Dai Hao: Abandoning His Wife and Daughter After Toying with Her Feelings-Wasn't He a Beast?

The White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, was the public face of the Star Luo Empire's military and the grand marshal of the Northwest Army Group.

He was responsible for guarding the Ming Dou Mountain Range, the Star Luo Empire's most important frontier, which bordered the Sun Moon Empire.

"I didn't expect we'd run into the White Tiger Duke on an inspection while fleeing to the Sun Moon Empire."

Lin Bai gently took Huo Yutong's hand, giving her strength with the warmth of his palm.

Qian Renxue took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of Huo Yutong's eyes.

"Yutong, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"Dai Hao is the one who wronged you and your mother. This is all his fault."

Qian Renxue had meant to comfort Huo Yutong, but Dai Hao was a Soul Douluo-level expert, and his hearing was extraordinarily keen.

Even from over a hundred meters away, he heard their conversation.

"Er Hu, bring those three children here!"

One of Dai Hao's personal guards bowed in acknowledgment, then strode over to Lin Bai and the two girls.

"By order of the White Tiger Duke, the three of you are to come over for inspection!"

At the guard's words, Lin Bai's eyes flashed. He smiled and nodded.

The next moment, he took a hefty purse from his Storage Soul Tool and discreetly slipped it into the guard's sleeve.

"You..."

The guard hefted it in surprise, and his expression instantly softened.

"It's all right. This is just a routine inspection. Answer the duke's questions honestly, and you'll be fine."

"As long as you haven't done anything to harm the empire, nothing will happen to you."

Lin Bai smiled and cupped his hands, then led Qian Renxue and Huo Yutong toward the White Tiger Duke.

The guard from earlier took the three of them's identity documents and travel permits and handed them to Dai Hao.

"Lin Bai, Martial Soul: Passionate Sword..."

"Huo Yutong, Martial Soul: Spirit Eyes..."

"Qian Xue, Martial Soul: Angel? That's quite a good Martial Soul!"

"There's nothing wrong with these travel permits either, but..."

Dai Hao pointed to a stamp on the permits and asked Lin Bai a question.

"You came from Star Luo City?"

"I haven't been back to Star Luo City in many years. How are things there now?"

Lin Bai smiled faintly and spoke.

"His Majesty is a benevolent and virtuous ruler, as well as a great strategist. Under his rule, all is well in Star Luo City."

Dai Hao frowned at his words.

Having risen to the position of grand marshal of the Star Luo Empire, he had long intended to don the yellow imperial robes and seize back the throne that had originally belonged to the White Tiger Dai Family.

Hearing Lin Bai praise that yellow-mouthed brat Xu Jiawei so shamelessly left Dai Hao somewhat displeased.

Outwardly, however, he still had to act the part of a loyal subject.

"His Majesty is indeed accomplished in both civil and military affairs, and his benevolence reaches all his subjects. You are a patriot yourself."

"But I heard you say just now that I wronged this young girl. What was that about?"

Standing before Dai Hao, Huo Yutong struggled to suppress her emotions. Her head hung low, and tears streamed down her face.

Beside her, Qian Renxue stuck out her tongue, realizing she seemed to have caused trouble.

Lin Bai's eyes flashed, and he spoke with a smile.

"Ahem, Your Grace, Yutong's damned father joined the army years ago and hasn't been seen since, leaving her and her mother to depend on each other."

"The mother and daughter had led very difficult lives all these years. And she'd heard that her damned father hadn't died on the battlefield at all; he had another wife and two big, chubby boys back home."

"And her damned father is in your Northwest Army Group, so Yutong thinks you've been a little too lax with your men!"

"Tell me, isn't someone like that a beast?"

Dai Hao was momentarily stunned, and a trace of embarrassment immediately appeared in his eyes.

So one of his own soldiers had tricked another woman into bearing his child, then abandoned her after toying with her feelings!

If word of this got out, it really might damage his image in the military!

"What? There's a beast like that in the army?!"

"Uh... Huo Yutong, was it? I'll personally question every soldier named Huo in the Northwest Army Group over the coming days."

"If this is true, he will be severely punished!"

He then waved a hand at the soldiers guarding the pass.

"Let them through!"

By the time Lin Bai and the others arrived at the Ming Dou Mountain Range, the Sky Screen had already begun playing.

Douluo Continent, the imperial palace of the Star Luo Empire.

"Hmph, the White Tiger Duke?!"

Dai Shanhe, the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire, slammed his hand on the dragon-carved desk before him.

The imperial family members and Star Luo ministers below were instantly frightened into silence, not daring to utter a word.

"An incapable descendant actually handed our ancestors' hard-won foundation over to someone else?"

"And he toyed with a woman's feelings, abandoned his wife and daughter, and didn't even know it when someone pointed at his nose and cursed him!"

"A genius with a Million-Year Soul Ring has nothing but hatred for the Dai Family, and that genius is even his own daughter?"

"Is such a good-for-nothing fit to be a descendant of the Dai Family?!"

Dai Shanhe swept his gaze over the many princes below and spoke with a cold snort.

"If I find out which of you is the ancestor of this unfilial descendant called Dai Hao!"

"He can spend the rest of his life in the castration chamber with the eunuchs!"

The princes were instantly frightened into trembling.

In the crowd, Dai Weisi gave Dai Mubai a gentle tug, his face somewhat pale.

"Mubai, I'm afraid your big brother isn't going to make it!"

Dai Mubai, who was only eight, looked at his older brother in confusion and spoke in a childish voice.

"Whatsa matter, big bwother?"

"Nothing. I just feel a little pain down there..."

With the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao's permission, Lin Bai, Qian Renxue, and Huo Yutong went straight past the people waiting in line and through the pass in the Ming Dou Mountain Range.

When they stepped onto Sun Moon Empire territory, Lin Bai couldn't resist spreading his arms and speaking with a smile.

"Can you feel it?"

"Even the air in the Sun Moon Empire seems sweeter than in the Star Luo Empire!"

Qian Renxue didn't know whether to laugh or cry at her brother's antics. She gave Lin Bai an exasperated slap on the shoulder.

"Brother, it's not that dramatic!"

Lin Bai chuckled, shrugged, and said,

"Isn't that what everyone who flees likes to say?"

"All right, Yutong, if you still can't let it go, Xiao Xue and I will help you flatten the Ming Dou Mountain Range someday!"

Huo Yutong had seen Lin Bai point at her biological father's nose and curse him, and now, after another round of his clowning around, she finally broke into a smile through her tears.

But just then-

"Flatten the Ming Dou Mountain Range? Such grand ambition!"

The black-robed elder who had been in the line earlier approached Lin Bai and the others, accompanied by a girl in a white fighting outfit.

The elder wore a smile, and as he stepped onto Sun Moon Empire soil, he no longer suppressed his presence, releasing it outright.

Two yellow, two purple, and five black Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath his feet and coiled upward around him.

A Titled Douluo!

But Lin Bai showed no surprise at the sight. Instead, he smiled and cupped his hands.

"May I ask your name, Senior?"

"I am Jing Hongchen, Hall Master of Illustrious Virtue Hall!"