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

Three days later, Huo Yuhao finally arrived at Tiandou City.

The moment Huo Yuhao stepped through the city gate, he took in the entire scene inside Tiandou City: men and women chatting and laughing on the streets, vendors hawking their wares on both sides of the road, and... soldiers patrolling the streets.

The soldiers' appearance was... well... slightly different from normal people. Regardless of gender, everyone had blue hair. They wore uniforms with the words "Deep Sea" embroidered in blue and gold on the back.

"The Deep Sea... Legion? Are they the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan?"

As Huo Yuhao stared at the group of Deep Sea Legion soldiers, his expression grew increasingly solemn. Ningyun Sect had played a grand game. He guessed that the group of Sea Soul Beasts loyal to the Sea God, led by the Demon Soul Great White Shark, had probably already suffered at the hands of the Demon Emperor.

Zhu Ningyun should... still be alive, right?

She faked her death to escape, to lull Tang San, the Sea God, and everyone in the Sea God Pavilion into a false sense of security, thus buying time.

Wait, delay... time?

Why is Zhu Ningyun stalling for time? What is the point of her using this method to delay?

What can a god-level expert accomplish in three to five years?

Huo Yuhao couldn't understand the cause and effect of this series of events at all. He always felt that there seemed to be something beyond his understanding in this matter.

"Forget it, I'll report this to Soraya after the assassination mission is over. The Moon Plane Alliance has no shortage of capable people in its high command, which is more efficient than me analyzing it haphazardly here."

Huo Yuhao murmured something, then tidied his appearance and took out the note that A Ying had given him beforehand. He began searching in Tian Dou City according to the address on it.

Tian Dou City is very large. As the former capital of a country, its area is no smaller than that of Shrek City.

In addition, Huo Yuhao had hardly ever been to Tiandou City in his past and present lives. As an assassin, he couldn't very well ask for directions, so he could only pretend to be strolling around while searching for the stronghold that the Haoyue Plane had placed in Tiandou City.

It took Huo Yuhao three whole hours to finally find the address on the note in a small alley. Hmm... it was a small tavern.

Huo Yuhao walked through the tavern's doors, exchanged the secret code with the waiter at the front desk, and was then led to a private room on the second floor.

The woman who received Huo Yuhao was of average appearance and wore a dark blue dress.

For intelligence agents, especially those planted in the enemy's homeland, the biggest taboo is having an outstanding appearance.

"My code name is Nightingale. I cannot reveal my real name. Starting today, our Nightingale team will be responsible for the peripheral work of the assassination plan."

As she spoke, Nightingale handed a piece of intelligence to Huo Yuhao.

"Bai Yu has a subordinate named Zhou Kexin. Zhou Kexin is extremely efficient and upright. Although the two are nominally superior and subordinate, they are like sisters in private. They often go shopping, eat, and drink together."

"Zhou Kexin has a best friend named Xu Yun. Well... calling her a best friend is actually a cover for Xu Yun's identity. The two are cousins; their mothers are sisters. And Xu Yun is said to have some connection with the Xuanming Sect, so... you know."

Huo Yuhao frowned as he looked at the documents in his hand. "So... my mission is to get close to Xu Yun, and through her... to track down Zhou Kexin and Bai Yu?"

Nightingale said expressionlessly, "You are the main character in this assassination mission. Our Nightingale team is only responsible for the perimeter. If you feel that this plan does not meet your expectations, you can obtain Bai Yu's whereabouts through other means. The Nightingale team will not interfere with you and will even respect your choice."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao subconsciously scratched his head, his embarrassment evident on his face.

To be honest, Huo Yuhao couldn't come up with a more perfect plan. Since it was an assassination, everything had to be done secretly. This was the headquarters of the Ningyun Sect. If they made too much of a fuss, it would attract the attention of the god-level experts behind the Ningyun Sect, which would be disastrous.

After careful consideration, Huo Yuhao finally agreed to the plan provided by the Nightingale Squad and prepared to seduce the woman named Xu Yun.

It was evening.

Huo Yuhao, wearing a disguised face, glanced at the sky before entering the Di'ao Hotel, formerly known as the Tianhun Royal Hotel.

As soon as Huo Yuhao entered, a waiter hurriedly came out to greet him.

"Guest, are you looking for a room or...?"

"I'm here for the ball."

Huo Yuhao pursed his lips and slowly took out an invitation from his pocket and handed it over.

After the waiter checked the authenticity of the invitation, he led Huo Yuhao up the stairs to the banquet hall on the top floor.

According to intelligence, this social dance was organized by Zhu Ningyu, the leader of the Ningyun Sect, with the aim of creating a small social gathering so that young talents from local and foreign forces could get to know each other and raise funds for the military.

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Unlike Chen Yu, who held a knife to the necks of the Soul Master family leaders and forced them to hand over a certain amount of gold soul coins, Zhu Ningyu took the lead and took out one million gold soul coins from her own private treasury as a donation to the military in her personal capacity.

Lan Fuzi also donated 500,000 gold soul coins.

Upon seeing this intelligence, Huo Yuhao finally understood where the Sea God Pavilion had gone wrong. From beginning to end, Zhu Ningyu had never considered herself the master of the Ningyun Sect, but rather the head of the Ningyun Sect, the head of the family who was responsible for protecting the interests of this large family.

When the family is in trouble, she, as the head of the family, naturally has to show some sincerity and lead the clansmen to help the family overcome the difficulties.

Instead of... letting others make the sacrifices.

What a cruel irony!

Huo Yuhao didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that Zhu Ningyu's methods were indeed brilliant. At the very least... he, Huo Yuhao, couldn't have imagined or done this!

"After the ball ends, I'll make a symbolic donation of 10,000 gold soul coins. If I don't donate a single one... it might arouse Xu Yun's suspicion, and that would ruin the plan."

Huo Yuhao entered the banquet hall, went to the table, picked up a glass of red wine, and sipped it slowly. Taking advantage of the opportunity to taste the wine, he began to observe the people around him, searching for Xu Yun's whereabouts.

Just then, a man in brocade robes suddenly approached Huo Yuhao and whispered, "Hello, my name is Zhou Changqing. Um... young man, you're probably not a local from Tiandou City, are you?"

Huo Yuhao nodded, then put down his wine glass, faced Zhou Changqing, and slightly cupped his hands, saying, "Brother Zhou, hello, my name is... Zhao Zhi, from Star City." (End of Chapter)