Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 1273 Trust and Betrayal

"Moun!" Ye Xishui's expression turned ferocious, and her body trembled violently.

"Explain yourself clearly. What did I lie to Xiaoyao about?"

"I've confessed everything. Where did I lie to him? Even now, don't you want Xiaoyao to be at ease?"

"You know best what you've lied about."

Old Mu's tone was calm, yet it conveyed an undeniable firmness.

"At this point, I don't want things to get too tense. Do you really want me to lay everything out in the open?"

Ye Xishui's heart skipped a beat, but she still responded with a cold laugh: "Then speak! I want to see what you can say today! Explain yourself clearly in front of your disciple!"

Mu En sighed, then turned his gaze slightly to Huo Yuhao.

Ye Xishui subconsciously turned her head in the direction of Mu En's gaze, and her whole body trembled violently, as if she understood why Mu En was looking at Huo Yuhao at this moment.

"Have you forgotten what I just said?"

"My state of mind can only manifest as a supreme ruler, but even a monarch has his own likes and dislikes."

"The power that Yuhao possesses is absolutely something that only an evil soul master could wield."

"But so what? All I know is that he is my disciple."

"Similarly, your Holy Spirit Church's practice of soul searching is an extremely evil act."

"But whatever information Yuhao finds through soul searching, even if that evil soul master dies during the soul searching process, or suffers a mental breakdown and becomes a fool who only knows how to eat shit every day, he deserves it."

Mu En's words made Ye Xishui tremble like a leaf, but Mu En still didn't stop talking.

"As far as I know, after Zhongli Laogui reached the Limit Douluo level, he was trapped in Qiankun Wenqing Valley for a hundred years... That is the place you used to frame Yuhao a few years ago."

"What, don't you remember the 'Book of the World' that Yuhao used against you before?"

"One of the two worlds that make up the Book of Worlds is the Valley of Love and Destiny."

"What, you didn't just allow Zhongli the old ghost to escape from Qiankun Wenqing Valley and even get the treasure that would help you evolve your martial soul."

"But surely you won't allow my closed-door disciple to take the entire Qiankun Wenqing Valley as his private property?"

The previous calmness and gentleness in Mu Lao's words had been replaced by obvious coldness.

"If that's the case, how did Zhongli the Old Ghost force you to sow discord between me and Xiaoyao?"

"Could it be that Old Ghost Zhongli possesses extraordinary talent, and during his years in Qiankun Wenqing Valley, he was able to transmit his spiritual power and remotely control the Holy Spirit Sect?"

"Yuhao is currently the most powerful mental-type Limit Douluo in the entire Douluo Continent, possessing the million-year-old Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Soul Spirit and the 800,000-year-old Evil Emperor Soul Spirit."

"Yuhao, tell me, if you were trapped in the Valley of Love and Destiny, could you send a message to Shrek Academy?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly: "Unless I gain control of the space of this demiplane, Qiankun Wenqing Valley, I can't do it."

"And when I do that, I will no longer be trapped in the Valley of Love and Destiny."

"Of course, if Zhongli Laogui gains control of another demiplane, he might be able to use it as a springboard to send out the message."

"But the problem is that if that's the case, Zhongli Laogui won't be trapped in Qiankun Wenqing Valley either—if messages can be sent out, people can be sent out too; it's a very simple principle."

Ye Xishui was speechless for a moment. She had never considered the timeline issue and knew very little about the situation inside Qiankun Wenqing Valley.

However, as the queen of evil spirit masters who had ruled the Holy Spirit Cult for many years, lies had long been ingrained in her bones, and her ability to adapt was naturally extremely fast.

So she immediately retorted, "What evidence do you have to prove that Zhongli the Old Ghost was trapped in Qiankun Wenqing Valley for a hundred years?"

Ye Xishui's completely illogical words even made Long Xiaoyao laugh in anger.

You're the one who insists on getting Mu En to say that Huo Yuhao found out from your son's spiritual sea that Zhongli Laogui was trapped in Qiankun Wenqing Valley, right?

Mu En sneered, too lazy to answer Ye Xishui's pointless question, and continued, "Besides, I believe you that Zhongli the Old Ghost might make a move against Xiaoyao."

"But you're saying he laid a hand on me? Where did he get the nerve to provoke Shrek?"

"From the highest heavens to the deepest hells, in this vast world, do you think Old Ghost Zhongli could possibly have anywhere to hide?"

"Don't forget what the nobles of the three great empires really think of Shrek Academy in private."

"In their eyes, Shrek Academy has long been another Holy Spirit Cult, a mountain weighing down on them."

"Even the Holy Spirit Cult dares not attack nobles, and mostly harms ordinary people. When Shrek kills those nobles with numerous crimes, his methods are no less gentle than when he kills evil spirit masters."

At this point, Moon even seemed to remember something and suddenly smiled: "But none of that matters now. What those nobles hate most is no longer Shrek Academy, but Yuhao's Soul Hall."

"Although Shrek Academy kills nobles, they at least acknowledge their noble status, unlike the Soul Hall."

At this moment, Mu En was laughing very happily, but Ye Xishui's face had turned ashen.

Ignoring Ye Xishui, Mu En turned to Long Xiaoyao and said, "Old friend, I'm sorry, I kept Shao Zhe's matter a secret from you for so long."

Old Mu patted his old friend on the shoulder, his expression softening instantly: "I just don't want you to completely degenerate into an evil soul master."

"Telling you this will only plunge you into an abyss from which there is no return."

Please forgive me.

"I don't have many friends in my life, but you are my only true friend."

Even now, I still don't want you to really turn bad and become one of those evil spirit masters with blood on your hands.

"Over the years, I've come to know you too well. If I had told you this back then, you would have gone to find Xishui without hesitation, plunged headlong into the Holy Spirit Cult, and might even have taken Shao Zhe away with you."

"If you were to enter the Holy Spirit Cult with Shao Zhe, who possesses the Martial Soul of the Phoenix of Light, the outcome would be obvious."

Long Xiaoyao wanted to refute Mu En, but when he thought about how many dirty jobs he had done and how many incredibly stupid things he had done under Ye Xishui's command over the years, Long Xiaoyao remained silent.

Yes, Moon is absolutely right, he will definitely do that.

As long as Ye Xishui, that crazy old woman, says it on a whim, no matter how outrageous or unpopular the matter may be, she will convince herself otherwise.

Long Xiaoyao sighed, recalling the question Huo Yuhao asked him when he was nearly beaten to death by Xiong Jun and fell to the ground.

[Senior Long, promise me you won't be a simp, okay?]

After all, by doing this, you're not only diminishing the prestige of the title "Dragon Emperor Douluo," but also the prestige of my teacher's title "Dragon God Douluo."

Long Xiaoyao gave a bitter smile.

Yes, in order to prevent his future from being affected by the attributes of his Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul, Mu En even asked his teacher to speak on his behalf.

They gave him a get-out-of-jail-free card, which cemented his and Moon's reputation as the Black and White Holy Dragons.

And how did he repay Moon?

As he repeatedly trampled on the value of the Black and White Sacred Dragons, causing the world to lose faith in Dragon Emperor Douluo, he also subconsciously began to question Dragon God Douluo.

But Mu En didn't utter a single complaint. He simply stayed quietly at Shrek Academy, watching Yan Shaozhe grow up little by little, taking him in as his disciple, and carefully nurturing him, turning a deaf ear to the gossip from the outside world.

It wasn't until Huo Yuhao, Mu En's last disciple, stood up for Mu En and questioned him that the matter was completely exposed.

Only then did Long Xiaoyao realize how he had truly let Mu En down.

(End of this chapter)