Chapter 41: A Few Days Later

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If I'm correct in my deductions, then they were aiming to obtain this amulet... But what I can't comprehend is why they would want something that the Master called a 'Hand me down'.

Azmodeus thought the matter over again before letting out a soft sigh.

I don't own anything else as mysterious as the amulet, so it must be what they're after. There's just no way it could be anything else...

After coming to this conclusion, he moved his fierce gaze toward a few shadowy figures nearing his approximate location.

"..." He immediately went as quiet as he could while controlling the breathing of the girl lying against his chest.

The figures stayed around for a while before eventually giving up their search in this particular area as they moved onto the next stretch of land.

Azmodeus let out a breath of relief after they left. He was sure that those Foundation Establishment Realm Assassins would've found him with their divine senses if it weren't for his Stealth Trait.

It was after understanding this that he turned his softened gaze down at the tear-stained girl. She seemed to be having a bad dream while sleeping against him with her dainty hands tightly clenching his robes.

"This girl is special... Another mystery, huh?" He mused with a slightly exasperated tone.

Although Azmodeus had no clue how her existence was able to stay hidden even under the discerning eyes of Foundation Establishment Realm Assassins, he decided to spend the rest of the night in the tree trunk.

After all, the only reason they hadn't taken a stop yet was because he feared them being potentially discovered by the Assassins because of Yang Hua's lack of stealth attributes.

But in the end, it looked like she had some sort of passive stealth ability, so they would take a short break until resuming their escape.

Meanwhile, in a far-off location a few hundred miles away, a young boy was leading a girl around his age through the streets of a far livelier shopping district than the one that was in Spirit River City.

"Are you okay...?" Azmodeus asked with a raised brow, his gaze seemingly peering into the troubled girl beside him.

"...I told you that I'm fine. You really don't need to worry so much..." Yang Hua responded, her eyes appearing to have lost some of their previous shine.

Azmodeus looked down at the mildly begrudged look on her adorable face as he sighed a little before saying, "Well, then, let's head over to the Yellow Mellow Sect and apply to be Outer Disciples."

He had already checked up on Yang Hua, and although she didn't act like it, she was quite the genius when it came to cultivation. So the both of them should be able to make it into the Rank 2 Yellow Mellow Sect without much of an issue.

Your fate may be out in the wind, master, but the least I can do to pay you back for the Cloud Chasers Technique and all your teachings is to look after your daughter until we figure out your vital status...

Azmodeus may be many things in this life: cruel, psychopathic, merciless, emotionless, and oblivious to feelings. But the one thing he wasn't was someone who didn't know how to pay back his dues.

Although that master of mine is an old bastard, he's the old bastard who gave me a bunch of loot, and that's enough for me to owe him a favor or two.

He was a loot goblin by nature, and that hasn't changed one single bit after the destruction of the Yang Sect...

A few minutes later, Azmodeus and Yang Hua were walking up to large red gates that had a sign that read 'Yellow Mellow' in a bright yellow color on the front of them.

There were a few mountains, hills, and rivers around this area, as the part of Yellowcreek City in which the Yellow Mellow Sect resided was known to be quite tranquil and vibrant.

After witnessing all the lush and picturesque scenery in person, both of them couldn't help but agree with the rumors...

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