Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 236: The Mirror of Thought
"Thank you very much!" Yuwen Tuo's anger came quickly and it was impossible to go away, but it was not slow to suppress.

It is not difficult for him to kill Xu Tianran and Xu Canglan now and then break out of the Sun Moon Empire. After all, Xu Tianran in the end is just a 92nd level Titled Douluo. At this stage, he is at most a Soul Douluo. After sealing his defensive soul guide with the Bronze of Shoushan, he will never be able to withstand the combined sword of Snow Emperor Yuwen Tuo. Xu Canglan is even a sickly ghost. But killing only the two of them does not suit his mentality.

Since the so-called "Father Emperor" mentioned above has always known and condoned Xu Tianran's destruction of his village, it is better to destroy the Sun and Moon Empire.

He would just have some fun in the Sun and Moon Empire first. He would play with whatever Xu Tianran hated the most. Of course, the most important thing was to kill the evil soul masters. He would definitely find out which one destroyed his village that year. No matter whether it was the root cause or the direct cause, he would eradicate it completely.

Until the Sun and Moon Empire could no longer tolerate him, he killed a lot of people and left.

However, his actions seemed to have caused people to misunderstand something. Jing Hongchen's eyes lit up, "So that's how it is. I understand. Prince Tuo's actions are full of profound meaning!"

Because of Yuwen Tuo's extraordinary talent, Xu Canglan appointed him as Prince of Yan on the spot and granted him a royal residence.

This throne is not too high, but not too low either.

Among the princes of the Sun and Moon Empire, the highest-ranking one is of course the Crown Prince Xu Tianran, and the next is the prince.

Xu Canglan's younger brother and several other relatively good sons are all princes.

Below the prince is the county prince, which is the status of most princes.

When Yuwen Tuo first entered the court, he was granted the title of Prince, which was quite appropriate.

In the future, as long as he makes some contribution to the empire, he will naturally become a prince. Once he becomes a prince, he will have the capital to compete for the throne.

Of course, the premise is that Yuwen Tuo wants to seize the throne, but now he only wants to destroy the Sun and Moon Empire.

After the court was dismissed, Xu Canglan asked Yuwen Tuo to stay and have dinner with him.

Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, grandfather and grandson, returned to Mingde Hall. Meng Hongchen was still frightened and kept complaining along the way, "This Yuwen Tuo is really irritating me to death. I repeatedly warned him not to offend His Majesty and the Crown Prince, but he only picked on those two. What should I do if he really angers His Majesty?"

"You are wrong, Meng'er. Yuwen Tuo is smarter than you think. He did it on purpose for his ambition." Jing Hongchen said.

Meng Hongchen was stunned, "What ambition?"

"Of course it's the ambition for the supreme position." Jing Hongchen said, "Meng'er, if Yuwen Tuo did as you said today, was filial to his father and respected his brother, what do you think would be his ending today?" "What? Of course the emperor would be very pleased, and he would be granted the title of prince, not just a small duke." Meng Hongchen said with a pout.

"Haha, a prince? He doesn't really want a prince's throne." Jing Hongchen laughed. "So what if he becomes a prince? He has no power or influence in the court. He grew up in a rural village and was imprisoned by Shrek for so many years. He must be ignorant of government affairs. Many people can understand this. Meng'er, if he does what you say, what will the future be like?"

Meng Hongchen thought for a moment. "Could it be like this?" he asked. "Because he's unfamiliar with government affairs, he doesn't enter the court, but his cultivation is extremely strong. The royal family carefully nurtures him, and he's bound to become a supremely powerful being. Years later, His Majesty passes away, and the throne is passed on to the Crown Prince. As the new emperor's younger brother, he assists the new emperor and, with his extraordinary strength, becomes the vanguard of the army. He sweeps across the Three Kingdoms in one go and is then granted the title of Prince. His Majesty is overjoyed and grants a marriage between Yuwen Tuo and me. A year later, he and I give birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Because the continent was unified by then, my husband and I wanted our children to live a comfortable and happy life, so we named our son Yuwen Yi and our daughter Yuwen Yue. Wait, isn't that right? Shouldn't he have changed his surname back to Xu by then?"

Jing Hongchen's face was filled with rage when he heard this. "Stop! Just keep sweeping across the Three Kingdoms. Turn all your thoughts back!"

"That's right, just as you said. If Yuwen Tuo behaves like a good son and a good brother, his future will most likely be just as you describe. Of course, that's assuming the Crown Prince doesn't abandon him and tolerates him. But he's clearly unwilling to do that. His goal is to challenge the Crown Prince for the supreme position, so he can't let people form the stereotype of a good brother or a good brother like you described."

Meng Hongchen was so frightened that he covered his mouth, "Grandpa, are you saying that Yuwen Tuo wants to seize the throne?"

"Why else would he argue with Xu Tianran on the spot? It can't be that he hates Xu Tianran and just wants to scold him to vent his anger, right?" Jing Hongchen said.

At this time, Yuwen Tuo had just left the palace and finished his meal with the old emperor. To be honest, the food in the palace was not as delicious as his own. However, today, in front of everyone, he exposed the biggest weakness of his archenemy and scolded him. He felt relieved.

"Grandpa, why did he offend His Majesty? If he wanted to seize the throne, shouldn't he find a way to win the emperor's heart?" Meng Hongchen asked in confusion.

"Did he offend Your Majesty?" Jing Hongchen asked back, "Yes, when he spoke to Your Majesty today, he was full of resentment and refused to call him father, but at least he wasn't as rude as he was to the Crown Prince. He also told Your Majesty that he grew up in the countryside, didn't know etiquette, and had suffered a lot, which made Your Majesty promise to come to the palace often to accompany him in the future. If it were an ordinary family, what do you think Yuwen Tuo is doing?"

"Is he flirting with His Majesty?"

"That's right. He is very smart. He makes use of his pitiful character to arouse Your Majesty's sympathy. Could it be that he really resents Your Majesty?" Jing Hongchen judged confidently.

Yuwen Tuo walked down the street, thinking to himself, "You bastard emperor, do you think I care about a mere princely title? You even asked me to have dinner with you often? I'm so bored! Since you knew about Xu Tianran's village extermination and didn't do anything about him, then you are also my enemy who destroyed the village!"

It is obvious that Yuwen Tuo's hatred for the Sun and Moon Emperor is not much less than Xu Tianran's.

"But he has no power or influence in the court. How can he compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Isn't this courting death?" Meng Hongchen said worriedly. She didn't expect Yuwen Tuo to seize that position. What's so good about being the emperor? Wouldn't it be good to live with her?
Jing Hongchen nodded. "Yes, he is indeed powerless in the court, but not outside of it. He now has the support of the Body Sect, and the power in his hands is as strong as that of our Mingde Hall. Du Bu Si has even entered the realm of Ultimate Douluo. Do you think Your Majesty can ignore this power? Just the possibility of obtaining the Body Sect alone will make Your Majesty consider adding Yuwen Tuo to the list of candidates for the throne. If my guess is correct, Yuwen Tuo will probably not live in the palace bestowed by Your Majesty, but will come to our Mingde Hall first, because he will worry that he will be assassinated by people sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince during this period. Only in our Mingde Hall is he the safest. Then he will contact the masters of the Body Sect to come and lend him a helping hand!"

(End of this chapter)