Douluo 2: This Dragon God has too much martial virtue

"Yuhao, don't hate your father. It is his responsibility to defend the country." The woman looked reluctant. Her child had suffered too much with her, but she couldn't hate the man either.

"Mom, you just said that he went to the war to destroy the Sun-Moon Empire. What does this have to do with defending the country?" Although the boy was young, his logic was very clear.

"This..." The woman paused, "If we don't wipe out the Sun-Moon Empire, they will invade us one day, just like four thousand years ago..." She wanted to convince her son, and also seemed to be trying hard to convince herself that the man had not forgotten her, but had his own reasons.

Mu Xing glanced sideways. What the woman said was not wrong. The Sun Moon Empire would one day launch an attack on the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent. But defending the country was just an excuse. Generation after generation of White Tiger Douluo went to the border because of the oracle given by their ancestors four thousand years ago!

However, there was one thing that puzzled her. The royal family of the Star Luo Empire changed, and the Star Crown Xu family replaced the White Tiger Dai family and became the masters of the Star Luo Empire. Since the first generation White Tiger Douluo Dai Mubai had the opportunity to send down the oracle for Tang San, why didn't he take the opportunity to take back the throne for his descendants?

Thinking about this kind of thing is really a waste of time! Mu Xing shook his head and took Fu Rui to the nearby woods.

It’s better to kill a few soft-bone rabbits to fill your stomach!

Raising a cat is really annoying, and Fu Rui is clamoring for roasted brains again. Mu Xing twisted the soft-bone rabbit's neck while sighing that it was not easy for Di Tian to raise Fu Rui to this age.

The sound of footsteps interrupted the conversation between the two. The reason why Mu Xing took Fu Rui to the woods was because he guessed that the boy would also come here.

“Huo Yuhao, you are in a bad mood. What happened?” Mu Xing looked at the little boy in simple clothes. Most children’s thoughts are written on their faces, and the Son of Destiny is no exception.

“Sister Ying, I'm fine, thank you for your concern.” The boy named Huo Yuhao shook his head. For some reason, his attention was immediately attracted to Fu Rui.

Fu Rui looked at him curiously. Her eyes were clear gold, like amber under the sun, crystal clear. The light in her pupils had both the luxury of gold and the mystery of amber, as if twinkling with stars, making people unable to resist its charm.

She must be very much loved by her family. Huo Yuhao came to this conclusion based on the little black dress with golden piping on her and the golden pendant on her neck. It was a necklace carefully woven from some kind of plant branches full of life. On this necklace, there was a fist-sized pale golden crystal hanging. It was in a perfect diamond shape, with a slight bulge at the intersection of the diamond lines, like dragon scales.

“Sister Ying, is she your family member?” Huo Yuhao found it difficult to take his eyes off Fu Rui, as if they were destined to meet today.

"Well, her name is Fu Rui. Have some, as a return gift for the grilled fish you treated me to last time." Mu Xing handed a box of ice cream to Huo Yuhao. A child should be happy soon if he is coaxed with sweets, right?

“What is this?” Huo Yuhao picked up the cold box and opened the lid curiously. A fresh and sweet creamy smell hit his nose, making him swallow his saliva.

"This is ice cream, haven't you seen it? This kind of thing is not human... wow! So cold!" Fu Rui was about to say that this might not be a specialty of the human world, but Mu Xing quickly scooped a spoonful of ice cream and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Of course I've seen it! But... I haven't eaten it." Huo Yuhao retorted unconvincedly, and then his mood became depressed again. Although he was the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke, due to the targeting of the Duchess, he and his mother could hardly even get enough food and clothing on weekdays, let alone this kind of sweet food that looked expensive.

Moreover, the box of ice cream that Mu Xing gave was different from the ones he had seen before. He only saw some servants' children taking small sips of cheap ice cream during festivals, but he had never seen such a big box.

Children are indeed easy to coax, especially children like Huo Yuhao who grew up in the Duke's Mansion but has never been treated kindly by others. When they first met, Mu Xing won his favor with a handful of exquisite candies and exchanged them for a few delicious grilled fish.

“Then I won’t be polite!” Huo Yuhao scooped out a spoonful of ice cream, tasted it carefully, and then widened his eyes, as if shocked by the cool and sweet taste.

Mu Xing silently watched him eat ice cream. This child really didn't have a good life. As far as she knew, Huo Yuhao's mother, Huo Yun'er, was the personal maid of the Duke of White Tiger. She grew up with the Duke and was very much loved by the Duke. She immediately became the primary target of suppression by the Duchess. The Duchess used the excuse that Huo Yun'er was suffering from an infectious disease and drove them to live in the woodshed behind the servants' quarters, and cut off all their financial resources.

At that time, Huo Yuhao was only two years old, and the Duke had been away fighting for a long time, so he spent very little time in the mansion. As the Duchess deliberately concealed the truth about Huo Yuhao and his mother, he gradually forgot about them. When the Duke asked about it, the Duchess simply said that Huo Yun'er was suffering from a serious illness.

When Mu Xing first got this information from her subordinates, she could not understand the Duchess's series of outrageous actions, nor could she understand the Duke's approach, even though she could think from a human perspective.

What rank was a personal maid? As a duchess, she actually suppressed and persecuted a concubine even though she had two sons?

Of course, the Duke was not much better. After all, they grew up together. He didn't even go to see Huo Yun'er when she was seriously ill. Even if he was worried about infection, he should have sent a doctor to check on her, right? Ignoring her is also called pampering?

Mu Xing has never been afraid to speculate on people's hearts with the worst malice. Although Huo Yuhao is the son of the Duke, he did not inherit the White Tiger Martial Spirit belonging to the Duke's lineage, but instead underwent an extremely rare mutation.

Spiritual eyes, this is Huo Yuhao’s martial soul.

Huo Yuhao was neither a legitimate child nor did he inherit the White Tiger Martial Spirit. Perhaps the so-called favor of the Duke was imagined by Huo Yuner, and then somehow it reached the ears of the Duchess, so she was targeted and suppressed by the Duchess.

“What do you think of my proposal when we met last time?” Thinking of this, Mu Xing invited Huo Yuhao again, “Would you like to join Dragon Pavilion?”

Huo Yuhao pursed his lips. He really wanted to join Dragon Pavilion because Mu Xing promised to help him hunt for spirit rings and make him a spirit master. But he thought of his mother, Huo Yun'er, who was against his wish to join Dragon Pavilion.