Yu Hao and Madam

Most of the elites in the White Tiger Duke Mansion had indeed been taken away by Dai Hao to fight on the front lines. As for the older residents of the mansion, those with higher cultivation levels had been transferred away by the Duchess because they were too loyal to Dai Hao.

Unexpectedly, the White Tiger Duke Mansion had been infiltrated by an Evil Soul Master, and there was a lack of experts to subdue the enemy. Now, her strength as a Soul Saint was considered among the top-tier powerhouses within the mansion!

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, the man grabbed a young man, forcing the Duchess to stop, her expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

"I've already scouted it out. This brat is the son of the White Tiger Duke and also your disciple. Even if you don't care about your disciple's life, if he dies just like this, it won't be easy for you to answer to your husband. Hehe!"

The man sneered while gripping Dai Yuhao.

"Let him go."

The Duchess said coldly. Seven soul rings shimmered around her, and the magnificent Star Crown appeared above her head.

"I'm not an idiot. If I let him go, how could you possibly let me off? Let me leave the White Tiger Duke Mansion safely, and you are not allowed to follow. Once I confirm I've reached a safe place, I will leave on my own and let him return to you."

The man gave a sinister laugh and continued.

"Do you take This Concubine for a fool?"

Xu Feiyan's face turned even colder. At this moment, her gaze flickered as if she were calculating something.

Outside the Sky Screen, watching this scene, everyone was buzzing with discussion.

"Damn, isn't this Dai Yuhao dead for sure? I'm afraid that Duchess is secretly hoping the kid meets with an accident and dies right here."

"Wait, no, don't forget that this guy has been hiding his strength all along! It's just that after this, he probably won't be able to hide it anymore."

"Evil Soul Masters are truly insidious; their tentacles are everywhere. What is the Shrek Inspection Team even doing?"

"Hmph, the Shrek Inspection Team is probably still busy making money, haha!"

Inside the Sky Screen, the situation took a turn that caught everyone by surprise.

As the soul rings on the Duchess flickered, a beam of starlight shot out at an astonishing speed, wrapping around Dai Yuhao's waist and pulling him away from the Evil Soul Master's grasp in an instant.

The Evil Soul Master seemed not to have expected the Duchess to be so arrogant as to forcibly save someone right in front of him.

"Bang!"

"Ugh!"

A palm print formed from poisonous mist struck the Duchess in the chest just a split second before Dai Yuhao was pulled over by the starlight chain. The Duchess let out a muffled groan, and purple-black blood instantly spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"Hahahaha... how foolish!"

The Evil Soul Master let out a loud laugh, his figure turning into a trail of toxic smoke as he bolted out of the Duke Mansion. Meanwhile, Dai Yuhao held the weakened Xu Feiyan, his expression incredibly complex.

"You... why did you save me? That was an Evil Soul Master!"

Dai Yuhao said, his voice hoarse.

Given Xu Feiyan's strength, if she hadn't cared about Dai Yuhao's life, she would have had a chance to keep the Evil Soul Master there. At the very least, she wouldn't have been severely wounded by him.

However, by dividing her focus to save him, she gave the opponent an opening. Having been struck by an Evil Soul Master's technique, her survival was likely hanging by a thread!

"Cough, cough..."

Purple-black blood flowed from Xu Feiyan's lips, and the light in her usually sharp, beautiful eyes seemed to be fading.

"I... I just didn't want my husband to hold this matter against me later. I don't care about your life at all."

Xu Feiyan did her best to pull off a familiar cold sneer in front of Dai Yuhao.

"It's just that, cough, I didn't expect it. This Concubine overestimated her own abilities. You... you disciples, don't learn from a teacher like me..."

At this moment, Dai Yuhao held the Duchess, his facial expression shifting uncontrollably as if he were caught in an internal struggle. Countless memories, countless past events—happy, sad, painful, resentful—flashed through his mind.

The final scene, however, rested on the moment the Duchess forcibly pulled him from the Evil Soul Master's control, only to be struck by the poisonous palm herself.

"Ah!"

In the vision, Dai Yuhao let out a roar, carried the Duchess, and rushed into a secret chamber.

The next moment, to the Duchess's utter shock, a full five soul rings rose from beneath Dai Yuhao's feet! A surge of extreme cold energy poured into her body, instantly freezing the spreading toxins solid!

"You... you..."

Endless shock, along with a chill, rose in Xu Feiyan's heart.

"You were lying to me?"

Xu Feiyan stared fixedly at the young man's face. At that moment, she suddenly felt that his features were so similar to her husband's.

"Yes, you were played by me. 'Teacher,' you wouldn't teach me how to cultivate, so I found my own way. Originally, I was prepared to wait until I became a Title Douluo to reveal my strength properly. Unfortunately..."

Dai Yuhao sighed softly, his voice filled with regret.

"Dai Yuhao, you obtained a fortuitous encounter and your strength increased greatly, yet you kept it secret, hiding it from the family and hiding it from your teacher. Do you know what kind of crime this is?"

Xu Feiyan asked, her voice trembling slightly.

"I know. You would probably discuss it with those people again and then come up with even more ruthless methods to discipline me and stop me from growing stronger. If nothing went wrong, you would probably use my mother to threaten me to make me submit, right?"

Dai Yuhao's gaze was profound as he looked into Xu Feiyan's eyes and asked.

Xu Feiyan fell silent for a moment.

"What, do you regret saving me just now?" Yuhao asked with a mocking laugh.

"No, I don't regret it. Even if I hadn't saved you, you wouldn't have truly died, whereas you have now saved me once." Xu Feiyan sighed faintly.

"This Concubine only finds it a pity that you are the child of that woman and that man, Dai Hao. Otherwise... things might not have turned out the way they are now."

"Leave the Duke's Mansion. Consider this a plea from This Concubine. I will no longer target that woman; consider it repayment for the favor you did me today." Xu Feiyan said with a soft sigh.

"You know my mother will not leave this place. If she stays here and you say you won't target her anymore, do you think I can trust you?" After a moment of silence, Yuhao looked at the Duchess, whose complexion had regained a hint of color, and asked.

"You have no choice but to trust me now, don't you? However, I can guarantee you this: as long as that woman does nothing else to displease me, I will let her live out the rest of her days in peace." Xu Feiyan offered a faint smile.

"Is that so? And what if she continues to do things that displease you? What if she finds a way to keep contacting the elders in the Duke's Mansion who are dissatisfied with you, or continues to find ways to pass information to Dai Hao?" Yuhao also sighed softly before asking.