Huo Yuhao: I Won't Abandon My Companion!

"Brother Tian Meng, I know you're looking out for my safety, but I really can't leave like this!"

Huo Yuhao said seriously, "Before, I needed the Snow Empress's power. You and the Ice Empress both agreed to help me persuade her to join us, to lend me her power to save Mom!"

"From that moment on, in my heart, the Snow Empress was already a future companion!"

"I won't abandon a companion, just like I won't abandon saving Mom!"

"If I retreat today because of danger, then in the future, when I encounter greater difficulties on the road to saving Mom, I will also falter."

"If I can abandon a companion today because of danger, then tomorrow I can abandon Mom because of danger!"

"My safety is certainly important, but if I retreat once, I'll never be able to be resolute again. Then it will be twice, thrice... So I won't retreat, and I can't retreat!"

After saying a long passage, Huo Yuhao's lips curved slightly, revealing a hint of a carefree smile, and he said softly, "Moreover, if I really retreated this time, even if I didn't say it, Brother Tian Meng, you would be disappointed in me, wouldn't you?"

"How could that be?!" Tian Meng stubbornly shouted in the Sea of Consciousness, but the relief and emotion in his voice couldn't be hidden. "Brother is on the same boat as you. If you go on an adventure and die, I'll have to die too. I wish you'd give up, hmph!"

"You dead bug, shut up!" The Ice Empress, who had been silent since that explosion, finally spoke again. "Yuhao, it seems my reluctant choice was not wrong! Heaven is still looking out for me this time!"

Pausing, the Ice Empress continued, "This time, when we go to find the Snow Empress, we'll still prioritize your safety. Be sure to be careful! If it really becomes impossible..."

"In short, from now on, you are a partner I acknowledge, Yuhao!"

"I, the Ice Empress, swear here that I will do my utmost to help you save your mother!"

Huo Yuhao beamed, "Thank you, Ice Empress!"

"Heh, no need to be so polite in the future. You said it yourself, we are partners!" The Ice Empress said, "Also, I really want to meet your mother. To raise a child like you, she must be a wonderful person..."

"Yes..." A hint of memory flashed in Huo Yuhao's clear Ling Mou eyes, and his tone unconsciously became much gentler. "Mom is the best person in the world!"

"Gentle, strong, she shielded me from the storms of life's adversities and raised me. Although she's not a Soul Master, doesn't have great power, and couldn't provide me with a comfortable life..."

"But in my eyes, Mom is the most powerful woman in the world! And the sun that illuminates my life! I can't live without Mom! Even less can I allow her to leave just as my life is about to turn around!"

Huo Yuhao's voice grew louder and more resolute, "I want to bring Mom back to life! I want to become Mom's pride! I want to heal Mom's trauma! Let her live a good life!"

"We will help you!" Tian Meng spoke this time without his usual flippant joking, but with unusual gentleness.

"Yuhao, just as you said, we are partners! I, the Ice Empress, Elder Yi, and the companions we will meet in the future, we will all help you achieve this dream!"

"Then let's work hard together!" Huo Yuhao's smile was sunny, almost illuminating the night in the Extreme North. "Hard work is never in vain; we will surely have a good ending!"

Beneath the Heavenly Screen.

In a Heaven Dou Empire inn, Huo Yun'er broke down in tears again. "Yuhao! My child... you are already Mom's pride! You are the greatest pride of Mom's life!"

Huo Yun'er had already burst into tears when she saw Huo Yuhao in the Heavenly Screen accepting the Ice Empress's sacrifice and shouting, "I'll take the hit with my life!"

In fact, ever since Huo Yuhao gradually recovered his past life memories after awakening his Martial Soul at the age of six, he had become much more mature than children his age.

Coupled with the pressure of life that Huo Yuhao had to work hard to improve, he no longer would cling to his mother's embrace and act spoiled like ordinary children.

Therefore, although the mother and son had deep affection, Huo Yun'er had never imagined that her son would go to such lengths for her!

Because in Huo Yun'er's eyes, she had given birth to Huo Yuhao, causing the child to endure eleven years of hardship, even forcing Huo Yuhao to go out and sell grilled fish to supplement household expenses at such a young age.

She felt she hadn't fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother at all. Besides motherly love, she also felt deep guilt towards Huo Yuhao.

It was precisely because of this that she insisted on staying at the White Tiger Duke Mansion to wait for Dai Hao. Besides still loving Dai Hao, she felt that having Dai Hao acknowledge Yuhao's identity was the only benefit she could fight for her child!

She had never dared to hope that Yuhao, who grew up in hardship, would have such deep gratitude for her as a mother. She would have been content if the child didn't blame her for her incompetence.

However, seeing Huo Yuhao in the Heavenly Screen pushing himself to the brink of death for a sliver of hope of reviving her, she suddenly realized that she, this incompetent mother, was so important in her child's eyes!

At that moment, Huo Yun'er no longer had any thought of Dai Hao in her heart! There was only an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and heart-wrenching pain!

The initial excitement and joy upon learning through the Heavenly Screen that Huo Yuhao was the Son of Destiny.

The terror and hatred upon learning that Tang San was scheming against Huo Yuhao.

The comfort of seeing Huo Yuhao meet a teacher who valued him and friendly classmates at school.

The anger and irritation upon seeing Huo Yuhao treated unfairly by Zhou Yi and Yan Shaozhe.

The pride of seeing Huo Yuhao defeat Dai Huabin and win the championship.

The melancholy of seeing herself actively seek death before the killer, and finally passing away in Huo Yuhao's embrace...

All emotions were shattered by Huo Yuhao's repeated shouts of "I can take it!", leaving only piercing pain.

It was precisely from that moment that Huo Yun'er suddenly realized that her obsession with Dai Hao, which had lasted for more than a decade, had vanished from her heart.

Even the heroic figure imprinted in her heart, which she hadn't forgotten for twelve years, suddenly became blurry.

Compared to her son, who desperately gave his all just so she could see the world again.

A person who hadn't visited her in over ten years, those vows of love during sweet times were as laughable as soap bubbles, bursting with a single poke.

"White Tiger Dagger... Heh, I should have woken up long ago." Huo Yun'er wiped the tears from her eyes, her gentle gaze gradually turning firm.

"I won't be naive anymore... I won't let my weakness and hesitation become Yuhao's vulnerability!"

"Goodbye, White Tiger Duke. I have already received the greatest happiness in this world!"