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

"What? Lin Huiqun is secretly protecting the Shrek Academy team? Senior Brother Beibei, are you kidding me?"

In the secret room of the Huo family mansion, Huo Yuhao looked at the intelligence that Bei Bei had brought back, and his face instantly turned ugly. Although Chen Yu had given him a plausible reason, a voice in the dark told him that Chen Yu was Tang San's spy planted next to him. But he didn't expect that the slap in the face would come so quickly.

Beibei said irritably, "This is what my Grandpa Long saw with his own eyes. Junior Brother, you know very well what kind of person Grandpa Long is. He and my Xuanzu are very close friends. People often say that if the Black and White Twin Holy Dragons were of opposite sexes, they would be a very loving couple. Grandpa Long has no reason to lie to me."

In this matter, Long Xiaoyao had no reason to deceive Bei Bei. This year's Shrek team was going to the border of the three great empires to participate in the Soul Master Competition. As long as Lin Huiqun secretly protected the Shrek team, they would definitely have a chance to show themselves.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao paced back and forth in the secret room with his hands behind his back, his thoughts drifting away.

"Could it be... Lu Qingshuang?"

Huo Yuhao muttered something, then clenched his right fist and kept pounding on the wall of the secret room, as if trying to vent his frustration in this way.

Bei Bei asked with a puzzled look, "Junior Brother, given Tang San's patriarchal personality, shouldn't he find a male Soul Master to inherit his Sea God position?"

Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly: "Senior Brother Bei Bei, it is precisely because Tang San favors boys over girls that he finds a female Soul Master to inherit the Sea God's position. In a sense, the third generation of Sea Gods should call Tang San 'teacher.' The teacher-student relationship in the God Realm... is no different from that of father and son."

"Without Wang Dong'er, he can take in another female disciple to play the role of his daughter. It doesn't matter if she's his biological daughter or not, as long as she can tether the dogs for the Tang family."

Beibei: "..."

Huo Yuhao is a ruthless person; when he gets ruthless, he even curses himself.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Bei Bei said with a serious expression, "Junior Brother, now... can we clear Chen Yu of suspicion? She's not an ordinary woman. Given enough time, she'll definitely find out something. It's not worth it to be suspicious of each other over such a small matter."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao almost choked. The first person to suspect Chen Yu was you, Bei Bei, and the person who advised him not to continue to suspect Chen Yu was also you, Bei Bei. What exactly does Bei Bei want?

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Two days passed in the blink of an eye. With the protection of a Soul Master squad, the Shrek Academy team and the Tang Sect team arrived at the border of the three great empires.

"You must be the Shrek Academy team and the Tang Sect team from Shrek City, right? This way, please."

Just then, a young and capable female staff member came to Huo Yuhao's group's car and gestured for them to enter towards the venue entrance.

Huo Yuhao and Lu Qingshuang nodded and led their respective teams off the carriages. The two teams, clearly separated, entered the competition venue of this Soul Master Competition under the guidance of the female staff.

The competition venue is roughly divided into three parts: a competition ring, a spectator seating area, and a rest and accommodation area for the participants.

That's right. For this Soul Master Competition, the Sun Moon Empire adopted the principle of keeping everything simple and provided each participating team with a small house. The house has four rooms: a male dormitory, a female dormitory, a hall, and a separate bathroom.

Although Huo Yuhao was prepared, he almost collapsed when he saw the layout of the boys' dormitory.

There were six beds arranged longitudinally on both sides of the room, with only a narrow passageway between them barely wide enough for one person to pass through.

"Damn it! Bastards! The Sun Moon Empire is going too far!"

Huo Yuhao was so angry he was jumping up and down. As the pillar of the Tang Sect, when had he ever been treated like this in his previous life? It was intentional! That little bitch Ju Zi was definitely deliberately humiliating their Tang Sect! Humiliating their Shrek Academy!

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao made a move to leave the room.

"Junior brother, where are you going?"

Bei Bei clung tightly to Huo Yuhao's arm, as if to say, "I will never let go until you tell me the reason."

"Where are we going? Hmph, of course we're going to find the officials of the Soul Master Competition to argue with them and ask them... why they're treating the Tang Sect team and the Shrek team so harshly!" Huo Yuhao clenched his fist and said indignantly.

Beibei: "..."

Xu Sanshi: "..."

Seeking an official response from the Soul Master Competition? Just because you're dissatisfied with your accommodations, you're going to go and demand an explanation from the official Soul Master Competition organizers? Isn't that absurd?

Xu Sanshi couldn't help but advise, "Junior brother, there's really no need for that. Look at these sheets and duvet covers, they're all brand new. The mattress isn't exactly high-end, but it's not bad either. We're here to compete, not to enjoy ourselves! As long as the accommodations are acceptable, that's fine."

"Yes, Yuhao, the Sun Moon Empire can't possibly build a luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere, and the rest area is too small. It's already quite good that they've done this much. The Sun Moon Empire shouldn't be deliberately targeting our Tang Clan."

Bei Bei was completely bewildered. He never imagined he would one day be speaking up for the Sun Moon Empire. Although with the Sea God Pavilion as his backer, Huo Yuhao wouldn't necessarily suffer any losses by causing a scene at the Soul Master Competition, but... but he was losing face!

Huo Yuhao prides himself on his humble origins and extremely tragic childhood, yet... he would protest to the authorities over his living conditions? He couldn't bear the shame of that!

"But, but this is different!" Huo Yuhao roared, "It's understandable that Tang Sect, having not yet recovered to its peak, should receive the same treatment as other teams. But... Shrek Academy, as the number one academy on the continent, why doesn't it have special privileges? The Sun Moon Empire is clearly tarnishing the name of Shrek!"

Beibei has never been so speechless in her life.

What Shrek name? Huo Yuhao, do you want to hear what you're saying?

You are now a disciple of the Tang Sect! A member of the Tang Sect team! You are not participating in the competition under the name of the Shrek Academy team!

In your current capacity, going to the tournament organizers to demand an explanation for Shrek Academy is just meddling in other people's business.

Bei Bei finally understood. Huo Yuhao wasn't complaining about the simple accommodations, but rather that he felt they were unworthy of Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect's status.

Huo Yuhao's thinking is a bit too extreme. He is a complete Shrek fanatic, and it's hard to imagine that he is a god-king who has been reborn.

"Demanding an explanation is fine, but don't cause trouble in the name of Shrek Academy. I... can't afford to lose face like that!" (End of Chapter)