"What, it failed?"
Within the Spirit Douluo Empire, an angry roar resounded. The man had a handsome, middle-aged face.
Though he couldn't compare to Yuwen Tuo or the cross-dressing Wang Dong, in his youth, he must have been quite the heartthrob.
This man was His Majesty, Xue Lingfeng, the current Emperor of the Spirit Douluo Empire.
Xu Sanshi's mother, Xue Lingxun, was his biological younger sister.
Their family inherited the Swan Martial Soul from the former Heaven Dou Empire, and those pure white wings were still very beautiful.
Yuwen Tuo's mother, Xu Yueran, was probably a "beauty-lover" back then, otherwise she wouldn't have been attracted to this Xue Lingfeng. For besides being handsome, he was inferior in all other aspects, even compared to Emperor Xue Xin of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
"Your Majesty, calm down!" The Empress Consort, sitting beside him, hastily appeased him.
She was the little aunt of the Lone Bamboo Sword. She was originally just a concubine, as the Empress's position had long been reserved by Xu Yueran. In a way, she had to thank the Sun and Moon Empire; if not for that incident, she wouldn't have become the Empress Consort.
However, this Empress Consort was rather virtuous; at least she knew to appease the Emperor, especially since the person standing below was none other than Heavenly Sun Douluo.
Xue Lingfeng only then regained his composure, remembering that the person below was Heavenly Sun Douluo, their nation's guardian.
He could unleash his anger on anyone, but he absolutely could not be disrespectful to this person.
"Heavenly Sun Titled Douluo, we dispatched a full five Titled Douluo to assassinate Yuwen Tuo, including even you. I also heard that Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Shrek all took action. Why did so many forces fail to ambush a single child?" Xue Lingfeng asked after forcing himself to calm down.
Heavenly Sun Douluo stood below the court, saying helplessly, "Because the Body Sect made a move. I did not expect them to attach such importance to Yuwen Tuo."
"On the Star Luo Empire's side, the Xu family, after all, shares a blood relation with Yuwen Tuo. It was not convenient for them to openly act, so they only sent Xuanji Douluo to help me block Jing Hongchen.
Scarlet Dragon Douluo Wu Yan of the Heavenly Soul Empire, moreover, merely went through the motions, even interfering with my actions. These two nations were not reliable in this matter. In reality, the only ones truly wanting to kill Yuwen Tuo were probably us and Shrek."
"But on Shrek's side, they were deterred by Poison Immortal alone. Poison Immortal has already broken through to the realm of Ultimate Douluo. Even Mu En died at his hands.
One man holding the pass against ten thousand. Xuan Zi, Shrek's second-in-command, also died at Yuwen Tuo's hands. How would they dare to contend with Poison Immortal?"
"I was the only one trying to kill Yuwen Tuo. In the valley, I was blocked by Golden Roc, the Vice Sect Master of the Body Sect, leading to the failure of the plan. The other four Titled Douluo I brought were even besieged by eight Titled Douluo from the Body Sect.
When I arrived, two were dead and two were severely wounded. I barely managed to save the remaining two. The Titled Douluo with second awakenings of their Body Martial Souls are simply too much stronger than our nation's Titled Douluo!"
"Two dead... two severely wounded?" Xue Lingfeng slumped onto the Imperial Throne in dismay.
Dispatching a full five Titled Douluo to assassinate Yuwen Tuo, yet not only did they fail to kill the target, but they also lost two Titled Douluo. This time's losses were undeniably huge.
One had to know that their Spirit Douluo Empire had the fewest Titled Douluo among all nations.
Similarly, in the Heavenly Soul Empire's First Imperial Prince's residence as the Heavenly Soul Empire had not yet established a Crown Prince, no one could reside in the Eastern Palace, and even the First Imperial Prince had built his residence elsewhere.
Scarlet Dragon Douluo Wu Yan was also reporting the situation to this Imperial Prince. However, this old fellow twisted the facts, claiming that Heavenly Sun Douluo had constantly been sabotaging him, despite it being Wu Yan who had been interfering with Heavenly Sun Douluo at every turn.
He even produced evidence: a blow to his chest from Heavenly Sun Douluo.
Although Heavenly Sun Douluo's intention at the time was to push him away first to prevent his interference and facilitate the killing of Yuwen Tuo, Scarlet Dragon Douluo spun it into Heavenly Sun Douluo striking him to protect Yuwen Tuo, which supposedly allowed Yuwen Tuo to narrowly escape.
The First Imperial Prince of Heavenly Soul was utterly bewildered by his words.
No way, could it be that it wasn't Emperor of the Sun and Moon who cuckolded Emperor of the Spirit Douluo back then, but the other way around? Could Yuwen Tuo actually be the illegitimate son of Xu Yueran and Xue Lingfeng?
But that's not right. If so, after Xu Yueran escaped, why didn't she just raise her son with Xue Lingfeng? Why abandon him? Was it perhaps fear of the secret being exposed and their two nations facing retaliation from the Sun and Moon Empire?
This not-so-bright First Imperial Prince was completely lost, finding it strange no matter how he thought about it. Yet, the evidence of Scarlet Dragon Douluo's chest, which contained Heavenly Sun Douluo's palm force,
was undeniable. If Heavenly Sun Douluo hadn't wanted to save Yuwen Tuo, why would he strike Scarlet Dragon Douluo, who was sent to help him?
"No matter what, Scarlet Dragon Titled Douluo, this matter is the Spirit Douluo Empire's fault. Rest assured, this Prince will one day seek justice for you." The First Imperial Prince comforted him. Currently, Scarlet Dragon Douluo was the only Titled Douluo supporting him, so he had to stand by him no matter what.
"Your Highness, you are truly a sagely monarch for all ages, so wise!" Scarlet Dragon Douluo said, moved.
It was fortunate that his true boss, the one surnamed Ning, wasn't present, otherwise he would surely have been disgusted by his acting.
When had their Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan's acting ever been this bad?
The Star Luo Empire was in the most nuanced mood.
Xuanji Douluo, half-dead, finally crawled out of the ruins to report.
Xu Jiawei was furious, Xu Jiujiu was joyful, and Xu Yueran was ambivalent.
The three emotions just balanced each other out.
"It seems my little nephew is not simple. He actually received such attention from the Body Sect. Imperial Brother, do you have a suspicion that Yuwen Tuo might have twin martial souls, and his second martial soul is even a Body Martial Soul?" Xu Jiujiu asked with a smile.
She knew that after today's failure, it would be difficult to kill Yuwen Tuo again.
Not just because opportunities would be hard to come by, but because they now knew the extent of the Body Sect's regard for him.
One of the three strongest forces on the continent, openly! With their protection, who would dare to rashly attempt to kill Yuwen Tuo? Were they not afraid of Poison Immortal's retaliation?
"Perhaps!" Xu Jiawei said coldly.
He knew that his decision this time was seriously flawed. Not only had he offended the Body Sect, but he had also probably completely disheartened Yuwen Tuo towards Star Luo.
The main thing was that he couldn't understand Poison Immortal's way of thinking. Since he valued him so much, why let Yuwen Tuo go to the Sun and Moon Empire? Wasn't he afraid of him never returning?
"If he truly possesses a second martial soul, and it is a Body Martial Soul, then we must give him even greater importance. Under no circumstances can we let him stay in the Sun and Moon Empire." Xu Yueran said.
Her thoughts had never changed. The one she truly hated was never Yuwen Tuo, but that man from the Sun and Moon Empire.
In short, Yuwen Tuo absolutely could not be allowed to return and serve that man.
"But what other options do I have?" Xu Jiawei said helplessly.
He had sent people to invite Yuwen Tuo back, and he did, but Yuwen Tuo still chose the Sun and Moon Empire.
To go all out and directly ambush Yuwen Tuo, he also did, but it again resulted in failure.
At this moment, Yuwen Tuo, who had already returned to the Sun and Moon Empire, was beyond his reach.
Xu Jiujiu stood up. "Imperial Brother, I know you are the Emperor, and national interests are paramount. But I still believe that as long as we don't give up, there will always be a chance to bring him back. And Imperial Sister, anyone in this world can approve of the order to ambush him, but you alone cannot. This time, I am truly very disappointed in you."
Out of anger and disappointment, she left the palace without even saying farewell.
The order to ambush Yuwen Tuo was something she disagreed with from beginning to end. Unfortunately, even as a princess, her will could not override the Emperor's decree.
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