Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 89 The Beginning of Fate (Part 4)
Perhaps because of the large number of people, Huo Yuhao, who was only eleven years old, was inevitably a little nervous and scared.

He looked up at Tang Ya's almost flawless oval face, and it took him a long time to calm down his turbulent emotions.

"Brothers and sisters, let me treat you to this meal!"

As he said this, Huo Yuhao's face flushed slightly.

Seeing him like this, Tang Ya's maternal instincts seemed to be awakened, and she felt even more favorably toward Huo Yuhao.

"What an adorable little brother, he gets shy so easily..."

As Tang Ya spoke, she leaned down slightly and pinched Huo Yuhao's cheek.

Bei Bei, who was watching from the side, couldn't stop her mouth from twitching. At this moment, Huo Yuhao, who was astoundingly innocent, was also made to blush completely like a monkey's bottom by Tang Ya's sudden action.

"Alright, Teacher Xiaoya, stop teasing her."

Bei Bei reached out and patted Tang Ya's shoulder, then turned his gentle gaze to Huo Yuhao and continued:
"Young man, Xiaoya is always very outgoing, but she doesn't mean any harm; she's just a glutton..."

Huo Yuhao touched his cheek, which Tang Ya had just pinched, and after a long while, he whispered:

"It's alright, brothers and sisters. If you don't mind, I'll treat you to grilled fish..."

"Hehe...then we won't stand on ceremony, little brother..."

Wu Ming, who came from behind, kept his eyes fixed on the three grilled fish, and then chuckled softly.

With Wu Ming taking the lead, the others quickly sat down around the fire. The aroma of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish was indeed too strong. Although the group had special food supplies during their two days of soul hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest, the food itself wasn't very good.

Now that they have such delicious grilled fish to eat, they naturally can't refuse.

Looking at the dozen or so mouths crammed around the fire, Huo Yuhao swallowed hard, feeling that he was destined to miss out on the fish today.

Seemingly finally realizing something was amiss, Wu Ming stepped forward and took the branch from Huo Yuhao's hand. Then she stretched out another hand, and a faint golden-red light flickered, causing the flames that had been leaping freely to slowly stabilize.

"Douyang! Go to the river and catch some fish. Can't you see that the little boy has only caught a few fish? What, are you really planning to let him feed you?"

Upon hearing this, Dou Yang, who was waiting to be fed, jumped up from the ground and rushed towards the stream.

Seeing that Dou Yang had already started chasing the fish quickly, Wu Ming turned to look at Huo Yuhao, who looked surprised, and then chuckled:
"Little brother, what's your name?"

"Huo Yuhao, my name is Huo Yuhao..."

Huo Yuhao answered somewhat nervously. Looking at the surging golden-red light in Wu Ming's hand, he hesitated for a moment before asking:
"Excuse me, are you a Soul Master?"

Wu Ming smiled, glanced at the golden-red light in her hand, and then said:

"Isn't it obvious?"

"obvious…"

Huo Yuhao replied somewhat blankly.

Tang Ya, who had been anxiously wringing her hands, finally calmed down a bit. She looked Huo Yuhao over for a while before asking with some curiosity:

"Xiao Yuhao, what are you doing in this forest? It's very close to the Star Dou Great Forest, and it's very dangerous to go any deeper..."

Huo Yuhao paused, his hand still flipping the grilled fish, and after a long while, he whispered:
"I'm here to obtain a spirit ring..."

"Are you the only one acquiring a spirit ring!?"

Tang Ya made no attempt to hide her surprise.

"Yes, it's just me..." Huo Yuhao lowered his eyes and continued to turn the grilled fish in his hand. He looked dazed for a moment, but then he quickly smiled again.

"Brother and sister, the fish is ready. You can eat first..."

Tang Ya eagerly took one, and then, ignoring the heat, took a bite.

An exquisite aroma filled her taste buds, and Tang Ya's eyes widened. Then, while eating the fish, she mumbled indistinctly:

"I've never eaten such delicious grilled fish before, Xiao Yuhao, you're a grilled fish genius..."

Wu Ming glanced at Shu Yan, who was leaning against a tree, and then chuckled:

"Alright, Yuhao, you eat first. You can worry about them after you've eaten your fill."

"It's okay, I'm not hungry..."

Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, a gurgling sound suddenly rang out…

Wu Ming smiled helplessly, then stuffed the remaining two grilled fish into Huo Yuhao's hands.

"Go eat, there's plenty of fish waiting for you to grill later..."

After saying that, Wu Ming glanced at the pile of green fish that had already formed a small mountain on the side, and for a moment she felt a little sorry for Huo Yuhao, who was devouring the grilled fish.

……

An hour and a half later, Huo Yuhao collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

He had never thought that grilling fish was such a physically demanding activity. In the past hour, he had lost count of how many fish he had handled. He only knew that the fish seemed to appear endlessly, and even though his movements were almost blurry, he still couldn't grill them all.

After today, he felt that he didn't want to do grilled fish again for a while, as he had developed a bit of a psychological aversion to it.

On the other hand, apart from Shu Yan, everyone else was resting contentedly against tree trunks or rocks, giving the impression of being well-fed and ready for a long nap.

Just then, Tang Ya, who had been whispering with Bei Bei, approached Huo Yuhao with a grin and whispered:

"Xiao Yuhao, what are your plans for the future?"

Huo Yuhao was taken aback at first, then thought for a moment and said very seriously:

"I need to acquire my first spirit ring first, then cultivate diligently to fulfill my mother's dying wish..."

Tang Ya nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this, and then continued:
"Xiao Yuhao, is there anyone else in your family?"

Huo Yuhao's gaze froze for a moment, then he firmly shook his head and said:

"There's no one left."

A hint of joy appeared on Tang Ya's face, and then she blurted out:
"That's great!"

Huo Yuhao was immediately taken aback, and the others who had been watching the commotion exchanged glances, their eyes revealing surprise.

Beibei tapped Tang Ya's forehead with a look of exasperation, then said with a hint of apology:
"Yuhao, that's just how your sister Xiaoya is, she doesn't think before she speaks, but she doesn't mean any harm, don't misunderstand..."

Tang Ya quickly added:
"Yes, yes, Yuhao, please don't misunderstand. I just wanted to ask you if you wanted to join our sect, and then we'd take you to Shrek Academy to study. You've probably heard of its reputation as the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent. There's absolutely no place in the world better at training Soul Masters than Shrek Academy..."

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(End of this chapter)