69novels Chapter 6 People are forced into things
Chapter 6 People are forced into things
The Spirit Empire, Spirit City.
Lan Xuanyu looked at the magnificent mansion in front of him with a complicated expression.
"Xuanming Sect, one of the top sects in Lingdou City... Joining them as a servant for a few years will allow me to awaken my martial soul for free."
Lan Xuanyu, a dignified reincarnation of the Dragon God and a supreme God King, actually has to serve as a servant in such a sect. It's an utter disgrace!
But Lan Xuanyu really has no other choice right now. He has been scavenging for garbage in Lingdou City for more than a year and barely survived. Moreover, he is already over 6 years old. If this continues, he will not have time to cultivate.
Born into a slum with such a disastrous start, how could he possibly make money?
Although he lived in a technologically advanced era 20,000 years in the future, he himself didn't really understand soul guidance technology.
His secondary profession is forging, but at his age, he simply doesn't have the strength to use it.
If you want to make money, you need to forge iron; if you want to forge iron, you need to awaken your martial spirit and gain power.
It's an infinite loop.
So he really had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
In this era, the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Pagoda are gone, and the ancient ritual of Spirit Awakening is controlled by the noble class of Spirit Masters. How could those noble Spirit Masters not want to take a bite of such a big cake?
You either have to spend money to awaken your martial soul, which costs ten gold soul coins; or join a powerful family and work as a laborer for free for several years; or you can remain an ordinary person for the rest of your life with no way out.
It's just the path I came from. He believes that with his wisdom and ability, he will definitely find a way to reach the top!
Lan Xuanyu clenched his fists and resolutely walked into the gates of the Xuanming Sect.
……
Three days later, in the northern suburbs of Xingluo City.
"This must be the place!"
Bailidu stood in front of a three-story duplex villa, clapped his hands with satisfaction, and beckoned a particularly handsome child and a gentle-looking woman inside.
This is their new home.
If we're talking about which cities have the best public safety, then it's the capitals of several countries and Shrek City.
Tian Dou City might be a place where we might encounter the remnants of the Tang Clan, and since it's close to the Clear Sky Sect, we might run into Tang San's backup plan. He doesn't want to expose himself to Tang San right now. Shrek City is also not a good option right now, since Tang San's mother is in the Golden Tree. Mingdu is even worse. As for Ling Dou City... it's best not to go there prematurely and provoke Tang San.
After all, he is also a very important pawn.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest. No matter how smart the Duchess was, she would never have imagined that Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er would be living right under their noses.
Not to mention with him around, even Tang Hao and Ah Yin, who have now replaced the [Plane Lord] and [Life Core], wouldn't be able to find them, let alone the Duchess's spies.
Baili Du smiled and looked at them: "M...Mrs. Huo, and Xiao Yuhao, this will be our new home from now on."
Huo Yun'er stepped forward with some concern and cautiously suggested, "Mr. Baili, why don't we go back? I believe Brother Hao won't abandon us..."
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Yun'er added, "If it doesn't work, we can go back and apologize to the Madam. We'll accept whatever punishment we're given. We're family, there's no need to make such a fuss..."
"..."
Baili Du couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and a surge of anger began to spread from the bottom of his heart.
Not just concessions and compromises, but a consistent prioritization of others' needs...
This is the kind of "good quality" that Huo Yun'er taught Huo Yuhao during his childhood—a quality that is utterly useless in this dog-eat-dog world…
It wasn't that Huo Yun'er protected Huo Yuhao too well; rather, she didn't protect him at all.
But looking at his mother's somewhat haggard yet radiant face, he swallowed back the words he wanted to say.
As a mother, Huo Yun'er has done everything she could with blood and flesh, and as her son, she has no right to criticize her more.
"...Madam Huo," Baili Du suppressed his anger and smiled at Huo Yun'er, "I ask you to use your brain, which hasn't been completely consumed by love, to think about this: what family would use a dagger as a token of love? And if that White Tiger Duke truly had feelings for you, how could Yuhao suddenly have a younger brother a year younger than him?"
Huo Yun'er was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously tightened her grip on Huo Yuhao's hand, her body trembling slightly.
She wasn't unaware of these principles, but on this Douluo Continent, which seemed to be created by the god of love, the power of love was still too strong.
As the former "God King of Emotions," although he had lost his divine position, his perception of emotions was unparalleled in the entire divine realm. Baili Du immediately noticed that the "love" his mother felt for Dai Hao was beginning to weaken.
good chance!
"Or perhaps..." Baili Du pressed his advantage, subtly manipulating his emotional power to control and influence Huo Yun'er's feelings of love for Dai Hao. Looking at Huo Yuhao, whose expression had also darkened considerably, he sneered, "You want to drag your only son to hell right now? Let me remind you, after that day, the attendants who took Dai Huabin back were executed by that duchess for failing to protect him."
"I don't need to tell you what the consequences will be, do I? If you want to go back and walk right into our trap, I won't stop you." Then he kicked open the door somewhat violently, stepped aside, pointed outside, and said, "Go ahead."
……
Baili Du's overly harsh criticism made Huo Yun'er's eyes redden slightly. She stared blankly at her son, whose face was full of hope.
Huo Yuhao simply held Huo Yun'er's hand tightly, and from his expression, it was clear that he agreed with Baili Du's words.
As a mother, she can endure hardship for her son's future, even if it means death, but she must consider what will happen to her son after she dies. Will he be able to face this cruel world?
Why would her "husband," who said he would come back to take her to enjoy a life of luxury after the war, choose to have another child rather than come back to see her? Why... why wouldn't he even give her a title?
On one hand, there's reality and the children she raised; on the other, there are vague promises and love. As a mother, this isn't a difficult choice.
Currently, having young Huo Yuhao stay with Baili Du is undoubtedly the best choice.
Without much hesitation, Huo Yun'er grasped little Huo Yuhao's hand tightly, bowed deeply to Baili Du, and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Baili." Then, she resolutely led little Huo Yuhao into the villa.
……
After the mother and son entered their room, Baili Du smiled with relief, then lowered his head, covered his mouth, and held back the urge to cry.
He could only watch helplessly as his mother's body grew thinner and thinner, and then she passed away in remembrance of Dai Hao. After her death, he was captured by Tang San and taken to the God Realm, where he was coerced and lured into becoming an important part of training dogs...
Now he has finally... finally changed everything and brought his mother out of this prison!
He knew his mother too well, so he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
People are forced to do things. Although his methods were not very good, he had no other choice. He didn't want his mother's tragedy to repeat itself before his eyes, he didn't want her to become a bargaining chip in Tang San's hands to threaten Huo Yuhao again, and he didn't want her to suffer these unnecessary hardships.