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

Besides her powerful talent, what else does Yun Ming have to offer that's worth mentioning? Something that could possibly cause the sisters to turn against each other?

Even considering one's own descendants, the Spirit Pagoda is clearly more suitable than the Sea God Pavilion, right?

The Sea God Pavilion is not a one-man show by the Yun family. Even if Leng Yaozhu marries Yun Ming, there is no guarantee that her child will inherit the position of Sea God Pavilion Master.

If Leng Yaozhu were to marry Qian Gu Dongfeng, as the saying goes, a son's status depends on his mother's, and her offspring would surely be able to ascend to the position of Tower Master of the Spirit Tower, making it impossible for Qian Gu Zhangting to gain favor!

Of course, she didn't like Qian Gu Dongfeng, nor could she marry him. Qian Gu Dongfeng... humph, a ruthless and ambitious man, the kind of man with an extremely strong possessive desire. If she married him, from now on, Leng Yaozhu would probably have no say in anything, whether at home or in the Spirit Pagoda.

She, Leng Yaozhu, is neither a virtuous wife nor a loving mother, nor could she ever be one!

She looked down on Ya Li from the bottom of her heart. How could a dignified Holy Spirit Douluo be willing to be a virtuous wife and loving mother? She had completely disgraced the image of female high-level titled Douluo!

"Perhaps... my feelings for Yunming were just the innocent confusion of my youth."

Leng Yaozhu attributed her feelings for Yun Ming to youthful ignorance; apart from that, she couldn't think of any other reason why she couldn't forget Yun Ming.

She didn't know that... the world she lived in was just a fictional world, and her feelings for Yun Ming were merely one of its settings. However, the current plot was starting to break down, and with the God Realm yet to return, the world's consciousness didn't have enough energy to maintain the settings beyond the protagonist's halo.

Leng Yaozhu is the first supporting character to awaken self-awareness, but she will definitely not be the last!

Going back to reality.

From the moment Leng Yaozhu walked into the conference room, Zhao Mo stood straight to the side, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Despite Zhao Mo's domineering behavior in Shrek Inner City due to her status as the Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi's lover, she didn't even dare to ask Leng Yaozhu a question in front of her. She could only passively wait for Leng Yaozhu to ask her questions.

Leng Yaozhu crossed her arms, looked at Shen Yi who was still kneeling in front of her, and said in an icy tone, "Miss Shen, I heard... you like your senior brother Wu Changkong, and you're even willing to throw yourself at him, not wanting to break off this relationship. Am I right?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. She wasn't afraid of Leng Yaozhu speaking formally to her, but she was afraid of the other party engaging in casual conversation.

Let alone Shen Yi, even her teacher Zhuo Shi could only act as a junior in front of Leng Yaozhu. It's not normal for such a powerful person to chat with her like this.

"I apologize for making a fool of myself, Your Majesty."

Shen Yi took a deep breath, looked up at Leng Yaozhu in the chair, and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, may I ask... why have you summoned us here?"

"I am merely following orders. Where you go or what you do by dusk today will have nothing to do with me."

After saying that, Leng Yaozhu leaned back, her two small feet encased in high-heeled boots resting on the table. She then took out a storybook from her storage bracelet and began to read it on her own.

To obey orders or commands?

Given Leng Yaozhu's status in the Spirit Pagoda, there aren't many beings who would order her to act on their behalf.

Could it be that... the Spirit Pagoda Master, Qian Gu Dong Feng, has come to Donghai City?

Why is Qian Gu Dong Feng keeping them under house arrest? Are they afraid they'll leak secrets during some major military operation?

Wait, a large-scale military operation?

Shen Yi finally realized that her good senior brother had probably made some mistake and the Sun Moon Federation officials or the higher-ups of the Spirit Pagoda had seized on some kind of leverage. The so-called large-scale military operation should be... an attack on the Sea God Pavilion, right?

No, if it were just about challenging the Sea God Pavilion, there would be no need to place them under house arrest... No, because of the Yuanen Yehui incident, the Spirit Pagoda has already taken the moral high ground and controlled the public opinion of the Soul Master world, so there is no need to launch another attack.

"Your Majesty, can you tell us what exactly happened?"

Taking advantage of being a junior, Shen Yi asked Leng Yaozhu about the details of the Spirit Pagoda operation without any hesitation.

Leng Yaozhu completely ignored Shen Yi's meaning. The more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; if you do nothing, you won't make any mistakes. She didn't want to squander the advantages of the Spirit Pagoda because of her unintentional words.

Who can predict the future?

……

Soon, it was evening, and Shen Yi and Zhao Mo were forcibly driven out of the gates of Donghai Academy by Leng Yaozhu.

"Aunt Zhao, what... should we do next?"

Shen Yi swallowed hard and looked at Zhao Mo beside him to ask for her opinion.

Zhao Mo said expressionlessly, "If you don't want to rescue Wu Changkong, we'll return to Shrek City immediately and report what we've seen and heard in Donghai City to the Sea God Pavilion."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yi finally nodded.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Shen Yi only liked Wu Changkong and had the idea of ​​throwing himself at her, but he never thought of sacrificing his life to save her.

Life comes first, then love. Shen Yi isn't that noble; she can't bring herself to do something as brainless as sacrificing her life for the happiness of the person she loves.

The two did not take the Soul Guidance Train, but instead Zhao Mo took Shen Yi back to Shrek City by flying.

If we were to take the Soul Guidance Train... Hmph, by the time we get back to Shrek City, it'll probably be too late.

As for why he didn't inform Zhuoshi about the situation via the communicator, it was simply because the risk was too great. Having worked in the Sea God Pavilion for so many years, Zhao Mo knew all too well the way those old-timers in the Sea God Pavilion operated. If a certain operation of the Sea God Pavilion went wrong, all the members who participated in the operation from top to bottom would be investigated. Even if they made a small mistake, they would have to admit some responsibility. The bigwigs in the Sea God Pavilion would not take the blame.

There are many limitations to communicating through the communicator, and some seemingly unimportant information may inevitably be missed. Zhao Mo didn't want to make a mistake here.

As for why the Sea God Pavilion didn't report the situation to her immediately using the communicator, she had a legitimate reason. Given her status, the only person she could contact among the high-level managers was Zhuoshi. She was afraid that Zhuoshi was a spy from the Spirit Pagoda or the Sun and Moon Federation, so why didn't she dare to report alone?

What? You're saying Zhuoshi is Zhao Mo's lover? Ha! So what if he's a lover? When it comes to real interests, even fathers and sons are clear about their accounts. There are plenty of examples of fathers and sons turning against each other and husbands and wives becoming enemies. Can't a lover be used for his own purposes?

After about two hours and some twists and turns, Zhao Mo and Shen Yi finally stepped into the conference room of the Sea God Pavilion.

(One more chapter will be released later) (End of this chapter)