Douluo Continent: Copying Ya Li, the Carefree King of the Sun and Moon

The group entered the house.

The room was simply furnished, yet exuded elegance.

A landscape painting hangs on the wall, depicting the sunset over Xingluo City.

The corner bookshelf was filled with books, and the books on the top shelf looked a bit yellowed, but there wasn't a speck of dust on them.

Xiao Dingtian noticed his gaze, walked over, took down the top scroll, and handed it over.

"This is a letter that the eldest princess wrote to this old minister back then. You... take a look."

Xu Yanli took the scroll and gently unfurled it.

The letter paper had long since yellowed, but the handwriting remained clear.

Her handwriting is elegant yet spirited, each stroke seemingly free and crisp.

"To Uncle Xiao."

The letter was short, containing only a few words, and mostly concerned trivial matters in the military.

Yet, his concern for his subordinates and his compassion for his soldiers are palpable between the lines.

At the end of the letter, there was a line of small print:

"There is nothing to do in the army today, so I drank with the soldiers and had a great time. If Uncle Xiao were here, we would drink a big cup of wine together."

——望舒”

Chapter 72 Then what the heart desires becomes the direction one's actions will take.

Xu Yanli stared at the line of text and remained silent for a long time.

He could almost see that woman from seventeen years ago, sitting in the military camp, raising her glass and laughing with the soldiers, completely unrestrained and flamboyant.

That was a true princess.

That was his mother.

Xu Yanli gently stroked the paper, then sighed.

But if Tang San really did break the rules, why didn't any gods stop him? Did they think it was unnecessary, or did they all think his mother deserved to die?

Xu Yanli's thoughts tend to drift towards darkness now that he has grown up in a dark environment.

Although the positions of the God of Life and the God of Destruction appear to be at odds with Tang San in the original novel, they are ultimately working for the sake of the God Realm.

in case……

The truth of what happened back then definitely needs to be investigated, and whether that stream of light is related to the God Realm or only to Tang San can only be verified after he becomes a god.

However, it's best to keep something in reserve. Even if it's the succession to a divine position, you still need to have something of your own.

He needs to work even harder to learn Electrolux's abilities, so that he might be able to leave himself a way out.

He gently rolled up the letter and handed it back to Xiao Dingtian.

"Uncle Xiao, may I ask you something?"

Xiao Dingtian nodded: "Go ahead."

Xu Yanli's gaze fell on the painting of stars and sunset on the wall.

"Were any of the people who harmed my mother back then from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"

Xu Yanli suddenly remembered that the people who assassinated him at Shrek Academy were from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

After all, logically speaking, they didn't have any major enmity, so there was no reason for them to assassinate him. But what if it was because of his mother?

Xiao Dingtian's eyes instantly became extremely sharp.

"Yes." His voice was icy cold. "Duchess Xu Qingwan of the White Tiger is a person of the current Emperor Xu Jiawei. She did a lot of bad things behind the scenes back then. After His Highness was deposed, she was the first to jump out and demand that His Highness be stripped of his title and have it revoked."

"anything else?"

"And... all these years, she has been sending people to hunt down the old subordinates who followed His Highness back then. Several of my old brothers have died at her hands."

Xu Yanli nodded, his face revealing no emotion.

But Xiao Dingtian saw a bottomless coldness in his calm eyes.

That wasn't hatred, nor anger; it was a murderous intent tempered with extreme calm.

Just like the eldest princess back then, she had the same look in her eyes when she decided to go to the battlefield.

Xiao Dingtian's eyes were tightly closed, and his whole being exuded an aura of desolation and sorrow. It took him a long time to recover before he softly said, "Yan Li, what do you plan to do..."

Xu Yanli smiled slightly: "Uncle Xiao, rest assured, I won't act impulsively." He stood up, "I'm sorry to have bothered you today, I'll take my leave now. I'll visit again when I have the chance."

Xiao Dingtian wanted to say something, but looking at that face that was almost identical to that of the Eldest Princess, he could only sigh in the end.

"Be careful on the road."

Xu Yanli nodded and turned to leave.

As he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, turned back to look at Xiao Dingtian, thanked him again, and then turned away.

He pushed open the door and disappeared at the end of the alley.

Xiao Yue stood at the door, watching the receding figure, and whispered, "Father, he really... looks just like Her Highness the Princess."

As Xiao Dingtian watched the figure disappear into the twilight, tears welled up in his eyes again.

"So similar...too similar..."

He muttered to himself.

“The more similar it is, the more afraid I become. Your Highness had the same eyes and the same demeanor back then... but in the end, you met such a tragic end.”

"Can this child forge a different path?"

As dusk deepened, a cold wind blew through the seemingly secluded alley, swirling up a few withered leaves that had fallen to the ground, yet gently brushing against the proud plum blossoms by the roadside.

No one answered him.

Xu Yanli walked out of the alley, turned a corner, and suddenly stopped.

He leaned against the wall, eyes closed, motionless.

Long Xiaoyao emerged from the shadows and stood beside him without saying a word.

After a long, long time, Xu Yanli opened his eyes.

There were no tears in those eyes, only a deep, unfathomable calm.

"Elder Long."

"Ah."

"I want to go to the White Tiger Duke's mansion."

"Now?"

"Now."

Long Xiaoyao was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Long Xiaoyao didn't ask why, nor did he try to dissuade Xu Yanli. Long Xiaoyao knew that the moment Xu Yanli found out, he definitely needed an outlet for his emotions.

A place to vent sadness, after all, no matter how composed or how meticulous the child seems, he is still just a 12-year-old boy.

At this moment, the night in Xingluo City was like a stagnant pool, very quiet and peaceful.

The two of them blended into the city like ink.

The White Tiger Duke's Mansion is located in the eastern suburbs of the city, covering a very large area and looking quite grand.

Xu Yanli stood to the side, then lightly leaped over the wall of the mansion and landed in a secluded corner of the backyard.

As before, Long Xiaoyao remained hidden in the shadows, slowly following behind Xu Yanli.

Xu Yanli walked alone in the shadows like a lone wolf, his steps light and stealthy, perfectly avoiding the patrolling guards.

Xu Yanli's mind was in complete chaos at that moment, and he had no idea what he was thinking.

Logically speaking, that mother had nothing to do with him, so why should he insist on proving anything?

Perhaps it was because he had received kindness from his mother.

Xu Yanli closed his eyes slightly for a moment, then quickly opened them again.

Fine, I'll just be willful this once.

Xu Yanli suddenly felt like he understood something. Why was he trapping himself? He was a transmigrator, a Xu Yanli from outside the world, so why did he always have to confine himself to his own identity?

He wanted to live freely and wildly.

Anyway, his past life is already dead, so living now is a bonus.

What the heart desires becomes the direction one takes.

Xu Yanli felt as if the bottleneck in his spiritual sea had been broken through in an instant, and the next moment, his spiritual power was as boundless as a vast ocean.

Since she gave him this life and so many benefits, he naturally had to avenge his mother.

Moreover, judging from her actions, her mother might even be from the same hometown.

Xu Yanli's steps became more determined as he slowly used his mental power to explore each room.

Finally, we found it in a secluded little courtyard deep in the backyard.

The gate to the small courtyard was half-open, and a faint light was emanating from inside.

Xu Yanli gently pushed open the door. Fortunately, the door was very smooth and made no noise, so he quietly walked in.

Chapter 73 The Mad Believer

The courtyard was unusually quiet, unlike a place where a duchess should live.

There were no maids or guards, only a dim lamp shining through the crack in the main room's window.

Xu Yanli looked at everything in front of him in confusion.

He walked to the window and glanced inside.