Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

Sun Moon Empire
In the Crown Prince's palace, Jin Tianming sat on the Crown Prince's throne, ending his conversation with Mo Yan. He thought to himself that he was indeed not suited to talk to that guy Mo Yan for long.

He looked down and saw that Ju Zi was focused on handling official business, while Xu Tianran, the puppet, sat quietly in his wheelchair without moving.

Now, the Crown Prince's palace is filled with Jin Tianming's men; it's practically his territory now. No one knows that the most ambitious Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire has long since become a puppet.

Orange, who was handling the Crown Prince's affairs below, seemed to have seen a letter containing important news. She couldn't help but pick up the letter and walk up to Jin Tianming: "My lord, please take a look at this news about the Star Luo Empire."

Jin Tianming took the letter, glanced at it, and couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Wen Yu had already received the "gift" he had sent.

He looked up at the orange in front of him, which was both respectful and fearful of him, and said with a smile, "Relax, I'm not a man-eating monster."

"If this former crown prince hadn't been so impatient, he wouldn't have died so young."

"..." Upon hearing this, Orange fell silent. She really wanted to ask in her heart, "Are you even speaking human language?"

Seeing that Ju Zi remained silent, Jin Tianming gave up teasing her and continued, "Do you think that if Hakimi knew that the Star Luo Emperor had an accident, would this docile tiger bare its fangs?"

"Sir, what do you mean?" Orange asked, puzzled.

"Haven't you always wanted revenge? I can give you this chance."

"As for whether you choose to use someone else to do the dirty work or to use other methods, that's up to you."

Jin Tianming handed the letter back to Ju Zi.

Orange immediately took the letter excitedly and said firmly, "Sir, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"

"Whatever makes you happy. If you don't do it well, I'll take matters into my own hands next time. If you can't get revenge then, don't blame me."

"Yes, I will definitely succeed!" Orange said, her eyes filled with determination. The person she hated most in her life was Duke White Tiger.

Jin Tianming closed his eyes again and pretended to sleep, but in his heart he was thinking: I wonder if Mo Yan's research on the Soul Spirit Technique has been successful.

Star Dou Forest...

"so cute!"

Han Ruoruo covered her mouth with both hands, looking at the small Blood Moon Spirit Fox that Zhang Lexuan had summoned, and said in surprise.

Mo Yan and Dugu Luo stood side by side, also examining the Blood Moon Spirit Fox, which had shrunk several times in size and was almost the size of a kitten.

Dugu Luo couldn't help but ask, "Lord Mo Yan, is this really a success? I feel like it's just gotten smaller, about the same size as the little poisonous snake I used to keep."

Mo Yan nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too. I'm afraid it's a failure."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at the Blood Moon Fox's original body. It was quite large, so how did it shrink to the size of a kitten after becoming a spirit?

Hearing their conversation, the Blood Moon Fox, now a spirit, glanced at Mo Yan with displeasure, her eyes seeming to say, "Isn't my transformation your responsibility? Why are you complaining about me?"

Mo Yan noticed the Blood Moon Fox's gaze and looked down at it, but the Blood Moon Fox immediately looked away.

Seeing this, Mo Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

She could also tell that the female fox was actually quite timid.

This guy is incredibly lucky to have cultivated for 100,000 years.

"Mo Yan, how exactly do you manage to transform souls using this method?"

At this moment, Han Ruoruo suppressed her urge to pet the fox, and filled with a thirst for knowledge, she asked Mo Yan curiously.

Mo Yan looked at Han Ruoruo, whose face was full of curiosity, and was actually a little frightened by her enthusiasm.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan realized that Han Ruoruo's thirst for knowledge was far more intense than that of ordinary people.

She placed the Blood Moon Spirit Fox on her shoulder and tugged at Han Ruoruo's arm, saying, "Ruoruo, calm down." Only then did Mo Yan remember that Han Ruoruo also had another title—Inner Court Library Administrator.

She has an extreme thirst for knowledge, which is completely different from Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang wanted to make a name for himself through theory and prove those who looked down on him wrong. Han Ruoruo, on the other hand, truly loves knowledge from the bottom of her heart. She is either reading or on her way to read books.

That's why she ended up with Wang Yan; the two were drawn to each other by their shared pursuit of knowledge.

"Senior Sister Ruoruo, do you want to know this method?" Mo Yan asked.

"Yes!" Han Ruoruo answered without hesitation.

"Then offer your loyalty and serve my master, how about it?"

Mo Yan actually hoped to gain more of his own people in the inner courtyard, since a living person is always more useful than a dead one, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with Han Ruoruo later.

Han Ruoruo did not agree immediately, but fell into thought.

Her thirst for knowledge was indeed several times that of ordinary people, but if she joined the forces of Mo Yan, could she still stay in the academy and continue to be a librarian?
"Um... after I join your family, can I still continue to be the librarian of the academy?"

Mo Yan: ???
Dugu Luo: ???

Zhang Lexuan looked at her best friend with a blank expression, as if asking: "Seriously, best friend, do you really think the library in the inner courtyard of the academy is your own home?"
“Of course,” Mo Yan said with a smile. “You are simply joining my family’s faction; I will not deprive you of your freedom.”

"However, can you maintain strict confidentiality regarding family secrets?"

“Of course I can.” Han Ruoruo nodded. “Since I joined your family, I naturally know that I must abide by these rules. This is the price I pay for your family’s knowledge in exchange for my loyalty.”

"However, if the family were to take action against the academy in the future, I might not be able to participate, but I will choose to avoid it. So please rest assured on this point."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan looked at Han Ruoruo with some surprise. It seemed that this woman was also a smart person.

She knew the academy had been kind to her, so when she joined them, she made her bottom line clear in advance: if one day it was necessary to take action against the academy, she would not be able to carry out the mission, but she would stay away and not cause trouble for her own faction.

This alone shows that Han Ruoruo is worth nurturing.

Coincidentally, the main body plans to use the Soul Spirit Technique to build a Spirit Transmission Tower like Huo Yuhao. The Spirit Transmission Tower needs talent in its initial construction phase, and Han Ruoruo seems to be the right candidate.

"Welcome to the team, Senior Ruoruo."

“From now on, we’re family. I’ll help you apply to the family for the knowledge you want,” Mo Yan said, as a dragon soul appeared in his hand.

This was a power granted to her by her true form, and she gently merged the dragon soul into Han Ruoruo's body.

"Thank you very much, Lord Mo Yan," Han Ruoruo said respectfully, and then took the initiative to accept the dragon soul that entered her body.

“Actually, you don’t need to call her ‘Lord Mo Yan’.” Zhang Lexuan, who was standing to the side, was very happy to see Mo Yan agree to let Han Ruoruo join. Hearing Han Ruoruo’s address to Mo Yan, she couldn’t help but remind her.

“But…” Han Ruoruo hesitated.

“Listen to me, our social status is actually not that different,” Zhang Lexuan said.

"Really?" Han Ruoruo asked doubtfully.

"Really." Mo Yan nodded.

She knew, of course, that Zhang Lexuan was sent by the main body to supervise her work, but Zhang Lexuan had always turned a blind eye to her, so why not give her face now?

Anyway, all she wanted to do was slack off.

Just then, Dugu Luo suddenly remembered something and reminded the three people in front of him, "Um, did we forget someone?"

...(End of chapter)