Why did Huo Yuhao suddenly bring this up? Naturally, he had a purpose.
Just now, while the girl was eating breakfast, Huo Yuhao could sense emotions like happiness and joy from her.
However, because those emotions weren't directed toward Huo Yuhao, he couldn't absorb them. But a solution had suddenly occurred to him.
Since this Co-lord of Soul Beasts seemed so curious about the human world, if he were to feed—cough, that is, invite her to eat and help her understand the human world better, wouldn't that generate more positive emotions?
After a moment of thought, Huo Yuhao spoke softly:
"Senior, how about we make a deal?"
"?" The girl blinked.
"I will act as Senior's guide, and during the time I serve as your guide, how about Senior gives me a little guidance in my cultivation?"
The girl lowered her eyes to look at Huo Yuhao. Her purple eyes grew deep, seemingly seeing right through Huo Yuhao's disguise to the Seed of Emotion and the Eye of Destiny in the center of his Spiritual Sea.
"You do not need my guidance," the girl said calmly.
"But Senior needs a guide in the human world, don't you?"
The girl blinked, expressing confusion.
Huo Yuhao breathed a slight sigh of relief and said: "As the Co-lord of Soul Beasts, Senior must have a purpose for coming to the human world. In this world, as long as Senior doesn't intend to destroy humanity, I can provide assistance.
"Furthermore, my role as your guide can help you integrate into human society quickly, so you won't appear so out of place."
But my goal is actually you.
The girl blinked again, looking at Huo Yuhao, but ultimately didn't say those words aloud.
Her original goal was simple: to find out what was going on with that sudden surge of luck that was so similar to that of an Auspicious Beast.
Yet, upon tracking it down, she discovered that the one carrying the luck of the Soul Beasts was actually a human.
This inevitably made her curious about this human.
Not only that, there was something strange inside this human's body—it looked like the embryonic form of a First-rank God's Divine Position, but its level seemed even higher.
And that eye on his forehead, which carried the luck of the Soul Beasts, was his Life-bound Divine Artifact.
This led her to make a few guesses.
The person before her might have once been a God, and one with a very significant relationship with the Soul Beast race; otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why he carried Soul Beast luck almost identical to that of an Auspicious Beast.
Perhaps this person was the turning point?
After a moment of silence, she nodded.
Since she intended to stay by his side to observe him anyway, having him act as her guide shouldn't be a problem.
Nearby, seeing the Co-lord of Soul Beasts agree to his deal, a smile tugged at the corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth.
Great, I've got a cultivation booster and a bodyguard!
...
Inside a carriage, Huo Yun'er looked at Gu Yuena and then at her son, still speaking with a hint of disbelief:
"So... this young girl is going to be with us now?"
"Yes, Sister Gu Yuena will be staying with us from now on."
As Huo Yuhao spoke, his mother didn't press him for reasons, and Huo Yuhao didn't provide specific details. This was a form of silent understanding between mother and son.
He trusted his mother, and his mother trusted him—it was that simple.
Huo Yun'er was silent for a moment before finally nodding, accepting the fact that her son had picked up a beautiful girl and brought her home.
She felt her son had suddenly grown up.
To the side, Gu Yuena took in their behavior, a trace of confusion and bewilderment flickering in her purple eyes.
Is this... human emotion?
...
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Beneath a towering city gate, a coachman followed protocol by handing a few copper soul coins to the guards as a toll. He then drove the unremarkable, ordinary carriage slowly into the city.
Soon, the carriage passed through bustling streets and came to an inconspicuous street corner.
"Guests, we have arrived."
The driver called out to the back, and three figures soon emerged from the carriage.
Among them, a clean-looking, handsome youth gently supported a gentle-looking, beautiful woman as she stepped down. Following behind them, a cold and elegant young girl followed the youth with a calm gaze.
After getting off, the youth took out several silver soul coins and handed them to the driver.
"Thank you, Uncle. This is a small token of my appreciation, please take it."
The driver smiled and expertly tucked the coins away. After a few pleasantries, he drove the carriage away.
"Mom, shall we go?"
"Yes, whatever Yuhao says."
Looking at her son, Huo Yun'er felt a profound sense of peace.
Since she and her son left the Duke's Mansion a month ago, she had initially felt lost in the face of the unfamiliar world outside. However, her son had begun to organize everything in an orderly fashion.
Whether it was lodging for the journey or arrangements for the carriage, Huo Yuhao handled it all single-handedly.
Even with the sudden addition of the girl Gu Yuena, Huo Yuhao remained unruffled, keeping everything perfectly organized.
She recalled the day her son had rushed home to tell her he wanted to leave the Duke's Mansion, and the promise he made to her after she agreed.
Huo Yun'er's gaze grew increasingly tender.
Unknowingly, her son had already grown up...
Smiling, Huo Yun'er's eyes drifted toward Gu Yuena, her gaze becoming even more affectionate.
It was like she was looking at her own daughter-in-law...
Over the past month, she had seen with her own eyes how her son went out of his way to cook for this girl, and how the girl spent all day stuck to his side.
It was truly heartening!
Huo Yun'er knew she hadn't found the happiness she dreamed of, but she felt her son was very talented in this regard!
"Yuhao, I want that."
Gu Yuena pulled on Huo Yuhao's sleeve expressionlessly, pointing to a small stall nearby selling candied haws.
Huo Yuhao nodded. While deep in thought, he bought two sticks of candied haws—giving one to his mother and the other to the Gluttonous Dragon King—before returning to his reflections.
He was planning his next steps.
First, he needed to find a place to live.
The Duchess had naturally possessed a soul tool for storage, and Huo Yuhao certainly hadn't overlooked it when he left.
After taking stock, Huo Yuhao had obtained several tens of thousands of gold soul coins and a bunch of miscellaneous items from it.
For someone of the Duchess's status, this amount of money wasn't particularly large, but considering he had only taken this one storage ring she wore, Huo Yuhao was satisfied.
No one—not even Huo Yuhao—would keep all their money in one place.
Touching the ring he wore as a pendant around his neck, an idea gradually formed in Huo Yuhao's mind.
Buy metal, create soul tools, and then sell them!