radicalducati Chapter 10 The Strategy of Using Someone Else to Kill
Chapter 10 The Strategy of Using Someone Else to Kill
Inside Xingluo City, Dai Youheng stood by the window of his hotel room, his gaze seemingly piercing through the layers of rooftops, landing on the imposing White Tiger Duke's mansion.
"The opportunity has finally arrived..." Dai Youheng muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with a cold and sharp light. Traveling alone meant that the target had left the Duke's Mansion and the Star Luo Imperial Palace, the two most secure sanctuaries.
But he wasn't blinded by the impending hunt. Instead, he calmly analyzed the situation.
"We still can't be careless." He turned around and said to the illusory image of the Snow Emperor in the air, "No matter how useless that guy is, he is still the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke. Even if he is disliked and travels alone, he can't possibly be without any guards. The most likely scenario is that the Duke's mansion has arranged guards with strength at the Soul King or even Soul Emperor level to ensure his basic safety without making too much of a fuss."
Soul King and Soul Emperor. For him, who currently only has level seventeen soul power and is essentially a food-type soul master, this is a force that is difficult to contend with head-on.
Even with the support of the Snow Soul Ice Condensation Pill and the Emperor's Palm, it might be possible to ambush an unsuspecting Soul Venerable, but simultaneously dealing with an experienced and ever-vigilant Soul King or Soul Emperor guard is extremely risky and could easily backfire.
"I need a helper." Dai Youheng's fingers tapped lightly on the window frame as his mind raced. "A helper who can draw fire for me, and even eliminate the guards for me."
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. Using someone else to do the dirty work is always the most efficient and effortless method.
So, where should we find this "knife"?
The target was quickly identified. With her beauty, status, and position, Xu Jiujiu had enough admirers in the Star Luo Imperial City to form a reinforced regiment.
That simp Youheng is just the most extreme and conspicuous one among them.
Among the other suitors, there must be many who feel extremely dissatisfied and disgusted by the sycophantic behavior of the toad trying to eat swan meat.
Soon, a name came into his view—Huang Heyun.
The vice-captain of the Star Luo National Academy team has a soul power level similar to Xu Jiujiu's, both being Soul Kings, but he is several years older, approaching twenty.
His martial soul is the Dark Demon Tiger, which is incompatible with the White Tiger martial soul of the Dai family. Both families have inherited the title of duke for generations and have been fighting openly and covertly with the White Tiger Dai family, resulting in a very bad relationship.
More importantly, Huang Heyun also harbors feelings of affection for Xu Jiujiu. And Xu Jiujiu's attitude towards him is noticeably more "warm" than her pure dislike for Jiu Youheng.
Of course, Dai Youheng saw it very clearly: it was not because Xu Jiujiu had any special feelings for him, but simply because Huang Heyun and his family had value to him.
The throne of the Xingluo Xu family was seized from the Baihu Dai family.
Over the years, although the royal family has relied on the Dai family to guard the borders, they have always been wary of the Dai family becoming too powerful and even worried that they might one day regain the throne.
The Huang family, possessing the Dark Demon Tiger Martial Soul and having the strength to rival the Dai family, naturally became the best pawn for the royal family to use to counterbalance the Dai family.
As a royal princess, Xu Jiujiu had long regarded her marriage as a political bargaining chip. Whoever was useful to her Xu family and the Xingluo Empire, she was willing to offer herself as a bargaining chip. Therefore, she would naturally give Huang Heyun some ambiguous hope, keeping him firmly tied to the royal family's war chariot.
And this Huang Heyun is much smarter than that sycophant Dai Youheng.
He knew that a woman like Xu Jiujiu could not be won over by mere flattery. He worked even harder to cultivate himself and improve his own value, because he understood that only by proving himself useful to Xingluo and the Xu family could he possibly obtain the bargaining chip called marriage.
"That's him." Dai Youheng confirmed his target. A perfect henchman who already harbored resentment towards the sycophantic Youheng, possessed sufficient strength, and was easily provoked.
Huang Heyun practices in the mimicry training area of Xingluo National Academy every night, making it relatively easy to attack him.
After patiently waiting for a few more days, and confirming that the sycophant had made one last, ineffective attempt at flattery, he finally had no choice but to pack his bags and prepare to return to Shrek Academy the next day.
Otherwise, if you are late, you will be expelled.
Expulsion isn't the main issue; the important thing is how he can stay in the academy and continue to curry favor with Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and the others if he gets expelled. He has to cling to the main characters' coattails.
The time has come!
That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high.
Dai Youheng quietly left the hotel, disappearing into the night like a shadow, heading towards the Star Luo National Academy. The academy was unusually deserted during the holiday, especially the Dark Forest, the simulated training area specifically for dark attribute soul masters, which was even more deserted at night.
As Dai Youheng had predicted, Huang Heyun was diligently cultivating here. For the Dark Demon Tiger Martial Soul, nighttime cultivation was the most effective.
Dai Youheng slipped into the training area like a ghost; his extremely low profile meant he went unnoticed even as he walked past the patrolling academy guards. He quickly located the figure meditating cross-legged in the area where the dark energy was most concentrated.
Without hesitation, he directly summoned the Heavenly Demon Pill of Reversal of Fate.
"First Soul Skill, Snow Soul Condensing Ice Pill."
A phantom of an ice-blue pill merged into his body, an extreme chill emanating from it, and a crystal-like luster flashed beneath his skin.
Power, defense, and an absolute sense of control over the ice element instantly filled my body.
He silently slid behind Huang Heyun, the entire process utterly undisturbed, without even disturbing the surrounding dark energy. He slowly raised his right palm, within which an extreme chill was deeply contained, causing the air to slightly distort.
The Emperor's Palm, in the dead of winter with no snow, though not yet fully mastered, already possesses the nascent power to freeze everything!
His palm strikes had also reached a certain level of proficiency, and he had made some progress in such a short time. Even the Snow Emperor praised Youheng's talent.
"puff!"
Youheng's palm force gently struck Huang Heyun's unsuspecting back acupoint!
"Ugh—!"
Huang Heyun was abruptly interrupted from his meditation. A terrifying chill he had never experienced before instantly invaded his body, raging wildly, freezing his soul power, and sealing his meridians!
The blood he spat out turned into ice crystals in the air, and his body stiffened as he fell forward, his face filled with horror and pain!
"Who? Which scoundrel dares to launch a sneak attack?" He was shocked and furious, desperately trying to use his soul power to resist the terrifying chill, but to little avail, and for a moment he was unable to move!
The soul power contained in this palm strike was not strong, at most a dozen levels, not enough to seriously injure him, but it did immobilize him for a moment, and he felt his palm stiffen.
At that moment, a cold hand grabbed his collar, roughly lifted him up, and forcibly twisted his body to face the attacker.
"Kid, take a good look and see who I am?" A cold and mocking voice rang out.
Huang Heyun struggled to lift his head, and in the dim light, he could make out the face. It was the face he loathed—the face of that sycophantic illegitimate son of the Dai family!