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

"Oh, isn't this the Great God King Huo? A rare guest indeed!"

In the No. 1 private room of the Douling Royal Hotel in Lingdou City, Crown Princess Mo Lian, representing the Douling Royal Family, received the three scoundrels from the Tang Clan who had come to oversee the battle.

Mo Lian didn't give the Tang Clan's three scoundrels a good look. Considering the incredible things Huo Yuhao had done in the second Soul Master Competition, the fact that she didn't shut him out was already a great favor to the Sea God Pavilion.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Senior Sister Mo Lian, there's a saying that goes, 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.' The Huo Yuhao standing in front of you now is no longer the Huo Yuhao you know. Having experienced more, he naturally won't do those rebellious things anymore."

"No one would believe that," Mo Lian murmured, then went to her seat and sat down.

Just as the three scoundrels from the Tang Clan were about to sit down, they were surprised to find that there were only two chairs opposite Mo Lian, and there was no fourth chair in the entire private room.

Seeing this, the three members of the Tang Clan were extremely embarrassed. There were two chairs and three people; there was no way to divide them up.

It's impossible for three people to sit on two chairs. With Xu Sanshi's big and burly build, he probably wouldn't fit.

Soon, Huo Yuhao realized something was wrong. Mo Lian was giving them a hard time. She could have prepared one chair for him, the Great God King Huo, or three chairs for everyone to have a seat, but she only prepared two chairs for them.

If Beibei sits with him, Xu Sanshi will definitely feel uncomfortable, and vice versa.

With this in mind, Huo Yuhao made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes.

Then... he forcibly pulled Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi by their arms and forced them into their seats.

"Senior Sister Mo Lian... oh no, Your Highness the Crown Princess, I am not knowledgeable in military affairs and have only a superficial understanding of political affairs. I will leave professional matters to the professionals and will not meddle in them."

After speaking, Huo Yuhao intended to leave the private room and go for a walk outside, but then he realized that this was a cooperation between two major forces. As a representative of the Sea God Pavilion, leaving in advance would be disrespectful to the other party.

So Huo Yuhao suppressed his restless heart and stood behind Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.

"You've finally made progress."

Mo Lian couldn't help but sigh, then waved her hand. The next moment, a waiter carried a chair, pushed open the door of the private room, and placed the chair next to Xu Sanshi.

After their playful antics, the four finally got down to business and began discussing their future plans.

Huo Yuhao looked at the map of Douluo Continent on the table and asked thoughtfully, "Senior Sister Mo Lian, what is Mingfeng Douluo Ye Xishui's attitude?"

"Neither hot nor cold," Mo Lian pondered. "As far as I know, Ye Xishui was lured into the Holy Spirit Sect as a saintess when she was young. She has always deeply resented the Sea God Pavilion's ways. The fact that she didn't join the Ningyun Sect to attack the Douling Empire with the Sun Moon Empire's army is already giving us a lot of face. It's almost impossible for her to regain control of the Heavenly Soul Empire and cooperate with us from the inside."

Mo Lian shook her head, her expression somewhat grim. Given the current situation, the fall of Lingdou City was only a matter of time. A counterattack? Hah, that was pure nonsense!

But Mo Lian was destined not to say these words; she couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the Tang Clan's Three Scoundrels.

"Oh, by the way, Great God King Huo, there are some things I didn't want to say, but as an ally, I have to remind you."

As she spoke, Mo Lian pushed the combined edition of the Douluo quadruple series in front of Huo Yuhao.

"This is a storybook that came from Tiandou City. It records the growth process of your father-in-law Tang San, you, Huo the Great God King, your brother-in-law Tang Wulin, and your wife's Frankenstein's nephew Tang Xuanyu. Tsk tsk tsk, I have to say, your Shrek Academy is really bizarre, especially Zhou Yi and Cai Yue'er. They make me, Mo Lian, furious."

Huo Yuhao, as if possessed, began flipping through the combined edition of the Douluo quadruple series. When he read about the moment when the Soul Palace, dominated by soul entities, launched a massive invasion of the Douluo world after Tang San's suicide for love, he instantly lost his composure.

"It's fake! It's all fake! When did the Douluo World ever experience a massive invasion of souls?"

Huo Yuhao slammed his fist on the table in anger, his fury evident in his expression.

Mo Lian pouted, looking unhappy, and said, "Huo Yuhao, you understand the principle of 'three men make a tiger' (a Chinese idiom meaning the truth can be spread by falsehoods). So what if the later parts of the story are fake? As long as everyone believes it to be true, then it's true!"

"Even if we take a step back and let things develop the way they did in your previous life, from soul tools to mechs and battle armor, if a large number of soul entities were to invade the Douluo World, how many soul masters would be qualified to fight against the external enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao slowly lowered his head, his face extremely grim.

There were some things he didn't want to admit, but he had to admit that the book wasn't wrong. Soul tools, battle armor, and mechs were all means by which Tang San restricted soul masters in the lower realm from becoming gods. Even if the conditions for becoming a god were made public, how many people who weren't from the Tang family could become gods?

As he thought about it, Huo Yuhao felt a surge of sorrow welling up in his heart. He could no longer control his emotions, and two streams of tears gushed out.

Huo Yuhao... cried.

He didn't know where his future lay, whether he really had to continue serving Tang San and replicating his past life's experiences.

Even if he finds an opportunity to successfully betray Tang San, how will he develop this world?

Huo Yuhao didn't know what he was striving for, nor did he know why he was living.

His dream in his previous life was to destroy the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. What is his dream in this life?

Reviving the Tang Sect? Becoming the Lord of the God Realm? Or... being the center of attention?

He should... find more women, like Rong Nianbing.

After thinking for a long time, Huo Yuhao finally found the meaning of living. At this point, he was no longer in the mood to argue with Mo Lian. After a symbolic conversation, he left the Douling Royal Hotel and randomly found a brothel to sneak into.

Upon seeing Huo Yuhao dressed in splendid attire, a young woman with a pure and innocent appearance hurriedly came forward to greet him.

The young woman took Huo Yuhao's arm and said with a smile, "Young master, is this... your first time here? Would you like me to introduce you to the services offered?"

"No."

Huo Yuhao expressionlessly tossed a gold soul coin card with a value of 10,000 into front of the young lady.

"Ten thousand gold soul coins... I'll buy you once!"

The young woman frowned and said, "I'm a Soul Master, and I recently broke through to Soul Venerable. I'm just helping my uncle look after his business; I don't entertain clients."

Huo Yuhao curled his lip, then took out two Gold Soul Coin cards with a value of one million each from his pocket and threw them at the young lady's face.

"Two million gold soul coins, is that enough to buy you once?"