After obtaining solid intelligence about the Evil Soul Masters, the Shrek group did not linger and immediately left the Star Luo Empire's military encampment.
From beginning to end, Huo Yuhao had not said a single extra word to Dai Hao.
As for this biological father connected to him by blood, Huo Yuhao actually felt little emotional turmoil.
Hatred to the bone, desperate anguish—those were emotions the original owner of this body might have felt, not him.
Thinking carefully, was this man truly the chief culprit behind the suffering Huo Yun'er and he had endured in the Duke's residence?
No. The root of all that pain ultimately lay in this backward feudal system and this dog-eat-dog, cannibalistic world.
As the empire's Grand Marshal, Dai Hao bore the responsibility of guarding the borders and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.
If he had truly abandoned those duties and obligations for the sake of his wife and children and run back to his household, then in Huo Yuhao's eyes, he would have been nothing more than a worthless coward without a shred of responsibility.
Authority and responsibility went hand in hand.
Since you enjoyed all the power and glory brought by the title of White Tiger Duke, you had to fulfill every corresponding duty and obligation.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao regarded Dai Hao with nothing but the indifference one reserved for a stranger. As for his foolish mother, Huo Yuhao saw her as a tragic product of an utterly vile era.
Half a day later, deep within the Ming Dou Mountain Range.
The terrain was rugged, towering trees blotted out the sky, and the primitive forest carried a damp, cold stench of decay.
This was the border region between the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire, a lawless no-man's-land