Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 1264 The Prince's Revenge (6K)

"What...what do you mean?"

Xu Tianran subconsciously took a step back, which was completely different from what he had expected.

"Of course, it means exactly what it says. The Sun and Moon Empire no longer needs an ambitious person as its ruler, or rather, there will be no more Sun and Moon Empire."

"This doesn't mean we'll build a new empire on the ruins of the Sun and Moon Empire, but rather that we'll completely end the concept of an empire."

"Are you kidding me?"

Xu Tianran's eye twitched slightly, as if he couldn't accept Zhao Yang's words at all.

"Are you trying to return the whole world to a primitive state of eating raw meat and drinking blood, without empires or nations?"

"I only want to expand our territory and restore the glory of our ancestors. The sacrifices of the people of the Sun and Moon are worthwhile. And what about you?"

Xu Tianran pointed at Zhao Yang, his voice trembling: "Let the people die in chaos, like wild beasts, uncontrolled?"

"Fuck you, all my sacrifices were worth it!"

Zhao Yang kicked Xu Tianran's prosthetic body directly, causing him to stagger back more than ten steps before finally stopping.

"How could you be so shameless as to say such a thing? You're making the common people suffer, and you're the one who will bear the blame?"

Zhao Yang practically spat out those words through gritted teeth.

"If you were the cannon fodder you sacrificed on the border, the unlucky guy whose whole family was slaughtered by the evil spirit master, or the innocent child whose father was suddenly forced into rebellion by the emperor while you were living a good life."

"Are you still able to say that?"

"How dare you drag the entire Sun Moon Empire down to hell with you?"

"Do you think that even if you lose, you still have a way out by staying in the Imperial Palace? You can continue to betray the interests of the people, so that your defeat won't be so complete?"

Xu Tianran stumbled back, struggling to control his prosthetic body, which had been deformed by Zhao Yang's kicks: "What else do you want? This is what the people of the Sun Moon Empire owe me."

"I am a noble member of the Sun and Moon royal family, and the noblest blood flows in my veins."

"I am the one who acts as God's shepherd, telling them how to farm, how to raise livestock, and how to live a good life."

"This is the work of our family for generations, and these untouchables are supposed to give us everything."

"If anyone's to blame, it's that they were born lowly, while I was born noble, born royalty. What, do they have the right to rebel?"

Zhao Yang remained silent for a long time, only giving Xu Tianran a mocking look.

"You don't understand. You overestimate yourself. Do you think people can't survive without an emperor?"

"Everything you eat, drink, wear, and use every day—isn't it all provided by ordinary people?"

"Also, do you know why I haven't killed you yet? It's because I have a brother who wants to kill you even more than I do."

"You should definitely repeat those words of yours, that you are born noble and have no right to resist, in front of my good brother."

Zhao Yang's mocking tone startled Xu Tianran, who didn't know who Zhao Yang was referring to.

Soon, a tall figure appeared in front of the gate of the Huangji Palace.

The figure was incredibly robust, standing two meters tall, with a shiny bald head and dark skin. His once kind and honest eyes now radiated a fierce and menacing aura.

Upon seeing the dark skin of the person in the signboard, Xu Tianran's soul-guided mechanical hand trembled involuntarily. Pointing at the figure at the door, he subconsciously stepped back.

"Dear cousin, I wonder if you still remember me."

The bald, burly man stared coldly at Xu Tianran; his gaze had never left Xu Tianran since he entered the Huangji Palace.

"I should have realized that back then! How come I didn't guess it!"

As Xu Tianran looked at the familiar figure, a series of memories flashed through his mind, and he finally remembered where he had seen him before.

"He Caitou, He Caitou. You're Xu He!"

Xu Tianran's lips instantly turned bloodless. His nonsense about acting as a shepherd of the people could be said to anyone in the Sun Moon Empire, including Zhao Yang, the son of a duke.

But he was not qualified to say that to He Caitou, because in He Caitou's eyes, his family were the traitors who had usurped power!

His throne was inherited from his long-deceased father, who killed Xu He's father, mother, and three unmarried sisters.

He led his army into the capital, purged Xu He's father's confidants in the palace, and killed all the eunuchs before usurping the throne!

To put it bluntly, is the reason why Xu Tianran's father doesn't dare to start a war?

No, it's because they're afraid of reactions from all sides that they dare not!

It's because even if they claimed that Xu He died from food poisoning, nobody would believe it!

He Caitou's father is in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, his mother is in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, and his three older sisters are in the East Six Palaces and the West Six Palaces. How could they all get food poisoning at the same time?

Only these few people died of food poisoning, while the other concubines and others survived?

Damn it, this is a bit too much of a violation of the intelligence and brains of the entire court.

This is the reason why Xu Tianran's father did not immediately launch a war.

The Renhe Caitou family, from top to bottom, are truly trustworthy; if they say they won't fight, they won't fight.

If you were to take over and a war suddenly breaks out, I don't even want to imagine how awful your posthumous title would be.

Even so, after Xu Tianran's father usurped the throne, the Mingdou Mountains were already plagued by frequent wars.

The reason why Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er were orphaned and helpless when they were young, the reason why Ju Zi lost her parents, and the reason why He Caitou ended up at Shrek Academy.

It's all thanks to that bastard.

The old one is dead now, but at least there's a bastard who's surpassed him.

Xu Tianran is even more like a hyena eager to start a war than his father.

Peeling off the enemy's skin to vent our anger would also be a way to give an explanation to all the souls who died in war.

Zhao Yang, and Cai Tou.

At this moment, Xu Tianran saw these two people as no different from the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons who crawled out of the underworld to claim souls.

All of this was different from what Xu Tianran had expected. He had once thought that he was the only one who was unique.

He was born to achieve the unification of the Sun and Moon Empire.

In his eyes, those ordinary people in the fields, those ordinary people who lived diligently, were no different from pigs and dogs.

Whether they are nobles or soul masters, they are all forces that he can summon and dismiss at will, and they can only prosper by relying on him.

Even though they were evil spirit masters, Xu Tianran still arrogantly believed that they were just fools who could be used and manipulated by him.

Even after the palace coup failed and he was imprisoned in the Huangji Palace, he still stubbornly believed that he had a chance to turn the tide.

However, Huo Yuhao's final decision regarding his fate was that the Sun Moon Empire no longer needed an emperor.

This result nearly drove him mad. Huo Yuhao's decision, from the most fundamental perspective, directly negated all his value.

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, his hidden trump cards and backup plans were not worth mentioning, and he, the emperor, was worthless.

(End of this chapter)