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

Seeing Huo Yuhao lying on the recliner, leisurely flipping through an illustrated storybook, A Ying was furious and immediately grabbed his ear.

Aying gritted her teeth and said, "Huo Yuhao, you're really something! If you don't like me, just stay away from me, and no one can find fault with you. You... Hmph! Not only did you come after me, but you also brought that bitch Soraya over here. Who the hell are you trying to disgust?"

Hearing this, Soraya put one hand on her hip, pointed at Aying's nose, and said aggressively, "Meng Bingyu, who are you calling a slut? Humph! Everyone in the entire coalition knows that you, Meng Bingyu, are the most slutty woman in the world..."

"Alright, alright, what's all the arguing about? We're all colleagues with the same goal. Can't we sit down and discuss things properly?"

Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, glanced at the two women in front of him, and said in an icy tone, "I, Huo Yuhao, am not smart enough to outsmart either of you. I have no choice but to call you together to discuss matters related to my joining the Haoyue Plane Alliance."

Ah this...

Upon hearing this, the two women exchanged a glance, their expressions immediately turning strange.

They weren't surprised by Huo Yuhao's decision to submit to the Bright Moon Plane, but rather... Huo Yuhao was actually able to recognize his own limitations and knew that his intelligence was questionable.

After a moment of silence, A-Ying slowly spoke: "Huo Yuhao, tell me about your thought process in wanting to submit to the Bright Moon Plane. As you know, on the battlefield... there are always extreme measures, and there are countless examples of feigned surrender."

"This is just a routine procedure. You just need to speak your mind. I will judge whether you, Huo Yuhao, need to pledge your allegiance, and if so, what level of pledge, based on your thought process."

Huo Yuhao said nonchalantly, "Without the Ningyun Sect, I, Huo Yuhao, might still be the Spirit Ice Douluo, highly respected by the leaders of various forces. So, it's reasonable to say that the Ningyun Sect is blocking my path, right? Destroying someone's future is like killing their parents. I, Huo Yuhao, don't care about climbing to the top; I only want to bury the Ningyun Sect with my own hands!"

"It's just a pledge of allegiance. I, Huo Yuhao, can represent the Bright Moon Palace to turn those die-hard loyalists of the Sea God Pavilion against the government, or I can go to Mingdu City to plant high-explosive bombs and make the Mingdu explosion happen again. Say whatever you want. As long as you don't ask me to seduce men, I can do anything, no matter how shameless."

At this point, Huo Yuhao had gone mad. He didn't reflect on himself at all, but instead attributed all his failures to the Ningyun Sect.

Aying nodded thoughtfully and said, "We won't do anything that breaks the rules. You yourself are already at odds with the Sun Moon Empire, so causing another Mingdu explosion wouldn't make much sense."

"How about this, you help us assassinate someone, and that will be your pledge of loyalty."

As she spoke, Aying handed a document to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly took the documents and began to read them quickly.

[Name: Bai Yu]

Gender: Female

Age: Around 30 years old

[Martial Soul: Unknown]

[Cultivation Level: High-level Soul Saint (Possibly a hidden Title Douluo)]

[Position: Senior Steward of the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, Minister of Logistics of the Deep Navy Legion of the Ningyun Sect]

After reviewing the information, Huo Yuhao frowned and said, "A person who holds positions in both the Sun Moon Empire and the Ningyun Sect, huh... Senior Aying, I have a question. This woman named Bai Yu has actually gained the attention of the higher-ups in the Haoyue Plane, to the point that they even sent people to assassinate her. Is there anything special about her?"

Aying replied, "According to our investigation, this woman named Bai Yu is suspected to be a collateral branch of the Hongchen family, and she orchestrated the cooperation between the Ningyun Sect and the Sun Moon Empire. Yin Hongchen was able to become the Sun Moon Empire's governor in Tiandou City because of this connection. Think about it, a woman, a woman from the Hongchen family whose cultivation talent isn't particularly outstanding, without some connections, how could Xu Tianran possibly entrust such an important position to Yin Hongchen?"

"For the Bright Moon Plane, the relationship between the Condensing Cloud Sect and the Sun Moon Empire cannot be too close, and Bai Yu, as one of the links maintaining the relationship between the two major powers, has long been on our kill list."

"She's currently working in Tiandou City. You'll need to find out her exact whereabouts yourself. After the assassination is successful, escape towards Heping Town. Someone will be there to meet you."

After listening to A Ying's words, Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully. He was completely unaware that... from the very beginning, Soraya had not uttered a word, and all matters related to Huo Yuhao's submission to the Bright Moon Plane had been handled by A Ying.

……

Under A Ying's arrangement, Huo Yuhao, using the alias Zhao Sanhu, infiltrated a merchant caravan of the Star Luo Empire and arrived at a border city in western Nan Dou Ling through legitimate channels.

As an assassin, the worst thing you can do is enter the city where your target is located through legitimate channels. In the current turbulent situation, any outsider will attract the attention of the local intelligence agencies, which will only bring unnecessary risks to the assassination.

To this end, Huo Yuhao stayed in a thicket for three days and three nights, finally finding an opportunity when the defenses were lax, crossing the border between the two countries and infiltrating the territory of the former Heavenly Soul Empire.

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Actually, A-Ying originally wanted Huo Yuhao to enter Tian Dou City dressed as a woman so that it wouldn't seem abrupt when he interacted with Bai Yu's female companions as a woman.

However… this idea was directly rejected by Soraya. The reason was simple: Huo Yuhao's learning ability was too poor. If he dressed up as a woman, some small action might expose his true identity. In short… apart from his luck, which he was so proud of, Huo Yuhao was useless in every other way.

In the end, A-Ying activated the backup plan, having Huo Yuhao play himself and act as a sycophant to Bai Yu's confidante's best friend.

Since the war had not reached the interior, the former Tianhun Empire's territory was not as desolate as one might imagine. Along the way, Huo Yuhao saw no fewer than five large caravans, and judging from their direction of travel, it seemed to be... the far north.

Have the Ningyun Sect and the Sun Moon Empire already made preparations to retreat to the far north?

If that's the case, this interdimensional war will probably last a very long time.

The far north is sparsely populated, and with the Snow Emperor mediating, accommodating all the Soul Master legions on the Douluo Continent is not a problem. However, it is no easy task for the Bright Moon Plane to conquer the entire Douluo Plane.

Huo Yuhao could only keep this information in mind and, after the assassination was completed, inform the high-ranking officials of the Haoyue Plane Alliance through Miss Soraya.

This could be considered...a considerable achievement, wouldn't you say? (End of Chapter)