Ju Zi: A Father's Taste

At that thought, his expression darkened further. "Hmph, Destruction, it was definitely you. You actually dared interfere with my plans. You have already embarked on the Path to Death!

Unfortunately, this was not Douluo Continent, but the God Realm. Even if gods in the God Realm came into conflict and one emerged victorious, they generally were not permitted to kill the other."

There were only a limited number of godhoods in the God Realm. Unless the God Realm expanded, the number of godhoods would not increase in most circumstances. Thus, when Tang San had shattered the Angel Godhood and Rakshasa Godhood, some gods in the God Realm had privately voiced considerable complaints about him.

After all, those were both First Class Godhoods. There were not many First Class Godhoods in the God Realm.

"Forget it. I'll have Da Ming take Xiao Qi around Douluo Continent and let Er Ming continue guarding the Clear Sky Sect. I must find this Rising Star, put him through all sorts of trials, and finally make him my son-in-law so he can work for me!" Tang San made up his mind.

After all, he had even arranged Qiankun Love Questioning Valley. How could he not use it? Wouldn't it be a waste otherwise?

God Realm, God Forbidden Zone.

A man draped in a Purple Cloak slowly emerged. Two flickering red lights glowed beneath the cloak. He glanced at Tang San in the distant clouds before slowly withdrawing his gaze.

Sun Moon Imperial Palace.

After listening to Jing Hongchen's report, Kong Deming's face also revealed a faint smile. "Not bad. Huo Yuhao's idea for the Jet Engine is indeed excellent. He is a genius in the field of Soul Tools.

Moreover, at such a young age, he already possesses such powerful soul skills. Even if he is lacking from birth, no matter the cost, we must help him become a Titled Douluo!"

"Old Kong, about the soul bone..." Jing Hongchen looked at Kong Deming nervously. In the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming's prestige was extremely high. After all, every living Rank 9 Soul Engineer of the current era had, more or less, received guidance from him.

"The matter of soul bones is troublesome. You've given me quite the difficult problem." Kong Deming sighed. "I've lived for so many years, yet I've never heard of a soul bone whose attached soul skill can enhance a Soul Master's existing soul skills. Even in the royal treasury, there is no soul bone like that.

"I'll instruct the others to keep an eye out. If a soul bone with a similar effect appears, it will definitely be delivered to Huo Yuhao immediately," Kong Deming said calmly.

The next day.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

On a patch of grass.

Huo Yuhao set up a grill and skewered the fresh fish one by one. He looked at Ju Zi beside him. "Senior Ju Zi, how many fish would you like to eat?"

According to the agreement between him and Ju Zi, Ju Zi had lent him money to resolve his predicament at the time, and he was to treat her to a meal three days later. Now that three days had passed, not only had he repaid Ju Zi 240,000 Gold Soul Coins, he had also set up a grill, intending to show her his skill at making Grilled Fish.

"How many? I'll have one first. After all, if your Grilled Fish is no good, I'll take over to keep these fish from going to waste. As a cook, what I hate most is wasting food," Ju Zi said with a smile.

Huo Yuhao merely smiled without speaking, then began grilling the fish. Of course, he did not grill just one fish. After all, he had not eaten yet and needed something to eat as well.

After some time, the Grilled Fish was ready. Huo Yuhao sprinkled on the seasoning, then looked up at Ju Zi. "Senior Ju Zi, the Grilled Fish is done. Would you like some?"

"Mm." Ju Zi nodded, picked up a skewer of Grilled Fish, and began eating. At first, she did not think much of it, but when she chewed her first bite of fish, her expression changed.

"This taste..."

Tears involuntarily welled up in her eyes. For a moment, even her vision became blurry. She took large bites of the fish as tears quietly slid down her cheeks.

"Senior Ju Zi, why are you crying? Did I make the seasoning too spicy?" Huo Yuhao looked surprised.

"No, it isn't spicy. Not spicy at all." Ju Zi's voice was choked with emotion. The way she looked at Huo Yuhao also changed. "Your cooking is truly wonderful. You made me feel my father's taste. My father was the best chef in our town."

Ju Zi began recounting her unknown past, while Huo Yuhao listened attentively. Of course, as a transmigrator, he had long known Ju Zi's background. Ju Zi's father had died at the hands of the Star Luo Army under Dai Hao's command. After losing her husband, her mother had fallen gravely ill and soon passed away as well.

That was why Ju Zi hated Dai Hao so deeply and developed the idea of annexing the Star Luo Empire. Later, Dai Hao was beaten down on the battlefield and nearly lost his country.

"Thank you, Yuhao. It has been many years since I last ate food cooked by my father. The food you cook has my father's taste." Ju Zi's gaze toward Huo Yuhao softened considerably.

Huo Yuhao knew that Ju Zi's attitude toward him had already improved greatly. After all, in the original story, a major reason Ju Zi fell for Huo Yuhao was because the food he made allowed her to taste her father's cooking again.

"Senior Ju Zi, I'm an orphan too." Huo Yuhao began using their similar experiences to win Ju Zi over. Of course, he did not reveal that he was the White Tiger Duke's son. In fact, during this period in the original story, Huo Gua could indeed be considered an orphan in a sense.

After all, Huo Yun'er, the only person who had truly loved Huo Gua, had already passed away. And Dai Hao did not even know that he and Huo Yun'er had a child, so naturally he had never given Huo Gua any fatherly love.

Some people were alive, yet might as well have been dead. That described Dai Hao perfectly.

"So that's how it is. You must have had a hard life these past years too. Like you, I'm also an orphan."

After hearing Huo Yuhao's story, Ju Zi felt some sympathy for him. Her gaze became increasingly tender, practically watery.

"Senior Ju Zi, would you like more Grilled Fish? I deliberately made extra." A gentle smile appeared on Huo Yuhao's face as he handed her a skewer of Grilled Fish.

"Mm!"

Just as Ju Zi was about to take the Grilled Fish, a female voice rang out. "Huh? Huo Yuhao, why are you here?"

"Senior Meng! Why are you here?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Meng Hongchen in the distance with surprise.

"I just got out of class and was planning to go for a walk."

Meng Hongchen quickly approached. Her gaze moved back and forth between Ju Zi and Huo Yuhao. When she saw the tear tracks that had yet to dry on Ju Zi's face and her slightly reddened eyes, she immediately imagined an entire melodramatic tragedy in her mind and blurted out, "Huo Yuhao, what did you do to Ju Zi?"

Since class had only recently ended, there were actually quite a few students nearby. Meng Hongchen was a famous genius beauty, the Dean's Granddaughter, and she also had an annoying older brother, so she was undoubtedly a prominent figure at the academy.

Therefore, when Meng Hongchen walked toward Huo Yuhao, many people's gazes followed her.

Meng Hongchen's shout immediately piqued the interest of the nearby students. After all, people were naturally drawn to gossip.

"I've heard of Huo Yuhao. Isn't he the genius who broke Xiao Hongchen's record? I heard that Teacher Xuan Ziwen and the Dean both think highly of him."