Chapter 50: The Father of Sacrifice
Huo Yuhao could clearly perceive the gazes of everyone looking at him, including the emotions contained within those gazes.
Now, when Huo Yuhao looked at people, he could genuinely see them like a sector analysis chart, knowing exactly what percentage each emotion occupied.
It wasn't mind-reading, but it was better than mind-reading.
Xiao Xiao, in the Reserve Team, was completely devoted to Huo Yuhao's appearance.
Ning Tian was deliberately trying to get close to him.
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo had unconsciously become very close to Huo Yuhao; they would never go west if he said east, or fight the Dou Spirit Empire if he said fight the Heavenly Soul Empire.
In the Reserve Team, only Jiang Nannan still maintained a normal friendship with Huo Yuhao.
How did Huo Yuhao interact with Jiang Nannan? He bought the pastry shop where she worked.
He raised Jiang Nannan's salary and hired another young girl who wasn't a Soul Master to share the workload.
Surprisingly, the pastry shop was quite profitable, and Jiang Nannan's pastries were excellent.
Furthermore, he required Jiang Nannan to make one extra, top-quality pastry specifically for Huo Yuhao every day.
It was exactly like a scene from a cliché youth idol drama.
Huo Yuhao's inspiration came from this.
Who cares what method it is? If it works, it's a good method!
If you work for Brother Huo for one day, you'll work for Brother Huo for life!
Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen from the Main Team were practically shouting that Huo Yuhao belonged to them, without any reservation.
"Huu!"
Huo Yuhao exhaled a mouthful of foul Qi, spreading his wings and soaring... If the flowers bloom, the butterflies will come... Midway, Huo Yuhao cooked, leaving a deep impression on everyone.
Especially Jiang Nannan, who thought a noble descendant like her Boss-Junior Brother wouldn't know how to cook at all.
Buying the pastry shop was just to satisfy his cravings.
But since Huo Yuhao's cooking skills were so good, did he still need the pastries she made every day?
The seeds planted over the past half-year began to sprout, invading Jiang Nannan's heart.
In the military camp on the Star Luo border, Huo Yuhao met his biological father of this life, remaining calm throughout.
Dai Hao did not recognize Huo Yuhao, nor did he know that the Shrek Genius standing before him in the Main Team—already 1.8 meters tall, straight-backed, broad-shouldered, with long black hair reaching his waist, and an handsome face still showing traces of youth—was his own son.
If it weren't for the Spiritual Domain constantly blessing him, Huo Yuhao would have long been unable to suppress his emotions, summoning the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress to kill Dai Hao on the spot.
In the end, he held back.
Dying in a military camp would be too easy for him!
He must be tortured while alive, and even more so after death!
Otherwise, wouldn't he have studied Necromancy for nothing?
..."Elder Xuan, my Spiritual Eyes warned me that the upcoming mission will be dangerous. How about we pause it? We should investigate thoroughly first."
Huo Yuhao said to Xuan Zi. Mu Jin, Zhang Lexuan, and Ma Xiaotao were standing nearby.
He frowned.
Elder Xuan looked at the worried Huo Yuhao, his brows furrowing repeatedly.
If it were any other student, Xuan Zi would not hesitate to scold them severely and tell the coward to get lost!
But this was Huo Yuhao!
The intergenerational successor to the Sea Gods Pavilion, as Elder Mu had personally told him in private!
This forced him to moderate his tone.
"Yuhao, this Monitoring Mission is Shrek's destiny and glory! Every Inner Court Disciple shouldn't fear a little danger. It's true your Martial Soul warns of danger, but when are those atrocious Evil Soul Masters ever not dangerous? We need to overcome this~"
Elder Xuan said, taking a bite of a chicken leg and a sip of wine.
"That's right, Yuhao, what's the..."
Huo Yuhao glanced sideways at Ma Xiaotao, and she immediately lowered her head and shut up.
That's right, this was status.
"Elder Xuan, I hope you can seriously consider this. My Spiritual Eyes are never wrong."
Huo Yuhao said firmly.
"Elder Xuan, how about we listen to Junior Brother Yuhao? Should I go ahead and scout first?"
Zhang Lexuan offered voluntarily.
Although she wasn't very familiar with Huo Yuhao, the only things she knew about him were the rumors circulating throughout the Inner Court and Outer Court.
Besides that, the few times they had met, the conversations were brief and ended quickly.
But this did not stop her from believing Huo Yuhao.
If she didn't believe Huo Yuhao, was she supposed to believe Elder Xuan?
That one Soul Hunt still woke her up in a cold sweat at night.
If she could, she would trade the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring on her body to bring those companions back!
Those were the only companions she had!
She could only watch as her companions, one by one, fought desperately with the determination to die, killing that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Elder Xuan? Where was Elder Xuan at that time?
She didn't know!
In the end, she even knelt before Elder Mu, begging him not to punish Elder Xuan.
She had no other choice.
Shrek needed Xuan Zi, but the mistake had to be penalized, so the only one who could bear the consequences was her, Zhang Lexuan.
Compared to Elder Xuan, Zhang Lexuan trusted Huo Yuhao more.
At the very least, Huo Yuhao was steady, polite, and exceptionally talented in her impression.
"You lot!"
Xuan Zi's ox eyes seemed ready to pop out.
When had he ever been contradicted by so many people?
Even the Elders in the Sea Gods Pavilion wouldn't dare!
"What I say goes! Shrek has no cowardly students! Shrek's glory will never retreat! Dai Yueheng!"
"Here, Elder Xuan."
"Lead the team! Eliminate the Evil Soul Masters!"
"Yes!"
Huo Yuhao looked at the stubborn Xuan Zi, golden light shining brightly in his eyes.
"Sister Xiaotao, you are forbidden to go."
Ma Xiaotao, who was usually eager for a fight, grudgingly stepped back.
She wasn't afraid of Elder Xuan; her teacher would bear the responsibility anyway.
"Sister Luochen."
"Mhm."
Ling Luochen replied and stood behind Huo Yuhao, alongside Ma Xiaotao.
This time, Ma Xiaotao didn't mock Ling Luochen.
"Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, Lan Luoluo, Lan Susu."
These were all the members of the Reserve Team.
Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu merely glanced at each other before walking toward Huo Yuhao.
Next was Ning Tian.
For Ning Tian, the worst outcome was returning to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and no longer studying at Shrek, though, of course, a great deal of personal emotion was involved.
Xiao Xiao hid behind Ning Tian, taking small steps to stand behind Huo Yuhao as well.
Bei Bei gritted his teeth. He knew Huo Yuhao had become Elder Mu's Disciple; he himself was practically someone else's grandson now.
Elder Mu was his great-grandfather, so Elder Xuan probably wouldn't do anything to him, right?
Bei Bei walked toward Huo Yuhao.
Jiang Nannan lightly tucked the hair by her temples and glanced at Huo Yuhao.
He instantly read her mind.
Boss-Junior Brother, you better give me a raise.
"Ah, Nannan, Nannan, I'll go with you."
Xu Sanshi watched his teammates leave him, panicking, and chased Jiang Nannan to stand behind Huo Yuhao.
"Senior Sister Xi Xi, Senior Brother Gongyang Mo, and the rest of the Senior Brothers, what about you?"
Xi Xi remained silent as usual. She looked up at Huo Yuhao's golden eyes, recalled the times Huo Yuhao had guided her during training, and finally walked toward Huo Yuhao.
"Aiya, come over here!"
Ma Xiaotao was anxious; Gongyang Mo was her Best Friend!
"Xiaotao~~!"
Gongyang Mo stomped her foot, let out an 'aiya~', and still ran to Ma Xiaotao's side, which was behind Huo Yuhao.
In the end, the only three who did not stand next to Huo Yuhao were Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Yao Haoxuan.
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