(Brothers, I have something to take care of today, so there will only be two updates for now. Tomorrow there will be four to make up for what I owe you today. Sorry, everyone.)
Huo Yuhao stopped and turned to look back, only to see a familiar figure. Dressed in fiery red, with a surging, wave-like bosom, she was none other than Yan Shaozhe's disciple and his Soul Bone supplier, Ma Xiaotao.
Beside Ma Xiaotao stood another student wearing the uniform of an Inner Academy disciple.
He was about six feet tall, with broad shoulders and a handsome face touched with resolve. His long golden hair fell loosely down his back, reaching almost to his waist. His eyes were uncanny, each deep-blue eye holding twin pupils. He exuded authority without anger, faintly radiating the bearing of a king.
On Ma Xiaotao's other side stood a slender young man with a face as flawless as polished jade. His delicate beauty almost inspired tender pity at first sight. He held plenty of snacks, but they did not seem to be for him; rather, he appeared to be carrying Ma Xiaotao's shopping.
"Dai Yueheng?" A flicker of surprise crossed Huo Yuhao's eyes. He had not expected to encounter him here today. Dai Yueheng's gaze was also fixed firmly on him, his eyes slightly narrowed as a trace of coldness flashed through them.
At the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, the duchess had two biological sons. The elder was Dai Yueheng, the White Tiger Duke's heir and the future successor to his title.
Even though Dai Huabin possessed such outstanding talent, already reaching rank thirty-nine as a Soul Elder before the age of thirteen, he still had to live in his elder brother's shadow.
In the original story, Dai Yueheng also behaved more like a