Looking out the window at the endless stream of people, Huo Yuhao slowly said, "Indeed, it was by chance that I found Brother Xue this time. I wonder if I will be able to return to the Heaven Dou Empire again in the future."
This is also why I came to see Brother Xue; I must now say goodbye to him.
"Where are you going?" Xue Qinghe leaned forward unconsciously, her fingertips gripping the edge of the table tightly.
Huo Yuhao simply smiled slightly, a smile that appeared particularly ethereal in the sunlight.
Such smiles often signify parting, and Xue Qinghe understood Huo Yuhao's meaning. "You're always like this; you fall silent when faced with difficult questions."
Her voice was as soft as a whisper; she believed Huo Yuhao couldn't hear it, since it was what she truly wanted to say.
"However," Huo Yuhao said softly, "Finally, I have something I want to say to Brother Xue, and I also hope that when you meet Miss Xue'er in the future, you can tell her that this matter is very important."
His serious expression made Xue Qinghe take his next words very seriously.
"Brother Xue, be careful of someone," Huo Yuhao said slowly.
Xue Qinghe and returns, who is it?
Huo Yuhao slowly and deliberately said: This person is my enemy, and also the son of Clear Sky Douluo, Tang San.
Xue Qinghe asked in confusion: Tang San? Was he a student from the Shrek Academy back then?
"Indeed." He sneered. "I've had conflicts with them, father and son. They've tried to kill me multiple times, so Brother Xue, you must be careful."
Following his plan, Huo Yuhao revealed Tang San's background, which was crucial information that completely exposed Tang San's origins: Tang San was born to Clear Sky Douluo and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Beast. The reason he possessed Twin Martial Souls was because he had the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor and the bloodline of Soul Beast within him.
Xue Qinghe's pupils suddenly contracted, and the wine glass in his hand slammed onto the table.
"You mean, the bloodline between humans and Soul Beast?" Xue Qinghe said in surprise, "That's too bizarre!"
Huo Yuhao said slowly, "Brother Xue, there's no need to be surprised. Some Soul Beast can transform into human form and become no different from humans, so this is quite normal."
Huo Yuhao continued, "This person is extremely cunning and uses various aliases. Tang Yin, Old Tang, and others are all possibilities, because his mother's name is Ah Yin, so that alias is the most likely."
"As for the reason why Brother Xue is not allowed to come to the Moon Splendor Pavilion, there is one reason," Huo Yuhao said decisively: Tang Yuehua, the owner of the Moonlight Pavilion, is the sister of Clear Sky Douluo and Tang San's aunt. He will definitely come here later.
Their conversation was always quick, and they didn't eat much, so it dragged on from noon into the afternoon.
The setting sun, like blood, cast a crimson glow on the restaurant's windows. Huo Yuhao's voice sounded particularly heavy in the dimly lit hall, "Brother Xue, the reason I'm warning you to be careful of Tang San isn't just because of his strength..."
His long, slender fingers tapped lightly on the tea table, like a teacher tapping the table to emphasize a point in class. "I warned Brother Xue to be careful because of his background and his close relationship with that girl in the Spirit Hall. They're childhood sweethearts, the girl who was captured by the Spirit Hall Soul Beast Transformation, you know her, right?"
Xue Qinghe nodded
Huo Yuhao continued:
"I told you before, of those two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Titan Giant Ape that chased us was one of them, and the other was also a forest overlord, the Sky Azure Bull Python. Both of these Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast are under the command of this little girl. What do you think, Brother Xue?"
"Until I regain my full strength..." Huo Yuhao gave a wry smile, his eyes conveying a dramatic sense of helplessness, "It will be difficult for me to be a match for them, so Brother Xue, for your safety's sake, it's best not to stay at the Moonlight Pavilion in the future."
" Clear Sky Douluo possesses the Divine Slaughter's Domain, so why wouldn't he prepare a trial for his son? His purpose here is to cultivate his character, suppress his killing intent, and make the Divine Slaughter's Domain completely his. As his aunt, Tang Yuehua, do you think he would object? Their territory is constantly expanding, while I am currently still injured."
Looking at the always spirited young man before her, Xue Qinghe noticed the obvious weariness in his eyes, which made her heart tighten for no reason.
"Brother Huo..." she called softly, but fell silent when the other looked up. Those eyes, which always held a smile, were now filled with complex emotions she couldn't decipher.
" Tang San will definitely go to see his mother after being taken away by his father, thus awakening the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline." Huo Yuhao suddenly stood up, his moon-white robes fluttering in the breeze. "After awakening, his appearance will change drastically, and with the guidance of his father, Clear Sky Douluo, his strength will definitely increase significantly."
He walked towards the window, his figure appearing particularly lonely in the twilight.
Xue Qinghe unconsciously stood up, unaware that her sleeve had flipped over the teacup. The warm tea spread across the table, much like the blood that splattered when the boy shielded her from Soul Beast attack that night in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Finally..." Huo Yuhao turned around, forcing a smile, "Please tell Miss Xue'er..." His voice suddenly became very soft, as if afraid of disturbing something, "Please forgive my abrupt departure."
Xue Qinghe felt a tightness in her throat. She desperately wanted to tear off her disguise right now and tell him that she was Xue'er. But reason held her back—if she revealed her identity now, all her previous probing and getting closer would be in vain.
"Although I don't know where you live or where you are," Huo Yuhao's gaze seemed to pierce through her disguise, looking straight into the depths of her soul, "I believe that one day we will meet again. All good things must come to an end. Take care."
The last rays of the setting sun slipped past his shoulder, and the entire hall suddenly darkened. Huo Yuhao had completely left. Xue Qinghe watched his figure gradually disappear into the night. She instinctively chased after him to the door, the night wind whipping fallen leaves against her face, icy and biting.
"Brother Huo..." she murmured softly, her voice carried away by the wind, "Take care."
Even after Huo Yuhao's figure disappeared, he was still gazing in that direction. It wasn't until a cold wind blew by that Xue Qinghe realized she had been standing at the door for so long. She slowly raised her hand, touched her cheek that was damp without her noticing, and suddenly smiled.
So this is... the pain of parting?
When she turned around, she had already transformed back into the gentle and refined prince. But no one saw that her tightly clenched palms, hidden in her sleeves, were marked with deep, bloody welts from her fingernails.
Huo Yuhao found a place in the Star Dou Great Forest to reorganize his position. After using his Soul Power to check that no one was around, he set up a protective barrier in the hidden area, similar to Simulation Soul Skill manifestation.
Then, they returned to their own timeline.
However, he became increasingly adept at handling this incident. He had actually wondered what his life would have been like if Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue had met in his previous life, but he probably wouldn't have had that chance.
No one can gain the power of time, nor can time bring two people to their side; they were destined to be apart in their previous life.
We were destined to meet but not to be together in this life; we are from different times and spaces. It is already very good that we were able to meet them during this journey through time.
Fate doesn't always go as planned. If one retains the same personality as in their past life, they will forever remain a pawn on someone else's chessboard.
Meanwhile, in Bibi Dong's bedroom at the Spirit Hall...
Because of Huo Yuhao's disappearance, Bibi Dong was consumed by longing, a longing that drove her mad. " Hao Yi, where are you? Why can't I find you?"
She lay in bed, clearly having a terrible nightmare, dreaming that Huo Yuhao had left her and she would never see him again.
A moment later, she said, "Don't leave me."
This shows that Huo Yuhao has made Bibi Dong feel dependent on him.
When she woke up, the room was empty and very quiet.
She rubbed her forehead, a bold idea forming in her mind.
P. S.: What this plot will lead to, you all know, it definitely will, but we'll have to wait until we return to the timeline of Douluo I Continent I...