Chapter 5 The Spirit-Eyed Boy
"Yuhao, don't hate your father. It's his responsibility to protect the family and the country." The woman couldn't bear it. Her children had suffered too much with her, but she couldn't hate that man.
"Mom, you just said that he went out to destroy the Sun and Moon Empire. What does this have to do with defending the country?" Although the boy was young, his logic was very clear.
"This..." the woman paused, "If we don't destroy the Sun and Moon Empire, they will invade us one day, just like they did four thousand years ago..." She wanted to convince her son, but she seemed to be trying her best to convince herself. , that person didn’t forget himself, but had some unavoidable reasons.
Mu Xing looked slightly sideways, the woman was right, the Sun and Moon Empire would one day raise troops to attack the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent. But defending the family and the country is just a rhetoric. Generation after generation of White Tiger Douluo went to the frontier, not because of the oracle sent down by their ancestors four thousand years ago!
However, there was one thing that puzzled her. The royal family of the Star Luo Empire changed owners. After the oracle came down, why didn't he take the throne back for his descendants?
It takes a lot of brains to think about this kind of thing! Mu Xing shook his head and led Fu Rui towards the nearby woods.
Let's kill a few soft-bone rabbits to cushion our stomachs!
Raising a cat is really annoying, and Fu Rui wants to eat roasted brains again. While Mu Xing broke the soft-bone rabbit's neck, he lamented that it was not easy for Di Tian to raise Fu Rui to such a big age.
The sound of footsteps interrupted the conversation between the two. Mu Xing took Fu Rui to the woods because he had guessed that the boy would come here.
"Huo Yuhao, you are in a bad mood, what happened?" Mu Xing looked at the little boy in simple clothes. Most children's thoughts were written on their faces, and the Son of Destiny was no exception.
"Sister Ying, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern." The boy named Huo Yuhao shook his head. For some reason, his eyes were immediately attracted to Fu Rui.
Fu Rui looked at him curiously. Her eyes were clear gold, like amber under the sun, crystal clear. The light radiating from the pupils is both the luxury of gold and the mystery of amber, like twinkling stars, making people irresistible to its charm.
She must have been loved by her family. Huo Yuhao came to this conclusion based on the little black skirt with golden piping on her body and the golden pendant around her neck. It was a necklace carefully woven from the branches of a certain plant full of life. On this necklace, there was a fist-sized pale golden crystal hanging. It showed a perfect rhombus shape, with the intersection of the rhombus lines slightly bulging. , like dragon scales.
"Sister Ying, is she your family member?" Huo Yuhao found it difficult to take his eyes away from Fu Rui, as if they were destined to meet today.
"Well, her name is Fu Rui. Eat some, just as a gift in return for treating me to grilled fish last time." Mu Xing handed a box of ice cream to Huo Yuhao. The child coaxed him with sweets, and he should be there soon. Can you be happy?
"This is this?" Huo Yuhao took the cold box and opened the lid curiously. A fresh and sweet cream smell hit his nostrils, making him swallow his saliva.
"This is ice cream, haven't you seen it? This kind of thing is not human... Hmm! It's so cold!" Just as Fu Rui was wondering if this was a specialty of the human world, Mu Xing quickly took a scoop of ice cream and stuffed it into her mouth. inside. "Of course I've seen it! But... I've never eaten it." Huo Yuhao retorted unconvincingly, and then his mood dropped again. Although he is the bastard son of the White Tiger Duke, due to the Duchess's targeting, he and his mother find it difficult to have enough food and clothing on weekdays, let alone such expensive-looking sweets.
Moreover, the box of ice cream given by Mu Xing was different from what he had seen before. Only during holidays, he would see some servants' children taking a small cup of cheap ice cream and sipping it. He had never seen anything like this. A big box.
Children are indeed easy to coax, especially children like Huo Yuhao who grew up in the Duke's Palace but have never been treated kindly by others. When they first met, Mu Xing won his favor with a handful of exquisite candies, and exchanged some delicious grilled fish from him.
"Then I'm welcome!" Huo Yuhao scooped out a scoop of ice cream and took a careful taste. Then his eyes widened, as if he was shocked by the cold and sweet taste.
Mu Xing silently watched him eat ice cream. The child was indeed not doing well. As far as she knew, Huo Yuhao's mother Huo Yun'er was the personal maid of the White Tiger Duke. She grew up with the Duke and was very favored by the Duke. She immediately became the main target of the Duke's suppression. The Duchess used the excuse that Huo Yun'er was suffering from a serious infectious disease, so she drove the mother and son to live in the woodshed behind the servants' area, and cut off all their sources of income.
Huo Yuhao was only two years old at that time, and the Duke spent little time in the mansion because he was away fighting for a long time. Due to the duchess's deliberate concealment, Huo Yuhao and his son were gradually forgotten by him. When the Duke asked, the Duchess just said that Huo Yuner was suffering from a serious disease.
When Mu Xing received this information from his subordinates, he was completely unable to understand the Duchess's series of coquettish operations, nor could he understand the Duke's actions, even though she could think from a human perspective.
What's the level of a personal maid? As a duchess, she suppressed and persecuted a concubine even though she had two sons?
Of course, the Duke wasn't much better either. After all, they had grown up together, and he didn't even bother to see Huo Yun'er when he was suffering from a serious illness. Even if he was worried about being infected, he should send a doctor over to check it out, right? Is it called pampering if you don't care?
Mu Xing has never been afraid to speculate on people's hearts with the worst malice. Although Huo Yuhao is the son of a duke, he did not inherit the White Tiger martial spirit belonging to the duke's lineage. Instead, he developed an extremely rare mutation.
Ling Mu, this is Huo Yuhao's martial spirit.
Huo Yuhao was neither a direct descendant, nor did he inherit the White Tiger martial spirit. Perhaps the so-called Duke's favor was all imagined by Huo Yun'er, and then spread to the ears of the Duchess somehow, so she was targeted and suppressed by the Duchess.
"How have you considered the proposal I made when we last met?" Thinking of this, Mu Xing once again extended an invitation to Huo Yuhao, "Do you want to join Dragon Pavilion?"
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips. He really wanted to join Dragon Pavilion because Mu Xing promised to help him hunt for soul rings and let him become a soul master. But he thought of his mother Huo Yun'er, who was opposed to his desire to join Long Pavilion.
I have said many times that this is a brand new plot. Why do some people still think that God Shura is the heroine of the previous one? This is not her story. Is it difficult to understand my words?(.)
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