Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 418 Meeting with Emperor Xuexin
Xu Tianran died, and in the end, it was still Xu Tianzhen who collected his body. No matter what, the two of them shared the same blood. However, Xu Tianran had been stripped of his princely status and could not be buried in the imperial mausoleum. Xu Tianzhen could only find a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains and buried him with the rites due to a commoner.

The Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, after his death, was only mourned by Xu Tianzhen and Ju Zi.

"Brother, I hope you are well. In the next life, do not get caught up in the struggle for power and profit, and do not resent your younger brother anymore. After all, it was you who harmed his entire village first. It is all karma and retribution," Xu Tianzhen murmured.

After paying respects to Xu Tianran, Xu Tianzhen asked Ju Zi, "Ju Zi, what are your plans for the future?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I have my own plans, so I'll take my leave." Orange didn't say much more. She didn't want this innocent and kind princess to be drawn into such a vortex of hatred.

But her path of revenge will not stop. She will not let the Star Luo Empire go, even if it means death. As for Yuwen Tuo, she will see if there is an opportunity in the future. She is willing to avenge Xu Tianran, but she will not force him.

Because she, who also carried deep hatred, could put herself in Yuwen Tuo's shoes, if she could, she also hoped to make that White Tiger Duke turn against everyone, leave a bad name for eternity, and make him die a more miserable death than anyone else.

Yuwen Tuo has already done it, but she hasn't.

Xu Tianran's death did not cause any significant disturbance in the Sun Moon Empire.

After all, he was no longer the crown prince, but a commoner without even a martial spirit, or even a useless and crippled person. The royal family was too busy to care about such a useless person.

The only ones who knew about him were the spies of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

This was arranged by Vina, because she knew that Yuwentuo would definitely be very interested in Xu Tianran's fate.

Soon, someone reported this news to the Heavenly Soul Empire's court.

A few days later, Yuwen Tuo, Yuwen Qiu, and Xiao Xiao returned to Tian Dou City. Yuwen Tuo told Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao to go find Vina and the others first, while he himself went to the Tian Dou Imperial Palace.

The once heavily guarded imperial palace is nothing to Yuwen Tuo now.

He could have entered openly, but the matter he needed to discuss with the emperor was confidential, so he chose to sneak in.

Of course, there are also experts in the palace. Ordinary people cannot detect him, but titled Douluo can.

Otherwise, if the palace were so easy to enter, Emperor Xuexin would have been assassinated long ago.

"Your Majesty, please take a rest."

Inside the imperial study, the noble empress frowned as she tried to persuade the emperor, who was still dealing with state affairs.

"I am fine. That day is probably not far off. If possible, I would like to leave behind a stable court," Emperor Xuexin sighed.

Yuwen Tuo rose to power too quickly. During this time, he helped the Heavenly Soul Empire bring back a large number of advanced soul tools, which were secretly operated and used by a specially selected army under the instruction of Cao Jinxuan and Nana.

In fact, the national strength of Tianhun has improved a lot.

But because of this, the day he longed to arrive yet feared was not far off. He could only work harder every day to try to clean up the mess in the court in his final years.

Just then, the study door was suddenly pushed open by a force, and a burst of flame rushed in, followed by a flash of lightning.

Inside the room, two figures had appeared without anyone noticing.

Yuwen Tuo looked at the figure formed by the lightning and said, "Senior Jiang, it seems you've improved a lot in the past few years. You've reached the Super Douluo realm." This person was none other than Jiang Peng's grandfather, the Zhen Tian Douluo Jiang Yuan.

His current speed is definitely beyond what ordinary Title Douluo can keep up with; Jiang Yuan has probably reached the qualitative leap of level 95.

Unlike Jiang Peng's pure strength-type Heaven-Shaking Axe, Jiang Yuan seems to have equipped his soul rings with a lot of lightning attributes, so his speed is not inferior to that of a speed-type soul master, as swift as lightning.

Since stepping down as Marshal of the Eastern Legion of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the old man has not wanted to stay idle at home. Instead, he has chosen to protect Emperor Xuexin. The Jiang family can be said to be one of the most loyal families in the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Fortunately, this generation of Heavenly Soul Emperors is quite wise, and their loyalty is commendable.

If it were a foolish ruler like Qin Er Shi, they might have become blindly loyal.

"Yuwen Tuo!" Jiang Yuan exclaimed in surprise. He had sensed that a master no less powerful than a Title Douluo had entered the palace, which was why he immediately gave chase.

Unexpectedly, the expert who entered the study even faster than him was actually the child from back then.

Although I knew his combat power was no less than that of a Title Douluo, it seems that he has undergone a complete transformation in just three months.

Jiang Yuan sensed the aura emanating from Yuwen Tuo, which was as unfathomable as a vast ocean.

He felt that although he had broken through to level 95, he was afraid that he would lose more often than he would win in a real fight against Yuwen Tuo.

Emperor Xuexin stood up, waved her hand, and said, "Minister Jiang, there is no need to be on guard. Would the future Grand Tutor Yuwen of my Heavenly Soul Empire possibly harm me?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, Yuwen Tuo pays his respects." Yuwen Tuo cupped his hands in greeting to the two.

"Grand Tutor Yuwen, it's been a long time. Please have a seat," Xuexin said with a smile.

After walking to the guest seat in the study, Yuwen Tuo said, "Your Majesty, I'm sure you've already guessed why I'm here today. I'm preparing to go to Shrek Academy."

"Really? Hehe, I don't know whether to be happy or sad. This day has come so quickly. Grand Tutor Yuwen, sometimes I find that your excellence is not so good." Xuexin said with a wry smile.

The empress reached out and grasped her husband's hand, her eyes filled with reluctance and sorrow. Clearly, she knew a lot; the emperor trusted his wife completely and had not kept anything from her.

Yuwen Tuo was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to do this. With my strength, give me some more time, and I can accomplish that task on my own."

"No!" Xuexin immediately said, "Grand Tutor, it's not that I don't believe in your abilities, but I can't let you bear such a bad reputation."

“I don’t care. Anyway, I was planning to retire after I finished everything,” Yuwen Tuo said.

He didn't care about the infamy. After all, his master had also suffered infamy back then, and even now, people in the Xuan-Yuan Sword world probably turn pale at the mere mention of his name.

"Grand Tutor, you are of a detached nature. Any country that receives your assistance is extremely fortunate," Emperor Xuexin said with satisfaction. "Learn both literary and martial arts, and use them to serve the imperial family; with great power comes great responsibility. This is a lesson that my royal academy will definitely teach its students. But I know very well that there is more to this saying than meets the eye: with great responsibility comes great power and wealth."

"Grand Tutor Yuwen, I cannot allow you to do everything only to be condemned. You should become a hero, a hero revered by all the people of my Heavenly Soul Empire!"

(End of this chapter)