Douluo Continent: Little Huo Niang Taken Away by Di Tian

With the contract finalized, Xu Jiawei forced a smile that looked more like a grimace as he watched the two figures disappear outside the palace gates.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Xu Jiujiu leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

Xu Jiawei took a deep breath of the cool air and slowly recounted the life story he had heard in the inner room.

After listening for a long time, he felt an inexplicable anger rise in his chest, and he wished he could also swing his Star Crown Martial Soul and smash it hard into the void a few times...

On the other side, Huo Yutong lowered her head and silently followed behind Di Tian, ​​stepping out of the palace.

As they reached a corner, a person suddenly appeared not far ahead.

"I am Dai Hao, paying my respects to Your Excellency the Beast God!" Dai Hao had come to the palace to report on military affairs of the Mingdou Mountain Range, but upon seeing Di Tian, ​​he immediately stopped and bowed, his voice booming like a bell.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yutong suddenly dug her fingertips into her palm.

With a thought, she silently spread her spiritual power, completely concealing her aura behind Di Tian.

Dai Hao's view was completely blocked by Di Tian.

Di Tian nodded slightly, taking it as a response.

Dai Hao felt a chill run down his spine and was shocked: As expected of the Beast God, his aura was terrifying.

Only after Dai Hao left did Di Tian slowly turn around.

"Yutong, I'm here."

He called out softly.

At this moment, Huo Yutong's carefully constructed facade crumbled.

She revealed herself, almost falling into Di Tian's arms, her cheek pressed against his broad, warm chest, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist.

This embrace, this warmth...

Just like that afternoon many years ago when the girl threw herself into his arms, Di Tian raised his hand and gently patted her back.

The difference was that it was the strands of hair that his palm touched. Back then, it was short hair, but now it had transformed into a cascade of long, flowing blue hair, smooth and cool, wrapped around his fingers.

Six years have passed in the blink of an eye.

She's no longer that eleven-year-old child; this year, she's seventeen...

After a long while, Huo Yutong reluctantly raised her head.

Di Tian looked at the girl's pretty face. Her eyes were slightly red, and her bright eyes were shimmering with tears, clearly reflecting Di Tian's features—those bright eyes, at this moment, held only him, as if looking at...

"Uncle... Uncle..." Under his long gaze, Huo Yutong lowered her head shyly, her voice barely audible, "Still in the palace..."

Upon hearing this, Di Tian reached out and grasped her icy hand.

"Walk."

His palm was burning hot, but Huo Yutong didn't pull away. Instead, she gripped it tightly, greedily absorbing its unique warmth.

Indeed, something has changed.

As soon as Dai Hao stepped into the hall, he felt the air become as still as iron.

Xu Jiawei, sitting on the chair, had a gloomy expression, while Princess Xu Jiujiu glared angrily beside him.

"Dai Hao! What a mess you've made!" Xu Jiawei slammed his fist on the armrest, his voice booming like thunder.

Dai Hao felt a chill run down his spine. Although he didn't understand why, his body's instincts acted faster than his thoughts.

He knelt down on one knee with a thud, the sound of his knee hitting the ground making a dull thud: "Your Majesty! I...I do not know what crime I have committed?"

"You..." Xu Jiawei's chest heaved violently with anger, and his finger pointing at Dai Hao trembled.

Xu Jiujiu, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward, gently patted his back to help him catch his breath, and whispered, "Brother, please calm down. Don't upset yourself."

Xu Jiawei took several deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the urge to smash his Star Crown Martial Soul over there. He gritted his teeth and said, "Go back! Investigate your Duke's mansion thoroughly! You're a duke, and you can't even handle your own affairs?! You've utterly disgraced me! Get out!!"

The final "Get out!" carried immense spiritual power, causing the palace tiles to vibrate and hum.

Dai Hao lay on the ground, his inner shirt already soaked with cold sweat.

Although still completely baffled, he keenly caught the words "Duke's Mansion" and a terrifying thought began to form in his mind.

He dared not say another word, and kowtowed heavily: "Your subject... takes his leave!"

After saying this, he retreated from the main hall almost as if flying. Only when the hall doors closed in front of him did he lean against the cold palace wall, panting heavily with a deathly pale face.

Just as Di Tian and Huo Yutong arrived at the headquarters plaza of the Spirit Pagoda, an old figure pounced on them like a hungry wolf.

"Senior! Help me—!!"

Xuanzi shamelessly threw himself to the ground, his hands tightly locking Di Tian's legs.

He was crying with snot streaming down his face, tears streaming down his face.

Ever since learning Di Tian's true identity, Xuan Zi's life has fallen into an abyss.

Moon, using some unknown excuse, euphemistically called "helping you break through your limits," actually resorted to physical violence after just a few words, even getting a "kind" tap with his cane as soon as he stepped through the door...

He dared not speak out in anger, after all, that was the master of the Sea God Pavilion, who was giving him "special training"!

With nowhere else to turn, Xuanzi had no choice but to place his hopes on this "Great Buddha".

"Senior! Please persuade Elder Mu! I can't keep practicing like this! Look, Elder Mu has beaten me so badly that my body is swollen!!" Xuanzi howled to the sky, attracting countless stares from inside and outside the Spirit Transmission Tower.

"Let go."

Di Tian's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he practically squeezed out those two words through gritted teeth.

He really wanted to smash that old thing into the earth's core with a Dragon God Claw.

Such a commotion naturally alerted Biji and Ziji inside the tower.

Biji rushed over carrying little Diqiu. Seeing this scene, her lips twitched, and after a long pause, she managed to stammer, "You...you...could you...pay a little more attention to your image?"

Little Diqiu in her arms was amused and giggled, seemingly finding the old man rolling on the ground quite amusing.

Zi Ji stood not far away, her purple eyes filled with murderous intent, barely managing to suppress the urge to yell, "Get the hell off my man!"

"Elder Xuan, please relax and let's talk this out." Huo Yutong also looked helpless and stepped forward to persuade him.

"I won't let go! I'd rather die than let go! Unless you promise me to plead with Elder Mu on my behalf!" Xuanzi displayed a shamelessness as thick as a wall, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

"Alright." Di Tian suddenly smiled, a smile so cold it made the surrounding temperature drop sharply. "Then let's wait for Mu En to arrive."

Soon after, Moon arrived, surrounded by the elders, his face filled with compassion.

He first nodded slightly to Di Tian, ​​then sighed, "Senior, recently I have been giving Xuanzi special training to break through his limits, but who knew that his temperament is unstable and he is showing signs of... going astray in his cultivation. I have caused you trouble today."

After saying that, Mu En gave Xuan Zi a "concerned" glare: "Let go of the senior!"

"It's alright." Di Tian smiled sinisterly, but showed no mercy. "I'd be happy to participate in Xuanzi's 'special training'."

The next second, Di Tian bent down and exerted force, his five fingers gripping Xuan Zi's wrist like iron clamps. There was a crisp "crack" sound, the mournful cry of the wrist bone unable to bear the weight.

Xuanzi's pig-like screams instantly resounded through the sky.

Before he could even catch his breath, Di Tian and Mu En, with perfect coordination, grabbed Xuan Zi's arms from both sides and dragged him away in a long stride.

Xuanzi was dragged along the ground, his shrill screams echoing all the way above the Spirit Pagoda, startling a flock of birds. A large group of elders, along with the Demon King and Xie Sen who had been lured there, went to watch the spectacle.

"Yutong, let's go too." Ziji snorted coldly, pulled Huo Yutong and turned to leave.