The Duchess's eyes were filled with resentment and bitterness as she hissed, "Regret! I never imagined that you, you little bastard, could actually reach the level of Titled Douluo and even become enemies with Huabin!"
"Now you even dare to assassinate me and my son? Regret? I only regret not strangling you and your son with my own hands! If I had killed you, I wouldn't be in this state today."
Huo Yuhao stared at her coldly, his voice devoid of any emotion. "To be able to calmly speak ill of my mother in this situation, you certainly have guts."
Despite the excruciating pain at her severed arm, the Duchess forced a cold laugh, "What do I have to be afraid to say? It's just a matter of time. She's already dead, so why should I bother with a dead person? Besides, Huo Yuhao, remember this well: your mother was a slut, and you're a little bastard. That's a reality that will never change."
She gasped for breath, her gaze fierce as she continued, "So what if you've reached the Titled Douluo realm? Dai Hao has hundreds of thousands of troops, far stronger than a brat like you who's just entered the Titled Douluo realm. If you dare kill me, Dai Hao will kill you too."
"You'll regret it later."
Huo Yuhao simply chuckled lightly, and with a whoosh, he swept past with a gust of wind, and White Tiger Duke's Wife's arm was severed.
The White Tiger Duke's Wife was caught off guard and didn't react in time. When she did, all she saw was her left arm lying on the ground. A sharp pain followed, and she screamed in panic.
He kept shouting and cursing, "My arm, my arm, you little beast, you really dare to kill me?"
Huo Yuhao's expression remained calm, with even a faint smile playing on his lips, "What do I have to be afraid of? I dared to come here today, so I must kill you. There's no turning back once the arrow is released. I'll take your life sooner or later, and now is the perfect opportunity, isn't it?"
He held his hands in a jest, but this joking demeanor masked his true intentions. Taking lives with a smile is the most terrifying kind of person—a smiling tiger. He struck before she could even react.
"How are you feeling? Does it hurt?"
When Huo Yuhao's voice came out, there was a hint of anger, but more than that, there was indifference and absolute coldness.
That duchess was incredibly stubborn; she showed no remorse whatsoever. Even though she was trembling with pain, she gritted her teeth and hissed, "Hmph, what's the point of talking to a bastard like you?"
Huo Yuhao produced an ice sword, which Huo Yuhao controlled and slashed down from the sky, causing the Duchess's other arm to fall to the ground.
Ahhhhh!
A agonizing scream instantly filled the room.
Only at this moment did the Duchess finally break down, relenting and pleading in a trembling voice, "I... I was wrong... please... don't... don't hit me anymore!"
Huo Yuhao simply stepped forward, looking down at her pale face, a cold, almost helpless smile playing on his lips, "You should understand that I will not let you go. You are doomed to die today."
Despair appeared in the eyes of the White Tiger Duke's Wife.
Huo Yuhao raised his ice sword again, and with a flash of cold light, the Duchess's body was cut in two in an instant.
An Ultimate Fire cremated her body, giving her a dignified departure, while her soul was consumed by the Undead Fire.
Huo Yuhao then left.
Only then did everyone realize that the Duchess's room was engulfed in flames.
When the frightened people came to the room to put out the fire, they found that the flames were impossible to extinguish; the more water they poured, the bigger they grew.
The fire burned all night, but that's another story.
The White Tiger Duke's Wife died just like that.
When Huo Yuhao returned to his villa via teleportation, the girls had already noticed his return and came to greet him.
Even the usually aloof Gu Yuena stood behind him, arms crossed, watching Huo Yuhao's face.
Huo Yuhao responded with a slight smile.
Li Ya stepped forward and hugged Huo Yuhao's left arm, Qiu'er hugged his right arm.
Di Qiu'er quickly noticed Huo Yuhao's expression. " Yuhao, were you happy about your assassination attempt on the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "I'm happy, I'm happy!"
Di Qiu'er was paying close attention to his schedule because other rumors had reached her ears. She said, "Oh? I've heard that you and Princess Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire are very close now, and that you two are even in a romantic relationship, and that you personally agreed to it."
Huo Yuhao was a little embarrassed. "This, this?"
Di Qiu'er persisted, pressing, "Tell me, is this true or not?"
Huo Yuhao had no choice but to answer Qiu'er truthfully, saying, "Yes, that's true. However, it was Jiu Jiu who confessed to me. I could feel the emotions in her heart, and with so many Titled Douluo watching, and Jiujiu we both had some feelings for each other, I agreed."
Hearing this, Li Ya's eyes immediately welled up with grievance, and she couldn't help but scold, " Yuhao, you blockhead!"
After she finished speaking, she stomped her foot, turned around, and ran back to her room. Seeing her sister's reaction, Li Jing quickly chased after her.
Huo Yuhao was caught off guard by this sudden event. He had originally planned to tell everyone the good news about having a child, but now it seemed that telling them too early would have negative consequences.
Although he initially hesitated about whether to tell them, thinking that if they asked and he brought it up again, he could naturally tell them everything, he didn't want to hide anything from his girls.
Huo Yuhao asked Di Qiu'er, " Qiu'er, what exactly happened to Li Ya?"
Qiu'er sighed and said, " Yuhao, sometimes I really wonder if your God of Emotion can't understand girls' emotions. Haven't you noticed that Li Ya actually likes you too?"
Huo Yuhao naturally noticed this, and he also had many feelings for Li Ya. They shared a deep bond, and in their previous life, Li Ya was definitely one of the most outstanding women in the harem.
Because they have so many inherent advantages.
Seeing Li Ya's emotions and her appearance just now, Huo Yuhao's heart couldn't help but feel a pang of pain. Why? Because he seemed to have disappointed a girl who liked him and whom he also had feelings for.
He needed to check on the girl's condition. Li Ya had come here for his sake, and he could fully sense Li Ya desire to help him and stay by his side.
But now, I haven't even properly reciprocated Li Ya's feelings; it's truly my fault.
P. S.: Okay, next up is Li Ya and her sister Li Jing's offensive. They've managed to win over Old Huo. I wonder how many times this has happened; I won't go into too much detail.