Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao, my abilities are refreshed every month.

"Senior Dugu, have you learned anything?" Huo Yuhao asked.

Dugu Bo snorted, "You're quite carefree, aren't you? You don't care about anything and just ask me for ready-made information."

"Isn't it because we have Senior Dugu? As the saying goes, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure." Huo Yuhao said with a smile, making Dugu Bo feel comfortable.

"Alright, alright, all you know how to say are nice things. I was just idly taking a stroll and saw Ning Fengzhi heading into the city to the Crown Prince's residence. As expected, he'll be coming to my residence to find you in a little while."

Dugu Bo raised his head and said.

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Thank you for informing me, senior."

Dugu Bo glanced at Huo Yuhao with disdain, walked to his seat, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "There's one more thing. Prince Xuexing is waiting outside the manor and wants to see you. Do you want to see him?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Dugu Bo, "If I don't see him, won't you be in a difficult position, senior?"

Dugu Bo shook his head. "I have already repaid his favor. Whether you see him or not will not affect me."

“Then it will disappear.” Huo Yuhao said immediately.

"Then I'll let him leave." Dugu Bo took a sip of tea and then drifted away.

"Yuhao, you seem to really dislike that Prince Xuexing?" Zhang Lexuan asked suspiciously.

Huo Yuhao then told Zhang Lexuan and Tang Ya about Prince Xuexing.

After listening to Huo Yuhao's account, Zhang Lexuan was somewhat stunned, her eyes filled with complex emotions as she said, "According to the academy's records, this Prince Xuexing was known as a wise king. It was only through his and Xue Beng's perseverance and hard work, with the help of the Sea God, that they uncovered the Angel God's conspiracy, saved the fate of the Heavenly Dou Empire, and rescued the people of the Heavenly Dou Empire from suffering."

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and said, "It's not wrong to write it that way. He committed all sorts of evil deeds, including rape, plunder, and robbery, but that doesn't stop him from actually saving the Heaven Dou Empire."

Anyway, in the original novel, both the prince and Xue Beng, who bullied men and women, were whitewashed. He found it quite disgusting when he first read it.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 316. Prince Xuexing, who wanted to reap the rewards.

316.

While Huo Yuhao, Zhang Lexuan, and Tang Ya were chatting, Dugu Bo led a group of people in not long after.

Huo Yuhao turned his head and saw that the refined and easy-going man next to Dugu Bo was Ning Fengzhi. He was dressed in white and had a gentle and friendly smile on his face. Beside him was the cold and aloof Sword Douluo.

On the other side of Dugu Bo was a gloomy old man, dressed in luxurious gold robes, with a somber face and not uttering a word.

Behind them were three people: Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

Qian Renxue was dressed in a white robe embroidered with gold thread, and a faint smile was on her face. When she saw Huo Yuhao, her golden eyes flickered slightly, and then she swept her gaze over Zhang Lexuan and Tang Ya, especially lingering on Zhang Lexuan for a longer time before turning back to Huo Yuhao.

Beside him, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing huddled together, whispering to each other. When they saw Huo Yuhao, their eyes lit up, and their beautiful eyes shone with joy.

Noticing Huo Yuhao's gaze, Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful face remained aloof, but the joy in her eyes was impossible to hide. Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, was much bolder. She wanted to run up and hug Huo Yuhao, but after taking only a few steps, she stopped and turned her pretty face away from him.

Huo Yuhao chuckled and got up to go out to greet them, taking the hands of Ning Rongrong, who was pretending to be angry, and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Senior Dugu, Uncle Ning, Sword Douluo, Brother Xue." Huo Yuhao greeted everyone one by one, of course, he did not forget to ignore the uninvited Prince Xue Xing.

After the group nodded in greeting, they all took their seats. Ning Fengzhi saw Huo Yuhao come up and immediately started nuzzling his little cabbage without any attempt to hide it, and his smile widened.

Prince Xuexing noticed that Huo Yuhao was the only one not to greet him, his face darkened, yet he forced a smile.

"This must be Huo Yuhao. A few days ago, you helped me catch the corrupt officials under my command, stopped me from making further mistakes, and allowed me to see the error of my ways. You can be considered my benefactor. I have come here today specifically to thank you, young friend."

"For this reason, I even specially requested the title of Duke from my elder brother to show my gratitude to my young friend." With that, Prince Xuexing flipped his hand, and a yellow scroll appeared in his hand. "Huo Yuhao, receive the decree."

Prince Xuexing looked at Huo Yuhao.

According to custom, when faced with an imperial edict, Huo Yuhao should bow slightly to show respect.

Huo Yuhao stood still, coldly staring at Prince Xuexing.

"Heh, thank me? Does that mean you've commissioned Senior Dugu to kill me?" Huo Yuhao's voice was icy cold, tinged with sarcasm.

"Please leave, sir. Everyone here is a reasonable person, and you don't need to put on an act here. You commissioned Senior Dugu to kill me, and I didn't retaliate because I wanted Senior Dugu to repay your favor. But if you continue to loiter in front of me, I can't guarantee your safety."

"You!" Prince Xuexing's gaze darkened, but remembering Emperor Xueye's order last night, he had no choice but to put on a smile. "That was because I was blind to your greatness before. Today, I have come to apologize to you."

"Really?" Huo Yuhao asked with a half-smile.

"Of course, this imperial edict is proof that I went to great lengths to obtain it from my elder brother." Prince Xuexing raised the imperial edict in his hand. Duke is arguably the highest title in the Heavenly Dou Empire besides the King, which is enough to show his sincerity, right?

"But I sensed a strong killing intent in your heart," Huo Yuhao sneered. "Let me tell you a secret, I'm a mental-type Soul Master, and I have a Soul Skill that allows me to sense other people's emotions. It seems you wish you could tear me to pieces?"

Prince Xuexing's expression changed drastically. He quickly turned his soul power to protect his head and forced a smile, saying, "I was thinking about my subordinates who bully men and women and treat human life like dirt, which is why I am filled with resentment."

"I see!" Huo Yuhao seemed to believe it, nodding slightly with a faint smile on his lips. "Your Highness truly loves the people like your own children. I never expected you to be so righteous and hate evil. With you here, the Heavenly Dou Empire is truly blessed."

"Hehe." As he spoke, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but chuckle, his face showing appropriate apology. "Sorry, I just told a joke and I couldn't help but laugh out loud."

Prince Xuexing's face darkened again. He could hear the humiliation in Huo Yuhao's words. He was pointing his finger at him and cursing him, saying, "You're a joke!"

After a moment of restraint, Prince Xuexing smiled again, about to say something, when he saw Huo Yuhao's face suddenly turn cold, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he said:

"I will not become a duke of the Heavenly Dou Empire, so you should go back as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will have to have the people from the Prince's Mansion pick you up."

Seeing this, Prince Xuexing knew that Huo Yuhao would never reconcile with him, so he stopped pretending and said in a deep voice:

"I am here today on His Majesty's orders. I heard that you want to establish an academy, and His Majesty has specially ordered me to represent the Heaven Dou Empire in cooperating with you."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, couldn't stand it anymore. She was determined to properly place people under Huo Yuhao's command in charge of establishing the academy, so how could she tolerate someone else taking the credit?

She put down her teacup and said calmly, "Uncle, this matter of cooperating with Brother Huo to establish the academy is my responsibility. You should be under house arrest by Father Emperor right now. Why did you defy the imperial decree and come here?"

“His Majesty entrusted this matter to me yesterday. This matter is no longer related to you, my nephew,” Prince Xuexing said coldly.

"Moreover, you established the academy to appease the common people around Oran City. Since this matter concerns me, it is natural that I should personally preside over it. This can be considered as my compensation to those commoners." Prince Xuexing spoke of compensation, but his tone was devoid of apology and instead filled with contempt.

"I will go see my father right now and tell him what just happened. I will ask him if he cares about the people of the empire, and I will also ask him if sending my uncle here was to deliberately push a young and promising person like Brother Huo to the opposite side of the empire?" Qian Renxue immediately stood up, apologized to the others present, and wanted to leave.

Prince Xuexing was both angry and anxious. If Emperor Xueye found out that he had really offended Huo Yuhao to death, he would probably be abandoned by Emperor Xueye to quell the anger of the people of the Heaven Dou Empire, Huo Yuhao, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

His original plan was to apologize to Huo Yuhao first, and if the other party accepted it, he would cooperate with him.

If the other party does not accept, he will use the name of the Heavenly Dou Empire to force a cooperation with Huo Yuhao. In this way, he will have given Emperor Xueye an explanation and the capital to continue to delay. Afterwards, he can contact Huo Yuhao again, slowly eliminate the other party's hostility, and even win him over to his side.

But who knew that his plan would go wrong from the very beginning? If the Crown Prince were to meet Emperor Xueye, he would most likely be finished.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 317. Chapter 316 Exposing Qian Renxue

317.

Before Prince Xuexing could stop Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao spoke first.

"Brother Xue, you don't need to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire. Since this is the attitude of your Heaven Dou Empire, then I don't need to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Empire either," Huo Yuhao said coldly.

"Brother Huo, what do you mean by this?" Qian Renxue stopped abruptly, her gentle and refined face revealing anxiety.

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Since Prince Xuexing also wants to establish an academy to compensate those people, let him do it. As for me, I will not cooperate with the Heaven Dou Empire. I just made a good friend from the Spirit Hall recently. We get along very well and she also wants to cooperate in establishing this academy. This time, it's a good opportunity to cooperate with her."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those present varied. Ning Fengzhi paused in his playful act of toying with the white jade thumb ring, his gaze deepening slightly. He then took another sip of tea and remained silent.

Prince Xuexing's expression suddenly changed drastically. If he ruined the cooperation between the Heaven Dou Empire and Huo Yuhao, he would be in deep trouble. Huo Yuhao now represented at least two Title Douluos—Dugu Bo and the Title Douluo who scared Tang Hao away. Moreover, that Title Douluo was very likely to be a peerless Douluo like Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu.

In addition, his own talent and the Soul Douluo woman beside him should not be overlooked.

If he had truly made such an enemy of the Heavenly Dou Empire because of him, he could foresee how his cold-blooded elder brother would deal with him.

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Qian Renxue was secretly delighted, but she did not show it on her face. Instead, she anxiously approached Huo Yuhao and said, "Brother Huo, it is true that my Heavenly Dou Empire has mistreated you this time. Could you please give me some face? I will go to the palace to see my father and guarantee to give you a satisfactory answer. What do you say?"

"Since Brother Xue has said so, I will give Brother Xue face." Huo Yuhao stood up and held Qian Renxue's hand to comfort her. Qian Renxue's hand was not big, but very smooth. When their skin touched, the feeling of their soul power merging once again swept over their hearts.

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, his pink-gold eyes filled with doubt as he looked at Qian Renxue. The next moment, his eyes showed a thoughtful expression, followed by shock. Finally, he immediately lowered his eyelids, trying his best to calm his gaze.

In just a second or two, Huo Yuhao felt that he had used all the acting skills he had ever used.

After what happened last night, Huo Yuhao knew that he had Gu Yuena protecting him, so he could be a little reckless. Therefore, he decided to expose Qian Renxue's disguise as soon as possible, be the first to see through her, and leave a deep impression on her.

Qian Renxue tried to break free from Huo Yuhao as if she had been electrocuted, but had to stop the movement the next moment.

Noticing Huo Yuhao's gaze, a murderous intent rose in Qian Renxue's heart.

She infiltrated the Heavenly Dou Empire as an undercover agent when she was a teenager, and devoted herself to this cause for more than ten years, wasting the best years of her life on this matter. She absolutely would not allow anyone to ruin it!

But the next moment, Huo Yuhao's words instantly suppressed the murderous intent in her heart.

"Sister Xue'er, I didn't expect it to be you! Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this, it's a secret between the two of us."

"Judging from your words, Sister Xue'er, you must have been hiding for many years. You came to the Heaven Dou Empire at a young age, all alone, pretending to be someone you've never known. It must have been very hard and lonely for you. I don't know what made you make this choice, Sister Xue'er, but I remember you saying last time that you don't like sweets because they're not real. I don't like sweets either, because the bitterness of the past has made us realize reality. We're the same kind of people," Huo Yuhao transmitted his voice.

Is it tough and lonely? Are you one of the same kind of people?

She started working undercover when she was just over ten years old. While other children were laughing and playing with their parents, she was driven by a burning desire to prove to that woman that she was just as capable! She said she would do what she thought was impossible! She was determined to make that woman look at her with newfound respect, even if that woman wouldn't even give her a second glance!

She couldn't understand why that woman, who was clearly her mother, hated her so much and even wanted to kill her!

She still clearly remembers that when she was six years old, she awakened her martial soul and was praised by her father and grandfather for her innate level 20 soul power. She immediately ran to share it with that woman, wanting to win her favor, but what she got in return was that woman's icy killing intent that penetrated to the bone and into the heart!

She clearly remembered that when she possessed her martial spirit and looked at that woman with anticipation, the woman unleashed a chilling aura that enveloped her. Her originally beautiful eyes turned blood red and stared intently at her, her purple spider legs hovered between her eyebrows, and her face was full of ferocity as she told her to get lost.

That night, she cried and cried. For the first time, she realized that her mother didn't like her.

Later, she tried more than once to gain that woman's praise and affection.

That woman loved reading, so she read many, many books; she always gave that woman a gift she had prepared for her birthday, but each time the woman would coldly throw the gift away; that woman hated her martial spirit, so she never showed her martial spirit in front of that woman again.