Douluo Continent: The Great Summoner Huo Yuhao

Huo Yuhao was stunned, but he still gritted his teeth and shouted out a new offer.

"Two hundred and ten million...!"

"Two hundred and thirty million!" the other party pressed closer.

"Two hundred and forty million!" Huo Yuhao followed up.

"Two hundred and fifty million, brother, that's my bottom line. Any more would only hurt the auction house. Give it to me, and I can give you a soul tool made by Mingdetang, just to make friends."

Xiao Hongchen wasn't short of money, but he wasn't stupid either. He even began to suspect that Huo Yuhao, who was still bidding, was a shill for the auction house.

"Three hundred million!" Another voice chimed in at just the right moment, sounding very young.

"Four hundred million!" The childish voice continued to raise the price on its own.

For a moment, everyone was stunned. Both Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen had only one thought in their minds: Which bastard came to cause trouble!

"Light the sky lantern, no limit!" The childish voice continued to raise the price.

Huo Yuhao angrily summoned the waiter outside the private room. He demanded that the auction house verify the bidders' funds. To hell with 400 million, to hell with no upper limit.

The response was that the bidder's funds were not an issue.

Huo Yuhao frowned deeply. At this rate, it would be impossible to obtain an embryo through legitimate means.

If all else fails... we'll have to find out more about the buyer and then "negotiate" with Hyotei.

……

Xu Jiawei looked helplessly at his daughter, asking her to be a shill, but he never expected her to bid like this, and even set off a firecracker.

It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Aren't you afraid of pushing some people to the brink, leading them to kill and rob?

……

"You guys go back first, Hyotei and I are going out for a bit."

The auction was over, and Huo Yuhao instructed everyone to return to the hotel first.

"Yuhao, don't go too far. Let's prioritize reaching a consensus through communication."

Ma Xiaotao offered her advice out of concern.

"I will explain the situation. After all, the other party did maliciously raise the price later. I guess they saw that I and another party were in a hurry to buy, and the final buyer probably didn't lack money, but rather personal connections."

Huo Yuhao had already guessed the buyer's identity with a high degree of accuracy.

What a magnificent royal family of the Star Luo Empire!

First they invited many powerful forces, but in the end they pulled this stunt, clearly making a fool of everyone.

Huo Yuhao stormed out of the private room, only to bump into Xu Jiawei, who had been waiting outside.

"Keep up." Xu Jiawei could tell from Huo Yuhao's expression that he had already guessed, and then shook his head helplessly.

Huo Yuhao suppressed his anger and followed, and soon the two of them followed Xu Jiawei to another private room.

Xu Jiujiu was already waiting in the private room.

"Here's what you want." Xu Jiujiu gently pushed the storage soul tool in front of Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was taken aback by the other party's directness; instead of making any demands, the other party simply took out the items, leaving him momentarily stunned.

"What are you looking at? It's a free gift, a great emperor's favor to his subjects. Why aren't you thanking him?"

Xu Jiawei patted Huo Yuhao on the back in an annoyed manner.

"Why?" Huo Yuhao was completely bewildered.

"The embryo and the soul bone were originally meant for you, but I don't owe you anything. If we don't go through this formality, how will you know my appreciation for talent?"

Xu Jiawei laughed heartily, completely ignoring Huo Yuhao's bewildered expression, and began to express his true feelings.

"Please accept this, Yuhao. You are a citizen of the Star Luo Empire, and I hope you will accept this gift and keep the country in your heart. Of course, this is not a transaction. To be honest, when we were facing a formidable enemy and the White Tiger lineage was no match for the foreign invaders, it was my Xu family that stepped forward."

"Yuhao..." Xu Jiawei looked at the boy in front of him earnestly and lowered his voice.

"This throne should belong to the capable. My Xu family truly cares for you, and in the future, we might even relinquish this throne to you, just as the White Tiger lineage did. However, Xingluo must stand at the pinnacle of the continent!"

"Your Majesty...I..." The topic changed so quickly that Huo Yuhao instinctively refused. How could he possibly bear the heavy responsibility of the throne?

He lacks both ambition and responsibility.

"Don't speak yet!" Xu Jiawei interrupted Huo Yuhao.

"This is an era of great strife. If I don't fight, others will! The current regent prince of the Sun Moon Empire has considerable ambition. According to my intelligence, war may be imminent... As long as Xu Tianran ascends the throne, war will inevitably break out! At that time, Star Luo will need someone capable of turning the tide, and that person is you, and only you!"

"Your Majesty, I..." The emperor's aura made Huo Yuhao's head buzz.

"Don't speak! Listen to me!"

Xu Jiawei interrupted Huo Yuhao again.

As the emperor of a country, he may appear incredibly relaxed in front of his family, but in reality, he is more anxious than anyone else.

He also had the ambition of an emperor, but in the end, he could only be considered half a restorer of the dynasty, not a sage king who could lead a generation to mend the heavens and earth.

"I've even thought about my future. When you grow up and succeed to the throne, just give me a title of king or duke. Then have an heir with a female member of the Xu family. That way, I'll have given my ancestors an explanation after I die. As for me, I'll just be a carefree prince and go around wandering around."

The conversation suddenly took a strange turn.

"Keep it up, Yuhao, my carefree retirement life depends entirely on you."

He waved his hand, signaling Hyotei to take the things and lead the bewildered Huo Yuhao away.

Xu Jiawei finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the two had left.

"Haha, look at him, all smug..."

Xu Jiawei laughed heartily, but his laughter was tinged with tears. No one knew whether he was simply laughing and crying because he saw Huo Yuhao's bewildered expression, or whether he was crying for some other reason.

"Brother, did you say that to put too much pressure on Huo Yuhao...?"

Xu Jiujiu's eyes were filled with heartache.

"Who knows? Actually, I'm quite serious. It's nice to be a carefree prince, it's just a royal inheritance, we inherited it from the Dai family too... Let's go, we're still in this position, we still have to do our job well. We've wasted a lot of time today, we'll have to work overtime tonight."

……

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao opened the rift and returned to the hotel.

Hyotei immediately took out the Conferred God Platform from her storage soul tool, eager to verify her conjecture.

"Xue'er! Xue'er, is that you?"

Hyotei's urgent call quickly awakened Yuki-tei, who had already transformed into an embryo.

"Bing'er!? How come you're with humans?"

The Snow Empress's voice was full of disbelief, but even more unbelievable was the Ice Empress.

"As for me, it's for some other reasons. But you, Xue'er, what's wrong with you...?"

Upon hearing Hyotei's question, Yuki-tei immediately began to explain.

Hyotei listened attentively, occasionally frowning.

After the two finished catching up, Ice Empress introduced Huo Yuhao to Snow Empress.

Huo Yuhao, who finally came to his senses, was pleasantly surprised for the two of them and asked them about their next plans.

"What are your plans next?"