Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 154 Nervous Orange

But just as the orange was about to pounce, it was pushed away by an invisible force.

It's Xu Yang.

He never expected that the Empress and War Goddess from the original novel would act like a little girl in front of Zhang Lexuan.

There's an indescribable feeling about Zhang Lexuan, perhaps because she's always taken care of others since she was little. Many girls younger than Xu Yang are very close to Zhang Lexuan.

Di Ni'er was like this, and so was Meng Hongchen.

Now it seems there's one more.

Zhang Lexuan is like Brigitte among the soul beasts, bringing warmth to everyone.

"Yo!"

Orange wasn't annoyed after being bounced away.

She looked behind Zhang Lexuan and saw a figure she had never seen before.

Xu Yang believed that with Ju Zi's intelligence, she had already guessed his identity, and Xu Tianran must have shown Ju Zi his portrait.

As expected, Orange became much more obedient after seeing Xu Yang.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

The Emperor of the Sun and Moon bestowed upon Xu Yang the title of Prince.

Xu Yang himself hadn't paid much attention to it, but he did remember that he seemed to have some kind of fiefdom.

Although Xu Yang's family was quite far removed from the current Sun Moon Imperial Family, the Sun Moon Emperor still bestowed upon Xu Yang the title of Prince, citing Xu Yang's kinship as the reason.

There were dissenting voices in the court, but they were all newly promoted nobles by the Emperor in order to balance the court.

After they voiced their opposition, the new nobles disappeared without a trace, and there were rumors that it was Emperor Sun and Moon who personally issued the order.

Xu Yang sized up Ju Zi, the woman who shone brightly in the original story. Even among titled Douluo, Ju Zi, an ordinary person, didn't have as much screen time as the Sun Moon Empire during its later war against the Three Kingdoms.

With brown hair and a delicate oval face, her features weren't as stunning as Gu Yuena's, but they were definitely on par with Ma Xiaotao's.

Wearing glasses, he has a naturally dazed and sleepy look.

The latter was most likely exploited by Xuan Ziwen.

Ju Zi appeared very obedient in front of Xu Yang. Over time, her visits to find Zhang Lexuan had evolved from an initial mission into a habit.

At first, she was only on Xu Tianran's orders to approach this mysterious prince.

But after several unsuccessful attempts, Xu Tianran still showed no sign of giving up, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue.

Over time, she and Zhang Lexuan actually got along quite well.

Orange had always had a good impression of this mysterious older sister who lived in His Highness the Prince's house.

Her gentle and quiet demeanor reminded her of the feeling of being in her mother's arms when she was a child.

"Don't be nervous, Miss Orange."

"I'm not going to eat people. Besides, you—or rather, the person behind you—sent you here for my sake, didn't you?"

"Now that you've got what you wanted, why are you still like this?"

Xu Yang's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an invisible pressure to Ju Zi's ears.

She felt that this mysterious prince was far more terrifying than the crown prince she served.

Xu Yang looked at the orange with a smile.

He could roughly guess why Orange had come here.

Over the years, the things Xu Yang has brought out have greatly changed the Sun Moon Empire. If things like sealed baby bottles were considered minor, then the subsequent artificial soul rings had already made Xu Tianran uneasy.

He wanted to test himself, to see if he really had any interest in that position.

Xu Tianran's family seemed to have a special affection for the throne. His father, the current Emperor of the Sun and Moon, did everything he could to seize the throne.

It can be considered retribution. Xu Tianran's brothers all followed suit. The struggle for the crown prince in the Sun Moon Empire was no gentler than that in the Star Luo Empire ten thousand years ago.

Xu Tianran also successfully stood out among the many princes. Now, apart from him as the crown prince, His Majesty the Emperor has no other successor.

But Xu Tianran's suspicious nature wouldn't allow anything to be outside his control.

In fact, Xu Yang understood that if he were in Xu Tianran's position...

They'll probably be quite restless.

A powerful force completely beyond one's control, which may even pose a threat to the power one has in control of.

No matter what, he seems to need to make a statement.

Xu Yang led Ju Zi into the living room.

For the first time, Orange felt that this place, which she had visited many times, was so unfamiliar.

Zhang Lexuan went to cultivate. She never gets involved in these kinds of things. Now it's just Xu Yang and Ju Zi.

Orange put her legs together and placed her hands obediently on her legs.

Sit up straight like a primary school student.

Xu Yang looked at her like this and didn't say anything.

"Miss Orange, in a sense, you should call me 'senior'—"

"After all—we're all students under Teacher Xuan Ziwen. By the way, when were you assigned to Teacher Xuan's class?"

Seeing how nervous Ju Zi was, Xu Yang found it difficult to have a proper conversation with her.

He also understood that nowadays, Ju Zi was more of Xu Tianran's secretary.

She is quite different from the War Goddess Empress in the original work, who single-handedly resisted the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent.

People always need to be trained to grow.

So Xu Yang decided to try to get closer to her first, at least to put Ju Zi at ease and see what Xu Tianran behind her really meant.

"Oranges—Oranges dare not—"

Orange remained just as tense as ever.

Even she herself didn't know why, but even when facing Xu Tianran, she didn't feel this much pressure.

She had a feeling that this mysterious prince had seen through everything about her.

Xu Yang rubbed his forehead. It seemed unlikely that he would be able to get any information out of the Crown Prince's maid today.

I don't know if it's an act or genuine.

It would be far more efficient to simply go directly to Xu Tianran and have him research the situation.

"Alright, since Miss Orange isn't saying anything, let's do it another day. I'll personally visit His Highness the Crown Prince another day—"

After saying this, Xu Yang waved his left hand, tearing through space and disappearing in front of Ju Zi.

What Xu Yang didn't know was that his departure filled Ju Zi with despair.

It seems she messed things up.

This was the first time in all these years that she had messed up the task Xu Tianran had entrusted to her.

This kind of basic mistake shouldn't have happened to her, but she always felt unconsciously nervous when facing that seemingly harmless and handsome young man.

"But—we're not that far apart in age."

Orange sat for a while and then left.

She still had to go back and explain this to Xu Tianran, and just thinking about Xu Tianran's face made Ju Zi's steps grow heavier and heavier.

Is there really not a single normal person in this royal family?

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