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

Huo Yuhao went down the stairs and arrived at the hotel lobby. To his surprise, the atmosphere at the Douling Royal Hotel was usually very somber due to the impending war, with the staff looking listless. But today, Huo Yuhao could see a hint of fanaticism in the eyes of the same staff.

What's going on today? Did everyone take the wrong medicine?

Huo Yuhao frowned, but he did not forget his plan. He immediately approached the staff member in charge of the liaison and proposed to meet with Crown Princess Mo Lian.

As for Mo Lian, she is mainly responsible for coordinating cooperation matters between the Douling Empire and the Sea God Pavilion and Tang Sect. She is not too busy on weekdays. With so many concubines in the harem, there are definitely more than one capable woman. It is not Mo Lian's place to worry about those messy affairs in the harem.

Not long after, Mo Lian, dressed in a black and gold outfit, walked into the private room where Huo Yuhao was.

"Huo Yuhao, what's the matter? Hurry up and say it. I don't have time to play these monkey tricks with you."

As she spoke, Mo Lian angrily sat down in the seat directly opposite Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, looked at Mo Lian in front of him, and slowly said, "Senior Sister Mo Lian, how is the matter of the rumors being handled? Why wasn't it mentioned in the intelligence you gave me today?"

"Rumors? What rumors?" Mo Lian frowned. "Huo Yuhao, are you still half asleep? The entire Douling Empire is preparing for this war. Who has time to spread rumors?"

Huo Yuhao said with an unfriendly expression, "Senior Sister Mo Lian, don't joke around. Yesterday, when I was at a loss about the rumors, it was you who gave me the idea to dig up and fabricate dirt on Zhu Ningyu and the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire, to defeat rumors with rumors. Have you forgotten all of this?"

Mo Lian was taken aback upon hearing this, then shook her head in alarm. She knew very well that with Huo Yuhao's intelligence, it was unlikely that he would come up with a way to defeat rumors with rumors.

Moreover, while Huo Yuhao may be a bit foolish, he wouldn't lie to her about something like this.

Damn it, why doesn't she have any memories related to it? Which of the two of them is the one with the problem?

Mo Lian was no longer calm as before. She kept grabbing her hair, becoming increasingly frantic, and was on the verge of her Dao heart shattering.

Upon seeing this scene, Huo Yuhao's expression froze instantly. He then realized that this was the work of his good "father's" world consciousness.

As long as everyone forgets that rumor, the Sea God Pavilion can still claim to be righteous and lead the allied forces of the two empires to fight against all invading enemies.

Everything was going in a positive direction, but... why couldn't Huo Yuhao be happy?

Erasing the memories of all those involved overnight—even Tang San at his peak couldn't have done that, right?

At this moment, Huo Yuhao was filled with apprehension towards the World Consciousness. According to the World Consciousness, his possession of seven soul spirits and his becoming a God King were all orchestrated by the other party.

Then... why didn't the world consciousness step forward and allow Huo Yuhao to become the new ruler of the God Realm when Tang San died for love, the God Realm fell apart, and the Douluo God Realm was plunged into internal strife?

Instead, they watched as Huo Yuhao fell from grace, his godhood crumbled, and he arrived in this unfamiliar world.

Does someone like that even deserve to be Huo Yuhao's father?

Huo Yuhao cursed the world consciousness a million times in his heart.

If the world consciousness had chosen to intervene during the internal strife in the Douluo God Realm in his previous life, and had helped Huo Yuhao ascend to the position of God Realm Lord, he would still be surrounded by beautiful women, enjoying endless delicacies, and possessing the empire that Tang San had painstakingly built...

Why, why did he have to go through all this suffering? Why?

That world consciousness was clearly toying with Huo Yuhao's life. It's all the world consciousness's fault that he has become so morally bankrupt!

Without hardship, he would still be the radiant emotional god, Dai Yuhao!

Whether it's Tang San or Huo Yuhao, all these members of the Tang family share one characteristic... that is, they never reflect on themselves, they are never wrong, and the only ones who are wrong are others.

Come back to your senses.

Huo Yuhao looked at Mo Lian, who was questioning the meaning of life, and sighed inwardly. He then comforted her, saying, "Senior Sister Mo Lian, don't be sad. Life is full of disappointments. If something is beyond your control, just let it go."

"I don't intend to just sit here and wait to die. I plan to sneak into the former territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire to gather some intelligence and do my part to maintain our rule."

"Just announce to the outside world that I'm in seclusion. It would be best to find someone who looks like me to play my role. You're more professional at this kind of thing, so I don't need to say more, right?"

After saying that, Huo Yuhao pursed his lips and walked out of the private room without looking back.

Hearing the door close again, Mo Lian could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears, feeling wronged.

"What kind of mess is this?"

At this moment, Mo Lian was in so much pain and helplessness. Through her conversation with Huo Yuhao, she knew very well that... the memories in her mind had been tampered with.

The most helpless time for a person is not when there is no one they can trust, but when they can't even trust their own memories.

Is her real name Mo Lian? Is she really going to dedicate herself to maintaining the rule of the Sea God Pavilion as the Crown Princess of the Douling Empire?

Ugh!

Mo Lian sighed. To be honest, rather than being a high-ranking crown princess, she would rather be an ordinary soul master, escape to a small city on the western border of the Sun Moon Empire, and live in seclusion to avoid the war.

However... as the inheritor of the Flower Goddess, she simply cannot do this; she is destined to be in the eye of the storm.

The Flower Goddess, an ordinary second-level deity, would still be a lowly beast of burden even after ascending to the God Realm. She might as well just grow old and die on the Douluo Continent, enjoying a lifetime of wealth and glory.

Ugh!

Mo Lian sighed. The current situation was still unclear, and she couldn't just give up now for the sake of her future.

Thinking of this, Mo Lian wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, regained her usual dignified demeanor, and left the private room to arrange a stand-in for Huo Yuhao.

According to Zhu Ningyu's speech, everyone plays their own role in this world. As long as she does her job properly and doesn't do anything outside of her duties, even if Zhu Ningyu wins the final victory, she shouldn't be made too difficult.

Mo Lian could only console herself with this thought: in the face of absolute power, all wisdom becomes so pale and powerless.