Chapter 59 A Different Past
"Mom, mom, I'm back."
Huo Yuhao ran all the way to the woodshed behind the servants’ living area. There was no bed in the room at all, only a few thin quilts on the floor. A woman was lying there, her face pale, her brows furrowed, and her exposed arms covered with bruises.
Huo Yuhao couldn't stop crying when he saw his mother like this. Just a few days ago, when he was helping his mother hang clothes to dry, he accidentally bumped into Dai Huabin and was surrounded and beaten by his guards.
Later, Huo Yun'er heard the noise and came out to protect him in her arms. However, Huo Yun'er was just an ordinary person. After being beaten, she developed a high fever and became ill. In desperation, Huo Yuhao had to take out the only savings of the mother and son and go to the pharmacy to ask for a prescription.
But the servants in the Duke's Mansion were all instructed by the Duchess, so how could anyone help them?
Fortunately, fortunately...
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao carefully spread out his right hand. The pill was still emitting a faint emerald green light.
He rummaged around the room for a while and found a worn water bag. He filled it with water and put the pill in it.
The emerald green pill was immersed in the water, and after a moment it turned into streams of light that merged with the clear water. Huo Yuhao moved closer to the mouth of the water bag and could feel a cool breath coming from the water, as if a breeze was blowing through his limbs, and even the wounds on his body didn't hurt much anymore.
Huo Yuhao quickly helped his mother up, put the water bag close to her mouth and fed her a few sips.
He remembered what Wang Nan had told him, and after watching the water in the water bag decrease by about a quarter, he put it away, and then looked at his mother expectantly.
After a while, Huo Yun'er coughed twice, then slowly opened her eyes.
"Mom, how are you feeling?"
"Yuhao." Huo Yun'er raised her hand and touched Huo Yuhao's hair.
"Mom, can we go outside to help you see a doctor?" Huo Yuhao stared at Huo Yun'er with wide eyes.
“Outside?” Huo Yun’er patted Huo Yuhao’s head with some concern. “How could anyone outside be willing to treat my mother?”
"I'm talking about outside the Duke's Mansion. Shall we leave the Duke's Mansion?"
"Leaving?" Huo Yun'er looked outside through the door of the woodshed, her thoughts drifting far away, "But if we leave, your father..."
“I don’t have a father!” Huo Yuhao suddenly stood up, his face flushed. “That man is not my father at all. If it’s not him, if it’s not him…”
Huo Yuhao was a little impatient, and choked several times before he could utter a complete sentence, "If he really had you, mother, in his heart, why hasn't he looked at us mother and son for so many years? His word is law in this Duke's Mansion. If he had just opened his mouth, we wouldn't have to suffer so much injustice over the years. He doesn't have mother, us mother and son, in his heart at all!"
Huo Yun'er looked at Huo Yuhao in front of her. His face was covered with tear marks. The wound on his forehead split open again, oozing blood. She struggled to hold Huo Yuhao in her arms and gently patted his back. Tears fell from Huo Yun'er's eyes. The persistence that she had kept in her heart for so many years seemed to be shattered.
Huo Yuhao and his mother hugged each other and cried, but subconsciously thought of another person in his heart.
……
"A-choo--" Wang Nan had just entered Xingluo City when his nose started to itch and he sneezed violently. It seemed that he was about to go home, and his mother at home was nagging him again.
However, after arriving here, he was not far from his home. In a moment, Wang Nan walked into the house and saw the familiar yard.
The yard is not big and the decoration is very simple. It cannot be compared with Shrek Academy and White Tiger Duke's Mansion. But every time he goes out, he can't help but think of this simple yard. Every time he comes back here, he will feel more peaceful in his heart.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back."
"Nan'er! I'm glad you're back. Let me take a good look." Wang Nan's mother walked out of the room upon hearing the voice, and grabbed his arm with both hands. At first glance, she saw the clothes Wang Nan wore from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, "Where did you buy this new dress? It's so beautiful."
"This was given to me by a classmate of mine. How does it look? Does it fit me?" Wang Nan did not tell her mother the true origin of the dress, but just turned it around so that she could see it more clearly.
His mother was just an ordinary person. Although her father was a Soul King, she only had a vague understanding of soul masters and had never come into contact with aristocrats like the Duke of White Tiger. If she heard about his experience yesterday, she would probably be even more worried.
Therefore, he concealed what happened yesterday and secretly disposed of the blood-stained clothes.
"It fits..." Wang Nan's mother watched Wang Nan turn around, revealing the tiger-shaped pattern embroidered on the back of his clothes. She paused for a moment, then nodded, "It does fit. Was this a gift from a girl?"
"No, it's a boy." Wang Nan paused and explained, "I helped him a little, and he gave me this."
"It doesn't look cheap." Wang Nan's mother touched it again, as if to confirm the fabric of the clothes.
"It's okay, but it doesn't look as good as the school uniform of Shrek Academy." Wang Nan turned around and looked around, but didn't see his father Wang Xing. "Oh, where's my dad? Why can't I see him?"
"Alas, your father has accepted a commission to help someone hunt for spirit rings." Wang Nan's mother's tone also sounded a little worried.
It was okay for a strong attacking spirit master like Wang Nan, who had the ability to obtain spirit rings on his own. However, some auxiliary or food spirit masters lacked the ability to fight spirit beasts head-on, so without fixed teammates, they could only bid and entrust other spirit masters to help hunt spirit rings.
This was not the first time Wang Xing had accepted such a commission. He had helped Wang Nan find two soul beasts that were suitable for him, and they were encountered on the way to accepting such a commission.
"It's the end of the year and there are still people obtaining spirit rings."
"He's been out for a few days, he should be back soon." Wang Nan's mother took Wang Nan into the house, "Let's not talk about your dad for now, how long are you going to stay this time? Will you go to school when school starts like last year?"
"I haven't confirmed it yet. I'm now an inner courtyard disciple, so my schedule is more flexible than when I was in the outer courtyard."
"Then you should go back earlier." Wang Nan's mother said seriously, "Although I am not a soul master, I also know that the cultivation of soul masters is most important before the age of thirty. Now that you have a better opportunity to practice, you must seize it well."
"I got it."
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