Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit.

Chapter 439 Gu Qiu'er, who issued a wanted notice and emitted a sharp, explosive sound.

March 7th also came to her senses at this moment, her eyes widening slightly as if bound by an entangled fate.

"I won't redeem it! There's a problem."

"This place looks like the residence of someone important. Have we trespassed?"

On March 7th, he whispered to Dan Heng beside him. Dan Heng glanced at the wooden carvings above and the sun symbol pattern unique to royalty, and a knowing look flashed through his mind as he said, "This should be the emperor's residence."

"I don't know why, but there are no guards here."

Looking at the luxurious scene around him, March 7th subconsciously took out his camera, which was decorated with small flower patterns, and took a few photos of the surroundings.

"We need to keep an eye on the star, lest it cause trouble; the emperor might be sleeping right here."

Upon hearing March 7's subconscious prophecy, Teacher Danheng couldn't help but sigh and say, "It may already be too late."

At this moment, Hoshino, along with Erii who was as curious as a baby, pulled back the gold-woven curtain and entered the inner room.

The interior room exudes a delicate sandalwood fragrance. Unlike the extravagance outside, it is more conservative, with a desk made of willow wood, a crystal chandelier, and a bed carved from ancient golden camphor wood.

Erii smelled the sandalwood scent around her, her fingers gently gripping the hem of Hoshi's clothes. Erii's bloodline belonged to the White King lineage, a spiritual dragon race. In the team, her spiritual power was no weaker than Gu Qiu'er's, and even surpassed hers.

Her martial spirit is the Kusanagi, a thin, gray-white sword. She is probably the most powerful and dangerous member of the team.

Xing frowned, summoned a baseball bat, and smashed the sandalwood incense burner to pieces. The crisp cracking sound scared the souls of San Yueqi outside, who hurriedly pulled Dan Heng to follow.

The sound also startled the old man sleeping in the house. The old emperor opened his hazy eyes after a long time, and his consciousness, which had been sinking into the abyss, slowly rose. The blurry light came into view and formed a picture in his mind.

When was the last time he opened his eyes? He couldn't quite remember.

His good son really has the same style as him back then. After taking power, he locked himself in this luxurious living coffin.

The so-called rare sandalwood comes from the Tree of Life, which is an extremely rare soul beast. My son has really had a tough time.

Extreme vitality can be a poison to life, as exemplified by the golden hawksbill turtle of yesteryear.

The sandalwood incense kept the old emperor in a deep sleep, and the rich life force caused his physical vitality to drain away, allowing him to slowly approach the end of his life in his sleep.

Xu Tianran was already gentle enough. His brothers, especially the one who ambushed him back then, had to endure the Ten Great Tortures before they were allowed to die.

"Hey, grandpa, are you from the Sun and Moon Royal Family?"

"Why do you people like smelling this stuff? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Xing squatted by the bed, used a baseball bat to lift the blankets, and looked at the old man inside who seemed to be coming back to his senses.

Upon witnessing this scene, March 7th nearly vomited blood and hurriedly pulled Xing away, apologizing profusely, "I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"

"She's lost her mind! Sorry to bother you, we'll leave now!"

Danheng leaned against the door frame, like a loyal guard dog, sensing the surrounding situation by touching the ground. He had no interest in the royal family, as long as Sanyue and the others didn't get into trouble.

The old emperor finally regained his sight and saw four strangers wearing mahjong masks standing beside him and at the door, their voices weak and tinged with amusement.

"Strange intruders."

"You guys are quite polite."

Xing patted his chest and said proudly, "Of course, I was personally rated as a five-good student by the principal!"

He saved the city from fire and flood three times!

"You still haven't answered my question. Are you royalty? Royals smoke this stuff? You guys live pretty long lives."

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The old emperor smiled, his chest rising and falling slightly, and looked at Xing, who was wearing a cylindrical mask, and said, "I am the Sun and Moon Emperor."

"As for this sandalwood, hahaha, my son gave it to me, so I'll just use it."

Xing was filled with awe. She had actually touched the big red thing. No, it should be Dan Heng who touched it. This guy was the real King Tang!

"So you're the Emperor. We haven't seen you on the mainland all these years. We've only heard that you're going to abdicate and then crown the Crown Prince."

"Does the prince not understand the effects of sandalwood, or is it that—"

The old emperor shook his head, interrupting Xing, and looked at the crystal chandelier above him, sighing, "Would you like to hear the story of a dying old man?"

"It's not about an emperor, but about an old man named Xu Youqing."

The four exchanged glances, and Xing said to the old man on the bed, "Please speak."

Although the trio usually jokes around, they are extremely reliable when it comes to serious matters. Xing knows when to be abstract and when to be serious.

The old emperor turned to Xing for help, saying, "Please help me up."

"I've been lying down for years. I feel dizzy, my blood isn't circulating properly, and I can't breathe."

Xinghe and March 7th helped the old emperor up, placing a pillow behind him.

The old emperor took a deep breath, letting oxygen flow through his blood vessels, and his brain regained some clarity.

"Life is truly a cycle; every boomerang will eventually hit you on the head."

"You should all know that my throne is not legitimate, right? The magic network is so advanced now that all information can be found on it, whether true or false, real or fabricated."

"Decades ago, there were only two men in the Sun Moon Royal Family. I had one older brother and nine older sisters."

"My brother is gentle and courteous. He believes that we should live in harmony with the Three Kingdoms of Douluo, rather than at war. He even wanted to study at Shrek Academy, but unfortunately he was unable to do so for various reasons."

"I am the youngest brother, and my older brother has always taken good care of me, but young people always like to complain and think that the world has treated them unfairly."

"I was no exception. I was jealous of my brother, even resentful of him. All the love he gave me was seen as charity, as a way of showing off!"

"Haha, humans are such strange creatures. We can't even empathize with our past selves. Every time we recall the past and think about our thoughts when we were young, we can't help but laugh."

"This hatred made me ruthless, and this ruthlessness burned like a raging fire in my chest when my brother succeeded to the throne."

I swear I will return, and I will ascend the throne by my own strength.

"My brother had countless opportunities to get rid of me. It's actually very easy for an emperor who holds great power to deal with a prince."

But he never did that. Back then, I laughed at him for being indecisive and not like a ruler!

"But he forgot that all of this actually stemmed from the most basic relationship: he always considered himself the elder brother."

"I did it in the end, just like my children did to me, I killed my own brother."

"It was also sandalwood, and it was in their sleep that they died. Life force is truly a wonderful thing; a small amount is a miraculous medicine, but an excessive amount is a deadly poison."

"Love and hate are not mutually exclusive paths; they will eventually converge into one."

"When the news of my brother's death reached my ears, I admit that for a moment I felt regret. A bitter feeling welled up in my limbs; I had no more loved ones left in this world!"

"Later, I led my army into Mingdu and even ordered my level nine soul masters to carry out massacres in the palace."

"In a secret room, I found traces of a child's escape. I think his name was Xu He? I've forgotten."

"I always mocked my brother's indecisiveness, but now that this is the first boomerang, I hesitated too, and it was this hesitation that allowed him to escape."

"Perhaps they should be plotting to restore their kingdom in the Heavenly Soul Empire right now?"

"The boomerangs followed one after another, and my children began to distrust each other. Death was a daily occurrence in the royal family."

They've become even more ruthless and intense than before, even colluding with evil spirit masters; they've reached a point of no return.

"Now the final boomerang has hit me on the head, making me realize that life is a painful cycle."

"Thank you, intruders, for listening to my story, and thank you for allowing me to remain sober for a while."

Is this all the emperor could say in his last words? Hahaha!

Xing listened quietly to the old man's story, then suddenly asked, "If you could do it all over again, would you still regret your choice?"

"Not as the emperor, but as Xu Youqing."

Xu Youqing paused for a moment, her cloudy eyes filled with seriousness, and a smile squeezed out of her wrinkled face, a smile that seemed both like crying and smiling.

"I don't regret it, I would make the same choice."

Xing nodded and said, "That's good."

"Don't regret your choices."

The old emperor smiled and nodded, saying to Xing, "That's right, the best choice is the one you won't regret."

I should reap what I sow.

"If I ever have the chance, I'll tell my son this: Record the events as fairly as possible, without any embellishment! Don't change a single word!"

"Xu Youqing is a villain, a beast, who murdered his brother and usurped the throne!"

"I don't have anything good here. You guys dressed like this probably wanted to take some back with you, right?"

"These are for you, there are four exactly, take them."

The old emperor gave Xing four differently colored rings from his finger; these rings bore the seal of the sun and were made of valuable materials.

"There is a secret passage at the North Gate, which used to be guarded. Since you were able to get in, it means the guards have all disappeared. Leave through that passage."

In March, just as he was about to say a few more words, Dan Heng suddenly said from behind, "It's time to leave. There are four Title Douluos approaching from afar. We should go."

Afterwards, Danheng led the three of them to evacuate from the location indicated by the old emperor.

In the sky above Mingdu, four streaks of light pierced the darkness, and three level-nine Soul Masters and Xu Tianran arrived.

The captain, dressed in golden armor with dragon patterns, hurriedly knelt before Xu Tianran, about to say something, when Xu Tianran slapped him into a pulp with his purple dragon claw.

"Useless trash! Get out!"

"You're searching outside, don't let a single ant escape!"

The three level-nine soul masters immediately accepted the order and coordinated their level-eight soul barrier to cover the entire imperial city. Unfortunately, this was no match for the King of Earth and Mountains, or even Erii.

Xu Tianran strode into the palace, his gaze dark and menacing as he looked at the curtain that had been drawn back.

He stepped through the curtain and saw his father, the emperor, sitting up. He knelt on one knee and bowed to him, saying, "Father, I am late."

"It is my fault that you were disturbed by thieves! I will catch these thieves as soon as possible and make them kneel before you to apologize."

"Could you tell me who this person is? What are their distinguishing features?"

The old emperor shook his head, lay back down on the bed, and said with a smile, "Just a few cute little rabbits, there are no thieves."

Ming must be very busy lately, right? Don't overwork yourself; you're my only son.

The word "unique" was emphasized. Xu Tianran's face was gloomy, but his manners remained proper. He knew he had let down his father, but this was the path of an emperor, and he had no regrets.

"It's alright. The ministers are all obedient, and the army is under control. The future of the Sun Moon Empire is bright."

"Father, I will send over a new pot of the broken sandalwood. Please rest now. I take my leave!"

After Xu Tianran performed the courtly rites to the old emperor, he left.

In the empty palace, the old emperor rubbed his fingers together and drifted back to sleep. At least in the end, his story was not unknown.

"call!"

"I'm so tired!"

"The rules of this competition are really complicated, and I have to come up with all sorts of tactics. My head is about to explode!"

In the middle of the night, on a street full of late-night snacks, Gu Qiu'er stretched her back, a tired expression on her face.

As the team leader, she felt incredibly exhausted. Xing and San Yueqi had run away with Erii and disappeared. She had to act as both a mother and a father to Erii all by herself, not only studying the rules but also figuring out tactics.

As the saying goes, people always end up becoming the kind of person they hate the most. I never thought that this saying was true. I really understood Di Tian and slowly began to transform into Di Tian.

Just then, Gu Qiu'er's magic network made a sound. While eating barbecue skewers, she opened the magic network and found that it was an emergency news report from Mingdu.

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"Wanted! Four criminals broke into the palace at night, causing the emperor to be frightened and fall into a coma!"

"Any member of the public with clues is requested to report them in a timely manner. Once the clues are verified, a reward of 100,000 Dream Coins will be given. Below are the physical profiles of the four suspects."

"(Four people wearing mahjong mask, with an extremely sloppy drawing style)"

Gu Qiu'er wanted to see who was so bold as to raid the palace.

She had just opened a bottle of Coke and taken a sip when her finger touched the portrait. The conspicuous mahjong mask almost made her gasp for breath!

"Cough cough cough!!"

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Gu Qiu'er immediately let out a sharp cracking sound. She clearly remembered that when she left the hotel, Xing was still showing off her mask to her!

"Di Tian! I quit!"

"I'm so tired!"

Gu Qiu'er burst into tears, missing her reliable Di Tian. He always had a way. So this is what it's like to become an adult.