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

My cousin's...boyfriend?

She must be my cousin's girlfriend, or maybe my cousin's boyfriend?

Since the start of this Soul Master Competition, there have been more and more things that cross the line of human morality. First there were so many couples who were like lilies, and now... cough cough, this is not the time to think about that kind of thing.

"Miss Qianqiu, thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer my questions. If... you come up with any more detailed clues, please feel free to come to the Tang Clan's lounge to find me. As long as the clues are true, I will provide you with a generous reward. Thank you."

Huo Yuhao cupped his hands in the direction of "Dong Qianqiu", and then walked away with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. Judging from the direction they walked, it seemed to be... the rest room of Mingyu Sect.

People are driven to their limits. In order to investigate the source of the rumors, Huo Yuhao even went so far as to spend a fortune to buy horse bones. He didn't lose his temper once throughout the whole process, and his words and actions were polite. It was hard to associate him with the image of the Great God Huo in his daily life.

Watching the three scoundrels of the Tang Clan gradually disappear into the distance, Wang Dong'er revealed a subtle smile.

"Keep investigating, or the rest of the show will fall apart."

And so, guided by "Dong Qianqiu", the three scoundrels went to the rest room of Mingyu Sect and found the team member that "Dong Qianqiu" had mentioned. From that team member, they learned about the boyfriend of his cousin from his third aunt's family.

That person was an outsourced member of the royal guards of the Heavenly Soul Empire... no, he should be called an outsourced member of the Grand Commander's personal guards. He is currently serving as the deputy to the leader of the Imperial Ao Academy team.

Upon learning this news, the three scoundrels rushed to the rest room of the Imperial Academy team. From that person, they learned that he had heard the gossip from a female healing soul master named Ye Zhu.

Having no other option, the three of them had to use the Sea God Pavilion's intelligence network to find the accompanying personnel of each major battle team. Finally, they found Ye Zhu's name on the list of the Plant Academy.

Ignoring the late hour, Huo Yuhao hurriedly led his two friends to knock on the door of the Plant Academy's lounge. A green-haired woman wearing a light blue dress with ruffled edges opened the door for them.

The moment Huo Yuhao saw the green-haired woman, his expression froze. She looked exactly like him—the resemblance, the eyes, the spirit—she was practically a carbon copy of the God of Life.

However... in this world, it is not impossible for two people who have no blood relation but look exactly the same. Huo Da Shenwang, who has lived for tens of thousands of years, has naturally seen this situation before. Huo Yuhao was not too surprised. After some routine pleasantries, he led his two senior brothers to sit down on the sofa.

Huo Yuhao cut to the chase: "Teacher Ye, we've come because of that rumor. If you're not the one who created it, I hope you can cooperate with us to find the source. Of course, our Tang Clan is always magnanimous and won't make things difficult for you spreaders."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhu stood up abruptly, faced Huo Yuhao, and bowed deeply. "I'm sorry, Master Huo... I'm just a woman, and I've always enjoyed spreading gossip and earning a little extra money on the side. I have no ill intentions towards you, and I hope you can forgive me."

Seeing this, the three scoundrels exchanged glances, their eyes filled with joy.

Judging from Ye Zhu's reaction, he must know a lot of information, and even know the identity of the rumor-monger. It was worth their time to run around and investigate for more than an hour. They finally saw some results.

Huo Yuhao said with a smile, "Teacher Ye, don't be nervous. Tell us slowly whatever clues you have. We won't treat you unfairly."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao pushed a Gold Soul Coin card with a stored value of 100,000 to Ye Zhu.

For a moment, Huo Yuhao regarded Ye Zhu in front of him as the true God King of Life, fantasizing about becoming the Lord of the God Realm, with the Goddess of Life in his left hand and the Goddess of Kindness in his right, while the God King of Destruction and the God King of Evil knelt on the ground watching the three of them fight.

Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent.

"I don't know that person's specific identity, or even their real gender. Rumors and stories were all given to me by her. I only spread them secretly within the Soul Arena for some money."

Ye Zhu hurriedly took out paper and pen and began to carefully describe the "her" in her memory.

Twenty minutes passed quickly, and the image of a woman dressed in a black robe and wearing a black veil came into view of the Tang Clan's Three Scoundrels.

Beibei couldn't sit still any longer and couldn't help but say, "This, this person looks so much like Xiaoya! Look at those eyes, if it weren't for the somewhat gloomy feeling she gives off, I would have thought she was Xiaoya."

Beibei was still talking non-stop, unaware that his two friends' faces had turned extremely ugly, as if they had been touched on a sore spot.

"Senior Brother Beibei, in her previous life, when Sister Xiaoya served as the Blue Silver Saintess of the Holy Spirit Cult, she was... in this form."

Huo Yuhao felt a surge of irritation and ran his fingers through his hair. The next moment, he kicked over the table in front of him and stared intently in the direction of the Holy Spirit Cult's former headquarters, panting heavily like a mad boar.

Who, who exactly is targeting the Tang Clan, and who is targeting Huo Dashenwang?

Who exactly is the "Tang Ya" that Ye Zhu mentioned? Or... is that person Tang Ya herself, the Tang Ya from a parallel world who has turned evil?

The problem is a tiny bit big.

The investigation has hit a bottleneck. They can't very well go back and ask Tang Ya if she has a twin sister, can they?

This caused Huo Yuhao a great deal of distress.

Compared to the overt forces like the Sun Moon Empire, the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Body Sect that do not submit to the Sea God Pavilion's teachings, the wolves lurking in the shadows are far more terrifying.

He had a premonition that Zhu Ningyun had not died at Xiao Wu's hands as he had imagined, but had survived and was secretly continuing to manipulate the Douluo World, waiting for an opportunity to overthrow the rule of the God Realm and the Sea God Pavilion.

Perhaps it was Huo Yuhao's sudden enlightenment, or perhaps it was the influence of the world's consciousness, but at this moment, Huo Yuhao was infinitely close to the truth.

"Senior Brother Beibei, Third Senior Brother, let's go back first."

Huo Yuhao sighed, his handsome face filled with worry. If Zhu Ningyun really wasn't dead, what should he do?

"By the way, the 'Martial Soul Cultivation Technique' doesn't seem like something Ye Xishui would create. Is the Body Sect colluding with Zhu Ningyun?"

With the blessing of some mysterious force, Huo Yuhao gets closer and closer to the truth, but he... becomes more and more desperate! (End of Chapter)