"Okay. Sir, please take a rest. We won't disturb you." Several servants hurriedly supported Chai San, who was still unconscious, and left.
After they left, the smile on Wang Cheng's face instantly disappeared, and he left the reception room with a flick of his sleeves.
……
The White Tiger Duke's Mansion is very large. Although the Inner Palace is only one-third of its size, all members of the White Tiger family live in it. Currently, the entire White Tiger family has a population of about 43 people, but they all live on the edge of the Inner Palace. The most luxurious buildings in the center can only be occupied by the Duke's family.
In one of the magnificent buildings that looked like a palace, a young man with long golden hair wearing a flame fox fur robe sneered and put down the communication soul guide in his hand. He murmured to himself, "I thought you were a coward, so patient, but I didn't expect you to resist. This time, I will make you wish you were dead. That old man Chen Hongsheng can't stop me."
As he spoke, the young man calmly snapped his fingers. Not long after, a wisp of grey air slowly condensed and then transformed into a figure who quietly knelt on one knee in front of the young man. This figure was a man with his face covered by a grey robe, and he was a secret guard of the Duke's Palace.
A hoarse voice sounded, "Second Young Master."
"Go, take a few people and capture that bastard. He must have escaped from the Duke's Mansion. With his level of soul master, he can't get far." The young man ordered indifferently.
"I obey your command." The gray-robed man lowered his head and replied, then turned into a wisp of gray air and quietly left the palace.
The young man stood up, stepped on the hot plush carpet on the ground, and walked barefoot to a fluorescent crystal table. He looked down and picked up the only item on it. It was a special soul guide envelope that could only be opened by special means. Once it was forcibly opened, the letter inside would be burned directly.
The boy's deep blue eyes actually had double pupils. These evil eyes stared at the envelope. He moved his fingertips, and a stream of white soul power was injected into the envelope. With a simple flash of white light, the boy slowly opened the outer shell of the soul guide envelope and took out the letter inside.
But when he finished reading the letter, his eyes suddenly became anxious. "Big brother is making rapid progress, and he is a few years older than me. If he continues like this, the Dukeship will definitely be his in the future, and I won't have any chance. It seems I have to tell mother that I should report to Shrek Academy as soon as possible."
As he spoke, the young man grabbed the letter and came to the fireplace. The dancing flames were reflected in his pupils. He pushed with his fingers, and the letter fell into the blazing flames and was quickly burned up.
And his figure left the palace.
Chapter 9 Conditioned Reflex Belongs to
As his body warmed up completely, Huo Yuhao finally realized that the old butler had been gone for about ten minutes and he didn't know where he had gone.
He looked up and around, but it was quiet except for the crackling sound of the burning wood in the fireplace.
"Goo!"
Suddenly, a clear sound came from Huo Yuhao’s abdomen. His face stiffened for a moment, and he subconsciously touched his stomach, muttering, “Brother Wei, wait a moment. Once this matter is resolved, I will eat all the buns I have put away and fill you up.”
"Goo!"
My stomach growled again.
Huo Yuhao: "Then add another fish."
'Brother Stomach' seemed satisfied and stopped singing his hunger chant.
Huo Yuhao shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, he had gotten used to living a hungry life over the years, otherwise he would not be able to adapt.
"Are you hungry?"
Just as Huo Yuhao lowered his head and communicated with "Brother Stomach", a wisp of fragrance wafted in from somewhere, and a gentle voice sounded at the same time.
Huo Yuhao quickly raised his head.
I don't know when Mr. Chen came back. He was holding a large ceramic bowl. He walked to the sofa and gently placed it on the coffee table.
Old Chen said with a smile: "Eat. You are at the age of growing up, so you need to eat more."
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, and looked over subconsciously, only to see that the bowl was actually filled with bright yellow noodles, with three square pieces of meat randomly placed there, each about two centimeters thick, and the slightly yellowish brown soup was faintly oozing with oil, and there were also several meatballs and vegetables.
Oh yes, there are some chopped green onions floating on the fragrant noodle soup as the final embellishment.
"Goo!"
Perhaps it was because of the aroma that Huo Yuhao's stomach growled uncontrollably again. He did not pick up the bowl and start drinking. Instead, he stared at the ceramic bowl in silence for a few seconds. Finally, he took a deep breath as if he wanted to reconfirm, and said, "Is it for me?"
"For you." Old Chen picked up the teacup and said, "Eat it. It won't taste good if the noodles clump together."
Huo Yuhao moved his lips but said nothing. He silently lowered his head, picked up the chopsticks on the bowl, picked up the noodles in it and started eating.
He didn't say anything polite, and immediately the sound of slurping noodles began to spread.
The noodles are chewy and have a hint of wheat aroma. They must be hand-rolled noodles.
You know what, although the piece of meat looks thick and a bit tough, it is actually very juicy and melts in your mouth.
The meatball is very elastic and should be able to be picked up and played like a ping-pong ball.
As for the green vegetables, their roots were as flawless as white jade, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not normal green vegetables.
After drinking a mouthful of hot soup, all my limbs came back to life.
Mr. Chen did not make the noodle soup too strong in taste. The taste is just right, neither making people feel that it is tasteless nor that it is full of seasoning in one mouthful.
Old Chen sipped his tea and watched Huo Yuhao "brutally" devouring the noodle soup. He couldn't help but smile.
"Hululu."
When the last mouthful of soup was swallowed, Huo Yuhao was sweating all over. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm, took a few deep breaths, and sighed: "This is the first time I have eaten such delicious noodles."
"It's not that I made it delicious, but you're hungry." Old Chen was about to continue pouring some tea from the teapot, when he suddenly realized that the kettle was empty. He immediately stood up, holding the ceramic bowl in one hand and the teapot in the other, "You should take a rest. I guess those lackeys are still looking for you outside the mansion."
Having said that, Mr. Chen left again.
“Burp!” Huo Yuhao couldn’t help but burp. He took out a fish with a broken belly from his wide and deep trouser pocket and stared at it silently, letting out an inexplicable sigh, “Yeah, I’m hungry.”
If Chai San hadn't come to mess with him, he would have been grilling the fish by now.
Ever since his soul traveled to Huo Yuhao's body, for some reason, he couldn't help but want to roast fish when he saw it, as if it was engraved in his memory.
"what!"
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao’s expression changed slightly. He felt a warm current in his body spreading from his abdomen to his entire body, circulating back and forth along his blocked meridians. It was an inexplicable soul power.
The changes in his body instantly caught Huo Yuhao’s attention. He quickly closed his eyes and tried to guide the soul power that appeared inexplicably in his body. The speed at which he was improving his cultivation was too slow. He was very eager for any soul power and would not waste even a single bit.
Soon, a faint fluctuation of soul power spread around Huo Yuhao. It was not strong, but very warm, like the faint light of the early sun.
On the other side, Elder Chen, who was washing dishes, smiled calmly, "The meat of a thousand-year-old soul beast is enough for you to enjoy."
……
"Mom, I plan to report to Shrek Academy in advance." Dai Huabin sat upright on a soft sofa, looking at a beautiful woman in the main seat with a very respectful expression.
This beautiful woman was different from Huo Yun'er's pure and lovely beauty. Her face seemed to have a somewhat mature charm, with a hint of majesty in her gorgeousness. Her long and soft black hair was loose, but the loose and luxurious robe covered her body, so it was impossible to tell whether her figure was good or not.
The beautiful woman held a wine glass in her hand and shook it gently, which moved the ruby-like liquid inside. Under the illumination of the soul guide lamp, it looked somewhat magnificent.
After hearing Dai Huabin's request, the beautiful woman stopped shaking the wine glass. She said calmly, "What news did the secret guards you left in Shrek City send you? Why are you in such a hurry to go to Shrek City?"
Hearing the word "secret guard", Dai Huabin's pupils shrank suddenly. Although the room was warm, he felt as if it was winter and his body was chilled.
Seeing him like this, the Duchess snorted, "The entire Duke's Mansion is under my control. How could I not know about your little tricks?"
"Mom..." Dai Huabin was only a little over ten years old after all. When he learned that his secret was exposed, he suddenly panicked.
"Look at you." The Duchess frowned slightly. "You are a piece of flesh that fell from my womb after ten months of pregnancy. I remember the two moles on your buttocks very clearly. Why are you panicking? Are you worried that your mother will cause trouble for you?"
Dai Huabin reacted, scratched his head awkwardly, and said with a wry smile: "I was just too excited."
The person in front of me is my mother, why should I be afraid?
The conditioned reflex belongs to yes.
The Duchess took a sip of wine and said calmly, "If nothing unexpected happens, you must be paying attention to your eldest brother, right?"
Dai Huabin restrained his expression, nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice: "My eldest brother has already become a Soul King, and I have only recently entered the Great Soul Master stage. In the future, the title of our father will definitely be decided between me and my eldest brother. I am a little anxious."
The Duchess sighed and placed the wine glass on the coffee table. "What I really don't want to see is you and your elder brother fighting for the title. You are both my children. As a mother, I will feel bad if anyone gets hurt in the fight for the title. But since you are from the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion, you must take this path and decide who is superior and who is inferior. I can't stop you."
Dai Huabin remained silent and did not speak.
The Lady of the Duke's Mansion glanced at him and shook her head gently, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. You came here today because I happened to have something to tell you."
Dai Huabin turned his head and looked.
The Duchess smiled and said, "Remember Zhu Lu? The degree of fusion between you and her martial spirit is extremely high, almost reaching 90%. This level is enough to rank in the top ten in the White Tiger Family over the past ten thousand years. Your grandfather has decided to send Zhu Lu here to spend some time with you."
The pace of this book may be a bit slow, I hope you readers can forgive me. There is a lot of foreshadowing in the early stages, and I know it is boring, so we will get more exciting later.
Then update the question: it will be updated on time at 12 noon every day. Of course, it may change later, and I will inform you.
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Chapter 10 The Conflict between the Royal Family and the Duke's Mansion
"In other words?" Dai Huabin's eyes lit up. This was such good news.
"That is to say, you will be the only White Tiger Spirit Master who can fuse with the Nether Spirit Cat Spirit Master of the Zhu family in the past hundred years." The Duchess said in a deep voice, "The reason why I have always disagreed with you reporting to Shrek Academy in advance is because I am waiting for this news."
"Now it seems that I have waited for what I wanted, and you, in the next year, will devote yourself to cultivating your relationship with Zhu Lu and strive to practice the martial soul fusion technique as soon as possible. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Dai Huabin nodded heavily, unable to conceal the smile on his face.
Seeing this, the Duchess shook her head.
After all, he is just a child who is a little over ten years old, and he can't hide any emotions.
Dai Huabin was naturally very happy. In terms of cultivation, it was difficult for him to catch up with his elder brother now, which would cause a lot of trouble in the future when competing for the position of Duke. But once he cultivated the martial soul fusion technique, the situation would change in an instant.
After all, ever since their ancestors Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing spread their reputation throughout Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago, the Nether White Tiger's fusion skill has represented the core issue between the White Tiger Family and the Civet Cat Family.
Whoever can cultivate the fusion technique will see his status rise sharply.
His elder brother Dai Yueheng was not able to merge his martial soul with any of the new generation members of the Zhu family, which means that he was unique.
"Are you still teasing that little bastard?" The Duchess changed the subject.
Dai Huabin restrained his smile and nodded.
The Duchess said calmly, "Just hold back for now. In the next year, I will send someone to teach you and Zhu Lu how to practice. With so many resources, it will be enough for you to break through to Soul Master when you are about twelve years old. Then you can enter Shrek Academy and win the freshman assessment championship in one fell swoop. This way, you can enter the sight of their top management faster."
"Besides, that little bastard has the secret help of that old bastard Chen Hongsheng. You usually just bully him with odd jobs. If you really want to kill him, that old bastard will definitely intervene. I don't know what kind of magic potion that bitch Huo Yun'er fed him back then."
"I understand." Dai Huabin did not dare to disobey his mother and immediately agreed.
"Alas." Suddenly, the Duchess sighed.
Dai Huabin didn't understand and asked immediately: "Mom, did something happen?"
The Duchess didn't want to say anything more, but seeing Dai Huabin's serious eyes, she was silent for a moment, then said: "Do you know why your father stayed at the border all year round and didn't return home?"
"Because of the threat from the Sun-Moon Empire, father must stay at the border." Dai Huabin expressed his opinion without even thinking about it.
"You're only half right." The Duchess's eyes became deeper. This scene also made Dai Huabin subconsciously shut his mouth.
The Duchess said quietly, "The Sun-Moon Empire does have the ambition to re-attack the three kingdoms of our original Douluo Continent, but right now, they have not yet completely united their hearts within the country. The pro-war faction, the stability faction, and the neutral faction are all very powerful. In addition, their emperor is getting older, and the princes are fighting each other. They don't have the energy to care about these things. Therefore, the Sun-Moon Empire will definitely not pose a big threat to us in the short term."
"In fact, the real source of threat right now is actually from our own side."
"The threat comes from our side?" Dai Huabin's eyes widened as if he heard something unbelievable.
The Duchess sneered, "Let me ask you, if you were the emperor, and you had two great soul master families with a thousand-year-old heritage who had been intermarrying for years and uniting with each other, and these two families were not only intermarrying, but also had great say in different aspects of the empire, especially the military, what would you think?"
"I will be wary of them and plot against them. Even if these two families have no intention of rebelling, they have the ability to rebel, and that's enough." Although Dai Huabin is only ten years old, he also understands some things.
The most important thing is that he is not a fool. It is obvious that the two families his mother mentioned are his own white tiger family and his mother's civet cat family.
"You are right." The Duchess nodded approvingly. "Over the years, successive Xingluo emperors have been trying to insert their confidants into the Northwest Army Group controlled by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in an attempt to seize its power."
"But the Northwest Army has been controlled by the White Tiger Family since four thousand years ago, and the emperor has no control over internal appointments and dismissals. So today, your father can't allow his power to be taken away. Although your father has no intention of rebelling, in order to prevent the power left by his ancestors from being taken away, he always uses the threat of the Sun and Moon Empire to guard the border."
"Do you think the border is really that busy? You can't even go home once."
"Speaking of which, the Sun-Moon Empire is also quite cooperative, launching smaller-scale battles from time to time. This has given your father enough reasons, and even increased his reputation. Now everyone in the empire calls your father the God of War. It is this reputation that makes the royal family hesitate even if they want to take action."
Dai Huabin widened his eyes. He never expected that one of the reasons why his father was reluctant to go home for so many years was actually this.
The Duchess' tone calmed down. "This is nothing strange. If I were the emperor, I would do the same. After all, the Tiandou Empire was split because of the intertwined forces within the country. Those kingdoms were too powerful to be eliminated, which led to the emergence of Tianhun and Douling."
"Back then, the Xingguan Sect saved the empire and later took the throne into their own hands. From that day on, no noble who was granted a fiefdom could obtain a fiefdom. At most, they were allowed to build their own mansion in a certain place, which meant that the nobles were cut off from having access to the local area and completely turned it into a country within a country."
"But the Xingguan Family has done this. Now the nobles in the empire are still very powerful. How can they not be afraid?"
"Of course, you and your eldest brother don't need to participate in these things at the moment. You two brothers have only one task, which is to practice hard and improve your cultivation as soon as possible. It would be best if you could make friends with geniuses from different powerful forces in Shrek Academy. This way, even if the royal family wants to take action in the future, they will be hesitant. In our Douluo Continent, powerful spirit masters have the final say after all."
As she spoke, the Duchess's eyes became serious and she looked at Dai Huabin earnestly.
The latter's eyes also became serious, and he said with understanding: "I understand, mother."
"It's good that you understand this. Remember, don't reveal the things I told you today to anyone," the Duchess warned.
Dai Huabin smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. I know my limits."
“Also, take away the secret guards you placed in Shrek City to monitor your eldest brother. Don’t let it happen again. I gave you some of the secret guards to protect you on a daily basis, not for you to use them to monitor your family.” The Duchess’ tone became serious.
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