pertwk Chapter 153 There are two suns in this Star Luo Empire!
Chapter 153 There are two suns in this Star Luo Empire!
Chapter 153 There are two suns in this Star Luo Empire!
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's abrupt question, Xu Jiawei's expression froze.
As the Emperor of Xingluo, how could he not know what was going on?
It's all because of that guy Dai Hao. In order to make a name for himself and consolidate his position in the Western Army Group, he would secretly stir up trouble from time to time, harass the border towns of the Sun Moon Empire, and force them to forcibly recruit civilians to join the army to resist.
As the emperor of Xingluo, he couldn't say much about this behavior.
For the sergeants of the Western Army Group, earning military merit through war is an important channel for their promotion.
As for the people in the Xingluo Empire, they only knew that Duke Baihu had once again led his army to victory against the Sun-Moon Empire.
Over time, Dai Hao's prestige among the army and the people steadily surpassed that of the emperor. Even on the western border, the absurd situation arose where people knew only the Duke of Baihu but not the Emperor of Xingluo.
As the Duke of White Tiger's mansion, they only need to think about provoking the Sun Moon Empire from time to time, while he, as the Emperor of Star Luo, has to consider many things.
If it weren't for his ancestor's inexplicable lapse of judgment in granting the White Tiger family a hereditary dukedom, he wouldn't be so constrained now. He would have already sent the Guardian Douluo to take over the White Tiger Duke's mansion.
Now that he sees signs of decline in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Xu Jiawei naturally wants to probe Huo Yuhao to see what Shrek Academy, which stands behind him, thinks about this.
After all, Shrek Academy is a problem that all three Douluo Empires have to face, but the White Tiger Duke's Mansion is a matter that the Star Luo royal family has to handle alone.
The fact that the Star Luo Emperor was able to use Shrek Academy to resolve the issue of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion was something he naturally applauded.
Thinking of this, Xu Jiawei's eyes flickered slightly, then he sighed softly and said, "Yuhao, I shouldn't have told you these things. Our Star Luo royal family's foreign policy is naturally based on peace."
But you should also know that imperial power has difficulty reaching the countryside. Although I am the Emperor of Xingluo, I need to be stationed in the capital of Xingluo, so my control over the various borders is naturally not as strong as that of the local army commanders.
Often, news of tense military situations at the border arrives today, and the war has already begun the next day, or even ended on the third day. This is one of the reasons why we wanted to invite Master Lingbing.
I hope he can develop a soul-guided device for the Empire that enables long-distance communication, so that my messages can be quickly and accurately transmitted to the ears of the commanders of various army groups.”
Huo Yuhao naturally understood the meaning behind Xu Jiawei's words.
Although he did not specify who it was, anyone with even a slight understanding of the internal power structure of the Star Luo Empire would understand.
The eastern and southern parts of the Star Luo Empire are coastal areas, and the army is mainly composed of the Western Army Group and the Northern Army Group.
The Western Army Group, responsible for resisting the Sun Moon Empire, was firmly controlled by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
In addition, the Star Luo Empire still uses outdated communication methods, such as scouts, for communication.
Even if the emperor sent a titled Douluo to deliver a message, it would still take one or two hours to travel a distance of over a thousand miles.
In its previous life, the Sun Moon Empire, after developing a satellite soul guide device, could freely transmit messages within a range of 500 miles.
By connecting multiple satellite soul guides, even long-distance communication over tens of thousands of miles is not difficult.
Xu Jiawei's words vaguely pointed out that there are two suns in the Xingluo Empire, and he, the Xingluo Emperor, has suffered in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion for a long time.
Once Xu Jiawei's attitude was understood, the rest of the matter became much simpler.
Huo Yuhao didn't want to engage in any more witty banter with him, so he quickly took out a dagger from his storage space and placed it on the coffee table.
"I think Your Majesty is quite familiar with this. By the way, I now share the same surname as my mother."
Xu Jiawei stared at the specially made White Tiger Dagger, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and his breath caught in his throat.
"So that's how it is. I should have thought of that sooner..."
The Star Luo royal family, who had secret guards planted within the White Tiger Duke's mansion, naturally understood what this dagger represented.
But he never expected that the Spirit Eye boy who was only at the first level of innate soul power back then could grow to this extent.
According to the information obtained from Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao's martial soul should be ice-attribute, which is why he couldn't connect the two of them immediately.
No wonder the two brothers, Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin, both decided to target Huo Yuhao.
So this is a tradition passed down through your Dai family.
After figuring all this out, Xu Jiawei finally couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
"It truly is a matter of timing and fate. No wonder Xuanji Douluo suddenly requested that I arrange for him to be a referee for the Soul Master Competition; so that's what he was planning. He really wants to drag our Star Luo royal family into this mess."
Xuanji Douluo can be said to have the highest status and cultivation level in the Star Luo Empire's Royal Hall of Worship, apart from the Hall Master, the Deputy Hall Master, and Shattered Star Douluo.
At the time, he was happy to condescend to serve as a referee in the Soul Master Competition to showcase the power of the Star Luo Empire to the outside world, and as the Star Luo Emperor, he was naturally extremely pleased.
Unexpectedly, this was also a trap set by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion for itself.
If Xuanji Douluo were to do anything to Huo Yuhao during the Soul Master Competition, he, as the Star Luo Emperor, would likely be held accountable by Shrek Academy, and the relationship between the two families might even worsen.
Xuanji Douluo is still a member of the Star Luo Royal Family on the surface. When he faces pressure from Shrek Academy, he will have to protect him. He will really have to swallow his pride and bear the consequences.
"I wonder what your plans are next, Yuhao?" Xu Jiawei looked at Huo Yuhao, his tone becoming much more intimate. "If needed, our Star Luo Royal Family can also offer some small assistance."
Now that the situation is clear, Xu Jiawei naturally wants to get rid of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, this major threat, as soon as possible.
With Huo Yuhao's powerful claim and the Dai family's ancestral tradition, he could completely minimize the impact afterward.
If he doesn't do what he's been thinking about day and night soon, he'll probably be restless and unable to eat or sleep.
The question is, what kind of posthumous title should be given to my good brother Dai Hao?
Seeing the eager expression on Xu Jiawei's face, Huo Yuhao's lips twitched slightly, but he still spoke in a deep voice.
"No rush. As the saying goes, you have to lure the snake out of its hole to catch it all in one fell swoop. The more desperate they are, the more flaws they will reveal, and the more legitimate our actions will be then."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei realized that he had been a bit too hasty. He leaned back on the sofa and chuckled, "It seems that my composure is not as good as yours. Truly, new talents emerge in every generation."
You are, in a sense, a subject of our Star Luo Empire, and I, as the Star Luo Emperor, can be considered your elder. Therefore, I will take the liberty of gifting you that long-forgotten Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone from the Star Luo Treasury.
That solidified soul bone with the Ice Explosion soul skill is a perfect match for your ice-attribute martial soul. I think you, Yuhao, can shine brightly in the upcoming Soul Master Competition with this.
The more Huo Yuhao's talent was displayed, the more uneasy Dai Hao became.
This could easily throw the opponent off balance and lead them to make some foolish moves.
If he were caught red-handed, wouldn't he be able to easily subdue the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not refuse the generous gift. He nodded and said, "Then thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
It was naturally a good thing for Huo Yuhao to be able to obtain that Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone earlier.
His current Ice Dragon King Martial Soul's Extreme Ice Bloom Soul Skill is essentially just a partial embodiment of the Ice Explosion Technique.
This stems more from his insights into the use of Ice Blast in his previous life, which can be considered to be engraved in his soul.
Otherwise, how could the Ice Emperor, whose innate skill did not include Ice Explosion, possibly generate an Extreme Ice Bloom soul skill similar to Ice Explosion in his third soul ring?
If he could absorb the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone and obtain the original Ice Explosion Soul Skill, the combination of the two might create another qualitative change, raising his combat power to a new level.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao did not refuse, Xu Jiawei's smile deepened.
After a brief discussion about how to deal with some follow-up details of the White Tiger Duke's mansion, Xu Jiawei stood up and smiled slightly.
"It's getting late, so I won't keep you any longer. I'll have Jiu Jiu deliver those two items to you tomorrow. I just hope our real cooperation can begin soon."
"Then thank you very much, Your Majesty."
Huo Yuhao also stood up to return the greeting.
After Xu Jiawei personally escorted Huo Yuhao out of the room, Xu Jiujiu, who had been waiting in another room, came back in.
Xu Jiawei sat back down on the sofa, took a sip of tea, and then said gently, "Jiujiu, you've been listening to him for so long in the next room using your soul tool. Do you have any new thoughts about him?"
Xu Jiujiu sat down on the sofa opposite Xu Jiawei without any politeness, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup, drank it all in one gulp, and then said in an annoyed tone.
"What do you mean? It's just that his speech and behavior are completely unlike that of a child."
He paused, recalling for a long time the usual practices among nobles regarding illegitimate children, and his expression became somewhat complicated.
"His ability to overcome all hardships and reach this point today may indeed be, as you said, an arrangement of fate."
"Fate?" Xu Jiawei murmured softly, placing the teacup back on the coffee table, his eyes becoming deep.
"Previously, our Star Crown Sect conducted a once-in-a-century divination within our ancestral lands using our astrological talents. The result was that our Star Crown Sect's opportunity would soon arrive in Star Luo City. Do you think this is truly an arrangement of fate?"
Astrological talent—this is the most unique aspect of the Star Crown Martial Soul.
Within the ancestral land of the sect, by using the power of the stars to observe celestial phenomena at night, one can receive guidance from the morning star.
Why did the Xingguan Sect, which was a hidden sect in the past, resolutely come out and lead the people of Xingluo to resist the invasion of the Sun and Moon Empire? It was because they were guided by the divination results.
It was that incident that led to the change of the Star Luo royal family, making the Star Crown Sect the new master of the Star Luo Empire.
"Thinking so much is just asking for trouble. Even our Star Crown Martial Soul's astrological talent isn't always accurate." Xu Jiujiu smiled and shook her head, changing the subject:
"Rather, brother, do you really intend to put that item up for auction this time? Although our ancestors couldn't find a way to use it, what about in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei shook his head slightly, his fingers tapping lightly on the sofa armrest.
"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub." That treasure was originally a rare find obtained by our ancestors thousands of years ago through the guidance of the morning star.
"So many years have passed, and it's been gathering dust in our Star Crown Sect's treasury. Now, taking it out to give it a little exposure, letting us know just how far the Sun Moon Empire's Mingde Hall has progressed in its research on soul tools, is a good thing."
Seeing that Xu Jiawei was determined, Xu Jiujiu stopped trying to persuade him.
After a long silence, he said softly, "But brother, should we really follow Huo Yuhao's arrangements completely regarding the handling of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"
Shrek Academy is officially neutral, so it's hard to say how much assistance they'll be able to provide.
Xu Jiawei's expression became more serious. He sat up straight again, his gaze sharpening.
"Didn't you yourself say that you're neutral on the surface? If Shrek Academy finds something on you, they'll probably be ruthless than anyone else. Besides, do you really think Huo Yuhao is only backed by Shrek Academy?"
Because of Shrek Academy, we haven't been able to get much useful information about the Spirit Pagoda that suddenly appeared outside the Star Dou Great Forest. But I think that the mysterious Master Lingbing might be inside that Spirit Pagoda.
After a long pause, he immediately understood the connection.
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
A smile returned to Xu Jiawei's face: "Aren't you going to bring Huo Yuhao the carving knife and soul bone tomorrow? Please try to find out as much useful information as possible for your brother then."
Hearing this, Xu Jiujiu looked at him with some suspicion.
"Why didn't you just ask him directly earlier?"
Xu Jiawei's smile grew increasingly meaningful as he shrugged, looking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"I was so excited when I heard Huo Yuhao's true identity that I forgot all about it. I just remembered. Besides, Jiu Jiu, aren't you curious about him and want to know more about him?"
Xu Jiujiu was taken aback by his words, but immediately realized the teasing tone in Xu Jiawei's words, and her pretty face couldn't help but turn red.
"He's already surrounded by a bunch of women, and he wouldn't even look at your little sister. Besides, do you expect me to go and be his mistress?"
"I didn't say anything." Xu Jiawei couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xu Jiujiu's somewhat agitated look, and he didn't intend to say anything more.
As the Emperor of Xingluo, he naturally wouldn't risk his sister's lifelong happiness; otherwise, he would have been an emperor for nothing.
(End of this chapter)