Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 390 A Nightmare-like Ascent Up the Stairs (Published at 6 PM)

Although they acted impulsively and dragged the orange onto the desk to start their intense battle, the two, like dry wood meeting a raging fire, didn't actually linger in the study for long. Instead, they quickly and tacitly headed to the bedroom.

There are two reasons for doing this. First, there is a possibility that Keke might come back. Being interrupted when she was just one step away from victory was already resentful enough. If she were to turn around and attack again in the middle of the battle, the two of them would probably develop psychological trauma.

Secondly, there are many important documents on the table, and if they are accidentally soaked, it will be quite troublesome to deal with them.

Of course, determined to teach Ju Zi a lesson, Huo Yuhao didn't let her off the hook on the way to the bedroom.

This is truly a hardship for the oranges.

Throughout the process, feeling utterly powerless, she clung to Huo Yuhao like a koala, letting him walk step by step from the study to the bedroom on the third floor.

Although theoretically there should be no outsiders inside the castle, Huo Yuhao still activated his simulated soul skill just to be on the safe side.

As if it had been planned for a long time, she could barely bear being carried on flat ground, but once they got to the stairs, Orange felt like she was about to ascend to heaven in the ups and downs. She was in a state of ecstasy, and apart from unconsciously making some meaningless sounds in her throat, her mind had long since gone blank. She didn't even have the thought of sighing.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao not only played dirty tricks, but he also deliberately slowed down his pace up the stairs!

She could easily kill a Limit Douluo with a single move, yet she pretended to be extremely weak. Not only would her hands occasionally lose strength, causing her body to sink uncontrollably, but she would also have to stop and rest for a moment after climbing each step.

But the most absurd thing had to be when he stepped onto the last step of the third floor.

Having endured so much hardship, Orange thought it was finally over and relaxed a bit. But then it pretended to lose its balance and staggered back several steps, bringing its progress back to the middle.

The result can be imagined.

After this experience, the long staircase that she used to find so tedious became a nightmare etched into Ju Zi's mind. She was so disoriented that she didn't even know when she got back to her bedroom, nor did she remember how many times she had been defeated by Huo Yuhao during the ordeal.

Exhausted both physically and mentally, she fell into a deep sleep almost as soon as her head touched the bed.

As for Huo Yuhao, after realizing that Ju Zi had successfully absorbed all the effects of the Qiankun Creation Pill with his help, he couldn't help but reveal a smile that concealed his merit and fame.

Huo Yuhao carefully wiped the sweat off Ju Zi's body and injected a stream of life energy into her body to help her recover. Only then did he place a kiss on the corner of her lips, which were slightly upturned with satisfaction, before turning and leaving.

"Your Majesty, you have arrived."

As Huo Yuhao, disguised as Xu Tianran, slowly walked towards him, the servants in front of the reception room quickly bowed respectfully.

"Miss Coco and Her Majesty the Queen's friends are already inside."

"Okay, I'll go in by myself. You can go and rest now."

"ah"

Although he wanted to remind Huo Yuhao that it would be safer for him to guard the door, the guard didn't say anything more, considering that the emperor was usually elusive and might have his own plans. He finished his greetings and left the reception room.

After watching the other person leave, Huo Yuhao deactivated his simulated soul skill, pushed open the door, and went inside.

Almost immediately upon hearing the noise, the people who were enjoying tea on the sofa all turned to look at him.

"Here you are, you asked me to notify the others, but you're the last one to arrive."

Keke, who was prepared, spoke first, complaining with a grin, "Speaking of which, when I went to find them just now, they didn't believe that you, Yuhao, had come to the palace. Now you should know that I wasn't making fun of you, right?"

"Feel sorry."

Huo Yuhao scratched his head and smiled apologetically, "Something came up with with Ju Zi and we were a little late. Did you keep you waiting?"

"It only took me the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, not long at all."

The usually talkative Jing Ziyan looked Huo Yuhao up and down, a smile involuntarily playing on her lips: "This is truly rare. A busy man with countless affairs of state actually has time to come see us. Have you finished dealing with matters at the Spirit Pagoda?"

"It's come to a decent end. I finally made it to the Sun Moon Empire, and I just wanted to see everyone. It's been so long since I've seen you all."

"Long time no see, you seem to have gotten even stronger."

Sitting next to her, Ji Juechen remained expressionless and wooden, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.

"If you have time later, we can have a friendly spar."

"No need."

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but roll his eyes and waved his hands repeatedly: "Let's put the sparring aside for now. I called you here today to give you a gift, not to fight."

Today, the gap between him and Ji Juechen is beyond words. Sparring under such an absolute crushing situation will not only fail to bring any benefit to Ji Juechen, but may also distract him and make him start to doubt the path he has chosen.

Anyway, this guy had already learned what he needed to learn from him back in the Sun Moon Academy. The rest he could only rely on his own exploration and hard work.

After speaking, Huo Yuhao looked at Meng Hongchen, who had been pouting ever since he entered the room, seemingly unwilling to talk to him, and his tone became somewhat awkward.

"Long time no see, Xiaomeng, how have you been?"

"snort."

Meng Hongchen glanced at him coldly: "I eat well, sleep soundly, study soul tools every day, and don't have to think about that heartless man. I'm doing incredibly well!"

"Yeah?"

As if he had found an opportunity to sabotage her, Xiao Hongchen asked with some confusion, "Who was it that hadn't eaten or drunk anything for the past six months, and then jumped for joy so much after hearing from Keke that Yuhao had come to Mingdu that they almost ripped the ceiling off?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen's face visibly flushed red.

"Laughing at the world!!! Who are you calling jumping three feet high?! If you keep spouting nonsense, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Oh?"

Xiao Hongchen curled her lips smugly, looking completely unfazed: "I haven't even said who it is yet, and someone's already jumping to conclusions?"

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Meng Hongchen was furious and seemed to want to say something more, but she suddenly noticed Huo Yuhao, who was trying not to laugh, and couldn't help but question him.

"You still have the nerve to laugh? More than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and you haven't even mentioned coming to Mingdu to visit. And you're still laughing!"

"Ahem, didn't we realize our mistake and come here to apologize?"

Huo Yuhao's face stiffened. He realized that if this topic continued, his fate might not be good. He quickly coughed twice and took out several pre-packaged crystal bottles from his storage space.

"Now that everyone's here, let's get started."

The shimmering liquid instantly caught Meng Hongchen's eye. Forgetting her anger, she reached out and took the crystal bottle, examining it with great curiosity.

"What is this?"

"This is a pill that can enhance cultivation, but it's different from the one you're taking. The effects of this pill will definitely exceed your expectations."

"It won't leave any impurities in your body like ordinary pills. In fact, it can cleanse your body and marrow, just like Ju Zi's soul skill, completely eliminating the hidden dangers left by the medicine you took before."

"That amazing?"

Jing Ziyan became interested. As a student of Sun Moon Academy, she spent most of her time researching soul tools and relied almost entirely on drugs for cultivation, which resulted in her cultivation level remaining stagnant for a long time.

Although ever since the oranges obtained the 100,000-year-old soul, they would occasionally send people to bring them pink-skinned oranges that also had the effect of cleansing the marrow and purifying the body, the effect of those things was not strong, and they had to be taken for a long time to achieve the desired effect.

In addition, due to the difference in closeness of relationships, every time Ju Zi refreshed her soul skill, she would prioritize giving it to her unreliable best friend Ke Ke. The rest of them would at most get one or two, which they would take together when taking medicine to prevent their condition from worsening.

Now, the medicinal liquid that Huo Yuhao brought has undoubtedly given them a huge surprise.

Although they didn't understand the elixir, they did understand Huo Yuhao!

Since the other party claimed they could cleanse and cleanse the marrow, completely eliminating their hidden dangers, then it must have that effect.

For no apparent reason, everyone began to have high expectations for his statement that "the effect will exceed expectations."

"This gift is truly precious, but I can't find a reason to refuse, so thank you very much. If you ever need anything in the future, I will definitely go through fire and water for you."

Jing Ziyan chuckled, seemingly impatient, and asked, "Are there any taboos associated with this? Can I just drink it directly?"

"Yes, you can take it now. I will protect you from harmonizing."

Huo Yuhao slapped his forehead and suddenly took out a simple-looking giant sword, nearly two meters long, from his storage space, and handed it to Ji Juechen: "Old Ji, I've made you a more suitable one now. See if you like it."

This question was obviously pointless, because the moment the giant sword appeared, Ji Juechen's gaze was involuntarily drawn to it and he couldn't look away.

"This sword has only one characteristic: it becomes incredibly sharp after being infused with soul power. Apart from that, I haven't added any other functions to it. I believe you understand that those would be superfluous to you."

Ji Juechen was already speechless. He trembled as he reached out and took it, stroking it gently as if it were a lover he had fallen in love with at first sight.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and solemnly thanked him.

"Thanks, consider it a debt I owe you."

(End of this chapter)