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

Chapter 143 Tang San, an Unwitting Caught in the Crossfire

three days later.

"That's all for today's class. Our core students, come with me. Everyone else, you may leave now."

Those who already knew that the selection competition would be held today immediately perked up. Except for Dai Huabin, who had already been expelled from school, the other core disciples stood up and followed Zhang Lexuan out of the classroom with tense expressions.

Three days have passed, so Dai Yueheng's body should have been sent to the Duke's mansion by now, right?

I wonder if Dai Hao has gone back.

As he walked, Huo Yuhao's mind began to wander.

In the past three days, it has become common knowledge that Dai Huabin and his brother have used external forces to threaten the lives of the students.

Conversely, no matter how curious or how much people investigated, they could not find any information about the identity of the student whose life was threatened.

This was naturally the result of a deliberate arrangement by the hospital.

In Zhang Lexuan's words, the academy can be airtight at times, but at other times, the academy feels that it doesn't have to be so airtight.

The former was naturally to give himself a better position in the confrontation with the Duke's mansion, while the latter was to prevent attracting too much attention and causing trouble for Huo Yuhao.

Although Huo Yuhao was relieved, it was the students who were waiting to watch the drama unfold who suffered.

Thunder, little rain.

Apart from Dai Huabin being expelled from school, they knew nothing about the time, place, or what happened.

It felt like they were all ready, but the other side just rubbed against them without actually going in.

Who can stand this?

The itch to know what was going on kept the story going, and while people were searching for the truth, they also began to speculate about which unlucky person had been threatened with death.

As time went by, an answer emerged in my mind.

A naked war god!

If we're talking about who has the biggest grudge against Dai Huabin, who else could it be but Tang San, who is a force to be reckoned with in the outer courtyard?

Especially since Tang San has been seen using crutches and appearing seriously injured since the start of the school year, this further confirms the point.

That's not the most important thing. Even more shockingly, some people have revealed that since Tang San was injured, he has been going to the toilet much more frequently. Occasionally, when they go to the toilet, they will see Tang San urinating, with the veins on his neck bulging, looking like he is in great pain.

The news was like a bombshell dropped on the crowd, leaving everyone horrified.

At first, many people didn't believe it, but after observing Tang San for a few days and confirming it, no one questioned the credibility of the matter anymore.

And so, Tang San's reputation soared once again. He could even feel the pitying gazes from passersby as he walked down the street, leaving him completely bewildered.

However, compared to the turbulent situation outside the academy, the events within the academy are merely minor disturbances.

The two sons of Dai Hao, the hero of the Star Luo Empire, the Imperial Marshal, and the Duke of White Tiger, returned home ahead of schedule after completing their studies at Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent, bringing with them a full bottle of Soul Ascension Pills.

Unfortunately, the event happened suddenly, and the Duke's mansion had not received prior notice of the young master's return, making the return ceremony rather quiet.

However, this is not a big problem. After all, the Duke's mansion should hold a grand banquet for the eldest young master Dai Yueheng in a couple of days, and I believe he himself will not mind these things.

The only pity is that Dai Hao himself was still diligently guarding the border and did not have time to learn of the good news in time to be there in person.

Of course, although the father was not present, the Duchess, as the couple's biological mother, was.

I heard that when she saw her eldest son, who was in a deep sleep and could not be woken up no matter how she called him, her eyes instantly filled with tears of happiness, and she even choked up because she was so excited.

As for the Star Luo Royal Family...

It's unclear whether the current emperor, Xu Jiawei, is too busy with state affairs to pay attention to this matter, or whether it's because Shrek not only failed to apologize for the incident but also continued to criticize the Duke's Mansion with an unusually tough attitude.

In short, the Star Luo royal family, unusually, remained silent after learning of this matter.

At this moment.

In a lavishly decorated room within the White Tiger Duke's mansion, far away in the Star Luo Empire.

An elderly woman with a weathered face was sitting on a chair by the bed, her eyes slightly narrowed, as if she were sensing something through the hand resting on Dai Huabin's forehead.

Beside the old woman stood a beautiful woman who looked to be in her thirties and exuded a mature charm.

Although her appearance was undeniably striking, her swollen eyes and haggard expression somewhat diminished her beauty.

The fact that the beautiful woman was able to appear here at this time speaks volumes about her identity; she was none other than Dai Huabin's mother, the Duchess.

She barely dared to breathe, her beautiful eyes darting nervously between Dai Huabin and the old woman.

Seeing the old woman's brows furrowing, her heart clenched.

After an unknown amount of time, the old woman suddenly trembled, as if she had been electrocuted, and withdrew her hand, staring at Dai Huabin in disbelief.

The sudden turn of events startled the Duchess, but before she could ask anything, the door behind her was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"Didn't I tell you! Don't bother me unless it's important... Hao!?"

Before she could finish speaking, the Duchess's angry voice abruptly stopped upon seeing the tall, blond figure.

Not only her, but even Dai Huabin, who was lying on the bed, subconsciously widened his eyes.

From this moment on, my heart, which had been beating calmly, began to pound violently.

Upon learning of the situation, his father, who had been stationed on the frontier for many years, rushed back to see him immediately!

It was as if they had seen hope. The reverence that had accumulated over the years exploded at this moment, sweeping away the fear of death in their hearts. Even their originally listless voices became more energetic.

"Father, you've arrived..."

However, things didn't go as planned. Faced with that emotionally charged plea, Dai Hao didn't offer comfort and encouragement as Dai Huabin had expected. Instead, with a gloomy face, he strode over as Dai Huabin grew increasingly astonished, and finally slapped him across the face.

Snapped! ! !

The immense force knocked Dai Huabin down onto the bed. If he hadn't been lying on the bed, this powerful blow would likely have sent him flying.

"Father?"

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Dai Huabin looked at the man with a ferocious expression in front of him, completely bewildered.

After a brief silence, seeing Dai Huabin's rapidly swelling cheeks, the Duchess, belatedly realizing what was happening, let out a scream, grabbed Dai Huabin, and roared at Dai Hao as if she had gone mad.

"Dai Hao, what's wrong with you?! You're hitting your son at a time like this?!"

"Am I going crazy!?"

Dai Hao laughed in anger and pointed at Dai Huabin, growling.

"It's because I haven't hit him that he's caused such a huge mess! Do you know how much trouble he's gotten me into this time?!"

"He's impulsive and acts without considering the consequences. How is he like my son at all?!"

Upon hearing this, the Duchess choked for a moment, her lips trembling for a long time before her somewhat guilty voice finally rang out again.

"But Dai Huabin is already like this..."

"He brought it on himself!"

Dai Hao, who was in a fit of anger, did not notice the Duchess's strange behavior. After letting out a cold snort, he looked at Dai Huabin's pale face and finally softened his heart.

Suppressing his resentment, he turned his head to look at the healer Douluo Wang Xian'er beside him and respectfully bowed.

"Greetings, Senior Wang. How is my son doing?"

Wang Xian'er didn't speak, but glanced at Dai Huabin with a complicated expression, and spoke softly.

"Dai Huabin is very weak. In order not to disturb his rest, you two should come outside with me to talk."

After saying that, she turned and walked out of the room.

This scene, however, caused a flicker of panic to cross the eyes of Dai Hao and the Duchess.

They certainly understood that Wang Xian'er probably did this because Dai Huabin's condition was not optimistic.

Only after the three of them left the room and closed the door did Wang Xian'er let out a soft sigh.

"Dai Hao, I won't hide it from you, even I am helpless in the face of your son's condition..."

Before she could finish speaking, the Duchess swayed slightly as if struck by lightning.

"How could this happen!?"

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, and her knees buckled as she was about to kneel down before this retainer of the Star Luo royal family.

"Please, please, save my child..."

As expected, Wang Xian'er raised her hand, and an invisible fluctuation of soul power immediately supported the Duchess. After doing this, she looked at Dai Hao with a helpless expression and explained softly.

"Gentlemen, it's not that I'm unwilling to help, but Dai Huabin's spiritual sea is not only missing most of its strength, but even the remaining half of his spiritual power is constantly diminishing. At this rate, in just a few months, I'm afraid he will..."

"No, no... Please save him... Yueheng is dead. He's my only child..."

The Duchess kept shaking her head, her voice choked as if she wanted to say something, but was stopped by a shout from Dai Hao, who could no longer contain his anger.

"Alright, what's the point of crying now except making things worse! Why didn't you say that earlier?! Shut up!"

The furious voice made the Duchess tremble, though her eyes seemed to be saying something.

Wang Xian'er frowned slightly, but she couldn't say anything more about other people's family matters, even if she was unhappy about it.

Fortunately, after Dai Hao finished cursing, he ignored the Duchess and turned to look at her again, asking hesitantly.

"Senior Wang, the Sea of ​​Spirit has been injured. Although it's very troublesome to treat, it's not impossible, is it? Since spiritual power is being lost, is there any way to plug the gap...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Xian'er shook her head.

"I have already tried the method you mentioned, and that's what I find strange. There is a mysterious force in the gap in Dai Huabin's spiritual sea that is preventing my soul power from repairing it."

"Moreover, I have personally experienced it. Even I am helpless against that power. In fact, during the contact, I was even accidentally invaded by that power and suffered considerable injuries..."

(End of this chapter)