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

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"Absurd, utterly absurd! I didn't ambush these released royal relatives on the way at all. Why should I take the blame for this?" Xuanzi's face turned ashen, feeling like he had been tricked again.

Admittedly, his reputation in the Sun Moon Empire has plummeted because of killing the Sun Moon Emperor, but how can someone who did something he didn't do be blamed for it?

Chapter 694 If you don't take it, how can I take it, and how can everyone improve?

Of course, Xuanzi hasn't been idle these days since he killed Xu Tianran.

In order to create as much chaos as possible within the Sun Moon Empire, he chose to support a prince and attempted to have him ascend the throne as emperor.

It wasn't that he didn't want to support Xu Tianran's brothers and sisters to ascend the throne, but apart from Xu Tianzhen, who lived deep in the palace, all of Xu Tianran's other brothers who were still alive had been sent to extremely remote places by Xu Tianran, so Xuanzi simply didn't have time to find a suitable person.

He had already planned it out. As long as he could get this prince to ascend the throne, he would control him and use that control to influence the Sun and Moon Army at the front. For example, he could issue twelve imperial edicts in succession, summoning Ju Zi and his confidants back to the capital. If he couldn't deal with Kong Deming, could he not deal with Ju Zi?

But his new plan failed as soon as it got off the ground.

For now, he can only lie low and think of another way.

After all, no matter what, he had the mission of causing destruction in the Sun Moon Empire.

Xuanzi looked at Zhao Yunfeng beside him and said, "Yunfeng, as one of the spies, you should also help me..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Yunfeng immediately interrupted, "Wait, Elder Xuan, stop! Elder Mu is the most powerful person in the academy. Now that we have received the message from Elder Mu, we will provide you with all the support you need, except for assistance!"

These words were so powerful that even Xuanzi couldn't refute them. His face was very ugly, and he complained in his heart that Elder Mu was simply senile in this matter.

Although I made a mistake and killed Xu Tianran, which did not effectively alleviate the crisis situation of the Allied Forces at the front, I did good but did bad things. Why should I be so harsh on myself?

Wasn't everything I did for Shrek Academy?

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"So that's how it is. Xu Tianran's death is essentially related to Huo Yuhao as well. He helped Elder Xuan kill Xu Tianran. In that case, I should thank Huo Yuhao."

After all, without him, Xu Tianran would probably have been taken back to Shrek Academy and treated like royalty, right? No wonder Elder Xuan killed Xu Tianran so unusually. Xu Tianran, you deserve to die! After reading the letter, He Caitou sighed softly, lit it with a lamp, and watched it turn to ashes.

His eyes were bloodshot and his face was covered in tears. He had avenged his great enemy and felt extremely happy, but he had no one to confide in. Xu Tianran's father was his enemy, but Xu Tianran, that bastard, was also his enemy.

In fact, this letter came from a Sun Moon spy who had infiltrated the Star Luo Army. Not long ago, the spy contacted him, handed him a letter, and said, "The Tower Master asked me to bring you a letter!"

To be honest, He Caitou was completely bewildered at first, and had no idea who the so-called tower master was.

It wasn't until he finished reading the letter that he realized the so-called Tower Master was actually Huo Yuhao.

In the letter, the other party explained the truth behind Xuanzi's killing of Xu Tianran and expressed their hope to continue their good cooperation with He Caitou.

In fact, Huo Yuhao wasn't worried that He Caitou would reveal this matter.

He Caitou is bound by a restriction placed on him by Electrolux. If He Caitou were to betray them, the restriction would kill him first.

After a while, He Caitou calmed down and stepped out of the tent. What came into view was a magnificent high wall in the distance, which gleamed with the unique metallic luster in the sunlight.

He looked around and saw an astonishing number of towering fortresses rising from the ground, as well as various soul-guided cannons, their muzzles black and faintly exuding a dangerous aura.

This is the Star Luo Qino Defense Line, built by the Star Luo Empire at great expense. Of course, what He Caitou can see is only a part of this defense line.

As the sole trainer of Shrek Academy's individual talent program, He Caitou has a great talent for soul tools and his own unique insights, which has earned him a lot of praise from his teachers.

Furthermore, Shrek Academy's soul tool technology was superior to that of the Star Luo Empire and the Douling Empire, so He Caitou was sent by the academy to assist the Star Luo Empire in building the Star Luo Qinuo Defense Line.

Of course, the high wall was not built under his supervision. He Caitou was responsible for inspecting the soul tools, making the soul cannons, and making a series of suggestions on the layout of the soul cannons.

In order to fulfill his previous promise to Huo Yuhao, He Caitou performed exceptionally well in the construction of the Star Rochino Defense Line, which earned him Xu Jiujiu's appreciation and made him a favorite of hers.

"Commander!" A male voice came from behind, followed by a series of hurried footsteps.

He Caitou turned around and saw a fat middle-aged man wearing armor with a fawning smile on his face.

"Liu Yun, is something the matter?" He Caitou asked.

This person is the commander of the Allied Forces' transport regiment. The main responsibility of the transport regiment is to transport soul tools here, and one of He Caitou's responsibilities is to inspect the soul tools.

In fact, He Caitou is not the only person who has this responsibility, but the others who do this job, in terms of background and how much importance they place on him, are naturally not comparable to him.

In recent days, Liu Yun has slipped He Caitou storage rings several times, hoping to reduce the amount of soul tools he has to hand over so he can line his own pockets.

He Caitou did not refuse and chose to accept everything, ignoring Liu Yun's act of embezzling the soul tool. It was not because he was greedy, but mainly because he found that this phenomenon was very common within the Allied Forces. In order to further infiltrate the Allied Forces and get these people to accept him, so as to better complete his undercover work, he naturally chose to join these people.

As for the storage ring Liu Yun gave him, it contained roughly three kinds of things: either rare metals and gold soul coins, or soul tools.

"Sir, shall we go inside and talk?" Liu Yun's small eyes darted around, like a large rat stealing food, extremely wary of the slightest movement around it.

Upon hearing this, He Caitou nodded and led Liu Yun into the tent, skillfully activating the soundproof soul-guiding shield.

Liu Yun placed a silver storage ring on the table and said with a smile, "Thank you for taking care of me during this time, Commander. This is just a small token of my appreciation."

He Caitou took the storage ring, examined its contents, and his expression immediately turned extremely ugly: "Liu Yun, you've given far too much. How much did you take this time?"

He felt that the Allied Forces couldn't defeat the Sun and Moon Army, and these guys also deserved some credit for it.

Of course, based on his research over the past few days, he also knew that it wasn't just people like Liu Jin in the transport group who were taking them; even those in the two great empires who were responsible for making soul tools were secretly taking them through various means.

"Commander, don't worry, I'll definitely take less than you. If you don't take, how can I take, and how can everyone improve?" Liu Yun said with a smile.

"That's not what I'm concerned about. If everyone takes them like this, won't the Allied Forces be crushed by the Sun and Moon Army in the war? How will everyone take them in the future?" He Caitou was somewhat speechless.

Liu Yun said helplessly, "Commander, we were never going to be able to defeat the Sun and Moon Army. Now the morale of the allied forces is low and they have suffered heavy losses. It can be said that the building is about to collapse. I don't think it will last long. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to make more money, where will we find such a good opportunity to make money in the future?"

Chapter 695 Huo Yuhao, you don't want to lose your position as prime minister, do you?

Upon hearing this, He Caitou remained silent. Perhaps when the Sun Moon Empire first launched the war, the allied forces still had the confidence to defeat the Sun Moon army.

However, as time went by and the allied forces suffered several defeats in wars, their morale gradually declined, and many people began to feel that the Sun and Moon Army was invincible.

People like Liu Yun, who take advantage of the Allied Forces' predicament to gain even more than before, may spring up like mushrooms after rain.

As an undercover agent, he naturally hoped that the Allied Forces would be completely defeated by the Sun and Moon Army, so he would not help the Allied Forces to curb this phenomenon.

After all, Huo Yuhao helped him kill Xu Tianran, which was enough to show that the other party was a person who kept his promises. For him, this was also a favor that he could not leave unrepaid.

As for Teacher Fanyu, she has indeed been very kind to him. However, given Huo Yuhao's trustworthiness, he will definitely keep his promise and treat Teacher Fanyu well, even if he catches her!

Liu Yun smiled and continued, "Sir, as you know, as the head of the transport regiment, I share common interests with many people, and we get along quite well. Therefore, I am also quite well-informed."

"You've been very kind to me, so I'll share some confidential information with you. As far as I know, after the Sun Moon Empire occupied the Heavenly Soul Empire and parts of the Star Luo Empire, they treated the local people quite well."

"After the Sun Moon Empire provided a series of soul-guided technology support, the local people no longer needed to burn coal for heating."

Moreover, things like soul-guided streetlights and soul-guided light screens have been deployed across the country, and even villages now have these products of soul-guided technology. Compared to before the Sun Moon Empire occupied the area, the quality of life of the local people has greatly improved.

However, the allied forces would naturally claim that the people in the areas occupied by the Sun Moon Empire were living in dire straits, and they would guard this news closely, simply to prevent the morale of the allied forces from declining further!

He Caitou was startled, thinking to himself that this was a completely open conspiracy. Once the locals got used to the convenience brought by the soul guidance technology, even if they were initially dissatisfied with the Sun Moon Empire, they would gradually be assimilated over time, and then they would be even less likely to oppose the Sun Moon Empire.

During this time, He Caitou was constantly inspecting soul tools within the defense line and supervising the production of soul cannons. He was extremely busy and had no time to gather information.

In fact, as an undercover agent, due to the special nature of his duties, he did not need to help the Sun Moon Army by gathering intelligence. He only needed to condone people like Liu Yun to embezzle soul tools, which was already helping the Sun Moon Army.

After all, for the Allied Forces, the existence of soul tools can enhance their strength, which is undoubtedly extremely important. If there is a problem with the soul tool system, it will undoubtedly lead to a significant reduction in the strength of the Allied Forces.

"Alright, Commander, I'll be going now. Next time I come here, I'll bring you even more gifts." Liu Yun smiled and said goodbye to He Caitou.

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In the palace, at the Sun and Moon Hall, sunlight streamed through the windows, reflecting off the gleaming floor like flowing molten gold.

In front of a large table, Xu Tianzhen sat in a chair, elbows on the table, hands supporting her chin, staring intently at Huo Yuhao's handsome face.

On the surface, she summoned Huo Yuhao to the palace only to discuss how to kill Xuanzi, but in reality, how to kill Xuanzi was only one of the reasons she summoned Huo Yuhao to the palace.

If it were merely about killing Xuanzi, Huo Yuhao would have left the palace long ago and wouldn't have needed to stay until now.

After all, the plan to ambush and kill Xuanzi has already been finalized. Huo Yuhao's current presence in the palace is simply to assist the new Sun Moon Emperor in reviewing memorials.

For Xu Tianzhen, who had never handled government affairs before, reviewing memorials was completely foreign to her, and she had no way of correctly reviewing the memorials submitted by her officials.

So she asked Huo Yuhao to review them for her. Of course, she also had another purpose: to take this opportunity to spend more time with Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was reviewing memorials. To be honest, he had never done this kind of thing before, so he naturally had no experience.

Fortunately, some memorials that Xu Tianran had reviewed were preserved in the palace, as well as intelligence on officials from various regions who were qualified to submit memorials. This intelligence was packaged in scrolls and contained detailed information.

Huo Yuhao studied these things briefly and roughly understood the method of reviewing memorials, quickly becoming quite proficient at it.

With his powerful mental strength, he could naturally notice Xu Tianzhen's gaze. He couldn't help but sigh that Douluo Continent truly lived up to its reputation as a continent of love. The female characters here all seemed to be under a spell; once they were tainted by love, their minds would go blank.

"Alright, Your Majesty, I have finished reviewing these memorials. I should return to the academy now." Huo Yuhao put down his pen, closed the last memorial, and stood up from his chair.

"Huh?" Xu Tianzhen's eyes widened, feeling that time had passed too quickly. She quickly said, "No, Prime Minister Huo, you can't leave the palace yet!"

"Does Your Majesty have any other matters that require my assistance?" Huo Yuhao asked, looking puzzled.

"This..." Xu Tianzhen's mind was racing. She was thinking about a reason to keep Huo Yuhao, but time was of the essence, and she couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

Seeing Xu Tianzhen's appearance, Huo Yuhao cupped his hands and said, "If Your Majesty has nothing else, then this humble subject will take his leave!"

After saying that, Huo Yuhao turned around and walked towards the vermilion carved wooden door, preparing to leave the Sun and Moon Palace.

Xu Tianzhen immediately became anxious. She said in a deep voice, "Prime Minister Huo, I am the Emperor of the Sun and Moon. I now order you to stay in the palace. Why don't you stop right now?"

Xu Tianzhen was once the most favored princess of the Sun Moon Empire. She grew up under the love of her parents and brothers from a young age and could be said to have been extremely pampered.

Even though her brothers turned against each other in their struggle for the throne, Xu Tianzhen remained favored and was not negatively affected by it.

Growing up in this environment, Xu Tianzhen developed a spoiled, willful, and rebellious personality from a young age.

What she wanted to do was something even her father, Emperor Yuanjia, could not stop her from doing.

Whether it was demolishing the emperor's bedroom, setting fire to the main hall, or even going against Emperor Yuanjia's wishes by not attending the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy but instead going to the Mingdu Soul Master Academy, it all reflected his own personality.

Huo Yuhao did not stop walking. Instead, he continued walking on his own. Although Xu Tianzhen was indeed interested in him, he knew that to deal with someone like Xu Tianzhen who was willful, capricious, and rebellious, in order to control her and take the initiative, he could not let Xu Tianzhen do everything. Instead, he had to go against Xu Tianzhen on some issues.

As for the other party's remarks, such as "I am the Emperor of the Sun and Moon, and you must obey me," they undoubtedly had no deterrent effect.

Seeing Huo Yuhao still walking without stopping, Xu Tianzhen was furious. She did like Huo Yuhao, she would not deny that, but having been pampered since childhood and now ascending to the throne, she simply could not tolerate Huo Yuhao's behavior that was out of her control.

She strode forward, blocking the vermilion carved wooden door, and threatened, "Huo Yuhao, you don't want to lose your position as prime minister, do you? If I hadn't specifically chosen you to be prime minister, you'd probably still just a duke without any real power!"

Chapter 696 Your Majesty, you don't want to be seen either...

She didn't really intend to remove Huo Yuhao from his position as prime minister; she was merely using words to threaten him in order to achieve her own goals.