Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 333 Prime Minister Douling: "I really don't know anything about a blue-haired princess?!"

"Everyone's here?"

In the early morning, the winter sun was always cold and devoid of warmth. The biting wind dispersed the gloom above Lingdou City. The large number of collapsed houses in the city and the imperial city that had completely disappeared from the world announced the result of this surprise attack.

The Amon family crushed the Douling royal family with an overwhelming advantage in strength, and the Douling royal family failed to mount any decent counterattack throughout the entire process.

The soldiers of Lingdou City have absolutely no loyalty to the emperor or patriotism, unlike those in Xingluo City.

Many of these soldiers have been owed wages for several months. Even if they were paid on time, what's the point of risking their lives for thirty silver soul coins a month?!

Waving their spears into the sky a couple of times is enough to do this job; if you want them to risk their lives, that's a different story.

"Chieftain, all those we could catch are here."

Hailong Douluo pointed to the princes and ministers imprisoned on the ground below and spoke to Chen Hanhai, the patriarch of the Amon family, who was standing next to him.

There weren't many ministers; most of them had gone to the underworld during the raid. It could be said that the entire royal family in Lingdou City had been sent to the underworld.

Chen Hanhai, carrying a golden trident, used the tip to lift up the most ornately dressed minister at the front and said:
"So, there's still a chance to escape?"

"Who ran away?"

Sea Dragon Douluo smiled slightly and said:

"A princess and a guard ran away."

"The princess has blue hair and blue eyes, and she's not very tall, you could even say she's petite."

"The guard beside me had long, dark purple hair and several transparent fish scales on his face. His martial spirit was probably a sea spirit beast. He used the aura of the sea spirit beast to mislead us and escaped with the princess under the cover of night."

"The Sea Demon went to capture it himself."

A minister below suddenly looked up and said:
"You fart!"

"Where did the Douling Empire get a blue-haired princess? She must have made it up herself to curry favor, right?"

Chen Hanhai glanced at the minister, then slashed his golden trident, sending a head flying. Warm, scarlet blood left billowing steam in the cold wind, splattering across the faces of the surrounding ministers.

"Who gives you the right to speak?"

“If you dare to speak before we ask you any questions, you’ll lose your head.”

Then, he looked at Sea Dragon Douluo again and said:

"The guard's martial spirit is a sea spirit beast? Can you determine which race it is?"

Sea Dragon Douluo shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

This so-called princess and guards are Amon using the power of the sea god's family to endorse Cerudela and Helekula.

The two of them have arrived in the Douling Empire. Soon, the world will be made aware of their identities as escaped princesses and a full-scale manhunt will be launched against them.

So what if Kerudela isn't a princess of the Douling Empire? By doing this, everyone in the world will think she is a princess of the Douling Empire, and who will doubt the infamy of the Sea God family?

The Sea God family has issued a full-scale manhunt, so how could the other party's identity be fake?
Those ministers vehemently denied it, insisting they were trying to protect the escaped princess and preserve the bloodline of the Douling royal family.

Just then, the Sea Demon Douluo transformed into a streak of light and arrived atop the ruins of the imperial city. He adjusted his monocle and said to Chen Hanhai:
"I'm sorry, clan leader, the enemy guards were very strong, and we were unable to capture them. They escaped."

Chen Hanhai frowned and looked at the Sea Demon Douluo beside him, saying:
"They didn't catch them?"

"What is the cultivation level of the opposing guard?"

Sea Demon Douluo immediately spoke according to the pre-prepared settings:

"That guard with long, dark purple hair is a Title Douluo."

"His level should be 91, and his martial soul should be a mermaid. However, his bloodline is very peculiar. He not only has spiritual attributes but also the ability to conceal himself."

"As soon as you touch the other party's soul power, you will feel a sense of emptiness, a feeling that all things in the world are meaningless."

"I almost got infected."

Seeing the Sea Demon Douluo's lingering fear, Chen Hanhai remained convinced. He pointed his golden trident at the Douling Prime Minister at the forefront and said:
"Hmph! I thought you only had seven Title Douluos, but I didn't expect there to be an eighth."

"She's quite good at hiding her abilities. A level 91 princess can fight against a level 95 princess. A princess who can be protected by such a powerful person must have considerable talent, right?"

"I'm giving you a chance to tell me everything about the other person: their surname, given name, martial spirit, and level, without missing a single word."

"If there's even the slightest problem with the intelligence, I'll send you and your entire clan to the underworld to reunite!" Chen Hanhai's golden trident tip gleamed with golden light, causing the air to tremble. The golden light was aimed at the Prime Minister's throat, and the pressure of a Limit Douluo caused the surrounding earth to begin to crack.

The prime minister, pinned to the ground, had an expression worse than if he had eaten shit. What blue-haired princess? Where did this titled Douluo come from? How come he, the prime minister of the empire, didn't know?
When did such a person appear in the royal family?

Prime Minister Douling stared at the golden trident pointed at his throat, speechless at the intruders' aggression. He didn't know what to say.

How could someone who doesn't even exist have any information about the other person?
An eerie silence fell over the area. Chen Hanhai waited for a long time but didn't receive the information he wanted. He frowned and said:

"Heh, I always thought your Douling Empire was full of spineless cowards, but I never expected to have a loyal subject like you."

"Anyone present who voluntarily reveals information about the blue-haired princess can be released."

The ministers on the field looked at each other in disbelief. None of them knew that the royal family had a princess with blue hair and blue eyes, let alone a hidden eighth titled Douluo. This was simply a fantasy.

The ministers chattered on and on without reaching a conclusion, which annoyed Chen Hanhai. He slammed his halberd on the ground and shouted sternly:

"What's all the fuss about?"

"Did I give you permission to discuss this?"

"I've changed my mind. If I don't tell you in three minutes, then I'll take the secret to the underworld!"

All the ministers trembled with fear. No one doubted Chen Hanhai's words. He not only dared to send them to the underworld, but he was afraid that his own family would also be sent down with them.

Under immense pressure, a brilliant idea will inevitably emerge. A minister at the very back of the assembly seemed to have a sudden inspiration and quickly shouted:

"My lord! I... I might know!"

“A long time ago, Princess Xue Lingxun ran away from the palace and disappeared without a trace!”

"More than a decade ago, Princess Xue Lingxun suddenly returned. I don't know the specifics, but I do know that His Majesty the Emperor was furious that day."

"But, perhaps that blue-haired princess is Princess Xue Lingxun's illegitimate daughter."

The Prime Minister couldn't hold back any longer and roared at the rear:
"nonsense!"

"That's because Princess Xue Lingxun eloped with someone from the Xuanming Sect, allowing outsiders to taint the royal bloodline, which is why His Majesty is so angry!"

Driven by a survival instinct, the minister at the very back stubbornly confronted the prime minister, his cheeks flushed red.

"So you didn't deny that the princess ran away?"

"With so many princesses in the empire, who knows if only Princess Xue Lingxun ran away?"

"With so many people, surely some of them have illegitimate daughters?"

"We lower-ranking officials don't know, but you've been prime minister for three reigns! You must know relevant information!"

The other ministers around instantly realized what the guy behind them was up to. None of the people present knew whether the blue-haired princess actually existed.

However, whether it exists or not is not important; survival is what matters. The only way to survive now is to push all the blame onto the Prime Minister. With great power comes great responsibility. Let's make things harder for the Prime Minister.

"Yep!"

"His Excellency the Prime Minister must know about this!"

"I've heard the Prime Minister talk about a princess before, and how incredibly talented she is. This must be it!"

All the ministers present transformed into fictional historians, beginning to fabricate the past. As the saying goes, "Many opinions make a forest," Chen Hanhai said to the Imperial Prime Minister:
"You still won't tell me?"

The Prime Minister is at a loss. What can he say? What does he even know? These bastards are clearly trying to shift all the blame onto him.

"I...I really don't know anything about a blue-haired princess!"

"There is no such person in the royal family!"

Chen Hanhai was so angry he laughed, and pointed to the ministers behind him, saying:

"Your colleagues all acknowledge the existence of the blue-haired princess, so what are you insisting on?"

"It seems that this princess and that guard are your Douling Empire's last trump card."

"I acknowledge your loyalty, Hailong! Throw this guy in jail and give him the severe torture he deserves!"

"Remember, don't let him die. Stop only when he's ready to speak!"

(End of this chapter)