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

Chapter 376 Allegiance
While searching through the ruins of the Holy Spirit Cult for anything still usable, Lin Xiao listened to the stories of the Wu Yun and Wu Yu sisters.

Although it's a long story, like most of the Holy Spirit Cult disciples who managed to escape, they chose to flee as soon as they sensed something was wrong. In addition, with both of them possessing the eighth ring of cultivation, there were even fewer people who could stop them.

"So what are your plans for the future?"

Lin Xiao walked through almost the entire ruins of the Holy Spirit Cult, then stopped what he was doing and let out a long sigh of relief.

Under the attack of the level nine fixed soul tool, very little was left. In addition, other people came later, and only some things buried deep in the ruins were barely usable.

“We…” Wu Yun and Wu Yu exchanged a glance, and without thinking for too long, “we want to follow the adults.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao shook his head and took out two soul lamps from his storage soul tool.

"You came back here to find something like this, right?"

As Lin Xiao spoke, she handed over the soul lamp in her hand.

“I brought these things out of the Holy Spirit Church, and now I return them to you. From now on, you will no longer be bound by the past and can do whatever you want.”

Wu Yun took the soul lamp, but instead of leaving, he looked up at Lin Xiao.

"My lord, you say we are no longer bound, but as evil spirit masters, where in this vast world can we find a place to belong?"

Wu Yu also stepped forward, "During this period, we have been restricted in many ways and dare not appear in crowded places. We have no choice but to hide with the soul beasts in the Demon Forest."

Lin Xiao listened to their story, his eyes flickering slightly. "After all, I was the one who brought you into the Holy Spirit Cult... Never mind, if you're willing, there are many people like you and me near the far north..."

“My lord, we are willing.” Before Lin Xiao could finish speaking, Wu Yun had already agreed. “It was you who brought us into the Holy Sect, but if it weren’t for you, we would probably be just like the other disciples by now.”

“We made the decision to follow you a long time ago. Since you want us to do what we want to do, following you is what we want to do most.”

Lin Xiao didn't say anything more after hearing this, and nodded slightly, "Okay, then, come with me."

Inside the Mingdu Imperial Palace, all the ministers were gathered in the main hall, but Xu Tianran was nowhere to be seen.

It was quite some time later that Ju Zi, accompanied by Kong Deming, entered the hall.

"I've met the Queen."

"You are all pillars of society, there is no need for such formalities."

"Your Majesty, how is His Majesty's condition now?"

As soon as Ju Zi finished speaking, a minister immediately stepped forward, seemingly more concerned about Xu Tianran's health than Ju Zi herself, the Empress.

Upon hearing this, Ju Zi glanced almost imperceptibly at Kong Deming, but Kong Deming's attention was entirely on the group of ministers, and he showed no intention of looking at her.

Kong Deming still vividly remembered what happened last night. He clearly felt that the protective device in the study was activated, but it did not work as expected.

Afterwards, he carefully examined the soul guidance devices and found no signs of damage, leaving only the possibility that someone had tampered with them beforehand.

First, Xu Tianran and his son led a group to usurp the throne, and then Xu Tianran was assassinated. If this continues, won't the Sun Moon Empire's protective devices become useless?
Thinking of this, Kong Deming frowned slightly, and his gaze towards the ministers also changed. Someone seemed to sense something was wrong and looked at him, but quickly turned away after seeing his gloomy expression.

Soon, Kong Deming shook his head slightly.

These ministers were not very powerful, and some were not even Soul Masters. After all, apart from the generals who needed to fight on the front lines, most of the ministers dealt with the affairs of ordinary people in the Sun Moon Empire, which did not require high cultivation levels.

Kong Deming saw nothing amiss on their faces. Unless the other party had managed to evade his observation as a level ten soul master, the person who had secretly sabotaged them was definitely not among them.

On the other side, seeing that Kong Deming had not responded for a long time, Ju Zi had no choice but to speak up.

"Please calm down, everyone. His Majesty is protected by the sun and moon and his life is not in danger. However, the opponent is quite strong and His Majesty has still suffered some injuries and is currently recuperating."

At this point, Ju Zi glanced at Kong Deming again, "For the time being, I will temporarily handle the affairs of the court on behalf of His Majesty."

As she spoke, Ju Zi looked at Kong Deming again, and only felt somewhat relieved when she saw that he did not react at all.

The other ministers didn't think anything of it. After all, Ju Zi had been by Xu Tianran's side helping him with some matters since Xu Tianran was still the regent.

Later, Xu Tianran overruled objections and appointed Ju Zi as the frontline commander. Ju Zi's military talent proved exceptional, and during that period, news of victories from the front lines arrived frequently. Although the front lines were currently at a stalemate, almost no one believed that the three great empires could resist for long.

As Orange observed everyone's reactions, countless thoughts raced through her mind.

Although she hadn't seen Xu Tianran since last night, as the instigator, she knew better than anyone else what state Xu Tianran was in now.

Although it was only temporary, Ju Zi knew that Xu Tianran had no chance of regaining control of the court, so what remained...

Thinking of this, Orange suddenly covered her mouth and gagged a few times.

"Mother--"

The ministers nearby exclaimed in surprise, some of whom had already guessed what was going on, and their expressions changed slightly.

Kong Deming also turned to look at Ju Zi and said softly, "Your Majesty is pregnant, so please take care of your health."

The ministers, who had initially only speculated, suddenly became quite interesting upon hearing Kong Deming's words. Their tense demeanor vanished, and it seemed that even the assassination attempt on Xu Tianran was no longer of great importance.

"It's alright." Ju Zi waved her hand. "Your Majesty is unwell. As your husband and I are one, it is only right that I share your burdens."

As she spoke, Ju Zi raised her voice slightly, "Your Majesty was initially deceived by the Holy Spirit Cult and naively trusted the evil spirit masters. Fortunately, Your Majesty had keen insight and saw through the wolfish ambitions of these evil spirit masters, thus eliminating the threat to the peace of the Sun and Moon."

"However, it is precisely because of this that His Majesty suffered retaliation from the evil spirit masters, which led to what happened last night. Issue an order to have everyone thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of the evil spirit masters and make sure to completely eliminate these escapees."

"Yes, ma'am."

All the ministers responded in unison. As Ju Zi heard these voices, a strange feeling rose in her heart. She narrowed her eyes slightly and let her gaze drift over the chair in the center of the hall.

Ultimately, these ministers were never loyal to Xu Tianran, but rather to the person sitting in that chair.

(End of this chapter)