Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

“Yes, he deserves to die.” Xu Tianran nodded.

Zhongli Wu immediately said, "Your Majesty, tell me their names, appearances, places of residence, and strength, and I will lead men to kill them right now."

If it were just killing some people who didn't get along with Xu Tianran, as long as the opponent's strength wasn't too outrageous, Zhong Liwu could accept it. After all, it wasn't the first time he had done something like this.

Xu Tianran shook his head, a smile appearing on his face, his tone gradually softening: "Sect Leader Zhongli, these people are all members of the royal family, and you have always been on good terms with the Sun Moon Royal Family. How could you have led the team to kill them? The evil person who killed these members of the royal family is someone else!"

These members of the royal family mostly hold important positions, serving as pillars of the vast Sun Moon Empire. Shrek Academy has always supported the Douluo Three Kingdoms and is hostile to the Sun Moon Empire.

In order to slow down the Sun Moon Empire's war and deter it, Shrek Academy sent a group of powerful individuals to kill high-ranking members of the royal family and blow up a warehouse storing military soul tools, causing heavy losses to the royal family. Some soul masters and ordinary people living nearby were also affected by the explosion and died instantly.

An investigation revealed physical evidence of Shrek Academy's heinous acts at the scene, as well as spies planted by Shrek Academy within the Sun Moon Empire. After being tortured, the spies realized their crimes and implicated Shrek Academy!

Thus, the interrogators learned that these spies had been gathering intelligence on the royal family and military soul tool warehouses in order to help Shrek Academy carry out its plan, which led to this tragedy! Now, with witnesses and physical evidence, the evidence is irrefutable!

Zhongli Wu was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that Xu Tianran was indeed a master at framing others. The other party was throwing mud at Shrek Academy, probably to incite hatred towards Shrek Academy among the people of the Sun Moon Empire. Shrek Academy's reputation in the Sun Moon Empire was already very bad because Xuanzi had admitted his crimes last time.

Currently, only a small number of people consistently and steadfastly support Shrek Academy, and they are undoubtedly true Shrek fans.

However, if such news were to come out, it would undoubtedly be another huge blow to Shrek Academy's reputation in the Sun Moon Empire.

Although there are oppressors within the Sun and Moon Imperial Family, they are ultimately a "minority." The vast majority of the imperial family members, having received years of education from the Sun and Moon Imperial Family, are quite intelligent and know to put on a show. Therefore, the Sun and Moon Imperial Family actually enjoys a very good reputation among the people.

The mass killing of royal family members, the destruction of military soul tool warehouses, and the deaths of nearby soul masters and ordinary people from the blast wave—these three events combined would undoubtedly fill the Sun Moon Empire with hatred towards Shrek Academy.

This undoubtedly had a positive impact on the war that the Sun Moon Empire was preparing to launch.

After all, doing so would not only give the Sun Moon Empire an extra layer of legitimacy in initiating the war, but also encourage people within the Sun Moon Empire to enthusiastically join the Sun Moon Army.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhongli Wu said.

"Next, we'll have to rely on Cult Leader Zhongli." A smile appeared on Xu Tianran's face. "Ju Zi, bring over all the materials I asked you to prepare."

Orange replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

She then took out a pile of documents from her storage soul tool and handed them to Zhongli Wu. Zhongli Wu took the documents, studied them, and found that they mainly contained two types of information.

First, the names, appearances, residences, and power of some members of the royal family are recorded in the documents.

Secondly, the location of some military soul tool warehouses and the methods of entry are also clearly stated in this document.

This undoubtedly provided convenience for Zhong Liwu. He carefully read through the information and felt that it wouldn't be too difficult to deal with these people and destroy the military soul tool warehouse. Of course, according to Zhong Liwu's thinking, with Xu Tianran's wisdom, the soul tools in those military soul tool warehouses had probably already been replaced by the enemy's subordinates with a bunch of scrapped soul tools.

Zhongli Wu looked at Xu Tianran and said, "Your Majesty, what about the position of Imperial Preceptor and the matter of the Protectorate Cult?"

Xu Tianran straightened his expression and said, "Sect Leader Zhongli, rest assured, as long as you lead the team to complete this task and promise that the Holy Spirit Church will send a Limit Douluo to protect me after I ascend the throne."

I will go to see Master Kong later and do my best to persuade him to agree to your appointment as the National Preceptor and to allow the Holy Spirit Sect to become the Guardian Sect of the Nation.

Furthermore, I swear by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy that once the Sun Moon Empire unifies the Douluo Continent, I will honor you as a guardian deity, so that all people will revere you and assist you in attaining godhood!

Hearing Xu Tianran's assurance, Zhong Liwu breathed a sigh of relief. Suppressing his excitement and not letting Xu Tianran see how much he valued this matter, he nodded calmly and said, "Alright, it's a deal. I'll go and gather the manpower now."

After saying that, Zhongliwu left the room.

To be honest, it wouldn't be difficult for the Holy Spirit Cult to send a Limit Douluo to protect Xu Tianran. Although the Holy Spirit Cult only has two Limit Douluos, he could ask his mother for help. After all, Uncle Long listens to his mother the most, and he does whatever his mother says.

Moreover, to be honest, Longbo is already protecting Xu Tianran, but only during the competition. This is because many powerful figures will be coming to Mingdu during the competition, and his mother does not want Xu Tianran to die from assassination attempts by those powerful figures. If Xu Tianran dies now, the Holy Spirit Sect's investment in him will be wasted.

That's why the mother asked Uncle Long to protect Xu Tianran's personal safety and prevent him from being assassinated.

Now it's simply a matter of extending the protection period. As long as his mother agrees, Longbo can't possibly refuse her request.

.....

The next day.

Inside a palace.

Xu Tianran is discussing imperial affairs with some ministers.

After all, the Sun and Moon Empire has a vast territory, and a great deal of things happen on this land every day. Naturally, there are a great many affairs to be handled within the Sun and Moon Empire. As the de facto emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire, he needs to deal with a large number of imperial affairs every day.

Chapter 471 Veteran Actor Xu Tianran

Suddenly, the chief of the palace guards rushed in in a panic. The hurried footsteps instantly interrupted the ministers' discussion of imperial affairs, and all their eyes were fixed on the chief of the palace guards.

The ministers all scrutinized the chief of the guard, each trying to guess his reasons for doing so.

At this moment, Xu Tianran frowned and said in a reprimanding tone, "I remember saying that unless it's something important, don't disturb me and the ministers when we discuss imperial affairs! Tell me, what happened that made you so flustered?"

The head of the palace guards immediately knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly. He said in a tearful voice, "Your Highness, this humble servant reports that something terrible has happened! Just now, some villains wreaked havoc in Mingdu, killing a large number of members of the royal family. Furthermore, some warehouses storing military soul tools in Mingdu were also destroyed by these villains. Some ordinary people and soul masters were caught in the blast and died on the spot!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers of the Sun and Moon Sects all showed expressions of shock.

"What!" Xu Tianran roared in fury, his hands gripping the armrests of his wheelchair, veins bulging. "This is utterly lawless! Has the Empire's Soul Master Corps caught these damned traitors?"

The head guard swallowed hard, looking troubled. He said tremblingly, "Not yet. However, the Soul Master Corps in Mingdu is already doing its best to capture the villains and protect the people. There may be good news later."

Xu Tianran took a deep breath and tossed out a token: "Pass on my order, mobilize all members of the Guardian Hand still in Mingdu, and make sure to capture these traitors. These traitors must pay a bloody price for their crimes!"

"Yes, Your Highness Regent." The head guard took the token, immediately stood up, and rushed towards the outside, while Xu Tianran and the ministers chose to wait in the palace.

Half a day later, the head guard returned, looking ashamed, and said, "Your Highness, the operation to capture the villains has failed. I don't know why, but these villains seem to have vanished into thin air, and we can't find them at all."

Anger flashed across Xu Tianran's face: "So you're telling me that a group of people are brazenly committing numerous crimes in Mingdu, yet the Empire's Soul Master Corps can't even catch a single villain?"

Are these traitors really that resourceful? Or is there a spy within the Empire's Soul Master Corps, tipping them off and helping them escape?

Upon hearing this, the nearby ministers of the Sun and Moon Sects began to discuss it. They felt that Xu Tianran's words made sense. After all, with the Protectorate already mobilized, it was impossible not to catch any traitors, unless there were spies helping these traitors.

"Your Highness is wise!" The head guard first flattered, then explained, "We did indeed catch the traitor, and we even found out the identities of those villains! According to the traitor, those villains are from Shrek Academy!"

Of course, the spy's testimony alone wasn't enough. Through our investigation, we also found physical evidence at the scene that proved the culprit came from Shrek Academy! With both witness testimony and physical evidence, it's sufficient to confirm the culprit's origins in Shrek Academy.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran's face showed anger: "What Shrek Academy! They've gone too far! Do you think my Sun Moon Empire is someone that can be bullied at will in the eyes of Shrek Academy's experts?"

Shrek Academy not only conspired with the Star Luo Empire to assassinate my father, but also committed numerous crimes in Mingdu. This is no ordinary enemy; we must strike hard!

When the topic of "assassinating the emperor" came up, Xu Tianran's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears welled up in them.

At this moment, the ministers of Sun and Moon were immediately enraged. Although the assassination of the Sun and Moon Emperor had not been announced to the entire nation, the matter was now circulating among the Sun and Moon's high-ranking officials. However, due to Xu Tianran's orders, no one had announced it.

But these ministers of the Sun and Moon were all burning with anger, and now, because Shrek Academy had once again committed numerous crimes in Mingdu, they could no longer suppress their anger.

After all, in the eyes of the ministers of the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek Academy's actions were a complete trampling on the dignity of all the citizens of the Sun Moon Empire. If the Sun Moon Empire had been insulted in this way by Shrek Academy more than four thousand years ago, it would have been able to tolerate it, since powerful Soul Masters were the mainstream at that time, and the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Technology was not advanced enough.

Shrek Academy is too arrogant. The Sun Moon Empire of today is not the same as it was more than four thousand years ago. With the advancement of soul guidance technology, the overall national strength of the Sun Moon Empire is now vastly different. Even Shrek Academy cannot humiliate the Sun Moon Empire!

"Your Highness, the Empire must retaliate against Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire, especially Shrek Academy. It prides itself on being righteous, yet it has committed such an evil act. I even suspect that there is a group of bloodthirsty evil soul masters within Shrek Academy!"

"Yes, Your Highness. Otherwise, Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire would think that our Sun Moon Empire is easy to bully. Blood debts can only be repaid in blood, with no room for maneuver!"

Hearing the ministers' words, Xu Tianran nodded and said, "Of course the empire must retaliate against Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire. I have decided to send troops to punish them on a chosen day!"

However, as you all know, due to Shrek Academy's unique geographical location, we must first eliminate the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire before we can even attempt to capture Shrek City. In the coming days, we must not only inform the people of Shrek Academy's crimes, but also gather more intelligence and prepare logistical arrangements!

"Yes, Your Highness!"

.....

Shrek Academy.

Sea God Pavilion.

Mu En sat on the recliner, stretched out his fingers and gently tapped the armrest. He looked at the other elders of the Sea God Pavilion present and slowly said, "I believe everyone has already heard the news. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy defeated the Holy Spirit Sect team in the finals and won the championship for the second consecutive year."

I've always felt that the eternal glory is a shackle binding Shrek Academy, so I won't say much about Shrek Academy and Tang Sect's defeat in this competition. The kids did their best, so let's just consider it as accumulating combat experience.

However, I have a question now: where did Xu Sanshi go? Logically, he should have returned to Shrek Academy with the team by now, but I haven't found him there.

Xuanzi thought to himself that something was wrong. Why would Elder Mu pay attention to such a thing? You must know that Elder Mu's health is not good. So even though Elder Mu has chosen to make a comeback in order to revitalize the academy's reputation, there are still many things that Elder Mu cannot handle alone.

As the second strongest person in the academy after Elder Mu, it wouldn't be difficult for him to cover up the fact that Xu Sanshi had been imprisoned in the dungeon.

But now that Elder Mu has asked about this matter, I will undoubtedly be in trouble.

Chapter 472 Xuanzi's Misleading

At this moment, Xian Lin'er asked with some doubt, "Xu Sanshi is not at the academy? That's impossible. I remember that a few days after the Shrek Academy team's competition ended, Xu Sanshi immediately chose to return to the academy."

"However, now that I think about it carefully, I feel that something is really wrong. According to my observation, Xu Sanshi likes Jiang Nannan and wants to be around her all day long. He never flirts with other women, which is much better than someone else."

Therefore, unless something extremely important happens, Xu Sanshi has no reason to temporarily leave Jiang Nannan and choose to return to Shrek Academy.

Upon hearing these words, Yan Shaozhe looked embarrassed and dared not look Xian Lin'er in the eye.

Because he was the womanizer Xian Lin'er was talking about. Back then, he and Xian Lin'er fell deeply in love and became an enviable couple.

However, he still couldn't suppress his restless heart and chose to flirt with other girls, hurting Xian Lin'er time and time again, which eventually led to their breakup.

To be honest, he always felt that he had been too promiscuous back then and felt sorry for Xian Lin'er. If he had cherished Xian Lin'er back then and hadn't been flirting with other women, he probably would have been married to her by now.

Cai Meier, Yan Shaozhe's wife, remained expressionless at this moment.

To be honest, she didn't mind Yan Shaozhe's past. After all, his reputation as a womanizer was already well-known throughout the academy. Moreover, even when he was in a relationship with Xian Lin'er, he still managed to hook up with a bunch of female classmates.

Among those female classmates, she was the ultimate winner; she got her wish and became Yan Shaozhe's wife.

Of course, in a sense, she was also someone who interfered in the relationship between Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe.

Qian Duoduo, sitting in the chair, let out a cold snort, seemingly venting her dissatisfaction with Yan Shaozhe in this way.

Because of Yan Shaozhe's philandering, Xian Lin'er ultimately chose to marry him. However, in Qian Duoduo's view, the emotional trauma that Yan Shaozhe caused to Xian Lin'er back then has not healed in Xian Lin'er's heart even after many years.

Old Song's gaze shifted between Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, Cai Mei'er, and Yan Shaozhe. For a moment, a myriad of thoughts filled her mind, but these thoughts, once they reached her lips, could not be expressed in words and could only turn into a long sigh.

At this moment, Xuanzi, in order to mislead the elders, said, "Alright, everyone is discussing Xu Sanshi's disappearance now. Other matters unrelated to this matter can be discussed privately after the meeting."

To be honest, Xu Sanshi is not only an outstanding student of Shrek Academy, but also the second son of the Xuanming Sect Master. If this matter is not handled properly, it will affect our relationship with the Xuanming Sect.

Although the Xuanming Sect is much weaker than Shrek Academy, Shrek Academy is the number one soul master academy on the continent, and many eyes are watching it. If this matter is not handled well, it may discourage the Xuanming Sect and those who are paying attention to this matter.

Actually, Lin'er was right. Xu Sanshi did choose to return to the academy, and he did so earlier than the other students.

"No matter what Xu Sanshi's reasons were for choosing to return to the academy, we must find him. I now suspect that Xu Sanshi's disappearance might be due to the interception by the Sun Moon Empire."

After all, the Sun Moon Empire must have started planning long ago to capture geniuses from other empires, making them hesitant to act. If Xu Sanshi had been unlucky enough to return to the academy, he might very well have been captured by the Sun Moon Empire or the Holy Spirit Cult.

Of course, given Xu Sanshi's identity, neither the Sun Moon Empire nor the Holy Spirit Cult would likely kill him. After all, a dead Xu Sanshi is not as beneficial as a living Xu Sanshi.

Therefore, I believe Xu Sanshi is still alive, but in a state of confinement.

He is trying to shift the blame to the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult.