Peerless: Soul Transmigrates into Huo Yuhao, Awakens the Anti-Three System - Chapter 2: Leaving the Mountain Ahead
This is nothing more than storytelling.
After all, in Huo Yun'er's eyes, Huo Yuhao has always been a child.
Since she was not well-educated and couldn't afford to go to school, Huo Yun'er would tell Huo Yuhao all sorts of stories.
Of course, the so-called stories were actually all about Huo Yun'er and Dai Hao's daily interactions in the past, and they all talked about how handsome and brave Dai Hao was.
Huo Yuhao said that these absurd stories were as boring as listening to a teacher's lecture.
But besides these stories, there is one story that is really bad, and that is the story of Tang San, the Sea God.
The people living in this world will know about Tang San, the God of the Sea. After all, as long as Shrek Academy remains Shrek Academy, the story of Tang San will basically continue to be passed down.
Huo Yun'er knew of Tang San's existence, which in itself wasn't a big problem.
But as I said before, why does Huo Yun'er know so much about the Tang Clan?
It's important to know that although Tang San founded the Tang Sect, the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy are two different systems with very different core members.
Although five of the Shrek Seven Devils joined the Tang Sect, that was after they graduated.
This kind of information is quite ancient, and even Huo Yuhao, who has read the original work, sometimes doesn't remember it very clearly, let alone people of this era. But Huo Yun'er spoke of it in great detail.
If it weren't for the fact that Huo Yun'er was illiterate except for recognizing characters and knowing about martial soul awakening, Huo Yuhao would have thought that the part about the Tang Sect was made up by Huo Yun'er herself.
Because Huo Yuhao was extremely dissatisfied with Tang San when he watched Douluo Continent in his previous life, he expressed his unwillingness to listen to Huo Yun'er's stories about the Sea God Tang San, except for the first few times.
He listened to stories because he wanted to understand as much of the reality as possible, not because he wanted to hear about the sea god's path to godhood.
Surprisingly, no matter how many times Huo Yuhao refused, Huo Yun'er would bring up the story of Tang San, the Sea God, again after a period of time.
Because of this, Huo Yuhao had argued with Huo Yun'er several times before.
He was young then, but he couldn't stand the awkwardness in his heart. He bluntly said that she couldn't see the current situation clearly and lived her whole life in her own obsession and dream. He also told her frankly that he particularly disliked Tang San and didn't want to hear any stories related to Tang San at all.
It's useless, absolutely useless.
Huo Yun'er has an exceptionally good memory. She can remember every single word that Dai Hao casually mentioned to her back then, even after many years.
However, when it came to her son's dislike of Tang San and his unwillingness to hear Tang San's stories, she was incredibly confused and had a frighteningly poor memory, as if she had amnesia and would forget everything in the blink of an eye.
From the time Huo Yuhao was three years old and had fully learned the language of this world and started to remember things, Huo Yun'er's subtle nagging and almost obsessive indoctrination never stopped.
In fact, ever since he awakened the system to defy Tang San and could vaguely understand the details of all the hidden problems, he had already vaguely confirmed it in his heart.
The mother before him had long been subtly influenced by Tang San's power.
He just couldn't bear to let go.
In the original novel, Huo Yun'er was a pitiful person completely obsessed with love. She didn't know how to save herself or how to avoid harm, and she was completely fixated on Dai Hao. She couldn't even understand the obvious truth of using a dagger afterward.
He spent ten years raising the young Huo Yuhao in the cold and oppressive White Tiger Duke's Mansion, before passing away in desolation.
But no matter what, this body's biological mother is his only blood relative when he came into this strange world.
Huo Yuhao had always harbored a tender thought in his heart.
His original plan was simple: once he was capable enough, he would take Huo Yun'er away from this cage and find a quiet, peaceful place for her to retire in peace. Even if fate decreed that she wouldn't live long, at least she could enjoy a few days of leisure and freedom from torment in her final days.
It can be considered as doing right by this body and by the meager mother-son affection in the original owner's memories.
Unfortunately, expectations are just expectations, and reality is ultimately cold and cruel.
Huo Yun'er ultimately became a key pawn in Tang San's hands.
The system's judgments are never wrong.
The fact that an ordinary woman, who has no martial spirit and no soul power whatsoever, could be rated as an S-level chess piece by the system is the most outrageous and powerful evidence of this.
It should be noted that, looking at the entire Douluo Continent at present, apart from the two direct descendants of the Clear Sky Sect who can reliably contact Tang San and barely touch the threshold of SS level, there is no one else who can reach this rating.
"I'm sorry, Huo Yuhao from before."
Huo Yuhao sighed softly to himself.
"I failed to protect your only hope, but from now on, I will avenge you for all the wrongs you have done."
Having been reborn as the chosen one of destiny, he will not be like the tragic protagonist in the original story, whose fate is controlled by Tang San for a lifetime, willingly serving as his dog.
The only way to completely break free from fate is to fight to the death with the aloof God King Tang San from beginning to end.
Moreover, he knew in his heart that from the moment he personally destroyed this S-class chess piece, he and Tang San had formed an irreconcilable feud.
In the original novel, the reason why Huo Yun'er was able to be retrieved directly from the underworld by Tang San after her death, have her remnant soul preserved, and be reborn later, is primarily due to one reason.
That is, her plan for Tang San has extremely high value.
In his previous life, Huo Yuhao's lifelong obsession was to avenge his mother and protect her. This was a shackle that Tang San had set up in advance, binding Huo Yuhao's destiny throughout his life.
But now, that shackle has been completely broken.
Huo Yuhao no longer harbors any obsession with his mother.
From beginning to end, he had only one goal: to crush all of Tang San's plans and eliminate every pawn he had placed in the world.
Huo Yun'er was his first step in breaking free from fate and defying the God King.
Tang San may seem hypocritical and benevolent, but in reality, he values the so-called social order and filial piety to the extreme. This is his bottom line and his most stubborn taboo, and its importance is no less than that of Xiao Wu.
What Huo Yuhao did today was tantamount to blatantly and repeatedly dancing in Tang San's minefield.
He quickly dug the pit with his bare hands.
Huo Yuhao carefully placed Huo Yun'er's body in a proper position, then gently placed handfuls of soil down to completely seal the simple grave.
He found a flat piece of wood, simply carved his name on it, and placed it in front of the grave.
After doing all this, he raised his eyes and looked coldly toward the inner courtyard of the White Tiger Duke's mansion.
He knew that, according to the original story, Dai Hao would personally repair this lonely grave after he achieved fame and success.
Perhaps in Huo Yun'er's mind, even a lingering thought or a visit after death would be enough to satisfy her.
However, belated kindness is more despicable than a dog's, especially since this affection doesn't actually exist.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao is only ten years old, right at a crucial point in the original story:
This should have been the timeline where Huo Yun'er was publicly bullied by Dai Huabin and desperately protected her son.
At this point in the original story, Huo Yuhao's soul power was below level ten, so he could only humbly stay in the Duke's mansion and suffer endless humiliation.
However, thanks to the soul of the transmigrator, his innate soul power was no longer the weak level one in the original story, but had been directly upgraded to level four.
A year and a half ago, his soul power had already steadily broken through to level ten.
The only reason he hadn't left the Duke's mansion was that he still held onto the hope of escaping his misery with Huo Yun'er.
Now that my obsession has been shattered, there are no more ties between us.
In the year since he broke through level 10, he has never relaxed in the slightest and has insisted on exercising his body every day.
Now, at ten years old, his physical abilities far surpass those of children his age, and even rival those of ordinary adult men.
Encountering the Wind Baboon when leaving the city in the future will only be easier and stress-free than in the original story.
In fact, with his current strength, he could easily turn around and leave this oppressive cage.
But how can you just let go of all the cold looks, bullying, and humiliation that have accumulated over the years?
The hatred in his heart was no less than that of the reserved Huo Yuhao in the original story.
Huo Yuhao looked down at the medicinal powder he had treasured for many years.
This is a deadly poison that he painstakingly collected, mixed, and blended over several years.
He knew the way well, avoiding the patrolling guards, and using the cover of night and the alley, he quietly sneaked into the Duke's kitchen.
First, without any hesitation, they packed up and stored all the rare pastries and exquisite delicacies in the kitchen.
He then raised his hand and carefully applied the prepared poison powder to the water tank, the edge of the well, the gaps in the door frame, and the flowers and plants in the yard.
He evenly sprinkled the water on every place that the servants and masters of the mansion touched, drank from, or rested.
He knew very well that these mixed poisons were deadly to ordinary people, but had limited effect on soul masters with soul power.
Lady White Tiger was a Soul Master, and although she died of illness in the original story, it was definitely not an ordinary illness. My poison would at most cause her some pain, but it couldn't possibly kill her outright.
He never expected that this wave would directly overthrow the entire White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
"Just collect some interest first."
Huo Yuhao stood in the dimly lit kitchen, a cold glint in his eyes, and muttered to himself.
"Come on, I want to see how many of your people will actually stay here safely."