Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 168 Borrowing a Knife
In the blink of an eye, a few days passed, and what happened that night seemed to be just a dream. Lin Xiao never encountered such a situation again, but he was still frightened and did not go near the beach again.

Coming out of a hotel in Dongyang City, Lin Xiao glanced at Orange beside him. They had visited many places in the past few days, but they hadn't seen anyone else. He didn't know where the others that Orange had arranged to go.

"Where else are you going today?"

"No, just wait here." Orange suddenly turned around and said, "Haven't you always wanted to know what we're going to do this time?"

Lin Xiao nodded.

"Then did you know that there's a duke in the north who's rebelling and trying to establish his own duchy?"

Lin Xiao looked at Ju Zi in surprise and shook his head. He did know that a duke in the Sun-Moon Empire would rebel, but he had the impression that this would happen in a few years.

At that time, Orange had already left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and led troops to the north to quell the rebellion. Isn’t it a little early now?
"Given the Sun-Moon Empire's combat power, it should be easy to put down the rebellion."

In Lin Xiao's impression, if Orange had not been intentionally sent to the battlefield for training, with the strength of the soul guide corps of the Sun-Moon Empire, only one of them would be enough to solve the problem here.

"Yes, for the Sun-Moon Empire, this duke's deeds are more of a merit than a rebellion."

Orange's tone turned cold, completely different from his usual self.

"But this achievement cannot fall into the hands of anyone other than His Royal Highness. He is a tool, a knife, a knife used to deal with those who hinder His Royal Highness."

Juzi spoke calmly, as if she was talking about something very ordinary, which made Lin Xiao unconsciously look at her a little more.

He felt an aura from Orange that he had never felt in the past few days, and there was a faint shadow of the empress dowager who ruled the Sun and Moon Empire in his memory.

"Since the Second Prince's death, the other princes of the empire have been quiet for a while, but since His Majesty became seriously ill, these people have become restless again."

"War is blind. If someone wants this achievement, they must naturally bear the risks it brings."

Juzi didn't explain it clearly, but Lin Xiao already knew why Xu Tianran asked Juzi to gather the people from the Holy Spirit Church.

Just like that night a few years ago, he wanted to once again eliminate the prince who intended to compete with him for the throne.

Orange was probably sent here to cover up the matter. The news received in Mingdu was probably that the prince died at the hands of the rebels. Even if the person sent out exposed his whereabouts, it was the work of the evil soul master and had nothing to do with Xu Tianran.

No one would have thought or imagined that it was the young girl next to Xu Tianran who planned and participated in the whole thing.

Lin Xiao also began to understand why the Sun-Moon Empire could maintain a stalemate for several years despite the fact that it was just a rebellion by a duke.

As long as the Duke is still around, many things can be solved more easily.

"You kept it from me because it involved a royal secret? Then why are you telling me now?"

"Your Holy Spirit Church is cooperating with His Highness, and your leader already knows the whole story. What do I have to hide?" Orange said, turning his head.

"But if I tell you in advance that we don't need to come so early at all, and I just want you to play with me for a few days, will you still agree?"

Juzi didn't wait for Lin Xiao's answer, but looked at the time and took Lin Xiao out of the city to a secret place.

Before long, another figure dressed in black robes hurried over, and his origins were immediately apparent from his black cloak. "Greetings, Your Excellency, Holy Envoy."

Upon hearing this, Juzi glanced at Lin Xiao, only to find that Lin Xiao had put on a mask to cover his face.

Without asking any more questions, Orange turned to look at the newcomer, "How are your preparations?"

"My Lord, the plan is going smoothly. They will launch a surprise attack tonight, and our people are ready to take action."

Orange did not lie. The people she sent in advance were already in place, and judging from the tone of the people who came, what happened here was also what Orange had expected.

"Okay, notify them and act according to the plan." Orange said in a cold tone.

"Yes, sir!" The man came and left quickly. He clasped his fists towards Juzi and Lin Xiao and then left quickly.

"What kind of plan have you made?" Lin Xiao looked up at the back of the Holy Spirit Sect disciple as he disappeared into the distance.

"It wasn't a very elaborate plan. It was nothing more than luring away the people around the target, sneaking in and killing them with one strike."

"The more elaborate the plan, the more likely it is to go wrong. You people from the Holy Spirit Church are best at this kind of thing. All we need is a simple arrangement, and the rest is up to them to do."

Juzi didn't give too many details, but Lin Xiao knew that Xu Tianran must have put in a lot of effort in this. Otherwise, it would take a lot of time for the people from the Holy Spirit Church to just confirm the prince's itinerary.

"Let's go, Lord Saint Envoy. We will go together. If something unexpected happens, we will have to rely on you to take action."

Hearing Orange's name, Lin Xiao paused slightly, but still took a step forward and followed.

Although he didn't have a soul skill like spiritual detection, Lin Xiao also had other means of detection. On a hill, he and Ju Zi were looking at the camp in the distance.

According to what the Holy Spirit Church disciple said before, the rebels led by the duke will launch a surprise attack after dark. Coupled with the fact that the Sun-Moon Empire's commander-in-chief will be assassinated by then, the casualties of these troops will probably not be too small.

Time passed minute by minute, and with a roar, the light of the soul guide once again illuminated the night.

Lin Xiao took in the entire battlefield through the vision of the distant residual soul, feeling the strong breath of death, and the soul power in his body began to boil again.

After entering the Soul Saint realm, his cultivation speed slowed down a lot compared to before. In a year, his soul power level was only level 77. However, at this time, the soul power in his body showed signs of breaking through again.

The night wind mixed with the smell of blood blew, blowing up the fur cloak on Orange's body. Her face looked a little ugly, and the hand holding the telescopic soul guide was trembling slightly.

But she still had no intention of putting down the soul guide. She endured the discomfort and watched the scene of blood and flesh flying in the distance quietly.

In the Sun-Moon Empire's camp, a shadow that was barely perceptible to ordinary people witnessed the birth of a new residual soul. Lin Xiao immediately realized that he no longer needed to take action in this matter.

However, just as he was about to take back the soul he had sent out, a streak of light streaked across the sky from afar.

Lin Xiao could clearly sense the intimidating aura from a distance.

There are more than one Titled Douluo.

(End of this chapter)