Revenge! A Frenzied Revenge!
Lin Ye and his group had been gone for quite some time. The white jade porcelain bottle on the bedside table stood quietly, and the faint medicinal fragrance emanating from the gaps in the stopper filled the ward.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had already confirmed in the Sea of Spirit that the healing medicine in the bottle was of extremely high quality, and its efficacy was at least several times stronger than the regular medicines in Shrek Infirmary.
If taken on time, the recovery speed of bone fractures and depleted Soul Power can be more than twice as fast, definitely keeping up with the Freshman Tournament.
But Huo Yuhao sat by the hospital bed, his gaze fixed on the jade bottle, his grip on the sheets crumpling them, showing no intention of touching it, and feeling no gratitude whatsoever.
He always felt that something was off about Lin Ye.
The other person's attitude concealed an undisguised aloofness and a subtle hostility. What bothered him most was the condescending feeling of looking down on a pitiful creature.
The moment the thought popped into Huo Yuhao's head, he found it absurd.
He had no grudge against Lin Ye, so why did the other man look down on him? Did he know about his past?
impossible.
Huo Yuhao clenched his fist tightly.
Tang Ya hadn't fully told him about his background, and Brother Sky Dream only knew the general outline, never delving into the details.
Lin Ye was a fellow freshman; how could he possibly know these things?
But that one glance we made, that feeling of being completely seen through from head to toe, inside and out, was all too real.
Lin Ye's eyes were as calm as a deep pool, as if all his forbearance, inferiority, and resentment hidden in his bones could be seen clearly by the other party.
Anxiety entwined around my heart like vines, followed by a surge of humiliation.
On what grounds?
What gives him the right to think of me like that?
Huo Yuhao became increasingly fixated on the issue, his jawline tightening, his face darkening, his expression turning ferocious, and even his breathing becoming heavier.
"Yuhao! Wake up! Stop getting stuck on this!"
The voice of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly exploded in his Sea of Spirit, carrying a hint of urgency, instantly pulling him out of his obsessive emotions.
Huo Yuhao snapped back to reality, his chest heaving violently, the fierce look on his face not yet completely gone.
This time, instead of apologizing for his impulsiveness as usual, he looked up into the void, his tone as cold as ice. "Brother Sky Dream, I want to kill those two troublemakers."
The familiar form of address was still used, but the tone had long lost its former dependence and consultation, instead conveying a semi-commanding tone that left no room for argument.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was stunned.
It believed it knew Huo Yuhao well enough to know that he was patient and resilient, and that he would not easily have murderous thoughts even if he suffered a lot of grievances.
But just a moment ago, it clearly sensed the undisguised killing intent surging within the boy's heart, so intense that it was somewhat taken aback.
Silence reigned in the Sea of Spirit.
Huo Yuhao waited a few seconds without receiving a response, his brows furrowed tightly, his impatience showing without any attempt to hide it.
He emphasized his words and repeated them carefully, word by word. "Brother Sky Dream, I said, I want to kill those two guys."
The deathly silence lasted for about ten seconds.
When Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rang out again, it lacked its usual liveliness and chatter, leaving only a faint yet incredibly clear response:
"Good."
Huo Yuhao vaguely sensed something unusual in Tian Meng's tone, but at that moment, anger had already clouded his judgment.
The beatings from the senior students, and Lin Ye's condescending handouts, were all humiliations in his eyes, without any distinction, and each one was etched firmly into his heart.
Within the Sea of Spirit, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gazed at the boy's cold profile and sighed softly.
Looking at the surging ferocity and obsession in the boy's eyes, the words "There's no need to go to such extremes" swirled in its throat several times, but it ultimately swallowed them back.
Huo Yuhao was the host it chose, the hope it staked everything on. If he wanted to endure, it would accompany him through hardship and humiliation; if he wanted to kill, it would clear away the thorns in his path.
"Good."
When the second "good" was uttered, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice was devoid of emotion.
The next second, an almost boundless Spirit Power silently overflowed from Huo Yuhao's brow, like melting ice water in early spring, seeping out through the cracks in the ward.
There was no earth-shattering power, not even the air trembled in the slightest, yet wherever that Spirit Power passed, flying insects fell silent, fallen leaves hovered, and all sounds around the ward were isolated by an invisible barrier.
Huo Yuhao sat by the hospital bed, his back ramrod straight.
He didn't look at the white jade porcelain bottle again; his eyelids were half-closed, and his long eyelashes cast a shadow beneath his eyes.
Through the mental connection with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, he could clearly sense that Spirit Power was spreading at an astonishing speed.
Sweeping across the lawn in front of the dormitory building, passing through the corridors between the Teaching Building, and sweeping over rooms that were either noisy or quiet, it was like an invisible net that enveloped the entire Shrek Academy freshman and upperclassman dormitory areas.
The humiliation coursed through my veins like poison, and the pain from the punches and kicks from the senior students still lingered in my bones.
Lin Ye's calm, almost compassionate eyes kept replaying in his mind.
Looking down on, giving alms, pitiful...
These words were like a red-hot branding iron, searing his pride again and again.
On what grounds?
Just because he came from a humble background and had a weak Martial Soul?
Does being weak mean you deserve to be bullied and treated like trash?
He could sense that the two people who had bullied him were now trapped in the web of deception, with nowhere to hide.
They were unaware that they had stepped onto the edge of hell.
At this moment, on the streets of Shrek City.
The two upperclassmen who had bullied Huo Yuhao during the day were now chatting casually after finishing their meal.
The taller student spat on the ground, his expression one of helplessness, before launching into a vicious rant:
"That idiot Dai Huabin actually ran away today! If it weren't for his family's influence and connections, who would be willing to do something like this?"
If this kid doesn't give us a good job, I'll kill him even if it costs me my life!
The shorter one, with a nonchalant air about him, chuckled and said, "Alright Lei, Dai Huabin's status is quite prominent. Assigning us a task is just a matter of a word for him."
He's just a spoiled brat, not a fool. Why would he deliberately offend us if a single word could satisfy us?
Lei, don't underestimate these spoiled brats and think they're all good-for-nothings. They're cunning and ruthless.
The tall student, whom he called Lei, snorted coldly.
Although he was very dissatisfied with Dai Huabin's performance today, he also understood that what his companion said was probably true.
After all, for a nobleman like Dai Huabin, arranging a job that's like a secure, stable position is just a matter of a word.
Sending them to small towns to serve as managers or junior elders would make them comfortable.