Duke's Mansion.
A thin figure walked through the servants' quarters, letting the strange eyes of the people around him fall on him with gloating.
As he got closer and closer to the woodshed behind him, Huo Yuhao's heart beat violently and uncontrollably, and even his pace quickened.
Soon, behind the low wall, a figure sitting on a small stool washing clothes came into view. The other party seemed to have heard the noise and turned his head subconsciously.
Although she looked a little haggard, she still couldn't hide her beautiful appearance. Her eyebrows and eyes revealed the gentleness and softness deep in her bones, but the next second her eyes were filled with fear.
"Yuhao!"
Looking at Huo Yuhao, who was covered in blood, the woman screamed in fear, no longer caring about the unfinished clothes in her hands, and stumbled towards him.
Looking at the familiar face, Huo Yuhao's throat rolled and he uttered a choked murmur.
".Mom."
"Mom is here, Yuhao, don't be afraid, Mom is here."
Huo Yun'er raised her hand and wanted to check on Huo Yuhao's condition, but she stopped the action when she saw the horrifying blood stain, fearing that she would hurt Huo Yuhao because of her recklessness.
"Don't be afraid, Yuhao, where does it hurt, let Mom see"
For a moment, Huo Yun'er was at a loss and could only comfort Huo Yuhao with her mouth, and she was so anxious that tears were about to fall.
"Mom, I'm fine, if you don't believe me, just look."
Huo Yuhao squeezed out a smile on his face, pulled up his sleeves, revealing his arms without any external injuries, and then pulled up the hem of his shirt and turned around as if to show it off.
Huo Yun'er was a little dazed for a moment, then she rushed forward and checked Huo Yuhao's body over and over again. After a long time, she seemed to be relieved, and her whole shoulders sank. Just when Huo Yuhao wanted to say something, Huo Yun'er hugged him.
"That's great. That's great. Mom was really scared to death just now."
Listening to the sobbing sound beside his ear, Huo Yuhao couldn't help sniffling, his eyes were soft, and he comforted softly.
"Mom, I told you I'm fine..."
After a long while, Huo Yun'er's mood gradually calmed down. She wiped away her tears, her voice was still a little hoarse, and she looked at Huo Yuhao and said seriously.
"Yuhao, tell mom what happened."
"I don't understand it either."
Huo Yuhao shook his head and then began to tell his experience.
"When I awakened my martial soul just now, I detected my innate soul power. I wanted to come back quickly to tell my mother, but I met a strange man in a black robe on the way. After seeing me, he grabbed me and rushed into the woods outside the Duke's Mansion through the side door."
Hearing this, Huo Yun'er's expression tightened and asked, "What happened next?"
I saw Huo Yuhao take out the white tiger dagger with a little blood stain from his arms and spoke in a low voice.
"I was very scared at the time. While the other party was not paying attention, I stabbed the strange man with this dagger in a panic. Then the man's neck bled a lot, and the hand holding me was powerless. I broke free from him. He seemed to want to catch me again, but soon fell to the ground and didn't move. I didn't dare to stay any longer, so I ran back."
After listening to Huo Yuhao's description, Huo Yun'er calmed down a little bit. She couldn't help but feel fortunate that she let the other party bring the white tiger dagger to the martial soul awakening today. She then seemed to realize something and asked again.
"Yuhao, is there anything special about the weirdo you mentioned besides the black robe?"
"Yes."
Huo Yuhao nodded immediately, as if he was recalling something, and at the same time, he was relieved. He was ready to tell it on his own initiative, and it would be better if his mother asked him now.
"I saw that weirdo seemed to be wearing white armor when he was running. Later, I cut his black robe with a random swing, and saw that there seemed to be a tiger head pattern on the shoulder of the white armor."
When Huo Yun'er heard that the assailant was wearing white armor, she had an ominous premonition in her heart, and when Huo Yuhao said there was a tiger pattern on the shoulder, she was struck by lightning, and even her heartbeat stopped for a moment.
"White Tiger Guards."
She thought it was the Duchess's people who took action, but she didn't expect that it was the White Tiger Duke's personal guards who took action. They were guards who were only loyal to the White Tiger Duke!
Now that the facts were in front of her, she couldn't help but believe it.
The last time the White Tiger Guards appeared in the Duke's Mansion was before Huo Yuhao was born, and Huo Yuhao's description was exactly the same as the White Tiger Guards armor she had seen before. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be impossible to say it so accurately.
"Mom, what are the White Tiger Guards?"
Huo Yun'er pursed her lips and touched Huo Yuhao's head with a sad look.
"Nothing, Mom was wrong."
How could she say that they were your father's guards? Let a child know that the one who just kidnapped him and even wanted to kill him was his father's men?
She always thought that Dai Hao was deceived by the Duchess, so he didn't know about this matter. Because of this, no matter how much suppression she suffered and how much hardship she endured, she was looking forward to the day when the other party discovered the truth.
She didn't leave here, not because she couldn't bear to give up the glory and wealth, but because she hoped that her son could get a better opportunity. After all, the outside world was not much better than the Duke's Mansion. She believed that as long as Dai Hao found out that he had a son, Yuhao could at least live a life without worries, which was much better than going out alone to fight.
However, now, the attack of the White Tiger Guard on her son completely broke her last thought. Dai Hao might have known about Yuhao's existence from the beginning to the end, but let the Duchess suppress them. Even after the awakening of the martial spirit, she found that Yuhao's talent was not high and chose to kill him.
As for whether the Duchess sent someone to pretend to be the White Tiger Guard to trick her into giving up, it is indeed possible, but she can't gamble with her son's life. Not to mention that stealing or making the armor of the White Tiger Guard is a felony, the Duchess dares to risk Dai Hao's anger to do this.
Once this is Dai Hao's original intention, Yuhao will be waiting for a catastrophe.
She could endure hardships for her son's future life, and even die, but now the other party actually wanted to attack her son, which had violated the bottom line of being a mother.
Huo Yun'er took a deep breath, her eyes gradually became firm, she looked at Huo Yuhao, and forced a smile on her face.
"Yuhao, let's leave the Duke's Mansion, okay? Before your father comes back, let's find a new place and start a new life."
"Wherever mom goes, I will go."
The boy's clear voice sounded, he raised his hand and gently held Huo Yun'er's thin palm. His immature face seemed to mature several times at this moment, and he spoke seriously.
"From now on, it's my turn to protect mom."