Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 101 Dai Hao: Is Your Head Being Greened?

"As for that punch, you can rest assured. I have never heard of Elder Mu passing on his signature technique to anyone. To be able to figure out this path on his own and research it to this extent, that kid is indeed exceptionally talented."

"But the technique of ruling the world is a combat skill that Elder Mu has studied for many years and mastered. It is not something that a child who is not even twelve years old can research. So it should not be the real ruling the world and will not have the effect you are worried about."

At this point, Elder Xuan paused again, then spoke calmly.

"No one can become strong without experiencing setbacks, especially geniuses. Appropriate failures will not only not damage their self-confidence, but will also make them progress more quickly. This incident is also a good thing for Tang San. Let's leave him alone for now and let him think it over."

"As a warning, don't give him that ten-thousand-year-old soul bone. I'll take him to the Star Dou Great Forest during the holidays to see if we can get Tang San's ancestor's Eight Spider Lances."

"Yes, Elder Xuan!"

Seeing how comprehensive Elder Xuan's arrangements were, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but feel moved.

With such an elder guiding you on your path to growth, how can you not become a strong person?

Having regained his confidence in his genius disciple, Yan Shaozhe was about to leave when a figure in a bright red school uniform appeared in his field of vision.

"Xiao Tao? What are you doing here?"

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's voice, Ma Xiaotao, who was still looking around, subconsciously turned over and explained with a smile.

"It's been a long time, teacher. I'm here to see a student named Huo Yuhao. I heard he's taking his exam today, so I've come to cheer him on."

Unaware that Yan Shaozhe was stunned by her words, Ma Xiaotao continued speaking while glancing at the assessment area below, her slightly expectant face gradually replaced by confusion.

"Is it already over? But the assessment only just started! It seems Yuhao's opponent wasn't very strong! He was defeated so quickly? Teacher, did you watch the match? Was Yuhao's match already over?"

After scanning around several times without finding the figure she was looking for, Ma Xiaotao turned around to ask Yan Shaozhe about the situation. Seeing his dark complexion, she was taken aback and subconsciously asked.

"Teacher, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's nothing."

Yan Shaozhe coughed twice and waved his hands repeatedly: "His match is indeed over, and he should be on his way back now."

For some reason, looking at his disciple Tang San, whom he had neglected for months since taking him as his apprentice, Yan Shaozhe felt more and more uneasy about the situation.

"Then I'll go find Yuhao now, teacher."

Ma Xiaotao nodded, then left without lingering and headed straight out of the assessment area.

Only after watching Ma Xiaotao completely disappear from sight did Du Weilun, who also sensed that something was wrong, finally speak.

"Dean, I feel that when Zhang Lexuan personally recruited Huo Yuhao, it wasn't just because she discovered his first spirit ring, but she probably also knew that he possessed a second spirit..."

"I know."

Yan Shaozhe nodded slightly. Recalling Ma Xiaotao's appearance just now, he unconsciously clenched his fists, which were hidden under his sleeves.

There's no need to even think about it. Apart from Zhang Lexuan's matchmaking, how could Ma Xiaotao, who had been staying in the inner courtyard for so long, have had any opportunity to get to know Huo Yuhao?

Moreover, it was obvious from her eyes and demeanor that Ma Xiaotao's evil fire was much weaker than it had been three months ago, clearly indicating that it had been suppressed.

Thinking of Huo Yuhao's ultimate ice martial soul that he had just revealed today, Yan Shaozhe felt a surge of irritation.

So, after neglecting him for a few months, his disciple has already been kidnapped?

Is he the only one in the whole world who just found out that Huo Yuhao possesses the second martial soul of ultimate ice?!

The more I think about it, the angrier I get!

Let's not even mention Zhang Lexuan. If Ma Xiaotao had told him about this earlier, how could his Martial Soul Department have lost such a genius?

A sense of dissatisfaction began to spread through Yan Shaozhe's heart. He took a deep breath, which ultimately turned into a long sigh.

"Old Du, let's go check on Tang San."

"what?"

Du Weilin paused for a moment: "Dean, what about Ma Xiaotao...?"

"Let her be. She's grown up now and has her own ideas..."

At this point, Yan Shaozhe's tone became somewhat dejected.

"In comparison, Tang San just lost a match, so as his teacher, I have to go and comfort him."

"……yes."

……

"that."

On the way back to the dormitory, Zhu Lu kept looking at Huo Yuhao, her lips moving for a long time before she finally mustered up the courage to ask.

"Are you still planning to make a move against the Duchess?"

The cold words of that thin boy from five years ago are still deeply imprinted in her mind, and she still remembers them vividly to this day.

She later learned about Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er's experiences. Not to mention the Duchess, probably many people in the Duke's mansion had already been added to Huo Yuhao's list.

Although Huo Yuhao hasn't done anything to Dai Huabin in the academy yet, she doesn't think the other party will let the Duchess off so easily.

Originally, she just thought Huo Yuhao was very talented, but the day when he would actually have the strength to take revenge was still a long way off.

But after witnessing Huo Yuhao's strength on the field, she suddenly felt that this matter was not so difficult for this young man.

"ah."

Seemingly surprised that Zhu Lu would ask this, Huo Yuhao nodded calmly.

"What's wrong? Does it affect you in any way?"

There's no point in hiding this. Zhu Lu heard everything back then, and if he wanted to tell his elders, he wouldn't have waited until now. Besides, he didn't sense any malicious intent from Zhu Lu at the moment.

No, not at all.

Zhu Lu organized her thoughts and explained softly, "As a noble family in Xingluo, the Zhu family has developed over tens of thousands of years and has many internal factions. My mother and the Duchess do not belong to the same faction, and their relationship is lukewarm."

"However, even though there is some infighting within the Zhu family, they generally maintain a close relationship with the Duke's Mansion. After all, the two families possess stable martial soul fusion techniques, and if their relationship is not close, it could severely damage their status in the Star Luo Empire. Therefore, in each generation, the two families will have one or two of the most talented members who will marry into the family."

Seeing Huo Yuhao nod in understanding, Zhu Lu pursed her lips and spoke softly.

"The Duchess married the current White Tiger Duke under similar circumstances back then, but after what happened five years ago, I became curious and investigated, and discovered some suspicious points."

"The current Duke of White Tiger, Dai Hao, is not the most talented among his peers. It's just that he took a different path when he was twelve or thirteen years old and chose to join the army, which led him to where he is today."

"But precisely because his early talent wasn't outstanding among his brothers, and because he joined the army at a young age, he shouldn't have had any opportunity to come into contact with the Duchess."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao understood what Zhu Lu meant.

Your talent wasn't outstanding among your brothers in the early stages, so why would the Zhu family invest in you instead of your brothers?

In addition, since she entered the military camp at the age of twelve or thirteen and began to make her way in the world, the relationship between the Duchess and Dai Hao was obviously not like that of Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu in the previous life, who had been in contact since childhood. Instead, it was a forced match made after Dai Hao broke out of the military camp.

"So I specifically looked into the Duchess's background."

At this point, a strange look appeared on Zhu Lu's face.

"At first I couldn't find anything, but later my parents found out that I was curious about this matter, so they told me some things."

"Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger once had a younger brother whose talent was more outstanding than Dai Hao's, but the difference was not particularly large. Therefore, the Duchess's faction was hesitant to make a decision and allowed the Duchess to contact the two of them, mainly to maintain good relations."

"But because Dai Hao voluntarily chose to join the army, the Duchess spent a long time with Dai Hao's younger brother. My parents said that the two had a very close relationship. However, after Dai Hao made a name for himself in the army, his faction switched sides and chose him."

"Although their own faction chose Dai Hao, the relationship they had built over the years couldn't be severed so easily. Therefore, the Duchess and the Duke's brother maintained a subtle connection in private."

"Later I heard that Dai Hao's younger brother was unwilling to relinquish the dukedom so easily, so he also chose to join the army, and about nine years ago, he died on the battlefield."

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After listening to Zhu Lu's story, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but blink, and a strange look appeared on his face as well.

How intimate is this "very close"?

As far as I can remember, the Duchess's oppression of him and his mother began when he was two or three years old, which fits the timeline perfectly.

Huo Yuhao had wondered about this before.

If the intention was to prevent his mother from threatening the Duchess's position after she became pregnant, then the other party could have started suppressing her the moment Huo Yun'er was found to be pregnant. Why wait until he was two years old?

...So the other party did these things because of Dai Hao's brother's death?

Is it because Dai Hao did this that the other party wants revenge?

Shouldn't you go find Dai Hao? Or is there some reason you don't understand?

It's impossible that Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin aren't biological children.

and many more!

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind. He remembered that Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng, the children of the Duchess, had the Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul, but his own and Dai Luoli's Martial Souls had both mutated.

Although the possibility of a martial soul mutation is not nonexistent, the fact that the Duchess's two children did not mutate, but he and Dai Luoli did, was such a coincidence that Huo Yuhao still sensed something unusual about it.

Could he have actually guessed right?

(End of this chapter)