Chapter 98 Western Border News

  Just came back from hanging out with friends, updating immediately.

  After many days of living in the wilderness and having just been through a battle, Huo Hai was already feeling extremely uncomfortable. His entire body was drenched with sweat, not to mention the large amount of dust. Mixed together, even the water in Huo Hai's bucket had turned black.

  "Ah, here we still use a water bucket to bathe. I don't know when we'll be able to use a bathtub. Otherwise, I'll just make one myself." Huo Hai thought as he changed the water. It took three large buckets of water for Huo Hai to feel somewhat clean. After changing into a new set of clothes and throwing away his old tattered ones that looked like beggar's robes, he casually infused the Gu insects with a burst of spiritual energy.

  Refreshed, Hao Hai walked out of the room. "Huh, you're back." Hao Hai looked and found that it was Ji Mu and Yun Er who had returned. The meal prepared by the housekeeper was not much, and at this time, half of it had been eaten by two people.

  Huo Hai didn't mind, walked over and sat down, directly starting to eat. "How was it this time? Did you gain a lot of criticism, were you hurt?" Ji Mu asked lightly, but his eyes remained fixed on Huo Hai's body.

  Yun'er was already jumping down from the chair when Huo Hai came out, and she kept circling around his body to see if he was injured. Huo Hai responded while secretly feeling relieved. Fortunately, when he returned, his disheveled appearance wasn't seen by the two of them, or else it would have been even more troublesome. "Alright, alright, I'm not hurt."

  Hu Hai explained while struggling, Yun Er was already almost crawling onto him. This mission was indeed very embarrassing, especially when hiding from the Ice Fire Bird last time. However, it was indeed without injury.

  If you were hit by the Ice and Fire Bird just once, it wouldn't be an injury, but instant death. If there was no death, then that meant there wasn't a wound on his body either. Now thinking about it, Huo Hai still felt a lingering fear.

  "Alright, alright, let's not talk about me for now. How did you two think of going out to do tasks? Is there something you want? This time I gained a lot, the academy contribution is over 3,000. What do you need, just tell me." Huo Hai put on a rich and arrogant face. Indeed, the two people were shocked by Huo Hai's gains this time.

  Anyway, it can't be hidden, Huo Hai never thought of hiding it. The task he accepted will soon spread throughout the college. Coupled with his own great battle at the entrance of the college later. Others may not think of it, can't Ji Mu guess it either?

  Ji Mu rolled her eyes: "Hmph, your contribution is fine for buying things. But we're going to the library, and without a contribution, it's not possible. Are you going to take out books from the library?" Huo Hai looked embarrassed.

  To enter the library, you need at least 100 accumulated contributions from the academy. This contribution is the total amount of contributions received, not paid out. In the Imperial City Academy, the number of contributions was also a symbol of status. Otherwise, Huang Yun would not have been greedy for Ho Hai's secret because of his way of obtaining contributions.

  "By the way, about the Huo family matter, you don't know yet, do you?" Suddenly, Ji Mu changed his tone. Huo Hai was taken aback, what happened to the Huo family? Could there be some danger? This wasn't good, it was his own home after all.

  "What's going on, what happened?" Others may not care, but his father and grandmother, as well as his grandfather, these family members, Huo Hai couldn't ignore. Huo Hai looked at Ji Mu with a tense face, as if he was about to rush back immediately.

  Ji Mu flipped his eyelids: "Alright, no one is in danger, it's just a big deal for the region." Ji Mu naturally knew what Ho Hai was tense about. When Yun'er was captured, this guy could run out to rescue people on his own. Ji Mu knew that Ho Hai valued his family members so much. These two siblings really made Ji Mu feel a little envious.

  "Don't worry, it's an internal conflict within the Huo family, and it might have something to do with you too. I received news that the top level of the Huo family underwent a major purge, including Huo Yan's parents, all were eliminated. The person who initiated it was your father."

  After Ji Mu said that, Huo Hai finally let out a sigh of relief. After the Huo family left Xizang for some time, China had gathered enough evidence and made their move against these guys with bad intentions.

  Especially the Huo Yan group, directly took action against Yun Er, and Huo Kai even personally took down all of them with his younger brother. After that, the Huo family's thorough cleaning began, starting quickly and ending just as swiftly. In just one night, it was over so fast that no one had time to react, and then it ended in such a strange way.

  By the time other families received the news, more than two days had passed. The few top-notch experts in the Huo family were directly cleaned up by Huo Kai, nearly half of them. All those who colluded with outsiders or harmed their own family members.

  This time, not a single one escaped, and all were caught. That night, a large number of them were executed, and the rest, mostly had their spiritual powers abolished, becoming ordinary people. The more serious ones were also locked up in prison.

  The remaining plots were relatively light and were also revoked by Huo Kai with the full force of the family, reflecting on themselves. Huo Hai knew that it was not that his father did not want to get rid of these people, but because there were too few people in the Huo family and their foundation was too shallow. There were originally not many masters.

  The Huo family was able to become one of the top families because they had more top-notch experts than other families. This time, after the purge, although the Huo family has stabilized internally, it has also pushed itself to the edge of falling from being a top-tier family. If they kill a few more, they will truly fall from being a top-tier family to becoming a first-rate family in Western China. It will be very difficult for them to rise again afterwards.

  Huo Hai's brow furrowed, the Huo family was in a very precarious situation right now. "So, how is the family doing now? Will they be attacked by others?" What Huo Hai worried about most was that someone would take advantage of the situation and harm his family.

  Ji Mu rolled her eyes: "Hmph, I knew you'd ask me that. The last time the He family had an incident, it was your doing, wasn't it? Because of this matter, even now, all the major powers in the Western Frontier are still trembling with fear. Everyone is busy protecting themselves, who has the mind to deal with the Huo family? They're still hoping that a weak Huo family can be used as a scapegoat to attract enemy fire."

  He Hai's actions, Ji Mu was very clear about, able to turn the He family into that state by himself. Thinking of his own family, the Ji family people, every day with expressions like they were guarding against thieves. Ji Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

  However, Ji Mu never thought of exposing Huo Hai's existence, and the Ji family never knew.

  "That's good. Well, it seems that we should also think of a way to increase the family's strength." Huo Hai said to himself. He suddenly remembered that he had passed by the Trading Street today, and wondered if there was anything good there.

  The things bought here can be sold directly to the family. If you can get a little higher-level spiritual formula, the day of the rise of the Huo family will arrive. Forget it, anyway, there's nothing to do these days, I'll go take a look tomorrow.

  Huo Hai suddenly remembered something and took out a crystal stone: "Yun'er, what do you think this is? Have you thought about which path to take when you reach the Spiritual Realm?" The crystal stone Huo Hai took out was dazzling, with a small blue flame in the middle. Upon seeing the crystal stone, Ji Mu's eyes widened immediately, unlike Yun'er who just thought it looked good.

  "I'll become a Battle Spirit Master, of course." Yun'er said nonchalantly, her face filled with curiosity and longing as she gazed at the beautiful thing.

  Ji Mu's face was shocked: "This, this can't be the ice flame crystal on the legendary Miga Mountain Firebird?" Ji Mu obviously understood more than Yun'er. Seeing this, he reacted and came to his senses.

  After seeing Huo Hai nod, Ji Mu was full of admiration and envy: "Yun'er, if this Ice Flame Crystal were to be placed outside, it would absolutely be worth a city. Don't let others know about it. Yun'er, consider the Artisan Spirit Master, giving the Ice Flame Crystal to the Warrior Spirit Master is really too wasteful. The Artisan's spiritual attacks are more suitable for this Ice Flame."

  Yun'er looked puzzled, glancing at Ji Mu and then at Huo Hai. Frowning in thought for a moment, she finally nodded and said, "Okay, anyway I don't want to go into close combat either, it's too painful." Yun'er's personality really wasn't suited for close combat.

  The reason why Yun'er chose to be a Battle Spirit Master was because the Huo family were mostly Battle Spirit Masters, and from a young age, she had been taught in that direction. Fortunately, as long as one hadn't reached the realm of a Spirit Master, they could change their path at any time.

  Huo Hai didn't mind much, whether it was a Battle Spirit Master or an Archery Spirit Master, Bing Yan's power was extremely strong and the effect was good.

  "By the way, brother, do you still have it? Mù jiě also hasn't prepared a treasure to advance to the Líng zhě realm. Otherwise, let Mù jiě use this one first." Huò Hǎi's face was filled with emotion, as he thought about the changes in his family. Yún'ér hadn't reacted much at first, after all, she came from a big family. But this Ice Flame Crystal, Yún'ér really didn't mind giving it away.

  This thing is worth a city if placed outside, and if it were to be placed in the Western Territory, there would be people who would slaughter the entire territory for the sake of competing for the Frost Crystal. Ji Mu's eyes are filled with emotion, as well as some shame.

  "Yun'er, sister's advanced treasure has been prepared for someone else a long time ago, no need to use this one. Besides, sister doesn't want to be a Taoist priest anyway, so you can have it, little sister." To be honest, Ji Mu really envied the Ice Flame Crystal. When advancing, although using any kind of treasure is almost the same, truly valuable ones can grant people special abilities.

  In the future, it will have stronger combat power and greater potential. This is the preciousness of high-level treasures. Undoubtedly, among these treasures that can be used for advancement, Ice Flame Crystal is one of the most precious items.

  What Ji Meng used was actually an ordinary item that the family had prepared long ago. This thing, when taken out, really can't be compared to the Frostfire Crystal. No, it should be said that it's far inferior, not even on the same level.