Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect - Sharingan Intercepts Tianmeng

Chapter 313 303 Xiao Lan's Crisis?

"The Soul Palace has produced a Pope, and none of those people from the Sun Moon Empire objected?"

Although the Spirit Hall was a mortal enemy of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, the title of Pope changed from Pope to Empress during Bibi Dong's time, and the Spirit Hall became the Spirit Empire. Xiao Qiang was the Hall Master instead of Pope at the time, and it's hard to say what exactly happened with the Spirit Hall after the Pope appeared.

Even if Xiao Qiang had no intention of doing anything, some things are too suspicious to be easily suspected, and surely the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't be completely silent.

"Initially, there was indeed some opposition within the Imperial Household Department."

"So this is a consequence of the war?"

Xiao Sheng shook his head. "No, there was no war. Thanks to what Crown Prince Xu Tianran did before, the only two high-end combat forces in the Sun Moon Empire who are loyal to the royal family are Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen. One of them, Jing Hongchen, has even sided with the Soul Palace, so those people can only talk the talk."

"Of course, the most important thing is what happened afterward. After Crown Prince Xu Tianran died, the struggle for the throne among the princes never stopped. The princes went through a long period of fighting, and in the end, the fourth prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince were evenly matched and none of them could defeat the others."

"And in a place unnoticed by everyone, the Ninth Prince Xu Tianqing, born to a palace maid, was overlooked because he had no powerful backing. But this Ninth Prince, who was ignored by everyone, joined the Soul Palace in the past two years."

Hearing this, Xiao Qiang understood somewhat. "You mean..."

Xiao Sheng nodded. "That's right. The current emperor of the Sun Moon Empire is the Ninth Prince Xu Tianqing, who doesn't have much power behind him. A year ago, he became the new emperor of the Sun Moon Empire with the help of the Soul Hall. After kissing Xiao Lan's feet, Xiao Lan crowned him as the new emperor of the Sun Moon Empire."

"This is truly a regression to the era of the Spirit Hall." Xiao Qiang thought about the coronation of European emperors in the Middle Ages in his previous life, and then about the objects of reference for the Spirit Hall. This time, it really is the Spirit Hall that has risen again.

"Never mind, as long as it doesn't affect the development of soul-guided technology, that's fine. What about the military? Have they been at war in the last two years?"

"Based on what you left behind, brother, coupled with the increasing authority of the Soul Hall in the Sun Moon Empire, and the fact that the person who detonated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was identified as a member of Shrek Academy, not the original royal family of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, there is no large-scale war for the time being."

Xiao Qiang was relatively satisfied that there wasn't a large-scale war, but he also noticed Xiao Sheng's words. "You said there isn't a large-scale war for the time being?"

"Small skirmishes have happened. The White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire once led troops to attack the Sun Moon Empire, but..."

"But what?"

"His army suffered a crushing defeat, and he himself almost couldn't escape back to the Star Luo Empire. I don't know how he was awarded the title of God of War." Xiao Sheng's words carried a hint of disdain, showing great doubt about the Star Luo Empire's fighting strength.

"He's got both Evil Eyes and White Tiger, and he's the son-in-law of the Star Luo Empire. Even if he goes on vacation while fighting, he'll still be a war god as long as he wins." As Xiao Qiang spoke, he couldn't help but think of a certain crown prince general in Europe from his previous life who went to several kingdoms. He could become a famous general even while on vacation, so it's not hard to understand why he was a war god who couldn't beat anyone.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. The war can't go on forever. It's time to stop it."

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The capital of the Star Luo Empire.

After Xiao Qiang emerged from seclusion, he brought Xiao Sheng, Xiao Lan, Xue Di, Mu Qingxue, Ling Luochen, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and others to Xingluo City, intending to find the emperor of the Xingluo Empire and persuade him to stop the war.

Despite Xiao Qiang's overwhelming martial virtue, Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire was not moved by Xiao Qiang's virtue, but he was touched by it.

After he was moved by Xiao Qiang's actions, one of his sons asked the Pope of the Soul Palace to crown him as the new emperor.

Xiao Qiang had no objection to this, and the Star Luo Empire prepared to begin the ceremony for the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

Pope Xiao Lan, who is to crown the new emperor of the Star Luo Empire at the enthronement ceremony, is currently facing a... crisis?

"Are you sure she's alone?" In a corner of the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Huang Mu asked his men.

He was involved in human trafficking and wielded considerable influence in the capital of the Star Luo Empire.

"Confirmed. I've been watching her for a long time. She's all alone, without a single guard. Boss, when do we make our move?"

"Let's do it..." Huang Mu hesitated.

Xiao Lan was seventeen or eighteen years old, a time when she was graceful and beautiful. With her stunning looks and the refined demeanor cultivated from her high position, she was a top-quality commodity in Huang Mu's eyes.

Normally, Huang Mu would have made his move long ago. Beautiful women, especially beautiful Soul Master women, are his favorites, as they have powerful backers. Soul Master women can fetch a higher price than ordinary women.

Moreover, this is the capital city, a gathering place for the powerful and wealthy. As long as there are enough good goods, there is never any worry about sales or not getting a good price. The fairness of the underground black market even far exceeds that of the official markets in many places.

As long as he relies on the status of the powerful figures behind him, spends a certain amount of money to bribe them, and identifies the various powerful families within the Star Luo Empire, he can avoid harming the women of those middle and high-ranking noble families. Many people will turn a blind eye to his actions.

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By avoiding the powerful and influential figures he couldn't afford to offend, and by providing them with benefits, coupled with his own strength as a five-ring Soul King, Huang Mu had lived a very comfortable life over the years, even growing to love this line of work more and more.

Today, his men told him that there was a top-quality item, so he took his men and prepared to get to work.

Just as he was about to make his move, a sense of unease suddenly arose in Huang Mu's heart, making him somewhat hesitant and causing him to hesitate before giving the order to act.

"Let's wait and see. I have a bad feeling that something might go wrong this time."

"Boss, what kind of accident could happen? We know which of these big cities nearby has a Soul Saint-level family. They don't have such a beautiful young lady. Besides, once we sell her, those big shots will help us solve other problems. If small and medium-sized families really want to reason with us, they'll have to see if they have a backer like us. Boss, you yourself are a five-ring Soul King-level expert," said one of Huang Mu's Soul Sect members.

"But I have a feeling of unease today."

"What's there to be worried about, boss? We've never seen such good stuff before. This is a golden opportunity!"

Huang Mu remained silent for a long time. "You're right."

(End of this chapter)