Chapter 432: Dai Luoli

Huo Yutong withdrew her mental detection, calmly saying: "In any case, that's my ability; if you still need anything from me, you can tell Tang Wulin."

Tang Wulin took her slightly cold little hand under the table, gently squeezed it, and then she immediately gripped his hand back.

Holding Tang Wulin's broad and warm hand, Huo Yutong finally felt her chaotic inner self calm down.

Facing Dai Hao's friendly attitude, she only felt extremely nauseated.

Even though she has grown a lot compared to before and can now control her expression in front of him, disgusting things remain disgusting.

Just then, the commander's tent was suddenly opened.

A young man walked in.

"Father, a new battle report has arrived."

Dai Hao furrowed his brows.

"What? Let me hear it."

Seeing the young man walk toward Dai Hao, Huo Yutong stared in shock.

"Father? Besides Dai Yaoheng and Dai Huabin, does Dai Hao have any other sons?"

"Wait… it seems there really is."

"Dai Luoli?!"

Huo Yutong recalled that when she lived in the White Tiger Duke's mansion, aside from her mother, only a few people had ever given her warmth.

Among them was a woman—the White Tiger Duke's concubine, who was likewise disliked by the White Tiger Duchess.

That White Tiger Duke's concubine had always taken good care of Huo Yutong and her mother; in the years after Huo Yutong's birth, she often sent them clothes and food, and even held the infant Huo Yutong.

Until the duchess found out about this, after which she cut off contact with Huo Yutong and her mother.

If Huo Yutong remembers correctly, that concubine indeed had a son, seemingly named Dai Luoli, about a year younger than her, who could be considered her younger brother.

If there were anyone in the duke's mansion whom Huo Yutong bore no grudge against, it would certainly be this mother and son.

Feeling Huo Yutong's grip suddenly tighten, Tang Wulin quickly asked in his mind:

"Yutong, what's wrong?"

"I know him..."

Huo Yutong took the opportunity while Dai Luoli reported the battle to Dai Hao to briefly explain to Tang Wulin the connection between Dai Luoli and herself.

"Oh, I see."

After hearing her explanation, Tang Wulin suddenly had a new thought.

"Could the future Star Net Empire's royal family ten thousand years from now be his descendants?"

"Huh?"

Huo Yutong's eyes widened suddenly.

Upon careful consideration, this possibility indeed exists.

Previously, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong thought her future revenge would fail because, in the distant future, the duke's lineage not only still existed but even merged again into the Star Net Empire's royal family.

But now that the duke's mansion has someone Huo Yutong bears no grudge against, a new possibility arises.

That is, Huo Yutong's revenge succeeded, but she did not act against Dai Luoli; afterward, his lineage continued to develop and, by chance, became the Star Net Empire's royal family again.

If explained this way, everything would make sense, and her mind would feel much lighter. Not long after, Dai Hao finished listening to Dai Luoli's report and waved at him.

"All right, I understand. Go on with your duties; I still have some things to say to the seniors from Shilake Academy."

"Yes."

Seeing Dai Luoli leave the commander's tent, Tang Wulin asked tentatively:

"I've never heard that the duke has such a son; what's his situation?"

"Sigh." Dai Hao sighed helplessly, "He's probably the son I worry about most. My eldest son Yaoheng and second son Huabin both have excellent cultivation talent—Yaoheng has already reached the threshold of Soul Douluo, and Huabin has become a Soul Emperor—but this kid is still only a Soul Elder so far."

"A Soul Elder? His talent is indeed somewhat lacking."

According to Huo Yutong, Dai Luoli is a year younger than her; she is nineteen this year, so Dai Luoli is already eighteen.

An eighteen-year-old Soul Elder might be passable elsewhere, but in the duke's mansion, which steadily produces geniuses, it's clearly insufficient—far behind his two brothers.

"Then why place him in the military? It would be better to let him be an ordinary person."

"A mere Soul Elder would have little impact on the battlefield, but given his status, if he were captured as a hostage, his value could surpass thousands of Soul Elders."

Facing Tang Wulin's question, Dai Hao also couldn't help but show a bitter smile.

"I don't want that either, but this kid is stubborn; he won't listen to anything, insists on making a name for himself, and I have no choice but to keep him by my side, having him do things like relay military intelligence—at least it won't be dangerous."

Looking at Dai Hao's bitter smile, Tang Wulin hesitated a moment, then asked: "Your Grace, do you have only these three children?"

In an instant, he felt Huo Yutong's breath beside him pause.

Then he heard Dai Hao's affirmative reply.

"Mm, I only have Yaoheng, Huabin, and Luoli—these three kids. What's up?"

"... No, nothing."

Huo Yutong's grip on his hand had already become terrifyingly strong, showing how unsettled her mind is.

Dai Hao scratched his head and sighed:

"Sigh, forget it; let's not talk about that Luoli kid anymore, let's continue with the main topic."

He took a deep breath, his tone solemn, and asked: "What I'm about to say is just speculation; if I'm wrong, pretend I never said it—Tang Wulin, are you trying to lure the Ri Yue Di Guo into action?"

Dai Hao's quick comprehension made Tang Wulin a little surprised.

He nodded.

"Mm, that's right."

Shilake Academy does not intend to act before the war starts, but if the Ri Yue Di Guo initiates war, everything changes.

The Ri Yue Di Guo's high-altitude detection soul tools have already invaded the Star Net Empire's airspace; they must also have learned of Tang Wulin's group's arrival, and in the current situation where war could break out at any moment, Shilake Academy's strong ones destroying the enemy's high-altitude detection soul tools will surely make them nervous, possibly prompting some irrational actions.

Moreover, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong had discussed that if the Ri Yue Di Guo were to launch a war, their primary target would be whom.

Their two conclusions were completely in agreement: the Heavenly Soul Empire.

In that case, starting a war while Tang Wulin and the others are located in the Ming Dou Shanmai and unable to support the Heavenly Soul Empire is obviously a good choice.

Furthermore, considering Huo Yutong's prophecy that a full-scale war would begin within a month, Tang Wulin estimated that Xu Tianran would soon be unable to sit still after receiving the news.

(End of chapter)