Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 41 Arrival at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group

"Thank you." Huo Yuhao thanked the mercenary as he took the teapot from him.

"The two captains are currently receiving guests. Please wait here for a while," the mercenary said, scratching his head, before hurriedly running out.

After pouring tea for the group, Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and spread his spiritual power, enveloping the entire mercenary group's base.

"Yuhao, who are your older brothers seeing?"

"It should be the leader of another mercenary group, discussing cooperation." Xiao Yan was a bit apprehensive these past few days due to the illusions brought about by the mental sharing. At this moment, Huo Yuhao didn't share the mental detection footage with him, but instead began a live broadcast.

"The eldest brother rejected their offer, and one of their men made a sarcastic remark. The second brother then started slamming his fist on the table... and the other party left."

Huo Yuhao withdrew his mental probe and silently left a mental imprint on the mercenary leader.

"What conditions did they propose?" Xiao Yan clenched his fist and asked in a deep voice.

"We arrived a bit late and didn't hear the specifics of the cooperation. But it probably wasn't anything nice." Sensing the malice in the other person's emotions, Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged: "My eldest and second brothers are here; you can ask them directly."

"Damn! What's that guy's strength? I'm going to take care of him later." A fierce look appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

"One-star Grand Dou Master".

"Uh, how about we go together?" Xiao Yan's face fell as he looked at Huo Yuhao. "I probably can't beat him by myself."

"Ugh—" Huo Yuhao and the other two looked at Xiao Yan with disdain.

Just as Xiao Yan was losing face, his saviors arrived, their hurried footsteps approaching. Bang! A loud crash, and the courtyard gate was smashed open.

"Big brother, second brother!" Xiao Yan immediately went to greet them, wanting to reconnect with his brothers whom he hadn't seen for many years.

"Xiao Yuhao! You're finally here! It's been so long since we've had your cooking, my brother and I were starving!" Xiao Li bypassed Xiao Yan and pounced on Huo Yuhao's side like a gorilla seeing a banana.

"Cough cough, Second Brother, you're choking me." Huo Yuhao patted Xiao Li's back, a helpless look on his face. He exuded a tenderness that Little Fairy Doctor and Hai Bodong had never seen before.

"Teacher, why does it feel like Brother Yuhao's feelings for his older brothers are completely different from his feelings for Xiao Yan?" Since Little Fairy Doctor successfully opened her spiritual sea, she also gained the ability to send private messages to Yao Chen.

"Perhaps it's related to his past life experiences?" Yao Chen was also seeing Huo Yuhao in this state for the first time, and his voice was uncertain.

"Damn, what a fake brother." Xiao Yan glanced at his second brother with annoyance, then turned to Xiao Ding: "Big brother..."

"Alright, alright, let go." Xiao Ding pulled Xiao Li up, looked at Xiao Yan and Huo Yuhao with a motherly expression on his face.

"Yuhao, why did you come to such a dangerous place? Does Father know you're here? Why didn't he bring any guards to protect you? Were you injured on the way...?"

Xiao Yan stood rooted to the spot: "Big brother! Why are you like this too!"

"Hahaha!" Xiao Ding and Xiao Li laughed together: "Little Yanzi is jealous."

Xiao Ding walked to Xiao Yan's side and patted his shoulder with a little force: "Not bad, quite sturdy. I was worried that you would be devastated after your fighting spirit disappeared, but it seems that everything is fine now."

After a few brief pleasantries, Xiao Ding noticed Little Fairy Doctor and Hai Bodong: "And who are these two?"

"This is Senior Hai Bodong, who will be staying with the Mo Tie Mercenary Group for a while," Huo Yuhao introduced to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. "And she is…"

"Her name is Little Fairy Doctor, and she's Yuhao's girlfriend," Xiao Yan suddenly interjected.

"Oh! So it's your sister-in-law, she's really beautiful... Xiao Yuhao, why didn't you tell your brother about such a big thing as finding a girlfriend sooner? Does Father know? Where is your sister-in-law from? How old is she? How much dowry should we prepare..." Xiao Ding started acting like a mother hen again.

Xiao Li then loudly ordered the other mercenaries, "We're having a good time today, so let's have a banquet tonight! No one is allowed to be left out!"

……

That night, after a lively celebration, most of the members of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group fell asleep, but some were still awake.

After confirming that the mercenaries were all asleep, Huo Yuhao scaled the wall and reached the outer street. He glanced at the two guards staring at him with wide, glaring eyes, shook his head, and thought to himself, "They call themselves gatekeepers, but they really only watch the gate. They probably wouldn't even notice if an assassin climbed over the wall."

Outside the wall, Huo Yuhao didn't act immediately, but stood still and waited for a while. Soon, a rustling sound came from behind the wall, and a girl leaped onto the top. Upon seeing Huo Yuhao outside, she let out a gasp.

"Xian'er, what are you going to do?" Huo Yuhao chuckled, while simultaneously using his mental energy to silence Little Fairy Doctor's earlier exclamation.

"I just wanted to see what you were planning to do, Brother Yuhao." Thinking of what Xiao Ding had said earlier, Little Fairy Doctor bit her lip lightly, her heartbeat quickened slightly, and she deliberately jumped down towards Huo Yuhao's position.

Huo Yuhao reached out and caught Xiao Yixian, then let go of her once she was steady.

"Follow us if you want, we'll wait a little longer." With that, he pulled Little Fairy Doctor and hid behind a tree.

"Who are we waiting for?"

"They're here."

A wisp of smoke drifted towards the two mercenaries guarding the gate. After sneezing a few times, the two mercenaries could no longer open their eyes. The snoring grew louder and louder.

After confirming that the gatekeeper mercenary was asleep, a boy dressed in a black bodysuit walked to the door, furtively poked his head out, looked around, and then tiptoed out of the gate.

Amidst the stares of passersby who thought he was a fool, Xiao Yan pressed himself against the wall, crouching low and holding his breath, preparing to stealthily make his way towards the Sand Mercenary Group.

*Slap!* A hand slapped Xiao Yan on the shoulder.

"Who!" Xiao Yan shuddered, breaking out in a cold sweat. With a low shout, he unleashed the Eight Extremes Collapse without hesitation, striking behind him.

Behind him, Huo Yuhao instantly grabbed Xiao Yan's wrist, his fingers sweeping across the meridians of his wrist.

A tingling sensation came from his wrist, and Xiao Yan was shocked to find that the normally explosive Bajiquan energy had dissipated, and the sharp punch had instantly turned into a soft shove.

"Oh, it's you guys! You scared me to death." After recognizing Huo Yuhao and Little Fairy Doctor behind him, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "You're also here to cause trouble for the Sand Mercenary Group?"

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was dressed entirely in black, Huo Yuhao pinched the bridge of his nose: "Why are you wearing this?"

"Aren't we going to assassinate someone?" Xiao Yan asked, puzzled. "That's how it's always written in the novels I've read before. Assassinations always involve wearing black bodysuits."

"There's no need to hide this. Even if we just swagger into the Sand Mercenary Group's base, no one will care."

"Well?"

"Also, why poison the gatekeeper mercenaries when you could just climb over the wall?"

"Well……"

"My eldest and second brothers are asleep. If you poison these two too, what if the enemy comes?"

With each sentence Huo Yuhao spoke, Xiao Yan lowered his head a little further. Finally, Xiao Yan asked weakly, "Then should I go and detoxify them?"

"Never mind." Huo Yuhao flicked his fingers and sent two streams of cold air into the bodies of the two mercenaries.

The moment the toxin was cleared, the two mercenaries shivered and instantly woke up.

"Strange, how did we fall asleep?"

Seeing that the two mercenaries didn't seem to care at all, Huo Yuhao sighed and said, "I left a mental mark on Senior Hai Bodong. It will wake him up if a stranger enters the mercenary group's base. Let's go."