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

"My God Ningyun, Lin Xiao has not disappointed you; he has...served you faithfully!"

Lin Xiao closed her eyes, a faint smile appearing on her face.

In the most desperate moment of her life, it was a woman in a light pink flowing dress who dug her out of a pile of corpses, taught her to read, taught her the philosophy of life, helped her awaken her martial soul, and obtain a soul ring. She went undercover at Shrek Academy at the age of eleven and has been there for more than thirty years.

She had no specific task; all she needed to do was accomplish something momentous during this turbulent time.

At first... she didn't understand what kind of momentous event could be considered earth-shattering. But when she received the order to lead her troops to Lingdou City for joint operations, she finally understood her mission.

As the great-grandson of the former master of the Sea God Pavilion, what kind of chain reaction would occur if Bei Bei died here?

Unfortunately... she can't see it.

More than thirty years of living in Shrek City did not corrupt her mind; on the contrary, it fueled her desire to destroy the Sea God Pavilion.

She wasn't particularly talented and didn't have any prominent background. At Shrek Academy, the teachers never treated her as a true student. The Sea God Pavilion only used students from humble backgrounds as tools for completing missions, brainwashing them into believing that dying for the Sea God Pavilion was an honor. They did what assassins were supposed to do, and the benefits they received were almost the same as those of slaves.

The word "fairness" that Poseidon Pavilion talks about is a joke. They are completely incapable of teaching without discrimination and cannot treat every student equally on a human level.

boom!

Lin Xiao has revealed it.

At this moment, almost all the Soul Masters at the Soul Saint level or above in the field took action, using their own Soul Power to form Soul Power Barriers to isolate the energy fluctuations generated by Lin Xiao's self-destruction.

Seeing this, Zhang Long's mind went blank for a second. He couldn't understand why Lin Xiao could self-destruct. How could he self-destruct?

Even evil spirit masters are afraid of death, so why isn't Lin Xiao afraid of death? What kind of price did the person who bribed her offer to make a Soul Douluo willingly die?

As for whether Lin Xiao was an undercover agent who had been hiding for many years, it was no longer important to Zhang Long. He couldn't think about it, nor did he dare to.

After the incident with Xian Lin'er, the Sea God Pavilion is now doing its utmost to avoid giving important positions to pampered second and third-generation members of its dispatched Soul Master Legion. Losing battles is a minor matter, but the emergence of another traitor like Xian Lin'er would be an immeasurable blow to the morale of the Sea God Pavilion.

If the second and third generations of the Sea God Pavilion are untrustworthy, and if these generals who joined the Sea God Pavilion later are also untrustworthy, who else can they use?

"That's it! This matter is over!"

Zhang Long glanced at the three Soul Douluo captains who were on good terms with Lin Xiao and said in an icy tone, "I don't want to repeat myself. Now, immediately, take Xu Sanshi back to Lingdou City to await his fate!"

brush!brush!brush!

Upon hearing this, the members of the inspection team could no longer control their emotions and summoned their martial spirits, pointing their spears at Zhang Long.

"Zhang Long, you old scoundrel, you've lived to be seventy-six and yet you issue such an order? Don't you have a mother?"

"Elder Zhang, you've gone too far. The law is not without human compassion. Even if Xu Sanshi has committed a grave mistake, we should wait until he collects the bodies of his family members before taking any action against him."

"Exactly! In your mind, you old scoundrel Zhang Long, are we only allowed to have the Sea God Pavilion, and not our parents and family?"

……

Everything's in chaos.

The once solemn and dignified military camp has been turned into a vegetable market.

Zhang Long, the Beast Douluo, was scolded by a group of members of the inspection team. Those with good tempers could still call him Elder Zhang, while those with bad tempers directly called him an old thief.

Everyone was furious. Not negotiating and negotiating unsuccessfully are two completely different things. It was all Huo Yuhao's fault for making such a mess, and he was still pretending to be crazy to evade responsibility, not even willing to offer any compensation.

In the end... Zhang Long, you didn't even give Xu Sanshi a chance to collect his family's bodies. What kind of logic is that?

Huo Yuhao's life is precious, but aren't the lives of these insignificant people precious too?

"shut up!"

Zhang Long glared at the group of supervisory team members and roared through gritted teeth, "Scolding teachers in public! Shrek Academy professors, have you all forgotten the concept of respect for elders?"

"That's enough!"

Xue Jingshu appeared in time to stop the argument. She knew very well that those old fogies from the Sea God Pavilion were all arrogant and self-important. Even if she talked them to death, Zhang Long would not necessarily back down.

Xue Jingshu quickly walked up to Xu Sanshi and gently touched his brow with her slender fingers, instantly releasing the seal within him.

"Go, go collect the bodies of your parents and your daughter. According to seniority, you, Xu Sanshi, should call me your great-aunt. My methods are limited, and I am not qualified to negotiate with the higher-ups of the Ningyun Sect and spend a lot of money to ransom your daughter. However... I have the right to bury the three of them in the royal mausoleum of the Douling royal family."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Long immediately became displeased. "Senior Xue, Xu Sanshi is a member of the Tang Clan. Even if he is related to you by blood, we are currently in a period of confrontation between the two armies. One thing at a time, you... have no right to decide the internal affairs of the Tang Clan."

"hehe!"

Xue Jingshu sneered, then flashed forward, the short knife hidden in her sleeve pressed against Zhang Long's neck.

Feeling the chill on his neck, Zhang Long's eyes turned bloodshot, and he gasped for breath, saying in an icy tone, "Xue Jingshu, I am a special agent sent to Lingdou City by the Sea God Pavilion. You dare to draw your sword against me? Is your Douling royal family planning a rebellion?"

Holy crap!

Xue Jingshu considered herself to have good self-control, but she was almost ruined by Zhang Long's words.

The Douling Royal Family? Rebellion?

This is the first time I've ever heard of a junior official at a run-down college pointing his finger at a royal prince and questioning him about why he's rebelling.

This was the least funny joke Xue Jingshu had ever heard in her more than 100 years of life.

"Hmph, rebellion? I say... Elder Zhang, are you out of your mind? You're just a manager at Shrek Academy's arena, what right do you have to mention the word 'rebellion' to me here?"

Xue Jingshu sneered, "I am the commander of the Douling Empire's army. You, Zhang Long, are merely an assistant. Assistant! Do you understand what an assistant is? I have no right to kill you, but I do have the right to replace you with a special envoy loyal to the Sea God Pavilion to assist in defending the city!"

As she spoke, Xue Jingshu turned her gaze to Xu Sanshi, "Sanshi, go ahead. Your great-aunt will stand up for you. In this world, no one has the right to stop someone from fulfilling their filial duty to their parents, not even the Sea God!" (End of Chapter)