Douluo Continent: I'm writing a diary, and something's not right with you guys.

She will meet him again, and may even become the person who has the deepest influence on this so-called "chosen one".

Orange's face darkened.

She is now Crown Prince Xu Tianran's person. Even though Xu Tianran has never said it outright, the entire upper echelons of the Sun Moon Empire know that she has long been branded with Xu Tianran's mark for life.

She could not, and would never, have any inappropriate entanglements with other men, let alone any close relationship.

But the diary clearly states that this boy named Huo Yuhao will become someone who shakes the entire continent's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, overall situation, and overall dynamics).

Even her deepest ambition—to wage war to unify the continent—and her blood feud with the Star Luo Empire's royal family were written down in great detail.

Ju Zi wasn't too surprised by any of this. It was perfectly normal for someone who could foresee the future and know the trajectory of everyone's fate to know her inside and out.

As for the war ambitions mentioned in her diary, although she hasn't fully implemented the plan yet, the idea has already taken root in her heart, so it's not something that shocks her at all.

The only thing that bothered her and made her restless was the name Huo Yuhao, and the entanglements she would have with this boy in the future, as written in her diary.

Just as Orange's emotions were churning, the copy of the diary in her mind suddenly refreshed, and new lines of writing appeared, which were exactly what Lin Ye had just written.

Speaking of which, Orange is a girl with a tragic past. When she was 19, she met Huo Yuhao, an exchange student from Shrek Academy who came to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, because of a misunderstanding.

When Zhang Lexuan saw the refreshed content in her mind, her eyes flickered slightly, and she sighed softly.

She felt she could already guess the general plot of what would happen next. She wasn't some naive and ignorant young girl; she was already a seasoned veteran.

Given this background and this introduction, it's easy to guess what happened next.

Lin Ye's assessment was correct; the term "miserable person" couldn't be more fitting for Ju Zi. Burdened with a blood feud, living under someone else's roof, she couldn't even control her own destiny.

Starry Sky Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

Gu Yuena scanned the words in her mind's eye, a faint sneer curling at the corner of her lips.

Another human being swept along by fate, somewhat similar to the little girl who was used as a pawn by Tang San.

As the saying goes, no friendship is formed without a fight; the two had a bit of an unpleasant encounter when they first met.

But later, because the food Huo Yuhao made tasted exactly like the food her father used to make when she was a child, she developed a liking for this boy.

She even told him about the hatred and desires she had kept hidden in her heart, things she had never told anyone else.

When Xiao Xiao saw this, her eyes widened and she subconsciously pursed her lips.

It turns out that food really can capture a person's heart. However, Ju Zi trusts Huo Yuhao too much to tell him about her hatred when she has only known him for a short time.

The far north.

Hyotei glanced at the contents of his mind and snorted disdainfully.

"Humans are such a hassle. They can reveal their deepest secrets just because of a bite to eat. They are so trusting."

Xue Di shook her head gently, her eyes showing a hint of understanding: "For a child who has never felt warmth since childhood, this familiar scent is enough to make him let down all his guard."

However, the moment Huo Yuhao truly entered Ju Zi's heart was later when the two of them went out together and encountered a pack of wolves.

In the girls' dormitory of the Sun Moon Empire, when Orange saw this content, her heart clenched and her brows furrowed even more.

A pack of wolves? She'd actually encounter such a perilous situation with this boy named Huo Yuhao in the future?

Tang Ya looked at the contents of her mind, her eyes darkening.

What moves people most is never sweet words, but selfless protection in the face of life and death. She had already guessed what would happen next.

[The situation was critical at that time. In order for the two of them to escape safely, Yuhao lured away the entire pack of hungry wolves all by himself.]

When Ju Zi finally found Huo Yuhao by following the trail, he was already covered in injuries and had fainted.

When Wang Dong'er saw this, her emotions surged.

She put herself in Ju Zi's shoes, considering her background and the circumstances at the time, and instantly understood why Ju Zi had fallen for Huo Yuhao, or rather, why she had started to like Huo Yuhao.

Everything was too coincidental. First, she met a boy whose background was similar to her own, and who did the same things as her deceased father.

Later, when she faced a life-or-death situation, it was this boy who risked his life to protect her.

After all this, even the most aloof girl would have her heart melted, let alone Orange who was already looking forward to attention and care.

Ma Xiaotao raised an eyebrow when she saw this. "Huo Yuhao looks soft and weak, but he shows some responsibility when it matters. If it were someone else, they would probably have run away long ago and wouldn't care about anyone else's life or death."

This experience etched Huo Yuhao's name into Ju Zi's heart.

She had lived for almost twenty years, always bearing everything alone. This was the first time she had experienced being protected with all her might. It was from this moment that Ju Zi truly began to like Huo Yuhao.

Upon seeing this, the three-eyed golden lion's golden eyes filled with curiosity, and it shook its head. "So this is what it feels like to like someone? It's when you're being protected, and your heart feels warm?"

Ning Tian scanned the contents of his mind and felt a little regretful.

"Personal feelings can never lead to great things. Ju Zi was a person with great wisdom and ambition, but she was ruined by these kinds of love affairs. It's a pity."

In the dormitory of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Ju Zi stared at the lines of refreshed text, frozen on the bed, her mind blank.

Did she fall in love with Huo Yuhao?

how is this possible.

In her entire life, she had long since devoted all her energy to revenge and the realization of her ambitions; love and romance had never been part of her plans.

But every word written in her diary clearly told her that this was the path she would take in the future, and the heart that would be moved.

She closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, her eyes had regained their usual calmness, but she couldn't suppress the restlessness in her heart.

Huo Yuhao...

She wanted to see just how much of a storm these people, destined to appear in her life, could stir up.

Chapter 97 Borrowing Seeds

On the day Ju Zi and Huo Yuhao returned, Huo Yuhao was taken away.

The turmoil in the Ming capital never leaves anyone any room to breathe. No sooner have they crawled back from the brink of death than they are swept into the vortex of the struggle for imperial power.

Huo Yuhao's journey has been fraught with peril, every step of the way fraught with danger.

But he was so caught up in the situation that he may never have truly seen the price the orange tree, standing behind him and desperately pulling him out of the mire, had paid.

As Xiao Xiao read through the diary entries, a pang of sadness welled up inside her: "Huo Yuhao... he has no idea how much Ju Zi had to pay to save him?"

After reading the diary, Tang Ya chuckled expressionlessly: "Men are always like this, taking other people's sacrifices for granted without even bothering to ask what the other person gave up."

To protect Yuhao, Ju Zi had no choice but to ask Crown Prince Xu Tianran for help, but this also meant that Ju Zi had to agree to become the Crown Princess.

In the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran was an all-powerful figure. Apart from him, no one could rescue Huo Yuhao from the strangulation of imperial power.

But there's never a free lunch in the world, especially when it comes to favors from someone like Xu Tianran. They always have to be exchanged for something precious.

What Ju Zi gave up was her freedom for the rest of her life, the life she could have lived freely.

She imprisoned herself in the magnificent, golden cage of the Eastern Palace, all for the sake of Huo Yuhao's safety.

Ning Tian frowned, somewhat puzzled by Ju Zi's behavior: "She never does anything that loses money, but Ju Zi has lost everything in this deal from the very beginning."

Zhang Lexuan sighed softly: "Many times, a woman's choice is never the best, but the only path that can protect the person she wants to protect in the present moment."

After rescuing Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi came to Huo Yuhao's bedside at night and expressed her feelings and the hatred she had to face.

Only when the night is deep and quiet do people dare to reveal the words hidden deepest in their hearts.

She spoke to the unconscious boy about the unspoken feelings of love, the family feuds buried deep in her bones, and how behind her seemingly glamorous status as the Crown Princess lay nothing but involuntary scheming and helplessness.

In her entire life, she had rarely had a moment like this where she could let down her guard, simply because the person before her was the only one in her muddy life who could make her let her guard down.

Starry Sky Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life

After reading the diary, the three-eyed golden lion in the cage felt a pang of sorrow in her heart and began to sympathize with Ju Zi: "Ju Zi confided in a person who was in a coma. In the end, she just knew that even if she spoke, she would not get a response or be rejected. Ju Zi is so pitiful."

The far north.

A complex emotion flashed in Hyotei's eyes, but she quickly sneered again. She had seen too many lovesick men and women who couldn't have each other, but it was precisely this kind of obsession with unrequited love that was the most tormenting.

Xue Di also fell silent. Although she had no feelings for Ju Zi, based solely on Lin Ye's description, she felt that Ju Zi was pitiful, too pitiful.

The time she spent reuniting with Huo Yuhao was arguably the only warm moment in her life.

Before this, her life consisted only of hatred from the destruction of her family, and only of daily forbearance and scheming.

She was like a knife hidden in its sheath, all her sharpness directed at her enemies and herself, living a life that was both cold and hard.

Until she reunited with Huo Yuhao, during her time at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, she no longer had to be on edge all the time, nor did she have to calculate the gains and losses of every step.

Ju Zi could bicker with him and get along with Huo Yuhao like an ordinary girl. Those days were as short as a dream, but they were the only light to shine into her turbulent life.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master trainees, girls' dormitory.

Orange's eyes were full of confusion. Would she be like this in the future?

Will she meet a man like that in the future?

Orange was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "...The only warm color? Are those diaries from the future, those times we spent together, really that important to me?"

Xiao Xiao stopped eating and, under the pretext of going to the toilet, began to sob softly in the bathroom.

Xiao Xiao felt that no matter what happened to the older sister named Orange, she was really too miserable from the current perspective.

Xiao Xiao, a girl with rich emotions, simply couldn't bear all of this. She was probably the first person to cry while reading Lin Ye's diary.

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao didn't have feelings for her. In addition, Xu Tianran was impotent and unable to have children. He also wanted her to have children with the blood of the royal family to ensure the royal bloodline.