Realm of the Night God

After the group of four left the villa, they would periodically send text messages to Yang Haoran to report on their work. Generally, unless it was something major, they would not call Yang Haoran. However, this time, one of them called because they had made a significant discovery, so he interrupted his efforts to strengthen his soul power by consuming a soul pill.

After leaving the study room, Yang Haoran went straight to find Ye Zhiqiu.

During this period, Ye Zhiqiu was almost bored to death. When he initially agreed to Yang Haoran's request, he had thought that for the next ten years, he would be used as a laborer by Yang Haoran. However, to his great surprise, Yang Haoran had not assigned him any tasks.

This made him feel puzzled and extremely bored. But what he didn't expect was that Yang Haoran would now appear before him.

"I thought you would be in the study room for a year, but it seems I was mistaken," Ye Zhiqiu said casually as he sipped his wine.

Yang Haoran did not answer Ye Zhiqiu's question, but instead asked with a smile, "How is the recovery of Red Lotus's soul?"

"It's recovering very well, much better than when it first awakened. Tell me, is there a task you want me to take care of?" Ye Zhiqiu responded.

Yang Haoran nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, there is indeed a task that requires you to go on a trip."

Hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu paused his drinking and said indifferently, "Finally, a task. I was about to rust staying here with you."

"A soul gathering bead, do you want me to catch a ghost?" Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly as he looked at the soul gathering bead Yang Haoran had taken out.

"I have information about a malevolent spirit, but this malevolent spirit is not within the borders of Lecheng, so I'm not in a good position to handle it myself. That's why I need you to go on a trip," Yang Haoran said.

"I understand." Ye Zhiqiu didn't ask any further questions and simply gave Yang Haoran a definite affirmation.

Afterwards, he waved his hand towards the soul gathering bead Yang Haoran had taken out and stored it in his own independent space.

"Your star spiritual power cannot suppress ghosts, so you need to be careful. If you really can't subdue the opponent, don't force it."

After a pause, Yang Haoran continued, "You don't have Yin spirit power in your body, so you can't activate the soul gathering bead. But just now, when you stored the soul gathering bead in your independent space, I've already performed a few tricks. When the time comes, as long as you can incapacitate the opponent and leave them without any resistance, you can forcibly stuff them into the soul gathering bead. Once they are trapped inside, not only will their Yin Qi no longer be sensed, but even if they regain their strength, they won't be able to escape from the soul gathering bead."

Ye Zhiqiu nodded and then asked, "The address?"

Yang Haoran provided Ye Zhiqiu with the detailed address. After learning the address, Ye Zhiqiu didn't say another word and didn't even prepare anything, he simply tore open space and left the villa.

Yang Haoran only told Ye Zhiqiu the detailed address and didn't have him contact the group of four who provided the information. He had his own considerations for making this decision.

With Ye Zhiqiu's strength, an ordinary malevolent spirit would certainly not be his opponent. Based on the information he had obtained, Ye Zhiqiu should have no problem subduing this malevolent spirit, so Yang Haoran entrusted this task to him.

If he knew that Ye Zhiqiu was not a match for this malevolent spirit, he wouldn't have let Ye Zhiqiu go on a suicide mission, after all, the current Ye Zhiqiu is working for him.

After seeing Ye Zhiqiu leave, Yang Haoran left Ye Zhiqiu's room. He did not immediately return to his own room, but instead started wandering around the villa.

Only Xiu Juan was in the villa, cleaning, while the others were not present, including Xiaokang.

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Seeing Yang Haoran appear, Xiu Juan immediately put down what she was doing and hurriedly greeted him.

"It's just you, where are the others?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.

"Old Wu left early this morning, seems to be dealing with some matters at the Death God Temple. Miss Bai Xue seems to have a special task and has been gone for nearly a week," Xiu Juan responded.

"Where is Xiaokang? Why haven't I seen this little guy?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.

Mentioning Xiaokang, Xiu Juan's face lit up with a smile as she quickly responded, "Xiaokang went to school early this morning. Old Wu arranged it, so Xiaokang didn't go to kindergarten and started directly attending primary school."

Hearing this, Yang Haoran's smile grew even wider as he said, "Calculating the time, he should indeed be old enough to go to school. Alright, you continue with your work, I'll go check on the villa expansion."

Xiu Juan continued with her tasks, and after bidding farewell to her, Yang Haoran left the villa and looked towards the back of the property.

There was now an additional villa behind his current one, and this new villa was larger than the one he was currently living in. The two villas were connected, giving the area an impressive and grand appearance.

This new villa was different from the one Yang Haoran was currently residing in, as it had an underground space, unlike his current villa. The upper part of the new villa was relatively small, but the majority of the structure was the expansive underground space, making the construction process more time-consuming.

However, with the necessary funds in place, the construction crew was working diligently and with increased motivation, so the project was nearing completion.

Yang Haoran simply stood outside and took a brief look at the situation, without any intention to enter the villa, as he trusted Master Wu's abilities. Since this task had been entrusted to Master Wu, he believed the final result would be satisfactory.

Of course, even if the outcome differed slightly from his expectations, he could always make adjustments later.

After a brief stroll, Yang Haoran took a deep breath of the fresh outdoor air and then returned to the villa.

He first treated himself to a comfortable bath, and then lay down on the bed, lighting a cigarette and enjoying the moment.

Although this room belonged to him, he didn't spend much time here throughout the year, as he spent more time in the study room.

However, the room was kept spotlessly clean, and he knew it was Xiu Juan's doing.

As he lay on the bed, smoking and lost in thought, the first thing that came to his mind was the soul pill.

The soul pill was of utmost importance to him, not only for himself but for his entire team, so he couldn't help but think about it.

The batch of soul pills he had just refined had 28 remaining, and he also had 3 from before, making a total of 31 soul pills.

31 soul pills was not a small number, and even though he could now refine soul pills, 31 was still a significant amount of wealth for him. He was currently considering whether to use some of the soul pills to enhance the cultivation of Master Wu and Xiu Juan.

He wanted to give one soul pill each to Master Wu and Xiu Juan, as it would be a tremendous boost to their cultivation. However, he was also concerned that it might attract unnecessary trouble.

Xiu Juan was not a problem, as she remained in the shadows and had little interaction with others. But Master Wu was different, as he had to deal with matters related to the Death God Temple and sometimes even other sects. If his cultivation increased too rapidly, it might raise suspicions.

Even for Yang Haoran himself, he couldn't freely display his full abilities in front of others. If he had to use his full power, he would either have to eliminate the other party or be eliminated.

So, if he wanted to enhance Master Wu's cultivation, he would need to provide a detailed explanation to him. However, the issue of the soul-refining cauldron was still a concern, as even with a thorough explanation, he couldn't be certain that it would be completely safe.

To ensure that this matter didn't involve the soul-refining cauldron, he would need to establish a large-scale business empire in the underworld, so that he could provide a convincing explanation if the situation ever came to light.

As he was pondering these thoughts, the sudden ringing of the phone interrupted his train of thought. Picking up the phone, he was both surprised and puzzled to see that the caller was Ma Ling!