That Would Be Interesting, Right?

By the time Old Chen returned, half an hour had already passed.

Huo Yuhao and Dai Luoli rose to greet him almost at the same time.

"I'm going to make lunch. Yuhao, come with me. I have something to ask you," Old Chen said, glancing at the two before heading toward the kitchen.

Huo Yuhao watched Old Chen's retreating back and immediately followed him.

Dai Luoli, on the other hand, obediently remained where he was like a good child. Yet judging by his eager expression, he seemed to want to say something.

The kitchen was large, probably around forty square meters. It was a square-shaped space, with all kinds of cooking utensils neatly arranged in their proper places.

As for the ingredients, Old Chen had clearly brought them with him. He possessed a Storage Space Ring Soul Tool.

"Help me wash those vegetables." Old Chen pointed at a large clump of vegetables resembling cabbage.

Huo Yuhao's gaze flickered. This jade-like cabbage was precisely the vegetable that had been in the noodles he ate last night. He would have three big bowls later.

"I went to investigate the Inner Mansion." Old Chen held a cleaver as he chopped meat, speaking as he worked. "The Spirit Cat Duke's Mansion really has brought in a junior. This person happens to have Martial Soul fusion with Dai Huabin. I heard their compatibility is quite high, reaching ninety percent."

Huo Yuhao did not pause, carefully washing the vegetables.

Old Chen had clearly gone to investigate the situation for him. After all, so much time had passed, yet no one had come looking to cause him trouble, as though he had been forgotten.

It was not that he wanted someone to come trouble him. But without any definite information, this situation always left him feeling uneasy.

"Her arrival probably halted the hunt for you as well. The entire Duke's Mansion is currently focused on her and Dai Huabin. But this is a good thing for you. You'll be able to leave peacefully in four days."

"Thank you for the trouble, Old Chen." Huo Yuhao placed the cleaned jade-like cabbage into a basin and tore it into pieces.

After finishing the meat, Old Chen turned to look at him. "So, what is your choice?"

Huo Yuhao looked at the cleaver clenched in Old Chen's right hand, and a peculiar image inexplicably surfaced in his mind.

If he said he wanted to go to the Sun Moon Empire, would Old Chen chop him into pieces with that knife? Just like that chunk of Soul Beast meat.

After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao's expression turned solemn. "I'll listen to you and go to Shrek City."

"An expected choice." Old Chen nodded. "I'd been worried you would say you planned to go to the Sun Moon Empire."

Whoosh.

Old Chen suddenly flung the cleaver, driving it straight into the chopping board. Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched, and he instinctively swallowed.

"Alright, get out to the living room and rest. You don't need to help while I'm cooking," Old Chen said.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly slipped out of the kitchen.

Lunch was naturally extremely lavish: three dishes and a soup, every dish made with top-quality ingredients. Old Chen did not eat much, and Huo Yuhao and Dai Luoli finished nearly all of it.

Of course, Huo Yuhao accounted for most of it.

His wolfish manner of eating scared Dai Luoli so badly that the boy bit his chopsticks, not knowing how to pick up any food.

He had never imagined that the way a person ate could be more frightening than a Yin Demon Turtle.

Once not even a scrap remained of the three dishes and soup, lunch officially came to an end.

Huo Yuhao immediately saw what Dai Luoli wanted to say. Clearly, he was not the only one who had made a decision. "I'll wash the dishes."

With that, Huo Yuhao swiftly cleared away the tableware one by one, leaving the living room to Old Chen and Dai Luoli.

Dai Luoli gave Huo Yuhao a grateful look, but before he could speak, Old Chen beat him to it.

"So, what is your choice?"

Dai Luoli froze for a moment as he looked into Old Chen's utterly serious eyes.

At that moment, Dai Luoli took a deep breath, as if trying to steady the emotions in his heart. In a low voice, he said, "Grandpa Chen, I don't want to be worthless. I don't want to fall behind anyone. I don't want my mother to suffer grievances because my talent is poor. Please let me undergo the training Brother Yu told you about."

As he spoke, Dai Luoli rose and knelt directly before Old Chen, his attitude incomparably sincere.

Old Chen frowned. "Those training methods could cost you your life if you're careless."

"I'm not afraid." Dai Luoli raised his head, his little face filled with determination. "I can endure scolding and beatings, but I will never allow anyone to secretly mock my mother. I don't believe I'm truly worthless. Since ancient times, the ducal title of the White Tiger Family has not necessarily had to be inherited by the legitimate son. I, Dai Luoli, will fight for it too. I'll show everyone who the most outstanding genius of the White Tiger Family truly is."

In an instant, Old Chen's gaze landed on Dai Luoli with overwhelming force. Faintly, a trace of pressure spread through the room.

Dai Luoli trembled all over, yet he did not retreat in the slightest. He was stubborn by nature; once he set his mind on something, no one could persuade him otherwise.

A few seconds later, Old Chen could not help but burst into laughter. "Good, very good."

Dai Luoli's eyes widened. "Grandpa Chen, does that mean you agree?"

Old Chen smiled. "I will support any choice you make. Since you want to fight for it, then this old man will help you. I originally planned to send you to the Military Camp for training in a few years, once you were older. But now, it seems that may need to change."

"If you can reach Soul Power Level 20 by the time you are twelve, I'll send you to Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy."

"I'll definitely work hard to achieve that goal." Dai Luoli was overjoyed.

"However." Old Chen's face took on a teasing expression. "You've made your choice, but have you figured out how you'll explain it to your mother?"

The smile on Dai Luoli's face suddenly froze. If his mother found out he intended to cultivate so desperately, she would probably whip him with a feather duster.

Out of sight in the living room, Huo Yuhao leaned against the wall and shook his head with a smile.

When the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began, would Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy have one more participant named Dai Luoli?

That would definitely be interesting, right? Especially when Dai Yueheng saw his youngest brother, whom he despised so much—what expression would he have?

Although in the Original Work, Dai Luoli had been made Crown Prince and became emperor after Dai Hao went to the God Realm, all of that had been because of the "original" Huo Yuhao.

But he would not pull any of the tricks his predecessor had. Dai Hao did not deserve to go to the God Realm.

Did Dai Hao truly care about Huo Yun'er?

Not necessarily.

The Original Work had stated that Dai Hao once asked the Duchess about Huo Yun'er, and the Duchess brushed him off by saying Huo Yun'er was sick.

The biggest issue was this: if Dai Hao truly loved Huo Yun'er, then upon learning that she was ill, how could he possibly not go visit her?

Don't use being busy with military and political affairs as an excuse.

You were so busy, yet you still had time to sleep with Dai Luoli's mother, but not enough time to visit Huo Yun'er even once?

No matter how deeply you pretended, it was still only an act.

Since Dai Luoli's future path had been changed ahead of time in this life, Huo Yuhao would secretly use him to gradually devour the things Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng yearned for most.

The pleasure of directly killing someone would never compare to destroying their heart first, then killing them.

Time to wash the dishes.

Night fell.

Within the vast Inner Mansion of the Duke's Mansion, the atmosphere was exceptionally lively. Zhu Lu's arrival had clearly become the most important matter in the Duke's Mansion.

All the members of the White Tiger Family gathered together and enjoyed a dinner with an inexplicably strange atmosphere.

After the dinner ended, the discussion between the two great top-tier noble families officially began.