Chapter 65: Do You Still Remember Huo Yun'er?_2

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"Not the Sun-Moon Empire," Dai Hao shook his head.

Not the Sun-Moon Empire?

A sense of loss emerged in the Duchess' heart, but she quickly thought of another possibility, "If not the Sun-Moon Empire, then it must be the evil Soul Masters. These despicable characters, they love stirring up trouble the most."

"My lord, you are the Duke of the Empire, commanding a great army. You must send strong warriors to find those damned evil Soul Masters and destroy them all!"

After her eldest son, Dai Yueheng, became disabled, she could still barely accept it. As a Soul Master, who wouldn't face hardships? Fortunately, she had a second son, no less brilliant than his brother.

But now...

Her second son was dead.

This was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Duchess felt as if the sky had collapsed. How was she to live on?

Was the Duchy Residence supposed to fall into the hands of that vixen from the small courtyard and her son?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt on the verge of collapse.

A towering rage filled the Duchess' heart, seeking an outlet.

"I remember now!"

Just then, Dai Hao exclaimed, drawing the Duchess' attention.

In fact, his voice caught the attention of many others. But as servants and subordinates, how could they dare to look directly at their masters?

However...

Even if they couldn't look, could they not listen?

Everyone perked up their ears, not wanting to miss a single word.

"My lord, no matter who it is, you must tear them to shreds, crush their bones to dust!"

The Duchess' voice was eerily cold.

Many who heard her shuddered.

Damn it, to tear to shreds and crush to dust, these weren't just adjectives to the Duchess, they were verbs.

Many had seen it with their own eyes.

Yet...

Dai Hao, surprisingly, did not follow along with the Duchess' words.

Instead, he looked at her somewhat oddly.

The Duchess' expression grew unnatural, "My lord, why do you look at me with such eyes? You surely can't say this dagger is mine."

"Lady, do you remember Huo Yun'er?" Dai Hao said somberly, "This dagger, is the token of love I once gave to Huo Yun'er. I never imagined, never imagined..."

"Huo Yun'er?"

"Which Huo Yun'er?"

The Duchess was initially startled, murmuring to herself in secret.

But then a flicker of realization shot through her eyes, her complexion suddenly changed, and her voice turned shrill, "My lord, you're talking about that wretch who died a few years ago?"

That's right.

Wretch.

She dared to say it even in front of the Duke.

Dai Hao's expression suddenly changed, "How can you speak like this in front of so many people?"

The Duchess was filled with fury, how could she care about propriety at a time like this?

Without hesitation, she lashed out.

"How can I not speak so? That wretch's child, when her Martial Soul awakened, it was neither the White Tiger Martial Soul nor her mother's Martial Soul but an Eye Martial Soul that had nothing to do with either. It is known that a child's Martial Soul is inherited from one of the parents. Even in the case of mutant Martial Souls, one can still trace it to a parent's soul.

"If Huo Yun'er's child could not inherit the White Tiger Martial Soul and had awakened a cat or even a mere tiger Martial Soul, I wouldn't have said anything. But it was an unrelated Eye Martial Soul, if you still say it has to do with you, I won't believe it."

With that, the Duchess scoffed coldly, "Don't mention that I won't believe you, didn't you also not believe it back then? But, in order to avoid washing our dirty linen in public, you just didn't break through that paper window. To the outside, you still proclaimed the child had a mutant Martial Soul."

"Enough! Huo Yun'er is already dead; let's not speak of her anymore." Dai Hao's face darkened, and he sternly rebuked the Duchess.

Why would you suddenly expose my past?

"Why not speak of it? Feeling guilty?" The Duchess was relentless.

Since she could not vent her anger elsewhere, it seemed it would have to burst forth upon Dai Hao.

After all, she had the Star Luo Royal Family backing her up, what could Dai Hao do?

"Heh, no, you wouldn't feel guilty. In fact, you wanted me to get rid of Huo Yun'er, didn't you? If it weren't for your consent, how could I dare demote Huo Yun'er from a concubine to someone less than a servant? If it weren't for your tacit approval, how could I allow the servants to humiliate her and her child?"

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"Shut up!"

Dai Hao roared, his palm striking fiercely, terrifying Soul Power bursting forth like a landslide, grazing the Duchess before shattering the many servants behind her into pieces.

Literally torn limb from limb.

"My lord, please, spare me!"

"My lord, I have elderly parents and young children to care for."

"My lord, in consideration of my years of service following you in battles, and the fact that I lost an eye protecting you, please grant me a way to live..."

The guards, physicians, and healing soul masters in the front hall changed their expressions and knelt down to beg for mercy.

But Dai Hao shook his head firmly, "I'm sorry, you all simply know too much."

Having said that, he continued to act, sending these servants who had followed him for many years to their deaths.

After finishing all this, Dai Hao looked at the one-eyed guard's body and said indifferently, "Rest in peace, I will provide for your wife and daughter."

"Moreover, I can guarantee that their life will be even more comfortable than before."

"Husband, my husband..." the Duchess called out falteringly.

Dai Hao looked at her coldly, "Have you calmed down? You should know that the last thing I want you to bring up is anything related to Huo Yun'er."

In the original work, Dai Hao had sworn to Huo Yuhao that he knew nothing of Huo Yun'er's experience, not to mention the child she bore him.

That was a sheer nonsense.

If he didn't know, how would Huo Yun'er, a mere maid, come to live in a private courtyard after giving birth to Huo Yuhao?

Stop kidding.

The Duchess is no kind soul; do you think she has such a generous heart? Without Dai Hao's command, she would have never made such a benevolent deed.

Alas, the good times did not last long.

After Huo Yuhao awoke his Martial Soul, his treatment worsened immediately.

What was the reason for the decline?

It wasn't because Huo Yuhao didn't awaken the White Tiger Martial Soul, but because he awakened a Martial Soul unrelated to the White Tiger.

Even if he had awakened a mere white cat that would do.

To Dai Hao, it meant that the child was his own, albeit a bit trashy.

No great achievements, but still acceptable.

Keeping him to expand the family line in the future was also an option.

The Madam wouldn't feel threatened by Huo Yuhao anymore.

With the Duchy Residence's vast wealth, was there a shortage of rice to feed Huo Yuhao and his mother?

But, Huo Yuhao just had to awaken a Martial Soul unrelated to the White Tiger's...

When Dai Hao got the news, his first reaction was that he had been cuckolded. Although a thorough Martial Soul mutation, unrelated to the parents' souls, was possible, Dai Hao felt the chance of that was even lower than the likelihood of Huo Yun'er cheating on him.

So, he subtly passed a message, instructing the Duchess to downgrade the treatment of Huo Yuhao and his mother, leaving them to fend for themselves. Even if the Duchess later took things too far, he tacitly consented to her actions.

In the original story, Dai Hao's claim that Huo Yun'er was his greatest love was purely absurd.

If you love her, even if she can't return, would sending gifts occasionally be too much to ask?

If that's not feasible, at least a couple of letters to show some care would do.

The Duchess may be jealous, but she's not a fool; she knew what she should and shouldn't do. Otherwise, Dai Luoli and his mother would have died long ago.

Ironically, Huo Yuhao truly believed Dai Hao's lies, convinced that he had always deeply loved Huo Yun'er.

Put yourself in their shoes, if someone held a knife to your throat and asked if the pig was pretty, how would you respond?

Moreover, by duping Huo Yuhao, he could gain a super strong son. Isn't that sweet?

He would rather die than admit to knowing how Huo Yun'er died, let alone acknowledge the existence of a son like Huo Yuhao.

Furthermore.

In the original work, when Dai Hao saw Huo Yuhao's son with Ju Zi, Xu Yunhan, possessing the White Tiger Martial Soul, everything became clear.

Later on, Dai Hao ascended to the throne and became the emperor of the Xingluo Empire. He abdicated after just one year on the throne.

Could he have done otherwise? Huo Yuhao was watching.

Secondly, he might have truly regretted it.

Realizing that he wrongly accused Huo Yun'er, which led to her death, he was overwhelmed with guilt and could only seek forgiveness at her grave.

He could also perform a show of deep emotion for his cheap son to see.

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