In the morning, the familiar physical training class commenced. The freshmen of Class One were still enduring the relentless weight-bearing running under the watchful eye of the eccentric old lady, Zhou Yi. After all, this was a classic program passed down from the ancient times of Shrek Academy, starting from the era of Yu Xiaogang.
"For us old Shrek folks, as soon as we open our eyes in the morning, guess what? Ah, our meniscus is wearing out!"
Meanwhile, the freshmen of Class Nine, under the leadership of Huo Yuhao, engaged in modern-style physical exercises.
Based on the discrepancies in the performance of each student during the last running session, Huo Yuhao, combining his own daily training regimen from his previous life, conducted targeted training for the students in his class.
Whether it was practicing short sprints to improve explosiveness, deep squats to strengthen leg muscles, or skipping rope to enhance endurance, the students of Class Nine found the exercises refreshing. They showed great interest and enthusiasm for such training.
Mujin watched with pleasure as Huo Yuhao assigned one training task after another. In her heart, she once again cursed Zhou Yi as a blind fool.
She also took the opportunity to hand over the soul bone she had won from Zhou Yi to Huo Yuhao. As expected, it was a piece of the most rubbish Secret Method Soul Bone.
However, despite the poor quality of the Secret Method Soul Bone, it might come in handy when Huo Yuhao fused with his second martial soul in the future. He thanked Mujin, not only for obtaining a soul bone that made him happy but also for the satisfaction of seeing Zhou Yi lose face.
After class, Huo Yuhao headed to the library of Shrek Academy. After some inquiries with the librarian, he went straight to the bookshelf at the back, where the oldest and most ancient books were kept.
"'The Legacy of Martial Souls in the Soul Master Family.' 'Habits and Distribution of Soul Beasts on the Continent.' 'Destruction of the City of Slaughter, Birth of New Saints in the Spirit Hall'? Wow, they have such sensational books here?"
Finally, in a dusty corner, Huo Yuhao found the book he was looking for, "Complete Encyclopedia of Plants in the Douluo Continent."
Gently blowing off the dust on the cover, he noticed that this ancient book was not made of paper but of the leather of a soul beast. Only such precious material could ensure that the book remained intact and undamaged even after thousands of years.
"'Complete Encyclopedia of Plants in the Douluo Continent,' by Bu Yao Lian of Shrek Academy," Huo Yuhao read slowly. Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes as he noticed faint traces of what seemed to be erased words next to the title.
Author: Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
"Phew!" Huo Yuhao almost choked on his own saliva.
"You're shameless indeed, calling yourself Step Swinging Lotus. So, this book was written by the Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan from thousands of years ago, and you actually scraped off his name and replaced it with your own.
"If this were on the Douluo Continent, you'd definitely be branded with academic misconduct!"
"Anyway, I can't do anything about it. After all, Shrek Academy has a history of crossing the line more than once," Huo Yuhao shrugged helplessly.
As he carefully flipped through the pages of the book in front of him, the lifelike illustrations and textual explanations simultaneously released a strand of spiritual perception, which the Medicine Master recorded in his mind.
"My mother's condition is getting worse and worse, but my father is still stationed at the western border. Does he not have any..."
A somewhat noisy conversation caught Huo Yuhao's attention. He looked up and saw two figures standing not far away.
The young man had a tall and robust figure, with a handsome yet cold face. Golden hair cascaded down from the center parting of his head, and upon closer inspection, one could see that he had double pupils in his deep blue eyes.
The girl had black hair and a delicate, beautiful appearance. Her eyes were particularly unique, with one being light blue and the other light yellow. When her gaze fell on the young man in front of her, her pupils slightly dilated, giving her a peculiar appearance.
A cold light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and a sinister smile played at the corner of his mouth. He recognized these two individuals and, more specifically, identified the young man.
The son of the Duke of White Tiger, his supposed stepbrother, Dai Huabin!
"It's quite interesting. It's true that you never know who you'll meet in life," Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.
Although he didn't have any personal grudges against Dai Huabin, since he had taken on Huo Yuhao's identity and acquired a second chance at life, he should help Huo Yuhao seek revenge. That was his code of conduct.
Although Huo Yun'er, his mother, had suffered from overwork and physical weakness, she was still holding on. However, the true culprit who killed her was Dai Huabin and his guards.
Given Dai Huabin's status, he couldn't have been unaware of the connection between Huo Yun'er, Huo Yuhao, and the Duke of White Tiger, all intertwined in various ways. Moreover, deliberately ramming into Huo Yuhao and having his guards beat Huo Yun'er to death was undoubtedly intentional.
Or perhaps, behind him was his mother, the Duchess of White Tiger, instructing him. After all, a tiger does not eat its cubs. Even if Dai Hao knew that Huo Yun'er died at Dai Huabin's hands, he would never harm him.
But the root cause of all these events was Dai Hao's inability to control his own desires as a dignified Duke of White Tiger.
So, in Huo Yuhao's heart, Dai Hao, the Duchess of White Tiger, and Dai Huabin were all on the list of those to be killed.
"Yuhao, is this kid the one who was responsible for your mother's death?" at this point, Yao Lao in his spiritual sea also spoke up.
He inhabited the black ring that Huo Yun'er had accidentally picked up, so he had witnessed the unsavory events that occurred in the duke's mansion.
However, at this moment, Huo Yuhao just smiled faintly and asked, "Teacher, have you seen the Duchess of White Tiger? Do you know what illness she has?"
"Well, she's too scheming and has too many worries, which has harmed her heart meridian. Why, Yuhao, what do you want to do?" the Spirit Elder replied.
"Please trouble the teacher to write a prescription for me. I want to help the Duchess of White Tiger recover from her illness," Huo Yuhao said coldly with a smile. "If she were to die from illness, wouldn't that be letting her off too easily? The debt of killing a mother is one that cannot be repaid. I must make her taste the hellish pain while she's alive to console my mother's soul in heaven."
"Yuhao, you..." Yao Lao wanted to say something out of concern but refrained and instead recited a few names of medicines.
Huo Yuhao then took out a piece of paper and wrote down the names of the herbs and the precautions to be taken during decoction.
Then he stood up, putting on a smiling face, and walked towards Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin felt someone approaching and frowned. He turned his head to look at Huo Yuhao and said coldly, "Who are you? What do you want?"
"Dai Huabin, let me introduce myself. I'm the class monitor of Class Nine, and my name is Huo Yuhao. I happened to overhear that your mother isn't feeling well. Since I've studied some medicine and understand some pharmacology, I've specially prepared a prescription for you. After all, we're classmates, and I sincerely hope your mother can recover soon."
Although there was a gentle smile on his lips, in the depths of Huo Yuhao's eyes, there flickered an indifferent and cold light.
Yes, he sincerely hoped that the Duchess of White Tiger would recover soon, even more than Dai Huabin.
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