Shrek City

Why did Huo Yuhao suddenly bring this up? Naturally, he had a purpose.

Just now, while the girl had been eating breakfast, Huo Yuhao had been able to sense emotions such as her happiness and joy.

But since they had nothing to do with Huo Yuhao, he could not absorb them. Still, Huo Yuhao had suddenly thought of a solution.

Since this Co-lord of Soul Beasts seemed so curious about the human world, if he fed—cough, he should say, treated her to food and helped her better understand the human world, would that give rise to more positive emotions?

After thinking it over, Huo Yuhao softly said,

"Senior, how about we make a deal?"

"?" The girl blinked.

"I'll be your guide, Senior. While I'm serving as your guide, could you give me a little guidance in my cultivation?"

The girl lowered her eyes and looked at Huo Yuhao. Her purple eyes deepened, as though she had instantly seen through Huo Yuhao's disguise and spotted the Seed of Emotion and the Eye of Destiny at the center of his Spiritual Sea.

"You do not need my guidance,"

the girl said calmly.

"But Senior needs a guide in the human world, doesn't she?"

The girl blinked, her expression puzzled.

Huo Yuhao breathed a faint sigh of relief and said, "As the Co-lord of Soul Beasts, Senior must have a purpose for coming to the human world. As long as you do not intend to destroy humanity, I can help you.

"Moreover, acting as your guide will help you quickly integrate into the human world and make you seem less out of place."

But my target is you.

The girl blinked again as she looked at Huo Yuhao, but in the end, she did not say it aloud.

Her original purpose had been simple: to find out what was going on with that suddenly appeared power of fortune, which resembled that of an Auspicious Beast.

Yet when she had tracked it down, she discovered that the one carrying the fortune of their Soul Beast Clan was actually a human.

That inevitably made her curious about this human.

And not only that, there was something strange within this human's body. It seemed like the embryonic form of a first-class Deity's divine position, yet its level appeared even higher.

As for the eye between his brows that carried the fortune of Soul Beasts, it was his Natal Divine Artifact.

This gave her a few suspicions.

The person before her might once have been a Deity, and one with an extremely significant connection to their Soul Beast Clan. Otherwise, there was no way to explain the Soul Beast fortune he carried, which was almost identical to that of an Auspicious Beast.

Could this person be the turning point?

After a brief silence, she nodded.

After all, she needed to stay by his side and observe him. Letting him be her guide should not be a problem.

At the side, seeing that the Co-lord of Soul Beasts had agreed to his deal, Huo Yuhao revealed a smile.

Good. Now I have a cultivation assistant and a bodyguard!

Inside the carriage, Huo Yun'er looked at Gu Yuena beside her, then at her son, before asking in disbelief,

"So... this little girl will be coming with us?"

"Yes. Sister Gu Yuena will be traveling with us from now on."

As Huo Yuhao spoke, his mother did not question him too much about the reason, and he did not explain in detail. It was a tacit understanding between mother and son.

He trusted his mother, and his mother trusted him. It was that simple.

Huo Yun'er fell silent for a moment before finally nodding, accepting the fact that her son had brought home a pretty girl.

It felt as if her son had suddenly grown up.

At the side, Gu Yuena took in their interaction, a hint of confusion and incomprehension surfacing in her purple eyes.

So this is... human emotion?

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Beneath the towering city gates, the coachman routinely handed several Copper Soul Coins to the guards at the entrance as a toll before driving the unremarkable ordinary carriage slowly into the city.

Before long, the carriage passed through the bustling streets and arrived at an inconspicuous street corner.

"Three guests, we've arrived."

The coachman called toward the back. Soon, three figures slowly emerged from the carriage.

Among them, a clean-cut, handsome youth gently helped the graceful and gentle beautiful woman down from the carriage. Behind them, a cool and aloof girl followed quietly behind the youth.

After getting down, the youth took out several Silver Soul Coins and handed them to the coachman.

"Thank you, Uncle. This is just a small token of appreciation. Please take it."

The coachman smiled and tucked them away with practiced ease. After exchanging a few polite words, he drove the carriage away.

"Mom, shall we go too?"

"Mm, I'll listen to Yuhao."

Looking at her son, Huo Yun'er felt a deep sense of reassurance.

Ever since she and her son had left the Duke's Mansion a month ago, she had initially felt lost upon entering the unfamiliar world outside. Yet her son had begun arranging everything in an orderly fashion.

Whether it was lodging during the journey or arrangements for carriages, Huo Yuhao had handled everything himself.

Even when a girl like Gu Yuena had suddenly joined them midway, Huo Yuhao had not panicked and had continued organizing everything with perfect order.

Recalling the promise her son had made to her that day, when he had hurried home and told her that he wanted to leave the Duke's Mansion, Huo Yun'er's gaze grew gentler.

Before she knew it, her son had grown up.

Smiling, Huo Yun'er's gaze unconsciously drifted toward Gu Yuena at the side, and her eyes became even more affectionate.

As though she were looking at her own daughter-in-law.

Over the past month, she had watched with her own eyes as her son specially cooked for this little girl, while the girl clung to her son all day long.

This was simply too gratifying!

Huo Yun'er knew that she herself had not attained the happiness she had dreamed of, but she felt that her son was quite gifted in this regard!

"Yuhao, I want that."

Gu Yuena expressionlessly tugged at Huo Yuhao's sleeve and pointed at a nearby stall selling Sugar-coated Hawthorn.

Huo Yuhao nodded. As he thought, he bought two skewers of Sugar-coated Hawthorn, giving one to his mother first and the other to the Gluttonous Dragon King, before sinking back into thought.

He was planning what to do next.

First, he needed to find a place to live.

That First Madam naturally possessed a Storage Soul Tool, and Huo Yuhao had naturally not let it go when he left.

After taking inventory, Huo Yuhao found tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins inside, along with a pile of miscellaneous items.

For someone of the First Madam's status, that amount of money was naturally not much. But considering that he had only taken the Storage Soul Guide Ring she carried on her, Huo Yuhao came to terms with it.

Even Huo Yuhao would not keep all his money in one place.

Touching the ring he had turned into a pendant around his neck, Huo Yuhao gradually formed an idea.

Buy metal, make Soul Tools, then sell them!