Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

At the gate of Xingluo City in the Xingluo Empire, Wen Yu and Xu Jiujiu sat in a luxurious carriage, seemingly waiting for someone.

"Wen Yu, is your family's younger generation very capable?" Xu Jiujiu looked at Wen Yu, who was calmly drinking tea in front of him, and couldn't help but ask.

She arrived early in the morning after hearing that Wen Yu was going to pick up a younger member of the family.

If she hadn't happened to run into him, she wouldn't have known about this—did Wen Yu even care about her, her best friend? She didn't even tell her something so important!

Does she still have feelings for her best friend?
Upon hearing this, Wen Yu, who was drinking tea, gently put down her teacup, looked at Princess Xu Jiujiu who was complaining, and said calmly, "Your Highness, you are a very busy person these days. Is it really appropriate for you to wait for me here?"

"But those are your family's descendants! Don't you know the Empire's current attitude towards families?"

Xu Jiujiu almost laughed out of anger at Wen Yu's words. No matter how busy she was, she couldn't ignore such matters. The Douluo Continent was clearly in turmoil: Wen Yu's family was poised to emerge at any moment, and the Sun Moon Empire had suddenly announced its isolation.

That's right, the Sun Moon Empire has completely closed its borders, cutting off not only the supply of soul tools to foreign countries, but also making even the previously active smugglers disappear without a trace.

This news filled her and her brother with worry and unease.

"Wen Yu, do you really not know what happened in the Sun Moon Empire?" Xu Jiujiu and her brother had discussed this privately. Now, perhaps the only one who could figure out the Sun Moon Empire's movements was Wen Yu in front of them—she and Jin Tianming of the Sun Moon Empire belonged to the same family, so there was no reason for her to be completely unaware.

When Wen Yu saw that Xu Jiujiu had suddenly changed the subject and pressed for information about the Sun Moon Empire again, he simply shook his head and said calmly, "The factions within the family are not united to begin with. I might even be hunted down by them in the future. Do you think they would tell me the news?"

"Is it for becoming a god?" Xu Jiujiu naturally understood the root cause of the discord within the Wen Yu family factions—in order to compete for the opportunity to become a god, they would, as Wen Yu said, scramble for the exclusive martial souls bestowed upon other geniuses in the family by that immortal god.

This brutal competition reminded her of the fierce infighting that had erupted within the royal family in the struggle for the throne.

bang bang bang...

Suddenly, a series of rapid footsteps sounded outside the carriage. After a long while, the noise pulled him back to his senses. He reached out and lifted the curtain to look outside, only to see Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, whom he hadn't stepped out of for a long time.

Dai Hao seemed to sense that someone was looking at him, and he turned his head sharply to look in the direction of the carriage. When he saw Xu Jiujiu and Wen Yu inside the carriage, his gaze lingered on Wen Yu for a moment—even though he had seen her several times, he was still amazed by her beauty.

This woman is like an angel descended from heaven; just looking at her from afar brings a sense of comfort.

At this moment, Dai Hao wished he could kick Dai Huabin, who was standing next to him, a couple more times.

He originally thought his second son was exceptionally talented and would bring a bright future to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, but he never expected that the child would have such a despicable fetish.

That incident almost made him lose face in the imperial court. How could he have given birth to such a son?
Fortunately, although the eldest son was of average talent, he was at least of good character and a normal person.

It was precisely because of his eldest son that he was truly relieved; otherwise, he would have genuinely believed that the White Tiger Duke's Mansion would decline in his generation.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Dai Hao immediately led Dai Huabin behind him toward the carriage.

After a long while, seeing Dai Hao and his son approach, she couldn't help but look at Wen Yu, who was leisurely sipping tea opposite her, and asked softly, "Wen Yu, do you know what happened at the White Tiger Duke's mansion recently?" "I've heard a little about it," Wen Yu replied calmly.

"I was shocked at the time. I never expected that Duke Baihu's most talented child would actually..." Xu Jiujiu had only said half of his sentence when he caught sight of Dai Hao and his son walking to the carriage out of the corner of his eye. He quickly stopped talking and put on a polite and friendly smile. "General Baihu, it's been a long time."

“Princess Xu Jiujiu, it has indeed been a long time.” Dai Hao first bowed respectfully to Xu Jiujiu, then gave Dai Huabin behind him a look.

Dai Huabin reacted quickly and immediately bowed to Xu Jiujiu, but he didn't dare to raise his head or look at Wen Yu opposite Xu Jiujiu in the carriage.

He truly dared not look—he still remembered the feeling of being reprimanded by his father like a spinning top that day.

He regretted it then, thinking he should have stayed at the academy instead of returning to the Duke's mansion.

What made him even angrier was that some bastard had recorded that video of him and Tang San and sent it precisely to his father.
Not only that, the father also watched the video with his trusted confidants.

After this incident, he completely lost the possibility of inheriting the title of Duke of White Tiger—unless his elder brother suddenly had an accident, he could never become the next Duke of White Tiger in his lifetime!
"I wonder who the two princesses are waiting for here?" Dai Hao asked, trying to make conversation.

Recently, he felt that the royal family's movements were somewhat abnormal. He was supposed to meet the emperor, but he did not see his elder brother, the emperor, until he was about to leave Xingluo City.

This unusual behavior made him vaguely uneasy.

Upon hearing the question, Xu Jiujiu nodded and explained with a smile, "It's a junior from Miss Wen Yu's family who's coming, so I'm waiting here with her."

"What?" Dai Hao was taken aback at first, then realized he had overreacted and quickly softened his tone, "Miss Wen Yu's family must be outstanding individuals, right?"

Wen Yu, who had been focused on sipping tea and practically ignored Dai Hao and his son, finally put down his teacup. He glanced at the two men and said calmly, "His strength is passable, but compared to the other geniuses in the family, he is far from being worthy of being mentioned."

"I see." Dai Hao nodded slightly, then changed the subject and asked, "Princess Jiujiu, what has His Majesty been busy with lately? I've been trying to see him for the past few days, but he always says he's busy. I wonder what's going on?"

It's time to come.

Xu Jiujiu knew perfectly well that Dai Hao had gone through all this trouble just to ask this question—his older brother had recently stopped attending the morning court sessions, which was bound to arouse suspicion among the nobles who held military power.

Fortunately, she had prepared her explanation in advance, and answered earnestly, "Recently, the Sun Moon Empire suddenly closed its borders, and the border situation is tense. My brother is at a critical stage of breaking through to level 92, so he took this opportunity to go into seclusion to cultivate, which is why he has no time to meet with the ministers."

"So that's how it is." Dai Hao suddenly realized, thinking to himself: So it was because of the Sun Moon Empire's policy of isolation that his elder brother, the emperor, was so cautious?

But this is for the best, at least it allows him to catch his breath for a while—otherwise, he would really get sick from being angered by his second son, Dai Huabin.

Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted from the direction of the Star Luo City gate, instantly attracting the attention of the people present...

...(End of chapter)