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Chapter 75 Another Possibility
Chapter 75 Another Possibility
Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu maintained a distance of about half a meter between them, one in front of the other.
When they reached the depths of the woods and could no longer see Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, the two stopped in their tracks simultaneously.
Huo Yuhao turned to Zhu Lu and said irritably, "What questions do you have? Now you can answer them, right? I can guarantee that there won't be any third party around here besides you and me."
His mental detection had been on the whole time, so if anyone could still sneak past him, Huo Yuhao might as well jump into the lake and restart it.
Zhu Lu lowered her head, remained silent for a while, and said pleadingly, "Could you help me break the seal now? I can trade you something for it."
Huo Yuhao was stunned. Why did this make him sound like some kind of villain who deceived a girl and took advantage of her?
Seeing that Huo Yuhao did not react, Zhu Lu gritted her teeth and reluctantly took out a bag of gold soul coins from her black jade soul guide bracelet, and handed it to Huo Yuhao with both hands.
"This is all my living expenses for this semester. If you feel it's not enough, can I pay you in installments?"
Huo Yuhao was completely stunned.
"Zhu Lu, I'm not some kind of devil! The way you're doing this makes it seem like I've bullied you! If anyone sees this, I'll be in deep trouble, even if I jump into the Sea God Lake! Take your living expenses back right now!"
"Huh?" Zhu Lu was stunned. She looked up and saw Huo Yuhao looking somewhat angry. She unconsciously took two steps back and obediently put the gold soul coins back.
Seeing that Zhu Lu was back to normal, Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to help you break the seal, but that I can't do it right now. By the time I'm able to help you break the seal, the time limit will have expired. That's why I asked someone to tell you to just focus on your cultivation. Your martial souls will be usable again in a month."
Zhu Lu still seemed somewhat skeptical. After a moment, she asked again, "Is it really impossible to break the seal now? Is there any other way?"
Huo Yuhao sighed, rubbing his head, and explained with difficulty, "My second martial soul is the ultimate ice attribute. That ability is essentially the power of ultimate ice sealing your martial soul through freezing. Unless you can find someone whose mastery of ultimate ice surpasses my second martial soul, otherwise..."
"I want to know why the seal can't be broken now?" Zhu Lu continued her question with a somewhat unpleasant expression, as if she hadn't understood Huo Yuhao's words.
I don't know if it was because he was soft-hearted, or because Qian Duoduo had asked him to comfort Zhu Lu.
Huo Yuhao remained silent for a moment before finally revealing the truth, "That ability was released using my Martial Soul Source. To help you break the seal, I'll have to wait until my Martial Soul Source is restored. But by the time I'm restored, the seal's effect will have ended. Do you understand?"
Zhu Lu nodded unwillingly. If she continued to pester him, her martial soul would not be able to break the seal in time. Instead of wasting time on meaningless things, it would be better to let her go back to her dormitory and continue to cultivate her soul power.
Seeing Zhu Lu's distraught appearance, Huo Yuhao vaguely recalled what he had overheard the gossipy servants saying about the Duchess.
The current Duke of Youming is the younger brother of Duchess Baihu, and the entire Duke of Youming's mansion is basically under the control of their lineage.
Duke Youming had only three sons and no daughters.
Therefore, it is obvious that Zhu Lu should be from a collateral branch of the family.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao tentatively asked, "You're from a collateral branch of the family, right?"
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Zhu Lu trembled as if she had heard something terrifying.
"If one day you find yourself with nowhere to go, think it through and come find me. But I'm not looking for a pretty face; you need to prove your worth to me."
The words, as cold and blunt as knives, fell into Zhu Lu's ears, but instead of making her face look worse, they added a glimmer of light to her eyes.
She knew that Huo Yuhao's promise gave her another way out.
Zhu Lu bowed slightly to Huo Yuhao and left the grove with a light step.
Just as Wang Dong was thinking about how to explain things to Xiao Xiao, another group of people walked over.
Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er.
Xiao Xiao was delighted to see the Lan sisters approaching and walked over happily. "Good afternoon! Did you just finish lunch?"
The two sisters nodded, and Ning Tian and the other two also nodded.
Xiao Xiao glanced at Ning Tian and the other two, then turned back to look at the two sisters, and asked curiously, "How did you all end up together?"
Ning Tian shrugged and smiled faintly, "We were looking for someone, weren't we? Su Su and Luo Luo happened to have the same idea, so we all came together. How about it? You didn't see Huo Yuhao either? After the awards ceremony and class assignments, that guy vanished without a trace. He's definitely a scumbag!"
Xiao Xiao's eyes twitched. She didn't know if it was because Ning Tian's words were too incisive, or what, but she couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. She had met the inner court senior yesterday, her two twin best friends, and now, adding Ning Tian to the mix, Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er were also a concern.
Why are there so many people who have ambiguous relationships with Huo Yuhao?
Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao felt a headache coming on. She sighed inwardly, then smiled and said to Ning Tian, "We just had lunch, but he asked someone to leave a while before you arrived. If it's convenient for everyone, please sit down and wait with us."
The pavilion's benches and railings were quite long. Xiao Xiao and the Lan sisters sat together, Ning Tian and his two companions sat together, and Wang Dong sat alone in one spot. There was still plenty of room for people to sit and rest.
Wang Dong stood there, lost in thought, not wanting to join either side of the conversation.
If her previous regret about dressing as a man was merely superficial, now it was a deep-seated, heart-wrenching anger. And yet, a voice kept echoing in her mind, incessantly insisting that it was her own heartfelt decision.
Just like the voices that had previously persuaded him to join the Tang Clan, it was simply indoctrination without any explanation.
But why must she follow the instructions of this voice?
Why?
Wang Dong'er! You are a girl! You are not a boy! You should live in the girls' dormitory! You should pursue your love as a girl!
Why?
Why did the existence of that voice cause me to lose my self-awareness?
Am I a slave to this voice?
Whose voice is this?
Who exactly wants to control my own life?
(End of this chapter)