In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 65 The Duchess, Uncle's Friend
three days later

Dai Huabin woke up.

However, upon realizing that half of his body was empty and that he had lost all feeling in his lower body, Dai Huabin fainted again.

In this situation, what's the difference between being dead and being alive?
No, at least dying would be a quicker and more painless experience.

For Dai Huabin, a proud man, the fall from a genius soul master to a cripple was a fate worse than death.

The thought of his childhood sweetheart becoming someone else's wife made Dai Huabin even more unwilling to wake up.

Dai Huabin: I dare not open my eyes, hoping it's just my imagination.

……

On the other side, Huo Yuhao, who had just finished class, walked out of the classroom and stood in the corridor looking into the distance.

"Hey, where did Boss Xiaobai go?"

With Bai Ran away these past few days, Huo Yuhao has been missing the Luckin Coffee that Bai Ran used to make.

"Yuhao, do you think they'll have coconut lattes for lunch today?"

Wang Dong, who had already become addicted to Luckin Coffee, walked out of the classroom, stood behind Huo Yuhao, patted him on the shoulder, and asked.

It's said that Huo Yuhao and Boss Bai knew each other a long time ago. Does anyone have Boss Bai's contact information?

It's been so many days already; even an 8-day holiday (3+7 days) shouldn't be extended like this.

"Yuhao, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao standing still with a strange expression on his face, Wang Dong quickly patted him on the shoulder again.

Can one be possessed by evil spirits in broad daylight?

"No, it's nothing, Wang Dong."

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists tightly.

He couldn't have mistaken that figure, and he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

But why would they come to Shrek Academy?

She's already killed her mother, doesn't she want to let herself go?! She even chased her all the way to Shrek Academy.

Actually, Huo Yuhao was just overthinking things.

The Duchess traveled all the way from the Star Luo Empire mainly because she learned that her youngest son was seriously injured.

The message from Shrek Academy was quite serious, so on the way here, the Duchess specially invited the best healing-type Soul Master from the royal family.

If Huo Yuhao knew the good news that his arch-enemy was crippled, he would definitely open a few bottles of champagne to celebrate.

……

"I'm sorry, Duchess, I've done my best."

After only glancing at Dai Huabin's injuries, the Star Luo royal family's retainer said apologetically.

Unless they find the legendary herb that can revive the dead and heal bones, even a god descending to earth would be powerless to help Dai Huabin with his injuries.

Bai Ran: I can attest that the gods in Douluo Continent are the most powerful gods; even the God King couldn't resurrect his lover. (Douluo Continent V: Kids, do you like my reincarnation of Xiao Wu and Tang San's rebirth?)

"Why, how could this happen!"

The Duchess clearly could not accept this outcome.

Because of his superior talent compared to his elder brother, Dai Huabin, the youngest son, was more favored by the Duchess.

With the Duke's mansion providing abundant resources, he has already become a three-ring Soul Master at the age of less than twelve. It is no exaggeration to say that "my son has the potential to become a Super Douluo."

However, with Dai Huabin becoming a cripple, she could not accept this outcome, whether as the First Lady of the Duke's Mansion considering the future of the Duke's Mansion or as a mother loving her own son.

"Who is responsible for my son becoming like this? I want them dead!"

Blinded by rage, the Duchess grabbed the collar of the Shrek representative standing next to her.

She entrusted her child to Shrek Academy, only to find that even basic safety couldn't be guaranteed.

Is this the true value of the top academy on the mainland?
Ridiculous, so ridiculous.

"Duchess, please calm down. Our leaders are already handling this matter." This Shrek employee was also unlucky.

He was just a nobody, unaware of the inside story, merely a caregiver who helped with toileting.

"Calm down! How can I calm down?"

My beloved youngest son has turned out like this...

By the way, what about his older brother, Dai Yueheng?
The Duchess remembered to ask Dai Yueheng to take good care of his younger brother.

You took good care of him, and now your little brother is crippled?

Especially now that the younger brother has become like this, the older brother is nowhere to be seen.

The Duchess was so angry that her chest began to heave.

To be fair, the women of the Zhu family do have excellent genes; they are generally quite large.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a selection carefully chosen by the Dai family's ancestor.

……

Shrek City, at Bai Ran's home.

The small house, less than 100 square meters, was being watched by at least three rounds of powerful Soul Masters: one in the morning, one at noon, and one in the evening. Each round included at least one Soul Saint and two Soul Emperors.

Even when Ye Tian went out to buy groceries, two Soul Saints would keep an eye on him, afraid that he would run away.

This feeling of being distrusted left Ye Tian speechless.

Ye Tian used to criticize Shrek Academy, hoping it would change, but now he's too lazy to even criticize it anymore.

Today was Ye Tian's last day going out to buy groceries. Unlike the previous two days, this time he bought a lot of ingredients, including a piece of soul beast meat that was five thousand years old.

Aside from the major powers, it's generally impossible to buy ten-thousand-year-old soul beast meat through normal market channels.

"Uncle, why did you cook so many dishes today? Are you entertaining some important guests?"

Seeing the large amount of ingredients in the kitchen and his uncle's eager-to-get-together look, Bai Ran couldn't help but guess.

Could it be that Uncle is preparing to apologize to the people of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?
That's too humiliating.

If that's the case, Bai Ran would rather become a "traitorous ninja" and join the soul beast clan.

It's better to kneel before a future ally than to kneel before an enemy who wants to kill you.

If Di Tian were to take action, it would be more than enough to wipe out the entire White Tiger Duke's mansion, and Xiong Jun should be able to as well.

"Yes, when the guests arrive, Xiao Ran, please be a little nicer to them. They are your uncle's best friend."

"Best friend?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ran happily returned to the living room.

It's good that it's not what I thought it was.

Does my uncle's friend want coffee?

Since he is his uncle's best friend, he is also Bai Ran's elder.

My uncle only bought vegetables, not drinks.

Therefore, it is necessary to make a few cups of coffee.

Not knowing her uncle's friend's tastes, Bai Ran made several iced Americano, coconut latte, and orange C Americano and placed them on the dining table.

"Puff~"

Just as Bai Ran was wondering when his uncle's friend would arrive.

Suddenly a voice came from the window, and then an old man with gray hair slowly stood up.

"No, old man, who are you? Is this your home?"

Upon seeing the stranger climb in through the window, Bai Ran immediately switched to a fighting expression.

Breaking through windows in broad daylight—are thieves really this brazen these days?
(End of this chapter)