Douluo Continent: Reborn Yuhao, their eyes are strange

Chapter 392 The Incompetent Husband Dai Mubai; The Responsibilities of an Elder

Zhu Zhuqing, whose form was concealed by Huo Yuhao's simulated soul skill and who was almost completely embraced by him, felt a chill run down her spine when she looked at Dai Mubai, who was so close yet ignored them.

Especially under the influence of the exceptionally pleasant scent emanating from Huo Yuhao, she felt dizzy and her face flushed even more.

Having found nothing, Dai Mubai walked back to the door, shook his head and sneered, "It's good that he's not here. Nobody's watching me. I can go out and continue playing music and dancing."

Watching Dai Mubai turn and leave without noticing anything amiss, just like a careless and incompetent husband.

Only when she could no longer sense the other person's presence did Zhu Zhuqing finally relax, her chest heaving as she gasped for breath.

Whether it was to calm her racing heart from nervousness or to sneak a few more whiffs of Huo Yuhao's catnip-like scent in this cramped space, she didn't know.

It took Zhu Zhuqing quite a while to calm herself down.

She tilted her head slightly, a complex and unfathomable light flickering in her heterochromatic eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "Yuhao, tell me, is all of this really true?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao fell silent.

He naturally knew what Zhu Zhuqing was asking, even though the surrounding scene was so realistic that it was hard to tell if it was real or not.

Even the celestial energy that filled the world was undoubtedly real, and was being greedily absorbed by the dragon god's remains within his body.

But a fake is still a fake.

No matter how realistic the illusion is, it cannot conceal the falsehood hidden beneath the perfect facade.

Zhu Zhuqing kept saying that Xiao Wu was stuck in the memories of the past and couldn't get out, but wasn't she herself the same?

Huo Yuhao did not directly answer this difficult question, but silently deactivated his dragon form.

Looking at the golden-haired boy in front of her, who had shed his oppressive dragon scales and returned to being as gentle and refined as jade, Zhu Zhuqing's heterochromatic eyes dimmed slightly.

He sighed softly, then said, "Yuhao, you are definitely more attractive to girls now that you look like this."

Now that it's just the two of us, you seem to have become quite bolder. Or were you deliberately holding me so tightly in front of Dai Mubai just now?

The posture between the two at this moment was unusually ambiguous.

In order to completely conceal her figure in the cramped corner space, Zhu Zhuqing's body was almost entirely pressed against Huo Yuhao's.

In particular, she could clearly sense that Huo Yuhao's most restless side was clearly stirring because of this excessive intimate contact.

Surprised, even Zhu Zhuqing herself didn't realize that a long-lost, inexplicable joy was rising deep within her heart.

I don't know if it was the sweet scent emanating from the other person that influenced me, or the flutter in my heart just now.

Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback. Only now did he realize what the true purpose was behind Cupid's seemingly absurd and irrational actions.

He even intentionally assigned Zhu Zhuqing the task of having intimate contact with him, all of which was tantamount to gradually breaking down their psychological defenses.

Until this moment, with the help of the environment and atmosphere, I can cross that taboo threshold that I should not have touched.

After all, under the forceful infusion of the massive celestial energy brought by the God of Love, if it weren't for the dual suppression of the Dragon God's remains and the emotional divine essence within his body, as well as the constant intervention of the Rakshasa God and Yali in his spiritual sea, he would have been in dire need of help.

I'm afraid I've already been completely corrupted by the evil thoughts stirred up by the Destruction Godhood, and I need to vent my dragon instincts.

Even with a warm and soft body in his arms, especially with the familiar and heart-stopping scenery around him, and influenced by Dai Mubai's appearance in the illusion just now, Huo Yuhao didn't know why he subconsciously hugged Zhu Zhuqing tightly.

Is it really just to make the simulated soul skill more effective and prevent Dai Mubai from discovering it?

Seeing the blond boy remain silent again, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke his face, softly saying:

"You're always like this. Whenever you encounter something difficult to answer, you start playing dumb. You have so many girls around you who like you, so why can't you even say a few sweet nothings when it really matters?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, a hint of reminiscence in her heterochromatic eyes.

"Perhaps that's precisely what makes you so attractive. Yuhao, you should know my story before I became a god, right?"

Sometimes, when I'm lying in bed alone at night, unable to sleep, I've thought more than once: If you had been the one I met first, would everything have been different?

What people fear most is comparison.

For Zhu Zhuqing, the hardships she experienced in her childhood and the cruel infighting within her family had long made becoming stronger her only belief in life.

But when she traveled a long way to Shrek Academy in order to become stronger and met the man from the Dai family with whom she had been engaged, reality gave her a resounding slap in the face.

The romantic escapades involving Dai Mubai didn't even require him to deliberately inquire; they would naturally reach his ears.

The other party has completely given up and is utterly drowning in the quagmire of desire, unable to extricate themselves.

Even after all that happened, the so-called playboy seemed to have really turned over a new leaf.

But that red flower of longing, which I could never pluck, had already revealed everything.

Looking at the blond boy so close to her, Zhu Zhuqing's usually aloof and cold eyes began to flicker with complex emotions that she herself could not accurately describe.

Noticing Zhu Zhuqing's slightly confused look, especially the hand that was still resting on his cheek, Huo Yuhao swallowed hard, trying to relieve the dryness in his throat. His eyes darted around as he awkwardly said:

"If our ancestors disliked Dai Mubai's womanizing ways, then I'm probably in a similar position to you now, aren't I? After all, I have quite a few girls around me..."

"You know what I mean, it's completely different from what you're thinking."

Zhu Zhuqing withdrew her hand in annoyance, and couldn't help but roll her eyes at Huo Yuhao, her gaze carrying a rare hint of coquettishness:

"Or are you so afraid of me because you're afraid I'll actually eat you up?"

It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not.

At this moment, the two were still squeezed into this small corner, with Zhu Zhuqing's soft body still mostly leaning against him.

Even though Huo Yuhao tried his best to remain calm and composed, the Golden Dragon King bloodline surging within him under the stimulation of the immortal spiritual energy, as well as his body's most primal instincts, were impossible to conceal.

If this ambiguous position continued, Huo Yuhao dared not imagine what out-of-control things might happen next.

He could only plead in a slightly helpless low voice, "Ancestor, could we get up and talk somewhere more normal?"

"You dared to pull me into your arms right under Dai Mubai's nose, and press me so tightly. Even if that was just Dai Mubai in an illusion, some things are already self-evident."

At this point, do you still care about such a small distance?

Zhu Zhuqing showed no intention of getting up. Like a cat quietly approaching its prey, she casually stretched her limbs and then pressed down on it again.

The distance between the two instantly closed a few more inches, their breaths almost mingling.

"Huo Yuhao, look at me. Tell me the truth, what is your true opinion of me?"

When Huo Yuhao was stared at by those unusually bright heterochromatic eyes, he immediately panicked.

If it were Dai Yun'er or Wu Siduo, he might have been able to handle it.

After all, they hadn't spent much time together, and they hadn't treated him like an ancestor in their daily interactions.

Especially with Dai Yun'er, that mischievous little devil who thrives on chaos, stirring things up, Huo Yuhao didn't feel as burdened by morality when facing them.

But Zhu Zhuqing is different.

After ascending to the realm of gods, in order to avoid trouble, I have always regarded the other party as a respectable ancestor from the bottom of my heart, without having any inappropriate desires or thoughts.

Looking at the increasingly embarrassed expression on the boy's face, Zhu Zhuqing's lips curled up slightly, even though she didn't get the answer she wanted immediately.

She spoke again softly, her tone gentle and persuasive:

"Yuhao, you should remember when we were in the God Realm, I would often come to you specifically to practice combat, right?"

Huo Yuhao nodded somewhat stiffly.

How could he possibly forget this?

At that time, in order to help herself improve her combat skills and control over divine power, Zhu Zhuqing would often find various reasons to train herself.

After each high-intensity drill, he would usually massage Zhu Zhuqing's acupoints and unblock her meridians, as her body was stiff from exhaustion.

This is precisely what Xue Di and Bing Di often tease her about, saying that Zhu Zhuqing is intentionally or unintentionally hinting at her.

At that time, he thought it was utter nonsense. How could his ancestor possibly have such thoughts about him?

Seeing Huo Yuhao's eyes dart around because of her bringing up the old matter again, Zhu Zhuqing wore an undisguised sneer.

But the object of that mockery wasn't the boy beneath him, but rather seemed to be mocking his own past self who had deceived him.

"Although there is a strict hierarchical system among the gods in the divine realm, as long as one does not think about breaking through the shackles of the divine rank, the life of an ordinary god will not be suppressed too much by the divine realm committee, and can naturally be considered a carefree paradise."

Especially after possessing near-infinite lifespans and no longer needing to strive and cultivate like mortals for survival, their original nature will inevitably resurface sooner or later.

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing's voice was extremely low, as if she were murmuring to herself, telling the secrets that had been buried in her heart for many years.

"Dai Mubai always thought that I often came to you for practice because I had ulterior motives, and even suspected that there was some kind of secret relationship between us, and we had a big fight about it."

Has he forgotten that I also invited him to come and cultivate together? But what did he do? He always made various excuses to refuse.

Does he really think I can't detect the presence of other women he picked up after secretly attending banquets hosted by other deities?

That day I was so angry I ran out, but Yuhao, you were the one who found me. It was at that moment that I suddenly realized that maybe I really did have different feelings for you.

At this point, Zhu Zhuqing's aloof demeanor dissipated considerably, replaced by a heartbreaking gentleness.

"But do you know what the first thought that came to mind when I realized that I had such a completely inappropriate view of you?"

It wasn't the joy of a young girl in love, nor the bewilderment of not knowing what to do about the future, but a deep fear.

Dai Mubai can pursue his physical desires with a clear conscience; it's his nature. I've long since given up on him.

But I always felt that even if I hadn't managed to pluck that heartbreakingly beautiful flower, I should have remained steadfast in my feelings until death, and shouldn't have harbored such unconventional thoughts. That's why I was afraid.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao instinctively replied:

"So that's why you were deliberately avoiding me back in the God Realm? I thought I did something wrong during the training and made you angry."

After all, influenced by the resonance of his bloodline, he always consciously or unconsciously avoided Zhu Zhuqing in non-essential matters, for fear of causing any unnecessary trouble.

However, during that period, it was the other party who actively and obviously avoided him. This abnormal attitude naturally made Huo Yuhao feel a little puzzled.

Hearing Huo Yuhao's belated explanation, Zhu Zhuqing's eyebrows relaxed even more, as if she had heard something heartwarming yet frustratingly silly.

"That's why Xiaowu often complains to me in private, saying that you're a blockhead when it comes to relationships. But now it seems that you just keep everything to yourself and don't want to talk to us about it."

But perhaps this is one of the reasons why those things happened later. If I had discovered all of this sooner, perhaps…”

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's eyes dim again, revealing deep self-reproach, Huo Yuhao's heart tightened, and he subconsciously comforted her, "Ancestor, this isn't your fault..."

However, before he finished speaking, a refreshing fragrance suddenly wafted up.

Huo Yuhao felt a tightness around his neck as Zhu Zhuqing's arms wrapped tightly around him.

The hug came so suddenly that his face was buried directly in that amazing softness, and Zhu Zhuqing's comforting voice rang out.

"I really can't judge right from wrong right now. But I think that as your elder, I have an obligation to take responsibility for you when you encounter difficulties."

Unless you're willing to tell me right now that you no longer see me as an elder, but rather as a woman, someone who arouses your passion?