Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

Chapter 172: Me or Huo Yuhao!

"Give them back to me! Give my people back to me!"

Hyotei grabbed Yuki-tei's collar tightly and roared at her.

Seeing the Ice Emperor's eyes wide with rage and her face contorted in madness, the Snow Emperor's heart trembled violently, as if something had gripped it tightly.

Having known Hyotei for so many years, this was the first time she had ever seen Hyotei with such a pained and twisted expression.

"I'm sorry, Bing'er, we didn't mean to keep it from you."

"We learned of this too late."

Xue Di turned her head to the side and explained in a low voice, not daring to continue looking into Bing Di's scarlet, hateful eyes.

"us……?"

Ice Empress paused for a moment, then, as if realizing something, pointed at Snow Empress, "You mean Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng also know about this?"

Xue Di remained silent.

Hyotei paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!

The laughter was initially light and hollow, like the wind tapping on broken ice.

But the next moment, the laughter suddenly changed, becoming hoarse and hysterical.

Hyotei's maniacal laughter echoed across the vast, empty far north, as if mocking everything in the world, and as if mocking herself.

"So that's how it is... Not just you, they lied to me too..."

Hyotei smiled and smiled, but her eyes trembled slightly, as if she were about to cry but nothing came out.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the wind and snow.

Hyotei slapped himself hard across the face, feeling the piercing pain that went straight to his soul, and laughed even more maniacally.

"Ah, that's wonderful!"

"Everyone else knew, but I knew nothing. I was kept in the dark like an idiot."

Hyotei staggered back a few steps, the light in his golden eyes gradually dimming.

Seeing the despair on the Ice Emperor's face, the Snow Emperor's eyes reddened as she said, "Ice Emperor, I—"

"Don't call me!"

Hyotei suddenly looked up and interrupted Yuki-tei sharply, "You have no right to call me by that name."

"Snow Empress, I hate you! I hate all of you!"

"I hate myself too. If it weren't for my greedy pursuit of immortality, none of this would have happened."

"Slap! Slap!"

"Slap! Slap!"

Hyotei frantically slapped himself, the crisp, cruel sound of the slaps echoing in the wind and snow.

Seeing the Ice Empress nearly self-harming, the Snow Empress finally couldn't bear it any longer. She pulled the Ice Empress into her arms, her voice trembling with heartache, "Ice Empress, don't do this!"

"Yuhao and Tianmeng kept it from you to prevent you from doing anything foolish."

"We are truly sorry about what happened to your people."

"But you still have us, we are your family too!"

"family?"

Hyotei, as if she'd heard the funniest joke, shoved Yuki aside and hysterically yelled at her, "Who the hell considers you family? Do you think I'm some stinking orphan with no parents and no one to care for me?"

"My mother's family are the tribesmen who hunted alongside me, endured the harsh winters together, and huddled together for warmth during blizzards."

"Snapped!"

With a cold face, Xue Di raised her hand and slapped Bing Di across the face.

"I've always considered you family, how could you say something like that?"

The Snow Empress trembled with anger at the Ice Empress's words.

Because the Ice and Snow Maiden was born of nature, the Snow Emperor has been all alone since birth, without any relatives in this world.

Therefore, Xue Di desperately craved family affection and was extremely averse to others saying that she was an orphan.

Hyotei just called her a worthless orphan who no one wanted, which undoubtedly crossed her line.

Hyotei touched his burning right cheek, his smile so cold it seemed like it was about to crack his skin.

"What? Did I say something wrong?"

Hyotei, neck stiff, pupils contracted to pinpoints, his expression undisguised mockery, "Do you even have parents? Brothers and sisters? Clan members in this world?"

"No!"

"You have been a person since birth."

"Someone like you who started with nothing has no idea what it feels like to lose your family."

Upon hearing this, Xue Di's body trembled violently.

Hyotei's words, "You have no idea what it feels like to lose your home," were more painful to Yukito than any slap in the face.

"Enough, Bing'er!"

Snow Empress gripped Ice Empress's shoulders tightly, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Even if you had stayed back then, there would have been no turning back in the far north."

"We didn't tell you because by the time we learned the news, the tragedy had already happened, and everything was beyond redemption."

"You know what the situation was like in the realm of gods back then."

"The God of Destruction has been watching us closely, waiting for us to make a mistake so he can retaliate against the Sea God."

"Yuhao and I were afraid you would do something irrational and get caught by the God of Destruction, which is why we didn't tell you."

Xue Di spoke with such sincerity that even Bing Di was somewhat moved.

Just as Hyotei was about to be appeased by Yuki-tei, Su Mo's voice rang out at the perfect moment, "Is that so?"

"I thought you didn't tell Hyotei because the Spirit Pagoda and Tang Sect were leading the charge?"

Upon hearing this, both Hyotei and Yukiteru turned to look at Su Mo.

Especially Xue Di, whose gaze seemed to want to devour Su Mo alive.

"You mean the Tang Sect and the Spirit Pagoda are leading the charge?"

Hyotei looked at Su Mo, her voice trembling as she spoke.

If it's true, as Su Mo said, that the Spirit Pagoda and the Tang Sect wiped out the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, then she is an accomplice.

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can check it out in the human world yourself later."

After Su Mo finished speaking, he tossed a not-so-thick book to Hyotei.

The reason for giving this book to Hyotei is that it contains detailed records of the Ice Jade Scorpion's body surface texture, skeletal structure, meridian pathways, and soul core location.

Hyotei instinctively caught the book Su Mo tossed to him, and upon closer inspection, he discovered that the cover clearly stated "About the biological habits and body circuit structure of the Ice Jade Scorpion".

At the very bottom of the cover is a line of small print that reads, "A joint production of Spirit Pagoda and Tang Sect."

Hyotei trembled as he turned it over.

With just one glance, Hyotei unleashed an unprecedented killing intent.

Seeing the Ice Emperor's murderous intent surging wildly and her eyes turning icy cold, the Snow Emperor quickly spoke up, "Bing'er, let me explain!"

"explain?"

Hyotei scoffed, "What's the point of explaining now?"

Hyotei, her eyes red, brandished the book in her hand. "My little Midori has become a specimen for human anatomy. How do you plan to explain this?"

A gust of cold wind blew, and the thing Hyotei was holding was flipped open with a clatter.

Upon seeing the fleeting illustration of the Ice Jade Scorpion in the book, Xue Di's face instantly drained of color.

The Ice Jade Scorpion depicted in that illustration is none other than the Ice Emperor's only blood relative in this world, the Ice Emperor's most beloved niece, Green Kite, who is being groomed by the Ice Jade Scorpion clan to be the next clan leader.

"Choose, me or Huo Yuhao!"

Hyotei looked coldly at Yuki-tei, her voice so indifferent it was devoid of any emotion.

There will be another chapter later!

(End of this chapter)