Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 49 A Hug

Outside the cave, sunlight slowly crept in. Just as it was about to reach Huo Yuhao's face, he opened his eyes and saw Little Fairy Doctor, who hadn't slept all night and whose face was filled with worry.

"Brother Yuhao, you're awake!" The moment she saw Huo Yuhao open his eyes, Little Fairy Doctor was overjoyed. She subconsciously reached out to help him up. Huo Yuhao gently pushed her hand away, sat up on his own, and his voice carried a politeness he had never shown before.

"Thanks."

"Teacher, Xiao Yan, Brother Yuhao is awake!" Little Fairy Doctor, preoccupied with Huo Yuhao's condition, didn't notice anything unusual about him, focusing only on his physical body and spiritual sea. "Brother Yuhao, how are you? Your spiritual sea…"

There was no immediate response. Huo Yuhao felt the surging emotions within him, which were almost tearing him apart. He slowly raised his hands and tremblingly formed a hand seal that he had used countless times before.

[The Heart of the Dead]!

A wisp of gray mist emerged from Huo Yuhao's hand, slowly spreading like icy tide, merging into Huo Yuhao's soul.

Then, Huo Yuhao looked at Little Fairy Doctor and showed his usual gentle and bright smile: "Fairy, I'm fine, you go and rest first."

"Yuhao! Are you back to your senses on the seventh day after your death?" Hurried footsteps came from outside the cave. Xiao Yan practically tumbled in, his voice filled with deep worry, but his words were still as irritating as ever.

Bang! Xiao Yan clutched the back of his head and fell to the ground. Behind him, Yao Chen raised his fist with a hostile expression.

"Don't block the sunlight." Yao Chen's voice was worried. "Yuhao, what's wrong with you?"

Watching the two, one human and one ghost, clown around, Huo Yuhao's gaze softened, and he smiled.

"Teacher, I'm alright..."

A flash of white light appeared, and a pair of hands gripped Huo Yuhao's shoulders tightly. The force of the fingers caused Huo Yuhao a sharp pain in his shoulders. He looked up, and Yao Chen's face was inches away, his bright red eyes staring intently into the depths of Huo Yuhao's pupils.

Finally, Huo Yuhao's smile crumbled. He lowered his head, his gaze unfocused. At this moment, Huo Yuhao didn't even need to perceive emotions; it was as if he could directly hear Yao Chen's inner thoughts. It seemed as if a voice was constantly speaking to him:

I'm worried about you!

"I want to know about your past!"

I want to help you!

……

The sunlight had disappeared without them noticing, and the wind howled outside the cave. Huo Yuhao and the others sat cross-legged together, listening to Huo Yuhao recount his past stories.

"Initially, I was just an illegitimate child; he didn't even know I existed. My mother was his maid..."

Huo Yuhao's voice continued. Listening to this life script that should have been the protagonist of destiny, for some reason, the nameless fire in Xiao Yan's heart burned brighter and brighter. Finally, when Huo Yuhao talked about his experience when he first became a god, Xiao Yan could no longer hold back. As if he had been blown up by dynamite, he grabbed Huo Yuhao's collar, his voice even sounding somewhat torn.

"Huo Yuhao! You fucking forgave them? Huo Yuhao, do you even know that Gou Shi Haishen, that... that..."

Xiao Yan clenched his teeth, and after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't find a suitable word to describe his behavior.

"I know. I've always... known." Huo Yuhao gently pried Xiao Yan's hand away, his voice unusually calm, but his gaze vacantly swept over Xiao Yan, staring straight at the sky outside the cave. In a daze, he seemed to see a phantom of the past.

"Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er are actually both Tang Wutong."

"It's just that your girlfriend died, I'll make you another one."

"Tang Wutong is my daughter."

"Your girlfriend's soul is in my hands."

"I have resurrected your mother."

"Your mother's soul is also in my hands."

I value you highly.

"Be a good boy and be my dog."

……

"What...what can I do..." Her voice was barely audible.

Coming to his senses, Huo Yuhao pressed his pale lips together forcefully and continued to recount his experiences.

Until Huo Yuhao uttered the last syllable, an indescribable sense of suffocation and rage overwhelmed Xiao Yan's mind. He gripped the ground tightly with both hands until the rocks in his hands were crushed into powder, as if only in this way could he release the pent-up frustration in his heart.

The cave was silent, save for the howling wind outside and the cracking sounds of stones being crushed by Xiao Yan. Outside the cave, dark clouds filled the sky, threatening to crash down upon them.

Looking at the sky outside the cave, Huo Yuhao said softly, "It's about to rain. If we don't leave now, we won't reach Qingshan Town today."

Having said that, Huo Yuhao was about to get up.

Suddenly, a figure pounced on him, its arms like iron chains, gripping him tightly, so tightly that he could hardly breathe.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Yan's voice, which was being uttered through gritted teeth, rang in Huo Yuhao's ears.

"Let's go kill him together! Huo Yuhao, later, let's go kill him together!"

"Killing him would also..."

The voice suddenly rose in pitch, booming in Huo Yuhao's ears: "Killing him is the only meaning! Huo Yuhao! Go kill him, go save your loved ones. If not now, then later; if not later, then even later. You were able to cross time and space to come to this world, so you can definitely cross time and space back to save them! If you can't be a Dou Sheng, then be a Dou Di; if you can't be a Dou Di, then break through again!"

"One day! Huo Yuhao, one day you will be able to do it!"

The gripping force disappeared, and Huo Yuhao looked up to see Xiao Yan's chest heaving violently, his eyes bloodshot.

"I'm not going back yet!" Xiao Yan's voice trembled slightly. "I'm angry, I'm going to kill some magical beasts!"

The words were still echoing in his ears when the figure rushed out and disappeared from sight.

Huo Yuhao remained frozen in place, still in the position of trying to get up. Even though Xiao Yan had already released his grip, he still couldn't breathe. It was as if each word Xiao Yan had spoken was still tightly embracing him, choking him.

At that moment, another pair of hands reached out and gently embraced Huo Yuhao. Long white hair brushed against his cheek, and Yao Chen's gentle yet firm voice seeped into Huo Yuhao's heart.

"Yuhao, trust your teacher. I will definitely find a way!"

These voices seemed to have cast a spell on his soul, sending waves of dizziness through his mind. Huo Yuhao's lips moved, as if he wanted to speak, but his throat was blocked, and he couldn't utter a single word.

In a daze, before they knew it, the second embrace had ended. Yao Chen's figure disappeared into the cave.

After an unknown amount of time, a pair of slightly trembling small hands grasped Huo Yuhao's hand and slowly climbed onto his body. A moment later, Little Fairy Doctor embraced Huo Yuhao with her trembling body. From beginning to end, she did not utter a single word.

Boom! Thunder roared outside the cave, and torrential rain poured down. Inside the cave, Little Fairy Doctor, trembling but resolute, held him tightly, holding him tightly the whole time.