chsdbacks Chapter 266 Leng Yaozhu went to Shrek!
Chapter 266 Leng Yaozhu went to Shrek!
Huo Yun'er was just an ordinary person without soul power.
The woman before us, Leng Yaozhu, who was able to raise a child like Huo Yuhao, and who was also so young, beautiful, and had an extraordinary temperament, must be a Soul Master with unfathomable strength.
While excited, Huo Yun'er couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She even walked a little lighter than usual, afraid that she might not do something right and embarrass her son.
Huo Yuhao led Leng Yaozhu to sit down at the dining table. Huo Yun'er quickly turned around and went to the kitchen to add another set of bowls and chopsticks. She wiped the bamboo chopsticks clean and carefully placed them in front of Leng Yaozhu.
Leng Yaozhu noticed these subtle movements and smiled, "Don't bother, sit down quickly."
That smile was completely different from her usual ruthless and decisive demeanor in the Spirit Pagoda; it was warm and peaceful, like an older sister from next door greeting her younger sister.
Huo Yun'er nodded and sat down next to Huo Yuhao.
She glanced at the food on the table, a slightly embarrassed look appearing on her face. She said somewhat awkwardly, "I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare anything decent. I don't know if this food will suit your taste..."
Leng Yaozhu sat there, without any of the aloof and imposing aura she possessed as the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda.
She leaned back slightly, her posture relaxed and natural, radiating a reassuring aura.
She looked at Huo Yun'er and said, "No need to be so polite, Yuhao is like my own child."
"I'm probably a bit older than you. If you don't mind, you can just call me Sister Leng."
Huo Yuhao sat to the side, glancing discreetly at his teacher and mother.
He thought to himself that Aunt Leng looked to be only in her thirties, but in reality, she was much older than his mother.
Huo Yun'er relaxed considerably after hearing this.
She smiled and said, "Then I'll call you Sister Leng. Yuhao must have caused you a lot of trouble over the years."
Upon hearing this, Leng Yaozhu turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao, her phoenix eyes revealing undisguised satisfaction and pride: "Yuhao is very smart and has great talent. It is my blessing to be able to teach such a student."
Huo Yuhao sat to the side, his gaze shifting back and forth between his mother and Aunt Leng.
The two chatted back and forth, from Huo Yuhao's childhood anecdotes to the details of his cultivation, and then from cultivation to their own daily lives. They talked like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, and their conversation became more and more frequent and enthusiastic.
Huo Yuhao opened his mouth several times to try and interject, but was stopped by the two's natural and fluent conversation. He held his chopsticks in mid-air and then silently put them down.
After a while, he finally caught a moment when the two of them were catching their breath, quickly put his chopsticks on the table, and said, "Mom, Aunt Leng, let's eat first, the food is getting cold."
Huo Yun'er then realized what was happening and a slightly embarrassed look appeared on her face: "Now that we're talking about it, I forgot about the important matter. Sister Leng, let's eat first, let's eat first."
Leng Yaozhu smiled, picked up her bowl and chopsticks, took a piece of green vegetable from the stir-fried vegetables in front of her, and put it in her mouth.
She chewed a couple of times, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Huo Yun'er with admiration: "It's delicious! Yuhao has always said that you are a good cook, and today I finally get to see it for myself."
Huo Yun'er's eyes crinkled with delight at the praise, and she cheerfully placed another piece of braised pork into Leng Yaozhu's bowl: "Eat more if you like it, there's more in the pot."
Seeing his mother and Aunt Leng getting along so well, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile slightly. She buried her face in the bowl and quietly ate a big mouthful of rice.
Outside the window, darkness had fallen, and the moonlight from ten thousand years ago gently shone on the bluestone ground of the courtyard.
The room was warmly lit, filled with the aroma of food. The three people sat around a small square table, looking just like a family.
……
Leng Yaozhu settled into Huo Yuhao's house. Although the small house was not spacious, Huo Yun'er kept it bright and clean, and every detail exuded the warmth of home.
The next day, Huo Yuhao took Leng Yaozhu to explore Shrek City, which dates back ten thousand years.
Without the towering skyscrapers of ten thousand years later, and without the crisscrossing soul-guided rails, this city, not yet completely tainted by soul-guided technology, retains an ancient and serene charm.
Leng Yaozhu's gaze slowly swept over the old buildings that no longer existed ten thousand years later. Occasionally, she would nod slightly when she found something that resonated with her, as if she were measuring an era that only existed in history books with her footsteps.
But the third day was a special day.
Because Shrek Academy has started its new semester.
Early in the morning, Huo Yuhao went out after having breakfast.
As usual, Huo Yun'er saw him off at the door, still holding the corner of his apron in her hand, and reminded him to be careful on the way.
She looked at the tall figure beside her son and smiled, nodding at Leng Yaozhu.
Last night, Huo Yuhao invited Leng Yaozhu to Shrek Academy, and Leng Yaozhu readily agreed.
Last night, Huo Yuhao invited Leng Yaozhu to Shrek Academy, and Leng Yaozhu readily agreed.
Walking on the streets of Shrek City, Huo Yuhao quickly noticed that he was being stared at much more often than usual.
Those gazes were fervent and direct; almost everyone's eyes paused involuntarily as they passed them, before all fixing on the tall figure beside him.
Huo Yuhao understood that these gazes were not directed at him.
Leng Yaozhu's cold and aloof expression and noble temperament were simply too eye-catching. She stood out like a crane among chickens when she walked in a crowd, and it was impossible for her to keep a low profile.
Ten thousand years later, wherever Leng Yaozhu goes, she will naturally be the center of attention.
But the titles of Deputy Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda and Limit Douluo made those people look at him with even more awe and reverence.
At this moment in this world ten thousand years ago, no one knew who she was, so those gazes were cast upon her without any scruples, openly and blatantly.
Leng Yaozhu naturally didn't care about these things. She had lived for over a hundred years and had seen all kinds of looks. She simply walked beside Huo Yuhao with a normal expression.
Leng Yaozhu withdrew her gaze from the street scene, glanced at Huo Yuhao, and suddenly asked, "Are you planning to leave Shrek Academy today?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. This decision had been brewing in his mind for a long time: "I was originally a sixth-year student in the outer academy. According to Shrek Academy's rules, if I didn't want to enter the inner academy, I should have graduated by now."
"Shrek Academy here has been quite good to me, and they haven't forced me to do anything over the years."
He paused, his gaze drifting slightly into the distance, looking at the faint outline of the academy at the end of the street: "But my path is ultimately not here."
Leng Yaozhu knew his plan. She pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll go to Xingluo with you later."
"Only when the Star Luo Royal Family truly sees that you have a Limit Douluo standing behind you will they sincerely cooperate with you."
Huo Yuhao paused slightly, turned to look at Leng Yaozhu, and a genuine warmth flashed in his eyes: "Thank you, Aunt Leng."
Leng Yaozhu glanced at him, a faint smile curving her lips: "Why are we being so polite? I also hope your Spirit Pagoda can be completed soon."
"I imagine that ten thousand years from now, this place will be very different from the world ten thousand years from now."