Chapter 37

After an unknown amount of time, Huang Yu opened his eyes. When he saw his own condition and that of the Han family, he was instantly stunned. What was going on? He seemed to have some vague memories, but they weren't very clear.

"Lulu, what exactly happened?" Huang Yu shouted.

"Master, congratulations to you."

Huang Yu was speechless: "What exactly happened? Why is it like this?"

"Master has suffered a mental breakdown."

"Mental breakdown? How is that possible? How could I possibly suffer a mental breakdown? Lulu, don't joke around. What really happened?" Huang Yu didn't believe it at all.

"It's true. Master's cultivation advanced too quickly, but his realm didn't keep up. Plus, the Han family's provocation caused what happened yesterday." Lulu said with a playful smile.

Huang Yu glared at her: "Why didn't you wake me up?"

"I couldn't wake you up."

"You...!" Huang Yu was furious. It was ridiculous to believe that she couldn't wake him up.

"Master, don't be angry. Besides, isn't this better? Haven't you noticed that your true qi has become purer? And your spirit is much more refreshed, and your overall aura has changed a lot." Lulu said with a chuckle.

Huang Yu himself had noticed this. Indeed, after yesterday's incident, he felt a significant change. The true qi in his body flowed much more smoothly.

However, looking at the still unconscious Han family, Huang Yu said with a headache: "Lulu, what should we do now?"

"Just do what needs to be done." Lulu said carelessly.

"..."

He originally planned to kill her, but now, he had done something to her. If he killed her now, would he still be human? Although she hated him deeply, it might be even more so now. But the problem was that he had wronged her and then wanted to kill her, which didn't seem right.

Suddenly, Huang Yu thought of a serious issue: how to get out of here.

If there was no way out, then everything would be meaningless.

"Lulu, the problem now is, how can we get out?"

"We can get out, but it depends on whether Master is willing to pay the price." Lulu said.

"As long as we can get out, any price is worth it." Huang Yu smiled bitterly. At this point, there was no question of whether he was willing to pay the price. If he couldn't get out, everything would be for nothing. "Tell me, what price do I need to pay?"

"Master can use the Earth Escape Technique. Once Master learns it, he can dig a tunnel to escape."

"Earth Escape Technique? But this is the Su family's treasure room. I've already taken everything, and I didn't see any Earth Escape Technique." Huang Yu said.

"Master is really dense. It's not here, but the system can exchange it." Lulu rolled her eyes. "Master previously activated the system's exchange function, and there happens to be an escape technique, the Earth Escape Technique. However, Master can't advance it to a high level in a short time, so in this place, surrounded by solid marble, Master can only use the Earth Escape Technique to dig a tunnel, not directly escape to the surface."

Huang Yu's eyes lit up. If the Earth Escape Technique really worked, then the price would be worth it.

"Lulu, how much life energy does the Earth Escape Technique cost?"

Since it's the Earth Escape Technique, the price must be significant, probably hundreds of thousands of life energy points.

"One million life energy points."

"One million life energy points?" Huang Yu's eyes widened. "Lulu, are you joking? You mean one million, not ten thousand?"

"Of course one million. Ten thousand, are you kidding? The Earth Escape Technique is a high-grade earth skill. Being able to exchange it for one million is already a discount. If Master wasn't in such a dire situation, even ten million wouldn't be too much."

"Can't it be cheaper?"

"Impossible. Lulu has already given Master the best deal. This is even exploiting a system loophole; otherwise, Master wouldn't be able to exchange it for one million life energy points."

"Fine, one million it is." Huang Yu was depressed. This time, he had really lost a lot. One million life energy points, which he didn't have, could only be exchanged with twenty medium-grade spirit stones. It was a huge loss. If he used life energy to exchange for cultivation, one million life energy points would likely bring him to the Thunder Tribulation Realm.

"Beep, does the player want to spend one million life energy points to exchange for the high-grade earth skill, Earth Escape Technique?"

"Exchange."

"Beep, congratulations, player, you have obtained the high-grade earth skill, Earth Escape Technique."

After the exchange was successful, Huang Yu felt a yellowish-brown force enter his body, making him feel much closer to the earth.

The yellowish-brown force, is this the power of earth?

Huang Yu closed his eyes to feel it. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes.

He had learned the Earth Escape Technique, but he was only at the initial level. To reach proficiency, he needed more practice.

"Earth Escape Technique."

Huang Yu shouted lightly, and his body sank into the ground. However, to his frustration, only half of his body went in, with the upper half still above ground.

The marble floor was extremely difficult. If he were proficient in the Earth Escape Technique, the marble wouldn't be a problem.

In this situation, he could only dig. At least, after learning the Earth Escape Technique, he felt much closer to the earth elements, and digging tunnels was several times faster than for ordinary people. Soon, Huang Yu dug a tunnel, but to reach the surface, it would take more time.

After two hours, Huang Yu finally dug through the tunnel and returned to the surface. It was already midday of the next day.

Finally, Huang Yu looked at the Han family, left a spirit stone, and some valuables.

The valuables were from the Su family, and the spirit stone was one of the four from the Chen family.

Leaving the treasure room, Huang Yu sighed. This woman was really expensive. If he had gone to a brothel, he could have slept with many beauties.

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...

After Huang Yu was trapped in the Su family's treasure room, the entire Huang family was in chaos. If it weren't for Huang Dashishi, there would have been a major disaster.

At this moment, the Huang family's disciples were all searching for Huang Yu outside.

The entire Willow Forest Town had been searched, but they still couldn't find him.

"Ah... Xiaoyu, where could Xiaoyu be?" Zhao Wan'er's eyes were red from crying.

"Miss, don't worry. Young Master is blessed and will be fine. Last time, they said Young Master was in trouble, but he came back in the end." The maid beside Zhao Wan'er handed her a handkerchief and comforted her.

"Yes, you're right. Xiaoyu will be fine."

As soon as he left the stone room, Huang Yu found the entire Su family in ruins. He sighed, thinking about how the Su family had existed in Willow Forest Town for many years, but because of Su Tianhong's greed, it had come to this. If it weren't for him, the Huang family might not be much better off.

Huang Yu had just reached the door when the guards saw him and cheered, shouting, "Young Master is back, Young Master is back."

"Xiaoyu is back." Zhao Wan'er, without wiping her tears, ran to the door.

"Young Master is back, that's great."

"I knew Young Master would be fine."

"Yes, Young Master is so powerful, how could anything happen to him?"

"Young Master will live a long life."

"Young Master."

"Welcome back, Young Master."

"Everyone, hello!"

Seeing everyone's excited faces, Huang Yu was happy and greeted them with a smile.

"Xiaoyu." Zhao Wan'er, with tears in her eyes, threw herself at Huang Yu. "Xiaoyu, you scared me to death. Don't disappear like that again, okay?"

"Sorry, Auntie, it won't happen again." Huang Yu hugged Zhao Wan'er and comforted her softly.

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The sun was high, and the breeze was gentle.

Ten days passed quickly. Now, the entire Willow Forest Town belonged to the Huang family. All the mines were under the Huang family's control. One could say that the Huang family was the local lord in Willow Forest Town, even the government gave them a wide berth. In Willow Forest Town, Huang Yu's word was more powerful than an imperial edict.

However, Huang Yu wasn't that foolish. He still needed to be cautious with the government. He had to smooth things over with the officials. Although Willow Forest Town wasn't a large town, it was quite famous in Qishui County. Huang Yu had someone arrange for him to get a title, making Willow Forest Town his fief, which saved him a lot of trouble.

With everything settled in the Huang family, Huang Yu prepared to leave Willow Forest Town and head to Qishui County.

Qishui County was one of the three largest counties in Zhongyuan Kingdom, located in the north. It was a relatively remote area, more desolate compared to other counties. However, because most of Qishui County was undeveloped, it was much more chaotic than other counties.

Moreover, Qishui County was close to the Northern Wasteland, where many demonic beasts roamed. More importantly, every hundred years, a large number of mystic beasts would attack human cities. Therefore, in Qishui County, apart from cultivators, there were very few ordinary people.

Of course, Qishui County was a preferred place for sects to train, so it was full of strong cultivators. The true strength of Qishui County was much greater than that of other counties.