Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao's Path of the Knights

In the past few days, Huo Yuhao has been selling grilled fish in Shrek City according to the pricing and packaging of the Armor Man Plan.

Thanks to the excellent taste and the armored man's advice, the eleven-year-old boy earned his first pot of gold.

It was a huge sum of money for Huo Yuhao!

Looking at the beautifully packaged and expensive grilled fish that others were selling from him, the naive Huo Yuhao deeply sighed at the extravagance of the rich people's lives.

"One gold soul coin..."

This doesn't refer to the money the boy earned during this period, but rather...

His grilled fish was priced at a whole gold soul coin by the armored guy!

Keep in mind that the cost of his grilled fish, including packaging, was at most three or four copper coins, yet it was sold for one gold soul coin.

He never even dared to dream of such prices and profits!

Most importantly, there are quite a few people who buy these grilled fish for one gold soul coin each!

The lives of the rich are truly unimaginable...

Back in his hotel room, Huo Yuhao sighed deeply. Having grown up in poverty, he simply couldn't understand those people.

"Alright, young man, we're setting off today. Stop lamenting here. Besides, as I told you, I've noticed a lot of wealthy people coming to Shrek City lately, which is why the prices are so high. Normally, setting the price at one or two silver soul coins would probably be the most profitable."

Even one or two Gintama coins are expensive...

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly, but did not slow down his packing.

"Hey armored guy, where are we going next?"

"Next, we should go to the Star Luo Empire first, and then see if we have any time left. If we do, we can continue to visit other countries."

"The Star Luo Empire, huh...?"

Huo Yuhao murmured softly, his eyes lowered, his mind subconsciously recalling a certain place in the Star Luo Empire.

"What's wrong, young man?"

"I'm fine, Armor Guy, I just suddenly remembered some things from the past."

Huo Yuhao forced a smile, while the armored man simply stared at him.

After a moment of silence, the armored woman suddenly bent down, meeting Huo Yuhao's gaze at him:

"Although I don't know exactly what happened in your past, young man, if you are really in pain, you might as well tell me. At least speaking out is much better than keeping it to yourself."

"Armor Guy, I..."

Huo Yuhao wanted to say that he was fine, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

"It must be tough living alone."

The gentle words touched the boy's heart, causing the eleven-year-old to tremble. Past grievances welled up in his heart, and before he knew it, tears had blurred his vision.

Huo Yuhao subconsciously bit his lip, trying his best to hold back his tears.

On the day his mother left, Huo Yuhao kept telling himself to be strong and to face whatever happened with resilience.

Don't cry, be strong...

But he forgot that he was just an eleven-year-old boy.

No matter how hard an eleven-year-old boy tries to pretend, he can't fake the strength of an adult...

Huo Yuhao tried his best not to let his tears fall, but the next moment, a not-so-soft hug broke through the already fragile boundary.

"You can cry now, Yuhao."

Uncontrollable tears streamed down his face, shattering the facade of strength the boy had always maintained, and the grief and grievances in his heart poured out like a flood.

The boy was crying loudly.

Embraced by the armored man, the boy kept calling out for his mother.

The armored man remained silent, simply embracing the boy and letting him pour out the sorrow in his heart.

……

After an unknown amount of time, the crying gradually subsided, the tears stopped falling, and the boy fell asleep in the armored man's embrace.

The armored man carefully put Huo Yuhao down, then looked at the sleeping boy and the luggage beside him and was momentarily at a loss.

If only we had the spatial soul tool mentioned in the book.

The armored man didn't want to wake Huo Yuhao, but carrying the boy on his back would make it inconvenient to carry the luggage, unless...

The armored man looked towards the doorway and saw that the man in the trench coat had entered the room at some point and was now leaning against the wall, quietly watching the armored man.

"Please, buddy, help me out!"

The armored man clasped his hands together and begged the man in the trench coat.

The man in the trench coat did not respond, but instead shifted his gaze to the boy on the bed.

After a moment of silence, the man in the trench coat made a move.

He walked quietly and quickly to the bedside, bent down, and gently carried Huo Yuhao on his back.

Seeing this, the armored woman looked at the man in the trench coat in surprise. She did not expect that he would carry Huo Yuhao on his back instead of taking the luggage!

That's really strange!

However, the armored woman didn't pause for long, after all, the young man had been staring at her for several seconds.

The experienced armored woman had no doubt that if she had been any slower, she would most likely have faced retaliation from some petty young man at some point in the future.

The armored man quickly grabbed his luggage and left with the man in the trench coat carrying Huo Yuhao.

……

Perhaps because the grief in his heart had been building up for a long time, the boy slept straight through until dark.

Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was a sky full of stars under the dark night sky.

"Young man, you're finally awake! You've been sleeping for quite a long time."

The armored man's voice came from the side. Huo Yuhao looked in the direction of the voice and saw the armored man sitting to the side.

"Armor Guy, how long have I been asleep?"

"Young man, you've actually been asleep for a whole year!"

"Huh?!"

Huo Yuhao, who had just sat up, blinked. His mind was still a little dazed, as he had just woken up.

He slept for a whole year?!

"Just kidding, you only slept from noon until night."

The armored woman chuckled a few times; teasing the eleven-year-old boy was quite amusing to her.

Upon hearing the explanation, Huo Yuhao, who was gradually regaining his senses, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Sorry, Armor Guy, I accidentally fell asleep. Not only was I not helpful, but I also added to your burden."

The thought that Armored Guy and Boss had to carry him and his luggage while he was asleep filled Huo Yuhao with guilt.

"I'm fine, after all, I was just carrying the luggage, the person carrying you was actually the young man."

"Did the big boss bring me here behind his back?"

Huo Yuhao turned his head incredulously to look at the man in the trench coat who was motionless and seemed to be asleep.

He hadn't expected that the other person had carried him there; he'd thought it was the armored guy...

"Alright, kid, don't think about it so much. Now that you're awake, you can keep watch with me. Anyway, you probably won't be able to sleep for a while."

"Okay, Armor Bro."

Huo Yuhao sat down next to Armored Guy and joined him in keeping watch.

"It's much more interesting to keep watch with someone than to do it alone."

As he spoke, the armored man looked at the boy beside him:

"Young man, the night is still long, let's have a chat."

"What do you want to talk about, Armor Guy?"

"You can say whatever you want, it's okay if you haven't thought it through, it's just casual conversation anyway."

"I……"

Huo Yuhao paused for a moment, then turned to look at the armored man, his benefactor who had been helping him ever since they met.

A moment later, Huo Yuhao turned his head and began to open his heart:

"Armored guy, I actually come from the White Tiger Duke's mansion, and I am the son of the White Tiger Duke, but my mother was not a wealthy or noble person..."

The eleven-year-old boy slowly revealed the secret he had kept hidden in his heart, expressing his willingness to believe the "armored guy" and the "boss" who had helped him so much.

"Until a year ago, my mother's health finally gave out, and she left me forever..."

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists, lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and a dark look flashed in his eyes.

"I will never forget those who bullied us. It was because of them that Mom... So I will avenge Mom! I will avenge her no matter what!"

"Then strive to become stronger, Yuhao, strong enough to avenge your family, strong enough to never lose your loved ones again."

The armored man patted the boy on the shoulder and encouraged him softly.

"I'll work hard to become stronger, thank you, Armor Guy!"

Huo Yuhao raised his head, and his clenched hands loosened temporarily.

"By the way, young man, since you've revealed your secret, I'll tell you one of our secrets as well."

"Your secret?"

"That's right, actually, we accidentally traveled here from another world; we are extraterrestrial demons!"

"An extraterrestrial demon? Armored guy, you're kidding again, right?"

Huo Yuhao lowered his eyes slightly, his lips pursed, his face full of disbelief.

How could such a kind-hearted armored guy be an extraterrestrial demon?

Moreover, this isn't the first time Armor Guy has joked with him; he just joked that he slept for a whole year!

"Haha, if you don't believe me, just take it as a joke."

"Seriously, Armor Guy, you're always making fun of me..."

"Isn't it because your reaction was so interesting, kid?"