhou Yu made his vow, he set off and returned to the Junior Spirit Master Academy of the Spirit Hall.

Since Tang San had already set out for Liehun Senlin to obtain his second Spirit Ring, Zhou Yu could not fall behind him; he must quicken his pace and strive to enter the ranks of Great Spirit Masters as soon as possible.

When Zhou Yu returned to the Junior Spirit Master Academy of the Spirit Hall, his soul power had already reached level twenty; with the Dean's help, he killed a six-hundred-year-old Spirit Beast called "Golden Silkworm," not only obtaining his second Spirit Ring but also possessing the second soul skill 【Butterfly Transformation】, which granted the ability to fly.

Moreover, his martial soul, the Chameleon, evolved once again, awakening a third innate ability 【Perception】.

The Chameleon's skin was covered with sensitive tactile receptors, enabling them to perceive subtle changes in the surrounding environment. This included sensing vibrations in the ground or minute changes in the surrounding air, so as to detect potential threats in time and take appropriate reactions.

(End of this chapter)