In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 17, Section 17: Beibei Gets Cuckolded Again

There are many ways to bring people closer together, but the simplest and most direct way is to eat hot pot. Everyone eats from the same pot, which subtly brings the two people closer.

After eating for a while, Qin Yi seemed to have thought of something. He slowly put down his chopsticks, looked at the two girls who were engrossed in their rice, and asked thoughtfully, "Do you two little girls have someone you like?"

The two women didn't sense anything amiss. Despite Qin Yi's appearance of being only in his twenties, he was actually old enough to be their great-grandfather or even their great-great-grandfather. He was also the vice sect master of the Body Sect and quite famous in the Soul Master world. There was no need to be wary of a highly respected senior.

Xiao Xiao shook her head and said, "Teacher Qin, as you know, I come from a medium-sized Soul Master family in the Heavenly Soul Empire. The circle I can come into contact with is relatively small. I am also busy with cultivation and preparing potions, so I have almost no chance to come into contact with male Soul Masters with top talents, let alone date."

Wang Dong'er chimed in, "Me too. I grew up in the Haotian Sect and rarely came into contact with outsiders. The male soul masters in the sect are all big and burly, which isn't my type."

……

Qin Yi didn't expend much effort, nor did he use any fancy words. Simply by virtue of his status as the homeroom teacher, he made the two girls completely drop their pretenses and treat him as a close elder, chattering away about their innermost thoughts.

Qin Yi patiently responded to each of their questions, showing them ample sympathy for their troubles. In an instant, the atmosphere in the private room became exceptionally harmonious, and the two women's goodwill towards Qin Yi skyrocketed.

"As a teacher, perhaps I shouldn't say such things to you. But as an elder, I have to advise you two girls to stay away from Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and other Tang Sect disciples. I don't want to go into the reasons, lest someone label me as disloyal."

"In short, when you're looking for a partner in the future, stay far away from people like Huo Yuhao. Don't be fooled by his talent; he can't even control his most basic emotions. He can throw a tantrum at any moment. People like that often abuse their wives and even... their daughters after marriage!"

Upon hearing Qin Yi's words, Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao's expressions instantly turned ugly. Seeing is believing, and hearing is deceiving. They had witnessed Huo Yuhao's unreasonable and domineering side today. Just by sarcastically calling him a loyal dog of the Tang Clan, he turned red in the eyes and became breathless. Such a person... Hmph, he is not worth entrusting their lives to.

Seeing the change in the two women's expressions, Qin Yi revealed a subtle smile. He never considered himself a good person, much less a righteous one. Given the opportunity, he would not hesitate to use some despicable means to suppress Huo Yuhao, including but not limited to whispering in Huo Yuhao's confidantes' ears.

After dinner, the three of them left the Tulip Hotel in high spirits and headed to Shrek Square to watch the New Year's Eve party.

……

Let's rewind to the moment when Huo Yuhao had just arrived at the cafeteria.

After Huo Yuhao got the food, he was surprised to find that Bei Bei was sitting alone at a table eating barbecue rice, looking a little unhappy.

Huo Yuhao stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother Beibei, what's wrong? Did the plan not go smoothly and you were rejected by those genius students? Don't worry too much about it. We're still young and have plenty of time to spare. There's no need to rush."

Beibei waved her hand and said with a serious expression, "Junior brother, you misunderstood. It's not that we didn't recruit talented students. On the contrary, according to your plan, we brought a student with the Mo Wu inheritance into the Tang Sect. Here, this is her work."

As she spoke, Bei Bei handed a palm-sized repeating crossbow to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao took a look and was amazed. The exquisite craftsmanship of this crossbow completely exceeded his expectations. The dense array of parts inside made his scalp tingle. Its precision far surpassed that of the Zhuge Crossbow.

After admiring the weapons, Huo Yuhao put down the repeating crossbow in his hand, looked at Bei Bei in front of him, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Senior Brother, our Tang Clan also has high-level hidden weapons like the Mother-Child Soul-Stealing Dart and the King of Hell's Decree. Besides the more sophisticated repeating crossbows, does the Mo Wu Heritage have any other weapons that are different from the Tang Clan's hidden weapons?"

"Of course there are," Bei Bei pondered. "Junior Brother, do you remember the metal puppet at the class division ceremony this morning? That was one of the mechanical creations made by the Mo Wu Heritage. The Mo Wu Heritage is hailed as the new era's... Soul Masters."

A new era's soul mentor?

Huo Yuhao's tightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed. He quickly grabbed Bei Bei's hand and said excitedly, "Senior Brother, could you introduce me to her? I want to become her apprentice and learn mechanical arts."

Beibei said with a regretful expression, "Junior Brother, it's a pity that many inheritances cannot be passed on to outsiders. Most of them are passed down within one lineage and can only be passed on to one's own descendants. Take the Mo Wu inheritance for example. Even if you understand the principles of certain mechanical creations, without cultivating the corresponding techniques, you still cannot create a complete mechanical creation."

"Xiaoya and I approached Molian and invited her to join the Tang Clan. She agreed, but she made a condition?"

"What are the conditions?" Huo Yuhao asked subconsciously.

Beibei said with a look of grief and indignation, "She wants Xiaoya to be her lover!"

"Huh???" Huo Yuhao said in surprise, "Mo Lian sounds like a girl's name? How could she...?"

Beibei said weakly, "Junior brother, you're too young. This kind of thing is commonplace in the circles of top nobles. Mo Lian is too important to the Tang Sect. Xiaoya didn't even think it through and immediately agreed to the other party's request. She followed Mo Lian... to the hotel."

As she spoke, Bei Bei could no longer hold back and began to wipe away tears in front of Huo Yuhao.

He was cheated on, and by a woman no less. The feeling... was indescribably terrible.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his storage belt, wanting to wipe away Bei Bei's tears. Just as he stood up, a tearing pain shot through his waist. Caught off guard, he sat back down in his seat.

The dark green handkerchief in his hand slipped out and landed directly on Beibei's head.

Well... the scene was extremely awkward. When Beibei took the handkerchief off her head and saw its color, her face turned green, and her expression became extremely distorted.

(End of this chapter)