"Grandfather Yuhao! Wuwuwu... you're so strong! You're so great!"
After watching the Sky Screen Plot through Huo Yuhao's eyes, Brother Sky Dream writhed and shrieked in the Sea of Consciousness, twisting like a maggot.
"Brother Sky Dream, don't..." Huo Yuhao showed a shy smile. "Without you and Ice Empress's help, the me in the Heavenly Screen couldn't have succeeded. Thank you, Brother Sky Dream."
"Hehehe, I'm absolutely certain now that choosing you was the best decision of this life!" Brother Sky Dream chuckled, then suddenly turned serious and said:
"Yuhao, rest assured. Since we already know what's going to happen in the future, we can definitely change the tragedy!"
"Don't worry. We'll bring your mother over later, then go give that Dai Huabin a proper beating for revenge! With me around, there's no way you'll lose your biological mother this time through carelessness!"
The smile on Huo Yuhao's face stiffened slightly.
Brother Sky Dream meant well, but... was that really the right thing to say?
Did he say that on purpose, or was it an accident?
Was he asking for a taste of Nine Revolutions Intestine?
"Yuhao, Yuhao, you've suffered so much..." Just as Huo Yuhao silently noted this down for Brother Sky Dream, Tang Ya wiped her tears and rushed over to hug him.
Bei Bei watched from the side as the girl he liked threw her arms around Huo Yuhao. Though it felt a bit strange, he couldn't say anything. Instead, he silently scolded himself for having impure thoughts.
Yuhao had endured so much. What was wrong with Xiao Ya hugging him out of emotional excitement? This was pure camaraderie between a senior and junior student.
In fact, they had already stopped moving.
Earlier, when the Heavenly Screen revealed Sea God Tang San's scheme against Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya had been devastated and broke down on the spot.
Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei had comforted her for a long time before she could pull herself out of the miserable truth—that she had been used as a tool person by the Sea God she had worshipped since childhood, fitted with a dog chain for Huo Yuhao.
Of course, this was also thanks to Huo Yuhao, who, after watching the Heavenly Screen, said: "The Sea God is the Sea God, and Sister Xiao Ya is Sister Xiao Ya. At least Sister Xiao Ya herself never meant to harm me. She was even worried about my safety. It's just that her good intentions were exploited by Sea God Tang San, and she's a victim too."
Such an understanding Huo Yuhao deeply moved Tang Ya, whose shattered faith had been crushed. After recovering her spirits a bit, she immediately declared she would stand on Huo Yuhao's side from now on.
She also announced that after avenging her deceased loved ones, she would dissolve the Tang Sect, putting an end to the Sea God's legacy!
If she ever got the chance, she would even seek revenge against Sea God Tang San and make him understand the fury of a mortal!
After this ordeal, Tang Ya's goodwill toward Huo Yuhao skyrocketed, leaving Bei Bei standing off to the side like an outsider, at a loss.
Just then, a figure flying swiftly through the air on a soul tool streaked past not far above the three of them, then looped back around.
"Hahaha, Yuhao! Worthy of my Shrek Prodigy! Well done! Filial piety is commendable, and your will is firm..."
Xuan Zi laughed loudly as he descended from the sky, but before he could finish his praise, he saw Huo Yuhao tightly embraced in Tang Ya's arms.
His expression instantly changed, and he roared in anger: "You innate evil Tang Sect imp! Even now, you remain stubbornly deluded, trying to seduce my Shrek Prodigy! You already have a path to death!"
"Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!" Bei Bei finally found his use, quickly stepping forward to block Xuan Zi and explain that Tang Ya was also a member of Shrek. He recounted how she had seen the true face of Sea God Tang San and decisively cut ties with him.
He emphasized that Tang Ya was also a victim of Tang San's scheme and had already decided to dissolve the Tang Sect after avenging her family.
Only then did Xuan Zi, who had been bristling with fury, gradually cool down. But he still showed no kindness toward Tang Ya. "Fine, let's say it's as you claim. But she was still sent by that evil god Tang San to get close to Yuhao. It's best to keep some distance between them!"
"You're right!" Though Bei Bei believed that knowing the truth would prevent Tang Ya from being manipulated by Tang San's fate to harm Yuhao, he also agreed that keeping them apart was the correct and wise move.
"Are you a legendary Titled Douluo?!" Huo Yuhao, having struggled free from Tang Ya's embrace, caught his breath and stared wide-eyed at the unkempt Xuan Zi, a pie chart of admiration and awe flickering in his gaze.
"Heh, Yuhao, good child. This old man is indeed a Titled Douluo—a Peak Douluo at level ninety-eight! Just call me Xuan Zi."
Seeing the full admiration on Huo Yuhao's face, Xuan Zi's expression changed in an instant. He laughed heartily, shoved Bei Bei aside, and said warmly: "I know you're heading to Shrek to enroll. Dean Mu En specifically sent me to pick you up... Come on, let this old man show you what flying feels like!"
Knowing that flying freely and riding a flying soul tool were different experiences, Xuan Zi deliberately put away his Rank 8 Flying Soul Tool. He released his soul power to lift the three of them into the air and flew toward Shrek City.
As he flew, he said to Huo Yuhao: "Child, don't worry. I don't know what follow-up tricks Tang San still has, but with this old man here, you'll be safe!"
Behind Xuan Zi, Bei Bei thought of Senior Sister's past experience. He opened his mouth as if to speak, then hesitated.
"When we get to the academy, just go ahead and register. I'll arrange for your mother to be brought back to Shrek City safely. You don't need to worry about the White Tiger Duke Mansion..."
Xuan Zi was in high spirits, carrying on a one-sided conversation with Huo Yuhao, who only needed to nod and act obedient.
Meanwhile, across the Douluo Continent, discussions about that segment of the Heavenly Screen had just begun.
Inside the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Xiao Hongchen, deeply impressed by Huo Yuhao's sincerity and resolve in the Heavenly Screen, sighed to himself about what a true man Xiao Huo was. Then he turned to his sister, Meng Hongchen, beside him.
"Meng, what are you thinking about so intently? Did you notice earlier? Xiao Huo is really something. When he was freezing over..."
Meng Hongchen's clear eyes shifted, her delicate brows slightly furrowed as she said thoughtfully: "This man... I need to find a way to make him marry me!"
Xiao Hongchen's words came to an abrupt halt. He reached up and dug at his ear, puzzled. "What did you say? I didn't catch that."
Meng Hongchen shot a glance at her sister-complex brother, then turned her gaze back to the Heavenly Screen and said seriously: "Now that I've seen such a handsome and outstanding boy, I'm afraid I won't be able to like anyone else in the future... I need to find a way to marry him!"
The Xiao Hongchen who had been praising Huo Yuhao just moments ago immediately panicked: "Meng! How old are you? What do you know about love or marriage?"
"You've only seen a bit of him in the Heavenly Screen, and you already want to marry him? Do you even know him as a person? I won't allow you to be so reckless as to like someone you've never even met!"
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