In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 207. Zhu Zhuqing felt a chill run down her spine.

Ning Rongrong pondered, "Judging from the intelligence, Wu Tong and his group, under the banner of equality for all beings, believed that the Sea God Pavilion should not monopolize the world and that all beings in the Douluo plane should have a chance to become gods. Therefore... they extracted Dai Yuhao's fortune, causing Dai Yuhao, who had the destiny of a god-king, to fall to the mortal world."

"Following this line of thought, a question arises: since... Wu Tong and the others attacked Dai Yuhao, why were they indifferent to the Golden Ancient Tree?"

"Because they know that once the Golden Tree is disturbed, Shrek City will be devastated, and their mastermind will no longer be able to hide."

Upon hearing this, Oscar frowned and said, "Rongrong, you mean... the mastermind behind Uncle Tang Hao's murder is hiding in Shrek City? Haha, don't joke around. The secret of the Golden Tree is only known to us, the Shrek Seven Devils, Uncle Tang Hao, and Aunt A Yin. Even the Destruction God King's lineage doesn't know. How could some country bumpkin who appeared out of nowhere possibly know the secret of the Golden Tree?"

"They are unaware of the secrets of the Golden Tree, so naturally they won't attack it. Therefore... we can't conduct a large-scale investigation of Shrek City based on some unsubstantiated information."

"What if the mastermind isn't in Shrek City? A large-scale investigation would only cause panic among the Soul Masters loyal to the Sea God Pavilion, greatly reducing the efficiency of our subsequent operations. How about... we thoroughly investigate the outside world first, and only investigate the inside after confirming there are no problems?"

Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong felt as if their cerebral hemorrhage was about to flare up.

In this world, there is never a shortage of intelligent people, nor is there a shortage of those who think they are clever enough; Oscar is clearly the latter.

What do you mean by confirming there are no problems outside before investigating Shrek City? Wang Dong'er led the demon beast clan and the Holy Spirit Cult experts to attack Shrek City, how could there be no problems?

Furthermore, if you don't keep your internal affairs absolutely clean before investigating the outside world, how much wealth do you have to squander?

Without decades of cerebral thrombosis, no one could utter such cerebral palsy-like words.

"Alright, alright, you two don't need to worry about this. Go do what you're supposed to do and stop making things worse."

He didn't hate them to that extent. After all, they were partners who had fought side by side for ten thousand years. Dai Mubai wasn't so intolerant that he couldn't even tolerate them. He just laughed and scolded them a few times before kicking Ma Hongjun and Oscar out of the Sea God Pavilion meeting room.

Ten minutes later.

Long Xiaoyao, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Meier, the three generations of the family, entered the Sea God Pavilion's conference room. Just as they were about to pay their respects to the two deities, they were interrupted by Dai Mubai.

"No need for formalities, let's get straight to the point."

Dai Mubai picked up the statement in his hand, glanced at it quickly, and frowned, saying, "Some people say... that since the afternoon Haotian Douluo died, Zhu Ningyun, Zhu Ningyu, and Meng Bingyu have never appeared again. I ask you... who are those three? Why did they suddenly leave Shrek City?"

Long Xiaoyao replied, "Meng Bingyu is Huo Yuhao's cousin. After the previous Pavilion Master passed away, she began to handle all the affairs of the Sea God Pavilion. Zhu Ningyun is the adopted daughter of one of the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island ten thousand years ago, and a direct descendant of Haiwang Douluo. Zhu Ningyu is Zhu Ningyun's long-lost younger sister. As for why they suddenly left Shrek Academy, I'm not quite sure."

Ah this...

Seeing that Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong's expressions were not good, Yan Shaozhe hurriedly raised his right hand and said weakly, "Um... God of War, Goddess of the Nine Colors, I think I was the last person to see the three of them. At that time... the Zhu Ningyun sisters wanted to open a general store in Shrek City and were discussing the location with me when Meng Bingyu suddenly barged in and informed me that the demon beast clan was coming to Shrek Academy to challenge us..."

Dai Mubai finally understood. It seemed that Zhu Ningyun, Zhu Ningyu, and Meng Bingyu had anticipated that the demon beast clan might cause trouble, and they didn't want to get involved, so they secretly escaped from Shrek City.

Is it reasonable that the young master of the Sea God Pavilion, who is afraid of death, would take the initiative to flee Shrek City when a great battle is imminent?

Thinking of this, Dai Mubai narrowed his eyes and said in an icy tone, "Long Xiaoyao, pass on my order: from this day forward, issue a warrant for the arrest of Meng Bingyu, the former young master of the Sea God Pavilion. Any Soul Master or force that dares to cover Meng Bingyu's whereabouts... kill without mercy!"

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"Have you heard?"

"What?"

"The Shrek Five Monsters have descended to the mortal realm."

"Which Shrek Five Monsters are you referring to?"

"And the other Shrek Five Monsters are, of course, the God of War, the God of Speed, the God of Phoenix, the God of Food, and the Nine-Colored Goddess. My brother-in-law's cousin's boyfriend is a teacher at Shrek Academy, and he told me that."

"Isn't it said that... gods can't interfere with the lower realms (whispering)? Five gods descending upon Douluo Continent has already violated the rules of the divine realm."

"Hmph, what rules? You can only listen to them. Even the Empire has rules against private duels, but which Soul Master has ever followed them?"

"That's true. The weak only follow the rules, while the strong make the rules."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I really want to go to Shrek City. Maybe I can catch the eye of the two goddesses and be taken as their disciple. Shouldn't the disciples of the goddesses be qualified to ascend to the God Realm?"

"Heh, you're dreaming. With your mediocre talent, you think you're worthy of being the goddess's disciple?"

"I was just saying, why did you take it seriously?"

In a teahouse in Gengxin City, Xingluo Empire.

Zhu Ningyun, Zhu Ningyu, and Aying, dressed in military uniforms and wearing black veils, sat in a private room on the second floor of the teahouse. Since the room was located at the top of the stairs, they could clearly hear the conversations between the tea drinkers in the main hall on the first floor.

Aying, resting her chin on her hand, glanced subconsciously at the stairwell and said thoughtfully, "Sisters, it's been half a month, and the news of the Shrek Five Monsters descending to the mortal realm is practically everywhere. Why hasn't the Sea God Pavilion issued a warrant for our arrest yet? Are we really that unwelcome?"

"Who knows?" Zhu Ningyun said calmly. "Perhaps... we really might not be well-received. Those five people are gods, after all. We're not the masterminds behind the murder of Haotian Douluo Tang Hao, so how could we possibly receive their attention?"

As she spoke, Zhu Ningyun gave Aying a wink.

Aying understood, forcibly suppressing her inner excitement, and feigned surprise, saying, "I really didn't expect that the so-called demon beast race was actually a complete scam. Those powerful demon beasts were all human soul masters dressed up in costumes. Tsk tsk tsk, I really don't know what that person was planning. Did they think that possessing a god-level costume would allow them to fight against the divine realm?"

Click!

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing, who was hiding outside the window, staggered, and cold sweat instantly poured down her forehead. This... this was the last thing she wanted to hear. If the demon beast clan was a complete deception from beginning to end, then the gods of their Sea God lineage would be in big trouble.

(End of this chapter)