After Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Huo Yuhao left, Jing Hongchen's face turned serious, and his eyes grew deep and sharp.
"Arrange for someone to investigate at Xingluo and find out whether the matter at the White Tiger Duke's mansion is really as Huo Yuhao said."
Lin Jiayi was not surprised but still asked,
"If what Huo Yuhao said is true, and those things really happened to him, how should we deal with him?"
Jing Hongchen glanced at Lin Jiayi upon hearing this.
"Do you really need to ask?"
"If Huo Yuhao was truly abandoned by his biological father, lived under oppression and bullying since childhood, and even his mother's death was caused by people from the White Tiger Duke's mansion, do you think he would forgive them? Would he not think about revenge someday?"
By the end, even Jing Hongchen couldn't help but smile.
"If Huo Yuhao was indeed driven to escape to our Sun and Moon Empire by those so-called family members, when the time comes, I will personally thank that White Tiger Duke."
"They definitely have no idea what Huo Yuhao means to us soul masters!"
With those words, the office instantly filled with a lively atmosphere, as Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi couldn't help but laugh heartily at those short-sighted fools.
They were eagerly anticipating just how far Huo Yuhao's ability to expand the range of spirit detection and sharing with power growth could reach!
If it could grow even more, their Sun and Moon Empire soul master team could cover firepower while also performing precise strikes—just imagining it was terrifying!
While Lin Jiayi arranged a private dorm for Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen treated him extravagantly, picking only the finest, most expensive soul beast meat and ordering a full table.
According to Xiao Hongchen,
"Eat to your heart's content, Yuhao. You treated me and Meng to grilled fish before, now it's our turn to treat you to a feast."
Meng Hongchen smiled and added,
"Xiao's right, Yuhao. Try these. Eating this highly nutritious soul beast meat not only fills your stomach but also nourishes your body and improves your physical condition."
Xiao Hongchen nodded enthusiastically, arms crossed, grinning wide.
"Don't feel guilty. We know how tough your life was at the White Tiger Duke's mansion. Forget about improving your body with soul beast meat—just getting enough to eat was hard. From now on, eat as much as you want, the bill is on me and Meng! Making money as a soul master is way too easy!"
"Of course, Yuhao, don't misunderstand. We do this not for anything else but to help you grow stronger faster and expand the range of your soul skills."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's expression grew a bit strange.
Tough pride has left the building!
Also, Xiao Hongchen, you're a big man—why so tsundere? Huh?
Before Huo Yuhao could comment, Meng Hongchen playfully punched her brother's shoulder and looked seriously at Huo Yuhao.
"Ignore him. If you feel bad about this, once you become a soul master yourself, you can treat us back."
Though Meng Hongchen knew Huo Yuhao was already a first-level soul master, she pretended not to know because whenever she thought about telling him about the diary duplicate in her mind, a wave of heart palpitations stopped her from speaking.
This confirmed Meng Hongchen's earlier guess: she could only pretend ignorance about the diary's contents in front of Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao ignored tsundere Xiao Hongchen and nodded seriously to Meng Hongchen.
"I will!"
Then he dug into the feast on the table.
Seeing her tsundere tactic fail, Xiao Hongchen's face twitched in frustration, casting a resentful glance at his sister. He wanted to say something but had no authority over her and gave up, channeling all his frustration into the food.
Meng Hongchen just rested her chin on her hands, smiling, watching the two gorge themselves, feeling almost full just from watching.
Just then, the diary duplicate in her mind suddenly twitched, causing Meng Hongchen to give Huo Yuhao a strange look. Even while eating, he kept writing in his diary?
[System Notification: "Alright, successfully enrolled in the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Device Academy, officially a proud freshman in Class One. Next up: develop quietly, learn soul guidance device knowledge, and write daily diaries. From now on, low-key and steady is your tag!"]
[System Notification: "Special thanks to siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Especially Miss Meng. Xiao Hongchen's thanks can wait—let him enjoy more spiritual detection and sharing sessions in the future (doge)."]
[System Notification: "As for Meng Hongchen, I just want to say: Swords need to stay away from emotions. Women only slow down my sword draw! But rich ladies don't! Rich ladies only make my sword sharper! Obviously, Miss Meng is the rich lady who sharpens my sword (side-eye smile)!"]
[System Notification: "Enough said—I won't waste the kindness of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. I'll just dig in first!"]
Reading the odd words on the diary duplicate, Meng Hongchen's cheeks flushed red and she quickly lowered her head to avoid being noticed by Huo Yuhao and her brother.
Besides shyness, she felt a surge of pride.
Huo Yuhao used to say no love-brain infections, focus on career—but now his mindset was shifting.
Since that's the case, Meng Hongchen decided to let Huo Yuhao experience exactly what a rich lady's charm could bring.
But it was already late after such a long journey, even she was tired, so she let Huo Yuhao rest well tonight and planned to launch the rich lady attack tomorrow!
With this mindset, the meal ended and the three went back to rest.
However, the next morning, the diary duplicate in Meng Hongchen's mind throbbed wildly, preventing her from sleeping in. Upon waking, she immediately opened the diary to see what Huo Yuhao had written.
She was stunned after reading the content.
[System Notification: "Diary owner has successfully written for three consecutive days, mentioning the same person's name 10 times within a day. Diary duplicate function officially activated."]
"Diary duplicates have special functions? What is it?"
(End of chapter)
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