Chapter 336

337. Chapter 337: Killing with a Poisoned Heart — The Past of Huo Yun'er

"Hehe, this deep hatred has festered in my heart for twenty years—exactly twenty years. During these two decades, I have never ceased to dream of flaying you alive and peeling off your tendons to appease my parents' spirits!"

"Do you think death comes so easily?"

"I won't just kill you—I will conquer your nation, slay your descendants, and exterminate every last member of the Dai family!"

Orange spoke coldly.

This was precisely her inner thought, her original plan.

She was gentle with her own, but to enemies, she used the cruelest methods! She understood well the principle: if you don't uproot the grass, it grows again with the spring wind.

She herself was the best example.

During the great battle, she was saved by Xu Tianran and not killed—only because of that did today's revenge become possible.

If she hadn't uprooted the White Tiger Duke's descendants, they might one day come knocking, seeking "revenge" upon her.

Though she had Bai Zhou, the chance was low, but not impossible.

Vengeance begets vengeance—when does it end? The best solution is to uproot the grass and eliminate all future threats.

"You dare! One man's crime, one man's punishment! Why drag in my family!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Hao immediately grew frantic.

His own death didn't matter—but his descendants must not die!

The White Tiger Lineage must not end under his hand!

Otherwise, he would die with eyes wide open, unable to face his ancestors!

"Hehe, you must misunderstand. My revenge isn't just against you—it's against the entire Star Luo Empire! Killing you and everyone in the White Tiger Duke Manor is merely to honor my parents' spirits." Orange smiled, but her smile was icy.

"What a ruthless woman!" Dai Hao, seeing the chill in Orange's eyes, felt a shiver run down his spine.

He had never imagined such a young girl could be so cruel. But the one good thing was, his two sons had both entered Shrek Academy.

As long as they joined the battle, they would be safe.

The Sun Moon Empire, no matter how powerful, would never dare massacre Shrek Academy students.

Hmm, he had a younger son, Dai Luoli, born to a concubine—his talent was abysmal, and he'd always lived in the Duke Manor. If he were truly caught up in this, there was nothing he could do.

……

At this moment, Orange seemed to sense Dai Hao's thoughts. A faint, devilish smile curled on her lips as she said slowly: "Do you think your two sons in Shrek Academy are beyond my reach?"

"If they stayed in the Academy forever, I certainly wouldn't touch them."

"But when Star Luo is invaded, your two sons—having inherited your noble tradition—will surely return to defend their homeland."

"I don't need to find them. They'll come to me themselves. Perhaps by now, after this news spreads, they're already on the way~"

True enough, upon hearing this, Dai Hao immediately panicked.

He frantically pulled out his Micro Card, trying to send a message to Dai Yaoheng and Dai Huabin, ordering them never to return.

Orange saw this but did not stop him.

Because with Bai Zhou's help, the Sun Moon Empire had long developed devices to block Micro Card signal transmission.

Though the blocking range was small, covering several kilometers was effortless.

"Do not harm innocents! War and the martial world both uphold this rule! How dare you commit such an atrocity—do you fear heavenly retribution?!" Dai Hao glared at Orange, even tempted to die alongside her right then. But the moment he moved, an overwhelming spiritual force crushed him—pinning him immobile and suppressing the soul power surging within him.

Feeling this suppression, Dai Hao's face turned ashen.

Clearly, the woman had an extremely powerful guardian beside her.

More terrifying still—this Sun Moon Empire woman had somehow uncovered every detail about his two sons! Clearly, the movements of his entire family were known to her!

"Hehe, heavenly retribution?"

Orange sneered: "I don't know if I'll face heavenly retribution—but your army killed so many. If heaven didn't punish you, then I shall be heaven's vengeance, and make you wish you were dead."

As she spoke, Orange seemed to recall something, adding with a sly tone: "By the way, I know you don't have just three sons—you have four."

As she said this, she took a certain cruel pleasure in it.

Because Bai Zhou had told her all this.

When she first heard it, she thought it was absurd.

Now she believed revealing this truth to Dai Hao would make him "enjoy" it to death.

"Hmph! I, Dai Hao, have always lived with integrity. Aside from my lawful wife and concubine, I have no other children! Such a crude trick—save it for someone else."

Dai Hao scoffed coldly, convinced her psychological attack was pathetically clumsy.

Was he, the White Tiger Duke, unaware of how many wives and children he had?

Moreover, he had always kept himself pure—never sired a child outside his household. Where would a bastard come from?

"Oh? Are you certain? Then do you remember a woman named Huo Yun'er..." Orange's smile widened as she saw the White Tiger Duke's firm expression.

"Yun'er... She died of illness... Wait—how did you find out about this?!" Indeed, upon hearing the name, Dai Hao reacted like a dog with its tail stepped on, nearly leaping out of his seat.

Not only because the woman mentioned Huo Yun'er—but because she knew so much. That was impossible! Clearly, there was a traitor inside the White Tiger Duke Manor!

Huo Yun'er was, for Dai Hao, a hidden wound deep in his heart.

After all, he had once loved her.

But due to the urgent border wars, he rarely visited her.

Only when he finally settled down and thought to see her did he learn she had died—years ago.

He never saw her last face. When he returned home, all he found was a grave mound...

"That's none of your concern. As far as I know, Huo Yun'er left you a child—he's named Huo Yuhao, twelve years old, a Freshman of this year's Shrek Academy..."

Before Orange finished speaking, Dai Hao cut her off.

"No! This is impossible! If Yun'er had a child, why didn't she tell me? I would have known!"

But now, Dai Hao had lost all his former calm—his eyes were bloodshot, his spirit shattered.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ The mighty White Tiger Duke doesn't even know how many sons he has, doesn't know his beloved woman was tortured to death, and has spent his whole life in ignorance—how tragic~"

Orange, seeing the White Tiger Duke in such a state, felt inexplicably cheerful, her tone brimming with playful mockery.

(End of Chapter)