20demayo Chapter 74 Huo Yuhao's first time was already being targeted.
Chapter 74 Huo Yuhao's first time was already being targeted.
Chapter 74 Huo Yuhao's first time was already being coveted.
Inside the medical room, Dai Huabin woke up.
He stared blankly at the ceiling, his consciousness still somewhat hazy.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Zhu Lu sitting on the edge of the bed, and fragmented memories began to surface.
On the competition stage, Zhu Lu embraced Huo Yuhao, their bodies intertwined with light. After their martial souls merged, the white tiger was far more powerful than his own Netherworld White Tiger...
Huo Yuhao?
Dai Huabin suddenly remembered something.
Yes, my mother once mentioned to me that lowly, maid-born child who escaped from the White Tiger Duke's mansion.
No wonder he was able to use the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Zhu Lu.
But the thought of the three-eyed white tiger's vertical pupils radiating brilliant golden light on its forehead filled Dai Huabin with uncontrollable fear.
The throbbing pain in his head suddenly intensified, and an indescribable feeling of suffocation surged into his heart.
Fear and boundless shame intertwined, instantly transforming into a raging inferno.
"Get out of here!"
Dai Huabin's voice was very hoarse, filled with undisguised disgust.
Upon hearing Dai Huabin's words, Zhu Lu's body stiffened almost imperceptibly. She lowered her head and said nothing, but stepped forward to help Dai Huabin up.
"Get out of my way!" Dai Huabin abruptly raised his hand, slapping her hand away, and said coldly, "Zhu Lu, how dare you stay here? You and that bastard can use a Martial Soul Fusion Technique, do you even deserve to be my fiancée?!"
Zhu Lu was startled when she heard Dai Huabin's words.
She naturally understood what Dai Huabin meant, but she still didn't dare to say anything more.
Seeing Zhu Lu's silent and cowardly appearance, Dai Huabin felt his anger burn even more fiercely. He suddenly activated his soul power and raised his hand to slap Zhu Lu's cheek hard.
"Snap!" The crisp sound was particularly jarring in the infirmary.
Caught off guard, Zhu Lu staggered back several steps after being struck by the palm, and finally fell to the ground.
At that moment, Cui Yajie, who had heard the noise from the medical room, pushed open the door and walked in.
She immediately spotted Zhu Lu, who was sitting on the ground, her face as pale as paper, and a trickle of blood even spilling from the corner of her mouth.
Cui Yajie's face, which had been languid and charming, instantly turned cold as she looked at Dai Huabin, who was still in the hospital bed.
"Dai Huabin, you couldn't beat Huo Yuhao and got knocked unconscious. Now that you're awake, you only dare to hit Zhu Lu, right? What kind of man are you?"
Cui Yajie's words were laced with undisguised contempt.
"Shut up!" Dai Huabin, his sore spot touched, became even more enraged and roared, his voice trembling with fear, "What business is it of yours, an outsider, that I'm disciplining my fiancée? Get out of here too."
Cui Yajie looked at his outwardly strong but inwardly weak appearance, scoffed, and was too lazy to argue with him anymore.
She walked over to Zhu Lu, bent down to help the still dazed Zhu Lu up, and took out her handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of Zhu Lu's mouth.
"Let's go, Zhu Lu, let's ignore this mad dog that only bites people randomly."
Cui Yajie forcefully pulled Zhu Lu and turned to walk towards the door.
As she walked, she said indignantly to Zhu Lu, "I told you long ago, that kind of man is not worth your time!"
Also, didn't Yuhao tell you that if you have any problems you can't solve, just go to him, and he'll definitely help you...?
As Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie's footsteps faded into the distance, and their words rang clearly in his ears, Dai Huabin's gaze grew increasingly gloomy and resentful.
"Huo Yuhao..."
……
On the shores of Poseidon Lake, wisps of smoke have once again risen from the chimneys after a long absence.
Wu Feng was holding back her energy, vigorously roasting the food with her dragon fire.
With tears wetting the grill, she was determined to grill skewers even better than Huo Yuhao's.
On the grass not far away, Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu were sitting together at a small square table.
Zhu Lu kept her head down, stuffing grilled meat into her mouth to hide her nervousness.
When Cui Yajie pulled her out of the infirmary earlier, she didn't know if she was really bewitched, but she was persuaded by Cui Yajie's few words and actually followed her to the place where Huo Yuhao and the others were celebrating their victory.
But now that she was actually here, facing that gentle and refined young man, Zhu Lu didn't know what to say.
Zhu Lu also understood the meaning behind Dai Huabin's words earlier; the person in front of her was actually the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke.
Huo Yuhao looked at the exquisite and beautiful black-haired girl with heterochromatic eyes in front of him, noticed the swelling on her right cheek that had not completely subsided, and his brows furrowed slightly.
If it weren't for the fact that he had gone a bit too far on the field, and it was just a whim that he wanted to see what that suddenly appeared Martial Soul Fusion Skill was all about.
If it had been done in another way, perhaps she wouldn't have been slapped by Dai Huabin.
To be honest, the compatibility of his and Zhu Lu's martial soul fusion was not very high, only about 70%.
"Zhu Lu, does your face still hurt?"
Upon suddenly hearing Huo Yuhao's caring words, Zhu Lu seemed startled, her body trembling violently.
Before he could even swallow the roasted meat in his mouth, he was choked and started coughing violently.
Huo Yuhao patted her back gently and handed her a glass of juice.
"Eat slowly, I'm not going to eat you."
His words carried a hint of helplessness.
Zhu Lu held the glass in both hands and sipped the sweet juice.
The juice was sweet, but she still felt fear and unease deep down.
She was engaged to Dai Huabin after all, so how could she act so intimately with another man?
In particular, he was the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke.
Moreover, my talent isn't considered particularly good.
He couldn't even keep up with Dai Huabin's cultivation pace, let alone Huo Yuhao, who was even more talented than Dai Huabin.
He and I are ultimately just two parallel lines that will never intersect.
Thinking this, a sorrowful look appeared in Zhu Lu's unusual heterochromatic eyes.
Suddenly, Zhu Lu felt a cool, refreshing touch on her cheek, a touch of warmth amidst the coldness.
Huo Yuhao actually put his hand on his face?
"Don't move."
Huo Yuhao's words carried an undeniable air.
Zhu Lu's instinctive attempt to break free also stopped.
A cool, white mist emanated from the contact between the palm and the cheek.
"This will help the swelling go down faster," Huo Yuhao explained softly. "I'm very sorry about what happened on the field today."
His original plan was simply to open a hole in Dai Huabin's mental sea during the competition and then destroy his talent.
The removal of Dai Huabin was merely a matter of personal grudges.
But with Zhu Lu, he found himself...
Zhu Lu spoke softly, somewhat apprehensively, "It's okay, I don't blame you. After all, it was just a competition..."
As soon as the words left her mouth, Zhu Lu felt a wave of annoyance. Why was she so clumsy with her mouth?
If it were Cui Yajie, she probably would have already taken advantage of the situation and gotten closer to the other person.
"After the competition, my teacher came to me and said that if I wanted, she could go to the Zhu family on my behalf and help you and Dai Huabin dissolve your marriage."
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Zhu Lu's pupils suddenly contracted.
Should the engagement be dissolved?
Can I escape from that arrogant and conceited Dai Huabin?
As long as I nod in agreement now, it's fine...
Even if she wasn't very talented, she could still stay with Huo Yuhao for several years.
Hurry up and say yes, Zhu Lu!
But would the Zhu family let him go? Or rather, would the duchess let him go?
Dai Huabin already knows Huo Yuhao's true identity, so the Duchess will definitely know it too.
Even though her parents sacrificed themselves for the Zhu family in their early years, she still grew up under the Zhu family's care. How could they possibly let her leave so easily?
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Even if it were possible, Huo Yuhao's teacher would probably have to pay a considerable price, right?
Ultimately, he and Huo Yuhao were destined to be together but not to stay together...
Zhu Lu finally managed a bittersweet smile. "Huo Yuhao, thank you, but I can't..."
Before she could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao interrupted her, "However, I refused my teacher. I want to give you another option, a path that doesn't depend on anyone and isn't a tool for martial soul fusion techniques."
Zhu Lu's eyes were already brimming with tears when she heard the first half of Huo Yuhao's sentence, but she was suddenly stunned when she heard the rest, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
To successfully manage the Spirit Pagoda, which is independent of Shrek Academy, it ultimately needs its own team, and Zhu Lu is one of the candidates Huo Yuhao is considering.
That's why he wanted to provide Zhu Lu with another path.
As for solving Zhu Lu's talent problem, it was not a difficult task for him, who possessed many immortal herbs within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.
"You don't have to agree to me so quickly." Huo Yuhao looked at the somewhat excited girl in front of him and still spoke up to comfort her. "If you choose to take the other path, you will encounter no less difficulties in cultivation, so you should think it over carefully."
Even if her talent problem is solved with immortal herbs in the future, cultivation will ultimately depend on her own efforts.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help her much with this either.
"Mm." Zhu Lu nodded, then secretly glanced at Huo Yuhao a few more times, her anxiety seemingly disappearing.
Wu Feng, who was closest to Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu and struggling with the kebabs, naturally heard their conversation clearly.
Wu Feng curled his lip.
At first, she really thought Huo Yuhao had no feelings for Zhu Lu, but it turned out he was playing a long game here.
Look at Zhu Lu now, she's completely infatuated with Huo Yuhao. They've only met a few times, haven't they?
Huo Yuhao, you still say you're not a succubus?
Tianmeng, in the sea of spirits, was also in a state of great anxiety.
She suddenly realized that Yuhao seemed to have become much more proactive lately, especially in matters of the heart.
She asked uneasily, "Bingbing, do you think it's because of the spiritual essence I fused with Yuhao last time?"
Although Tianmeng considers herself a sleepy person, she is definitely not a slutty silkworm.
Hyotei, annoyed by Tenmu's constant circling, used her scorpion tail to bind her, then lifted her up and swung her back and forth a few times.
"Be quiet."
But a hint of contemplation did indeed appear in her golden eyes.
Compared to the easier-to-satisfy desires of sleep and appetite, it seems reasonable for Huo Yuhao to develop a liking for eroticism in order to balance these three desires.
So shouldn't I do the same?
Like Hyotei, Ning Tian was also deep in thought, sitting alone at a wooden table.
Ning Tian naturally knew what it meant for Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu to possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Generally speaking, martial soul fusion skills can only be possessed between very close siblings or lovers whose auras are similar.
Seeing the subtle intimacy between Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu, Ning Tian clenched his fist slightly, but quickly relaxed it again.
Ning was born with a keen and perceptive mind, and naturally understood that being too assertive in matters of the heart would only annoy people.
A smart girl sometimes needs to learn to play dumb and make appropriate concessions.
Moreover, in her opinion, for someone like Huo Yuhao, her concession would only make him feel guilty, and perhaps this would actually garner him more attention and affection.
At the same time, she could not give up on Huo Yuhao.
Therefore, Ning Tian didn't mind other girls who were also attracted to Huo Yuhao circling around him, which also showed how outstanding the man she liked was.
Even if she wasn't jealous, her goal was still to have Huo Yuhao's first time, or even to be the first to get pregnant with Huo Yuhao's child.
Ning Tian turned his gaze to Wu Feng, who had a bitter expression on his face and was grilling in place of Huo Yuhao.
If he wasn't attractive enough to Huo Yuhao to make a move against him, then what about adding Wu Feng to the mix?
She could also vaguely sense that Wu Feng actually cared quite a bit about Huo Yuhao.
Wu Feng felt Ning Tian's gaze directed at him.
She was about to respond with a smile when she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
She had a bad feeling; was she about to be sold out by the young master?
At another table, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Nanmen Yun'er, and the newly joined Cui Yajie were chatting enthusiastically.
With her naturally high emotional intelligence, Cui Yajie quickly found her place in this small team.
Compared to Ning Tian of the seemingly unapproachable Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, this "commoner" team is more suitable for her.
She even readily agreed with Wang Dong'er and joined the so-called "Anti-Huo Yuhao Alliance," becoming its third member.
This made Wang Dong'er extremely happy.
Although she was very grateful to Huo Yuhao, she was a woman who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment.
Seeing the "Anti-Huo Yuhao Alliance" expand further, she was very pleased, and even Cui Yajie, who had a foxy look, seemed more pleasing to the eye.
As expected, not everyone likes Huo Yuhao.
Unfortunately, during the Wufeng competition, she almost burned the Lan sisters' hair, otherwise she felt that she might have been able to bring in two more allies.
As for Zhu Lu, Wang Dong'er never considered her from the beginning.
After all, she has a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Huo Yuhao, so how could she possibly dislike Huo Yuhao?
Wang Dong'er was already happily fantasizing that once they were divided into classes, she would recruit a few more of her girlfriends to join her group.
When the time comes, Huo Yuhao will definitely be trembling with fear when facing his powerful guild leader.
Hmph, I'll definitely make him kneel down and kiss his toes to apologize to me.
The thought of that bright future made Wang Dong'er's smile even brighter.
(End of this chapter)