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

Chapter 27. Jiang Nannan, the Rabbit-Eared Girl

The boss quickly picked up the money bag from the ground, weighed it carefully in his hand, then turned around and called out towards the kitchen, "Nannan, bring out the rest of the ingredients."

"Here it comes, here it comes."

As a pleasant female voice rang out, a girl in purple with rabbit ears walked out of the kitchen carrying a styrofoam box. Huo Yuhao's eyes widened when he saw her face.

That's right, the purple-clad rabbit-eared girl is none other than Jiang Nannan, the Mad Rabbit, one of the second generation of Shrek Seven Devils in her previous life.

Why would she work at a roadside food stall? Isn't the subsidy Xu Sanshi gives her enough to cover her and Jiang's mother's expenses?

Or perhaps... Jiang's mother wasn't ill in this life, and Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan missed out on a "beautiful and sweet" love entanglement because of this?

No, that's not right. Xu Sanshi needs the virginity of one hundred girls to awaken their bloodlines, and the girls used as awakening materials should naturally be as outstanding as possible. Jiang Nannan is a Soul Master, and she comes from a humble background. She lost her father at an early age and lives with a mother who has no soul power. It's impossible for her not to fall into the eyes of Xu Sanshi or the Xuanming Sect.

For a moment, Huo Yuhao was filled with doubt. He always felt that... someone or some force was weaving a big net around the second generation of Shrek Seven Devils. Shrek Academy's restructuring, Wang Dong'er's enrollment in disguise, Tang Ya being snatched away by Lily, Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan not experiencing the love entanglement they should have experienced... all of this seemed to be deliberately targeting the second generation of Shrek Seven Devils.

Wait, if he can be reborn, why can't others return to their childhood with their memories intact?

Huo Yuhao's gaze involuntarily fell on Qin Yi. Hiss... If there was one person who was the most suspicious, it would be Qin Yi, the teacher in front of him. The other party had intercepted the Snow Emperor, one of the seven great soul spirits in his previous life. Both in public and private matters, he should be Huo Yuhao's first suspect.

Should he use his remaining consciousness to obliterate Qin Yi?

No, that won't do! The other party is the vice sect master of the Body Sect. It would be very troublesome if he died here without knowing why. Besides, the other party is only a strong suspect; we can't be sure that he is the mastermind. His remaining divine sense is his only means of survival; once he uses it, it's gone.

Just then, Jiang Nannan quickly walked up to Qin Yi, bowed slightly towards him, and said, "Junior Jiang Nannan greets Your Majesty, the Demon Dragon."

"Oh?" Qin Yi asked curiously, "Little girl, do you know me?"

Jiang Nannan replied, "When I was studying at the Imperial Academy, I saw His Majesty the Demon Dragon from afar."

Qin Yi didn't sense anything amiss. The Heavenly Soul Royal Family and the Body Sect had a good relationship. Du Bisi was the national advisor personally appointed by the former emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Ye Xishui was also the teacher of Vina, the current crown princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire. According to seniority, Vina should call Qin Yi her grandmaster.

With this identity, Qin Yi was registered at Di'ao Academy and would attend a class there every now and then. It wasn't surprising that Jiang Nannan, who studied at Di'ao Academy, had seen him.

Wait, Jiang Nannan is studying at Di'ao Academy? What has she been through all these years?

Qin Yi then realized that he had overlooked such an important character in the original story. He only remembered that when Jiang Nannan awakened her martial soul, he gave her the inheritance of a magical girl and then stopped paying attention to her.

Going back to reality.

Qin Yi looked at Jiang Nannan in front of him and asked thoughtfully, "Jiang Nannan, since you are qualified to study at the Imperial Ao Academy, you must be of noble birth, or perhaps you have considerable talent and chose to serve the Heavenly Soul Empire, thus being specially recruited into the Imperial Ao Academy. Hmm... with your status, you shouldn't be reduced to working at a street stall. What's wrong? Did you have a conflict with your family, or is someone withholding your salary?"

"No, no, no one has deducted my salary." Jiang Nannan hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, it's like this, my family used to be neighbors with Uncle Gu's family. Uncle Gu's family is very kind and took good care of my mother and me. In our spare time, we wanted to come and help out as a way of repaying Uncle Gu's family's kindness."

Qin Yi nodded and said, "What a grateful girl. Alright, stop what you're doing and sit down to eat with us."

Faced with an invitation from a senior who was more than two hundred years her senior, Jiang Nannan did not stand on ceremony. She sat down gracefully, grabbed a handful of peanuts and edamame from the table, and began to eat them with relish.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao waved towards Jiang Nannan's location and timidly asked, "Senior Nannan, you used to study at the Imperial Academy. Do you remember Xu Sanshi, the young sect leader of the Xuanming Sect?"

"Xu Sanshi?" Jiang Nannan pondered. "Of course I remember him. We're classmates now, classmates in the 10,000th class of the Heavenly Class. Junior, why are you asking about this?"

Upon hearing the words "Top Class," Huo Yuhao's tightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed. Looking into Jiang Nannan's beautiful eyes, he said excitedly, "Senior Nannan, could you introduce me? Yes, it's like this, years ago our village suffered a famine and received relief from the Xuanming Sect. I'd like to thank Young Sect Master Xu in person."

"oh!"

Jiang Nannan said "Oh," turned around and looked in the direction of Shrek Academy, and said thoughtfully, "I just ran into Xu Sanshi. It seems he took his girlfriend to the outer academy's library to look up information."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao stood up abruptly, ignoring his physical exhaustion, and hurriedly ran towards Shrek Academy.

Qin Yi: "..."

Jiang Nannan: "..."

The eight students of the 10002nd Heavenly Class: "..."

It doesn't seem like a simple thank you at all. Could it be that... Huo Yuhao has a crush on the young sect leader of the Xuanming Sect, and when he found out that the other party had a girlfriend, he was in a hurry to confess his feelings?

Wait a minute, wasn't Huo Yuhao relentlessly pursuing Wang Dong'er before? He didn't seem like the type to be attracted to men.

Furthermore, Huo Yuhao's place of origin is clearly the Star Luo Empire, while the Xuanming Sect is located in the Heavenly Soul Empire. Even if you are of commoner origin, you wouldn't be able to receive disaster relief food from the Xuanming Sect, would you?

What does this unusual behavior indicate? It indicates that Huo Yuhao is not as simple as he appears on the surface. Besides the specific age of his first spirit ring and his background, he is also hiding some secrets.

"Dad, haven't you investigated Huo Yuhao's background? I always feel there's something strange about him. His behavior is completely unpredictable, and he just makes things up out of thin air."

Watching Huo Yuhao's receding figure, Qin Xue said softly.

Qin Yi said with regret, "All we know is that he was brought back to Shrek City from the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest by Tang Ya and Bei Bei. Before he met the Tang Sect duo, even using the connections between the Body Sect and Shrek Academy, we couldn't find out anything. It's as if he appeared out of thin air."

(End of this chapter)