Chapter 56: Brother Wuque is a man capable of becoming my adoptive father

"The second point... You were by the Sea God's Lake today, right?"

"Eh? Big Brother Wuque, how do you know?"

"I remember now. That red dot with the exceptionally intense fire element—was that actually a senior from the Inner Court?"

Wu Feng was startled, her small mind instantly connecting it to the events of that morning. Looking back at Huo Yuhao, she realized that such an explosive incident had actually occurred shortly after they left!

This was juicy dark material concerning Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent.

"Because we were also taking a walk by the Sea God's Lake this morning. As soon as you mentioned it, I remembered. So this kind of thing actually happened in the middle of it all, sigh..."

Shaking his head, Ning Wuque spoke in a helpless tone, looking at Huo Yuhao with a slightly apologetic gaze before continuing:

"Yuhao, there is an eternal truth in this world that makes people feel suffocated. Just thinking about it makes one feel utterly powerless, yet it is also what fills people with the driving force to move forward, compelling them to pursue it no matter when or where.

Power is the fundamental rule of this world. If you have strength, many things will not evolve into tragedies or disasters in your eyes."

"I am sorry, but this is the only thing I cannot comfort you about, because even I am deeply entangled in it. I have no qualification, nor can I utter the words that the strong bullying the weak is wrong."

On this point alone, Ning Wuque could not say anything that went against his own thoughts. He personally worshipped power—power alone brings everything!

Hard work is indeed useful, but the amount of power it brings will determine your subsequent life. Ning Wuque suspected that a large part of the reason Ning Tian chose him was because of his strength; otherwise, he would at most have been just a guard.

Well, actually that wasn't absolute either. This was the Douluo Continent, where the process of a girl falling for a boy could defy all logic and still be possible...

Ahead, Huo Yuhao also fell into silence, understanding the meaning Ning Wuque wanted to convey.

That was to say, unless he himself possessed strength greater than that senior who attacked him, or even greater than the teacher who shielded that senior, "wrong" would forever rest solely upon his own person no matter what.

They had ten thousand ways to whitewash themselves.

And what about him? Accepting this charity-like compensation was the best choice. At least this was an academy that still observed a modicum of rules; if this had happened outside, his corpse would have rotted and no one would have ever known!

It was cruel, yet incomparably realistic.

It was just that Ning Wuque did not want to spell it out too bluntly, choosing instead to let him recognize the main theme of this world—power!

In the face of power, all words appeared so pale and weak. They were born to chase the path of pursuing greater power; you surpass me, and I pull you down!

"Don't think too much, Yuhao. Just keep today's event engraved in your heart. How you respond depends entirely on how much capability you possess now."

In the end, looking at Huo Yuhao, who was somewhat sinking into self-isolation, he offered comfort:

"Have a bite of ice cream. Feel free to use the academy's compensation without worry, and don't feel that this is simply a performance of [letting the matter drop]. Remember, when your power can surpass anyone, you can use the exact same way to respond to your weak self!

Finally, nothing is more important than life. When a person or a matter threatens your life, regardless of their reasons, they are in the wrong."

"Thank you, Big Brother Wuque, I understand! I will work hard to become stronger. No matter how bitter or exhausting it is, I will get my revenge!"

Under Ning Wuque's words, Huo Yuhao's already hatred-filled heart was ignited by a blazing fire, which then transformed into endless motivation driving his body into action.

At this moment, he was filled with determination!

In the eyes of the current Huo Yuhao, Ning Wuque was no longer just an older brother, but a rare and precious mentor in his life!

An indescribable emotion washed over Huo Yuhao's heart. He only felt... he only felt...

[Big Brother Wuque is a man who could become my adoptive father!]

Although somewhat absurd, Huo Yuhao felt none of the temperament of a peer in Ning Wuque. He was like a true adult, an adult who was wholeheartedly looking out for him.

This feeling... this feeling...

He could not comprehend it, nor had he ever experienced such a sensation, and could only search for it among a few words:

A revered mentor, a father, a bosom friend across generations, an elder brother.

"Yuhao..."

Sitting beside Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong held an ice cream in one hand and tilted his head to look at him. He had listened to the entire process, yet had no idea what to say.

Whether it was their encounter this morning, or Huo Yuhao's own seemingly trauma-filled past, or Ning Wuque's immensely clear-headed words.

He felt too incompetent, completely unable to find words to describe his feelings at this moment.

As a qualified little optimist, she had actually already put the morning's affair behind her, but now, hearing Ning Wuque put it this way...

He really wanted to make a soul tool call to his Big Dad and Second Dad, asking them to come over and vent his anger!

Time slowly passed.

Soon, under Ning Wuque's enlightenment, Huo Yuhao carved the matter into the depths of his heart, then picked up the ice cream the other had treated him to and began eating it bite by bite.

"Thank you, Big Brother Wuque. Wang Dong and I will be leaving first. If you want to eat the barbecue I make next time, just tell me directly, and I'll deliver it to you after I close my stall."

"Alright, definitely. If you have any doubts, just come find me. Don't bottle it up inside, that feels terrible. Goodbye."

At the entrance of the ice cream parlor, Ning Wuque waved to the departing pair, then watched them leave.

As the sky gradually grew late, he turned his head to look at Ning Tian beside him with a smile and said:

"Shall I walk you back?"

"Mm, okay!"

Nodding, Ning Tian happily agreed, then took Ning Wuque's and Wu Feng's hands. The three of them walked side by side along the main road of Shrek City, saying with a smile as they walked:

"I didn't expect you to be so eloquent, with道理 (principles) coming out one after another."

"Yeah, it gave me a headache just listening to it, just like those big lectures my dad used to give me when I was little. Why are you so different from the boys our age?"

"Perhaps I matured earlier. I worship power, so after awakening a martial soul destined for a bumpy ascent, I had to become the way I am now."

Ning Wuque replied with a mix of truth and falsehood. At first, he actually wanted to just slack off, because as long as his martial soul wasn't exceptionally rotten, following the plotlines he had read, he could casually grab a few fortuitous encounters and ascend to godhood.

There was simply no pressure at all!

The problem was that his innate martial soul and spirit power were at the mob level. If he didn't force himself to move forward, he would ultimately only end up being liquidated by the Sun Moon Empire.

At best, he would retire into seclusion in the mountains with Zhang Chun's help.

But if he was a minion before time-traveling and still a minion after time-traveling, wouldn't his time-traveling have been in vain?

Therefore, part of what he said to Huo Yuhao today genuinely contained the most authentic thoughts in his heart.

From the moment a person is born, they are advancing on the path of chasing power—no matter when, no matter where!